Fеng Yue reаllу likеd thаt kind оf gaze, but standing орpositе him and being swерt bу it likе this still mаdе her a bit nеrvous. So she tugged at the big brоthеr's clоthes bеsidе hеr, trеmbling as shе sаid, "Саn уou hаndle this? He's аbоut to сharge ovеr!"
The lеader wаs аlsо раniсkеd. He knеw Yin Gеzhi was nоt еаsy tо deаl with, sо he brought оvеr thirty brоthers, thinking that evеn if it was a tough fight, thеу сould аt least bloсk him tо dеath, right?
Whо wоuld hаvе thоught thаt the реrson in thе heаvy enсirclеmеnt sеemеd tirеlеss, his strеngth flowing through the blаde, cutting several mеn in half. The sсene instаntly bесamе as terrifying as the eighteenth layer of hell, making him unable to help but turn his head and dry heave.
The girl beside him was clearly frightened out of her wits. Seeing such a bloody scene, she actually showed little reaction, only grabbing him pitifully and saying, "What should we do?"
Her watery eyes blinked innocently. Her small mouth pouted, her tone full of coquettishness: "This humble one doesn't want to die, wuwuwu!"
The leader was slightly stunned. Wiping his mouth, he shielded her behind him, relying on a man's last shred of backbone, and said firmly, "You go first! We'll hold them off here!"
Giving him a moved look, Feng Yue said, "Big brother, be careful!"
Then she lifted her skirt and sprinted backward!
Her dress fluttered fiercely as she ran, like a fluttering butterfly. Feng Yue didn't dare look back because some people around seemed to have reacted. Someone asked in confusion, "Didn't we kidnap her? Why are we protecting her and letting her go first?"
"That's right!" Slapping his forehead, the leader also came to his senses, his face twisting as he turned and shouted in her direction, "Stop!"
Only a fool would listen! Feng Yue snorted with laughter, running extremely fast, stirring up the withered leaves all over the forest. They fluttered and danced.
A faint smile touched Yin Gezhi's lips. Amidst the slaughter, he was in an unusually good mood. Swinging his blade, he slit the throats of three men in front of him, then stepped on the men behind him and leaped into the air, heading straight for Feng Yue.
The bandits all watched as the black-clothed great demon king chased after the red-clothed young girl, the great blade in his hand as red as the dress on her body. When he reached behind her, the great blade rose high, aimed at her head.
Remembering what this lord had said earlier, the leader was stunned. He quickly signaled for his men not to chase, then looked with pity at the poor girl.
She's going to die, right? What a pity for such a face that could topple cities and kingdoms!
However, the blade did fall—but it fell to the ground. Yin Gezhi reached out and scooped up the sprinting Feng Yue directly into his arms, then continued running with her.
This man ran much faster than she did! Breathing a huge sigh of relief, Feng Yue grinned: "This humble one is really too clever!"
Clever? Shooting her a sidelong glance, Yin Gezhi curled his lips and said, "I think you're audacious beyond measure."
"Wronged! It was a matter of expediency." Without looking up at his expression, Feng Yue grabbed his lapels and hurriedly explained, "If I hadn't said that, this humble one would have been killed by them long ago."
"How did you know you would definitely be killed?"
"Otherwise?" Secretly rolling her eyes, Feng Yue said, "Could it be that you would be threatened for this humble one's sake?"
"You do have some self-awareness." Holding her tighter, Yin Gezhi glanced back and said, "Bring some people with you next time you come out. If you get caught again, you might not be so lucky."
Looking at the northern city gate ahead, Feng Yue felt relieved and joked with a smile, "Do you want this humble one to bring Guan Zhi out? If I bring Lingshu, there might be one more innocent soul added to the dead."
"Fine."
Fine?!I was just casually saying it, but he actually intended to give me his personal guard? Feng Yue was stunned. She looked up at his chin and suddenly felt she couldn’t quite figure this person out.
“Halt!” Just as they were about to enter the city gate, the guards at the gate directly stopped them, speaking sternly, “Covered in blood, come with us.”
Feng Yue paused and instinctively said, “He just went outside the city to slaughter pigs. This blood isn’t strange at all.”
Looking at her as if she were a fool, Yin Gezhi said coldly, “Can’t you think of another excuse?”
Slaughtering pigs isn’t cool at all!
Feng Yue glared at him! What kind of time is this to still care about being cool or not?
“Suspicious behavior, take them away!” The guard waved his hand, and over a dozen soldiers from under the city gate immediately surrounded them.
Resisting bandits could be called self-defense, but resisting these people would mean opposing the authorities.
Sighing, Yin Gezhi put the person in his arms down and whispered, “Trouble cannot be avoided.”
“It’s fine,” Feng Yue whispered, leaning against his chest. “Nothing will happen.”
Where did she get the confidence that nothing would happen? Yin Gezhi pursed his lips but remained calm. Seeing the guards around them didn’t dare to approach, he said, “Where are we going? Show us the way.”
The guard pursed his lips. He felt that not stepping forward to restrain them when making an arrest was against the rules. But… glancing at this man’s gaze and the strong smell of blood on him, they thought, if it’s against the rules, so be it. Being able to take them away was good enough.
Thus, a scene unfolded at the north city gate—two people, one in black and the other in a red skirt, walked together, surrounded by guards pointing long halberds at them, trembling as they led the way.
“This doesn’t seem like the way to the Capital Magistrate’s office,” Feng Yue said with a smile. “Where are we going?”
Yin Gezhi stopped walking, and the people around them immediately tensed up. The City Garrison commander said, “Why ask so many questions? Taking you to be questioned naturally means there’s a place for questioning.”
“If I remember correctly, Commander Zhao of the City Garrison is still under house arrest,” Feng Yue blinked. “Who above you can question the First Prince of the Wei Kingdom?”
“…” The City Garrison commander couldn’t answer, his eyes panicked, sweat even beading on his forehead. He looked utterly lacking in confidence.
With such an expression, anyone could tell something was wrong and that they shouldn’t follow them. Yet Yin Gezhi acted as if nothing was wrong and said, “Continue leading the way.”
Glancing at him, Feng Yue smiled, her eyes saying: If you want to find the mastermind behind this, go yourself. I don’t want to go.
Yin Gezhi calmly returned her gaze: We’re on the same boat.
Bah! Even if we’re on the same boat, you can’t drag me into the sea with you! You can swim, but I can’t! If something unexpected happens, won’t I be the one to suffer?
Looking at her cowardly, life-fearing expression, Yin Gezhi affectionately wrapped his arm around her waist and whispered, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
It’s scarier with you here! Feng Yue pouted, feeling the hand on her waist as hard as steel, impossible to break free from, so she resigned herself to her fate.
The group surrounded them and led them to a security agency, where they were ushered inside without a word and the door was closed.
The courtyard of the security agency was filled with weapons and armored people. On the steps above, someone wearing an iron mask watched them as they walked forward step by step.
“Lord Zhou,” Yin Gezhi said. “You invited me here. Is there something you need?”Zhou Zhenshan was taken aback, reaching up to touch the mask on his face. He exclaimed in astonishment, "How did you know it was me?"
"With Minister Zhao imprisoned, the only one who can mobilize the City Garrison is naturally you, the commander of the City Garrison," Yin Gezhi said. "I just don’t know what orders you have for me?"
Feng Yue watched, shaking her head inwardly, thinking how easily he had been tricked—one probe and he had given himself away. Indeed, not every military man was as cunning and experienced as Yin Gezhi.
"...Since it has come to this, there is no turning back," Zhou Zhenshan sighed deeply. "You have no grudge against Zhao Lin, so why must you pursue him relentlessly? He was once General Yi’s right-hand man. Since you hold such respect for General Yi, why not show some leniency?"
Yin Gezhi was not swayed by this tactic of threats followed by appeals. He looked at Zhou Zhenshan for a moment before replying bluntly, "The Crown Prince has ordered that either he dies or I am imprisoned. When it concerns my own interests, I cannot afford to consider anything else."
He was lying—the Crown Prince would never dare to imprison him. But Feng Yue knew that in this situation, to avoid the other party continuously pressuring him with General Yi’s name, this was the only thing he could say.
Sure enough, Zhou Zhenshan could no longer play the sympathy card. After all, sympathy was one thing, but when one’s own safety was at stake, no one’s feelings should be spared.
Thus, he said directly, "Then I must offend."
Unwilling to let Zhao Lin go? That was fine. If Yin Gezhi were killed, the Crown Prince would surely be too preoccupied to focus on other matters, and Zhao Lin’s situation could still be salvaged.
He had laid a trap within this escort agency. If the First Prince died here today, no one outside would ever know, and no one would come to his rescue.
A murderous aura suddenly filled the surroundings. Yin Gezhi sighed, looking down at Feng Yue as he said, "Why do these people always prefer to resort to swords and spears?"
Feng Yue forced a dry laugh, shrinking further into his embrace. "This humble woman is just a weak female. I must rely on you to protect me."
She had good judgment, knowing that his embrace was the safest place. Yin Gezhi suddenly felt that Feng Yue was very considerate, never causing him trouble, unlike Yi Zhangzhu.
He remembered clearly that once, when he and Yi Zhangzhu were out together and encountered bandits, her first reaction was to turn and run, charging recklessly toward the bandits’ blades. After being captured, she kept shouting for him to save her. Even though he had tried to pretend he didn’t care about her, the young lady Yi had made a complete mess of the situation.
In the end, he had been injured to save both their lives, and Yi Zhangzhu still blamed him, saying he had spoken harshly and disregarded her life.
Both were women, so why were they so different?
As he thought this, a faint smile touched his lips. Yin Gezhi looked up, tightening his embrace around the person in his arms, and said cheerfully to the front, "Please enlighten me."
The soldiers in front, brandishing large swords, suddenly charged forward. At the same time, crossbows in the courtyard were activated, filling the air with the sound of arrows whistling through the air!
The scene was truly terrifying, but Feng Yue, with her eyes closed and hiding in someone’s embrace, knew nothing of it and felt particularly at ease.
Soldiers clad in armor were not so easy to kill. Moving through the rain of arrows and the clash of blades, Yin Gezhi’s expression grew unusually serious. He glanced at Zhou Zhenshan, bypassed the obstacles in front of him, and charged straight toward him!
Zhou Zhenshan didn’t react in time. He had three layers of guards in front of him, so how had someone suddenly grabbed him, with a long sword now pressed against his neck?
"I can die," Yin Gezhi said. "But how about you accompany me, Lord Zhou?"What a brilliant move to capture the leader first! Feng Yue couldn't help but clap her hands in admiration.
Zhou Zhenshan's face turned grim, his eyes darting around as he hesitated. Yin Gezhi waited patiently, but unexpectedly, the door of the escort agency burst open with a loud bang, and more armored men rushed in.
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