I am Yuan Niaoniao

In order to minimize attracting attention, Chen Shaoyi decided on a new route, heading straight towards the mountain. Although the road over the mountains and down to the sea was more difficult to walk on, he would not go into the city. This way, he would not hurt innocent people, nor would he leave any traces depending on where he stayed.

This method was indeed much safer, and we did not encounter any danger for three consecutive days. The few people rested better in the cave and walked a little faster. When they were hungry, they ate wild fruits and drank stream water. Sometimes they would go fishing in the sea, and sometimes they would catch some pheasants and rabbits and roast them for food. During this journey, the few people became closer and closer to each other's hearts.

"Ming Xiao, I caught a small fish." Dong Xue rolled up her trouser legs and sleeves, and used the branch Ming Xiao made for her to spear fish in the creek. She actually caught a small fish the size of a palm, and shouted to Ming Xiao excitedly.

Ming Xiao looked up at the small fish and said, "Let it go. It's not enough to eat." Then he proudly scooped up a much fatter and bigger fish from the water. "Dongxue, look at me! Hahahaha." He walked to the shore with the big fish in his hand. His proud look made Dongxue a little angry and she let go of the "baby fish" in her hand and followed him to the shore.

Ming Xiao skillfully lit the fire and soon, the aroma of grilled fish filled the air. He cut the good fish into two pieces and handed them to Yuan Niaoniao and Chen Shaoyi, then cut another piece and handed it to Dongxue: "Here, this is for you."

"Thank you, hehe." Dongxue took the grilled fish happily and started eating it happily: "Mingxiao's cooking skills are getting better and better, the grilled fish is so delicious."

Hearing this, Ming Xiao's face was full of pride again: "Of course."

Chen Shaoyi and Yuan Niao Niao looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding: "Ming Xiao, why didn't I know you had such a good skill before."

"Young Master! How come you don't know? The grilled fish I made is what you've eaten the most." Ming Xiao said unhappily. When he was in the desert before, he had made this kind of fire many times. Every time, Ming Chen went hunting and fishing, and he made fire and cooked by himself.

"How can you talk to your young master like that? You don't have any sense of propriety." Dong Xue slapped Ming Xiao on the back of his head.

"............" Ming Xiao touched the back of his head in pain. "Okay, okay, Sister Dongxue taught me."

"Hahahahahaha" everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Such a comfortable and free life is really rare. However, happy times are always short-lived, and the calm lake suddenly rippled. The smile on Chen Shaoyi's face disappeared immediately, and he and Ming Xiao stood up almost at the same time. Yuan Niao Niao also looked solemn. There were obviously more people coming this time. It seemed that today would be another tough battle.

The three of them almost simultaneously assumed a fighting stance and surrounded Dongxue. Yuan Niaoniao quickly released a barrier to cover Dongxue: "Don't move, and don't leave this circle. Listen, Dongxue."

"Yes, Miss." Dongxue nodded vigorously. She knew she couldn't help at all. Listening to the Miss was helping.

"Be careful." Chen Shaoyi also sensed that the people coming this time were stronger and had more people. He turned around and warned Yuan Nianiao, then concentrated on observing his surroundings.

As the leaves in the woods rustled, a large number of Jinwu Guards appeared around. Unlike before, they were wearing golden clothes that represented the identity of Jinwu Guards, while last time they were wearing ordinary black clothes. It seemed that this time they declared war without reservation. It also meant that Han Junwu must bury several people here. Almost two-thirds of the Jinwu Guards were sent out this time, leaving only a small part in the court.

The leading Jinwu Guard came out alone. He was Han Ling, the strongest Jinwu Guard this time. Chen Shaoyi also recognized him. He had met him once when he was young. It was also that time that his father fought with him desperately and stabbed his wrist, which barely saved the young him. However, he was still able to fight back and severely injure his father. His strength should not be underestimated. It's just in time. The battle of that year will end today. Chen Shaoyi then swung his sword at him.

Han Ling also swung the whip in his hand, and the whip shadow flashed, interweaving into a whip net in front of Chen Shaoyi and swung it over his head. Chen Shaoyi reacted immediately and dodged. But Han Ling did not let him go. Seeing the whip net approaching, Chen Shaoyi leaped up and hovered in the air, his clothes fluttering in the wind. Han Ling's first whip failed, and the second whip followed, like a spirit snake in the air, with the whip shadows overlapping and unable to see the real and fake. Chen Shaoyi turned over and jumped backwards. Han Ling's whip brushed Chen Shaoyi's shoulder, but when the whip tail danced back, it left a thin wound on Chen Shaoyi's shoulder, bringing up a string of tiny blood beads. Chen Shaoyi glanced at the blood beads on his shoulder and frowned. The trend was strong, but he had not used all his strength just now, so he would use all his strength next. The murderous intent in his eyes suddenly rose, and he attacked Han Ling again.

Ming Xiao and Yuan Niaoniao were not at ease either, they were almost one against ten, and the number of enemies kept increasing. Smelling the blood, Yuan Niaoniao looked up and saw that Chen Shaoyi was already injured, and Ming Xiao also had several more knife wounds. She thought to herself that this was not good, and it would not work if it continued. Yuan Niaoniao took a deep breath, opened her hands and floated into the air, releasing the divine breath that only the Hibiscus Goddess could have. Countless hibiscus petals immediately filled the air, and her hands crossed and gestured back and forth to form a golden barrier. Everyone was attracted by this strange sight and stopped their movements.

Chen Shaoyi knew that Yuan Niaoniao was angry. With her strength, she rarely needed to show her true strength. Seeing this, Chen Shaoyi also used more fierce strength to fight Han Ling.

Han Ling was being entangled by Chen Shaoyi and didn't care about the shock that Yuan Niaoniao brought to him. He withdrew his gaze and concentrated on dealing with Chen Shaoyi.

Seeing this, Ming Xiao also slowly retreated behind Yuan Niaoniao. Yuan Niaoniao stared at Han Ling who was struggling with Chen Shaoyi. With a wave of his hands, the hibiscus petals in the air quickly penetrated all the Jinwu guards on the field like arrows. The Jinwu guards who had received the most severe training since childhood also reacted quickly to block the petals with their swords. Those who couldn't react in time were killed on the spot. The surviving Jinwu guards couldn't help but gasp and all gathered together to deal with Yuan Niaoniao.

Yuan Niao Niao raised her lips slightly, and gestured with her hands quickly, and a huge ball of petals began to condense. She only raised her hand slightly, and the huge ball of petals floated up in her hand, following her movements, and attacked the group of Jinwu guards on the ground. The huge impact force made them spit blood, and those with weaker strength were directly shaken away dozens of miles away.

Seeing this, Ming Xiao stepped forward, raised his sword, and cut the throat with a sword, killing all the remaining Jinwu Guards without leaving a single one alive. After dealing with the people here, Yuan Niaoniao shouted to Ming Xiao: "Watch Dongxue, I'll go help your young master."

Ming Xiao nodded when he heard that. Miss Yuan's strength was far superior to his own, so it would be better for him to stay behind just in case.

Yuan Niaoniao flew towards Han Ling and slapped him on the back. Han Ling barely dodged the palm strike and saw that all his brothers were killed. He was distracted for a moment and was chopped on the arm by Chen Shaoyi. He was sandwiched between Yuan Niaoniao and Han Shaoyi.

"Niaoniao, I can do it alone." Chen Shaoyi had not used his full strength just now, he just wanted to see how strong Han Ling was.

"Hehe, Prince Chen, do you still remember the fear you had in your childhood?" Han Ling, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

"I don't remember. I only know that you will die by my sword today." Chen Shaoyi said coldly.

"That kid has grown up and become much more arrogant now." Han Ling said with a sneer on his face. He almost killed him back then, but unfortunately his father used all his cultivation to resist him. "He wasted his entire life's cultivation to save his own child. It's really touching."

Chen Shaoyi's eyes showed an even colder light. Indeed, in these years, his father was no longer as cheerful as before, and he was not as active. The reason for this was probably that he had fallen from a man with great martial arts skills to an ordinary person who couldn't even carry water. This state of mind must be a bit uncomfortable.

"You will pay the price today." Anyone who laughs at a great father who is brave enough to risk his own life to save his child should be damned.

After hearing this, Yuan Niaoniao turned around and went back to Dongxue. She believed that Chen Shaoyi could easily deal with him.

"Miss." Dongxue saw Yuan Niaoniao coming back and held her hand. Although this was the first time she saw the other side of the young lady, she didn't find it strange at all. She was more worried that Yuan Niaoniao would be hurt. Those people just now were obviously here to kill her. She said with a tearful voice, "Dongxue, you are so scared. Fortunately, you are okay."

"Your lady is fine, don't worry, silly girl." Yuan Niaoniao knew that Dongxue was worried about her, and patted the back of her hand with a smile.

"That's right. You see how powerful your young lady is, but no one can hurt her." Ming Xiao also joined in.

"Ah" a scream was heard, and several people looked over, only to see Chen Shaoyi wiping his sword, while Han Ling had his tendons cut and was lying in a pool of blood.

With bloodshot eyes, he looked at the brothers who had already died, and the sadness on Han Ling's face intensified. He was not as skilled as others, and he had no regrets about being defeated by Chen Shaoyi. "Cough cough cough" he spat out some blood again, and he smiled, "That's good, I don't have to live alone, and I don't have to worry about letting my brothers down." After that, he bit the poison in his mouth and died with a smile in an instant.

Han Junwu never dreamed that the Jinwu Guards he had cultivated with great effort for many years would be lost by two-thirds, and the remaining one-third seemed to be somewhat powerless.

"Let's go," Chen Shaoyi looked around. Whether it was safe or not was another matter, but it would be better to leave this place with corpses all over the ground and the smell of blood in the air.

"Okay," Yuan Niaoniao nodded.

The four of them packed up their things and started on their way...

The next two days were much calmer. Ming Xiao stopped his horse and said, "Young Master, the capital is just ahead."

Chen Shaoyi nodded and looked at the archway in front of him. The two golden characters of Zhongdu were particularly dazzling. The only way back to Dadu was through Zhongdu, so he could only turn back from the mountain road to the national highway. After Zhongdu, it was Dadu. It was there in the blink of an eye. The last hurdle was in sight.

"Let's rest in Zhongdu." Chen Shaoyi got off the horse swiftly, then carried Yuan Niao Niao off the horse and handed the reins to Ming Xiao: "Take the token over."

"Yes, young master." This was to reveal his identity. Ming Xiao led two horses to the stable. This time he chose the largest and most luxurious inn to stay in. He wanted to see if they dared to do something in front of him. In Zhongdu, there were already many people and eyes. Moreover, Chen Shaoyi revealed his identity directly. In this way, anything that happened in Zhongdu would trigger public opinion, which would more or less affect Han Junwu's reputation. That's why Chen Shaoyi stayed so ostentatiously.

Yuan Niaoniao was surprised by Chen Shaoyi's meticulousness, "This way, we can sleep well." After living in the cave for quite a few days, she missed the big bed with a quilt.

"Yes, Miss. I'm exhausted after sleeping on a pile of straw for several days." Dongxue nodded. In the general's mansion, the young ladies always gave her the best of everything, and she had never suffered such hardship.

"You, now you know how to enjoy yourself." Yuan Niaoniao tapped Dongxue's nose lovingly. A servant as loyal as Dongxue deserves to be treated well.

"Miss," Dongxue lowered her head a little embarrassedly. It was indeed the young lady who indulged herself too much. She seemed to be a little greedy for comfort. How could a servant like me enjoy the same things as the young lady? The young lady really treated me too well.

"Okay, I won't make fun of you anymore." Yuan Niaoniao took Dongxue's hand with a doting look on her face and walked together.

Chen Shaoyi and Ming Xiao also followed behind them with smiles on their faces. This rare and beautiful moment was really relaxing.

After dinner, Chen Shaoyi came to find Yuan Niaoniao as usual to go for a walk to digest the food.

"I think the man in the palace has already known that all his men have been killed by us." Yuan Niaoniao smiled, "I have another plan."

"Tell me what you want to say," Chen Shaoyi turned his head and listened to Yuan Nianiao carefully.

"How about this? We take this opportunity to tell Han Haotian the news that we have lost more than half of the Jinwu Guards. He will definitely want to use this to gain merit and will want to come to Zhongdu to deal with us. In this way, he will fall into our trap, and I believe he will not let his father down." Yuan Niao Niao blinked and said mischievously with raised eyebrows.

"Ming Xiao." Chen Shaoyi nodded, then turned around and winked at Ming Xiao.

"Yes, young master." Ming Xiao's figure then disappeared into the night.

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At this time in the palace, Han Junwu was standing with his back to the Jinwu Guards who were kneeling on the ground. Because there had been no news of Han Ling for several days, Han Junwu became a little anxious, so he sent the Jinwu Guards to look for him again.

The Jinwu Guard who had just returned to report knelt on the ground and said word by word: "Lingshou Guard also died."

Upon hearing this, Han Junwu split the desk in half with one palm and roared, "Chen Shaoyi!" His anger had reached its peak at this moment, and he wanted to kill Chen Shaoyi immediately. Han Ling was as important to him as Han Junyi. He had accompanied him all the way from the prince to the emperor, and had made great contributions. He had cleared all the obstacles for him all the way to today, but he was killed by Chen Shaoyi. How could he not be angry! "Where are you now?"

"Zhongdu, Mingyue Inn." The Jinwu Guard kneeling on the ground was gritting his teeth in hatred. Han Ling had always treated him as his own brother and took care of him, but now he was killed by Chen Shaoyi. Moreover, when they were collecting Han Ling's body, they found that all the tendons and veins in his hands were broken. Killing someone is heartbreaking. Having his tendons cut by a killer with great martial arts skills would mean that he would have no dignity even if he was alive. He must avenge this.

"Hahahahaha, okay, hum, Mingyue Inn." Han Junwu was really angry and laughed. Mingyue Inn was so famous, and he stayed there, wouldn't it be equivalent to provoking him to see if he would take action? Okay, let's play it this way, right? The veins on Han Junwu's forehead bulged, and his fists clenched tightly, "Gather the rest of the people, and take action when I notify you."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The news that Han Junwu had lost more than half of the Jinwu Guards soon reached Prince Yi's mansion. Han Junyi stood up in a hurry. He knew how powerful his father's Jinwu Guards were. Even the Jinwu Guards had been defeated by Chen Shaoyi. He really couldn't underestimate him.

"Feng, you go and lead our people to Zhongdu now, and make sure to kill Chen Shaoyi secretly and bring back his head." Presenting Chen Shaoyi's head to my father will definitely make him look at me with new eyes. Han Junyi was anxious again, and did not think about the pros and cons. He only wanted to let Han Junwu see his strength. He was still upset about the last lecture.

"Yes, Your Highness." Feng then stood up and disappeared into the room.