In the night, Feng Linyuan's white robe stood out conspicuously.
Presumably, a black - clad assassin in the middle of the fight looked up and noticed Feng Linyuan standing on the mountaintop. With a whoosh, a long arrow sliced through the air towards him.
Feng Linyuan flicked his sleeve robe. Before the oncoming arrowhead could get close, it was snapped off by the wind from his palm.
Bai Zheng was tightly held in Feng Linyuan's arms. Her hands had been tightly wrapped around his neck. But as she watched the fierce battle in front of her, for some unknown reason, her head ached more and more, and the strength in her hands gradually weakened.
A large group of black - clad men emerged from the valley.
At the same time, countless arrows rained down densely in the direction of Feng Linyuan and Bai Zheng.
A fierce glint flashed in Feng Linyuan's eyes. With one hand, he tightened his hold on Bai Zheng, who was starting to sink slowly due to weakness. With the other hand, he made a swirling motion, drawing all the arrows into his long sleeves. Then he flicked his sleeve robe again, and all the arrows scattered out of his sleeve, flying back in the direction they had come from.
Muffled groans echoed in the valley. Although it was too dark to see clearly what was happening below, it was obvious that under Feng Linyuan's counter - attack, most of the arrows had pierced through the bodies of those black - clad men.
"Insignificant pests," Feng Linyuan snorted coldly. He held Bai Zheng back in his arms and said gently, "Zheng'er, are you scared?"
In the hazy moonlight, Feng Linyuan finally got a clear look at Bai Zheng in his arms. Her eyes were tightly closed, her brows deeply furrowed, and her body was still trembling slightly.
Feng Linyuan's face changed instantly. Since he couldn't spare a hand to comfort her for the moment, he just held her even closer to himself and asked nervously, "Zheng'er, what's wrong with you? Are you scared? Zheng'er, don't be afraid. I'm here. I won't let you get hurt..."
Before he could finish his words, another volley of arrows sliced through the air towards Feng Linyuan, who was anxiously looking at Bai Zheng.
Feng Linyuan's mind was completely focused on Bai Zheng, and he didn't care about the arrows at all.
"My lord!" A sharp shout rang out. Mo Li leaped into the air and blocked in front of Feng Linyuan.
Bai Zheng tightly covered her head. The sounds of the fight outside couldn't reach her ears at all. She was only trapped in those vague memories, trying hard to see clearly, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't.
Feng Linyuan held her tightly and gently patted her back with his big hand. The warmth of his palm penetrated through the thin fabric, gradually calming Bai Zheng down.
Finally, Bai Zheng stopped trembling. She shook her head vigorously, as if she had made some determination, and suddenly opened her eyes.
"Zheng'er!" Seeing Bai Zheng's familiar and clean eyes, Feng Linyuan felt a little relieved. He quickly asked, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Bai Zheng shook her head. Meeting Feng Linyuan's worried eyes, she smiled apologetically: "I'm fine. I just remembered some things."
"What things?" Feng Linyuan frowned.
Bai Zheng looked up. Mo Li was still fighting against the arrows of the black - clad men beside them. In the darkness, the clashing sounds of weapons and the splattering sounds of flesh and blood were clearly audible.
Sensing Bai Zheng's unease, Feng Linyuan quickly comforted her: "You don't have to be afraid. They're just a bunch of insignificant pests. I won't let anything happen to you."
"I'm not afraid." Bai Zheng smiled when she heard this. Her clear and bright eyes sparkled like water waves. She looked at Feng Linyuan and gently parted her lips, "I'm just afraid that they'll be completely defeated."
"Haha..." Hearing this, Feng Linyuan burst into a loud laugh, "Since they dare to come and provoke me, they should be prepared for failure."
"But I don't want them to lose." Bai Zheng's eyes curved, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
Feng Linyuan was slightly stunned: "Zheng'er, why do you say so?"
"I seem to have seen them before." Bai Zheng's expression became solemn as she said word by word, "These people have come after me before."
Feng Linyuan raised his eyebrows and quickly understood what Bai Zheng meant. He coldly glanced at the people below from the corner of his eye: "In that case, let's enjoy a good show."
After saying that, he tightly held Bai Zheng in his arms, flew forward and came to Mo Li's side, and gave Mo Li a look.
As the battle line extended, the arrows became more and more dense. But Feng Linyuan and Mo Li's movements became slower and slower due to exhaustion.
Suddenly, an arrow grazed Feng Linyuan's arm. He let out a low grunt. Losing his balance, he rolled down the mountain with Bai Zheng in his arms.
The two rolled into the valley. Before they could get up, their necks were surrounded by sharp blades.
Bai Zheng looked up. Since she had been tightly protected by Feng Linyuan during the fall, she wasn't injured at all. But thinking that Feng Linyuan had deliberately let himself get injured by an arrow to act out a play for her words "I don't want them to lose", she was both angry and anxious.
Ignoring the black - clad men eyeing them menacingly around, she anxiously checked Feng Linyuan's wound: "How are you? You idiot, how could you be so careless!"
Seeing Bai Zheng's expression, Feng Linyuan smiled apologetically and whispered, "I'm fine. Zheng'er, don't worry."
"What a pair of admirable and ill - fated lovers," a man's voice suddenly sounded.
Bai Zheng felt a great force pulling her up from behind. But due to standing up suddenly, she couldn't find her balance for a moment and took several steps back before barely steadying herself.
Feng Linyuan was also suddenly pulled up. Only then could people see that the clothes on his right shoulder had been torn, and the place covered by his left hand was already a pool of dark red blood.
Bai Zheng's face changed. She rushed forward again to look at Feng Linyuan's wound. A hint of fierceness flashed in her eyes, but her face was full of panic as she asked the black - clad men, "Who... who are you?"
The leading man sneered. In the dim moonlight, Bai Zheng could barely make out the situation in front of her.
By now, she had been surrounded by a group of black - clad men.
The leading man was wearing an unremarkable dark - colored robe, and his messy long hair covered one of his eyes. A venomous and cold glint shot out from the other eye that was exposed.
For some unknown reason, Bai Zheng felt a bone - chilling cold when she saw the leading man.
He stared at Bai Zheng and Feng Linyuan with his hideous eye, and a sneer curled up on his lips. "So this is the famous Marquis of Dingyuan and the future marquis's wife?"
By now, Mo Li had rushed over and stood in front of them, shouting loudly, "Since you know the marquis's identity, how dare you be so audacious?"
The leading man sneered grimly, "He's just a man about to die. What's there to be afraid of?"
Feng Linyuan held Bai Zheng in his arms and looked straight at the man, saying coldly, "I wonder if you have a grudge against this marquis or against the Bai Mansion?"
The leading man was stunned for a moment, then quickly burst into a wild laugh, "This is the first time I've met the Marquis of Dingyuan. Where could there be any grudge?"
"Then you must have taken someone else's benefits and come to cause trouble for this marquis," Feng Linyuan nodded and said affirmatively.