Chapter 66: Dead Bastard!

  Yun Ning looked at the note in her hand, which read: "Green Forest Road, follow the quiet path, be safe". She read it over and over again. As long as Wang Ye is safe, that's all that matters. She burned the note and released the pigeon. Yun Ning walked back to the table and sat down.

  He didn't expect Liu Qingyou to secretly follow Wang Ye, a faint smile appeared between his eyebrows, Wang Ye's trip had already been ten days, and it was only the tenth day...

  "Master Yun." A soft knock at the door broke into Yun's thoughts, and he got up to open it, only to see a look of difficulty on the little servant's face.

  "What's wrong?"

  "That Deputy Li is here again!" How annoying! What does that Deputy Li want to do? The Prince is not in the mansion, yet he has come to visit three times, and only Yun Zhuzi can make decisions in the mansion.

  Yun Ning's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and recently he was also annoyed by Li Yu's behavior. "Just say that since the king is not here now, Yun Ning doesn't have the qualifications to decide who to see, so let Vice General Li go back." In these days, he had also figured out Li Yu's thoughts, but didn't expect that Li Yu actually had other ideas about him. He wondered if Liu Gongzi knew about Li Yu's mind, and Yun Ning thought of how Li Yu had been sending things to Liu Qingyu from time to time...

  The king and he saw that Li Yu was indeed not a good thing. If she was polite, then she would be polite too, if she dared to come over, don't blame him. Now his heart is tied to the king's body, where will he go to care about those people? Originally in his eyes, except for the king, other people are irrelevant.

  Since ancient times, there have always been two paths, one is the official path and the other is the green forest road. The official path is generally flat and easy to walk, and the risk of encountering bandits and thieves is also low. However, the official path is often longer and takes more time. People in a hurry usually take the green forest road, which has many shortcuts that can lead to their destination faster. This time, Zi Ruoye was originally going to take the official path to investigate the case, but because she wanted to arrive at Ning City quickly, she chose to take the green forest road instead.

  The road that was originally bumpy, when it reached the Green Forest Road, it became extremely bumpy. If they could arrive at Ning City a little earlier, now they had already traveled for ten days, and all along the way, they were almost sleeping on the streets. Liu Qingyou clenched his teeth to support himself, although the excessive bumpiness made his face look pale, but he still didn't say a word about stopping the horse carriage to rest.

  "Little Yu..." Zi Ruoye's voice came from inside the carriage, and Zhao Yu had also gradually become accustomed to this nickname that made her skin crawl after correcting Zi Ruoye multiple times without success.

  "Master, what instructions?" Zhao Yu drove the horse cart, at this moment they were about to cross a forest, thinking that after crossing the forest, they would rest again.

  "Let's take a rest first. After rushing for ten days, it's time to take a break." Looking at Liu Qingyou's pale face, he thought that she had been silently accompanying them on the streets, eating dry rations, without any complaints, but her persistence was heart-wrenching to him.

  "Alright." Zhao Yu slightly hesitated, thinking that they had been rushing for several days and it was time to rest. He ordered the horse carriage to stop, "Take a break here." The other four people also dismounted their horses.

  Feeling the carriage come to a stop, Liu Qingyu slowly opened her eyes, with a severe case of dizziness. Sitting in a carriage was different from riding a horse, and although she was inside the vehicle, she still felt extremely dizzy. She looked at Zi Ruoye and said, "Damn it, why did you stop? Aren't we in a hurry?" With great effort, she propped herself up, her body feeling somewhat limp.

  Zi Ruoye let out a soft sigh, walked to his couch and sat down, letting his head lean on her lap. "We have a long way to go, but I feel tired, so let's take a rest."

  Liu Qingyou's body stiffened slightly, not expecting Zi Ruoye to let him lean on her, indulging in the faint scent of wood incense, with his eyes closed. "Damn it, this young master is fine, we can continue on our journey."

  "I know you're fine, am I okay? As a delicate prince like me, traveling for so long is also tiring." Zi Ruoye said with a smile, and subconsciously began to massage his temples, knowing that Liu Qingyou was severely dizzy at the moment. While massaging, she said, "I'm not teasing you, don't hit me!"

  Eyelashes lightly trembled, Liu Qing slept in the arms of Zi Ruoye, he found that Zi Ruoye's fingers seemed to have a magical power, gently massaging his dizziness and it improved a lot. "If you were rude to Young Master Ben, Young Master Ben would have cut you down!" A weak defense was made, but his cheeks unknowingly flushed with a faint pink due to either shyness or anger.

  "When we've walked halfway, we'll take the official road and it won't be so tiring." In fact, he could have just told her to slow down a bit, after all, it wouldn't make much difference if they were a little slower. This case has been dragging on for a month already, even if she took a rocket to Ning City, there would still be many clues that had gone cold along the way.

  "No need to change the official path, we can just keep walking on the original road, it's fine." Afraid that he would delay the investigation of the dead bastard, Liu Qingyu opened her eyes and said. Following her here wasn't about dragging her down, how could she be so useless.

  "Hehe, I have my reasons for taking the official path. You'd better just follow me obediently." Zi Ruoye said as she took out a small package from her bosom and handed a green pill to Liu Qingyu's mouth.

  The temperature of her lips transmitted to his fingertips, along with a slight coolness. Liu Qingyu was stunned for a moment, unsure what it was.

  "Open your mouth and swallow, it will be better."

  Obediently, Zhang opened his mouth and a pill with a cool and slightly sweet flavor slid in. The refreshing feeling made his dizzy head wake up a lot, "What is this?" Cool and sweet, it's actually quite tasty.

  "This is my specially made sugar pill, I thought it might be useful if you need it. Does it feel better after eating?" In fact, these peppermint pills were made overnight on the evening when Zi Ruo Ye found Liu Qing You, knowing that he would follow her on the road, so after he fell asleep, she used peppermint leaves and white sugar plus a few medicines to temporarily make a few pills, just in case Liu Qing You was uncomfortable.

  "Hmm." A soft response, unusually without arguing with Ziyue Ye, buried his small face into Ziyue Ye's belly, a muffled voice came, "Damn it, I want to rest now, if you dare do anything else, you're dead!" Listening to the seemingly vicious threat, Ziyue Ye didn't notice the faint smile between the lines.

  Damn it...... This pill is probably made for him, right? Why does she always inadvertently make him want to cry? He doesn't want to cry at all, crying would be so embarrassing and the damn guy would laugh at him. The first time he actively got close to Zǐ Ruò Yè, although at first it was Zǐ Ruò Yè who let him lie on her leg, when he buried his face in her chest, he shamelessly blushed, secretly rejoicing that the damn guy couldn't see his face...

  Zi Ruoye didn't dare move anymore, because she heard the even breathing sound, she knew that Liu Qingyou hadn't slept well these past few days, always waking up after a light sleep. After all, they were camping outdoors and there were many unsafe places.

  Just as Liu Qingyu approached her, she was startled and felt a slight abnormality in her heart. She looked at the man who was now asleep, and a complex light flashed in her eyes.

  "Master, I can go and hunt some birds in the forest now. You and young master have been eating dry rations for several days, I'm afraid you must be tired of it already." Zhao Yu lifted the curtain and saw Ziyue's gaze, then lowered his voice and said softly.

  Zi Ruoye nodded, "Then go. Be careful. She was a bit tired of eating mantou all the time, but it was still bearable. However, looking at Liu Qingyou, she thought about it and decided to let Zhao Yu go catch some wild birds to bring back, eating some meat should boost her spirits."

  Zhao Yu ordered the other four to protect Zi Ruoye and Liu Qingyou, then disappeared into thin air with a light leap. Zi Ruoye lifted the curtain and observed the forest, which was densely wooded and seemed like a good hiding spot. A faint glint flashed in her eyes, and as soon as the horse carriage entered the woods, she had already sensed an unusual aura in the air. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly - who was it this time?

  Whoosh!

  An arrow suddenly shot out of thin air, piercing through the air and heading straight for Zi Ruoye's carriage.

  Go! The arrowhead was glowing with green light, and it was still a poisonous arrow! The sound of breaking through the air shocked the four people, and they all drew their swords! Then came the rain of arrows!

  Protect the master!

  Zi Ruoye slightly furrowed her brow, gazing at Liu Qingyou in her arms, yet remained motionless. With a casual grab, she caught the arrow that had pierced through the screen and was heading straight for her temple!

  Liu Qingyou was startled, her eyes opened wide, and she just wanted to get up, but was pressed down by Zi Ruoye. A voice came from beside her ear, "Don't move!" She wasn't that she didn't trust Liu Qingyou, it's just in case.

  "An assassin? " Liu Qing asked quietly, without panic, calming herself down, what kind of person would send a dead man to his death?

  "It should be! The small wine jug seemed to be performing magic, with swift and nimble movements, dancing and intercepting the arrows that were constantly shooting into the carriage. "You guys be careful too, the arrows are poisonous." Zi Ruoye let out a soft cry, hugging Liu Qingyou as they rolled out of the carriage. The other four people quickly surrounded Zi Ruoye's side, blocking the poisonous arrows for her.

  The poisonous arrow shot into the ground, and if it touched a leaf, the leaf would instantly corrode. Zi Rou's eyebrows twitched, and she secretly thought that the person who wanted to kill her was really ruthless. Being hit by that sword not only pierced through skin and flesh but also corroded them. Tsk tsk tsk... what a big move.

  "What a thrill on this road! I didn't know my life was worth so much!" Zi Ruoye said nonchalantly, not forgetting to take a sip of wine.

  Liu Qingyu's slightly stiff body, wrapped around his waist by Zi Ruoye, was now a matter of life and death. At this moment, Zi Ruoye still had an air of being unaffected, "You damn fool, what time is it? You're still drinking!"

  "Ah, enjoy the moment?!" Zi Ruoye lightly laughed and said, but her eyes didn't quite reach a smile, as she also deflected several arrows. Looking at the black-clad figure that had revealed himself, she couldn't help but feel frustrated - another black-clad person, completely unremarkable, to the point where she wouldn't even know if it was the same person trying to kill her again.

  Liu Qingyu quietly withdrew from Zi Ruo Ye's embrace, a faint blush on her face, and a serious look in her eyes. Looking at the black-clad man in front of her, she knew that their martial arts skills were not low. She gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, but did not retreat in fear.

  At the same time, the four companions were shocked by Zi Ruoye's skills and exclaimed that Ye Wangye actually knew martial arts! But before they could finish their surprise, more than a dozen black-clad men attacked together!

  "Protect yourself!" Zi Ruoye said to Liu Qingyu, the small wine pot blocking the black-clothed man's sword, but still guarding beside Liu Qingyu.

  "Mind your own business, you damn fool! I'm not that weak yet!" The swordsmanship was swift and agile, although the technique was already quite skilled, but this was still Liu Qingyu's first time facing an enemy, so it was inevitable that there would be a few awkward moments. The black-clad men were all professional killers, quick and accurate in their movements, all aiming for fatal blows, gradually, Liu Qingyu began to falter. His body was originally weak, today he had only drunk some water but hadn't eaten anything, struggling against the black-clad men with great effort, yet without making a sound asking Zi Ruoye for help.

  Zi Ruoye's eyes sank, and she put away the small wine jug. After a few moves from the black-clothed man, she took out her own software from her bosom. In an instant, silver snakes danced wildly, dazzling white light, and blood splattered everywhere.

  In an instant, more than a dozen black-clad men were already dead, their bodies cold and stiff. Zi Yue's eyes at this moment had not a hint of emotion, cold as ice, the sword in her hand continuously dripping with fresh blood. She never drew her sword unless absolutely necessary, always using the small wine jug instead. Every time she picked up her sword, an insatiable desire for bloodshed would surge forth from within her heart, and she wouldn't stop until every last one of them was dead.

  Liu Qingyou looked at the completely unfamiliar Zi Ruo Ye in front of him, he had never seen her so cold before, cold as if she had no temperature. He walked up to her and his voice involuntarily rose, "Damn it! Are you okay?!"

  Being yelled at by Liu Qingyou, the emotionless eyes trembled slightly and slowly returned to their original clarity. He turned his head to look at Liu Qingyou, no longer with his usual arrogant expression, but instead with a face full of hidden worry and anxiety. A faint smile appeared on his face, "How could I be in trouble? I'm still waiting for your wine." He shook off the blood from his sword and put it back at his waist.

  "Damn it! You just looked so ugly! I, Young Master, will never want to see your face again in this lifetime!" Liu Qingyu turned his head around, feeling a slight panic in his heart. The damn guy from earlier seemed like the only person in the world, cold without any temperature, and the killing aura emanating from him made his heart skip a beat.

  "Scared you? Sorry." She saw him almost defeated at the time, and without thinking, she drew her sword. Her eyes dimmed slightly as she dodged, and as soon as she picked it up, she seemed to have become a sword herself, cold with no temperature.

  "Who said I was scared! This young master is not so easily frightened!" He turned his head back, but accidentally caught a glimpse of Zi Ruo Ye's evasive and gloomy eyes. His heart skipped a beat as he muttered, "Damn it..." Aren't you the dandy Prince? Just a playboy, a lustful damn fool, why did you exude such a strong killing aura, so dark that it seemed like the world was crumbling? For the first time, Liu Qing You felt that he had never really understood Zi Ruo Ye. But seeing her back with the sword in hand, his heart ached sharply.