Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 567
Chapter 567: Pursuit
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the next moment, they heard an ear-piercing cat cry from the forest— Meow!!!
Right on the heels of that, a wild cat darted out of the forest and quickly ran away.
Yu Niaoniao lowered her hand and heaved a sigh of relief. “So it’s a cat.”
However, at this moment, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out of the forest.
They were all shrouded in black and wore masks that revealed only their eyes. Moreover, each of them was holding a weapon. Their actions were extremely agile, and it was obvious that they were experts.
Yu Niaoniao was shocked. She hurriedly raised her right hand and aimed the crossbow at them.
The men in black surrounded Yu Niaoniao and the other three. The tallest person took a step forward. This person was Qin Jun.
He raised his head slightly and said to Xiao Juan, who was on horseback.
“Hand it over.”
Xiao Juan asked calmly, ‘What is it?”
Qin Jun pointed at the bag on Yu Niaoniao’s back with the tip of his knife.
“What’s inside.”
Yu Niaoniao subconsciously tensed up and quickly calculated.
This group of people was here for the donkey bone. What did they want the donkey bone for?
Or were they the real murderers who killed Sun Dalang’s family? Did they want to retrieve the donkey bone to destroy the evidence?
Xiao Juan asked Yu Niaoniao’s guess.
“Did you kill Sun Dalang’s family?”
Qin Jun sneered. “If you want to live long, don’t know too much. As long as you hand over the item, we can consider leaving you a way out. Otherwise…”
Xiao Juan asked calmly, “Otherwise what?”
Qin Jun’s gaze suddenly became fierce, like a bloodthirsty wolf.
“I’ll kill all of you!”
Facing the threat, Xiao Juan was neither angry nor flustered. He continued to ask calmly.
“Why did you kill Sun Dalang’s family? Who instructed you?”
Qin Jun scolded, “It seems like you want to do this the hard way!”
With a command, he pounced at Xiao Juan and the other three with his men!
Xiao Juan and the others naturally would not surrender.
The two sides began an intense battle.
Xiao Juan stood at the front. He was holding the No Return Saber and fighting ten alone. Lo Pingsha was slightly behind. His main mission was to protect Yu Niaoniao and Ling Hai from being injured by the men in black.
Yu Niaoniao held the crossbow and tried to aim at the man in black in the lead.
Unfortunately, the night was too dark, and the other party moved too quickly. His figure kept swaying, making it impossible for her to aim.
She was afraid that she would accidentally hurt Xiao Juan, so she could only suppress her anxiety and not dare to pull the trigger easily. She had been waiting for the right time to shoot.
Xiao Juan could be said to be the man with the highest martial arts in the entire Dayan, but these men in black were also rare experts, and they cooperated well.
After a few rounds of fighting, Xiao Juan was accidentally injured and had a cut on his arm. He had no choice but to retreat, and his movements became slow.
Seeing this, Qin Jun seized the opportunity to slash at Xiao Juan!
However, just as he was about to hit Xiao Juan, a small crossbow arrow shot out from a diagonal and hit his arm!
His expression changed drastically from the pain, and he stopped in his tracks.
Blood flowed out of the wound.
However, he still endured the pain and did not let go of his saber.
He didn’t even look at his wound. He wanted to raise his saber and slash again.
However, Xiao Juan had already dodged. At the same time, he quickly waved the No Return Saber. His movements were extremely fast and did not slow down at all.
Qin Jun was shocked and afraid.
At this moment, he already understood that Xiao Juan had deliberately revealed a flaw just now to injure himself and pretend to be no match for him.
Qin Jun had been tricked. He wanted to pursue the victory, but he did not expect the other party to suddenly counterattack.
He was caught off guard and could only dodge awkwardly.
However, the speed of the No Return Saber was too fast. He could only barely dodge to prevent his vital points from being hit, but his shoulder was still slashed. The wound was so deep that his bones could be seen. It was so painful that he let out a fierce groan and almost could not stand.
Xiao Juan retracted the No Return Blade without hesitation and made a move to attack again.
Qin Jun gripped the hilt of his saber tightly and planned to fight to the death.
Unexpectedly, in the next moment, Xiao Juan used his qinggong, got on the horse, turned around, and ran!
As for Lo Pingsha, Yu Niaoniao, and Ling Hai, they had long ridden far away.
It turned out that all the men in black were focused on Qin Jun and Xiao Juan. When they saw their boss being injured by Xiao Juan, they were prepared to rush forward to help. Yu Niaoniao and the other two seized this opportunity to quickly escape.
Qin Jun was exasperated. He held his bleeding shoulder and gritted his teeth. “You bunch of useless things actually let them all escape!”
The men in black lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound.
Qin Jun stared in the direction where Xiao Juan and the others had left with a dark gaze and a fierce tone.
“Do you really think you can escape?”
Xiao Juan and the others rode back to the city.
They did not go home. Instead, they went straight to the local county governor’s residence and called him out. He had just washed up and was about to sleep.
The local county governor’s name was Yuan Jin. He was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was a little fat and his hair volume was very worrying.
When he heard that a big shot from the capital was looking for him, he was so anxious that he did not even have time to comb his hair. He only put on his coat and hurriedly ran out.
When he saw Xiao Juan and the other three in the hall, he recognized them at a glance.
Wasn’t this the famous Duke Lang?!
Back then, when Yuan Jin entered the capital to report his work, he had seen Duke Lang once in the morning court. Duke Lang was not ordinary-looking and had a terrifying aura. It was difficult to forget him.
Yuan Jin raised his head with both hands and bowed deeply.
“Greetings, Your Highness!”
He was still guessing the reason for Duke Lang’s sudden appearance when he heard him say in a low voice.
“I’m here to investigate a case. I encountered a group of assassins outside the city just now. Quickly send someone to capture them.”
Yuan Jin was shocked and subconsciously looked up. Only then did he realize that Duke Lang’s arm was injured.
He hurriedly said, “Your Highness, sit down. I’ll get someone to call the doctor over to treat you.”
Duke Lang had been assassinated and injured in the territory under his jurisdiction. If Duke Lang wanted to take his anger out on him, he would be in deep trouble!
Xiao Juan was in no mood to care about his injuries and urged Yuan Jin to quickly send someone to capture the assassin.
Yuan Jin had no choice but to arrange for people.
After everyone left, Yu Niaoniao helped Xiao Juan sit down. Then, Lo Pingsha went forward and bandaged his wound simply.
Looking at the bleeding wound, Yu Niaoniao’s heart ached.
Xiao Juan did not even look at his wound. His back was straight, and his expression was cold.
“Those assassins are not ordinary people.”
Lo Pingsha did not stop moving and replied, “Yes, their skills are superb and they cooperate well. They must have undergone long-term training. This means that the mastermind behind them is even more extraordinary.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “They’re here for the donkey bone, which means that they Imow that we went to the event location where Sun Dalang’s family encountered an accident. They also know that we dug out the donkey bone..
They must be following us secretly again! “
