Chapter 177: Chapter 177

Shen Weixi was pacing anxiously nearby.

Although she didn’t know the identity of the man in white, she could tell he was using True Qi and Inner Strength to protect Yun Ran’s heart, so she didn’t disturb him.

She waited until he finished channeling his energy and then approached with a worried expression to inquire, "How’s Yue’er? When will she wake up? We need to find a doctor quickly, but the way down the mountain is blocked by those poisonous insects. What should we do?"

Shen Mubai dragged his bruised and battered body with difficulty to Yun Ran’s side, trying to see her.

But he was heartlessly kicked away by the man in white.

"Stay away from her."

Yu Qingyan cried out in shock and lunged to Shen Mubai’s side, helping him up, "Mr. Shen, are you okay? Hey! Who are you? Why are you attacking people so senselessly?"

The man in white gave her a cold glance, his gaze as sharp as a blade, making Yu Qingyan’s heart tremble and step back.

The man in white withdrew his gaze coldly, carefully avoiding Yun Ran’s wounds, gently and carefully cradling her in his arms, and wrapped her tightly with his cloak, turning to leave.

"Where are you taking her?"

Shen Mubai, seeing this, disregarded his injuries and tried to step forward to stop him, but was tightly held back by Yu Qingyan.

"Mr. Shen, with your injuries, don’t move recklessly."

Shen Weixi flashed in front of the man in white, watching him nervously and vigilantly.

"I’m very grateful that you saved Yue’er and us, but you can’t take her away!"

The man in white glanced at Shen Weixi lightly, suddenly gave a feigned palm strike, forcing Shen Weixi to retreat several steps.

In just that fleeting moment, his figure soared into the air, his robes fluttering, like an immortal riding the wind away.

Realizing the ruse too late, Shen Weixi cursed ’damn it’, and started to chase, only to find halfway that the man had leapt from the mountain cliff.

In that instant, Shen Weixi’s heart nearly flew into her throat, rushing to the edge of the cliff at lightning speed.

A deep abyss, shrouded in clouds, billowing winds roared up from the cliff, blowing strands of hair wildly, making it hard to keep one’s eyes open.

Shen Weixi almost blacked out and fell headfirst.

Fortunately, she was caught by Yu Qingyan, "Weixi sister, that person is highly skilled in martial arts and has exceptional Qinggong, surely nothing will happen to him."

"Moreover, he didn’t accidentally fall but jumped down on his own, he must have his reasons. You don’t need to worry too much."

Shen Weixi calmed down, thinking there was some sense to that.

Perhaps he was confident in his martial prowess, and the path down the mountain was difficult and long, maybe he was looking for a shortcut?

But still, she didn’t give Yu Qingyan a good face, coldly shaking her off.

"Whether I’m worried or not is none of your business. Stay away from me, I don’t want to see your face!"

Yu Qingyan felt somewhat aggrieved but still retreated a bit from Shen Weixi, "Weixi sister, the winds are strong and risky at the cliff, you’d better step back."

Shen Weixi snorted coldly, not inclined to deal with her, turning to look down the mountain.

The flames still burned; without the control of the flute, the poisonous insects had scattered, leaving behind quite a few carcasses.

Shen Weixi squinted her eyes, lost in thought: This text is hosted at novel★fire.net

Killers that could control poisonous insects with flute sounds? They are definitely not ordinary!

And they were targeting Yue’er!

Yue’er is kind-hearted and simple, who could she possibly offend?

It’s nine out of ten times that old hag from the Qin family!

Shen Weixi shot up, grabbing her sword as she headed down the mountain.

"Weixi sister, you just leave ? Mr. Shen he..."

Yu Qingyan called out anxiously to stop her, Shen Weixi turned, casting a murderous glare in their direction, "Aren’t you two inseparable? Enjoy the view here!"

With those words, she didn’t spare them another glance and left with flair.

Yu Qingyan returned to Shen Mubai’s side with a full face of melancholy, "Mr. Shen, are you okay? Can you walk? I’ll help you down the mountain."

After descending the mountain, Shen Weixi’s first order of business was to head to the Prince Qin Mansion to report back.

Considering that if word got out that Yun Ran had been abducted by an unknown person, it might be used against her, potentially damaging her reputation, she only said Yun Ran was ambushed and accidentally fell off a cliff.

She urged them to quickly send more people to search, planning to return to the General’s Mansion to gather men to join the search later.

Unexpectedly, the guard just looked at her calmly and asked, "Fell off a cliff? Are you referring to falling alongside a man in white with a silver mask?"

Shen Weixi was utterly stunned, nearly blurting out ’how do you know?’ but changed her words to, "Why do you say that?"

The guard remained unchanged, earnestly stating, "That is our head guard, a martial arts master secretly assigned by the Prince to protect the princess. He has already safely returned the princess to the mansion. Miss Shen, no need to worry."

Assigned by Prince Qin?

A flurry of question marks floated around her head, Shen Weixi focused on the main point, "Yue’er has already returned to the mansion?"

"Yes! The medical officer is currently attending to her, Miss Shen, please don’t worry."

Upon hearing this, Shen Weixi wanted to go inside to take a look, but was blocked by the guard, explaining that the princess needed to rest and heal, and the Prince ordered no one to disturb her!

Unwilling to give up, Shen Weixi pointed to her own nose, "Not even me?"

The guard gave her a meaningful look and added, "The Prince said if Miss Shen tried to force her way in, he’d have no choice but to release the dogs."

Did she forget to bring her wings in her rush out today? Should she go back and get them?

The guard looked at her again, leisurely added:

"Our Prince has already equipped the dogs with a pair of wings; now they’re flying dogs, Miss Shen, it’s best not to have any crooked ideas."

This leaves no room for survival, huh?!

Does Yue’er know how black-hearted Prince Qin is?!

Yun Ran awoke to the realization that her body was plummeting rapidly.

Opening her eyes to soaring green mountains receding fast, the whistling wind roaring past her ears.

She stood frozen for a moment, then abruptly widened her eyes:

[Did I fall off a cliff?!]

[Who threw me down?!]

[That bastard Shen Mubai? Or his little lover?]

Suddenly hearing a soft cough, low and sexy.

Yun Ran was startled and looked up, only to meet the sight of a man’s elegantly charming jawline.

Yun Ran blinked, and in the next moment, she felt a murderous urge.

"Bastard! If you want to die, jump on your own, why drag me down with you? Did I dig up your ancestral grave?"

Regrettably, her voice was too weak to carry any momentum.

The man looked down at her, "You fell on your own."

Why couldn’t she remember?

"I jumped down to catch you."

So, she cursed the wrong person?

So, she needs to thank him?