Before she could answer, Huo Wei started pulling her back.
He unfurled his long black cloak with dark patterns, and with his agile moves, he swept the arrows to one side.
The increasingly dense arrow formation shifted from beside Dugu Luanyue and aimed at the imperial guards who were fighting with them.
Huo Wei's deep eyes were filled with hostility and a fierce glint. His eyes, like those of a wild beast in the mountains, calmly observed every detail. He said in a low voice,
"These bandits don't seem like ordinary bandits. They're more like well - trained secret guards. They're not the kind of force an ordinary person can afford to maintain."
Hearing this, Dugu Luanyue glanced around, then quickly reached out and grabbed Huo Wei's arm. "Huo Wei, thank you for coming to save me."
Huo Wei glanced back at her. "The next thing you're going to say is that you'll repay me, right?"
Dugu Luanyue lowered her eyes and bit her lip secretly. Repay?
She would take revenge sooner or later. Huo Wei was so meticulous. He had set up such a big trap to get rid of her, and did he think he could just walk away clean - handed?
When the arrow formation paused for a moment, Huo Wei put his finger to his lips and whistled. A black horse came galloping through the snow on the hillside, looking like a celestial steed.
This horse was the second of the three blood - sweating horses in the Northern Yan Empire, a gift from Murong Min to him.
At this moment, the bandits rushed over quickly with machetes in their hands and stones in the air.
Huo Wei turned around, waved his arm, lifted Dugu Luanyue onto the horse, then leaped onto the horse and rode away.
The arrows were merciless, and they had to retreat quickly.
The black horse's mane fluttered in the wind, and its hooves kicked up white snow and mud on the snowy ground of the Northern Kingdom.
Dugu Luanyue sat in front. The cold winter wind in the Northern Yan stung her face. On both sides of her body were Huo Wei's long arms tightly holding the reins, with a few drops of blood on the back of his hands.
She gasped for breath. "Huo Wei, where are we going?"
Huo Wei replied, "We'll avoid the arrow formation and then take a detour to join up with the main force."
Just as he finished speaking, the road ahead was blocked. Dugu Luanyue pointed to the right - front. "They have arrows. Let's hurry into the forest and hide!"
Huo Wei turned the horse's head, and the horse galloped into the gloomy forest of dead trees. The world became quiet in an instant.
Huo Wei pulled the reins and dismounted. "You wait here. I'll go and check if there are any ambushes nearby."
Dugu Luanyue spread her arms. "No, you carry me down first. I'm scared to stay here alone."
Huo Wei's black eyes were cold and fierce. "Do you believe I'll kill you right here?"
Dugu Luanyue raised her eyebrows and smiled.
"His Highness the Prince of Yuzhang is such a smart man. He surely won't let me die so easily. We came into the forest alone. If I die and you go back alive, the Emperor will surely skin you alive!"
Seeing that Huo Wei didn't move, she urged, "Huo Wei, hurry up and carry me down. Your horse is too tall."
Huo Wei sheathed his blood - stained long knife, walked over, and spread his arms to carry her down. She deliberately pressed close to his body, and the tip of her nose touched his neck.
Huo Wei looked down and saw her extremely gorgeous eyes filled with bright water. The soft and fragrant body of the woman made his breathing heavy.
He pulled away from her and immediately put some distance between them.
Dugu Luanyue tightly hugged his arm. "Where are you going again?"
Huo Wei said coldly,
"This group of bandits must be assassins. Assassins will never give up so easily. There will be a second arrow attack soon. We must find cover quickly and rush up to join the main force."
After saying that, he shook off Dugu Luanyue's hand. "Your Majesty the Queen, please watch your words and deeds. It's improper to keep hugging my arm."
Dugu Luanyue gave him a charming look. "We've not only hugged but also kissed and hugged tightly. You've even touched me. What, are you denying it now?"
Huo Wei glanced at her. "Take off your clothes."
Dugu Luanyue's beautiful eyes widened slightly. She didn't expect Huo Wei to be so bold and direct. Didn't he always reject her before?
Now that they were in this secluded place, he was showing his true nature.
But this place was very dangerous, and it was freezing cold. It was really not suitable for this kind of thing today.
Huo Wei deftly took off his black cloak, turned around, and looked at her. "Why aren't you taking it off?"
Dugu Luanyue's red lips moved, and she didn't clearly refuse because she thought this was an opportunity. But at the moment, she was a bit hesitant:
"Well, I'll prepare myself mentally first."
The man who had returned from the battlefield was rough and direct. He walked over and quickly took off her outer robe and threw it on the ground, looking violent and rugged.
"What's there to prepare for? Let's make it quick."
Dugu Luanyue put her arm on his chest, her beautiful eyes slightly stunned and a bit surprised.
"Ah, this is different from the erotic pictures I've seen. This kind of thing can't be rushed. You're so unromantic."
Huo Wei paused, his black eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at her.
"What are you thinking about? I told you to hang this bright red robe up high to attract the assassins so that we can escape in another direction."
He threw the black cloak to Dugu Luanyue, took off her phoenix crown with one hand, then picked up the bright red phoenix robe and hung it on a tree branch.
Dugu Luanyue pursed her lips and wrapped Huo Wei's cloak around her. "Oh..."
Then she gave him a charming smile. "It doesn't matter. When you want to, just tell me."
While Huo Wei hadn't finished setting up the trap, Dugu Luanyue suppressed her smile, pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair, and stabbed the black horse.
The horse was startled, reared up and neighed, shaking the snow - covered mountain slightly. The assassins who were searching nearby immediately rushed over.
Dugu Luanyue exclaimed, "Huo Wei, there are assassins!"
Huo Wei immediately flew over from where he was setting the trap. There were already five or six assassins in earth - brown fur bandit costumes gathered around them, confronting the two.
Dugu Luanyue said anxiously, "Be careful, Huo Wei. These people look like fiends. Can you handle them?"
Huo Wei's broad back stood upright in front. His long knife dripped with blood. The man was calm and self - assured, like a god in control of life and death. "They're just mere assassins."
After saying that, Huo Wei picked up his long knife with animal patterns and rushed into the enemy formation, fighting with them.
The ear - piercing sound of swords and swords startled the black horse, and it ran away.
The snow was flying wildly between heaven and earth, with splashes of bright red. One or two assassins fell one after another.
Dugu Luanyue had been hiding behind a big tree behind Huo Wei, staring intently at the battle situation. She didn't seem very panicked. Her expression was abnormally calm, as if she was calculating something.
Huo Wei was fighting in front when he suddenly heard a shrill female voice from behind. "Huo Wei, watch out!"
Before he knew it, Dugu Luanyue had rushed forward and blocked his back with her body.
The long knife stabbed into Dugu Luanyue's chest. Blood spurted out, instantly staining her chest and palace dress red. The beautiful woman's body fell heavily to the ground.