ng, why would there be such a breathtaking range of emotions on Han Gezhu's faceTo be honest, she had also guessed what Han Yun had done today, and she guessed that Han Yun must have something importa...There's only one guard by Ye DaRen's side here. Their young mistress also originally had guards protecting her, but today after the imperial decree came down, their madam sent people to bring back both young masters and those little masters and misses.

Knowing the Hou Mansion didn't have many people, the young lady offered to send all her guards to protect the two young masters safely back to the capital.

Their wives readily agreed to the young lady's proposal without a second thought, not even leaving a single guard behind for their young mistress.

But who could have imagined that, just today, after the guards had left Beijing, their young mistress would encounter such a perilous situation.

"It's nothing, don't panic first. They might not be able to beat Xiao Liang."

After Xiao Qin finished speaking, she swallowed nervously. Though she appeared calm on the surface, her grip on Ye Er's hand was incredibly tight, revealing her underlying anxiety and fear.

Yè'er felt her nervousness and took a deep look at her, then reached out with his other hand to hold hers.

Xiao Qin only then noticed the two hands clasped together. Her mouth opened slightly, and she looked up at Ye Er in shock, "I..."

She looked like this, Ye Er thought she was scared, and immediately comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Daliang will be back soon, and there are other people nearby who can deal with these people."

The Azure Cloud Pavilion had arranged for four people to secretly protect him. As long as this group of black-clothed men made a move, they should come out.

As expected, the moment his words left his lips, the black-clad men lost patience and lunged at Xiaoliang. The instant they made their move, the four people arranged by Qingyun Pavilion also appeared.

Seeing that there were actually helpers, Xiao Qin and Qing Ya finally felt a little more at ease. Xiao Qin lowered her head to look at the two hands clasped together. After coming back to her senses, she couldn't pretend that nothing had happened, so she pulled her hand back, wanting to take her own hand out.

She still remembered how these two hands came together. Thinking about it, she had been the one to take Ye sir's hand first, and her face flushed with embarrassment.

But when she tried to pull her hand away, Ye Er tightened his grip even more, and said seriously, "They're obviously coming for me. The county princess should hide behind me, I'll handle anything that comes up."

"......"

Well... she didn't mean it that way.

But before she could say anything, suddenly another dozen men in black appeared and rushed towards Ye Er.

Realizing the danger, Ye Er immediately pushed Xiao Qin away.

Xiaoliang and the four people from Qingyun Pavilion all knew that the later group was after Ye Da Ren's life, but they were entangled at the moment and couldn't take care of Ye Da Ren.

"Master, be careful!"

Xiao Liang had barely spoken when it was too late. As Ye Er pushed Xiao Qin away, a sword plunged into Ye Er's chest.

Before everyone could react, the man in black drew his sword and this time aimed it at Ye Er's neck.

Xiao Qin was pushed by Ye Er Yi. She barely managed to stand steady and just as she turned her head, she saw this scene. Seeing the sword in the black-clad man's hand almost touching Ye Er Yi's neck, she immediately screamed in fright.

Though Mingming wanted to warn Ye Er to dodge, seeing such a dangerous scene, all that came out of his mouth was a scream.

At the crucial moment, a dagger suddenly flew in from afar, knocking the black-clothed man's sword out of his hand with no defense.

Then, Daliang swiftly rushed to Ye Er's side, his sword pointed at the black-clad man across from him. With a glance at his master's wounds, he spoke with remorse in his voice:

"It was my fault for being late. Afterwards, I will definitely punish myself severely. Right now, sir, please bear with me."

Ye Er, however, looked towards Xiao Qin. Xiao Qin's scream had stopped the moment the black-clothed man's sword was disarmed by Liang's dagger.

Those in black were not completely brainless either. After the first guard appeared beside Ye Er, they had already shifted their target.

The two men in black had already taken control of Xiaoqin, their swords pressed against her neck.

Xiao Qin's heart was in her throat, not because she feared that these people might chop off her head at any moment.

But instead, under the dim yellow light, she saw Ye Er's wound continuously oozing blood.

She was all too familiar with such a scene. After she had accidentally stabbed Ye Xiaoming, he had bled just like this. In the end, he died from excessive blood loss.

If she let Ye Er continue bleeding like this, she couldn't imagine what would happen to her afterward.

Staring at Ye Er's wound, her tears came instantly, "You... you quickly go find a doctor to stop the bleeding."

Her tears startled Ye Er, "I'm fine, really fine, don't cry."

He could speak eloquently before the Emperor, but when facing Xiao Qin, he never knew how to please her.

Especially her tears, they disturbed his heart, causing him to lose his usual composure.

"Heh."

One of the men in black glanced at the two with a thoughtful look, then let out a cold, enigmatic laugh. "What time is it I didn't expect you two to still have the leisure to talk about love."

Ye Er turned his head to look at him, his dark eyes filled with anger. His voice was icy and bone-chillingly repressed, "Let her go."

The man in black let out two loud, hearty laughs, as if he'd heard the greatest joke imaginable. When he was done laughing, his face turned cold instantly, and his icy eyes fixed on Ye Er. "Let me let her go Are you stupid Or are you trying to insult my intelligence"

Before Ye Er could even respond, the sword in his hand suddenly moved. Xiao Qin's neck was immediately slashed, and blood slowly seeped out.

Ye Er's face changed drastically, "Stop!"

In the middle of their conversation, he couldn't help but take a couple of steps towards Xiao Qin.

The man in black shouted, “You better not move. The more you move, the faster the beauty under my sword will die.”

Xiaoqin didn't realize that she wasn't afraid of death at all. The only thing she worried about now was Ye Er's life and death, so she stared at Ye Er and shook her head slightly.

But because there was a sword held to her neck, she shook her head very slightly, afraid that Ye Er wouldn't see.

Then, after a moment of silence, she clenched her fists tightly, battling her fear with all her might in her heart. Though she was terrified beyond measure, she managed to compose herself at this moment, making her voice sound flawless.

"Master Ye, don't worry about me, quickly have Daliang take you away. Go treat your wounds quickly, go!"

Now her mind was filled only with the image of Ye Xiaoming bleeding to death, beyond saving.

She didn't know if it was kindness or something else, but she just couldn't bear to see Ye Er become another Ye Xiaoming.

After he finished speaking, Ye Er remained impassive. She couldn't help herself and immediately turned to the large beam beside Ye Er, shouting uncontrollably:

"What are you standing there for Your elders are bleeding non-stop! Take him to the medical hall, quickly!", seeing him so furious, couldn't help but smirk at the corner of her mouth.But she also knew that much of the emperor's fury on display at this moment was performative.She slowly placed her hand over...