Chapter 193: Volume 1, Chapter 193: Fine, You Protect This King

By another fire in the distance, Chen Feng watched this scene and silently changed his position, turning his back to Yun Qiyue and the others.

Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind.

Yun Qiyue did not notice the movement on Chen Feng's side. Upon discovering that Ye Lanjue was waiting for her to feed him, she did not act coy; she ate a bite, then fed him a bite, and only when Ye Lanjue's meat was roasted did she start eating her own.

Just as Yun Qiyue lay down to rest, she was hoisted up by Ye Lanjue.

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly being lifted, Yun Qiyue was somewhat displeased.

But before Ye Lanjue could answer, Yun Qiyue felt that something was wrong.

The atmosphere was wrong.

There was killing intent.

Just as Yun Qiyue sensed this, a group of assassins suddenly burst out from the dense forest.

The assassins' target was aimed directly at Ye Lanjue.

Of course, they were intercepted by Chen Feng and the others, and a slaughter began.

Yet despite this, the number of assassins was high, so in the end, some still attacked toward Ye Lanjue's side.

Yun Qiyue soon discovered that although these assassins' target was Ye Lanjue, perhaps because they noticed Ye Lanjue was constantly protecting her, they actually began to target her specifically.

Damn it!

Do they take her for a sick cat?

"Imperial Uncle, I'll handle it myself."

Yun Qiyue stepped out from behind Ye Lanjue, her eyes filled with a fighting spirit.

Such a good opportunity to practice, she didn't want to miss it.

Besides, how could she, Yun Qiyue, be someone who only relies on others for protection?

That was not her.

Ye Lanjue looked at the fighting spirit and light in Yun Qiyue's eyes, and a hint of a smile appeared in his own. "Fine, you protect this King."

Saying this, Ye Lanjue leaned back against the carriage and completely stopped caring.

Yun Qiyue saw Ye Lanjue's action and didn't even have time to be speechless, because all the assassins had concentrated their firepower and were attacking her.

Yun Qiyue directly revealed her scalpel.

No choice, who told her the scalpel was sharper?

Moreover, she excelled at close-quarters combat; the scalpel was perfectly sufficient.

Those assassins had all taken Yun Qiyue for a sick cat, but the sick cat suddenly turned into a fierce tiger, pouncing toward them.

Although caught off guard, they were well-trained after all, and the assassin Yun Qiyue targeted quickly parried her offensive.

However, no one expected that Yun Qiyue's target was actually not him, but the person beside him.

Coupled with the fact that Yun Qiyue's movements were truly too fast and these assassins were not accustomed to close-quarters combat, she actually succeeded.

Now, no one dared to underestimate Yun Qiyue anymore; they all used their full focus.

Yun Qiyue also clearly felt the gap between herself and her opponents, but at the same time, she could see their weaknesses and her own advantages at a glance.

Must say, Master Jiuyuan was truly impressive; his lightness skill was simply peerless.

So much so that even though she had only just mastered it, these assassins' speed was not as good as hers.

And clearly, these assassins were not skilled at close-quarters combat at all, which gave Yun Qiyue an opportunity.

Yun Qiyue was someone who loved challenges the most; as long as the gap wasn't massive, she could always turn defeat into victory.

This time, Yun Qiyue was no exception.

Even though her arm was accidentally injured because of it, Yun Qiyue fought more bravely as the battle went on, truly having eyes red with bloodlust.

But Ye Lanjue looked at Yun Qiyue's bleeding hand, his brows furrowed high.

Yet he also saw Yun Qiyue's progress, so he endured it, and finally put away the violent killing intent he had raised because of Yun Qiyue's hand.

With a "Ssh—" sound, Yun Qiyue slit the throat of the last man in black beside her, and finally stood up straight.

Those eyes, from sharp and filled with killing intent, gradually turned relaxed and joyful.

It had been a long time since she had fought so satisfyingly.

She, Yun Qiyue, had crawled out of piles of dead bodies in the past; she was never some weak little white flower afraid of getting blood on her hands.

Deep down, she had always harbored a bloodlust.

Turning her head, Yun Qiyue looked at Ye Lanjue, meeting his cold yet slightly appreciative eyes.

"Thank you."

She knew that with his ability, it would have been easy to kill these people in one fell swoop just now.

Thinking about it now, the reason he didn't act was likely because of her.

And in truth, the gap between her strength and those men in black was quite large; at the beginning, there were a few times she almost lost.

In that situation, to lose meant to die.

If not for Ye Lanjue's escort, she likely wouldn't have had this room for improvement.

Ye Lanjue saw that Yun Qiyue had figured it out and didn't hide it, the corners of his lips curling slightly.

But, the corners of Ye Lanjue's lips suddenly froze halfway.

Yun Qiyue saw Ye Lanjue flash toward her.

Before she could react, she was already protected behind Ye Lanjue.

Then came a muffled groan from afar, and something fell.

At the same time, she saw a hidden arrow pierce into the carriage body.

Yun Qiyue was slightly stunned; she had actually been careless.

Ye Lanjue let go of Yun Qiyue, his dark gaze fixed on her, his lips pressed tight.

Looking at Ye Lanjue's expression, Yun Qiyue's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, yet she didn't quite understand the meaning behind the expression Ye Lanjue was looking at her with.

Finally, Ye Lanjue's gaze fell on Yun Qiyue's hand.

"Treat the wound first."

Saying this, Ye Lanjue instructed Chen Feng and the others to clean up, and he boarded the carriage.

Yun Qiyue looked at her sleeve, preparing to treat it on the spot.

However, at this moment, Ye Lanjue's voice came out, "Get on the carriage."

In his voice, there was clear displeasure.

Yun Qiyue: "..."

Silently, she boarded the carriage, then tore her sleeve to reveal the wound.

The one injured was her Ghost Hand.

The wound wasn't very long, just over a finger's length, but it was a bit deep, with the flesh turned outward.

She hadn't felt it just now, but now that things had quieted down, Yun Qiyue finally felt some pain.

She didn't see that when Ye Lanjue looked at the wound on her arm, he furrowed his brows slightly... well, Ye Lanjue was wearing a mask, so even if Yun Qiyue stared at him, she wouldn't be able to see the furrowing action.

Fortunately, these wounds were not a big deal to Yun Qiyue.

Yun Qiyue directly used her sleeve to exchange for biological glue from the system—after all, suturing herself was quite difficult, and the biological glue from the New Century was highly effective.

Just as Yun Qiyue was preparing to apply the medicine to herself, a large palm reached over and took the biological glue from her hand.

"This King will help you."

Ye Lanjue said in a deep voice, then asked Yun Qiyue for the method of applying the medicine.

Upon learning that it only needed to be applied to the wound, Ye Lanjue began to focus on applying the medicine for Yun Qiyue.

When he saw the medicated wound bonding together, even Ye Lanjue, who was well-traveled and knew some of Yun Qiyue's secrets, couldn't help but be astonished.

What was the principle behind this? He didn't understand it at all.

Sensing that the medicine had been applied, yet Ye Lanjue didn't move, Yun Qiyue couldn't help but look toward him, only to see Ye Lanjue staring blankly at her wound.

Yun Qiyue followed Ye Lanjue's gaze to look at her own wound.

At this moment, the flesh that had been turned outward had already grown together.

Although the biological glue couldn't heal it extremely quickly, and red blood lines could still be seen, the speed was still very fast.

After one day, it should be completely healed inside and out.

Yun Qiyue explained the principle to Ye Lanjue.

After she finished, no one spoke in the carriage for a time; the carriage fell into a silence.

Then, something Yun Qiyue never expected happened.

Ye Lanjue, who had been perfectly fine, just collapsed straight into her arms. ===== CHAPTER 194 =====