Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

For the unarmed people, such a distance is tantamount to suicide!

Seeing those people getting closer and closer, Jiang Lige had no choice but to pull out her hairpin and insert it directly into the horse's back.

The horse was frightened and neighed loudly, then ran away so wildly that Jiang Lige couldn't even see the road clearly.

The person chasing them from behind smiled jokingly when he saw this, as if mocking their naiveté, raised his whip and cracked it hard, then quickly caught up with them again.

The horse was already unable to bear the weight of two people, and with Jiang Lige's sudden acceleration, it quickly fell behind after running wildly.

The horse's speed dropped suddenly, and the people behind were chasing closely. Jiang Lige's expression froze. He tightened the reins and turned the horse's head. While sprinting forward, he whispered instructions to the little boy in the front seat.

"Once you enter the village, don't look back. Follow them up the mountain and run in different directions!"

At this point, the group had all entered the farm. Jiang Lige pushed the boy up the mountain and was about to catch up when he saw several crossbow arrows flying towards him.

Jiang Lige dodged to the side, but his calf was still injured.

"Deputy General Yuan, we meet again."

Looking at the people who were tired of fleeing in the vast moonlight, Jiang Lige's eyes darkened and she spoke. The people from the Gu family had not run far away yet, so she had to buy time for them.

Deputy General Yuan was a man of quick temper. When he heard Jiang Lige's words, he recalled all the old and new grudges and glared at him:

"Little bitch! I'm going to see you off today!"

Jiang Lige laughed instead of getting angry, "My life in exchange for the heads of the entire Jingzhou garrison, this is a good deal for me."

"Tsk, the princess died at the hands of bandits, what does that have to do with our Jingzhou army?"

"Princess Nanchu died in Jingzhou. Unless you intend to rebel, there is no better reason to reorganize the Jingzhou army."

Upon hearing this, Deputy General Yuan's face turned pale. Emperor Shengwu had long intended to reorganize the garrisons in various places. If Jiang Lige really died here, it would be like a sleepy man meeting a pillow, and the handle would be handed to the emperor.

While he was hesitating, his confidant came over.

"Deputy General, don't forget what the general reminded you before you left. This woman is full of tricks, don't trust her!"

"Hmph! Don't even think about deceiving me! Today is the day you die!"

Deputy General Yuan snorted softly, then gave the order, "Shoot!"

Jiang Lige's heart sank, her pupils shrank infinitely. Several crossbow arrows flew straight towards her. When she realized that she could not escape death, Jiang Lige cursed her mother.

If she had known this earlier, she should have written a suicide note. It would be worth it to exchange her life for Ning Yunxiao's protection of Nan Chu.

At the critical moment, a hunched figure quickly passed by, stood in front of Jiang Lige and protected her at the risk of his life.

The sound of the crossbow arrow piercing flesh and blood was so deafening that Jiang Lige felt his ears were pounding.

She opened her eyes tremblingly, just in time to see the old man's body falling straight to the ground due to exhaustion. In an instant, the light-colored dress was stained with bright red blood...

The old man lying on the ground was none other than Old Man Liu from the farm.

The old man who stood up for his deceased daughter and sued Zhang Shu regardless of life and death.

"Liu..." When Jiang Lige uttered the word, he realized that his voice was very hoarse and he had no strength at all in his body.

Old Man Liu's expression was better than Jiang Lige's. He smiled and said something very frivolous.

"What a coincidence!"

Jiang Lige wanted to say something, but it was obvious that Lieutenant General Yuan would not give her such a chance. He snorted and took the bow and put the arrow on it himself.

"It seems that I have to personally send the princess on her way."

After saying this, the crossbow arrow left the string.

In an instant, the arrow flew in front of his eyes, and the sharp tip was only an inch away from Jiang Lige's nose!

At this moment, two crossbow arrows burning with flames flew out from the forest. One of them broke through the crossbow arrow shot by Deputy General Yuan in the waist, and the other...

It went straight into Lieutenant General Yuan’s right eye!

"Come here, capture all the rebels. If they resist, kill them on the spot."

Looking up, Jiang Lige saw Ning Yunxiao.

A tall Arabian horse stood at the head of the crowd, and beside it, a large group of soldiers held up torches, illuminating the thick darkness.

Ning Yunxiao on the horse had a sullen expression on his face, a look that was intimidating.

In pain, Deputy General Yuan fell to the ground.

The morale of the Jingzhou army was in chaos. With Ning Yunxiao's order, the soldiers rushed forward and quickly took control of the situation.

Then, from a distance of several feet, Jiang Lige saw Ning Yunxiao waving his hand, giving a few instructions to others, then he dismounted and walked towards her step by step.

He walked over quickly, stopped in front of her, squatted down and tucked her messy hair behind her ears.

"I'm late."

"Save him... Prince, save him..."

A word spoken in a tearful tone, like broken glass, falls into one's ears and easily disturbs one's consciousness.

Ning Yunxiao's heart trembled, and he raised his hand and ordered, "Quickly take Old Man Liu away for treatment!"

The soldiers stepped forward, lifted Old Man Liu onto a stretcher, and began treating him on a flat surface.

Jiang Lige's eyes were red and his heart was still in turmoil. His nails dug into the tender flesh of his palms, and he was able to calm down for a moment.

"Gu Wangxian has taken the Gu family up the mountain. The Jingzhou army hasn't had time to go up the mountain yet, so they should be fine."

Ning Yunxiao looked at Jiang Lige deeply, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

At this critical moment, he still doesn't know how to take care of his body. Jiang Lige is such a fool!

Finally, Ning Yunxiao's face darkened and he just said.

"I've already sent people up the mountain to search and rescue. You don't have to worry about them."

"Oh." Jiang Lige nodded stupidly and asked, "Did you have a smooth journey?"

"We'll talk about it later."

Ning Yunxiao interrupted Jiang Lige's question abruptly and reached out to hold her calf. "You're injured and need treatment."

Jiang Lige only then realized the piercing pain, and when Ning Yunxiao touched her, tears instantly burst out.

"Hurt?" he asked.

Jiang Lige nodded with a bitter face, "It hurts."

"Before leaving, I told the princess to do what she could, but I guess she didn't take it seriously. It's really impressive to say that you bravely broke into the Gu Mansion alone!"

As he said this, Ning Yunxiao's face became even colder, but his hands' movements unconsciously became much lighter.

Jiang Lige was scolded so badly that he couldn't even lift his head. He pouted and explained aggrievedly.

"It's an emergency, I can't care about that..."

"No matter how urgent the situation is, you shouldn't do this!"

"But I promised you to protect them!"

Jiang Lige was so irritated that she blurted out a word without thinking. When she reacted, both of them blushed.

"Let's leave it at that." Ning Yun sighed and expertly tied a knot. "Yun Xiao admires the princess for keeping her promises. So, could the princess agree to one more thing for Yun Xiao?"

"what?"

Ning Yunxiao raised his eyes to look at her, and said one sentence with a firmness that concealed a kind of inexplicable friendship.

"I want you to promise me to protect yourself at all times."