Before Feng Ling could devise a plan, several sharp whistling sounds sliced through the air, hurtling towards them.
Feng Ling’s heart leaped, and she swiftly drew her short dagger.
With a series of clangs, Xi Jiu and Leng Ji, positioned on either side, deflected the incoming arrows.
“Miss, the enemy is shooting arrows. Be careful!” Leng Ji warned in a deep voice.
Feng Ling had, after all, been a woman by the Prince’s side. Though Leng Ji couldn’t quite fathom the extent of the Prince’s lingering feelings for Feng Ling now, he knew the Prince wouldn’t abandon her for the time being. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have specifically instructed her to leave the carriage before departing.
It was she who refused! It wasn’t that the Prince didn’t care for her!
Moreover, Feng Ling was currently enduring danger on behalf of Miss Chu. By all accounts, he had a responsibility to protect her.
Despite his dislike for Feng Ling, Xi Jiu acknowledged that she had aided the Princess. Dislike her or not, he had to protect her!
“There’s an ambush! All listen to my command, prepare for defense!” Xi Jiu shouted loudly.
The procession immediately halted, and the guards formed a protective circle around the two carriages.
“Scoundrels! Come out and die, this Prince commands you!” Chu Lingyang led a troop of men charging into the dense forest.
“Prince Ling, be careful!” Xi Jiu called out loudly.
“Understood!” After a single word, Chu Lingyang vanished from sight!
Whizz, whizz, whizz! Arrows rained down from all directions.
Although Xi Jiu and Leng Ji managed to deflect most of them, Feng Ling, seated inside the carriage, remained terrified.
Her illusionary arts were potent, but her martial prowess was merely average.
Now the target of all attacks, what would happen if Xi Jiu and Leng Ji couldn’t block every single arrow?
Whether by coincidence or sheer bad luck, an arrow slipped through a gap in Leng Ji’s sword energy and, with a thud, struck the ground not far from Feng Ling.
“Ah!” Feng Ling cried out in fright and urgently pleaded, “Leng Ji! Save me!”
She was genuinely injured internally. Although she had used this to gain Feng Ye Xuan’s attention before, the injury was real.
How could she recover so quickly from the Prince of Xuan’s palm strike?
Feng Ling’s self-defense capabilities were now extremely weak! If that arrow had been aimed at her heart, she would have been unable to evade it!
“Leng Ji, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die!” Feng Ling began to weep.
At this moment, apart from cautiously holding her short dagger and tensing every nerve to watch for incoming arrows, she could do nothing else.
Leng Ji felt a pang of guilt. “My apologies, I… Miss, be careful!”
With another thud, an arrow shot past a spot near his sword and flew directly into the carriage!
“Ah! Ah…” From within the carriage, Feng Ling’s screams echoed.
“Miss! Are you alright?” Leng Ji was startled and wanted to go inside, but more arrows were already flying towards him.
He was also stretched thin at this moment!
“Miss! Miss, are you alright?”
Feng Ling continued to scream without responding.
Her cries were tragic; it was impossible to tell how badly she was injured.
Leng Ji’s heart pounded with anxiety, and he glanced at Xi Jiu.
“You come to my side!”
Xi Jiu understood his intention and immediately leaped forward.
However, the spot where he had been standing immediately revealed a gap in his sword energy.
Whizz, whizz, whizz, several arrows shot directly into the carriage.
“Ah…”
Feng Ling’s screams pierced the sky.
Leng Ji’s legs went weak from her cries, and he nearly fell from mid-air.
With such screams, could she… could she be gravely wounded?
If Miss Feng were to meet with an accident, how would he explain it to the Prince?