“Alright, you protect me.”
Because of the big beauty’s tone of trust, a certain prince’s eyes became brighter.
Yun Jiangli lowered his head slightly and then looked at the youth in front of him in the faint moonlight, holding the short blade tightly in one hand, with an eager look. He felt a little funny and indescribable in his heart, as if he were warm, and felt his heart was tickled by a feather.
The footsteps outside the door were getting closer and closer, and it sounded like there were two people.
Yan Muning turned around and looked at Yun Jiangli. When he saw him nod, he suddenly opened the door and rushed out.
The intruder obviously had not expected this and was frightened by the sudden appearance of the person and paused for a moment.
Yan Muning decisively seized the opportunity and took the first step, injuring one of the opponents and catching them off guard.
The intruders were obviously well-trained and reacted quickly. When they saw that there was only one person in front of them, they immediately rushed forward.
At the moment of the fight, Yan Muning’s expression froze—this was no ordinary thief!
Although the two men were only wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes and had half of their faces carelessly covered with towels, it now seemed that they were deliberately dressing up as ordinary little hooligans and thieves.
Both of them were only holding daggers, but Yan Muning was very familiar with their skills and reactions.
Damn it!
Why are they like haunting ghosts?
The little prince cursed in his heart.
Ever since he fell off a cliff in the woods last time and was rescued by Yun Jiangli, they have been quite quiet. The little prince thought that these people would give up as they couldn’t track him down. Who would have thought that they would be so persistent!
Yan Muning was confused. Since they were still hunting him, could it be that Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shiyi hadn’t sent the news to the capital yet?
This shouldn’t happen ah.
Soon, he discovered the problem—these two men seemed to be cautious when fighting, completely unlike the assassins who had chased him before, whose every move was aimed at killing him.
This time, the two of them fought and retreated at the same time, and soon the three of them had moved the battlefield to the yard.
These two people don’t want to kill him, they want to kidnap him!
In a flash, Yan Muning figured out the reason.
Heh, they want to kidnap him and threaten his emperor brother?
No way!
There was a rare cruelty in the little prince’s eyes. Since the other party didn’t dare to be ruthless, then he would not be polite!
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Yun Jiangli had always been following, not far behind Yan Muning, standing seemingly lazily, with the dim moonlight shining on his cold face. He was wearing a moon-white robe and had long hair that was untied, which was blown slowly by the late autumn evening breeze…
If there hadn’t been a fierce fight going on nearby, his leisurely posture and cool features could have easily been mistaken for a picture of a big beauty admiring the moon.
However—
If one looks closely, they will find that Yun Jiangli’s hands seem to be holding something, hidden under the wide sleeves.
There wasn’t a trace of warmth in those phoenix eyes. If gaze could become reality, then his frosty eyes would have already been sharpened out.
This is the fourth group of uninvited guests that have come to the door since the youth was rescued.
The moment the youth started fighting with the other party, Yun Jiangli quickly confirmed that the other party’s intention this time was not to silence him but to kidnap him.
Because he knew the other party’s intention, he kept his eyes on the people fighting not far away, ready to protect the furious kitten at any time.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the youth nimbly move backwards!
This was not the first time he had seen Yan Muning’s skills. Each and every one of his moves was very skillful, and it was obvious that he was not taught by an ordinary family.
Yun Jiangli narrowed his eyes and observed carefully for a while.
The youth had a slim figure, and his master must have equipped him with that short blade specially to bring out his advantage of agility to the fullest.
Although he was not as ferocious as he was the first time he was seriously injured, he still tried his best to force the two cautious assassins to retreat step by step.
Yun Jiangli lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly, with unknown emotions surging in his heart.
The youth’s movements were obviously a little strained due to his injuries, but he had no intention of backing down because he wanted to “protect him.”
This little cat always touches the deepest part of his heart…
The fingers under his wide sleeves moved slightly, and a fine needle flashing with cold light flew out precisely.
Yun Jiangli seized the opportunity, and each of his moves was at an angle that Yan Muning could not see.
The two assassins seemed to realize that they were outnumbered, and one of them whistled, and another one climbed over the wall and came in.
The little prince froze in his tracks and almost cursed.
What? You can’t win the fight and you even ask for help! Do you have martial ethics?
Although Yun Jiangli did not expect this situation either, but when he saw the youth’s expression, although he knew he could not let his guard down at the moment, but he still couldn’t help but slightly curl the corners of his lips.
His little cat is about to get angry and swear again.
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The little prince got angry. It was fine if these bastards were bullying the weak with their numbers, but the key was that he could not affect his majestic image in the big beauty’s heart!
He changed his target and started to beat up the person he hurt first.
The last person who climbed over the wall seemed to be a small leader. He failed in his sneak attack and was attacked by two hidden attacks. Seeing that the situation was not good, he made a gesture and prepared to run away with his men.
Yun Jiangli raised his hand slightly and stabbed a needle into the vital vein of the man who was still struggling with the youth.
The other two took this opportunity to climb over the wall and escape.
“Xiao Qi!”
Yun Jiangli called out to the youth who was about to run after the fight to stop him.
Yan Muning heard the voice and immediately stopped and turned to look at the big beauty standing in the corridor. He ran to him obediently and asked with his face raised, “What’s wrong? Are you scared?”
Yun Jiangli: “……”
“I called you to not chase after them.” Yun Jiangli said helplessly, looking at the little cat in front of him, who was breathing rapidly due to the fight, and raised his hand to smooth his messy long hair.
The little prince’s eyes flickered and brightened a little, and he nodded. “En, I won’t chase them, I’ll accompany you, don’t be afraid.”
Yun Jiangli: “……”
The big beauty didn’t know how to respond to this conversation, so he could only turn her gaze to the person lying on the ground in the yard.
“Ah, don’t look, I’ll take care of it now!”
Yan Muning looked back, following his gaze, then immediately took a step to the side, trying to use his small body to block the unsightly thing.
How can such a beauty look at such bloody and dirty things?
No!
The little prince was determined.
Yun Jiangli raised his eyes slightly and looked straight over the top of the youth’s head…
Feeling offended by the implication of his height, a certain little prince turned around with a puffed face and walked towards the dirty thing without saying a word.
Squatting in front of the assassin’s body, Yan Muning raised his hand and pulled off the cloth on his face—he had never seen this person before.
He then searched the man’s sleeve pockets and chest but found nothing.
However, since the purpose of this group of people has now changed from silencing him to kidnapping him, does that mean… that the message has been successfully delivered to the capital?
At this point, the little prince suddenly felt relieved.
No matter what, the message has been delivered, and his life will not be in danger for the time being, so he just needs to patiently wait for his guards to pick him up!
“What is that?”
Yun Jiangli’s faint voice suddenly appeared above his head. Yan Muning was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn’t notice that the big beauty had been standing behind him without him noticing.
“What is what?” the little prince asked blankly, looking up.
Then he looked in the direction Yun Jiangli pointed—there seemed to be some mark on the assassin’s neck behind his ear.
Yan Muning stretched out his hand and touched it lightly, frowning slightly.
He seemed to have seen this tattoo pattern somewhere before, but for a moment he couldn’t remember where.
Yun Jiangli recognized the pattern at first glance. It was the same as the one used by the assassin last time.
At that time, he was still confused, wondering whether those people were targeting him or the youth. Now it seems…
He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the youth’s thoughtful expression.
Now it seems that these people are not targeting him anymore, and it is clear that the youth also knows the origins of these people.
This little thing really has a very complicated identity ah.
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Both of them knew that the uninvited guest tonight was not an ordinary thief, but they chose to keep silent at the same time.
Yan Muning simply and roughly dragged the assassin’s body into the woods not far away and threw it away, then ended the matter.
He didn’t care. He thought that the accomplice who escaped was more afraid that the body would be discovered and would definitely find a way to deal with it.
After a fight, it was almost late at night when they returned to the bedroom.
Yun Jiangli looked at the blood stains on the youth’s short blade, and with some disgust, he couldn’t help but wipe it clean with a handkerchief and asked casually, “Your short blade seems to be different from the ones I saw others use before.”
“En.” Yan Muning nodded. “This is my… uh, my Second Brother found it specially for me.”
The little prince, who was tired from fighting, almost said something wrong and bit his tongue.
Yun Jiangli did not want to ask any more questions. He returned the clean short blade to him, ran some warm water, and asked the youth to wipe his dirty face that was covered in sweat and dust.
“Xiao Qi.”
After much hesitation, Yun Jiangli finally spoke first: “Come here, I want to tell you something.”
There were still drops of water on Yan Muning’s face. When he heard the big beauty calling him, he responded and went into the inner room.
“After all, my small courtyard is outside the city. You can see from what happened tonight that things are not peaceful.”
Yun Jiangli sat on the edge of the narrow couch, supporting his forehead with one hand, and spoke in a gentle voice.
The little prince blinked his round eyes, seeming a little confused, but still asked, “Did you get scared tonight? Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
The little prince was embarrassed to say the second half of the sentence. He thought to himself, Sooner or later I will take you home to be my princess consort anyway, and I will definitely not leave you alone in this small courtyard to be afraid.
“I don’t usually stay here either. Judging from your performance tonight, your injuries seem to have almost healed…”
The little prince suddenly opened his eyes even wider.
He understood now!
The big beauty is going to send him away now that his injury has healed!
Before Yun Jiangli finished speaking, he saw the expression of the youth in front of him changing again and again, from shock to sadness, and even redness in the corners of his eyes.
He suddenly stopped talking halfway through. Before he could ask him what was wrong, he saw the youth in front of him raise one hand, covering his chest and abdomen, with his whole face wrinkled.
“Ouch… Physician Jiang…”
The little prince covered his wound and squatted on the ground. “My wound hurts so much ah…”
Yun Jiangli: “……”
Wasn’t you quite good at fighting just now? What happened?
Yan Muning groaned in pain while squinting his eyes to take a peek and found that the big beauty didn’t seem to be moving. Was he not straightforward enough?
“Ah… it hurts so much ah. I guess I got hurt again.”
The little prince was thinking, If you don’t move, I will lie on the ground!
Although he had been keeping a close eye on the youth just now, but his cry of pain made Yun Jiangli unsure whether he was injured again for a moment.
He bent down, grasped the youth’s arm with one hand, and prepared to help him up.
When the little prince saw that the big beauty had reacted, he immediately raised his hands and grabbed the hem of his clothes, raised his head, and said pitifully, “Look, my wound has not healed yet, it hurts so much, you can’t chase me away now.”
Yun Jiangli: “……”
So, this is a misunderstanding of what he just said?
He looked at the little cat in front of him with a bit of amusement and said with a hint of helplessness, “I just didn’t finish what I was saying.”
“When did I say I was going to chase you away? I was just saying that things are not peaceful here. Now that your injuries have healed and you can walk, come back to my house in the city tomorrow to recuperate.”
Yan Muning: “Ah?”
It’s over. It was a misunderstanding. My acting was in vain. How can I save my image now?
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T/N: Help, I thought I had one more chapter scheduled for yesterday and didn’t notice there’s none🌚so two chapters today.
