The night grew deeper.
Dongfang Yi was being held captive by Ye as they fled the palace gates. Behind them, Donghua was still in hot pursuit.
"What on earth do you want?!" she roared.
Her eyes blazed with anger as she stared at the man who held her tightly.
But Ye remained silent. He just gave her a teasing look and then quickened his pace to escape forward.
Donghua's light - footed skills were clearly no match for his. In a short while, she was left behind.
Seeing this, Dongfang Yi didn't care about her wounds anymore and started to struggle desperately.
"Let me go!"
The wounds that had already scabbed over now cracked open completely due to her movements. The clothes on her back were soaked with blood.
Ye felt a trickle of liquid on his hand. He raised it and saw that it was blood. He was instantly shocked. He stopped in his tracks, jumped off the roof, and quickly found a secluded place.
"You're injured?!" he asked.
His eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Dongfang Yi's injury was caused by the Empress Dowager in the Cining Palace in the inner palace. Naturally, people outside the palace couldn't know about it.
Dongfang Yi let out a cold snort. She raised her head and looked at the man in front of her with contempt, her eyes filled with disgust.
"Are you just feigning sympathy now?" she said.
Her lips had already turned deathly pale.
Her words shocked Ye. Then he shook his head as if sneering.
He wondered why he had a fleeting thought of caring about her. She was just an ordinary woman, and his purpose today didn't require ensuring her survival. So what did it matter to him whether she was injured or not?
On the other side, Donghua, who had caught up, found that the two people in front of her suddenly disappeared. After looking around, she finally spotted them in a corner of the street and immediately rushed towards them.
"I advise you to let the Empress Dowager go at once!" she shouted loudly.
Her voice was filled with undisguised anger.
"Oh? You've got quite a big mouth." Ye raised his eyebrows and said.
There was a look of disdain in his blue eyes.
He was already in a bad mood because of the words of the woman in front of him. Now another one had jumped out. How could he let her go?
Dongfang Yi saw a strange look in his expression. She then thought that he was highly skilled in martial arts and could use hidden weapons. Even Anweijue was no match for him, let alone Donghua.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help shouting with concern, "Donghua, run! You can't beat him!"
"Do you think she can still escape?!"
Ye took a quick step forward and instantly got entangled with Donghua.
There was even a slight curve on his lips, as if he found it very easy. But Donghua looked extremely hard - pressed.
Dongfang Yi's eyebrows immediately furrowed. If this continued, Donghua would surely get injured. But no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't think of a way. The wounds on her back were still bleeding profusely.
Suddenly, she saw a big rock beside her. As if having an idea, she crawled over to it.
When no one noticed her, she lifted the rock with difficulty, stood up shakily, and walked towards the two people not far away.
Ye was now deeply engaged in the fight with Donghua. He never expected this woman to be so tough. He couldn't easily defeat her.
So he didn't notice Dongfang Yi behind him at all.
She staggered over with the rock in her arms and forced herself to lift it above her head.
Even though this heavy - lifting movement would completely tear the wounds on her back, she still didn't hesitate to use all her strength to smash the rock towards the man in front of her.
Because she was really afraid that Donghua would lose her life for her sake.
But at the critical moment, Ye suddenly noticed something. The rock didn't hit his vital part, but it scratched his arm, leaving a long bloodstain immediately.
Dongfang Yi never expected such a clumsy move to do much to Ye. Her purpose was just to distract him so that Donghua could escape.
Sure enough, Ye frowned and stared at her intently. The wound on his arm was still bleeding.
"You're asking for death!"
He said angrily. Then he reached out and grabbed her by the neck, lifting her up completely.
But Dongfang Yi seemed not to care at all. She still looked at Donghua behind him. Although she couldn't make a sound, she was still making mouth - shapes at her.
The general meaning was that she should run away quickly and then find someone to save her.
Donghua's eyes showed a hint of hesitation when she saw this. But looking at the woman's determined eyes and realizing that she was no match for this man, she gritted her teeth and turned around to escape using her light - footed skills.
Ye also felt the movement behind him. Knowing that the woman who had just fought with him had escaped, a sneer curled up on his lips.
"You're really a master who protects her servant." he said.
He never expected that this woman, who was so badly injured, would still rush over just to save a maid.
Should he say she was kind or stupid?
Dongfang Yi was having difficulty breathing because her neck was being choked, but she still struggled to utter a few syllables.
"Thank you for the compliment..."
Ye's eyes flickered slightly. Then he let go of her, put her on his shoulder, and left the place using his light - footed skills.
He also said in a deep voice, "I advise you not to play any tricks!"
Dongfang Yi endured the severe pain from her back and bit her lower lip hard to prevent herself from crying out in pain.
In the end, she couldn't hold on any longer and fainted on his shoulder.
On the other side, Helian Qi, who had already heard the news of her disappearance, had rushed out of the Lanfang Garden. Then he said to Ruyi,
"You lead people to capture all the ambushers from the Southern Neighboring Country outside the palace!"
He had long known that the Southern Neighboring Country's visit this time was not simple. They even brought troops, but he had been keeping quiet to avoid arousing suspicion.
Now he couldn't care about more things. After all, his woman was in danger because of his concerns.
Thinking of this, his face became even colder.
Then he ordered people to guard Yaoji in the Lanfang Garden tightly.
She had failed to assassinate him tonight, and their target had turned to the Empress. Although he didn't know their real purpose, since they dared to cross his bottom - line, don't blame him for being ruthless!
Thinking of this, he returned to the Qianqing Palace.
He was going to change into plain clothes and go out of the palace personally to look for Dongfang Yi. According to Jue's description, that man's martial arts were not something ordinary people could match. So only he himself taking action would be the foolproof way.
Just as he was about to go out of the palace, he saw Donghua staggering in. The two of them bumped into each other head - on.