Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 35 Life-saving grace
At this moment, the sound of branches breaking suddenly came from the air.

A timid guard suddenly raised his head.

His eyes widened immediately, and he pointed at the depths of the red maple: "Look! What...what...what is that?"

Everyone looked up.

Thirty meters away, on a maple tree, there was a huge leopard squatting, its big, bright yellow eyes staring straight at this side.

Its mouth was open, and blood and saliva flowed down its long, sharp canine teeth.

Ye Wanqing's pupils suddenly shrank.

leopard!

How did the leopard from the hunting ground come to Red Maple Mountain?
There were more than a dozen people, but none of them could make a sound.

In the tree, the leopard growled dangerously.

"Ah!" Someone screamed.

Everyone was suddenly shocked.

The leopard arched its back, ready to attack.

The maple tree shook violently, branches and leaves fell, and the leopard pounced towards this side as fast as lightning, so fast that only an afterimage was left.

At that moment, Ye Wanqing had no time to think.

She just watched as the leopard flew into the air and fell heavily to the ground, splattering dust and blood far away.

A drop of warm liquid splashed on her forehead.

The leopard was lying three meters away from her, howling in pain, gasping for breath, and blood foam oozing out of its mouth and nostrils.

Two arrows shot from the air again and pierced deeply into the leopard's neck.

This time, the leopard died completely.

The timid guard's legs went weak and he sat down on the ground.

Ye Wanqing's palms were wet and her legs were weak.

Standing there, she saw the leopard's blood flowing from the corner of her skirt and winding down along the stone steps.

Lu Jilian had not yet put away his longbow, with his slender fingers still resting on the back of the bow. With cold murderous intent in his eyes, he looked at her from a distance.

Ye Wanqing's weak legs suddenly gained some strength.

Her voice was hoarse: "Thank you... Master Lu."

Behind them, the guards finally realized that they were saved. They climbed up and thanked Lu Jilian again and again: "Thank you, Master Lu, for saving our lives..."

Liao Fuyu held Ye Wanqing's wrist tightly, her teeth chattering.

There was a sound of footsteps on the mountain path.

The guards who were patrolling the mountain hurriedly chased after him. When they saw the leopard on the ground, they all breathed a sigh of relief: "Prince Lu has done a great deed!"

Lu Jilian ordered them: "Carry the leopard down the mountain."

"Yes!"

Twenty or thirty guards hurried over, saluted Ye Wanqing, and carried the leopard away swiftly.

Blood flowed all over the floor.

Lu Jilian put away his bow and arrow, walked down the blood-spattered stone steps, and his eyes fell on Ye Wanqing: "I'm sorry to have scared you."

"I'm fine." Ye Wanqing's voice was very hoarse.

Suddenly, Lu Jilian curved the corners of his lips, raised his large and soft moon-white sleeves, and gently wiped her brows.

His voice was as gentle as his movements: "Fortunately, I'm not hurt."

Ye Wanqing turned her head without thinking.

Lu Jilian paused for a moment and said softly, "Don't move, it will be fine soon."

"No need to wipe it." Ye Wanqing avoided Lu Jilian's hand and said coldly: "Don't bother Master Lu, I'll just go down the mountain and wash it."

Lu Jilian had no choice but to roll up his sleeves.

The moon-white sleeves were stained with blood, like red plum blossoms blooming gorgeously in winter.

Lu Jilian's expression remained gentle, and he said, "I will escort the young lady down the mountain." "Master Lu is not patrolling the mountain anymore?" Ye Wanqing looked up at Lu Jilian, who was a head taller than her, and said, "You don't care about the other frightened people?"

Lu Jilian chuckled: "I have already saved them once. Now, I only need to protect the young lady."

Ye Wanqing clenched her fists.

Lu Jilian, if you could learn half of what you learned in your previous life and be more gentle and honest with me, perhaps I would not die in pain.

I have been cold all my life, why is this life not cold anymore?
I have let you go, why won't you let me go?

Ye Wanqing has never denied that Lu Jilian is excellent in many aspects.

If she had never been married to Lu Jilian for her entire life, perhaps she would have really lost her mind for a moment and fallen into his tenderness.

Unfortunately, she had already failed once.

I will never make the same mistake again!
No matter how many times he lives again, Lu Jilian was born to be an official. He will be granted a title of nobility and become a prime minister, bring honor to his family, and govern the country and bring peace to the world.

But she has her own way to go.

……

The mountain breeze is blowing gently.

After the leopard died, the birds in the wild finally became active again, breaking the deathly silence in the mountains.

Ye Wanqing took two steps back and bowed solemnly to Lu Jilian: "Thank you for saving me today, Master Lu. I will never forget your kindness. One day, I will repay you with a gift of grass and a ring."

Lu Jilian's eyes flickered slightly.

After a moment, he smiled very elegantly: "Miss, I accept your gift. Shooting down the leopard just now is my duty, not a life-saving favor. If the emperor asks about it, I would like to ask Miss and everyone present to say a few good words for me so that the emperor can punish me less severely. Okay?"

Ye Wanqing nodded slightly: "Okay."

After saying that, he shifted his gaze and no longer looked at Lu Jilian's face.

On the way down the mountain, Lu Jilian walked in front steadily, holding a bow and arrow, and looked around from time to time to prevent other wild beasts from suddenly rushing out to attack.

Liao Fuyu leaned close to Ye Wanqing's ear and praised, "Prince Lu is not only tall and handsome, but also very good at archery. With him around, I feel so safe."

Ye Wanqing forced a smile.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Liao Fuyu said no more.

At the foot of the mountain, there were already quite a few people waiting there.

When Emperor Fengyang heard that a wild leopard in the hunting ground had escaped by climbing over the high wall, scaring many female relatives, he immediately brought people to Hongfeng Mountain to check the situation.

At this time, there was a sound of sobbing at the foot of the mountain.

When Ye Wanqing and his party went down the mountain, they saw young women already wearing veils and waiting in line for medical consultation accompanied by their families.

Emperor Fengyang had a gloomy face and was talking to Chu Yanrong with his head tilted to the side.

Chu Yanrong looked solemn and anxious, and from time to time she looked up at the stone steps on the mountain.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Prince Lu is back!"

Lu Jilian walked in front. At the last stone step, he handed the bow and arrow to the guard, then knelt down and apologized to Emperor Fengyang: "I failed to patrol properly, causing the wild leopard to disturb the princess and many noble families. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Fengyang stared in silence.

Ye Wanqing and Liao Fuyu were walking over with their guards.

Seeing blood on her daughter's forehead, Chu Yanrong's eyes suddenly showed worry.

Ye Wanqing glanced at her and walked straight to Emperor Fengyang: "Qing'er greets His Majesty."

"Are you hurt?" Emperor Fengyang looked at the two of them.

One was his biological niece, and the other was the daughter of a general in charge of 300,000 troops. No matter which one was injured, it would be a big deal.

Ye Wanqing bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, fortunately, Master Lu came to our rescue in time and shot down the wild leopard that pounced on us, so Qing'er and Fu Yu were able to stay safe."

"Your Majesty, I am not injured either." Liao Fuyu followed.

Emperor Fengyang glanced at the blood on Ye Wanqing's forehead, then at the blood on Lu Jilian's sleeves, and said slowly: "Mr. Lu, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Jilian bowed and stood there with a normal expression.

Emperor Fengyang asked his attendants, "Has the person who entered the hunting ground not been called out yet?"

(End of this chapter)