The Duke of Dingguo watched as the number of his soldiers around him dwindled. Gradually, a look of panic appeared on his face, but he gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand. "I, the Duke, will surely make you die a miserable death today!"
Helan Yanting leaped up expressionlessly. With a flip, the Duke of Dingguo let out a shrill scream, "Ah!"
One of his arms was directly severed by Helan Yanting. He trembled all over in pain, covered in cold sweat.
"Changying, tie this man up and take him back."
Helan Yanting gave the order in a deep voice. Changying appeared not far away at some unknown time and immediately stepped forward to take the man away.
After dealing with the Duke of Dingguo and his men, the forest fell silent in an instant. The only sound was the flapping of the wings of the birds disturbed in the sky above the forest.
The situation was finally under control. Qingzhu clearly seemed to be out of strength. He staggered a bit, and Helan Yanting strode forward to carry Feng Yunshu down.
Although Helan Yanting had a soul of Zhushan, his body was still a mortal one. Therefore, when he touched this Immortal - Binding Rope, it didn't affect him much.
"Your Highness..." Feng Yunshu noticed that Helan Yanting didn't look too good. She thought that he must be blaming her for not staying obediently in the city as he had said, but instead offering herself up to the enemy.
In fact, Feng Yunshu really didn't mean to offer herself as a hostage, but she still felt a bit guilty.
Helan Yanting didn't say a word. With a solemn face, he untied the Immortal - Binding Rope on her body. Due to the restrictions on the rope, when Helan Yanting untied it, he inevitably tugged at Feng Yunshu's skin. She gasped in pain, and tears were almost streaming down her face.
"It hurts... it hurts so much..."
Helan Yanting's eyes darkened slightly. He didn't stop his actions because of this. Instead, he speeded up. Feng Yunshu's eyes turned red with grievance. Just as she was about to complain, Helan Yanting had already untied the rope at the fastest speed and threw the blood - stained rope to the secret guard beside him to collect.
"Your Highness, why did you do it so fast? It hurt me so much..." Feng Yunshu frowned and muttered.
"So you still know it hurts? I thought my lady was thick - skinned and afraid of nothing."
Feng Yunshu naturally heard the sarcasm in his words. But since she was in the wrong in the first place, she could only pout and lower her eyes silently.
"How could I know that the Duke of Dingguo, a mere mortal, would have a magic weapon of the level of the Immortal - Binding Rope? Originally, I was thinking of capturing the ringleader first. I wanted to take this shortcut to deal with the Dan Kingdom and make them surrender. I just didn't want to see more soldiers become victims of this war..."
As she spoke, Yunshu's mood became more and more complicated. She looked guiltily at the injured Qingzhu. "Brother Qingzhu, you must have injured your vital energy. I have some pills I refined. Maybe they can help you regulate your inner breath."
"Xiaoling, give my pills to Brother Qingzhu. Can you still use your spiritual power? Try to heal him..."
Actually, Feng Yunshu herself had also injured her vital energy at this moment and couldn't use her spiritual power well. Otherwise, she could have healed Qingzhu herself. Now she could only let Xiaoling give it a try.
Just as she finished speaking, Feng Yunshu suddenly felt a tightness in her throat. "Cough... cough..." With a cough, she spat out a mouthful of thick blood.
Helan Yanting frowned. He immediately picked her up horizontally, then tapped his toes and used his light - body skill. With his clothes fluttering, he quickly returned to the military camp.
At Helan Yanting's order, the secret guards also brought the seriously injured Qingzhu back to the camp.
In Helan Yanting's military advisor's tent.
Helan Yanting asked Changying to find Ziyuan and immediately prepare hot water, towels, and the best golden wound medicine.
"Changying, go and treat the wounds on Qingzhu's body. Bandage his wounds with the best golden wound medicine."
Changying nodded and turned to do as he was told.
Helan Yanting stayed behind and asked Ziyuan to help him deal with the wounds on Feng Yunshu's body.
When he bent down to take off her outer clothes, Feng Yunshu blushed. She subconsciously raised her hand to cover her chest. "Your Highness, I can take it off myself..."
Helan Yanting looked up at her and said indifferently, "I've seen everything that should and shouldn't be seen. Why is my lady being so polite now?"
"I..."
Under Helan Yanting's gaze, Feng Yunshu silently let go of her hand and let him take off her outer clothes. Alas, she was in the wrong in the first place.
To ease the slightly silent and awkward atmosphere, Feng Yunshu had to bring up a topic. "Your Highness, I think that the Immortal - Binding Rope the Duke of Dingguo was holding was most likely given by Concubine Mu. That Concubine Mu is probably not a mortal."
Helan Yanting didn't speak immediately after hearing this. He was carefully treating her wounds and applying medicine. Because he bent down, Feng Yunshu could clearly see his eyebrows when she looked up.
These eyebrows so close at hand made her lose herself. His sword - shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, under his thick eyelashes were his slightly lowered eyelids. Although he didn't look up and meet her eyes, Feng Yunshu seemed to be able to see how deep and serious his eyes were under those eyelashes.
For some reason, at this moment, Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly didn't want to say anything.
She just wanted to look at him quietly. This man in front of her gave her a great sense of security.
"Is there a flower on my face?"
Under Feng Yunshu's extremely focused gaze, Helan Yanting couldn't help but speak.
Feng Yunshu blinked her eyes and nodded with a smile. "Yes, there is! A beautiful flower!"
"If you look at me like this, I can't guarantee that I won't do something..."
"Hmm? What will you do?"
Helan Yanting gave Feng Yunshu a meaningful look. After Feng Yunshu realized what he meant, her face turned bright red. "Your Highness, you..."
Considering the psychological shadow area of Ziyuan, who was standing beside them at this moment. The young lady and the prince have such a good relationship. But I feel a bit redundant standing here. Should I just go out?
Ziyuan silently took a step back and planned to leave this place where she felt a bit redundant.
"Hey, Ziyuan, where are you going?"
Feng Yunshu called out to Ziyuan. She gave Helan Yanting a disgruntled look and then said to Ziyuan, "I feel so sticky and uncomfortable all over now. Stay and help me wipe my body. I'm afraid I'll touch these wounds if I do it myself."
Ziyuan had no choice but to stop and turn around. "Okay."
"Your Highness, since the wounds are bandaged, you can go out first. I'll let her help me wipe my body and change my clothes. Didn't you order the Duke of Dingguo to be captured? There must still be things to do. Go quickly."
"What, my lady is so eager to kick me out after using me?"
Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms in front of his chest. He seemed not to want to leave at all. "It was I who rescued my lady just now, and I also treated your wounds. Why are you so eager to drive me away now?"
"No, no, Your Highness, you're overthinking. I'm not driving you away. It's just inconvenient for me to wipe my body. And the matter of the Duke of Dingguo really hasn't been dealt with yet, right?"
However, Helan Yanting didn't mention the Duke of Dingguo at all. He just caught on to Feng Yunshu's mistake. "Why does my lady want her to wipe your body? I can be very meticulous too. How about I wipe your body for you, my lady?"
Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment and quickly shook her head. "I won't trouble Your Highness..."
Although they had kissed and hugged each other. As he said, he had seen everything that should and shouldn't be seen. They were just one step away from breaking through the last line of defense. But even so, just thinking about their previous intimate actions made her feel like her brain was lacking oxygen and her body temperature rose rapidly.
It was still daytime. If she let him wipe her body...
No, no, no. Absolutely not. Feng Yunshu quickly shook her head to get rid of these random thoughts in her mind.