C34 Chapter 34

After getting off the boat, Jiegeng could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

The two of them walked along the river bank and unknowingly came to a bridge with no signs of human habitation. This place was far away from the shore lights, and leaning against the continuously burning fireworks, it appeared to be very bright.

Both of them had their own thoughts in their hearts. For a moment, both of them actually tacitly fell silent.

At this moment, after the fireworks finished burning, the sky returned to calm, and the surroundings instantly became dark.

"Your Royal Highness, thank you for today." Jiegeng was the first to break the silence.

Duan Shuang frowned and spread his arms to protect Jiegeng behind him.

Jiegeng was shocked by this sudden action. Before she could ask Duan Shuang why, a group of men in black appeared in front of her.

"Kid, leave the woman behind you. We will spare your life!" The leader clamored. They had followed them for a long time tonight. When they finally saw that they were alone, they immediately rushed out.

Duan Shuang's expression was dark.

"Big brother, didn't the employer say that he would only act when a girl is alone?" A subordinate beside the leader whispered into his ear.

"Cut the crap, this deal took us all night. If you really can't do it, then take both of them. Just treat it as buying one for free." The leader strongly rejected the advice from his subordinate.

When Duan Shuang heard this, he understood in his heart. It seemed like these people weren't sent by Qi Country.

"What kind of enemies did you make? They wanted to capture you by name." Duan Shuang turned his head and asked.

"No." Jiegeng shook her head in denial. In an instant, Jiegeng seemed to have thought of something. "It can't be the person who robbed my grandfather, right?"

Duan Shuang thought to himself.

"Who are you? How dare you do such a thing under the feet of the Son of Heaven! Do you know who he is?" Jiegeng directly cursed. At this moment, she could only try to take advantage of the tiger's might to see if she could scare these people.

"The person who bought your life." The leader replied with disdain. "You're not delusional enough to think that this gigolo boy can save you, are you?!" His words and the way he accepted them all made a mocking sound.

"I will give you one last chance. If you leave now, I will spare your life." The leader shouted at Duan Shuang once again.

"You are courting death." Duan Shuang was furious that these small fries dared to be so disrespectful to him.

"If that's the case. Brothers, attack!" A group of men in black held their long blades and bravely rushed forward, charging in Duan Shuang's direction.

Duan Shuang pushed Jiegeng back to the side of the bridge, motioning for her to not move around.

Jiegeng had never seen such a scene before. Just now, when she was facing Duan Shuang, she was still able to talk. But when she saw the shining weapon, she was scared out of her wits. At this moment, she naturally waited there obediently and did not dare to cause trouble.

Although Duan Shuang did not carry any weapons on him, he did not have any hidden guards by his side either. But he was not afraid at all. From the aura of the other party, one could tell that they were just a group of brutes who only knew triangular kungfu. Although there were many of them, there was nothing to be afraid of.

The few people who took the lead were quickly knocked down to the ground by Duan Shuang. At this moment, Duan Shuang's entire body was emitting a killing intent. He was completely different from the refined appearance he had just now.

How could these people, who could only rely on numbers and weapons, be able to fight against countless enemies on the battlefield? Duan Shuang, who was used to bloody killing, just a fierce look from Duan Shuang made their hearts start to tremble.

However, no matter how good Duan Shuang's martial arts was, he had to be entangled with more people in order to get rid of a group of people. When Duan Shuang was surrounded by these men in black, the leader had unknowingly arrived in front of Jiegeng.

The leader grabbed Jiegeng and placed the knife on her neck.

When Duan Shuang realized it, it was already too late.

Looking at the group of brothers who were beaten to the ground, the leader was extremely panicked. But fortunately, he had a bargaining chip in his hand. He could always escape by himself.

Jiegeng had previously been pressed against her neck by Anzhao with a sword. This time, it could be said that she had experience. However, Anzhao gave people a sense of oppression. Instead of saying that she was held back by the sword and did not dare to move, it was better to say that she was pressured by Anzhao.

But this time, it was different. This black-clothed man's hands were clearly trembling slightly.

Jiegeng made a prompt decision and immediately aimed at the acupuncture point on this person's hand and pressed hard. This black clothed person did not expect that this girl would be so bold as to be hit in an instant.

"Aiyo!" The black clothed person could not help but exclaim. The hand holding the knife was weak and weak, so the knife also fell.

In this gap, Jiegeng immediately wanted to break free from the man in black. Duan Shuang also seized the opportunity and attacked.

In the face of danger, the man in black hurriedly used his hand to push Jiegeng back. Jiegeng was originally close to the bridge, but the black clothed man pushed her. In addition, the railing of the bridge was really low. Jiegeng fell into the water just like that.

Once Jiegeng entered the water, her entire body began to flop. Even though the water kept pouring into her mouth and nose, Jiegeng still struggled to call for help. He did not know how to float, so he could only use his four limbs and kick randomly. He hoped to keep his head exposed to the water.

But this time, he had really exhausted his physical strength. In addition, the water kept pouring into his nose and air, causing Jiegeng to have a splitting headache.

Duan Shuang saw that after Jiegeng entered the water, how could he have the time to care about the remaining leaders? He immediately jumped off the bridge and entered the water.

Jiegeng's body lost strength and started to sink. In a trance, she felt as if she was being dragged into a deep hole.

Suddenly, she felt that she was being hugged by a person. A hand was placed on her waist, resisting the suction force of the deep hole together with her.

With the help of this person, she gradually rose. Although she had a slight feeling, Jiegeng's divine sense became more and more scattered...

Duan Shuang held Jiegeng with one hand and floated out of the water. Seeing Jiegeng's tightly shut eyes and disappearing breathing, Duan Shuang immediately carried Jiegeng ashore and laid her flat on the ground to save her.

Because there was no sound of fireworks exploding, the sounds of fighting on the bridge and the two sounds of water falling from the front and back were especially eye-catching in this night. Many people had unknowingly gathered on the shore where Jiegeng was lying.

Perhaps it was because Duan Shuang's movements were too big when he went ashore, Jiegeng choked on a few mouthfuls of water not long after he laid her flat and her whole body gradually regained its clarity.

Duan Shuang was originally panting, but when he saw that Jiegeng was fine and woke up, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

At this time, a person rushed out of the crowd and hurriedly apologized to Duan Shuang. "Your Highness, this subordinate was late, please punish me."

Duan Shuang supported Jiegeng to stand up and helped her to the pavilion to rest.

Jiegeng was completely drenched. Jiegeng originally wore silk clothing today. With the effect of the water, all of it stuck to Jiegeng's body and perfectly outlined her figure.

Duan Shuang immediately took off his outer clothes. Unfortunately, it was also soaked by the water and did not have any effect.

Anzhao immediately took off his outer coat and handed it to Duan Shuang.

Duan Shuang immediately covered Jiegeng's body with his dry outer coat.

"Anzhao, find a carriage and send Miss Bai back to the mansion."

"Yes." Anzhao immediately disappeared.

Although Jiegeng had regained her divine sense, she was still in a state of chaos. She couldn't open her eyes and was in a daze. However, she could feel a trace of warmth in her trembling body.

Anzhao's apology just now made everyone present understand who was in front of them. The bustling crowd subconsciously moved away.

"This official has failed his duty." At this time, a person ran to the pavilion where Duan Shuang was. "Please forgive me, Zhen'an King!"

"For something like this to happen within your jurisdiction, it is indeed hard for you to absolve yourself from the blame." Duan Shuang was furious.

The official was so scared that his entire body broke out in cold sweat, but he could only obediently say yes.

Duan Shuang looked at the bridge just now. As expected, the leader had already disappeared. However, his companion should still be unconscious on the spot.

Fortunately, the official also knew how to read people's minds. He immediately reacted. "Don't worry, Your Royal Highness. This lowly subject will investigate immediately." Then, he hurriedly brought his guards to the bridge to capture those men in black.

After a while, Anzhao appeared in front of Duan Shuang again. "Your Royal Highness, the carriage is ready."

Duan Shuang heard this and immediately hugged Jiegeng, whose divine sense was weak, and walked towards the carriage.

After gently placing Jiegeng on the carriage, the purple jade pendant in Duan Shuang's arms fell out. Duan Shuang picked up the pendant and looked at Jiegeng. He put the pendant back into his arms and closed the door.

"Find someone to invite Imperial Physician Li to King Yi's Mansion." After Duan Shuang said this, he left first.

As Duan Shuang's subordinate who had followed Duan Shuang for so many years, Anzhao could indeed feel that Duan Shuang's attitude towards Jiegeng was not ordinary. However, he was just a personal bodyguard, so he naturally would not make too many guesses or interfere with Mistress's thoughts. According to Duan Shuang's intentions, Anzhao drove Jiegeng back to King Yi's Mansion.

When Rani Yi saw Jiegeng return in this manner, she was immediately shocked. She had just taken care of her drunk daughter and was looking forward to Jiegeng's return to ask about the situation tonight. How could she have expected Jiegeng to almost lose her life?

"Quickly go and invite the Imperial Physician. Take my jade token and invite him over!" Rani Yi looked at Jiegeng's pale face and her heart ached. Once Jiegeng was sent to the Faded Light Courtyard, she immediately ordered the maidservants to quickly change Jiegeng's clean clothes.

At this time, the Imperial Physician rushed to the King Yi's Mansion.

Rani Yi was just wondering why Fang'er's speed was so fast when she realized that Fang'er had not yet left the house.

"Rani Yi, this lowly subject was ordered by Zhen'an King to come and treat Miss Bai." Imperial Physician Li came to report his intention of coming and coincidentally solved Rani Yi's doubts.

"Imperial Physician Li, please come in." Rani Yi hurriedly led Imperial Physician Li to diagnose and treat Jiegeng.

After a moment, Imperial Physician Li began to write down the medicine room by the side.

"Imperial Physician, how is Jiegeng?" Rani Yi was very worried.

"Rest assured, Princess. Miss Bai was only frightened at this moment. In addition, she was cold which caused her to feel hot. Take the medicine. When the heat reduces, take good care of her and she will be fine." Imperial Physician Li handed the medicine room over.

"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Wang Fei took the prescription. "Fang Er, hurry up and get the medicine. Make sure you personally boil the medicine and send it over." At this moment, only Fang Er's work could make Rani Yi feel at ease.

"Yes." After Fang'er received the prescription, she also sent Imperial Physician Li out.