The streets in the night are not peaceful, the lights are flickering, and the residual light is reflected on the face, the light and shadow are intertwined, like a dark picture.
Shen Zhiyi pulled the princess to look here and there, and the attendants behind her could hardly lift it up. They still weren't enjoying themselves to the fullest.
Shen Zhiyun and Jiang Yubai were walking together. They were silent on the road. Shen Zhiyun hesitated to speak. He really didn't know how to speak.
In the night, the two groups of people wandered farther and farther away.
A few gangsters were wandering around, looking at the group's clothes with blazing eyes, and finally waited until they separated.
Their eyes were full of greed and desire, as if whatever they could steal from these people would be enough to make them rich.
Their steps are frivolous and carry a dangerous rhythm that makes people feel nervous. Their gazes were like cold arrows, shooting at the group of people.
Every collision of eyes was like a silent contest, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Their clothes were shabby, but they stood in front of them with an indescribable ferocity.
"What do you want to do?" Shen Zhiyi said angrily. He stood in front of the princess and glared at the ruffians.
"Hey, little lady, let's have some fun with my brother." As they said, they rushed towards the princess. The princess protected the kitten in her arms and kept backing away. "I am the princess. Which one of you dares to touch me?"
"Humph, princess? I don't care what you are. If you dare not follow me today, I will show you how powerful you are!" Several people said, pushing Shen Zhiyi away and grabbing the princess's arm.
Shen Zhiyi noticed that there were some killers with strong martial arts skills hidden in this group of people. Shen Zhiyi stood in front of the princess and said, "Princess, run! Find my brother!"
Hearing this, the princess ran forward in panic. Seeing the princess running away, several ruffians wanted to chase her, but Shen Zhiyi blocked their way.
"You need to pass my test first!"
Shen Zhiyi pulled out the sword from his waist and blocked the princess's retreat with firm eyes.
The gangsters looked at each other with fierce expressions. They waved their sticks and rushed towards Shen Zhiyi. Shen Zhiyi waved his sword, his figure as agile as the wind, and fought with those ruffians.
The remaining ruffian held a short knife in his hand and his eyes were full of evil. He approached Shen Zhiyi step by step, with a cruel smile on his face.
"You are very good, you can resist so many of us." The ruffian licked his lips, as if he was savoring the prey he was about to get. "But I am different from these dirty things."
Shen Zhiyi looked at him coldly, knowing in his heart that he could not relax at all.
She held the hilt of the sword tightly, the tip of the sword trembling slightly, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
The gangster suddenly rose up and stabbed Shen Zhiyi with the short knife in his hand like a poisonous snake. Shen Zhiyi also reacted instantly. She turned to one side and avoided the dagger attack.
But the masked killer found the right opportunity and stabbed Shen Zhiyi in the chest.
He turned around and jumped into the small river running through the entire city.
The cold tip of the knife passed through the clothes, the skin was cut, and the blood dyed the blade red. Shen Zhiyi groaned and stumbled back uncontrollably.
She looked up at the masked killer, a trace of determination flashing in her eyes. If you can't fight, can't you run? She turned around and jumped into the nearby river that ran through the entire city.
The river water instantly submerged her, and she only felt a pain in her chest, but the pain made her more awake. She rowed her arms vigorously and swam towards the river bank.
When Shen Zhiyun and Jiang Yubai arrived, only a pool of blood was left at the scene. Shen Zhiyun's eyes were red and his body was trembling. Jiang Yubai clenched his fists with an angry look on his face. He swung his sword and killed all the gangsters who were provoking trouble. His swordsmanship is sharp, his strikes are as fast as lightning, and every time he swings his sword, it will leave a trace of blood.
"Sister Shen!" Princess.
Jiang Yubai sent Qianqing and a team of secret guards to pursue Shen Zhiyi's whereabouts and chased her upstream along the river to ensure her safe return.
At the same time, Shen Zhiyun also sent a team to conduct a secret search. They started from every corner of the city and searched along every street.
Shen Zhiyi, a young girl who has not yet left the court, disappeared like this, so she didn't dare to make too much noise.
A chill swept through his body, and the wound ached slightly. Shen Zhiyi opened his eyes in a daze, and felt a warmth coming from the wound.
"Don't move, I'm giving you medicine."
The speaker was Cen Fengxing. He knelt down and gently blew on her blood-stained skirt.
"Why am I here?"
"I was admiring the lanterns on the boat when I saw the girl soaking in the water. I was shocked at that time. I immediately jumped into the water and rescued you. You were covered with injuries, and you were still bleeding in some places. , I hurriedly brought you back to my ship, changed your clothes, and gave you some medicine." As Cen Fengxing spoke, he gently wiped Shen Zhiyi's wound, his movements were very gentle, like It was because he was afraid of hurting her.
"Did you lose the bet? The Wanshengtang gang are hunting you?"
"No." Shen Zhiyi.
There was something fishy about what happened today. Xie Shaoheng was still taking advantage of her identity, so it was impossible to attack her at this time.
Could it be that their target is the princess?
She diverted her away at that moment, and with their protection, the princess should be fine.
Shen Zhiyi struggled to stand up, but her vision went dark and she almost fainted. Cen Fengxing, with quick eyesight and quick hands, supported her. "Girl, you need to rest now, don't force yourself."
She shook her head and turned to look at Cen Fengxing, "Can you take me to the small lake house in the east of the city?"
Cen Fengxing frowned, "Girl, in your current situation, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on until then."
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Shen Zhiyi smiled slightly, knowing that she could not stay here for too long and had to leave as soon as possible. Seeing her persistence, Cen Fengxing had no choice but to nod and agree.
The two of them got out of the cabin and boarded the boat docked on the shore.
This injury cannot be in vain.
Seeing her tearing open the newly bandaged wound, Cen Fengxing felt anxious and immediately stepped forward to grab her hand, "What do you want to do? Are you crazy?"
Shen Zhiyi shook off his hand and said, "Stay away from me for a while and don't get involved."
After saying that, she stumbled and continued running towards the small house in the middle of the lake. Her wound was torn open and the pain was excruciating, but she didn't care and just shouted: "Help!"
Her voice echoed on the lake, clear and firm. This is where people gather, and the scene that happened in the teahouse has been seen by many people.
Xie Shaoheng was also here. He heard Shen Zhiyi's cry for help and turned his head to look, with a trace of surprise and murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
However, Shen Zhiyi seemed to have seen a ghost, and Xie Shaoheng's token slipped out from between her fingers. She got it from Xie Shaoheng in the teahouse. It was an inconspicuous little object, but it was enough to implicate him in this matter.
The word "Heng" is engraved on it.
Shen Zhiyi shouted the name "Xie Shaoheng", his eyes darkened and he couldn't hold on anymore and passed out.
She wanted everyone to think that Xie San could bully even the female family members of the heroes at will because of his reputation as a prince.
In the small house in the middle of the lake, Xie Shaoheng was playing chess with his friends. When he heard the cry for help coming from outside, he frowned and couldn't move the chess piece in his hand.
"Master, it seems to be Miss Shen's voice outside." The attendant behind reminded him.
Xie Shaoheng was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Go and have a look."
A group of people hurried to the lake and saw Shen Zhiyi lying on the ground, with tattered clothes, injuries all over his body, and he had passed out.
"How could this happen?" Xie Shaoheng asked in shock.
Everyone looked at each other and didn't dare to answer.
Shen Zhiyun rushed over, picked up Shen Zhiyi and walked out. Seeing that she was seriously injured, Jiang Yubai hurried up to meet her, took Shen Zhiyi from Shen Zhiyun's arms, picked her up and ran away.
"As for what happened today, I hope that King Hengyuan will not pester my little sister again." This sentence was not loud, but it spread throughout the entire lake in an instant.
Cen Fengxing looked at their leaving figures with a trace of doubt in his eyes and mixed feelings in his heart.
Jiang Yubai carried Shen Zhiyi to a remote corner and put her down against the wall. Shen Zhiyun followed, took out a pill from his arms and fed it to Shen Zhiyi.
Jiang Yubai took out another jade bottle from his arms, poured out a snow-white elixir, and put it into Shen Zhiyi's mouth.
Xie Shaoheng felt upset and waved his hand, "Go back."
The boy behind him quickly responded: "Yes."
"Go back to Shen Mansion," Shen Zhiyi grasped their hands tightly, with a look of determination in his eyes.
On March 3rd, Dafang and Sanfang and their entourage will definitely return to Shen Mansion.
Those scoundrels who are so unjust for profit will definitely lose their reputation if they don't go back.
"I'll go with you." The princess looked at her with firm eyes.
"Okay, let's go." Shen Zhiyi nodded, and the three of them left in a hurry.
Xie Shaoheng looked at the chess pieces in his hands and remained silent. He knew that he had lost an opportunity. He looked up in the direction of the small building in the middle of the lake, a chill flashing in his eyes.
In Shen's Mansion, Dafang and Sanfang and their group had returned to the mansion and were drinking and having fun on the Shangsi Festival.
"I must have heard about the teahouse incident. My little sister really offended King Hengyuan." Shen Runxue, the concubine of the Shen family.
"This little girl usually doesn't discipline her very much, but she's not at home on such an important day. She didn't even mention coming to meet us elders when she returned home." Shen Hong said dissatisfiedly, with a hint of arrogance on his face.
"Yes, General Shen, although you are the most brave and skilled general in our Dongling Kingdom and have made great military exploits, is this girl so ignorant of the rules?" The third wife of the Shen family also agreed.
General Shen was about to open his mouth to argue when he saw his servants hurried over to report.
"It's not good! It's not good! The eldest lady is injured!"
"What's going on?!" Mrs. Shen asked anxiously, and Shen An also looked worried.
"Speak quickly!" Seeing his hesitation, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but shouted loudly.
"My lady had a quarrel with King Hengyuan today. She was injured by a gangster while visiting the lantern festival. She was seriously injured and fell into a coma." The servant did not dare to hide anything and told the whole story of the incident.
"What?!" Mrs. Shen's face changed drastically, "How could this happen?!" She grabbed Shen An's hand and said eagerly: "Quick, go and take a look!"
Shen An nodded and hurriedly left with Mrs. Shen.
What! ? Shen Runxue and Mrs. Shen were shocked at the same time. They were not dead, but only slightly injured.
