Volume 3: A drop in the ocean Chapter 37: A Woman's Heart Is Like a Needle in the Sea
Everything happened in a flash. Before C could react, the situation suddenly reversed. Her body was restrained by an invisible force, and she could hardly move. She opened her mouth in shock to scream, but found that her throat was dumb and she couldn't even utter a single syllable. She could only watch her right arm being chopped off by Ling's sword like a stiff wooden man. The broken arm fell to the ground and landed at the feet of the Crown Princess. The blood spurted out from the broken end, splashing the corner of her skirt red. The Crown Princess didn't even frown at this time. She kicked the broken arm away with her embroidered shoes.
The next moment, the Crown Princess' body had been pulled away from C's side by Ling. However, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she gently pushed away Ling who was protecting her. She turned around and snatched the bloody sword from Ling's hand, and tried to take C's life.
"Spare his life!" Gong Lili, who was the first to realize what she wanted to do, suddenly dilated his pupils. He was about to scream out in surprise, but found that someone seemed to have already shouted for him. It was a deep male voice!
Along with the sound, the long sword that the Crown Princess had stabbed out was blocked by a jet-black long knife that came out of nowhere. The long knife contained a powerful force and the momentum was terrifying. With a clang, the sword suddenly slipped out of her hand and fell to the ground!
A young general in black armor and a black helmet stood between the Crown Princess and C, with a black crystal sword in his hand, his thick eyebrows knitted, and an air of righteousness. His other hand was already grasping C's vital point, as if declaring the man's ownership.
"Feng Yan! Why is it you again!" The Crown Princess had already seen the other person's face clearly at this time. She exclaimed softly, a hint of anger in her beautiful eyes, and her mood was a little complicated and tangled.
"I am late in coming to your rescue, please forgive me, Princess!" Unexpectedly, Feng Yan lowered his posture at this time, knelt on one knee and apologized, which made the Princess a little stunned, thinking that she had heard it wrong.
After a moment, she sneered, "General Feng , you are His Highness's close friend, how dare I punish you. But, you have been against me time and again, what do you want to do?"
"Your maid has been poisoned by the Kongming tribe. She is their accomplice. Your Highness has just instructed that she must be spared. There are still many things I want to ask her." Feng Yan ignored the sarcasm from the Crown Princess. He remained calm and spoke in a tone of impartiality, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Oh? Your Highness has been here just now?" The Crown Princess was slightly startled when she heard this, then narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked at Feng Yan with an inquiring look, as if she wanted to know from him something that had been kept from her.
"She is just a puppet. The real person behind the scenes is still hiding in the dark. Your Highness followed the clues and guessed where that person is hiding, and has just brought people there." Feng Yan pondered for a moment and decided not to hide it from her. After all, the other party's identity was extraordinary, and this place was her bedroom. He broke into her bedroom to snatch her away, even though he was following Your Highness's orders, he was in the wrong anyway. If she insisted on not cooperating, it would not be a good idea to snatch her away directly. It is better to have less trouble than more, so Feng Yan, contrary to his usual attitude, lowered his posture and explained a few more words.
The Crown Princess was such a smart person that when she heard this, her mind turned and she figured out most of the cause and effect. However, she felt a bitterness in her heart. It turned out that in that person's heart, the spy from the Kongming clan was more important than her own safety.
Her gaze dimmed for a moment, but then fell on the person who was hiding quietly in the corner, Ping Lili. Ever since Feng Yan appeared, Ping Lili had subconsciously shrunk back into the corner, her golden brown eyes looking around restlessly...
At this time, the Crown Princess's doubts were even greater. She knew that the woman in front of her was the culprit who , and the special person in the heart of her husband Long Yu. At this time, her curiosity about this woman surpassed her previous jealousy. What she couldn't understand was why this woman suddenly appeared here? And why did she come out to save her without any business?
Logically speaking, since His Highness valued her so much, he would naturally hide her in a safe place. How could he allow her to foolishly come here and act like a hero? And also leave her here with him?
What exactly is the Highness up to? She suddenly realized that her husband was becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
An unfathomable smile slowly emerged on the Crown Princess 's face. Feng Yan looked at her calmly, knowing that she had acquiesced. Then he glanced at the woman who was deliberately hiding in the corner not far away. His curiosity about this woman called Yan Lili was actually no less than that of the Crown Princess. However, he had long been accustomed to burying his curiosity deep in his heart.
Suddenly remembering the situation with His Highness, Feng Yan quickly suppressed those inappropriate emotions. He looked at the Crown Princess with an inquiring look. The Crown Princess already understood the importance of the matter. She was not a stubborn person who did not know the seriousness of the matter. She nodded at him, tacitly agreeing to let him handle the treason.
After getting her tacit consent, Feng Yan lightly clapped his hands, and there was a commotion outside the hall, followed by a row of fully armed Ruoye soldiers holding tridents rushing in.
Feng Yan winked at them, and the group of soldiers rushed forward and quickly carried away C, who had been unable to move.
"Then let's go." Feng Yan took a few quick steps to the side of Ying Lili and spoke to her in a low voice. Although he couldn't say that he had any good feelings for this foreign woman, he understood her importance to His Highness. What he had seen and heard in the stone chamber before made him dare not neglect her too much.
But at this moment, Ping Lili felt as if she had been pardoned. She nodded quickly and followed him, wishing she could disappear from here immediately.
She was not a fool. Ever since that man was restrained, everyone in Jingyan Palace had been staring at her with eager eyes, as if she was the next target, especially the maid named Ling. Looking at her eyes at that moment, Pinglili could guarantee 100% that there was absolutely no good intention in them.
She knew how embarrassing it was for her to appear here with her identity, and she also understood what the looks in the eyes of the people in the hall meant at this moment. She hoped from the bottom of her heart that Feng Yan could help her divert the unnecessary attention.
So she had been silent since Feng Yan appeared, quietly hiding in this corner, wanting to wait for an opportunity to escape, but she did not dare to act rashly because the maids were unwilling to let her go so easily and stared at her one by one.
At this time Feng Yan came out to rescue her and said he would take her away. For Ying Lili, it was like amnesty, and her brows relaxed unconsciously.
"Wait..." Her wishful thinking was dashed before it even started. The Crown Princess raised her eyebrows and suddenly changed the subject, saying sternly, "What do you think this place is? You can come and go as you please?"
Feng Yan heard the hostility in her tone and subconsciously took a step forward, protecting Ping Lili behind him: "She is your highness's guest." He replied calmly.
"General Feng, I didn't say what I was going to do to her, why are you so nervous?" The Crown Princess's beautiful eyes turned and fell directly on Ping Lili: "She saved me just now, after all, I should be grateful to her."
Having said that, Ping Lili could tell that there was no hint of gratitude in her tone. She curled her lips slightly, thinking that this person was so hypocritical, saying one thing and thinking another.
But on second thought, it seemed to be reasonable. After all, the other party didn't ask him to help, and because of his half-baked actions, he almost ruined the whole thing. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt ashamed and cursed Yao Ji in his heart.
However, seeing that the Crown Princess had no intention of letting her go easily, Ying Lili felt that she could no longer remain silent. She cleared her throat slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I apologize for my previous recklessness, but please believe that I have no ill intentions. I accidentally learned that your maid was poisoned by the Kongming Clan, so I originally wanted to come and inform you, but I didn't expect... I was still a step too late."
"You've known that there was something wrong with her?" The one who suddenly interrupted was the maid Ling, who had been staring at Ying Lili with a fierce look. She had come to Ying Lili's side without her knowing when, and her tone of voice sounded a little cold.
"G, it wasn't long ago. I found it by chance when you locked me up in the dungeon and escaped from it last time." Ping Lili was forced to take a step back by her momentum at the moment. Then she scratched her head and subconsciously explained for herself. Although she didn't quite understand why she had to explain to them, the feeling of being misunderstood was always not very good.
"Then you told His Highness that my maid was a spy?" The Crown Princess's expression looked a little ugly at this time. Although she said this calmly, there was a hint of unhappiness between her brows, as if she was putting all the new and old grudges of the past on Ping Lili.
"I am just stating the facts without mixing in any personal opinions. If you don't believe me, you can ask him." Ping Lili gritted his teeth and decided to drag Feng Yan into the water. Since he is Long Yu's man, he can't just stand by and watch!
"Now is not the time to pursue these things. I'm sure His Highness will give you a satisfactory answer to what you want to know in the future. The most important thing now is to assist His Highness in finding out the mastermind behind this. So, please allow me to take my leave." Feng Yan changed the subject calmly. As soon as he said this, the Crown Princess knew that she had no room to refuse. If she continued to pester him, she would be disregarding His Highness's safety. A trace of uneasiness flashed in her eyes. Although she was angry with that man, she was more concerned about his safety.
Seeing that the Crown Princess was silent, Feng Yan immediately turned around and took Yan Lili with him and flashed out like a gust of wind...
