HCB Chapter 265 Fortunately, it was a close call.
Chapter 265 Fortunately, it was a close call.
She wasn't sure how skilled her opponent was, but if she could knock the arrow out of his hand, she could buy him some time.
Thinking of this, her eyes flickered slightly, and with a quick swift movement, she kicked a pebble up from the ground. Before it even landed, she aimed it straight at the other person's eyes.
"what!"
The other person screamed and hurriedly covered their eyes with their hands. Seeing this, Lan Zhi was about to step forward when another man in black suddenly drew a long sword from his waist and pointed it directly at Lan Zhi's stomach.
She was heavily pregnant, her body was clumsy, and her movements were much slower than before, which is why she was so easily controlled by the other party.
"I never expected that the Crown Princess would be so agile while pregnant. You injured my brother, and now I regret it. I don't want the life of one of you, but the lives of both of you... oh, no, all three of you, I want them all."
The other person's tone was sinister, and Lan Zhi realized that there was an unprecedented danger.
Judging from their performance just now, their skills are not low. When she wasn't pregnant, she could hold her own against them for a while, but now that she's pregnant, she's not only clumsy, but she also doesn't dare to make any big movements, so she's no match for the two of them at all.
Seeing this, Mao Mao, who was tied up at the bottom of the cliff, cried out at the top of her lungs:
"Let go of my sister! If any of you dare to hurt her, I'll have my grandfather bring his troops and tear you to pieces! Let her go!"
Mao Mao's voice was so weak that only he could hear it. Lan Zhi turned and glanced at him, seeing his moving lips and blood-covered face, tears welling in her eyes, and shouted:
"Don't be afraid, Mao Mao. Your sister is here with you. Don't be afraid."
As she spoke the last few words, she realized how impulsive she had been. How could she have fallen for these people's tricks and come here all alone?
At this moment, she was truly helpless, with no one to turn to for help!
Just as she closed her eyes in despair, she suddenly heard someone shout.
"You audacious thieves, you even dare to harm the Crown Princess, you're really courting death."
Hearing the sound, Lan Zhi turned her head and saw Zhu Fangfei with an angry expression, holding a long sword and pointing it at the two men in black.
The moment Lan Zhi saw her, the tears she had been holding back finally burst forth...
She never dreamed that the person who would come to her rescue at this critical moment would be her little love rival.
When the two men in black saw Zhu Fangfei, they were taken aback for a moment, then shouted a warning:
"Little girl, the person we want to kill is the Crown Princess. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or we'll kill you too."
Although Zhu Fangfei is young, she grew up in the Kunlun Mountains and has never seen fighting or killing. However, she has developed a lot of courage since childhood.
She was naturally unfazed by the man in black's words. Instead, she drew her longsword and, as she walked forward, coldly warned him.
“I am not a little girl. I am the daughter of Zhu Kui, the Grand Commandant of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Now that I am here, I will take these two people away unharmed. If you dare to harm a single hair on their heads, I will make my father find out who you are and make you pay with the lives of your whole family. If you don’t believe me, just try me.”
These two men in black were originally sent by Zhu Kui. Although they did not recognize Zhu Fangfei, her features resembled Zhu Kui's, so they dared not have any doubts and naturally dared not harm her.
One of the men in black blinked a few times, then mustered his courage and shouted loudly:
"No matter whose daughter you are, we are going to kill the Crown Princess today. If you know what's good for you, leave here quickly and don't get implicated by her."
Seeing that the man in black refused to budge, Zhu Fangfei spotted the long sword that was pointed directly at Lan Zhi's stomach, and suddenly rushed forward, blocking Lan Zhi's path.
Her actions surprised the two men in black and shocked Lan Zhi.
"Miss Zhu, you..."
At this moment, Zhu Fangfei had shed her previous childishness and gained a more dignified air.
“Sister Lan, even if you had treated me badly, I would still protect you today because you are pregnant. You are willing to come to this appointment alone for Mao Mao, who is not related to you by blood. This shows that you are a person of great loyalty and righteousness. I, Zhu Fangfei, would rather die than let these villains lay a finger on you.”
Her loyalty moved Lan Zhi.
She hadn't expected that this girl possessed such an admirable sense of justice.
The two men in black were clearly stunned by what they were seeing.
They killed the Crown Princess for the sake of the young lady.
But the young lady came to save people. What kind of show is this?
While they were still stunned, Zhu Fangfei swung her long sword and charged directly at the two men in black.
Although the two men in black didn't react in time, seeing that she had already rushed over, they couldn't just stand there and wait to die, so they had no choice but to fight her.
Zhu Fangfei fought two against one, and Lan Zhi was sweating bullets for her. She wanted to help several times, but Zhu Fangfei called her back each time.
"Sister Lan, step back and protect yourself. I only need 30% of my strength to deal with these two petty thieves."
Although she spoke a bit too loudly, she was really working hard.
The two men in black exchanged a glance. One of them, momentarily stunned, deliberately allowed himself to be wounded in the arm by her sword. Seeing this, the other man shouted...
"withdraw!"
It's not that they can't beat her, it's that they simply don't dare to fight her; they only dare to use 30% of their strength when they retaliate.
They went to such great lengths to kill the Crown Princess for the sake of Miss. If they accidentally hurt Miss this time, they'll be torn to pieces by Zhu Kui when they get back.
Seeing the two men in black disappear without a trace, Zhu Fangfang bent over, placed her hands on her knees, and gasped for breath.
After a while, when she came to her senses, she realized that Lan Zhi was struggling to pull Mao Mao up. Ignoring her fatigue from the fight, she quickly ran over and helped her pull Mao Mao up.
The moment Mao Mao was pulled up, the three of them sat down on the ground together.
"Mao Mao, are you alright?"
Lan Zhi gently called to Mao Mao, and he slowly opened his eyes, then gently closed them again, shaking his head and saying:
"Sis, I'm okay. Am I dreaming?"
"No, you're not dreaming. I'll take you home right now."
After saying this, she looked up at Zhu Fangfei, her eyes filled with gratitude, and said:
"Miss Zhu, thank you so much this time. You are our savior."
Zhu Fangfei waved her hand shyly.
“I keep calling you Sister Lan, and you keep calling me Miss Zhu. This isn’t appropriate. From now on, just call me Fangfei, or Fei’er.”
At this moment, Lan Zhi felt that this little girl was not only cute, but also had many shining qualities.
She nodded.
"Okay, Fei'er, you can call me that from now on. Just call me sister."
At this point, she asked in surprise,
"By the way, how did you find this place?"