CHAPTER 218: CHAPTER 218: CAN YOU BEAR TO PART WITH THEM?

Because Jun Yian would not let Li Meng and Li Lie come in, the Li Family brothers had to stand at the door.

Yu Xiaolian anxiously held the white soft cloth and entered the room. Just as she was about to use the tinder to light the oil lamp, Jun Yian stopped her.

The reason being that if there was light in the courtyard in the middle of the night, those assassins would soon come looking.

But she wasn’t sure if she could bandage the wound properly in the dark.

Jun Yian stood by the window, "It’s brighter here."

Seeing Jun Yian remove his own shirt, Yu Xiaolian didn’t hesitate and directly started working.

In the hazy moonlight, Jun Yian stared at Yu Xiaolian carefully bandaging his wound.

"You... are a woman?"

Yu Xiaolian cursed the Li Family brothers in her heart. In a moment of urgency, they called her "girl." She had told them to call her "young master." This was just great. She had been disguised as a man for only a few days, and now it was exposed.

Yu Xiaolian felt her scalp tingling and had to reply, "Yes."

Jun Yian’s injury was on his right arm, and by the moonlight, Yu Xiaolian could see the skin and flesh turned outward, obviously a deep wound.

After tying a knot on Jun Yian’s arm, Yu Xiaolian stepped aside.

Whoever could injure him was probably a guard he trusted a lot.

At the inn, where Jun Yian had brought so many protectors, he still couldn’t avoid being injured. It could be imagined that there must have been many assassins.

The reason those assassins knew Jun Yian took this path was that there was an insider sending them information.

The person who wanted Jun Yian dead must be the Crown Prince Jun Tingye?

Though countless thoughts circled in her mind, Yu Xiaolian kept silent, not daring to speak or ask recklessly.

"There is no wound medicine here, I can only stop the Prince’s bleeding this way..."

Jun Yian gritted his teeth, "It’s alright..."

Yu Xiaolian did have Yunnan white medicine in her supermarket, but would she take it out for Jun Yian?

No!

Although Jun Yian was the future emperor, Yu Xiaolian didn’t want to get involved with him at all.

"Bang... bang... bang..."

Someone was banging on the door outside on the street. From the sound, it seemed they were banging on the house across the street.

The people on the street were banging on the door while shouting loudly, "By order of Prince Jin, search the entire town for assassins, open the door quickly!"

Jun Yian’s expression changed, and he already knew in his heart that the people outside were not his men.

Jun Yian hurriedly opened the door and instructed the hunchbacked old man, "When they search our yard later, don’t open the door under any circumstances."

The hunchbacked old man responded with a trembling voice.

He found the old wooden stick, grasping it tightly in his hand, "I will definitely protect the Prince."

While declaring his determination, his legs started to tremble. Outside, the banging and screaming continued, making everyone inside the courtyard tense.

Jun Yian looked at Li Meng and Li Lie, with urgent yet calm demeanor, "How are your skills?"

Li Meng and Li Lie glanced at Yu Xiaolian. Seeing Yu Xiaolian nod slightly, they both bowed to Jun Yian, saying, "Our brotherly duo will definitely protect the Prince."

In the moonlit courtyard, Jun Yian looked at Yu Xiaolian thoughtfully, and after a moment said to Yu Xiaolian, "I suppose they will soon search this side. They outnumber us, so we won’t be able to escape.

I have a method for thorough escape, but I’m unsure if the lady would agree?"

Jun Yian wanted the Li Family brothers to take him through the backyard and escort him to Caozhou, asking if Yu Xiaolian would be willing to part with the two guards for him.

Yu Xiaolian cursed inwardly, thinking this wasn’t just about parting with something close to the heart.

You are a prince, I am an ordinary citizen, dare I say no to you?

Even though she was reluctant to part with the Li Family brothers, when it came to Jun Yian’s life and death, Yu Xiaolian didn’t dare to hesitate.

Yu Xiaolian asked the Li Family brothers what they thought, after all, saving the Prince would be a great achievement.

Li Meng and Li Lie promptly responded, "We will follow the lady’s orders."

Yu Xiaolian sighed, realizing the Li Family brothers’ intentions.

However, she understood since people strive for higher positions. If the Li Family brothers could follow Prince Jin in the future, they would have a better future than with her.

Driven by circumstances, there was no way around it; they couldn’t ignore Prince Jin.

And so, Yu Xiaolian sent the Li Family brothers to Prince Jin, Jun Yian.

Jun Yian searched himself and found he didn’t have any Silver Coin, so he tore the pouch from his waist, took something out, and handed it to Yu Xiaolian, "This item is quite valuable, consider it my repayment to the lady."

"Thank you, Prince!"

Yu Xiaolian reached out and took it. By the faint light, she saw what Jun Yian had given her—a Mei Sheep.

Yu Xiaolian: "..."

Seriously, thank you!

This thing came full circle and ended up back in her hands.

You could have just given her a big pearl, didn’t Fu Zihan say you liked giving big pearls?

As if to verify Fu Zihan’s words, Jun Yian pulled a big pearl from the pouch, skipped Yu Xiaolian, and gave it to the hunchbacked old man.

Yu Xiaolian really wanted to tell Jun Yian to take back the Mei Sheep and give her a pearl instead.

But... she didn’t dare.

After asking for Yu Xiaolian’s name and where she lived, Jun Yian was led by the hunchbacked old man, who took Li Meng and Li Lie through the back yard to leave.

As soon as Jun Yian and the others left, Yu Xiaolian used the remaining soft cloth to clean the blood stains inside the room, then threw the bloodied cloth into her space.

After doing all this, Yu Xiaolian found the hunchbacked old man again to align his story before comfortably waiting for others to come.

But, after waiting a long time, those people didn’t come to search. The hunchbacked old man and Yu Xiaolian were quite curious, but still didn’t dare to open the door to see what was going on.

When Yu Xiaolian realized those people had gone, she wasn’t sure if they chased after Jun Yian and the others.

After dawn, Yu Xiaolian prepared the carriage.

Leaving the small town, she found muddy footprints and patches of blood all over the street.

It seemed that the men who came last night had gone through a chaotic fight.

Now, the town was eerily calm, and Yu Xiaolian could finally let out a sigh of relief after leaving it.

With three horses pulling a carriage, it was easy, even though the roads were still a bit muddy, the carriage wasn’t slow.

However, on the way to Ji City, there were no places to stop and rest.

Luckily, Yu Xiaolian had a supermarket space, so she didn’t worry about food and drink. With plenty of water and grass along the way, the three horses wouldn’t starve either.

Feeling a bit heartache for easily giving away the protector she found.

Xiao Huzi had finally found a mentor, and now he was gone.

Sigh, it seemed after returning to Luocheng, she’d have to find two more all over again.

About thirty miles out, the road became dry and smooth, and the carriage moved faster.

Before dusk, Yu Xiaolian found the cave where her family had stayed before.

She unloaded the carriage, tied the horses under a nearby tree, and took out a red plastic bucket and a five-liter bottle of mineral water from the supermarket to water the horses.

After the horses drank their fill, Yu Xiaolian took out two large bags of black beans to feed them.

Once the horses were fed and watered, Yu Xiaolian went into the supermarket; she decided to sleep in the break room tonight.