Han Fen's face changed drastically. He suddenly drew out his long sword and roared, "Protect Miss Caiyu!"
The sound of swords being drawn rang out instantly, the blades glinting menacingly.
The next second, arrows came whistling through the air. The attackers were incredibly fast!
"We haven't even entered the territory of Jin yet. How could there be rebels..." Before a junior commander of the capital troops could finish his sentence, a sharp arrow suddenly shot towards him.
Han Fen was quick - witted and swift - footed. He kicked the junior commander hard in the abdomen.
The man winced in pain and hunched over. With a dull thud, the arrow pierced into his flesh, narrowly missing his vital organs and embedding itself deeply in his shoulder.
Han Fen swung his sword and cut off the shaft of the arrow on the man's shoulder. He pushed the man aside and roared, "Retreat to the canyon!"
Then he immediately turned to look for Caiyu.
The sight made him go crazy.
The capital troops had witnessed Caiyu's willfulness and arrogance in the past few days. She had always bossed the general around, so they had no intention of protecting her.
Now that arrows were flying everywhere, they were struggling to save themselves and were reluctant to use their shields to protect her.
The woman was wearing a snow - white long dress. She dodged the arrows clumsily in the chaos.
Whether it was good luck or she had some martial arts skills, fortunately, she wasn't hit by the arrows. However, her dress was pierced in many places and hung on her body in a rather disheveled state.
She kept dodging and got farther and farther away from the direction where the capital troops were retreating.
Han Fen was extremely anxious. He wanted to go to her himself, but the valley was narrow and the capital troops were surging back. He couldn't move an inch in Caiyu's direction.
Han Fen roared at the capital troops around him, "What are you doing? Hurry up and save her!"
A few soldiers closest to Caiyu hesitated for a moment and then rushed forward.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several powerful arrows came hurtling down from the sky like lightning, their menacing presence leaving only bright white streaks in the air, almost sparking in the atmosphere. The soldiers were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks!
In just this short moment, Caiyu was forced to the edge of the canyon.
Below her feet was the surging and roaring Ru River.
Caiyu turned to look. The silver - white waves were crashing against the banks of the river, creating intense white foam. The water flowing down from the height was like a roaring tiger charging down the mountain.
From afar, the Ru River resembled an enraged silver dragon, dancing violently between heaven and earth, stretching out of sight.
Han Fen was so scared that his soul almost left his body. His blood seemed to be flowing backwards.
Even though he was annoyed with Caiyu now, he knew the gravity of the situation.
If anything happened to Caiyu, the prince would go crazy!
Most of the capital troops had already retreated from the valley. Suddenly, all the rebels hiding on both sides of the mountain path disappeared.
"Caiyu!" Han Fen roared crazily across the crowd, "Get down! Get down!"
"Stand still! Wait for me to save you!"
The riverbank was wider than the valley. Han Fen managed to squeeze through the crowd and leaped towards Caiyu!
Almost at the same time, countless rebels emerged from the canyon and launched a close - range attack on the capital troops, Han Fen, and Caiyu!
Han Fen swung his sword to block a menacing short sword. He stared at Caiyu, who was retreating further and further back, his eyes bulging with anger:
"Don't retreat..."
The thunderous sound of hooves rang out in the distance.
Caiyu looked up and saw the blurry figure of a man on a magnificent and familiar warhorse on the mountain peak. He was approaching the canyon river at an incredibly fast speed, like a shooting star.
She seemed to see the man's blood - drained face through the splashing waves.
She seemed to hear the man's heart - rending roars coming intermittently through the sound of the surging river.
"Cai—yu!"
An arrow came whistling through the air like lightning, its speed astonishing and unstoppable.
To everyone's horror, with a dull thud, it pierced deeply into Caiyu's chest. The tearing sound echoed through the towering mountains.
Caiyu was hit by the force of the arrow and fell backwards into the Ru River below the canyon!
Song Yinghuai's horse stumbled and fell on the mountain road because of the excessive speed, emitting a tragic neigh.
The man leaped off the horse and stretched out his hands!
As Caiyu fell into the river, she seemed to clearly see his pale face and terrified expression.
She could even see his blood - red pupils clearly.
"Your Highness," Caiyu spilled a blood - tinged smile from the corner of her lips. In Song Yinghuai's horrified gaze, she whispered softly, "Farewell."
"Yuer!"
Several figures lunged towards the falling figure, but it was too late to stop her.
"Yuer—"
The cry startled countless roosting birds, which took flight into the sky!
The man's horrified roar echoed throughout the entire mountain range!
Seeing the figure approaching at high speed, Han Fen's pupils suddenly trembled. Hearing the heart - rending cry, he suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of panic.
It's over...
The figure in the iron - black armor was none other than Song Yinghuai!
As soon as he rode his horse back to the arc - shaped corner of the mountain range, he witnessed this scene that made his eyes almost pop out.
The figure that was shot through the chest and falling into the river seemed to be slowed down countless times. It was clearly reflected in his scarlet pupils. Extreme fear made his soul tremble.
In an instant, his killing intent soared!
"No—" A crazy roar erupted from the man's mouth!
Song Yinghuai rushed out like an arrow from a bow, his speed reaching the extreme. His flying black hair was almost stretched straight.
Although he was originally on the mountainside, he was faster than Han Fen and the others. In an instant, he rushed to the canyon with a gust of wind!
He swung his sword, "Iron Horse and Frozen River".
The fierce wind howled, and the sword qi formed a snow - white arc. A dozen rebels blocking his way were cut in half at the waist. Blood splashed and severed limbs scattered on the ground!
However, no matter what, he couldn't stop Caiyu from falling.
The snow - white long dress was like a blooming snow lotus.
Little by little, it was swallowed by the monstrous waves.
"Yuer!"
"Your Highness!"
Han Fen watched in horror as Song Yinghuai was about to jump into the surging river. He immediately hugged him around the waist regardless of anything and dragged him back.
"You can't go! It's too dangerous!"
Unexpectedly, Song Yinghuai went crazy. He twisted his wrist and slashed at Han Fen with his sword!
Han Fen was shocked. He instinctively let go of his hand!
The fierce wind hit his face. His helmet was sliced open by the "Iron Horse and Frozen River" sword, his hair bun was scattered, and his head felt cold.
"Your Highness!"
Several generals of the capital troops rushed up one after another, trying to stop Song Yinghuai.
But the crazy man had no sense of reason. He swept his sword horizontally, and several people were sent flying by his powerful internal energy!
No one noticed that the rebels had already retreated to the other side of the river at some point.
Suddenly, there was a deafening explosion. The iron - chain bridge was blown up by the rebels standing on the other side.
For a moment, smoke and stones filled the sky, and it was impossible to see the situation of the people on the other side.
The deafening explosion finally woke Song Yinghuai up.
He stared blankly in the direction where the beautiful figure had long been swallowed by the waves.
All the sounds between heaven and earth seemed to have faded away from him. His ears were ringing and he couldn't hear a single sound.
His eyes were red and swollen, and his face was covered with wounds scratched by dust and rocks.
His blood - stained hands were like they had just been soaked in a pool of blood. His chest felt like it was being hammered by a thousand - jun boulder.
It seemed like someone was calling him, but he couldn't hear anymore. His mind was filled with Caiyu's voice.
"Xuanyao, Xuanyao!"
"Your Highness, give me your heart and keep the Buddha to yourself. How about that?"
"Your Highness, the maid has restrung this Buddhist rosary. Will Your Highness still wear it?"
He was riding on his horse, reaching out his hand to Caiyu.
Caiyu helped him put on the Buddhist rosary and said coquettishly, "Your Highness, if you don't take good care of it and accidentally break it somewhere again and can't find all the beads, the maid won't restring it..."
"Swish!"
For some reason, the Vajra Bodhi Buddhist rosary on Song Yinghuai's wrist broke.
The beads burst apart and bounced like jade balls into the rolling water below.
Song Yinghuai stared at the rolling river. It took him a long time to realize that something had happened to Caiyu.
When he came to his senses, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood!
The blood was black!
"No good!" Han Fen gasped, "Your Highness' poison has flared up!"