I was stunned when I heard this. I never expected that Yu Chi Cheng was not the child of my aunt and uncle. His biological father turned out to be the eldest son of the former Khan of Beihan. So, my uncle was not his father, but his uncle! Then Yu Chi Cheng spoke again.
"Enough! What does my feud with the King of Beihan have to do with innocent people? I've said before that the relationship between Beihan and Dayong should not be handled recklessly. Now, you not only want to kill the noble guests of Dayong but also act against your superiors. Release them immediately. There's still room for maneuver."
The man in colorful clothes said, "I'm sorry then, Yu Chi Cheng. Since you're so stubborn, I'm not going to cooperate with you anymore. But with your status, it would be a pity to kill you directly. How about lending you to me to fulfill the wish of the eldest prince?"
Yue Ze said anxiously, "What are you going to do?"
The man in colorful clothes replied, "This is the Heart - Eater Gu. Once he eats it, he'll be at our mercy."
Yu Chi Cheng shouted, "How dare you!"
Yue Ze said, "No way!"
I was extremely frightened while listening. But Gongzi An instantly unblocked my acupoints and then rushed out of the forest with me. This commotion finally alerted the man in colorful clothes and the others. They immediately got into a defensive position.
I saw Yu Chi Cheng kneeling on the ground, tied up and covered in blood. He held his head high proudly with a cold look in his eyes. When he saw me and Gongzi An, a flash of panic crossed his eyes.
Gongzi An laughed heartily and said in the language of Dayong, "Everyone, don't be nervous. I'm here just to make a deal with you."
The man in colorful clothes looked gloomy and said in unskilled Dayong dialect, "Gongzi An, so it's you who ruined my good deed. What do you want?" He put away the Gu worm in his hand.
Gongzi An said with a smiling face, "How about we make an exchange? I'll give you the prince of Dayong in my hand, and you give me Yu Chi Cheng?"
!!!
I was instantly shocked. What did this mean! I looked at Gongzi An in panic.
Yu Chi Cheng immediately shouted, "No! Gongzi An, if you have something against someone, come at me. Let her go!"
Gongzi An sneered, "Yu Chi Cheng, you're in such a difficult situation yourself. Do you still have the time to care about her?"
Only then did I realize that I was really incredibly naive. I believed whatever anyone said. Now, neither I nor Yu Chi Cheng could escape. Just as I was feeling sad, I heard Gongzi An's voice in my ear, "Gold needles, kill the Gu." I was startled and immediately understood that Gongzi An was acting. So I quietly took out the gold needles.
Just then, Gongzi An said to the man in colorful clothes, "If you're not willing, I can also accept Yu Chi Cheng after he's been fed the Gu."
Yue Ze said, "No! If Yu Chi Cheng really becomes a puppet, what will happen to our great cause in Beihan? Since Gongzi An dares to interfere in this matter, it means that Prince Xu must have another plan."
The man in colorful clothes sneered, "In that case, I'll take them all!"
After saying that, he directly threw the Gu worm in his hand at Yu Chi Cheng and then attacked Gongzi An. Almost at the same time, I threw the gold needle at the Gu worm. The gold needle hit the Gu worm and pinned it to the tree trunk. This time, I used a gold needle coated with highly poisonous substances, so the Gu worm only struggled for a moment and then stopped moving. After I shot the gold needle, Gongzi An also protected me and directly faced the man in colorful clothes.
The unexpected change happened in an instant. I thought the two of them would fight for a long time, but unexpectedly, before I even saw how Gongzi An made his move, the man in colorful clothes was slapped flying. Yue Ze was extremely shocked, but Gongzi An just said lightly, "Overestimating your own abilities."
The man in colorful clothes got up from the ground, spitting out fresh blood. He couldn't believe it. "You! You've been hiding your strength!"
Gongzi An just smiled, casually kicked up Yu Chi Cheng's sword from the ground, held it in his hand, and walked towards Yu Chi Cheng with me. Yu Chi Cheng stared at me fixedly, but I nervously looked at Gongzi An, afraid that he would harm Yu Chi Cheng. Sure enough, I saw Gongzi An raise his sword and point it at Yu Chi Cheng. I quickly said, "No!"
A flash of cold light, Yu Chi Cheng and I closed our eyes at the same time. The next second, the ropes on Yu Chi Cheng were cut off.
Yue Ze saw where Gongzi An stood and panicked. He took a few steps back.
After the ropes were cut off, Yu Chi Cheng struggled to get up from the ground, moved to my side, and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?" The worry and concern in his eyes seemed genuine, but I was stung by his gaze because I suddenly didn't know how to face him. I averted my eyes and said softly, "I'm okay."
Yu Chi Cheng suddenly reached out and grabbed my hand. His hand was covered in blood, which showed that he was seriously injured in the previous fight. He stared at me intently and said carefully, "I have no ill - will towards you. You have to believe me."
I felt the warmth of his hand and couldn't help but hold his hand tightly.
I naturally knew that I had heard everything I should and shouldn't have just now. In today's incident, Yu Chi Cheng was also set up by them. It had nothing to do with him. But regarding his birth... I still needed to go back and ask my father what was going on and why it was related to the late queen.
I looked at him again, nodded at him, and comforted him, "Don't worry. I always believe in you."
Yu Chi Cheng gave me a grateful smile.
By this time, the man in colorful clothes had already gotten up and walked towards Yue Ze while covering his chest. He waved his hand, and immediately everyone took out their bows and arrows and aimed at us.
The man in colorful clothes said coldly, "Humph, even if you're extremely skilled in martial arts, you can't fight against so many people. Under the arrow formation, I'd like to see how you can protect everyone."
Gongzi An didn't seem to care.
Yu Chi Cheng said, "If you all put down your bows and arrows now, I won't pursue today's matter. But if you insist on being an enemy of me and... Prince Xu..." He glanced at Gongzi An after saying that and then continued, "There will be no place for you in Beihan in the future."
As soon as he said this, some people wavered.
I added, "Why do you all keep struggling? Although an ordinary person can't fight against so many people, Gongzi An is not an ordinary person. If he uses his internal strength, your arrows won't be able to hurt us. Instead, it would be a bad deal if they fly back and hurt you."
I have to say that the man in colorful clothes was a tough opponent to deal with since he could injure Yu Chi Cheng like this. But even so, he was directly defeated when he met Gongzi An, which showed that Gongzi An was even more difficult to deal with. Everyone had just witnessed this. It wasn't too much for me to exaggerate a bit to scare them. After all, to subdue the enemy without fighting was the best strategy! Just as the saying goes: The best battle is one without actual fighting!
At this time, Gongzi An sent a voice message to us, "Princess, I'll take you to capture the man in colorful clothes. Prince Cheng, you deal with Yue Ze. Is that okay?"
Yu Chi Cheng looked at Gongzi An with a deep look in his eyes and nodded imperceptibly.
Just as the people in earth - colored clothes holding bows hesitated upon hearing this, Yu Chi Cheng attacked Yue Ze, and Gongzi An flashed with me and directly appeared in front of the man in colorful clothes.
In martial arts in the world, only speed is invincible. In a confrontation, the most taboo thing is a wavering heart. So, in an instant, the situation on the battlefield changed again.
Gongzi An grabbed the man in colorful clothes by the throat with one hand and said, "Tell your men to put down their arrows, or..." The man in colorful clothes felt the force on his throat and his eyes almost popped out. But he wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he laughed shrilly, "Hahaha, do you think you can escape today just because you kill me?"