Who's there?
Is there an assassin here?
Yanran was immediately excited.
Cui Xiaoqiu, however, was only looking nervously into the distance and didn't see her expression clearly. Instantly, she felt a heavy responsibility on her shoulders.
"Yanran, don't be afraid, hide behind me."
Yanran tugged at him, "Don't block my way!"
Cui Xiaoqiu was slender and was pushed aside by her, "..."
The six guards over there had already engaged the masked man in blue.
Four men in blue robes arrived; they were quite skilled, but our guards were no pushovers either.
Yanran watched with Jinjin, occasionally cheering them on.
Cui Xiaoqiu rubbed her forehead and turned her head to the side.
Yanran: "Look, look! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Cui Xiaoqiu: "I... smegmatism."
Yanran: "... Cui Xiaoqiu, you're so useless! I'll teach you how to kill a chicken during the New Year."
Why wait until Chinese New Year?
"We'll be killing a lot of chickens for the New Year! You'll learn quickly in no time, so you won't back down. Then you can kill all the chickens from our family!"
When Cui Xiaoqiu recalled that scene, she felt her stomach churning and her head spinning.
He popped a sour jujube into his mouth.
"Pah! Shameless!" Yanran stomped her foot and cursed angrily, "Where did all these people come from? They're bullying us!"
Suddenly, eight more men in blue robes appeared out of nowhere, and the situation changed instantly.
Cui Xiaoqiu glanced at it, and an arm flew out. Ugh...
Thankfully, I managed to hold back.
"Yanran, they're after you." Cui Xiaoqiu grabbed her arm. "Go! Ride Jiaojiao away, hurry up and leave!"
"They're after me," Yanran calmly and composedly. "Let's go together!"
If there were fewer people, she might join in.
But given the current situation, her going would only cause more trouble.
Her leaving would best protect the guards.
Yanran turned around, grabbed Cui Xiaoqiu, and leaped up, landing on Jiaojiao's back.
Cui Xiaoqiu struggled and slid down. "It's not aimed at me, you can't run with me, you go!"
"Hurry up!" Yanran said, "Have you ever heard of killing someone to cover it up? Why is it so difficult to kill you off? Come on!"
She handed her hand to Cui Xiaoqiu.
Cui Xiaoqiu was about to refuse, but suddenly saw a flash of light in the woods.
Without a second thought, he rolled over and climbed behind Yanran, hugging her tightly around the waist, and said, "Lie down properly, don't fall!"
Yanran: "You'd better not fall, Jiaojiao, let's go!"
Jiaojiao lacks wildness, but she's very good at running away.
For a moment, all you could hear was the whistling wind in your ears.
Yanran clung to Jiaojiao, gripping its fur tightly with both hands, and yelled at Cui Xiaoqiu, "Don't let go! Hang in there, we'll be over soon!"
Once they've broken through a mile or two and have some men with them, those shady assassins won't dare to pursue them anymore.
"Okay!" Cui Xiaoqiu agreed.
Suddenly, the sound of an arrow whistling through the air rang in her ears, followed by a cold arrow that grazed past Yanran's head.
Yanran cursed, calling her despicable, shameless, and vile, and even resorting to underhanded tactics!
"Cui Xiaoqiu, lie on top of me!" Yanran said, looking ahead. "It'll be over soon."
Cui Xiaoqiu said in a muffled voice, "I'm fine."
Jiaojiao ran too fast, and her voice was cut by the wind.
In the midst of her escape, Yanran didn't hear clearly.
"Alright, alright," Yanran shouted when she saw familiar guards ahead, "Help! There's an assassin!"
I didn't dare shout just now, for fear of attracting the attention of the assassins who might be hiding somewhere.
Upon hearing the sound, Xue Lie came out with his silver spear, but stopped abruptly when he saw the scene before him.
Yanran was furious. "Fourth Uncle, what are you daydreaming about! Go and catch them! Don't let any of them escape. Come on, I'll take you!"
Having found help, she was once again the spirited little heroine.
Xue Lie ignored her and instead looked at Cui Xiaoqiu behind her, saying, "Cui, what's Cui again? How are you?"
Yanran was completely baffled until she heard Cui Xiaoqiu's changed voice.
He said, "It's okay, it just hurts a little."
She turned around with Yanran, her eyes widening instantly.
It turned out that Cui Xiaoqiu had been shot with an arrow at some point.
The arrow struck his right arm.
His eyes were tightly closed, his face was pale, and blood had stained his white sleeves red, and even Yanran's body was stained with it.
Yanran was so nervous and excited that she didn't notice anything amiss.
"Cui Xiaoqiu, Cui Xiaoqiu!" Yanran jumped down from Jiaojiao's back. "Why didn't you say anything? What happened to you? Don't scare me!"
"I won't faint if I don't look," Cui Xiaoqiu said. "No vital organs were injured, don't worry."
Tang Zhuyun, Meng Yulan, Lady Deng, and others also came out.
Xue Lie: "Yanran, lead the way, your uncle will avenge you!"
Yanran pointed in a direction. "Uncle, I won't go that way. You must avenge Cui Xiaoqiu!"
She has to take care of Cui Xiaoqiu.
Xue Lie, accompanied by a group of guards, rushed off in a flurry of activity.
If you arrive late, you won't get to experience the grandeur and fun.
Cui Xiaoqiu was taken inside, and Tang Zhuyun Cui Xiaoqiu her wounds, while Meng Yulan instructed Lüzhu to find Cui Family.
"Don't make it sound serious. Just say you're inviting them over, so as not to frighten them further," Meng Yulan said.
Lying weakly in bed, Cui Xiaoqiu said, "Madam, please don't send my family yet! Please, Your Highness, take a look at my injuries."
Yanran quickly realized what was happening and said, "Yes, yes, let Mother treat his wound first. Mother, Cui Xiaoqiu alright?"
Old Madam Cui and Madam Cui didn't particularly like her to begin with, and they might even have had some issues with the Prince's Mansion!
Cui Xiaoqiu's injury this time is most likely due to his own actions.
They're angry, but what if, in their anger, they insist on taking Cui Xiaoqiu away to see an unreliable doctor? What if that damages Cui Xiaoqiu's arm?
Tang Zhuyun said in a deep voice, "I will do my best. But I can't leave the Cui Family uninformed. Sister-in-law, tell Lüzhu to wait at the lecture area, and invite the Cui Family over as soon as it's over."
Fortunately, the sermon lasted a long time, giving her time to treat her wounds.
The Cui Family couldn't just handle half the matter and take the person away.
"Yanran, get out." Cui Xiaoqiu suddenly said.
Yanran: "I'll stay with you. Aren't you afraid of blood?"
Cui Xiaoqiu: "I'm embarrassed, I need to take off my clothes..."
Yanran: "It's not like I haven't seen it before."
Cui Xiaoqiu blushed instantly. "Yanran, you... get out."
Xiu'er pulled Yanran: "Let's go quickly, or we'll bleed to death. The patient is the priority. I'll go with you to see if they've caught the assassin. Let's help."
Yanran then said worriedly, "Cui Xiaoqiu, just bear with it! My mother said it's alright, so it must be alright!"
Cui Xiaoqiu hummed in agreement.
He was in so much pain, he was on the verge of crying.
He didn't want Yanran to see him cry.
Sure enough, as soon as Yanran left, his tears began to fall.
But he kept his eyes closed the whole time.
Meng Yulan stepped forward and wiped away his tears, saying, "Good boy, it's okay to cry. No one will laugh at you."
Cui Xiaoqiu's lips trembled, and it seemed she used a lot of strength to ask, "Your Majesty, please don't lie to me. Will I still be able to hold a pen in the future?"