Chapter 44: Revenge 4

  Thirty black-clad men were all masters, Nalan Xianyu could cope with them, but she was also overwhelmed. They desperately blocked her way and didn't let her get close to the Qiang people's troops.

  Nalan Xixi resisted the attack on this side while anxiously searching for Nangong Jin's figure in the direction of the Qiang people's troops, but nothing could be seen.

  He had just seen him talking to one of the leaders, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone, and the Qiang troops began to retreat.

  Suddenly, a strong gust of wind flashed by, Nalan Xianyu was shocked, wanting to dodge but it was already too late. A black-clothed man struck with his palm, heavily hitting her chest, a severe pain in her chest, a burst of fresh blood gushing out.

  She was about to counterattack when one of the men in black shouted "Withdraw!"

  As soon as the order was given, the black-clad men around him retreated like ghosts. Nalan Xianyu chased after them for two steps, his chest hurting more and more. Watching them run far away, Nalan Xianyu hesitated.

  Retreat... Clearly able to kill himself, yet retreating at this time.

  It can only be said that they succeeded, that fool... used himself as a sacrifice!

  But there is no choice, if they fight to the death, in the end they can only die at their hands.

  Nalan Xixi didn't hesitate, enduring the pain, and rushed down the mountain.

  The man in black used a full force with that palm, striking her chest directly, and several ribs should have been broken. Whether her internal organs were injured or not, she could no longer feel it.

  It wasn't until late at night that she ran down the mountain, found a fast horse and rushed towards the imperial capital.

  One came and went, exhausting two fine horses, she returned to the imperial capital. He Xian's steward saw Nalan Xixi riding a horse from afar, and happily immediately dispatched someone to report to He Xian.

  He Xian and Quan Long rushed out with Huo, who had just returned from Sai Bei. They saw Nalan Xixi covered in blood, unable to support herself, and fell off her horse.

  Before he could even feel happy that she was still alive, he rushed over to take her pulse.

  "How is it?!" He Xian anxiously asked, but suddenly didn't want to let Huo Zhe see Nalan Xixi's injuries, for every time he would bring unbearable news.

  This time, Huo Zhe didn't shake his head, he was even deeply moved. As long as he's still alive, it doesn't matter how.

  "It's just two broken ribs and some blood in the lungs, nothing serious!"

  He Xian and Quan Long both showed joy upon hearing this, and hastily found someone to bring Nalan Xixi into the mansion.

  One night passed quickly, in the early morning, He Xian and Quan Long were lying on the table, sleeping soundly, with He Xian snoring loudly.

  Huò Zhī Shǒu watched over Nàlán Xī Nuò by her bedside, a bird's cry outside caused Nàlán Xī Nuò to wake up with a start. She sat up abruptly, tugging at the wound, and felt a sharp pain.

  "Huo Zhi hastily said: 'Princess, don't move! Hurry and lie down, you're injured!'"

  As soon as he heard Huo Zhe's words, He Xian immediately woke up and rushed to the bedside in a daze.

  Nalan Xixi's face turned pale with pain, and she forced out the words: "Quickly, go and summon three thousand elite troops for me!"

  Huo Zhi heard this and exclaimed in surprise: "What's happened?"

  "Do you know that there is a mountain valley 100 miles outside the imperial capital, what place is it?"

  "Qilin Mountain!" Guan Long replied.

  "What's going on! Immediately dispatch three thousand elite troops to surround Qilin Mountain." After speaking, she got up and was about to get out of bed.

  Huo Zixin's heart had already understood, and Nangong Jin was likely to be in trouble. He stopped Nalan Xianyu. "Princess, you are seriously injured, what instructions do you have for us to carry out?"

  Nalan Xixi stood up resolutely. "Listen to me, go to Qilin Mountain and wait for orders!"

  The three of them looked at each other in dismay, knowing that their attempts to persuade her were futile. He Qian and Xuan Long had already left to attend to their duties. After some deliberation, Huo said, "Your Highness, no matter what, let your subordinates follow you for now, you're still injured."

  Every step Nalan Xinnuo took, her chest would ache with a tearing pain. Seeing Huo Zhen's worried expression, Nalan Xinnuo hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, you can come with me."

  But before half a day had passed, He Xian and Quan Long led 3,000 elite troops to surround the Qilin Mountain. Nalan Xizhao and Huo Zhen were the first to enter the Qilin Mountain to search for the tracks of the Qiang people's army.

  She can't let those people enter Kirin Mountain directly, they can only ambush outside. Otherwise, it would be like beating the grass to scare the snake, and they will definitely take drastic measures against Nangong Jin. For now, she can only try to drag out time and find them later.

  All the way, Nalan Xianyu was already very exhausted, the pain in her chest made her face pale, and she was almost trembling all over, but her face was calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.

  It's almost evening, and there is still no sign of them.

  In the mountains and forests, the evening wind blows through the leaves, making a rustling sound. However, this rustling sound is extremely unusual for Huò, who has become extremely sensitive to such sounds.

  Nalan Xixiao also became vigilant. Because in this wind, she also heard some faint and imperceptible footsteps, which were those of a top-notch expert.

  Suddenly, Huozi shouted: "Princess, look quickly!"

  Nalan Xizheno turned back and looked in the direction that Huo Zhe was pointing, only to see the red flag fluttering in the wind on the distant plain, which was the camp of the Qiang people's troops. To be precise, this was the stronghold of the Left Party!

  Nalan Xixi was silent for a moment before instructing, "You stay here."

  "No! The princess is injured and if discovered, she won't be able to resist..."

  "I'll go and take a look, if there's anything unexpected, you immediately notify them to come in." Nalan Xianyu seemed as if he hadn't heard what he said, gave the order and immediately jumped towards the direction of the camp.

  Huo watched her struggling back and secretly wiped a sweat.

  Although she was seriously injured, it was still difficult for ordinary people to detect her movements. She sneaked into the camp and walked to the commander's tent, then quietly opened a gap in the tent, but suddenly felt stifled.

  Directly opposite her line of sight, a familiar figure burst into view, a tall and emaciated body sat in a huge wheelchair, with a face devoid of features, a pair of eyes were extremely cold.

  Nalan Xixi had figured out who those faint footsteps belonged to earlier. He was here, so Su Moye must be too.

  Others may be easy to deal with, but now that she is seriously injured, she is probably no longer a match for Suo Liancheng.

  Looking over again, Nangong Jin was sitting behind the table, holding a wine cup and drinking with the person opposite him.

  Across from him was a man in his thirties, dressed in exotic attire, with a deep knife scar on his neck, and an air of nobility in every gesture.

  Suddenly, Nalan Xiono's body trembled slightly, it was them!

  A person from a humble background.

  Without a face, it was once the solitary prince Dugu Qiu, a great war, the Dugu family suffered a crushing defeat, Nan Gong Jin slaughtered the Dugu family to avenge his shame. The Dugu family's dead warriors fought desperately to rescue him and barely managed to save him.

  However, it's already ruined its appearance.

  And that person with a knife scar on his neck should also be one of the lucky survivors of the Dugu family.

  Nangong Jin fell into their hands and would inevitably escape death. What they wanted to plot was no longer the world, but Nangong Jin's life.

  As he pondered, a sudden gust of wind swept by, extremely fast. Nalan Xinnuo secretly cried out in alarm and raised his eyes to meet the cold, stern gaze cast by Dugu Jian from within the tent.

  She turned around and rushed out, she felt the gaze of the unpredictable fate watching her from a distance.

  Nalan Xixi ran back to the original place, and Huo Zhe saw her return, his face slightly relaxed, but immediately after that, his expression stiffened. In the distant camp, several people walked out of a tent.

  And it was Nan Gong Yu who was being escorted away.

  "Quick... go find them, let them in, quick!!" Nalan Xixi covered her chest and sat paralyzed on the ground.

  Huò hesitated to speak and stopped, immediately clenched his fists, turned around and ran out. He knew that whatever he said now would be useless, Nalan Xianyu would certainly not follow him to leave.

  Watching Huo Zhe walk away, Nalan Xianyu endured the pain and stood up. Once again, he rushed towards the camp.

  Not a moment can be delayed, they want Nan Gong Jin's life, if there is half a moment of delay, Nan Gong Jin will probably not escape death.

  He can't die, he can't let her watch him die!

  Qiang soldiers pushed Nan Gongyu all the way to a distant mountain cave, where torches were lit on the rocky walls on both sides of the cave, and at the end of the cave, there was an iron cage.

  The Qiang soldier walked over, opened the iron cage, and Nan Gongyu smiled slightly as he walked in.

  Then another group of Qiang people walked into the cave, standing in order on both sides. In the middle, Dugu Qiu and Dugu Yan walked in.

  "Get on with it." Nangong Jin looked at Dugu Qiu and said coldly.

  Du Guo's face was expressionless, but his eyes gleamed with a terrifying light in the firelight. His voice was extremely cold. "Don't be impatient, wait for her to arrive, and I will naturally take action."

  Nangong Jin's expression gradually solidified. "She?"

  "Nalan Xixiao." Each word was pounded into Nangong Jin's heart.

  "Hmph, aren't you the one who likes to talk about costs? When you exterminated my entire family, the Dugu clan, you said it was the price of our evil deeds. Well, I'll tell you now, what is the cost of offending the Dugu household?"

  Nangong Jin's expression was cold and stern, he clenched his fists, but still remained calm. "Oh? What is it?"

  "Hmph." Dugu Qiu sneered, that year, just because Dugu Lie forcibly took Nan Gongyan, the entire family was exterminated. Such a price was too heavy to pay. Since they had already paid the price, then they didn't need to bother with morality anymore.

  "Now that my Dugu family has paid the price, I want you to see how your Nangong Jin's woman died at the hands of my Dugu family!" After saying this, Dugu Qiu turned her wheelchair and walked out.

  Nan Gong Jin's expression had turned icy, memories flooding back like a tidal wave, the helplessness, despair and anger of that time reigniting once more. He knew what Dugu Qiu wanted to do.

  He wants to relive history, he just wants to prove that the price of exterminating the lonely and full house will be even more tragic.

  He just wants revenge, he just wants him to suffer.

  However, Dugu Qiu, do you think you will succeed? Do you think my Xianuo is a woman who can be played with at will? I'd like to see who will end up paying the price!