Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Chapter 43 One kick kills one

Soon, Mu Hu returned with Leng Quan and Cang Lin.

Mu Xue had already roasted the pheasant that Mu Hu had cleaned earlier, and the aroma made their stomachs rumble.

"Ah Hu, put the cold spring on the sleeping bag, then come and eat," Mu Xue said while turning the roast chicken.

Cang Lin couldn't wait to come closer, completely forgetting his earlier tantrum. His eyes were fixed on the roasting chicken on the fire: "Is it ready? Is it ready? I'm so hungry, Xiao Xuexue."

Mu Xue tore off a chicken leg and handed it to him, saying, "You helped carry Leng Quan just now, this is a reward for you."

The chicken leg was still sizzling and dripping oil from the grill. He took a bite and gasped for breath from the heat, but he didn't want to let go.

"Delicious, delicious." Cang Lin ate with his mouth full, and didn't forget to praise Mu Xue's cooking skills.

Mu Hu finished tending to the cold spring and came over. Mu Xue handed him another chicken leg, but Mu Hu quickly refused, saying, "Master, you eat it, I'll eat something else."

"I'll eat it if you give it to me. I like chicken wings." Mu Xue wasn't lying.

"I'll give you both chicken wings," Cang Lin added, not forgetting to add his own comment.

Mu Xue: I grilled them, four chicken legs, but not one of them were mine.

Mu Xue was too lazy to pay attention to this guy with terminal chauvinism. She took out the naan that Kang Mama had made, heated it over the fire, and divided it between the two of them before slowly eating it herself.

"Master, what should we do about Leng Quan? We can't just leave him like this. He's covered in wounds from wild beasts, some of the skin is torn and raw. I've only treated it with the external medicine you gave me." Mu Hu asked after seeing that Mu Xue had almost finished eating.

"Ah Hu, you stay here and take care of Leng Quan. He's taken my medicine and will be fine for a while. In a little while, I'll help him treat his injuries properly," Mu Xue said, wiping her mouth.

Mu Hu said anxiously, "How can that be? I'm worried about you going to find the Blackfin Serpent alone."

"Hey, Nurse, have you forgotten that you have an uncle like me?" Cang Lin said bluntly.

"No, it's just..." But you're so unreliable. He didn't dare say that out loud.

"I'm leading Little Snow, dominating the central area," Cang Lin said proudly.

Mu Hu looked at Cang Lin with a complicated expression, thinking, "It's precisely because you're with me that it's even more dangerous."

Mu Xue dusted herself off and stood up, saying, "Ah Hu, keep an eye on the Cold Spring. Uncle and I will go get the blackfin snake's gallbladder and come right back."

"Yes." Mu Hu knew that this was Mu Xue's decision, and he had to carry it out.

"Shall we go that way?" Cang Lin asked, pointing in a direction.

Mu Xue shook her head and pointed in another direction, saying, "Go this way."

"Why?" he asked.

"Feed the grass," Mu Xue replied.

Feeding grass? What the heck?

The two bickered as they walked in the direction Mu Xue pointed.

Mu Hu watched the two figures disappear quickly, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

He could only sit next to Leng Quan and watch him.

......

The two quickly arrived at the edge of the middle and inner perimeter, where it was very quiet.

There wasn't a single chirping of insects or birds.

"Listen, can you hear fighting over there?" Mu Xue asked uncertainly.

Cang Lin listened intently for a moment and confirmed, "Over there."

He pointed towards the inner perimeter.

Mu Xue listened again, but why were the sounds of fighting getting closer and closer?

It wasn't her imagination; she saw another familiar figure.

Cang Lin saw the sounds of fighting getting closer, so he helped Mu Xue up a tree to steady himself. He then saw a group of people fighting and retreating as they approached.

"Oh! The Regent of the Western Jade Kingdom!" Cang Lin said jokingly.

"You know him?" Mu Xue asked, raising an eyebrow in surprise.

"I know him, but not well. He was a ruthless guy back in the day!" he said, his tone tinged with admiration.

Mu Xue also recalled the biographies she had read, some of which were of dubious authenticity.

Ye Shangyuan, the regent of the Western Jade Kingdom, was once a brave and skilled prince and general. However, after the death of the late emperor, in order to protect his young nephew, he never went to the battlefield again, and no one ever saw him use force again.

Thinking of this, she smiled. With such a potent poison, it wasn't that she didn't want to fight, but that she couldn't fight.

Just then, the Regent and his companions retreated to the front of the tree where Mu Xue was, and were surrounded by the pursuers.

"Nightfall Abyss, this time you have nowhere to escape! Attack!" The leader of the black-clad assassins sneered.

A trickle of black blood appeared at the corner of Ye Shangyuan's mouth. Ye Yi quickly supported him, his heart filled with anxiety. He advised, "Master, you go first, I will cover your retreat."

Ye Shangyuan felt a deep sense of desolation. Was he destined to perish here today?

Suddenly, a face flashed through his mind, unrestrained and confident, as if she were the center of attention wherever she went.

"Ye Yi, lead the men to retreat. I will cover the rear," Ye Shangyuan said, catching his breath.

"Master, no, you can't use force!" Yoruichi said anxiously.

The other guards were already engaged in a fierce battle with the assassins in black.

There were simply too many assassins, and many of them were already injured and no match for them. Soon, only Ye Shangyuan and Ye Shangyuan remained.

Mu Xue watched with great interest as the two people below protected each other.

Cang Lin curled his lip and said, "The dignified Regent has actually fallen to this state. It's truly pathetic."

Although the voice was soft, Ye Shangyuan still heard it.

He glanced up subtly, and when he saw the small figure in the tree, his pupils contracted, filled with disbelief, surprise, and doubt, before finally settling into calm.

He looked away; none of this concerned her.

Yoruichi fought five opponents alone and was slashed on the arm by a sharp blade. He covered the wound with one hand, but blood continued to seep out between his fingers.

He was already feeling his strength failing and his vision was starting to blur. Before he collapsed, he managed to shout, "Master, take care! Go quickly!"

After saying that, he mustered all his strength and charged into the crowd.

Ye Shangyuan flew forward and caught Ye Yi. He then channeled his energy and unleashed a palm strike, forcing back the approaching assassins.

He swayed slightly after striking out with his palm, but quickly regained his balance.

The assassin leader was also in a sorry state. Thirty people had come for this mission, but now only five of them remained. Therefore, Ye Shangyuan must die!

"Ye Shangyuan, I didn't expect you to be able to fight, but that's all you've got. You must die today!" With that, the assassins attacked Ye Shangyuan all at once.

Ye Shangyuan remained calm and composed. He could only muster less than a tenth of his current strength, making strategic maneuvering difficult.

Mu Xue's eyes flickered slightly when she saw this. He had already seen her just now, so why didn't he say anything?

As long as he speaks up, I will be drawn in and have to lend a hand.

But he didn't.

Mu Xue said to Cang Lin, "Go and help."

Cang Lin looked at Mu Xue in surprise: "It's me again?"

"Then I'll go too." With that, Mu Xue made a move to jump down from the tree.

Cang Lin grabbed her arm and said speechlessly, "You'd better stay put. I'm going!"

Just as the sharp blade was about to slash at Ye Shangyuan's chest, he dodged backward, but he didn't have time to dodge another sword that was intercepting him from behind. At the critical moment, Cang Lin kicked the assassin away.

The assassin flew out in a parabola for a great distance, only landing just as he hit a tree. He coughed up blood and then died!

Seeing this, Mu Xue touched her nose. It seemed that the uncle was angry.