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Chapter 222 Intimidation

She stared at Ye Zhaoyan's face with surprise.

The man in black armor seemed to be used to this kind of scene, and said indifferently: "I am here to meet the girl by the order of my lord, and I also ask the girl to move to the humble house for a while."

Ye Zhaoyan was vigilant, "Who sent you here?"

The man in black answered irrelevantly, "Girl, please." After saying that, he raised his right palm and held it weakly, making a "please" gesture.

Ye Zhaoyan knew that today might be a bad day, so she thought about it, nodded and pretended to obey. When she got closer, she suddenly stretched out her left arm and grabbed a big stone beside her and threw it at the man in black.

"Boom!"

The boulder hit the ground, stirring up dust all over the sky.

The man in black armor was caught off guard by the dust and obscured his vision.

"My lord, be careful!" the man in black armor reminded, "This girl has such abilities!"

As the words fell, Ye Zhaoyan and he flew towards the stone cliff next to the bamboo forest, ready to jump off.

"call out--!"

There was a sudden sound of breaking through the air, and a short arrow passed by, breaking the jade clasp on her bun.

"Bang!" She hit the rock wall hard, and the pain made her stagnate for half a second.

"Chasing!" the man in black armor shouted angrily.

A group of black shadows emerged from the bamboo forest.

"Swish, whoosh—" several arrows flew towards them with the sound of piercing through the air.

Ye Zhaoyan dodged a few sharp arrows sideways and continued to run.

The man in black took the opportunity to pounce, Ye Zhaoyan reacted very quickly, swayed his body, and narrowly avoided it.

Just as she was about to jump off the cliff, she suddenly felt the wind blowing from the back of her head, and turned her head quickly, just in time to meet the zipline that the man in black attacked.

Ye Zhaoyan took advantage of the situation to retreat, and after opening the distance, the short knife in his hand was knocked out because it resisted the arrow.

Only then did she realize that the zip line wasn't trying to attack her, but was wrapped around her waist!

There are several sharp barbs at the tip of the zipline, which are firmly hung on her belt, as if as long as she tries to break free, the barbs will pierce into her waist.

Ye Zhaoyan was shocked, and immediately adjusted his posture, gripped the dagger tightly, and cut towards the knot with all his strength.

The man in black armor drew his knife and slashed straight, the black light pierced through the void and hit Ye Zhaoyan's throat, enveloping her with murderous aura.

Ye Zhaoyan turned over and rolled behind him, raised his leg and kicked the long knife in his hand away, grabbed the zip line and pulled the clothes around his waist from bottom to top, and the clothes were torn apart in an instant.

Along with the torn dress, there was also the zipline hanging around his waist.

A few traces of blood fell to the ground along with the clothes, leaving only Ye Zhaoyan in a light underwear.

The night wind blew away her long, high-bundled hair, brushing a glaring blood red around her waist.

Although she was very careful, the barb scratched her waist during the process of falling off.

Everything was completed in an instant, and before the other party saw her distress, Ye Zhaoyan turned around and slashed at the man in black's neck with a short knife in his hand!

The man reacted quickly, shrank his body, barely avoided the fatal blow, but was turned over by Ye Zhaoyan's wrist, and the short knife stabbed fiercely between his waist and abdomen.

The man let out a muffled grunt, and stepped back covering the bleeding wound. Ye Zhaoyan took the opportunity to turn over and leap, flying down the cliff and disappearing into the vast night.

On the chaotic rock where she fell, a blue sword tassel was dotted on the weeds, and was quickly picked up by a pair of hands with bulging veins.

Ye Zhaoyan fell from the mountainside, and was buffered by the branches and dead vines along the way, and fell on a pile of dead branches and leaves. His whole body trembled violently and passed out.

On the other side, General Ye, who joined Ye Zhengping, received a secret letter from the Beiliang royal family. The group rushed to the Wuwu Gate not far from the Beiliang royal family before dawn with elite soldiers.

Chu Li, who had disappeared from the team for a long time, was now wearing the clothes of the Beiliang royal family, and appeared in front of the crowd with two ministers. He led countless generals and stopped the army that was about to enter the city.

"General Ye brought so many elite soldiers into the city, is he trying to harm my royal family in Beiliang?" He stood on the carriage and looked down at the soldiers below, his tone condensed and serious.

"Presumptuous!" With a wave of Ye Wenxuan's hand, two thousand cavalry unleashed their weapons and surrounded Chu Li and his party.

Chu Li glanced at the crowd with a cold expression, and said calmly: "Please also ask the general to remove his armor and enter the inner hall alone, don't make mistakes."

Ye Wenxuan sneered, and refused without hesitation, "Don't even think about it, I was ordered to escort the princess to Beiliang, but now that Beiliang has detained Ye's prostitute, why don't you ask me to wait for the leader to find out! Please don't blame your Highness! The generals will find Zhaoyan, and they will evacuate themselves!"

The assertive and arrogant tone of Beiliang in the letter made him have to believe that they really held the missing Ye Zhaoyan in their hands.

It's just that Ye Wenxuan was careful, always trying to force out the opponent's real cards.

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand, and the two thousand cavalry behind him shouted in unison: "Kill!"

Seeing that two thousand elite soldiers were about to enter the Wuwu Sect to search wantonly, Chu Li's expression changed as expected, both sides would suffer, after all, it was not what he wanted.

He quickly waved his hand, and a maid immediately presented the tray.

Ye Wenxuan's pupils shrank suddenly after seeing the contents of the tray. The clothes inside were those that Ye Zhaoyan often wore, especially with fresh blood stains on them!
Could it be... Zhaoyan was really detained by the Beiliang royal family?

Ye Zhengping obviously also saw the key point, he took a step forward and took a closer look, and after this look, he saw his blue sword tassel, which was soaked with a few traces of blood, lying quietly on the plate.

This is what Ye Zhaoyan took from his sword with his own hands!

Ye Zhengping suddenly felt the blood in his chest boil, wishing he could chop the people of Beiliang to pieces!

Chu Li seemed impatient with the hesitation of the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "If General Ye doesn't go to see his granddaughter sooner, and cause her to suffer some inhumane experience, I can't blame my son for not reminding me."

Hearing this, Ye Wenxuan held back his anger and said word by word through gritted teeth: "Your Highness, wait a minute."

The wildness and cruelty of Beiliang people were deeply imprinted in Ye Wenxuan's heart, so he didn't dare to bet.

After finishing speaking, he neatly removed his fine armor and walked in with his sword.

When Chu Li saw their movements, a treacherous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he led a group of guards to follow behind, and the door slowly closed.

A group of people walked through the long bluestone palace road and headed for Beiliang Palace.

At this time it was not yet dawn, the maid guarding the hall was startled, she hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to plead guilty, "Slaves deserve to die." Sensing her words, she had already led everyone in the hall to retreat.

After looking around in the hall, Chu Li went straight to the top, sat on the edge of the dragon chair with his robe lifted, and finally said what he wanted in his heart, "The general is willing to negotiate a deal with me."

Ye Wenxuan didn't answer him, but asked in a deep voice, "Where's Zhaoyan?"

Chu Li pointed to a chair beside him and signaled Ye Zhengping to take a seat, "Don't worry, General Ye. Miss Ye is placed in Yan Zhiji's bedroom, and she is safe and sound at the moment. After General Ye agrees to my son's request, you can go to see her."

(End of this chapter)