Chapter 66: Saving the Aloof Crown Prince 17

I never expected Xiao Mi to be unhelpful, and instead he even advised me; Yun Yihe was furious but didn't dare to retort.

Yun Jiannan watched their unwilling expressions and secretly shook his head.

This jade bracelet wasn't anything valuable; normally, giving it would be fine, but her behavior was odd, making it seem strange.

"You look a little unhappy, sister; are you blaming me?"

"... No, sister, you're overthinking."

Yun Yihe couldn't think of another way; Yun Jiannan brought up the Second Prince, and even if he were thick-skinned, he couldn't take someone's love token.

Otherwise, how would the Eldest Princess view him?

But if he couldn't get the bracelet… the Eldest Prince would surely blame him.

Yun Yihe was tangled up like that, still without a solution, when he saw the guards fall into chaos.

The Eldest Prince's personal guard rode back alone on horseback, hastily dismounted in panic, and apologized to Xiao Mi.

"Eldest Princess, something's wrong! Your Highness was ambushed and fell off the mountain cliff!"

"What?" Xiao Mi jumped up, slammed the table, "What are you waiting for! Quickly summon the attendants to go down the mountain and search!"

Xiao Mi shouted sternly, "If you can't find the Eldest Prince, just wait to lose your heads!"

"Yes!"

Yun Yihe instantly forgot everything in his anxiety and worry, "How could this happen…"

Xiao Mi bit her lip, "No, I must go see for myself."

She left the pavilion first, and Yun Yihe followed closely behind.

Yun Jiannan watched the two depart, although he hadn't heard how the Second Prince was, he still worried and followed after them.

——

Time rewound half an hour earlier.

Xiao Zhuoxian always remembered Xiao Su's advice, and ahead he indeed saw a patch of banyan forest, branches growing wildly, looking quite gloomy.

Xiao Yunye said as if it were a sudden idea, "The paths inside are tangled and complex; I've heard the Younger Brother has trained superb horsemanship—this is a perfect chance to prove his strength. Would the Younger Brother like to go with me?"

"Elder Brother overpraises me, but I, the younger subject, truly dare not accept."

Xiao Zhuoxian clasped his hands, "The inside looks dangerous; it's best to be cautious. What do you think, Elder Brother?"

Thinking of his own plan, Xiao Yunye could not just let Xiao Zhuoxian off like that.

He feigned indignation, "Could it be that the Emperor looks down on my horsemanship?"

Pacing outside the banyan forest, Xiao Zhuoxian really felt it strange—why would Xiao Yunye be so eager to let him enter?

Could it be…

He felt a slight alarm in his heart.

But then he thought, such an overt ambush would surely not happen.

The two had already left the guards far behind.

Yet under Xiao Yunye's gaze, Xiao Zhuoxian inexplicably felt a chill all over and dared not relax his vigilance.

Just then.

A sound came from the other side of the woods.

Xiao Zhuoxian's ear twitched; he discerned it was the sound of fabric rubbing against leaves.

Thinking it was Xiao Yunye's men sent to ambush him, he was about to spur his horse away when he saw arrows already shot, flying straight toward Xiao Yunye.

Xiao Yunye naturally recognized that these were not his own men.

He was shocked, hurriedly steadying his frightened horse.

But the attackers came with fierce momentum, arrows raining down, and they were well-trained, specifically aiming at the horse's legs and Xiao Yunye's body.

Xiao Zhuoxian grabbed the reins, and also noticed movement stirring within the banyan forest.

He thought Xiao Yunye must have prepared an ambush here for him, but instead it was reversed, causing the people in the banyan forest to fall into disarray.

He watched coldly, with no intention to help.

Xiao Yunye had no way to retreat.

He had been shot twice in the back; accustomed to modern life and now pampered in this era, how could he endure such excruciating pain?

The remaining horse was shot down, he tumbled to the ground with it, and saw a group of people in black clothing.

He shouted, "What audacity!! Do you know who I am?!"

No one answered him.

Xiao Yunye was driven back by that group all the way to the edge of the mountain cliff.

"Don't come closer!"

He felt he had completely lost his composure, filled with fear and dread.

This shouldn't be the case.

He is a transmigrator, holding the original novel's script—how could he end up like this! Who exactly wants to harm him!

Xiao Yunye swallowed, his wounds already painful to numbness; his treasure-blue brocade robe was stained with blood and dirt, looking quite disheveled, and even his face bore blood marks from arrow grazes.

"Who exactly sent you!"

That group of black-clothed people obviously still had no intention of answering him.

The leader drew a long sword from his waist and raised it high toward Xiao Yunye.

"Ahhhhh—"

Xiao Yunye retreated in panic, his foot slipped.

And just like that, he fell down the mountain cliff.

Watching from behind, Xiao Zhuoxian's pupils contracted; if he died just like that, it would not be to his advantage either.

Just as he was about to move and act, he saw the two people on the opposite mountainside.

Jin Chen and Xiao Su were also watching the battle.

Jin Chen saw Xiao Zhuoxian looking over, made a hand gesture, and the latter immediately understood; this group of ambushing black-clothed people must be Xiao Su's arrangement……

Indeed, the oriole lies in wait.

As if to confirm his guess, the black-clothed people saw Xiao Yunye already fallen, and the leader looked toward Jin Chen opposite.

Jin Chen nodded, signalling them to hurry and leave.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -20, total 70!】

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -10! Total 60!】

【Host is mighty!】

The 0731 notification chimed in his mind, Jin Chen curled his lips and held Xiao Su tighter.

"Is Xiao Su's darling still satisfied?"

"Satisfied, you arranged it well."

Xiao Su watched Xiao Yunye, who had fallen down the mountain cliff, in so much pain he could only curl up, unable even to crawl up, a flash of pleasure passing through his eyes.

It's just a pity that today he still cannot be killed.

Seeming to sense Xiao Su's regret, Jin Chen soothed him gently, "He saw blood today, his internal organs are injured, and the Heart-Eating Worm will flare up even more fiercely."

"What's more, if he just died like that, it wouldn't be satisfying."

Jin Chen lowered his head to kiss Xiao Su's cheek, "We'll slowly play with him."

"You're right."

Xiao Su's pent-up feelings eased considerably, but the next second he frowned again.

"How can he still move?"

Jin Chen shifted his gaze and looked downward.

Xiao Yunye seemed to suddenly gain strength, struggling to sit up, and the wound that had been bleeding nonstop gradually stopped.

Jin Chen frowned, his icy gaze turning to the sky.

This Heavenly Dao's favoritism toward Xiao Yunye has become blatantly obvious to this extent.

【0731.】

【Understood, I'll now report to the Main System! Host, rest assured!】

0731 immediately pressed another button on the Space Control Console, opening the link with the Spirit Terminal Main System.

Jin Chen flipped his wrist, Spiritual Power forming an arrow, shooting fiercely at the already-standing Xiao Yunye.

In Xiao Su and Xiao Zhuoxian's eyes, it was him struggling to rise in his dying state, but soon he collapsed from lack of strength and then fainted completely.

Xiao Su's brow relaxed, thinking that he had been overthinking after all.

Heavenly Dao tugged at a few bolts of lightning.

Before the thunder could even fall, it seemed to have received an order and silently dissipated.