The three black dogs bared their teeth, showing their sharp canines, from which saliva kept dripping!
At the sight of these three big black dogs, Su Yuanyuan instantly recalled her experience of being gnawed by wild dogs in the mass grave. Her blood seemed to freeze, her limbs turned extremely cold, and fear welled up in her heart.
Dogs... They're dogs!
Seeing the obvious look of fear on Su Yuanyuan's face, Su Qingyu smiled contentedly. She said, "Dogs can see things that humans can't, and their noses are most sensitive to evil spirits. Black dogs, in particular, are the animals that evil spirits fear the most. Any evil spirit will be terrified and lose its wits at the sight of a black dog."
After saying that, she raised her hand and pointed at Su Yuanyuan, shouting, "Let the dogs go!"
The guards brought by the Crown Prince immediately let go. The three black dogs broke free from the guards' hands and barked wildly as they pounced towards Su Yuanyuan like arrows off the string.
"Woof! Woof woof!!"
Although Su Huaichen and the others were blocking in front, Su Yuanyuan was still frightened pale by the three pouncing black dogs and took several steps back.
Xiao Ba said in Su Yuanyuan's mind, [Don't be afraid, Little Yuanbao. They're just three dogs. Xiao Ba will protect you!]
But despite Xiao Ba's assurance, and although Su Yuanyuan clearly knew that this was a poisonous scheme, a scheme to frame her as an evil spirit, and that she needed to stay calm, when one of the black dogs pounced on her and bit her sleeve, she still let out a scream in fright and fell to the ground.
The Crown Prince stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back, watching all this with a hint of regret in his eyes.
This young girl from the Duke Yong's Mansion was indeed a rare beauty and extremely talented in music. It was a pity that, for the sake of his mother, this young girl had to die today.
"Miss Yuanbao is so afraid of dogs. It seems that she is indeed an evil spirit. Lord Cang said that the evil star will bring disaster to the world and affect the national fortune of the Great Chu. As long as the evil star is not eliminated, the Great Chu will never be at peace. Someone, execute this evil woman on the spot!"
"Yes!" The guards shouted in unison, then drew their swords and rushed towards Su Yuanyuan, who was being protected by the three Su brothers.
The three Su brothers and Wei Linlang fought bare - handed with the guards to protect Su Yuanyuan. Su Zeqian gritted his teeth and jumped into the battle to block the Crown Prince's guards for Su Yuanyuan.
Seeing that something was wrong, Bai Jun, in order to protect her beloved disciple, turned around and pushed Su Yuanyuan hard, shouting, "Silly girl, run quickly?!"
Su Yuanyuan was pushed back several steps by Bai Jun. She looked around, her eyes sweeping over the extremely proud Su Qingyu and the ill - intentioned Crown Prince. She clenched her fists and turned to run outside.
The Crown Prince's face darkened, and he ordered, "Catch her! Don't let her get away!"
【Little Yuanbao, go left!】
【Little Yuanbao, run right. There's no one there!】
Su Yuanyuan didn't dare to stop for a moment. With Xiao Ba's prompts and her own memory of the Prince Xuan's Mansion from her previous life, she successfully evaded the black dogs and the pursuers. She ran out of the garden of the Prince Xuan's Mansion and towards the depths of the mansion.
She ran along the corridor without noticing that she was running into more and more secluded areas. Finally, she plunged into the purple bamboo forest of the Prince Xuan's Mansion.
Seeing the lotus pond at the end of the purple bamboo forest in front of her, with no way out ahead, and the black dogs and pursuers still hot on her heels, and even one black dog pouncing on her and biting the hem of her skirt!
Just then, there was a whistling sound in the air. Several arrows shot out from the darkness, grazing past Su Yuanyuan's side and hitting the foreheads of the pursuers behind her.
Looking up, she saw a familiar dark - gold figure falling in front of her. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she threw herself forward desperately into a solid embrace.
"Brother Yunjian, save me!"
The young girl's slender arms tightly wrapped around the man's lean waist, as if she had grabbed a life - saving straw.
Su Yuanyuan felt the continuous body heat from the man in front of her and smelled the familiar sandalwood scent. Her panicked heart instantly settled down, and hot tears rolled down from her eyes and soaked into the man's front.
Cang Xuan was here. He had come!
She just knew that when she was in danger, he would surely appear by her side!
The man in the dark - gold robe let the young girl throw herself into his arms. He subconsciously opened his cloak to wrap around the trembling body of the young girl, then leaped onto a tree branch with her in his arms. His eyes were fixed on the corpses lying on the ground in the purple bamboo forest, and his face was as cold as ice.
Each of those arrows had hit the foreheads of the pursuers, instantly taking their lives.
As for the three black dogs, perhaps sensing the cold killing intent on Cang Xuan, they didn't continue to chase forward. Instead, they whined and hid backward, crouching low under the trees in front of Cang Xuan.
Feeling the shivering body of the young girl in his arms, Cang Xuan felt extremely heart - broken and couldn't help but hold her tighter.
The Prince Xuan was hosting a piano - appreciation banquet in the mansion today. He really hadn't received an invitation.
Moreover, Bai Jun would attend this banquet as a guest.
Since he had arranged for Bai Jun to return to the capital, he intended for the young girl to recognize her respected master. If he showed up on the scene, it might arouse speculation and controversy.
But he was always worried about Su Yuanyuan. When he learned from Liuyun Pavilion that the Crown Prince had brought Su Qingyu to the Prince Xuan's Mansion, he had a bad feeling. He immediately divined for Su Yuanyuan and calculated that she would have a disaster in the Prince Xuan's Mansion. He rushed over immediately and unexpectedly saw such an extremely infuriating scene.
Suppressing his inner anger, he lowered his head to look at the person in his arms and asked, "Are you okay?"
The person in his arms shook her head, but her body still trembled.
"What exactly happened in there?" Cang Xuan asked coldly.
Su Yuanyuan looked up. There were still traces of tears on her face from the scare, and her voice also trembled.
"The Crown Prince and Su Qingyu said that I'm an evil star. Dogs can see evil spirits, and evil spirits are afraid of dogs. They wanted to convict me based on this. Brother Yunjian, I... I remember being bitten by dogs in the mass grave. I'm scared."
The Crown Prince? This good - for - nothing. How dare he scheme against her like this?!
And Su Qingyu. Both of them deserved to die!
Rage welled up in Cang Xuan's heart, and killing intent flashed in his eyes. He wished he could rush in immediately and execute the Crown Prince on the spot. Even if he had to bear a greater stigma and be regarded as a rebellious official, he would not be afraid.
But at the moment, the most important thing was the person in his arms.
He reached out to wipe the tears from Su Yuanyuan's face and said extremely gently, "Do you still remember what I told you? Even if you have a fatal weakness, never expose it to others. This will put you in danger. They took advantage of your fear of dogs to frame you."