Qiu Lu quickly stopped Jing Heng.
"What are you doing?"
The Prince and the young lady had developed so quickly, they were already embracing!
He couldn't help but blush. This was the perfect time to foster their feelings, and Jing Heng was going to ruin this beautiful moment. He would never allow it!
A killing intent emanated from Jing Heng's expressionless face. "The Night Prince dares to take liberties with my master!"
Unforgivable!
"What liberties? This is mutual attraction! Besides, didn't you see, Second Miss Yun was about to fall? It was the Prince who caught her, preventing her from falling!" Qiu Lu corrected Jing Heng.
"My master can stand firm!" Jing Heng gritted his teeth.
How could his master, with her martial arts skills, possibly fall? Even if she stumbled, she would recover instantly, there would be no problem!
Qiu Lu's mouth twitched. He was speechless.
He could no longer stop Jing Heng.
Jing Heng still rushed towards Zhan Tian Ye.
With a "whoosh," he drew his sword.
The sword pointed at Zhan Tian Ye's forehead.
The surrounding atmosphere turned chilling as the sword was unsheathed.
"You dare to take liberties with my master!" Jing Heng said coldly.
Qiu Lu covered his face, then quickly let go and rushed to the Prince's side, defending him. "It's not liberties, it's help! It's help, okay?!"
It was too futile!
Yun Shu was momentarily speechless, her earlobes turning red. She had been fine before, but Jing Heng's words made her mind flood with images of Zhan Tian Ye's hand gripping her waist, the intense heat from his palm.
Zhan Tian Ye raised his cold eyes, meeting Jing Heng's furious gaze, and said calmly, "You cannot kill this Prince."
"Jing Heng." Yun Shu shook her head at Jing Heng. "It's a misunderstanding."
Jing Heng coldly sheathed his sword.
At the same time, he thought to himself, *He can't kill the Night Prince? Is the Night Prince too confident? If the Night Prince truly took liberties with my master, I would kill him even if it cost me my life!*
Qiu Lu slapped his forehead again. The atmosphere had been so good!
And Jing Heng had ruined it all!
Oh, Jing Heng!
So unromantic!
An hour later.
Two carriages headed in the direction of the capital.
The sound of the carriage wheels rolling on the road reached their ears.
Yun Shu would usually feel drowsy when traveling by carriage, but today, she felt no such sleepiness.
Her mind was in turmoil.
She felt an inexplicable, uncontrollable emotion taking hold.
She frowned slightly.
Meanwhile, in the carriage behind, Zhan Tian Ye's eyes were bright as he gazed at his palm, as if starlight was twinkling within.
He recalled the joy he felt while appreciating the scenery with her earlier, a pleasure he could feel without needing words. It was something he had never imagined. The scenery in the countryside wasn't particularly beautiful, but with her by his side, the memory of the village became deeply etched in his mind.
Thinking back, he felt that the sunset scenery he saw today was the most beautiful he had ever witnessed.
He slightly, imperceptibly, curved the corners of his lips.
The starlight in his eyes grew more intense.
The carriages continued to travel swiftly towards the capital.
Soon.
They should arrive in about half an hour.
"Your Highness, I just asked Jing Heng about Second Miss Yun and Ji Rong. Jing Heng only said I was ill-minded and revealed nothing else," Qiu Lu reported in a low voice to Zhan Tian Ye inside the carriage.
Zhan Tian Ye withdrew his thoughts. "Said you were ill-minded?"
"Yes!" Qiu Lu felt indignant just thinking about it. *If I'm ill-minded, then Jing Heng is even more so!*
Zhan Tian Ye was silent for a moment, his expression becoming exceptionally cold. "Find Ji Rong's fiancée as soon as possible."
Since he had a fiancée, he should marry her.
"Your Highness, if Second Miss Yun truly intends to marry Ji Rong, then what should we do next..." Qiu Lu voiced his concerns.
"Absolutely impossible." Zhan Tian Ye's voice was sharp and resolute.
Qiu Lu was aghast.
How could he have forgotten? Although the Prince had been cultivating himself in recent years, anything the Prince set his mind to, he would achieve by any means necessary.
Moreover, the Prince now liked Second Miss Yun and would certainly not allow anyone to snatch her away.
He wondered if this was good or bad for Second Miss Yun. *Bah, bah, bah! Good!*
A while later, as the carriages were about to reach the capital.
Suddenly, several horsemen, surrounding them from all sides, blocked their path.
The two carriages were forced to stop.
Yun Shu looked out of the carriage window.
Horses and assassins from all directions.
Coupled with the dark and gloomy sky at this moment, the scene was filled with a murderous aura.
"Your Highness, assassins," Qiu Lu's expression changed slightly, and he whispered a reminder to Zhan Tian Ye.
Zhan Tian Ye looked out, his thin lips pressing together coldly, his lips seeming to sharpen.
The surrounding atmosphere became increasingly suffocating.
However, neither Yun Shu nor Zhan Tian Ye showed any change in their expressions.
"We want heads."
The leader of the assassins gave an order and charged towards the two carriages.
Several highly skilled assassins, well-trained, at the command, all attacked in unison.
Qiu Lu and Jing Heng drew their swords and moved forward.
Feeling the threat to his life, Jing Heng was like a wild horse unleashed, no longer holding back, killing ferociously!
Crimson blood flew through the air.
Yun Shu put on a veil and leaped from the carriage. Her movements were casual. The moment she stepped out of the carriage, someone held their breath for a beat.
When they looked again, she was holding a long whip.
The next moment.
She casually whipped an approaching assassin away.
In the eyes of the assassins, Yun Shu was a frail woman with no strength to even truss a chicken. They never expected her to use a whip to send an assassin flying!
"We must kill her and take her head!"
Someone shouted as a warning.
Many of the assassins turned their attention towards Yun Shu.
Yun Shu's eyes narrowed, and a playful smile tugged at her lips. The assassins' target wasn't Zhan Tian Ye, but her?
She had just assumed these people were here to assassinate Zhan Tian Ye, but it turned out they were here to assassinate her!
Upon hearing them talk about taking Yun Shu's head, Jing Heng's bloodshot eyes became even more so. His sword was covered in blood, even his hands were stained.
Where he stood was a chaotic scene, entirely crimson.
"How dare you!" Jing Heng roared, his voice shaking, his killing intent terrifying.
Qiu Lu, who hadn't been paying attention, suddenly looked down at Jing Heng's feet.
At that sight, he nearly fainted.
It was horrifying!
It was his first time seeing someone kill like this!
It was more chilling than seeing a ground full of heads!
Yun Shu saw it too. She sighed, "Oh, Jing Heng..."
Zhan Tian Ye sat in the carriage, but he was now holding an assassin.
His hand was tightly clamped around the assassin's neck.
The oppressive aura emanating from him made the assassin tremble.
"Who sent you to assassinate Yun Shu?" Zhan Tian Ye asked coldly.
With his neck held, his breathing controlled, the assassin looked at Zhan Tian Ye with terror in his eyes, gritting his teeth.
Several more hidden guards suddenly appeared around them.
Seeing more people arrive, the assassin became flustered and lost his nerve.
Yun Shu then noticed the assassin Zhan Tian Ye held was the leader who had just ordered them to take her head.