The Eldest Daughter is Delicate and Pretty, How Can She Be a Malicious Supporting Character - Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Captured

The plum forest in the Yunhua Temple was vast. If Layan and Luoxu hadn’t left marks along the way, even she might have gotten lost.

There were originally many visitors admiring the flowers, but due to the assassins, they didn’t see anyone on the way, only the blooming plum blossoms.

Xie Chengjun walked ahead, and Pei Lingyi followed behind him, pointing out the direction.

Of course, she was following the marks they had left. When facing Xie Chengjun, she naturally pretended to be trying hard to remember. After all, everything that had happened today was just a coincidence. The assassins had nothing to do with her, and she had only met Xiao Yan by chance. She just happened to be traveling with Xie Chengjun.

How could anyone suspect her?
She was just too kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to see someone in danger without helping.

A deep glimmer flashed in her eyes, but no one saw it. When she looked up again, she had transformed back into the gentle and dignified Pei Lingyi.

“Jiaojiao, when we see Xiao Yan, no matter what his situation is, you need to find a place to hide first, okay?” Xie Chengjun turned around and reminded her.

The man’s tall figure exuded strength, unlike many young masters in the capital who were slender. He was naturally handsome, but due to his martial arts training and exposure to the elements, his face looked cold and rugged.

At that moment, he looked down at her with concern in his eyes, which didn’t quite match his usual demeanor.

He was seven years older than her, and she had known him since she was a child. Later, when her brother insisted on going to the frontier for training, Xie Chengjun, who shared similar interests with her brother, was supposed to go too. However, he was the only child in his family, and it seemed that his mother couldn’t bear to part with him, so he stayed in the capital.

He and her brother were classmates, and both were geniuses in the academy, especially since they were both skilled in martial arts and dedicated to serving the frontier. They aimed to pacify the surrounding small countries and bring peace to the Great Ye dynasty.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t realize their ideals together. Now, Xie Chengjun held the position of Commander in the court, while her brother guarded the frontier. They hadn’t seen each other in years.

She looked up at him, her bright eyes sparkling, making Xie Chengjun feel a bit embarrassed.
He usually didn’t dare to look at her like that…

“Brother Xie, don’t worry, I know what to do,” she said.

The closer they walked, the stronger the scent of blood became, and the air was filled with tension. Even Xie Chengjun couldn’t help but frown, his hand instinctively gripping the hilt of his sword.

There were faint sounds of fighting coming from up ahead, and Xie Chengjun signaled for the people behind him to stop. Several guards immediately surrounded Pei Lingyi and the others, while he walked alone towards the source of the sound.

He found a plum tree and parted the branches to see a man in a dark blue robe kneeling on the ground, his back facing him. The man’s clothes were stained with blood, and several black-clad figures lay scattered around him.

A few people stood at a distance, their faces masked, but Xie Chengjun could sense their wariness.

The man on the ground held only a dagger in his hand.

Xie Chengjun couldn’t see the man’s expression, but he knew he must be near the end of his strength. If those people really wanted to kill him, it would likely end in a desperate struggle.

From the girl’s words earlier, he had sensed her concern. He hadn’t wanted to get involved, but when he turned around and saw her worried expression.

Forget it, he was much older than her, and even if he felt jealous, he couldn’t bear to see her look so sad.

He drew his long sword from his waist and parted the plum branches in front of him.

With a swift step, he appeared in front of the man in an instant. He looked up at the masked figures and said in a stern voice, “You dare to assassinate a government official!”

As soon as he spoke, many guards with swords and knives rushed out from the surroundings.

The situation on the field changed instantly.

The remaining masked assassins obviously recognized Xie Chengjun. When they saw him suddenly appear, they were taken aback.

In an instant, they tried to turn around and run.

But they were already surrounded. Now, they were the ones who were cornered and desperate.

Xiao Yan’s condition was clearly not good.

The people who had come to assassinate him were all skilled in martial arts, and their moves were swift and deadly.

He didn’t have a sword, only a dagger, and he didn’t have many hidden weapons. He could only fight them up close.

Even so, he had managed to force them to retreat, but he was also unable to hold on any longer and had fallen to the ground.

If those people had realized what was happening and fought him head-on, the outcome would have been uncertain.

He might have been able to kill a few of them, but he wouldn’t have been able to walk out of the forest alive.

And his last thought before losing consciousness was of the ungrateful woman. He had inexplicably felt a sense of relief when he saw her escape.

These people had come for him, and if he died here, it would be his fate. He didn’t like her tricks, but he hadn’t wanted to implicate her.

But… he hadn’t been able to clear up the matter of the archery incident on the street with her, and it left him feeling a bit resentful.

“Xiao Yan! Are you okay?” a gentle voice, seemingly with a hint of panic, sounded in his ear.

The man kneeling on the ground was covered in blood, some of which belonged to him and some to the dead bodies around him.

He struggled to lift his head, and his once-clean face was now covered in dust and blood. His disheveled hair was stuck to his forehead with sweat and blood.

From a distance, he saw a figure in white approaching through the flowers, like a fairy descending from heaven, breathtakingly beautiful.

Pei Lingyi’s eyes were filled with tears, and she looked like she was shocked by his condition, but her hands showed no disgust. Instead, she gently took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully wiped the blood from his face, showing extreme concern and tenderness.

Xiao Yan’s dark eyes stared straight at the person in front of him, as if trying to figure something out.

His lips moved, but he didn’t say anything unpleasant.

Meanwhile, Xie Chengjun quickly captured the assassins with ease.

When he turned around, he saw this scene.

The elegant and refined girl was carefully and gently wiping the severely injured handsome man’s face, and a gust of wind blew by, lifting the petals that had fallen to the ground and knocking off the newly bloomed plum blossoms from the branches, causing them to flutter and fall.

The usually proud and arrogant Heir Xiao had been captured by a delicate plum blossom, lowering his haughty head and willingly submitting to its charm.

Xie Chengjun looked at this beautiful scene, which was like a painting, and his hand instinctively clenched slightly. His body temperature dropped more than one degree, and his lips were tightly pursed, his face looking very displeased.

After a long time, he managed to force a smile.

He comforted himself that the girl was just too soft-hearted, and she was still young, not knowing anything about love.

But Xiao Yan… he shouldn’t have touched something that didn’t belong to him.