novelden Chapter 611 Why is Sima Changfeng here?
Chapter 611 Why is Sima Changfeng here?
None of Chu Yin's guards realized they were following her, and intelligence indicated that Chu Yin didn't know martial arts, so she shouldn't have noticed they were following her.
Upon hearing Chu Yin's words, the guards, after a moment of surprise, immediately drew their swords and began searching for the person who had been following them.
This is the last door to intercept Chu Yin; Li Jing must capture Chu Yin here.
With a light leap, she nimbly jumped down from the wall, pulled a gold hairpin the length of an ordinary dagger from her hair, and ran towards the guards and Chu Yin without saying a word.
Seeing Li Jing approach, the guard drew his longsword and stood in front of Chu Yin, saying in a deep voice, "You go first, I'll hold her off."
Chu Yin didn't move, but just smiled and said, "You are no match for her."
The guard frowned, thinking that she was a woman who didn't know martial arts and knew nothing, yet she made a hasty conclusion.
Before there was time to argue, Li Jing had already arrived in front of him.
The gold hairpin and the longsword clashed, producing a piercing sound.
Taking advantage of his sword, the guard didn't engage in close combat with Li Jing. Instead, he kept his distance and stabbed and slashed at her. After a series of moves, he not only failed to gain the upper hand but also began to show signs of fatigue.
This woman looked slender, but her internal strength far surpassed his. Every time she made a move, it made his hands go numb.
Just as Li Jing was about to strike the guard with a fatal blow, her legs suddenly gave way and she almost fell to the ground.
She steadied herself and realized something was wrong; she was gradually losing strength.
Seeing that Li Jing was acting strangely, the guard didn't bother to investigate and thrust his sword straight at her.
Seeing the sword blade getting closer and closer, and with no strength left in her body, just two inches from the tip of the sword, Li Jing mustered all her strength, turned her body, grabbed the guard's arm with one hand, and plunged the gold hairpin in her hand into the guard's heart with the other.
The guard stared in disbelief at the hairpin on her chest. In the blink of an eye, he had been utterly defeated even when her body was behaving strangely.
Chu Yin stepped forward and pushed the dying guard to the ground.
Seeing him convulsing on the ground, Chu Yin laughed and said, "See? I told you you were no match for her! I even gave her a muscle-weakening powder, and you still lost. You're really useless."
Li Jing was already at her limit and could no longer stand. She sat on the ground, barely supporting herself with one hand.
She couldn't understand how she, who had been so careful, had managed to get infected.
When did you find me? And how did you drug me?
Chu Yin walked up to her with a smile, her fox-like eyes full of cunning. "I'll tell you since you're about to die."
“I noticed you were following me from the very beginning.” She raised her head, her face arrogant. “My nose is very sensitive. Every woman loves to wear makeup, and yours is more subtle than those of the maids. I could smell it with just a sniff. As for drugging me…”
Chu Yin picked up a strand of her hair and let it sway in the wind between her fingers.
"The poison was administered based on the wind direction. I fled against the wind, so the powder was scattered randomly, and you could smell it."
Although Li Jing was unwilling, Chu Yin was really cunning. She could only blame herself for being careless today.
It's a real pity that she couldn't avenge her brother.
She slowly closed her eyes, the warm sunlight shining on her face, as Li Jing faced her final fate.
Chu Yin raised her knife, ready to strike, when with a "whoosh," a short arrow pierced her arm, and the dagger in her hand clattered to the ground.
She looked up and her eyes widened in shock, revealing a look of terror.
"Sima Changfeng! What are you doing here?"
When Li Jing opened her eyes, she saw Sima Changfeng dressed in a black outfit with an eagle pattern and wearing a black demon mask, walking towards her step by step, his whole body filled with murderous intent.
As Chu Yin backed toward the small door, she said, "The Prime Minister said you were in a cooperative relationship with him, so why did you betray me?"
Sima Changfeng walked heavily toward Chu Yin and said coldly, "Of course, it's to return to His Majesty's side. You are my pledge of allegiance to His Majesty."
After saying that, before Chu Yin could open the small door, he kicked up the sword of the guard lying on the ground, grabbed it, flew forward, and directly cut off one of Chu Yin's legs.
"Ah!" Chu Yin screamed in pain, rolling on the ground in agony.
While she screamed in agony, Sima Changfeng dislocated Chu Yin's limbs and found the remaining muscle-relaxing powder in her purse. After checking that there were no poison sacs in Chu Yin's mouth, he gave it all to her.
"who?"
When the constables heard Chu Yin's screams, they ran over and saw a figure that terrified them from the bottom of their hearts—Sima Changfeng, the emperor's executioner, who was like a devil.
But why is Sima Changfeng here? Isn't he already dead?
"Who are you?" a constable asked, mustering his courage.
"Sima Changfeng." He turned around and coldly ordered them, "This person is a Xiongnu spy, Chu Yin, the top strategist under the Prince of Linchuan. Have your lord come here and bring her to His Majesty for inspection."
Sima Changfeng's voice was icy cold, as if it came from hell. The constables dared not delay and replied "Yes," immediately sending two men to find Duan Xu and Zhang Zhong.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Sima Changfeng knelt on the ground and picked up the limp and powerless Li Jing.
Li Jing was only in a daze for a moment before she immediately realized that this person was not Li Qingfeng.
She shouted angrily, "Sima Changfeng! Let me go! I'm going to kill you!"
Sima Changfeng picked up Li Jing and let her lean closer to him before coldly scoffing, "Kill me? Can you do it now? Even if I put a knife in your hand right now, could you pick it up?"
Li Jing was speechless, and could only stare at him as he carried her away.
The two remained silent the entire way until they reached a secluded courtyard. At that moment, panic gripped Li Jing, and she angrily demanded, "What are you doing?"
Sima Changfeng looked down at her and said, "Do you want me to return you to your queen in public?"
Li Jing was speechless again.
Sima Changfeng kicked open the courtyard gate, then the room door, placed Li Jing on the bed inside, took off her shoes, and carefully covered her with a blanket.
Just as Li Jing was about to breathe a sigh of relief, her eyes were suddenly covered by a large hand, and then an aggressive pair of lips pressed against hers, gently caressing them.
Li Jing tried to push him away and struggle, but she couldn't muster any strength and could only let him do as he pleased.
Sima Changfeng wanted to kiss her even deeper, but Li Jing clenched her teeth tightly and refused to let go.
Just as Li Jing was preparing for the worst and thinking about killing him afterwards, her lips left Sima Changfeng's.
I heard the heavy breathing gradually subside, and the large, burning hand covering my eyes.
"Take it away!" Li Jing said through gritted teeth.
The hand covering his eyes didn't move. Only when Sima Changfeng's breathing calmed down did Li Jing hear his low, husky voice: "Be more careful in the future, don't fall for other people's tricks again. I won't always be here for you."
"It's none of your business!" Li Jing said breathlessly.
"Hmm." Sima Changfeng responded, and after a moment he lowered his voice and said, "Consider this my thank you for saving you."
After saying that, he removed his large hand from Li Jing's eyes.
Li Jing regulated her breathing and heartbeat, then opened her eyes again, only to see a black figure from behind.
The door creaked shut softly, yet it sent a shiver down Li Jing's spine.