As Song Yinghuai's voice faded, countless figures suddenly sprang up from all directions.
The blades in their hands glinted coldly under the intermittent flashes of lightning.
In the dim light, Caiyu saw that some of these people were dressed in the common short and sturdy outfits of the water people, while others were in brocade and strong - looking uniforms. They were exactly the water bandits and the Eastern Depot agents who had chased them into the forest before.
These people were also stained with blood, and it was hard to tell whether it was their own or Han Fen's and the others'.
But their greedy and vicious eyes glinted in the lightning, making Caiyu's blood boil with anger.
Ruan Wu!
Caiyu remembered again the body of Ruan Wu that was still left in the hunting lodge.
Her breathing suddenly became uncontrollably heavy.
Song Yinghuai keenly noticed the sudden stiffness of the woman nestled in his arms and frowned slightly.
Without asking, he knew that a guard must have died in front of her to protect her.
Song Yinghuai knew Caiyu's character too well.
This girl always expressed her love and hatred clearly. For her enemies, she always preferred to take revenge on the spot.
His big palm gently stroked Caiyu's back, patting silently, as if soothing a ruffled little beast.
If she just wanted to take revenge on the spot, so be it. He would avenge her. Moreover, the dead were his own guards.
Under his rhythmic pats, the turbulent blood in Caiyu's body miraculously calmed down, and her breathing gradually became steady.
Sensing the fading excitement of the woman in his arms, Song Yinghuai slowly raised his eyes and scanned the surroundings.
In the lightning, he quickly identified that there were about twenty people gathered in the forest, scattered everywhere, rummaging through the vines and weeds in search.
As the rain became heavier, the torches in their hands were all extinguished. They could only search slowly by the light of the lightning, so they hadn't approached their hiding place yet.
Caiyu knew that they must be looking for Qingqing.
The anxiety in her heart suddenly eased.
It was good news!
It seemed that Qingqing was still safe for the time being. Otherwise, these people would have received the signal and gathered to retreat.
Seeing that those people were starting to search near their hiding place, Song Yinghuai took the Yaojiu Dagger from Caiyu's hand.
Suddenly, the top - grade dagger was unsheathed again!
Caiyu felt her hand being driven by Song Yinghuai, and involuntarily swept horizontally!
As a bolt of lightning struck, the light of the blade connected with the lightning from above!
Caiyu let out a soft cry. The dagger in her hand drew a circular arc, cutting through a circle of flesh.
The lightning faded, and warm blood splashed on her face, quickly flowing down to her chin. Then, the sounds of human bodies falling rang out one after another.
After making this circle, Song Yinghuai held Caiyu's hand and silently sheathed the dagger again. The area around them returned to silence.
The sounds of breathing and the rain hitting the ground were especially clear in Caiyu's ears.
But the other enemies just a few steps away were in an uproar.
Screams, roars, and footsteps came one after another.
They were eager to relight their torches. However, as soon as they took out their fire starters, the wicks were extinguished by the Buddhist beads shot from the darkness, and the surroundings fell into endless darkness again.
At this moment, the one who was impatient would expose their vital points to the enemy.
Song Yinghuai raised his hand to cover Caiyu's eyes and gently stroked her earlobe with his warm fingertips.
Caiyu was sensitive. As his slightly calloused fingertips rubbed against her earlobe, a fine layer of goosebumps quickly spread all over her body.
She trembled so much that her legs went weak.
Caiyu was a bit annoyed and boldly pinched the firm flesh on Song Yinghuai's waist.
How could he have the leisure to tease her at such a time?
A smile that she couldn't see curled up on Song Yinghuai's lips in the darkness. He gently leaned over.
His thin lips touched Caiyu's ear canal, and his voice was lower than the sound of rain hitting the leaves, with a touch of playfulness:
"I told you to learn to listen with your ears in the darkness. What were you thinking?"
Caiyu: ……
Okay, she had misinterpreted his meaning.
She shyly withdrew her fingers from pinching his waist and concentrated on listening with her ears.
Although Caiyu had focused her mind, Song Yinghuai was not as calm as his voice.
His palm gently covered Caiyu's eyes. The girl's long eyelashes were like feathers, gently brushing against his palm from time to time.
It made his heart flutter as if it were being caressed by a willow branch.
Song Yinghuai took a deep breath secretly, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his eyes.
He had practiced Buddhism for seven years, but all his self - restraint had crumbled in front of this enchanting girl.
Once Caiyu immersed herself in the world of hearing, she quickly felt the crazy and impatient footsteps circling not far from them in this pitch - black night like being blindfolded.
After a moment of panic, one of the Eastern Depot agents took out a night - shining pearl.
The dim green light illuminated the area around him.
If Caiyu had opened her eyes at this moment, she would surely have seen that the person holding the night - shining pearl was the leader of this group—
Lin Zheng!
At this time, Lin Zheng and the others finally saw the seven or eight corpses lying not far away.
The throat of each person had been cut by a sharp weapon, and their eyes were wide open when they died.
Lin Zheng's face turned ashen. After a hasty bandage on his right eye, his face looked even more evil.
"Who is it?" Lin Zheng's gloomy voice came out muffled from his chest. "Miss Caiyu?"
Hearing Lin Zheng's voice suddenly, Caiyu's body stiffened again.
Song Yinghuai's eyes merged with the night.
This girl was so sensitive to that eunuch...
He instantly understood what was going on.
A thick killing intent instantly gathered in his eyes. The birds and sparrows around seemed to sense this boundless killing intent and flew up from the forest in panic.
The "Miss Caiyu" in Lin Zheng's mouth was Qingqing. He was extremely suspicious at the moment.
That girl had been able to break free from his control before because she had hidden an embroidery needle in her hand.
During the struggle, the embroidery needle had pricked his wrist, and he had reflexively let go of her!
Unexpectedly, her reaction was much quicker than an ordinary woman's. She had even taken the opportunity to stab his right eye hard with the embroidery needle and then used the slingshot in her hand to attack his right eye again!
Lin Zheng had been in the Eastern Depot for more than a decade, and this was the first time he had encountered such a woman.
Caught off guard, he had suffered a great loss!
The anger in Lin Zheng's heart was burning. He swore to catch Qingqing and "deal with" this audacious woman first.
But unexpectedly, during his search, seven or eight of his men had suddenly died!
The enemy didn't even make a sound, and his men had fallen to the ground.
Lin Zheng couldn't imagine that such skills could come from the hands of that woman who held a slingshot and spoke tremulously.
Lin Zheng took a deep breath and felt that he was becoming more and more interested in this girl named "Caiyu".
The Crown Prince was going to abandon this pawn anyway. He might as well seize the opportunity to capture her and slowly enjoy the pleasure of "being a couple in the palace"…
Thinking of this, Lin Zheng's mouth became unrestrained:
"Miss Caiyu, stop hiding. Didn't you promise to be my wife just now?"
"Since that's the case, come out... I'm not a fierce beast."
"Don't worry. As long as you follow me, I have a hundred ways to make you comfortable. I'll definitely be more fun than His Highness the Prince of Yan and let you experience the boundless pleasure of being a woman..."
Suddenly, Lin Zheng shut his mouth and looked at the leaves rustling in the wind above his head in horror. The weeds on the ground were almost flattened, as if they were bearing endless fury!
Then, he felt a series of flying shadows passing by his ears!
His subordinates silently fell to the ground.
The subordinate closest to him fell backward with a thud.
Lin Zheng quickly raised the night - shining pearl. Under the dim green light, he saw a Buddhist bead embedded in the middle of his subordinate's eyebrows, and the eyes were staring straight.
Dead with open eyes!
"Ah!"
Lin Zheng took a panicked step backward and finally realized that he was alone!
He roared wildly and turned around to flee in a hurry.
Who would have thought that just as he took two steps, he saw a man and a woman standing in front of him!
The woman was covered in mud, and her beautiful face was obscured by the dirt.
But the man was as elegant as the gentle breeze, with a noble and calm demeanor.