GTB Chapter 211

Chapter 213: Assassination

Chapter 213: Assassination

Upon hearing this, Shí Yan shook his head slightly and reached out to turn Jiang Jiuchu’s face towards him. “Of course not. Does Chuchu think I have a masochistic tendency, that I would choose an annoying girl to marry back home?”

“Then you probably don’t like me that much! After all, you’ve never met me. At best, you just think I’m beautiful.”

Jiang Jiuchu raised her chin high, hitting the nail on the head directly.

Shí Yan pursed his lips. At this moment, he seemed to understand how Shí Yuanchen felt when he was being rebutted by him.

“Of course not. The first time I saw your portrait, I felt a sense of joy. I thought that if my wife was the person in this painting, it seemed acceptable.”

“And more importantly, I found your portrait in a flower bush, isn’t that fate? Isn’t there a sense of destiny in all of this?”

He asked, not waiting for Jiang Jiuchu to answer, and continued, “As for later? I found that you didn’t like me. This dislike isn’t because I misunderstood you on our wedding night, after all, this misunderstanding didn’t even last overnight. As soon as you explained, I believed you on the spot.”

“Also, if I didn’t like you, why would I play chess with you every night, and bet with you on those childish bets? Do you think I’m very idle?”

“Who… who’s childish?” Jiang Jiuchu thought carefully, standing from Shí Yan’s perspective, it seemed a little bit childish. However, did he like her so early on?

“Okay, your husband is childish.” As Shí Yan said this, he looked at Jiang Jiuchu with a somewhat aggrieved expression, “Tell me, the wife I married back has someone else in her heart, and worries about sleeping separately all the time. How can her husband feel comfortable?”

Jiang Jiuchu’s eyes widened suddenly when she heard this. What did Shí Yan’s words mean? Did he discover that she had someone in her heart so early on?

Feeling a little guilty, she quickly ended the topic. After all, even if she had more reasons, she wouldn’t have the confidence in front of him with just this point alone.

“Okay! I forgive you. So, what are we eating tonight? Should we still have them go down the mountain to buy it?”

Shí Yan thought for a moment, then said to Jiang Jiuchu, “How about your husband take you hunting in the mountains? Shall we have barbecue tonight?”

“Okay.” Jiang Jiuchu nodded happily in agreement. Perhaps it was because she was used to being waited on hand and foot, she found this kind of self-sufficiency very interesting.

However, happy days always passed quickly, and two days flew by in a flash.

Although these two days were short, Shí Yan could be considered to have taken Jiang Jiuchu to experience a leisurely life of seclusion in the mountains in advance amidst his busy schedule. After all, after going back this time, he was afraid there would be no chance again.

In the early morning, the air in the mountain forest seemed to still carry a hint of dew, and the morning sun on the horizon had just revealed its full appearance.

At the entrance of the small courtyard, Shí Yan, seeing Jiang Jiuchu’s reluctant expression, took her hand and said, “This time it’s rushed. If there’s a chance in the future, your husband will definitely take you out to play again.”

Jiang Jiuchu nodded and looked at Shí Yan, “Are we going back to Kyoto tomorrow morning?”

Shí Yan scraped the tip of Jiang Jiuchu’s nose, “Yes, after we go down the mountain, your husband will accompany you to take a good stroll around Jade City, and then we’ll return to Kyoto tomorrow morning.”

“Okay,” Jiang Jiuchu responded with a smile, and pulled Shí Yan towards the woods in front.

The two quickly walked out of the thin forest and came to the edge of the cliff. Shí Yan held Jiang Jiuchu and flew down.

Going down the mountain was faster than going up the mountain. In less than an hour, Shí Yan carried Jiang Jiuchu on his back to the foot of the mountain.

However, the forest at the foot of the mountain seemed to be too quiet, with not a single bird chirping.

Noticing the strangeness, Shí Yan put Jiang Jiuchu down from his back, raised his hand and gestured to Mu Feng, who was following behind him. The hidden guards who were following in the dark immediately became alert upon seeing this.

Mu Feng flew to Shí Yan’s side, “Your Highness.”

Shí Yan squinted his eyes and stared at the movement at the foot of the mountain in front, and said in a cold voice, “There seems to be an ambush.”

As he said this, his hand had quietly pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu’s face turned pale. Before she could speak, a sharp whistle pierced the sky.

In an instant, countless arrows flew out of the forest towards them.

The hidden guards reacted extremely quickly, and instantly drew their swords and swung them. Although there were many arrows, Shí Yan brought a lot of hidden guards with him this time, and each of them was highly skilled in martial arts. The flying arrows did not hurt many people.

“Protect the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.” Mu Feng shouted loudly, and the remaining hidden guards quickly gathered around, protecting Shí Yan and Jiang Jiuchu in the center.

After a wave of arrows stopped, a large number of men in black poured out of the forest in an instant.

“Husband…” Jiang Jiuchu looked at the men in black, who far outnumbered the hidden guards, and her tense voice trembled a little. She held Shí Yan’s hand even tighter.

“Chuchu, don’t be afraid. Your husband is highly skilled in martial arts, it’s okay.” Shí Yan smiled and reached out to touch Jiang Jiuchu’s cheek, then blocked Jiang Jiuchu to his side.

Looking at the large number of assassins rushing towards him with sharp blades, his eyes were icy cold, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a sneer.

With so many assassins, they were probably looking for all the killers in the Martial World.

Was it the Empress’s party? Or Shí Jin or Shí Yu? Or did they all have a part in it? After all, it would take a lot of silver to find so many killers.

“Kill~”

With a command from the leader of the men in black, the two sides instantly clashed, swords flashing and sparks flying.

Although the hidden guards were all extraordinary in skill and their sword techniques were fierce, the number of people differed greatly. Not long after the clash, they were at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, Shí Yan’s eyes darkened, and he immediately drew his sword, with one hand holding Jiang Jiuchu behind him, and the other hand wielding his sword to fight with the men in black who rushed up.

Jiang Jiuchu was dizzy from being wrapped around the waist by Shí Yan, but she didn’t say a word, and held the hairpin, which was also a hidden weapon, tightly in her hand.

The sword energy in Shí Yan’s hand was compelling, and anyone who approached him could not withstand three moves before spilling blood and falling to the ground, but he couldn’t stand the large number of opponents.

Shí Yan noticed that although the other party’s moves were fatal, some people’s swords seemed to be deliberately avoiding Jiang Jiuchu.

He immediately shouted loudly, “Mu Qing.”

Mu Qing, who was desperately resisting in the crowd, immediately broke free when she heard Shí Yan’s shout, and flew to Shí Yan’s side.

“Take the Crown Princess and hide to the side.” After Shí Yan finished speaking, he let go of Jiang Jiuchu and swept away the surrounding assassins for the two of them.

Upon seeing this, Mu Qing quickly took Jiang Jiuchu and flew towards the back.

While fighting, Shí Yan looked at Jiang Jiuchu, who had left the battlefield. Seeing that no men in black were heading towards Jiang Jiuchu, his heart relaxed slightly.

His eyes were cold and he devoted himself to the battle with all his heart, but the number of men in black was too large after all. The hidden guards were gradually losing their strength, and more and more men in black rushed towards Shí Yan.

The smell of blood permeated with the mountain wind. Jiang Jiuchu, who was far away, looked at the hidden guards who fell one by one, and at Shí Yan’s fairy-white robe gradually being dyed red. Her eyes were red with anxiety.

“Mu Qing, I don’t need you here. Their target is the Crown Prince. They won’t deliberately come to kill me. Go help His Highness quickly.”

Mu Qing looked at the scene not far away, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but she still shook her head, “Crown Princess, forgive Mu Qing for not being able to obey. Your Highness entrusted you to me, so I can’t leave you.”

Jiang Jiuchu withdrew her gaze from Shí Yan, who was fighting in front, and looked at Mu Qing with a serious expression, “But you are my maid. Your master gave you to me, so you have to listen to me.”