Yun Huang calmed down and discovered the loophole. At this moment, he was alone. If he met misfortune, he would be believed to have been killed by a fleeing criminal.
Thinking of this, his body trembled, his fingers gripping the reins tightly. It turned out that everything Prince Jing had done was just to create a diversion. His true objective had always been him.
Knowing he couldn't abandon Song Jiang and the others, he would try his best to save them, thus he wouldn't have thought things through completely.
The special attention paid to Hua Yun Dan had caused him to focus on Hua Yun Dan, while Prince Jing's target was to kill him.
"Did Prince Jing send you?" Yun Huang asked coldly.
The man in the lead said coldly, "Yun Huang, this time next year will be your death day."
"That's not necessarily true." Yun Huang suddenly attacked one of them fiercely. The man didn't react and Yun Huang seized the opportunity. He tightened his legs against the horse's belly, and the horse immediately galloped away into the distance.
"Chase," the person behind him said. Their goal was to kill Yun Huang, no matter the cost.
Seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, Yun Huang thought of a countermeasure in his composure. However, he was no match for dozens of people alone, and he was soon surrounded again.
"Yun Huang, surrender! You cannot escape."
"Even if I cannot escape, I will not surrender. The Hua family does not kneel to die; they die standing." Yun Huang said word by word.
The leader heard this and was slightly moved. "Yun Huang, I admire you, but I cannot let you go today. Proceed on your journey!"
Saying this, the man leaped up and lunged at Yun Huang. Yun Huang drew his long sword and confronted him.
After several rounds, Yun Huang was gradually at a disadvantage. Although he hadn't forgotten his martial arts over the years, he wasn't as diligent as before. He felt powerless.
The opponent also knew he was exhausted. Several swords struck his shoulders, and he retreated continuously. His sword plunged into the ground, preventing him from falling to his knees.
"Yun Huang, fare thee well!" The opponent raised his sword and moved towards him.
Could it be that his life would end here? He was unwilling. He still had an unborn prince, and he had to find Xue Chang Ning. He couldn't... couldn't...
But he was tired, his eyelids too heavy to open.
Ning'er...
Not far away, Xue Zi Ning trembled all over. She quickly moved towards the place she had in mind and gradually saw Hua Yun Jin, kneeling on the ground, covered in blood.
"Hua Yun Jin," she leaped forward and kicked away the person swinging a sword at Hua Yun Jin.
"You... you are Guard Ning." The person who was kicked away stood up, looking at her in astonishment.
Xue Zi Ning stepped forward and checked Hua Yun Jin's breath. Only when she felt the faint breath did she heave a sigh of relief. If she had been a moment later, Hua Yun Jin would have been dead.
"Guard Ning, you..."
She turned to look at the person. The man saw the chilling murderous intent in her eyes, as if she were a vengeful spirit from hell.
"Guard Ning..."
She stood up and said coldly, "Now that you know my secret, you will all die."
The other person trembled. Before he could even utter the word "run," she had instantly appeared before him and pierced his heart with an arrow. Seeing him kneel before her, she was like a red lotus flower blooming in hell, a flower of death as vibrant as fresh blood.
"It's just that you know too much," she said. As her voice fell, he collapsed on the ground. He wanted to tell Prince Jing that this Guard Ning was a spy.
But he could no longer move. He could only watch helplessly as Guard Ning killed everyone.
In a blink of an eye, silence returned. The person lying on the ground suddenly coughed, then got up and took out a token from his chest. Fortunately, the token had protected his heart. If his heart had been slightly misplaced, he would have become a lonely wandering ghost.
He stood up, intending to tell Prince Jing the news: Guard Ning was a spy.
Suddenly, a pair of black brocade boots caught his eye. He instinctively looked up and, upon seeing the person, his face lit up with joy.
"Li... Mr. Li..."
"How did you end up like this? Were you attacked?" Mr. Li asked.
He was filled with misery. He reached out to grab Mr. Li's sleeve and was about to speak when he was struck by a palm. He had no time to react when he heard Mr. Li say, "Ling Ya, this is not how you should behave."
Ling Ya replied, "This person..."
"He's already this injured; can he do anything to me?"
Ling Ya glanced at the other person and lowered his head. "Yes, Young Master."
Mr. Li stepped forward and asked, "Who injured you like this?"
He quickly said, "It was... it was Guard Ning."
Mr. Li was taken aback, his face full of disbelief. "Why would he injure you?"
He said, "Guard Ning is a spy."
"How did you know?" Mr. Li asked.
He endured the pain of his injuries and said, "Guard Ning... he wanted to kill me. Li... Mr. Li, please tell Prince Jing to be wary of Guard Ning."
Mr. Li nodded. "I will tell Prince Jing. However..."
"However what?" he asked. The next second, he felt his throat being choked. He looked at the person strangling him, who was none other than Mr. Li.
"Li... Mr. Li, you..."
"You indeed know too much; you deserve to die." Before he could speak, Mr. Li had dealt with him.
"Young Master, we should have let me do it. You've soiled your hands like this," Ling Ya said.
Mr. Li glanced at Ling Ya and said indifferently, "Bury him and make it look like someone else killed him."
"Young Master, who should we frame?" Ling Ya asked with interest.
Mr. Li looked at Ling Ya coldly, then walked forward. "You ask what you already know."
Ling Ya chuckled. "Young Master, your subordinate understands. How about we frame the Crown Prince even more?"
Mr. Li, far in the distance, did not object. Ling Ya boldly proceeded to do so.
"Hua Yun Jin," Xue Zi Ning said, bringing Yun Huang to a secluded corner and placing him on the ground. Yun Huang was bleeding profusely. She needed to stop Hua Yun Jin's bleeding, but there was nowhere to do so in the hunting grounds. Moreover, she couldn't let anyone discover Hua Yun Jin's injury.
This put her in a difficult position.
"Guard Ning, what are you doing?"
A voice sounded. Xue Zi Ning turned around and saw Mr. Li. She suddenly attacked. Mr. Li had no time to react. He looked at her without any panic. "Guard Ning, what are you doing?"
"Mr. Li, help me," she said softly.
Mr. Li heard this and could only laugh bitterly. "Guard Ning, is this the posture in which you ask for my help?"
Xue Zi Ning was stunned, and after a long pause, she released him. "Mr. Li, help me."
After a long time, when she was about to despair due to the lack of Mr. Li's response, his voice finally sounded. "What is your relationship with Yun Huang?"
She was startled and looked up. His gaze was still cold, without any ripples.