GTB Chapter 213

Chapter 215: Blocking the Arrow

Chapter 215: Blocking the Arrow

At the same time, Shí Yan and Song Fuge almost simultaneously noticed the assassin heading towards Jiang Jiuchu.

Their expressions both changed, and they immediately shook off the people entangled with them, quickly flying towards Jiang Jiuchu.

“Don’t come over!” Jiang Jiuchu raised the hairpin in her hand and shouted loudly at the person running towards her.

Hearing this, the black-clad men paused in their advance, seemingly not expecting Jiang Jiuchu to react like this suddenly.

The leader of the black-clad men assumed that Jiang Jiuchu was holding the hairpin to threaten them with death. A sneer curled at the corner of his lips, and he reached out to grab Jiang Jiuchu’s wrist.

However, in that instant of hesitation, the hidden weapon in Song Fuge’s hand flew towards the black-clad man.

The leading black-clad man fell directly to the ground. Seeing this, the other black-clad men hurriedly went to grab Jiang Jiuchu.

Jiang Jiuchu quickly pressed the hidden weapon mechanism in her hand, once, twice, three times…

Two black-clad men instantly collapsed to the ground. Seeing this, the other black-clad men realized that what Jiang Jiuchu held in her hand was a hidden weapon.

They immediately dodged. Just as one of them was about to reach for Jiang Jiuchu, Shí Yan and Song Fuge arrived almost simultaneously.

The two quickly kicked several black-clad men to the ground. However, following Shí Yan were the assassins relentlessly pursuing him.

Seeing this, Shí Yan immediately flew to the side, diverting the battle, and shouted at Song Fuge, “Take her away!”

He knew that the assassins, seeing that they couldn’t gain the upper hand, wanted to target Jiang Jiuchu.

Song Fuge also saw this through. He grabbed Jiang Jiuchu’s arm and quickly said, “Leave with me first.”

Jiang Jiuchu also understood this. She turned her head to look at Shí Yan fighting to the side and nodded to Song Fuge. “Okay.”

“Quick, grab the Crown Princess. We won’t have to worry about not being able to threaten the Crown Prince.”

The speaker was Shí Yu’s head of the secret guards. He could see that Shí Yan seemed to care a lot about his Crown Princess.

“Yes!” Several secret guards immediately withdrew and quickly flew to block Song Fuge’s path.

Seeing this, Leng Da also hurriedly shouted and led several people to fly in front of Song Fuge to protect their master.

He knew that his master was only skilled in hidden weapons. In terms of martial arts, he could only be considered above average. With Jiang Jiuchu, he would not be able to fight against several top assassins.

Blood permeated the air, corpses littered the ground. A few assassins, seeing that the situation was lost, had already taken advantage of the chaos to escape, leaving only the secret guards raised by the masterminds still fighting desperately.

One of the black-clad men in the field picked up a bow and arrow from the ground. He looked at Shí Yan, who was protected in the middle of the fight, and felt that it was impossible. Then, he looked at Jiang Jiuchu on the other side.

There were only a few people behind them, and their attention was focused on fighting with those who were blocking the way.

He lightly moved the arrow tip, aiming at Song Fuge’s back. If it weren’t for this person coming to rescue, Shí Yan would probably have been taken care of by them at this time.

If he killed him, his subordinates would definitely be thrown into chaos.

His thoughts occurred in the instant the bow was fully drawn, carrying a fierce killing intent, heading towards Song Fuge’s back.

Jiang Jiuchu turned her head and saw the arrow flying towards them.

Her expression changed drastically, and she quickly shouted, “Brother Fu, be careful…”

As she shouted, she seemed to see that Song Fuge, who was entangled with the assassin, couldn’t react in time. She directly stepped forward and blocked Song Fuge’s back.

In an instant, a sharp pain pierced her chest.

“Chū’er…”

The shouts in her ears and the sound of swords colliding all became empty and distant in Jiang Jiuchu’s ears.

Only the white figure rushing towards her that was reflected in her eyes as she fell was so clear and real.

Yucheng, Magistrate’s Residence.

Shí Yan stood by the bed, covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot as he watched basin after basin of blood-reddened water. His aura was as cold as an icehouse.

The old doctor stood up, covered in sweat, exhaled, and said to Shí Yan, “Young man, although the arrow has been removed, the poison is urgent.”

“This poison is complex and difficult to untie. It will take at least three days for this old man to develop an antidote. But this girl has suffered such a heavy injury and lost so much blood. With this poison in her body, she simply won’t last three days.”

Three days later.

Seventh Prince’s Residence. Although it was late at night, the candles in the room were still brightly lit.

Jiang Jiuchu on the bed slowly opened her eyes. As soon as she moved, a sharp pain came from her chest.

“Hiss~” She frowned in pain.

Hearing the sound, Shí Yan quickly opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Jiuchu with a joyful expression. However, Shí Yan’s eyes were dark, his face was tired, and he seemed to have lost weight.

Her eyes were stunned. Her mind instantly recalled the scene before she fell unconscious. She opened her mouth and called out, “Husband…”

Shí Yan quickly responded, “I’m here. Is Chuchu thirsty? I’ll get you some water.”

Hearing Jiang Jiuchu’s somewhat hoarse voice, he quickly got up and poured a cup of water. He carefully helped Jiang Jiuchu up and fed the water to her mouth.

Jiang Jiuchu took a few sips, feeling much more comfortable. “Husband, have I been asleep for a long time?”

“It’s okay, three days.” Shí Yan pursed his lips and swallowed the words behind him. He wanted to say that although it was three days, every moment was long and difficult for him.

Now that he saw her wake up, he felt that everything seemed less important than her life and death.

Jiang Jiuchu softly said, “Oh,” and then looked at Shí Yan and asked, “Husband, are you seriously injured?”

“Not serious, just some superficial wounds. Chuchu, don’t worry.”

Shí Yan pulled up the corner of the blanket for Jiang Jiuchu and softly asked, “Is Chuchu hungry? How about Husband asks someone to cook some porridge and bring it over?”

“Okay.” Jiang Jiuchu responded, watching Shí Yan turn and walk towards the door. She suddenly realized that the furnishings in this room didn’t seem to be the East Palace. Although the rooms in the East Palace and the Seventh Prince’s Residence were similar, there were still big differences. This was the room in the Seventh Prince’s Residence.

“Husband, is this the Seventh Prince’s Residence?” She asked, looking at Shí Yan who was walking back.

“Yes. Living in the Seventh Prince’s Residence makes it convenient for your parents to visit you every day.”

“Oh.” Although Jiang Jiuchu was a little surprised, she didn’t think too much.

She looked at Shí Yan sitting by the bed. Although he was smiling gently, for some reason, she always felt that his expression was a little off.

She pursed her lips, thinking, could it be that Shí Yan was jealous because he saw her blocking the arrow for Song Fuge?

Well, if he saw it, according to his personality, he would definitely be angry!

Should she… explain it?

Tell him that she just didn’t want Song Fuge to be implicated and die. She couldn’t owe him any more, otherwise, her heart would be uneasy.

“What’s wrong?” Shí Yan reached out and touched Jiang Jiuchu’s face, asking with concern.

“Nothing.” Jiang Jiuchu smiled lightly and shook her head, feeling that perhaps she was overthinking it. Shí Yan must not have seen it. If she explained, it would be superfluous.

Otherwise, according to his personality, he would definitely complain to her with a aggrieved expression.