The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

She held a curved sword in both hands, her back to Hua Xiangrong, facing the woman who stood in the same spot, holding a curved bow. The woman was dressed in red, and her clothes moved without wind.

Jian Yue glanced at it and laughed, "Sister, this red dress is nowhere near as good as yours."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangrong immediately laughed and said, "Of course! Your sister is as beautiful as a flower and as stunning as the moon, how could such a vulgar person compare to me?"

Jian Yue smiled, took a step forward, and asked, "Who comes here? Would you like to state your name?"

Yipin Hong stood still, coldly watching Jian Yue, the hatred in her eyes growing stronger. Suddenly, she raised her bow and arrows, drew the bow and shot three arrows straight at Jian Yue.

Seeing this, Jian Yue laughed and said, "It seems they really came for me. In that case, I don't need to waste any more words."

As she spoke, she suddenly charged towards the arrow, her curved blade flying out to attack directly. At the same time, several more assassins appeared around her. Hua Xiangrong smiled, her tongue tracing a line from the tip of her sword, and said coldly, "The taste of blood is still so disgusting."

As he spoke, he was already fighting with those people, clearing away the obstacles behind Jian Yue.

The three arrows from Yipinhong were ruthlessly blocked by Jian Yue, whose scimitar was pointed directly at her nose. She narrowed her eyes slightly and realized that the person she was about to kill was no ordinary person.

She immediately leaped into the air, dodging the incoming scimitar, and fired three more arrows. This time, she used seventy percent of her inner strength.

The air currents suddenly increased, and Jian Yue understood that these three arrows were more than twice as powerful as the previous three arrows. Naturally, she dared not take them head-on. She sheathed her scimitar, dodged one arrow to the side, the second arrow grazed her hair, and the third arrow almost pierced her shoulder. Hua Xiangrong pulled her up just in time when the arrow flew over.

The arrow flew past Jian Yue and instantly pierced the large tree behind her, disappearing completely into its roots. In an instant, the tree emitted a hissing sound of decay. Jian Yue turned to look at Yi Pin Hong and tightened her grip on the curved knife.

Turning around, she casually tossed her longsword, and Hua Xiangrong beheaded a man. However, she was already exhausted and frowned, saying, "There are too many people. I can't do it all by myself."

Jian Yue stared coldly at Yi Pin Hong, seeing the hatred in her eyes, and said, "They're coming for me. If there's a chance, I'll leave first."

"Bullshit! What will you do if I leave? Just wait to get ripped off?"

Hua Xiangrong gritted her teeth, wishing she could pry open Jian Yue's brain right now to see what was inside.

Jian Yue frowned: "We have to leave, otherwise, we'll all perish here."

The woman in red was determined to get rid of her. The arrows seemed harmless, but Jian Yue knew just how powerful they were.

Neither she nor Hua Xiangrong possessed internal energy to protect them; they relied solely on their own strength and the weapons at their disposal to fight. Therefore, it was not advisable for them to remain in a stalemate for too long. If they did not leave now, they would be unable to leave once more and more people gathered.

Hua Xiangrong spat and said fiercely, "Whatever, these three years were stolen anyway, I can't just let you go to the Yellow Springs by yourself, can I?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue disagreed, saying, "No, sister, you have already been implicated by me for three years. I don't want you to die here."

"Bullshit! You think I'm the one who dragged you down? What do you take me for? Let me say it again, I don't need anyone to kill you, I can kill you with one stab."

Jian Yue was about to argue further when Yi Pin Hong landed gracefully and said coldly, "Deep affection? Not bad, but unfortunately, none of you will be leaving today."

As she spoke, she raised her hand, pointed at Jian Yue, and parted her red lips slightly: "Today, I will show you what kind of existence the Qilin Pavilion truly is."

Qilin Pavilion? How could this be?

Jian Yue bit her lip, her eyes reddening. Hua Xiangrong, upon hearing this, glared angrily at Yipin Hong and said, "Are you from the Qilin Pavilion? Call your Pavilion Master out here."

Yi Pan Hong sneered, toying with the bow in his hand, and glanced at Jian Yue, saying, "Why would the Pavilion Master meet with such low-level puppets as you? Now that our goal has been achieved, it is natural to eliminate them."

The objective was achieved? Annihilation?

Suddenly, Jian Yue felt as if she were in an ice cave. Her reddened eyes were tinged with a faint bloodshot color. She took a step forward and sneered, "I don't know how good the assassins from the Qilin Pavilion are, but I do know that you really deserve to die."

As Jian Yue spoke, the curved blade in her hand flew out, aimed at Yi Pin Hong's neck. Yi Pin Hong laughed and said, "A mere trick. Do you think you can take my life with just two weapons?"

As she spoke, she dodged the approaching scimitar by looking up. The next moment, she spun around and escaped the scimitar's path. Just then, Jian Yue suddenly retreated, and the scimitar returned along its trajectory. As it returned, it flew out again, heading straight for the weakest point in the encirclement.

At the same time, Hua Xiangrong's longsword also flew out, with the same target as Jian Yue.

The curved blade and longsword worked together to tear a gap in the tightly encircled area. Jian Yuehua and Xiang Rong exchanged a glance and instantly ran in that direction.

Upon seeing this, the poinsettia, which had landed back on the ground, flew into a rage and stepped forward, roaring, "Trying to run? Not so easy!"

She lightly touched the ground with her toes, causing all the hidden weapons on the ground to rise up. With a flick of her sleeve, dozens of hidden weapons flew towards Jian Yue and Hua Xiangrong.

At this moment, Hua Xiangrong was in front, her eyes fixed on the front, her long sword in her hand had transformed into two short blades of suitable length, reaping the lives blocking the road.

Jian Yue felt the wind behind her and quickly turned around, but it was too late. She could only lean forward and use her body to completely shield Hua Xiangrong.

Puff, puff, puff.

The sound of the hidden weapon piercing the body startled Hua Xiangrong. She turned around and saw that Jian Yue's face was deathly pale, her lips had turned black, and black blood was slowly oozing from the corner of her lips. She was on the verge of death.

"Yueyue."

Just as Jian Yue fell to the ground,

In a daze, I saw a figure dressed in black flash past my eyes, and then I was plunged into darkness.

"you go first."

A cold male voice rang out as Chu Tianyi held Jian Yue in his arms and coldly looked at Yipin Hong.

Hua Xiangrong was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

"The ones who will save you."

Hua Xiangrong wanted to ask more, but this was not the time to dwell on such things. She paused for a moment and said, "Give me Yueyue."

Chu Tian lowered his eyes, and Jian Yue's pale face came into view. He pursed his lips and spoke in a cold tone.

"You won't die. If you don't leave now, you'll die first."

Hua Xiangrong gritted her teeth in anger, wanting to tear the person in front of her apart, but there were other, more dangerous enemies around, so she had to swallow her anger and say, "I'll stay behind you and won't hold you back."

"In that case, I don't care whether they live or die."

Chu Tianyi seemed too lazy to talk to her, and turned to look at Yipin Hong, who was already in front of him, and said: "You are no match for me."

Yipin Hong gritted her teeth, then smiled slightly and said, "Young Prince, my Qilin Pavilion has no grudges with the Northwest. Does the Young Prince really intend to get involved in this mess?"

"So what?"

"Has the young prince forgotten about the cooperation with my Qilin Pavilion? If you really interfere, then the Qilin Pavilion will become the young prince's enemy from now on."

"Is that so? In that case, have your master come and speak with me."

Yipin Hong remained silent, her eyes filled with murderous intent, but after a long while, it subsided completely.

Chu Tianyi has already confirmed his intention to intervene, so she won't be able to kill Shangguan Jianyue today. If she continues, she won't gain anything either.

Thinking of this, Yipin Hong's eyes flickered, and she smiled and said, "It seems that the young prince has no choice but to intervene. Then I need to think about what the young prince is after. Could it be that he is also part of the Shangguan family's ironclad warriors?"

Chu Tian raised his eyes and looked coldly at Yi Pin Hong. Yi Pin Hong immediately laughed and said, "It seems I was right. But, Your Highness, you must understand that although this woman is from the Shangguan family, she is, after all, born to a daughter of the Shangguan family. How could she possibly have clues about that iron armored divine weapon? If she really did, do you think our Qilin Pavilion would give up?"

Chu Tian finally showed emotion. He looked at Yipin Hong and said sarcastically, word by word, "What I do is none of your business. It's just a mere Ironclad Divine Weapon. Do you think my Northwest would care? Your Qilin Pavilion is the best in the world in terms of information. Don't you know the current strength of my Northwest's military?"

Yipin Hong was taken aback, then a stiff smile appeared in her eyes as she gritted her teeth and said, "Since that's the case, I'll give the young prince face today. But the young prince must keep a close eye on her, otherwise, given the chance, I will definitely take her head."

With that, Poinsettia waved her hand and said coldly, "Let's go."

The assassins disappeared like a tide, leaving no trace of the bodies on the ground, not even a scrap of cloth.

Hua Xiangrong frowned upon seeing this and looked at Chu Tianyi.

When Jian Yue woke up, she felt pain in all her bones, and it felt like her heart and lungs were about to jump out of her chest if she moved even slightly. She shook her head and opened her eyes.

Suddenly, she stopped and blinked.

"I……"

Jian Yue stiffened as her hand was gently held, and then she heard Hua Xiangrong's voice: "Awake? Are you alright?"

Jian Yue blinked again, shook her head, and said calmly, "Looks like I'm not dead yet."

Hua Xiangrong smiled, helped her sit up, and said, "Why would you die so easily? You must remember, evil people live for a thousand years. We're not good people, so we're sure to live a long life."

Jian Yue smiled, as if she had thought of something, and looked in Hua Xiangrong's direction, asking, "Who saved us?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangrong raised an eyebrow and said, "You're quite something, aren't you? How come even that little prince from the Northwest has fallen for you?"

Chu Tianyi? Madam Jianyue's eyes showed no change whatsoever. If Hua Xiangrong were more observant, she would have noticed that Jianyue's eyes were now fixed and unfocused.

"Chu Tianyi saved us?"