The hooligans were stunned for a moment, then burst into lecherous laughter. "Oh, this little lady has quite a fiery temper. I like it!"
"Guys, I'm the boss. I'll be the first to taste this little lady's sweetness..."
The leading man's eyes practically glowed green as he stared at Feng Yunshu. He was on the verge of drooling. Feng Yunshu's hand hidden in her wide sleeve was secretly forming hand seals, ready to teach these hooligans a good lesson.
Just as she was about to make her move, several glints of cold light suddenly shot down from the sky. With a series of dull thuds, the hands of the hooligans in front of her were neatly severed!
The flying darts were so fast that Feng Yunshu didn't even see a drop of blood. Immediately afterwards came the hooligans' shrill screams. "Ah!!!"
Feng Yunshu suddenly looked up ahead. Not far away, a familiar black figure on the eaves flitted over to her in a few quick steps and stopped.
When she saw the mask on the man's face, Feng Yunshu finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Your Highness, why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Helan Yanting. He coldly glanced at the hooligans rolling on the ground in pain.
These hooligans looked at the severed hands on the ground. Not daring to even breathe loudly, they quickly pleaded for mercy. "Great hero, spare our lives! Great hero, spare our lives! We were just temporarily blinded by lust. We didn't even touch a single hair on this young lady! Great hero, spare our lives!"
Helan Yanting frowned slightly, unable to hide the cold killing intent in his eyes.
"Yan Liu, deal with these insolent fools."
Hearing this, the hooligans were scared out of their wits. They banged their heads on the ground non-stop, shouting, "Great hero, spare a dog's life! We really know our mistakes! We were blind and offended a noble person!"
Helan Yanting didn't look at them anymore. Clearly, he had run out of patience. Yan Liu led a few secret guards forward and was about to take the hooligans away for disposal. Feng Yunshu looked at Helan Yanting hesitantly.
"Your Highness, when you say 'deal with', you don't mean to..." Feng Yunshu made a gesture of wiping her neck to indicate.
Helan Yanting squinted his eyes slightly and took a step forward, stopping in front of her.
"These hooligans dared to provoke the wife of this king. Naturally, this king cannot let them live."
"Ah, this..." Feng Yunshu felt a bit awkward. After hesitating for a long time, she said, "Your Highness, it's better not to stain your hands with too much blood. As the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished. We can still accumulate some good karma appropriately."
Helan Yanting's expression became somewhat gloomy. He slowly raised his eyebrows and asked, "So what does the lady mean?"
"Anyway, they've already been punished by having one of their hands cut off. I think their days won't be easy in the future. It's better not to let their blood dirty Your Highness's hands."
Saying this, Feng Yunshu coldly looked at the hooligans. "This young lady will have people watch you secretly. If you dare to commit any more crimes, you'll bear the consequences yourself."
"Don't dare, we'll never dare to do it again! Please spare our lives, noble young lady! We'll be extremely grateful!"
"Get out of here quickly!"
Seeing that Helan Yanting didn't refuse, Feng Yunshu coldly glanced at the people on the ground and shouted. The hooligans came to their senses and scrambled away in a hurry.
"Why did the lady ask this king to spare these people? How can the lady be so sure that they won't commit crimes again in the future?"
Helan Yanting was standing right in front of her. It was still dark at this time, and the moon wasn't very bright tonight.
He was standing right between the moonlight and the darkness. Half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and the other half was bathed in the pale moonlight. At this moment, the scene in front of her seemed a bit strange.
At this moment, Feng Yunshu suddenly felt that Helan Yanting in front of her seemed a bit different. Just like when they were in the Prime Minister's Mansion not long ago, there seemed to be another domineering and gloomy aura emanating from him.
"Your Highness?"
Feng Yunshu was filled with doubts and wanted to ask if something had happened to him. However, Helan Yanting interrupted her. "Lady, you haven't answered this king's question yet."
Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment. Remembering his question just now, she shrugged and explained, "Your Highness, why do you think I did it? I made it very clear just now. I just don't want Your Highness to stain your hands with too much blood."
Helan Yanting fell into another brief moment of silence. Feng Yunshu felt that he was really strange tonight. There was a strange and unfathomable aura all over him.
"What if this king's hands are already stained with many lives? Would the lady despise this king and leave this king?"
Hearing this, Feng Yunshu was stunned again.
"When did Your Highness's hands become stained with many lives? Did something happen? Or is Your Highness hiding something from me?"
Helan Yanting slowly shook his head, and his expression returned to normal.
"Let's not talk about this king. It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you resting in bed? Why are you here?"
"Ah, this..."
Feng Yunshu originally wanted to ask about Helan Yanting's situation clearly. But with his sudden change of topic, she forgot what she was about to ask. She was thinking about how to explain why she was here.
"Your Highness, I..."
Feng Yunshu looked at him. She wanted to take a step forward but found that her legs didn't have any strength. She could only look at him pitifully. "Your Highness, I don't have any strength in my body..."
Helan Yanting stepped forward and directly picked her up horizontally. Holding her firmly in his arms, he turned around and headed back to the prince's mansion.
"The lady is really a night owl. Not only do you not sleep in the middle of the night, but you also manage to get yourself in such a sorry state?"
I don't want to either, okay...
Feng Yunshu silently complained in her heart. But at the moment, she really didn't have much energy left. She just wanted to go back and rest quickly.
On the way back, Feng Yunshu happened to run into Xiaoling, who was rushing back in a hurry. She was a bit excited. "Xiaoling! You still remember to come back? Do you know how worried I was about you?"
Xiaoling blinked her eyes and looked at Helan Yanting. Helan Yanting also glanced at Xiaoling but didn't say anything.
"Master, why is Prince Helan here? What exactly happened? Why can't you walk?"
Seeing her master being carried, Xiaoling couldn't help but feel worried.
Feng Yunshu saw that several parts of Xiaoling's snow - white fur were dirty. She looked like she had just come back from digging coal somewhere. This situation made Feng Yunshu even more curious about where this little rascal had been.
"Master, I can see that you're not in a good state. Let's go back and talk."
Soon, the group returned to the prince's mansion.
After putting Feng Yunshu down, Helan Yanting saw that her face was pale. Worried, he felt her pulse. "Does the lady feel uncomfortable anywhere? What happened? Why are you like this?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head with a faint smile. "Your Highness, I'm fine. Your Highness doesn't need to worry. I just did something and overused my spiritual power, so my body is a bit weak. I'll be fine after a short rest."
"You went to see the First Lady, right?"
Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. She looked up at Helan Yanting. His words were clearly a statement rather than a question, which meant that he should know everything she had done.
Since he knew, Feng Yunshu thought there was no need for her to hide anything. She nodded generously and admitted. "Yes, I did go to see the First Lady."
"This king not only knows that you went to see the First Lady, but also knows that you've been looking for the antidote to the toxin in your body, right?"