She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Shao Yunting didn't reach out to snatch it, but said meaningfully, "The prince has others to take care of, but she can't entrust her safety to an unreachable void, can she?"

Xiao Che's thin lips had a taut lip line.

Jiang Ruining listened to the incessant, chaotic screams in her ears, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw a group of men in black appear out of nowhere, their swords flashing, blood splattering everywhere.

His heart was pounding, and his voice trembled as he said, "Hey you two, are you standing here like sitting ducks? Can't you find a safe place before you start spouting nonsense!"

"If you're not leaving, please put me down. I'll walk myself! I don't want to be riddled with bullets, thank you!"

Xiao Che turned around and walked quickly outside.

Jiang Ruining buried her face in his chest, using him as a human shield, while not forgetting to instruct Shao Yunting, "You guys block me!"

Xiao Che had gotten used to her being so self-righteous.

But Shao Yunting obviously didn't, and paused for a moment.

But then I thought, she knows how to use everything to protect herself, which is much smarter than those guys who just panic, scream, and run around in a panic. That's good!

Go out through the side door.

The sun was shining brightly outside.

Without blood, it immediately felt much safer.

Jiang Ruining wasn't so panicked anymore and broke free from Xiao Che's embrace: "Alright, put me down, and you two stay away from me!"

Xiao Che remained silent, simply accepting it as normal.

Shao Yunting didn't know her well enough and asked, puzzled, "If we're far away, how can I protect you in time if there's an emergency?"

Jiang Ruining chuckled: "Don't you two have any idea how many enemies you've made? Who knows if the assassin's swords will be aimed at you two later! You two grown men can't put a young woman like me in danger, can you?"

Xiao Che, who had confiscated countless treacherous officials and their entire families: "..."

Having solved countless cases and offended countless officials, Shao Yunting was speechless.

The two left, but not far; they each moved three steps to one side.

The others seemed to have finally regained their senses and knew where it was safe, so they swarmed over and hid behind Jiang Ruining.

Jiang Ruining: "..." Am I being used as a shield? ???

Regardless of which side the officials were from, Xiao Che, as the regent, could not simply ignore them and let them use his place as a refuge.

It was about a hundred steps away from the banquet hall.

The fighting was still going on inside.

The stench of blood evaporated in the scorching air, and as the assassin was kicked out of the window, he pounced out of the banquet hall, making everyone nauseous.

Jiang Ruining didn't dare to look and turned her head away.

With just that one movement, a tiny reflective spot caught my eye out of the corner of my eye.

Following the fleeting point of light, I immediately confirmed that it came from the top of a large tree several dozen feet away.

The dense foliage was layered upon layered, and even if you stood under the tree and searched carefully, you might not be able to find anyone hiding inside. But just at that moment, the foliage was blown open, creating a gap that allowed the arrow tip to reveal its deadly light.

It's definitely on their side!

So assassinating someone is just a way to divert attention and lure the person out of the banquet hall!

The moment Jiang Ruining realized it, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a cold arrow was already shot out.

"Watch out for a sneak attack!"

Her body reacted instinctively, pushing Xiao Che forward forcefully.

The arrow grazed Xiao Che's back, tangled around a few strands of Jiang Ruining's hair, and with a whoosh, pierced the soil behind Jiang Ruining.

Jiang Ruining had several strands of hair pulled out, her scalp stinging. She watched as a cold arrow grazed her chin, her heart pounding in her throat. Before she could even swallow, she saw out of the corner of her eye that several more cold arrows were shooting towards her.

But because she pushed the person so hard, she lost her balance and had no time to dodge!

"Xiao Che, save me!"

July reacted quickly, swiftly extending her arm and using the crossbow strapped to her arm to cleave the second arrow in two.

Xiao Che was pushed and staggered, but fortunately Shi An caught him and instantly turned around, raising his sword to deflect the second cold arrow!

Shao Yunting failed to deflect the other arrow. Someone pushed him hard from behind, causing him to stagger and miss! He watched helplessly as the cold arrow grazed the tip of his sword, sparking a cold white flame, and shot straight at Jiang Ruining, who hadn't had time to be pulled away.

Whoosh!

An arrow pierced her arm!

In the instant she was struck by the sword, she felt no pain, but the image of the metal shoulder blade piercing through her arm and blood dripping down the gleaming, cold shoulder was still too shocking for her, leaving her mind blank.

She froze on the spot, her face turning pale.

They were after Xiao Che, their goal was to take his life, so the arrows must have been poisoned!

His trembling eyes rolled stiffly toward the arrowhead, and sure enough, the blood was black!

"It's black..."

Will she survive?

A few seconds after being shot, shock and pain shot up to the top of my head, my whole body went numb, all my strength was drained, and my vision went black.

In the last second before she lost consciousness, she felt herself being caught.

She stared blankly, thinking: It shouldn't be that I'll get another bump on the back of my head!

The assassination attempt failed.

The assassin immediately retreated.

Shi'an dared not lead his men to pursue them, fearing it would be a diversionary tactic!

Xiao Che caught Jiang Ruining, pulled back her veil, and looked at her darkening complexion: "Thirteenth Huo!"

It was very hot, but Jiang Ruining felt as if she had fallen into an icy lake. Her whole body was freezing cold and she was shivering uncontrollably. She wondered if the poison was taking effect, but she felt pain in her blood flow.

"Xiao Che, I...I'm scared...It hurts so much..."

As she spoke, black blood oozed from the corner of her mouth.

Xiao Che let her lean against him, his arms trembling as he held her: "It's alright! Nothing will happen, don't be afraid!"

Thirteen Huo, who was skilled in medicine, stepped forward to take her pulse.

Upon realizing the potency of the poison, she glanced up at Xiao Che.

Xiao Che understood, his phoenix eyes turning extremely gloomy, the deep purple lightning almost destroying everything: "It's not some deadly poison. We have pills that can cure all poisons. Take them and you'll be fine. Try to keep your emotions stable as much as possible, otherwise the toxins will penetrate your internal organs more quickly, and you'll suffer."

He took a porcelain bottle out of his sleeve and quickly pushed the stopper with his thumb.

Jiang Ruining couldn't hear what he was saying; the voice grew fainter and fainter.

Consciousness began to rapidly dissipate, and pupils dilated.

By the time the pill was brought to his lips, he had already lost consciousness.

"Ningning?" Xiao Che called to her.

No response.

In that instant, he thought of the scene where his birth mother, Consort Rou, was beheaded... Because Consort Shen, who couldn't have children, wanted to take him away, his birth mother was murdered. Would Jiang Ruining also die to save him?

The fear of loss gripped him, his throat was choked, he couldn't breathe, and his eyes were bloodshot!

No!

She can't die!

Pinch her cheekbone and stuff the pill into her mouth.

The unconscious person's tongue was not moving, and the pill was stuck to the tongue and could not be swallowed.

"water!"

Shi An immediately went back to the banquet hall to retrieve it: "It's been tested, and it's non-toxic."

Xiao Che took it, pressed it to her lips, and slowly fed it to her.

Jiang Ruining coughed, blood welled up in her throat and spilled out of the corner of her mouth, and she also spat out the pill.

Xiao Che drank the tea, preparing to feed the baby.