After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Xie Tongchen's expression changed slightly.

Were they going there for the pearl?

What is it about Mingzhu that makes the people of the Underworld specifically chase after her?

Xie Tongchen's heart was pounding.

Just then, a woman's scream suddenly came from the forest. Xie Tongchen and Xie Yuze looked toward the source of the sound at the same time.

The trees in the forest were not dense, and there was a distance between them, so people could walk through the forest. Through the layers of trees, the two men saw two women on the other side.

It was Xie Mingzhu and Princess De'an, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

In an instant, Xie Xing's eyes lit up.

It's Xie Mingzhu!

The assassins then surrounded and attacked the two of them.

Xie Tongchen's eyes flashed, and he immediately drew his sword and flew towards Xie Mingzhu.

Seeing this, Xie Xing immediately tried to follow, but Xie Yuze grabbed his hand.

Xie Yuze frowned and looked at Xie Xing: "It's dangerous over there, what are you going there for? Just stay..."

Before he could finish speaking, several more assassins descended from the sky.

Jun Lanjin narrowed his eyes. Someone had exposed their location; otherwise, how could the assassins have found them so quickly?

Without a word, the assassins raised their swords and attacked the Chu Emperor.

"You dog emperor, die!"

The Chu Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he immediately engaged the assassin in combat.

Luo Hanfeng and Xie Yuze immediately surrounded Emperor Chu, preventing the assassins from getting close at all.

Under these circumstances, Xie Xing, a vulnerable woman, was exposed.

Seeing that she was alone and helpless, an assassin also attacked her.

Kill a frail woman?

It was such a simple thing to do.

Xie Xing was startled. Xie Yuze, who was preoccupied with his own situation, became anxious when he saw the assassin getting close to Xie Xing and hurriedly shouted, "Xie Xing, you idiot, get out of the way!"

Xie Xing immediately dodged.

The assassin's sword grazed her shoulder, nearly piercing her heart.

Just as the group was surrounded and their lives were in imminent danger, Jun Lanjin popped out a pebble hidden in his sleeve, its powerful internal force piercing through the attacking assassins.

A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his lips.

Jun Lanjin reached out and grabbed Xie Xing's hand, pulling her closer. "Come on!"

The Chu Emperor and his entourage stood and retreated.

Over there, Xie Tongchen also rescued Xie Mingzhu and Princess De'an, and hurriedly pulled the two of them towards Emperor Chu.

Several people surrounded and protected the Chu Emperor and several women.

Xie Xing was being held in Jun Lanjin's arms. He was in great pain at the moment. He rested his chin on Xie Xing's head, took a light breath, and his magnetic and pleasant voice came from above, making Xie Xing feel a tingling sensation.

She asked with some concern, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Jun Lanjin opened his lips, wanting to speak, but even more blood spilled from the corner of his lips.

Xie Xing didn't wait for Jun Lanjin's reply, so he immediately looked up and saw that Jun Lanjin looked extremely fragile, with pale lips that even looked faintly purple.

Xie Xing's eyes widened.

"Your Majesty!"

Jun Lanjin took a deep breath and said calmly, "I'll take a break."

"You feel warm."

He felt as if he had entered an ice cellar and was about to be frozen into a snowman; his fingertips hanging at his sides trembled slightly.

As more and more assassins appeared, Xie Tongchen immediately abandoned his counterattack. With a flash of his sword, he cut down two large trees to block the pursuit of those behind him, and fled frantically with the emperor and the others.

Xie Mingzhu was exhausted after running around all day.

She was starting to feel like she couldn't run anymore.

Seeing this, Xie Tongchen immediately carried Xie Mingzhu on his back: "Mingzhu, don't be afraid, I'm here, nothing will happen."

"Brother." Xie Mingzhu trembled with fear and clung tightly to Xie Tongchen's neck.

Princess De'an immediately spotted the severely injured Jun Lanjin. She was anxious, but now was the time to escape. She bit her lip, lifted her skirt, and ran after Xie Tongchen and the others.

Whether it's due to the protagonist's halo or not, when two protagonists meet, a precipice is inevitable.

Xie Xing gritted his teeth and half-dragged, half-carried Jun Lanjin as they ran, while no one around paid any attention to Jun Lanjin.

Luo Hanfeng would never help Jun Lanjin.

He was probably the only one among them who was anxious and nervous, and he even had time to look back at Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin.

Because Xie Xing had to drag Jun Lanjin along, the two of them were the slowest to run.

When Xie Mingzhu wasn't around, the two Xie brothers would still pay attention to Xie Xing, but now that Xie Mingzhu has appeared, both Xie Tongchen and Xie Yuze are completely focused on her, and have even forgotten about Xie Xing altogether.

As for Junlan Jin...

The emperor wanted to intervene, but Luo Hanfeng, while holding his hand, looked at the emperor with worried eyes: "Father! Run! Your life is the most important thing!"

The emperor, half-heartedly agreeing, had no time to pay attention to Jun Lanjin.

Luo Hanfeng glanced at the two of them, his eyes filled with mockery.

She was so attentive to a person who was about to die.

He's clearly the one she's tasked with, so why isn't she paying more attention to him?

Luo Hanfeng was clearly unhappy.

Why should she bully and humiliate him, and make him hate her, while taking such good care of Jun Lanjin?

They don't even care about their own lives?

Just because of his lowly status, both humans and demons bully him?

Luo Hanfeng's gaze grew increasingly deep.

Xie Xing had no time to pay attention to him.

Tears streamed down her face as she dragged Jun Lanjin with all her might, crying out, "Your Highness, hold on!"

[I don't have much time left to live, so I don't want to die now!]

Although Xie Xing knew it was impossible, she couldn't help feeling afraid.

Jun Lanjin slightly tugged at the corner of his mouth, about to speak, when suddenly a sword flew from behind him.

Jun Lanjin's eyes flashed, and he turned and rolled to the side with Xie Xing in his arms.

The people in front stopped running.

Because there was no road ahead, and we were near a cliff.

Xie Xing dodged the sword, immediately braced himself and helped Jun Lanjin up, then ran towards Xie Tongchen.

"Humph!"

"You dog emperor, you have nowhere to run now."

At that time, he was surrounded by people, all of whom were remnants of the previous dynasty.

The leader, a tall and burly man in black, looked at the Chu Emperor with a mixture of resentment and excitement at the prospect of restoring the kingdom: "Take the dog emperor's head and restore the kingdom!"

"Rejuvenation!"

The assassins behind him roared in unison.

The enemy numbered over a hundred, while Xie Tongchen's side consisted of either injured women or young ladies who did not know martial arts.

You can imagine how the ending will be.

The leader of the men in black, clearly not wanting things to escalate, raised his sword and roared, "Take the head from the dog emperor's neck!"

The people behind him instantly became agitated.

Just then, Jun Lanjin's Blood Fiend Guards arrived.

The rescue whistle blew, and then dozens of Blood Fiend Guards jumped out of the forest behind them.

A fierce battle is about to break out.

Xie Tongchen breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the assassins' attacks on this side did not stop, and the remaining assassins attacked this side.

Startled, Xie Mingzhu unconsciously stepped back, lost her footing, and fell backward.

"what!"

In the chaos, Xie Mingzhu grabbed Xie Yuze who was standing beside her. Just as Xie Yuze was about to fall, Xie Xing reacted quickly and grabbed him.

With this grab, Xie Yuze managed to stay steady, but Xie Xing instinctively collapsed due to habit.

"Pearl!"

Xie Tongchen reacted immediately, grabbed Mingzhu and pulled her back to his side. Just as he was about to pull Xie Xing away, the assassin attacked.

Xie Tongchen and Xie Xing's hands brushed past each other, only to grasp empty air.

Xie Xing's eyes widened, and her body began to fall uncontrollably.

As she collapsed, Jun Lanjin, who was already without support, also collapsed.

"Your Highness!" Hua An exclaimed in shock.

Seeing this, Luo Hanfeng took advantage of the moment when the assassin was about to attack Emperor Chu, immediately pushed Emperor Chu aside, pretended to be struck by a palm, and then flew off the cliff.