Wei Dongling had hurt her leg and lost her hairpin. Knowing she was no match for her opponents, she limped quietly backward.
Ruo Chen glanced at Wei Dongling, covered her lips and chuckled lightly. "Senior sister was originally worried about hurting your pretty face. But since junior sister insists on overestimating herself, I have no choice but to teach you a lesson. However, if I accidentally spoil your face, don't cry, junior sister!" As she spoke, she got into a fierce fight with Cui Huan.
Wei Dongling didn't dare to stop and watch. She could only limp step by step towards the dark alley.
Red - dressed Ruo Chen and white - dressed Cui Huan were fighting fiercely.
Cui Huan's kung fu was not only taught by their master and Yu Zixi on weekdays, but also honed by this senior sister day after day. So Ruo Chen was almost familiar with all of Cui Huan's moves.
In a blink of an eye, Cui Huan was at a disadvantage.
Ruo Chen curled her lips and sneered at Cui Huan. With her slender fingers making an orchid gesture, she shot a hidden weapon at the limping Wei Dongling in the distance.
Senior sister's short darts were extremely poisonous. Cui Huan got up to block it but missed. She hurriedly pleaded, "Senior sister, please show mercy! Miss Wei is innocent."
Wei Dongling suddenly felt the killing intent approaching. She dodged to the side and fell to the ground in a mess. The short dart barely grazed her face.
Wei Dongling looked at the short dart stuck in the ground. Her face turned ashen, and cold sweat oozed from her forehead.
Ruo Chen sighed softly at Cui Huan. "Silly junior sister, you say she is innocent. Aren't we all innocent? You want me to show mercy to her. But if we let her go, do you think the master will show mercy to you and me?"
Hearing this, Cui Huan's face turned pale. She bit her lower lip tightly and remained silent.
She naturally knew about their master's thunderous means.
Seeing that Cui Huan didn't say a word, Ruo Chen got up and chased after Wei Dongling.
Cui Huan looked up at Wei Dongling's limping back. She suddenly pounced forward and tightly hugged Ruo Chen's legs. She cried pitifully, "Senior sister, please, I'm begging you. Turn a blind eye! Don't hurt her!"
Ruo Chen couldn't break free for a moment. She looked down at Cui Huan, frowned and sighed.
Suddenly, a black - clothed man jumped out of the darkness. He grabbed Wei Dongling on the ground and quickly leaped away.
Ruo Chen looked up. Her face changed drastically. She quickly kicked Cui Huan away with a hard kick and got up to chase.
Cui Huan was kicked to the side of the road. She slowly struggled to get up, covering the position on her chest that had been kicked. Her face was full of worry.
She recognized that the black - clothed man was a secret guard of the Prince's Mansion. She was quite conflicted. She didn't want to see her senior sister get hurt, nor did she want to see Wei Dongling get caught.
In the distance, the master was furious. He was whipping Yu Zixi and Tian Qi one whip after another. Yu Zixi's characteristic screams spread far in the night wind.
In the darkness, the secret guard of the Prince's Mansion carried Wei Dongling and ran at full speed.
Wei Dongling heard Yu Zixi's screams. She quickly looked back and saw the red figure following getting closer and closer. The red gauze dress fluttered in the night wind.
Ruo Chen raised her hand and shot three more short darts. The black - clothed man dodged left and right, staggering with Wei Dongling to avoid these three deadly hidden weapons.
Ruo Chen missed again. Her face was angry and she gritted her silver teeth. She flashed forward and slapped the black - clothed man.
The black - clothed secret guard dodged to the side and threw Wei Dongling far away. Then he kicked Ruo Chen. The man and the woman got into a fierce fight.
Wei Dongling rolled on the ground several times. Without looking back, she staggered to her feet and limped forward in pain.
The two of them were evenly matched for a while.
Wei Dongling ran quickly in the night. The pain in her foot made her break out in cold sweat. After running for a while, she couldn't hold on anymore due to the pain. She collapsed on the ground and gasped for breath. Looking up, she saw the familiar street scene and knew that she was not far from Luoyue Lake.
Thinking of Shangguan Yun in the pavilion in the middle of Luoyue Lake, Wei Dongling gritted her teeth. She picked up a bamboo pole that children used to play with on the ground and supported her lame leg. She limped towards the pavilion.
The night wind blew on Wei Dongling's body. The cold sweat on her body dried and then got wet again. Fortunately, she finally reached a place not far from the pavilion.
From afar, she heard Pin Hao's noisy voice coming from the pavilion.
Wei Dongling was overjoyed. Just as she was about to step forward, she heard another woman's scolding voice. Her steps stopped immediately.
Murong Yunxi roared angrily, "You, a servant, dare to stop me, a princess of the country. Do you not want your head?"
Her voice was shrill and could be heard far on the merchant ship in the pavilion.
Pin Hao retorted without showing any weakness. "A princess of the country actually does such immoral things! If anything happens to our young master because of you, you'll see if our prince won't sue you in front of the emperor!"
Wei Dongling was a bit confused outside. She didn't understand what Murong Yunxi had done to make Pin Hao so angry that he dared to talk back to the princess.
With a loud slap, Murong Yunxi slapped Pin Hao hard and roared, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that?" Then she pointed at Pin Hao and roared at the guards, "Whoever kills this lowly servant first will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver!"
Pin Hao was angry. He sneered loudly, "Do you think you mob can hurt me? I'm putting it here. None of you will be able to leave this ship tonight!" Then there came a crackling sound of fists and kicks. After a while, there were also pitiful screams.
Wei Dongling was silent for a moment. She looked down at her lame leg and knew that even if she stepped forward, she couldn't help much. It was better to go back to the Prince's Mansion and call someone to help Pin Hao, who was outnumbered.
Thinking like this, Wei Dongling got up and headed towards the Prince's Mansion.
She hadn't walked far when she found a water - soaked man crawling up from the stone beach by the lake.
Wei Dongling didn't intend to take a second look at first. But the man's figure was straight, and the outline of his side face vaguely looked like Shangguan Yun.
Wei Dongling was stunned. She quickly walked over and carefully recognized him in the moonlight. It was really Shangguan Yun! He was soaking wet, his face was abnormally red, and he was lying on the stone beach retching in a mess.
"Lord Yun?" Wei Dongling called out softly, but Shangguan Yun seemed not to hear.
"Lord Yun?" Wei Dongling called again and limped towards him.
Shangguan Yun seemed to hear her call. He looked over with a confused look in his eyes. His face was very ugly.
"Lord Yun, what's wrong with you?" Wei Dongling was extremely surprised. Shangguan Yun's face was extremely red. Could it be that he had drunk too much?
Shangguan Yun's dilated pupils gradually focused. His eyes slowly cleared up. He murmured, "Wei Dongling?"
"It's me," Wei Dongling stepped forward to help him. Her heart trembled. Lord Yun clearly couldn't swim. How could he crawl out of the water?
There was an incredulous look in Shangguan Yun's eyes. His lips trembled. "Dongling, it's really you?"
"It's me. Lord, why are you here?"
Shangguan Yun didn't answer. He reached out and hugged Wei Dongling tightly.