Ye Shenyan frowned and whispered, "The people who were supposed to escort us back to the capital."
"Are they after us?"
Ye Zhinan observed the people outside carefully and noticed a familiar figure. That person was slashing his sword straight at Qin Yihuai's face.
"Be careful!" She grabbed the window frame tightly with one hand, wishing she could immediately jump into the space to search for weapons. But when she caught a glimpse of her parents in the corner from the corner of her eye, she dismissed the idea.
Suddenly, the window shook. A man broke through the window from the outside and rushed straight towards Ye Shenyan and Han Xiangmei.
Ye Shenyan spread his hands and protected Han Xiangmei in front of him. Seeing this, the killer raised his broadsword and was about to strike, but the next second he fell down with a ferocious expression.
Ye Zhinan was holding a short crossbow in her hand, and a rare look of ferocity flashed across her eyes.
"Are you guys okay?" she asked with concern.
"We're okay. You have to be careful!" Ye Shenyan raised his walking stick. "I'm not too old to fight yet. Go and help them. I'll take care of things here."
Han Xiangmei also nodded at Ye Zhinan, indicating that she was okay.
Only then did Ye Zhinan feel relieved and go back outside.
By now, most of the people outside the cabin were either dead or injured. Ye Zhinan quickly took out some medicine from her waist bag to relieve the pain and bandage the wounded who were still alive.
In the eyes of a doctor, there are no enemies or friends. She treated all the wounded equally and treated their wounds. But for safety's sake, she gave the enemy an extra sedative injection.
While treating the wounded, she moved closer to Qin Yihuai. But as soon as he saw her, he moved half a step away and finally jumped onto another boat.
Chen Zhenhai stayed behind to protect Ye Zhinan. After kicking the last black - clothed man into the sea, he walked over.
"Miss Ye, those are all enemies! What should I do now?" He was too embarrassed to say that he originally wanted to just kick all the enemies into the sea to fend for themselves, but now he didn't know where to put his feet.
Ye Zhinan glanced at him. Chen Zhenhai's face was covered in blood and there were many sword wounds on his body, but fortunately they were all minor injuries. She quickly bandaged him with a piece of gauze to stop the bleeding.
Chen Zhenhai tried to keep his distance. "I'm okay. It's just that the boss is in a difficult situation."
"What's wrong with him?"
Hearing Chen Zhenhai's words, Ye Zhinan tightened her hand nervously, causing him to wince in pain.
Chen Zhenhai gritted his teeth and frowned. His voice came out through his teeth. "Shen Beiting is dead. The boss doesn't know how to explain it to his superiors. He just got promoted. It's really... "
Ye Zhinan's heart sank. "Shen Beiting is dead? Were those people not after me?"
"Not entirely. Some of them were after your family."
Chen Zhenhai quickly explained.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise beside them, followed by several sounds of heavy objects falling into the water.
Ye Zhinan quickly ran to the side of the boat and leaned over to look.
"Inspector Qin? Qin Yihuai!"
She forgot about etiquette and called out several times, but there was no response. "Go and check quickly!"
Chen Zhenhai was also anxious. Hearing this, he immediately stood up. Just as he was about to jump onto the boat next to them, a black shadow flashed past him.
The black shadow seemed to be holding something in his hand, followed by a series of screams.
At this time, a burly man appeared in front of Ye Zhinan. The man rushed towards her with a sharp blade in his hand.
"Hero, don't be impulsive. Let's talk it out. We're just poor commoners. You don't need to use your blade on us." Before she could finish her words, she raised her arm, and an arrow shot out straight at the man in front of her.
Hearing the sound, Chen Zhenhai immediately turned around. By the time he got there, the man had already fallen to the ground, spitting out blood. Then he asked, "Are you going to save this man?"
Ye Zhinan glanced at him. "It's hopeless. You can throw him away."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Chen Zhenhai flung the man into the sea and then turned around and stood back beside Ye Zhinan.
"Go and check on him quickly!" Ye Zhinan was anxious, but Chen Zhenhai didn't move.
"The boss told me to guard the young lady. If another person like the one just now comes, I'll never be able to atone for my crime."
"I'm fine. Didn't I take care of that person just now? Go and help him." Ye Zhinan didn't care about anything else and reached out to push him.
"Don't worry, miss. The boss will definitely be okay. Besides, there are still our people over there. As long as you're safe, he won't have any worries. If he sees me, he'll just be distracted!"
After Chen Zhenhai said this, Ye Zhinan was no longer anxious. She turned around and went back into the cabin.
Soon, the commotion outside gradually died down. Chen Zhenhai ran into the cabin. "Grand Tutor, Madam, Miss, it's all over."
Because of the excessive nervousness, Ye Shenyan's hand holding the walking stick didn't regain its feeling for a long time. Han Xiangmei was rubbing his hand while staring intently at the door, afraid that someone would suddenly rush in again.
There was another person staring intently at the door. Ye Zhinan looked outside and asked anxiously, "Where is he?"
"Him?" Chen Zhenhai was in a daze for a moment and quickly replied, "The boss is taking care of the aftermath. He told me to come and inform you first, in case you were worried."
After hearing this, Ye Zhinan let out a sigh of relief and plopped down on a chair.
"Except for the loss of Prefect Shen, we're not in too much trouble."
Chen Zhenhai said it lightly, but everyone who heard it frowned tightly.
"He ended up like this after all. Since we knew each other back then, can we see him off?"
Ye Shenyan's eyes were empty, and his face looked even more haggard. He had expected there would be dangers on this trip back to the capital, but he never thought the price would be so high.
"Everything has been arranged properly. We'll all see the prefect off tonight." As soon as the words left his mouth, Qin Yihuai walked in from the outside.
Ye Zhinan was like an arrow leaving the bow. She rushed in front of him immediately and checked him up and down. "Are you injured anywhere? Besides the sword wounds on your hand and back, do you have any internal injuries? You have to tell me if you feel the slightest bit uncomfortable!"
Everyone watched as Ye Zhinan circled around Qin Yihuai. Their eyes widened, especially Qin Yihuai. He grabbed her hand and pressed it against his chest. "Here."
"Your chest? Or your heart? Wait a minute. I'll go get some things." Ye Zhinan said and was about to go back to her cabin, but her hand was tightly held. "Let go first. There's no danger outside. You can rest assured."
Before the words were finished, she was pulled into his arms.
Is this guy out of his mind?
Ye Zhinan secretly glanced at her parents. She saw that they wisely lowered their heads. Then she looked for Chen Zhenhai, but he was already nowhere to be seen.
"Are you okay? If your wound hurts, I have painkillers. They're very effective." Ye Zhinan whispered.
Qin Yihuai shook his head. "It doesn't hurt now."
After saying that, he let go of his hand and pulled her in front of Ye Shenyan. "Please allow me, Grand Tutor Ye. As soon as we enter the capital, I'll come to propose marriage with the three - letter and six - gift ceremony and carry your daughter in a sedan chair carried by eight bearers."
Ye Shenyan coughed twice, and his face immediately darkened.
Ye Zhinan quickly pulled the man beside her away.