in2ebook Chapter 119 The Man Who Will Take Your Life
Chapter 119 The Man Who Will Take Your Life
Not long after Xu Jiaojiao left, Su He came out with several guards.
Looking at the lifeless man on the ground, Su He's face was grim: "What a piece of trash! He was actually killed by a woman who couldn't even kill a chicken!"
She stared intently in the direction Xu Jiaojiao had walked away, pondering to herself.
Originally, I was worried that killing Xu Jiaojiao would give others something to say, so I had the guards say those things. Who knew that it would give Xu Jiaojiao a chance to fight back.
Anyway, it was dark and windy, and we couldn't see anything in the hunting grounds, so we might as well go all the way, kill Xu Jiaojiao and leave, that way no one would know how Xu Jiaojiao died!
With this in mind, Su He looked at the guards and ordered in a deep voice, "All of you, get up there! Kill Xu Jiaojiao!"
The guards hesitated for a moment, then the leader pondered for a second: "It's just a woman. They can go. The hunting grounds are fraught with danger. I'll stay here to protect you!"
Su He clicked her tongue impatiently.
With so many soldiers guarding the perimeter of the hunting grounds, ordinary people can't even get in. What danger could there be?
The guard's overreaction is clearly an attempt to linger around her and attract her attention.
She knew that the guard was in love with her, but he didn't even look in the mirror. He was just a guard. Even if he had some skills, he was not someone who could lay a finger on her, the legitimate daughter of the Protectorate!
She waved her hand dismissively: "No need, you can just take them and come back quickly, it's the same."
The guard frowned slightly, clearly unwilling to obey orders.
Seeing that he didn't move, Su He glared at him: "What? You dare to disobey me?"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her otherwise, the guard sighed helplessly. It seemed that the only solution was to deal with that woman as soon as possible!
He raised his hand to signal the other guards to follow him: "Come with me, all of you."
"Da da da……"
The guards quickly left, and the chaotic sound of horses' hooves echoed through the woods.
The sound, falling into Su He's ears, was no different from the dirge sent to Xu Jiaojiao on her way, making her feel exceptionally happy.
She chuckled softly and began to hum a little tune.
Xu Jiaojiao, go to hell!
If you die, no one can stand between me and Brother Yunzheng!
"Whoosh—Pfft—"
Su He, who was fantasizing about how she would take advantage of Xu Jiaojiao's death to be by Yun Zheng's side, was completely unaware that danger was approaching.
When she heard the sound of a cold arrow piercing the air, the arrow was already upon her, and with her frail body, there was no way to avoid it.
Su He instinctively raised her hand to block.
The arrow that was originally aimed at her heart was blocked by her arm, and after slicing through her arm, it turned and pierced her shoulder.
"what!!"
With a scream, Su He fell from her horse and lay on the ground, groaning in pain.
In the dim light of the night, she saw a woman wearing a veiled hat holding a crossbow, walking towards her step by step.
Although she couldn't see the woman's face, Su He could clearly feel the intense killing intent emanating from her.
For a moment, Su He was terrified and even forgot the excruciating pain in her shoulder.
"Who are you?!"
Su He asked in a trembling voice, instinctively backing away, wanting to get as far away from this woman as possible.
However, she was injured and had fallen off her horse, making it very difficult for her to move around. She could only watch helplessly as the woman got closer and closer to her.
As they drew nearer, the woman raised the hand holding the crossbow, whispering like a demon from hell, "The one who will take your life..."
The woman's voice was a mixture of manic excitement and cruel coldness, awkward and eerie, making Su He's scalp tingle.
Although the voice was somewhat strange, Su He recognized it instantly!
"Zheng Antong?!"
"Ha ha…"
Seeing that Su He had guessed his identity, Zheng Antong became even more excited.
With a slight twitch of her fingertips, she chambered the arrow.
Seeing this, Su He shook her head. Her survival instinct gave her unprecedented strength, and she began to flee frantically.
Because both of them were in love with Zhao Yunzheng, Zheng Antong and Su He were mortal enemies even before Zheng Antong got married.
Given the current situation, Su He doesn't believe Zheng Antong will let her off the hook.
Moreover, she had heard some time ago that Zheng Antong had developed hysteria after being demoted to a concubine and had been imprisoned in the inner quarters of Prince Chen's mansion.
To put it nicely, it's hysteria; to put it bluntly, he's just a madman!
God knows how this madman got out!
She came to take Xu Jiaojiao's life, but who knew that Zheng Antong would be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!
She doesn't want to die!
I should have kept that guard by my side!
"pat-"
The sound of crossbows clicking could be heard behind me.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of arrows piercing the air could be heard.
In a panic, Su He let out a hoarse scream: "Help—"
"puff!"
Unfortunately, before he could even cry out for help, an arrow pierced his back.
Su He fell forward and crashed heavily to the ground.
Overwhelmed by the excruciating pain, she could no longer stand up and run away. She could only lie on the ground like a stray dog, turning her head with difficulty.
Su He's frail body was so badly injured that her vision blurred.
She looked desperately at the blurry figure approaching behind her and pleaded in a low voice, "Please... spare me..."
No sooner had she finished speaking than she felt Zheng Antong stomp hard on her back. The arrow, already embedded in her flesh, pierced through her frail body in an instant with this stomp.
"what!!!"
The immense pain caused Su He to let out her final lament.
She felt a sweet taste in her throat, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then completely lost consciousness, on the verge of death.
Zheng Antong glanced down at Su He, who was now motionless like a dead dog, scoffed, turned and walked towards the dense vegetation, quickly disappearing from sight.
let go?
Why should we let them go?
All of her dozens of family members in the Yongkang Marquis's mansion were killed. Who would let her go?
Therefore, all people deserve to die!
……
On the other side, the guards who had already discovered Xu Jiaojiao's whereabouts faintly heard a scream.
His heart tightened, and he suddenly felt a tingling sensation all over his body, instinctively sensing that something terrible was about to happen.
"You all continue, I'll go check on the young lady!" Sensing something amiss, the guard didn't hesitate for a moment. After instructing the others, he quickly rode away.
The others looked at each other.
After a slight hesitation, the group fixed their gazes on the woman not far in front of them.
Having already discovered their trail, Xu Jiaojiao frowned, her grip on the longsword and the thunderbolt blast tightening slightly.
……
The guard's heart was racing, and he was running very fast.
From afar, he could see that the young lady's horse was empty; there was no one there anymore.
He glanced around intently and spotted the young lady not far from the horse.
The young lady lay motionless on the ground, her blood staining the surrounding earth red. Her life was unknown.
For a moment, the guard's blood rushed to his head, and he felt dizzy and lightheaded, with his limbs feeling cold.
He tumbled and scrambled off his horse, staggered towards Su He, and carefully lifted her from the ground…