Wiping the corners of her eyes with force, Royal Princess Duanjia continued to think to herself, 'Chu Liu, you idiot, you must survive. You still owe me a roast duck meal!

You promised to cook it together next time.

You can't go back on your word!

Otherwise, I'll make sure the entire Duke Jing 'an Estate is in trouble. I'll especially not forgive that annoying husband of yours!'

In the blink of an eye, Princess Ruanjia began to blame He Changdi again. After this battle, Chu Lian had become her best sister. Chu Lian was such a good person, but He Sanlang still abandoned her. He was a beast who abandoned his wife and son!

Chu Lian, who was in the small courtyard, was in no mood to think about these things. Her heart was beating rapidly. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't afraid, but she had no other choice right now. She quickly put on Royal Princess Duanjia's clothes and went to the pile of firewood by the entrance of the courtyard. She hurriedly crawled into it. Under the cover of the firewood, Chu Lian didn't dare to move.

Her mind quickly ran through the layout of the Defeng Teahouse's backyard that she had memorized when she first entered and demonstrated the escape route later.

She placed her right hand on her chest and felt her racing heart. She prayed that Wenlan would bring the people from the Five City Warden's Office here as soon as possible.

Through the gaps in the firewood, Chu Lian saw the two black-clothed men carefully enter the small courtyard. They were covered from head to toe in black, and even their faces were covered with black cloth, revealing only a pair of sinister eyes. The swords in their hands were stained with someone's blood, and the warm blood dripped from the dazzling edge of the sword, dripping onto the limestone tiles. Chu Lian thought she could even hear the "pitter patter" of the blood dripping onto the ground.

Her heart was in her throat as she stared fixedly at the movements of the men in black. She saw the two men in black enter the courtyard. Their gazes darted around the courtyard as if they would discover her and Royal Princess Duanjia's hiding spot in the next moment.

Chu Lian closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, they were as bright as the stars.

She silently counted to three in her heart. Then, she pushed aside the firewood in front of her and ran towards the courtyard's entrance without a care for anything else.

When the two black-clothed men saw the sudden appearance of the young girl, one of them immediately chased after her, but he still left the other in the courtyard.

The remaining black-clothed man walked over to the pile of firewood that Chu Lian had been hiding in and used his longsword to poke at it a few times. When all the firewood was removed and he didn't find anyone else, he spat angrily and continued to walk around the small courtyard.

It seemed that this black-clothed man was not a fool.

The last remaining black-clothed man's gaze fell on the only well in the courtyard.

He walked to the well in two or three steps, lifted the wooden board that covered the mouth of the well, and poked his head into the well. The well was quite deep, but with the light from the sky, he could still see what was inside.

The black-clothed man only saw a piece of wood floating on top of the well, and nothing else. He coldly snorted and turned to leave.

Princess Duanjia, who had been hiding under the log for a long time, finally dared to come up and take a breath of fresh air. She cursed the group of black-clothed men a thousand times in her heart. At the same time, she couldn't help but worry for Chu Lian.

The air in Chu Lian's lungs seemed to be rapidly sucked out, and her steps became heavier as she ran.

The footsteps behind her grew closer and closer, but there was still no trace of hope. Under her wide sleeves, Chu Lian tightly gripped the golden hairpin in her hair. If there was really no other way, the only path left for her was death!

She took a deep breath. In such a tense moment, death was no longer that scary. She didn't know if she would be able to return to her original world if she died. If she could, she would definitely go to the author who wrote this book and write a five hundred word long review to infuriate the author to death.

The black-clothed man who was chasing her had a sinister smile on his face behind the black cloth. The sharp longsword in his hand was about to slash at her, and Chu Lian felt as if she could feel the air flow caused by the slash.

All the strength in her body was exhausted, and Chu Lian panted heavily. She deliberately staggered and dodged the black-clothed man's ruthless strike.

Lying on the ground, she didn't have the strength to dodge the rest of the attack. Chu Lian turned her head to stare at the black-clothed man. Her cherry red lips were tightly pursed, and her eyes were filled with determination.

The black-clothed man finally saw Chu Lian's face clearly. His eyes flashed, and he realized that he was chasing the wrong person!

The black-clothed man said angrily, "You damned slut, how dare you lie to me!

Since you're not a princess, there's no point in keeping you alive! "

As he finished speaking, the sharp longsword was about to land on Chu Lian's slender, snow-white neck.

Chu Lian's eyes even reflected the dark light from the tip of the snow-white sword.

Chu Lian's eyes sharpened. She didn't want to accept her fate!

Even in such a dangerous situation, she didn't want to accept her fate. No matter where she was, nothing was more important than her own life. Chu Lian's eyes suddenly flashed. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she flipped over and dodged the black-clothed man's attack. At the same time, she rolled to the black-clothed man's feet.

She gripped the hairpin in her hand tightly, and without any hesitation, Chu Lian stabbed the hairpin into the black-clothed man's foot.

The black-clothed man howled in pain, and his eyes were bloodshot with anger. He didn't think that such a delicate noble girl would be able to hurt him.

He kicked Chu Lian away, and then his attack became even more vicious.

The explosion just now had exhausted the last drop of energy in Chu Lian's body. This time, she didn't have any strength to resist. The blood-stained blade was blinding, and in the next moment, it was about to land on Chu Lian's body. She hurriedly closed her eyes in shock.

However, the pain she expected didn't come. Instead, a small sound pierced through the air and entered her ears.

Chu Lian lay on the ground, gasping for breath. When she slowly opened her eyes, she saw that the black-clothed man who had been chasing her had fallen to the side with his eyes wide open. His neck had been pierced by a sharp arrow.

Chu Lian struggled to prop herself up, and then looked around. She saw a green-eyed man in an embroidered robe standing by the window of a private room on the second floor of Defeng Teahouse.

He was the one who had shot the arrow just now.

Chu Lian let out a long sigh, and then her body went limp.

Before Chu Lian could catch her breath, the sound of the arrow piercing through the air rang out a second time. Chu Lian stiffly turned her head, and saw that the second black-clothed man who had been chasing her had also been shot dead by an arrow …

At this time, Chu Lian seemed to realize that a human life had disappeared in front of her eyes. Her pupils shrank, and her face instantly paled.

Then, she supported herself with her arms and shrank back, as if she wanted to distance herself from the dead black-clothed man.

Not long after, a large group of soldiers and horses rushed down from Defeng Teahouse. The green-eyed man in the embroidered robe led the way to Chu Lian's side.

Chu Lian saw that these people were wearing armor and had swords at their sides. She knew that Wenlan had invited people from the Five City Military Office.

The green-eyed man reached out to help Chu Lian up. "Sixth Chu, are you hurt?"

Chu Lian's body was limp, but she forced herself to stand. She raised her head to glance at the man in front of her, then quickly lowered it again. She pursed her lips, then shook her head and said, "Your Highness, I'm fine. I was just frightened, but I'm not hurt."

When he heard Chu Lian say "Your Highness, Prince Jin," Prince Jin's eyes narrowed slightly. He waved at the two people behind him, and immediately two maids came out from behind him and gently supported Chu Lian.

At this time, Wenlan also rushed out from the crowd. When she saw that Chu Lian was safe and sound, tears streamed down her face. "Third Young Madam, you're fine. I'm so glad!"

Chu Lian looked at Wenlan and smiled weakly. Before she could ask, Wenlan already knew what she was going to ask. "Third Young Madam, don't worry. Xiyan is fine. She only suffered some minor injuries and is currently being bandaged by the doctor in the front yard of the teahouse."

Before the master and servant could finish speaking, another person rushed out.

Chu Lian looked down and saw that it was Princess Duanjia's chief maid, Jin Xiu.

Jin Xiu hugged Chu Lian's thigh as soon as she came over and asked in a panic, "Third Young Madam, where's our princess?

Where did she go? "

Prince Jin glanced at Princess Duanjia's robe that Chu Lian was wearing and understood what was going on.

Chu Lian was instantly embarrassed. A guilty blush appeared on her pale face. She had just escaped from the jaws of death. She had actually forgotten about Princess Duanjia, who was still hiding in the well …

Chu Lian awkwardly coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment. She stole a glance at Prince Jin and said, "Come with me."

Wenlan hurriedly supported her. When Chu Lian brought Prince Jin and the people from the Five Cities Warden's Office to the small courtyard, Chu Lian stuck her head into the well. She didn't see anyone. When she saw the log floating on the water, Chu Lian shouted, "Princess, hurry up and come out. The people who saved us are here."

The group of burly men from the Five Cities Warden's Office all had constipated expressions on their faces.

Not long after, they saw the surface of the water move. Suddenly, a head popped out from under the log like a water ghost. Following that, Princess Duanjia's flustered and exasperated voice could be heard, "That damned Chu the Sixth! Why did he only come looking for me now? Hurry up and get someone to pull me up!"

Chu Lian finally let out a sigh of relief when she heard Princess Duanjia's confident voice.

Actually, when she thought back to the situation at the time, she had been too rash when she pushed Princess Duanjia into the well. At the time, she had only thought about saving the person, but she hadn't considered the mental capacity of the person being saved.

Fortunately, Princess Duanjia wasn't that delicate of a person.

The people of the Five Cities Warden's Office hurriedly prepared a rope and threw it into the well.

When the drenched Princess Duanjia was pulled up, before Prince Jin could put the cloak he had prepared on her, Princess Duanjia reached out and tightly hugged Chu Lian, who was still in a daze. Chu Lian was still a little stunned.

Chu Lian could only hear Princess Duanjia's choked voice buried in her ear, "Stinky Chu the Sixth, do you know how scared I was in the well alone!

If I have nightmares in the future, I'll buy a doll and paste your name on it. I'll prick it every day to relieve my anger! "

Chu Lian's body stiffened at Princess Duanjia's words. Princess Duanjia was indeed too annoying. She had saved her life, but she was still being blamed. She didn't know what to do, but she felt a slight warmth on her neck.

Chu Lian's heart immediately softened. She gently patted Princess Duanjia's back and softly comforted her, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. If Princess Duanjia has nightmares in the future, I'll make something delicious for you, okay?"

Princess Duanjia choked with sobs as she pushed Chu Lian away. She wiped her tears and looked at Chu Lian with a pair of red rabbit eyes. She pursed her lips and said, "Chu the Sixth, is what you said true?

Don't lie to me. I want to eat that cat head biscuit and the roast duck you made yourself! "

Chu Lian was speechless.

My dear Princess, can you not change your mind so quickly? My little heart can't accept it.

Are you sure you're not crying so sadly to cheat me of delicious food?

Chu Lian really wanted to roll her eyes.