Seeing the Crown Prince thrust his sword over, Jingzhe still stood there motionless, as if in deep meditation. Wei Dongling grabbed his clothes and pulled him back a long way. She said anxiously, "Are you stupid? Standing there waiting to be attacked?"
The Crown Prince missed his strike and flew into a rage. He twirled his sword in a fancy move and lunged at them again.
While dodging, Jingzhe explained to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness! I'm here to report back. The Zhao family's men were supposed to be conscripted and the women exiled, but they've vanished into thin air. I've investigated all the way and found that someone has abducted them!"
What? Wei Dongling was stunned. The Zhao family had been abducted on their way to exile and conscription?
The Crown Prince was already furious because of Jingzhe's repeated obstruction. At this moment, he had no time to care about what had happened to the Zhao family. He said coldly to Jingzhe, "Stop talking. You'll die with her!" With that, he stabbed at them several times in quick succession.
Jingzhe dodged left and right, trying his best to avoid the attacks.
The moon was dim. Wei Dongling saw that the hemp rope around Cuihuan's neck not far away was tightening. Her face was red and her ears were burning. She was almost suffocating. Without thinking twice, Wei Dongling somersaulted over, picked up the meteor blade on the ground, flew forward, cut the hemp rope around Cuihuan's neck, and carried her onto the eaves.
Several black - clothed men behind them quickly followed and were looking around for a suitable place to climb onto the eaves.
Wei Dongling felt a dampness on the arm that was holding Cuihuan's shoulder. Her heart skipped a beat. She was afraid that Cuihuan was seriously injured!
Thinking of how Cuihuan had thrown herself in front of the knife just now, Wei Dongling felt extremely heart - broken. This silly girl was really loyal and affectionate!
Wei Dongling asked in a trembling voice, "Huanhuan, how are you?"
Cuihuan's voice was unusually calm, "I'm fine. But your friend..."
Wei Dongling quickly looked back. At this sight, she was so angry that she was almost foaming at the mouth. Jingzhe had been stabbed several times by the Crown Prince!
Good grief! He didn't even know how to fight back and just kept dodging.
Suddenly, the Crown Prince stabbed him in the chest. Blood gushed out immediately. Jingzhe let out a muffled groan and tightly covered the wound with his hand.
Wei Dongling was as anxious as a cat on hot bricks. She handed the meteor blade to Cuihuan and said in a deep voice, "Huanhuan, you go first. I'll come later." As she spoke, she bent down, picked up several glazed tiles, and threw them at the black - clothed thugs who were climbing up.
Two of the black - clothed men were caught off guard and were hit right on by the oncoming glazed tiles. Their hands trembled, and their bodies rolled down the roof tiles.
"Okay. Be careful!" Cuihuan knew that with Miss Wei's light - footed skills, it was possible for her to escape. And she herself was injured and might not last long. Staying would only slow her down! Without hesitation, Cuihuan took off towards the quiet west.
Wei Dongling flew down. Seeing the Crown Prince's sword stabbing straight at Jingzhe's throat, and Jingzhe still standing there without dodging! Wei Dongling rushed forward in a hurry and threw herself at Jingzhe, knocking him to the ground. With a tearing sound, her arm was cut by the Crown Prince's sword. Wei Dongling turned deathly pale on the spot. Her legs went weak and she collapsed.
"Miss Wei!" Jingzhe was in a hurry. He was thrown into her arms. Before he could feel embarrassed, he saw the wound on Wei Dongling's arm bleeding profusely.
The Crown Prince didn't hesitate at all. He pressed on the attack. His sword was dexterous and every move was a deadly one.
Wei Dongling was so anxious that cold sweat broke out. She hugged Jingzhe and rolled several times to avoid the attack. Covering the wound on her arm, she said angrily to him with a pale face, "Are you stupid? Where's your sword?"
Jingzhe quickly got up and took out his soft sword from his waist. The sword let out a dragon - like roar. Jingzhe waved his sword like a swimming dragon and in a few moves, he knocked the sword out of the Crown Prince's hand.
The Crown Prince glanced at the long sword on the ground. He was so angry that he roared, "How dare you rebel! Do you want to kill your master?"
Jingzhe said in a deep voice, "I'm here to say goodbye to Your Highness."
Hearing this, the Crown Prince was even more furious. He scolded, "Say goodbye? Do you think you're worthy? Don't you forget that your indenture is still in my hands!"
Jingzhe remained silent.
Wei Dongling shouted anxiously at Jingzhe, "Are you crazy? Staying here means death! Do you think the Crown Prince will spare you?" Without further ado, she picked up a decorative stone in the courtyard and threw it at the Crown Prince's head. While he was dodging, she quickly put her arm around Jingzhe's waist and ran towards the direction where Cuihuan had left.
Before Jingzhe could come to his senses, he was dragged over the wall by Wei Dongling.
The Crown Prince dodged the stone. Looking at the backs of the two people disappearing into the distance, his face darkened. He waved his hand angrily and said, "Chase them! Don't let any of them go!"
"Yes!" Everyone rushed forward.
Jingzhe let Wei Dongling drag him forward at full speed. From time to time, he would draw his sword to fend off the black - clothed men chasing after them.
Wei Dongling's feet seemed to be flying. Her speed was astonishing. She dragged Jingzhe over one high wall after another in the Crown Prince's mansion. They leaped and shuttled quickly between the eaves.
A venomous look flashed across the Crown Prince's eyes. He roared at the butler behind him, "Where are the archers?"
The butler of the Crown Prince's mansion was a middle - aged man in his thirties. Seeing his master in a towering rage, he quickly replied, "The archers will be here soon. All the guards have been mobilized!"
The Crown Prince roared, "Kill them on the spot. Leave no one alive!"
"Yes!"
There was a gash on Cuihuan's back. Blood had soaked her green dress, turning the whole back into a large dark patch. At this moment, her steps were a bit unsteady. She was struggling to climb over the high wall of the west courtyard of the Crown Prince's mansion.
Suddenly, a group of guards with silver spears rushed out of the west courtyard. They eyed Cuihuan menacingly and were about to step forward to pull her down. Jingzhe leaped up from behind and waved his sword. The soft sword was like a swimming dragon, and every move was a deadly one. Wherever it went, the guards fell one by one.
The Crown Prince rushed over with his men. He glanced at the guards lying on the ground and his anger flared up. With a wave of his hand, the archers beside him drew their bows and aimed at the three of them. Dozens of arrows shot out.
Cuihuan didn't hesitate anymore. She gritted her teeth and managed to climb over the wall, avoiding the arrows.
In the dim moonlight, Jingzhe's sword moved at an extremely fast speed. It danced in a dazzling way and knocked down all the incoming arrows.
While the archers were reloading their arrows, Wei Dongling dragged Jingzhe, tapped their feet on the ground, leaped onto the high wall, and tumbled over it.
Seeing the three of them climb over the wall of the Crown Prince's mansion one after another, the Crown Prince's face turned even uglier. He roared at his servants, "What's the use of keeping you useless people? Chase them all! If any of them escapes, you'll come to see me with your heads in your hands!"
"Yes!" The servants were shocked and quickly climbed over the wall to chase them.
Not far ahead, Cuihuan was losing too much blood and her feet were unsteady. She was trembling and seemed about to collapse at any moment.
Jingzhe glanced back at the people on the high wall and said to Wei Dongling, "You take her and go first. I'll catch up later."