"No, Sister, I cannot leave..."
"Your Majesty, I will not leave..."
Xue Zi Ning slowly turned to face them, her expression grave. "With you here, I have weaknesses. Do you want me to be captured?"
"Sister..."
"Your Majesty..."
Xue Zi Ning turned her head and coldly ordered, "Feng Jiu, take these two away..."
Feng Jiu retreated, already covered in wounds. He said, "Your Majesty, you should take Lord Wen and the young prince and leave first..."
"This is my command..." Xue Zi Ning said, word by word.
Feng Jiu trembled all over. "But..."
"Feng Jiu, are you not even listening to my command?"
Feng Jiu looked up at her, gritting his teeth, and knelt on one knee. "Your subordinate obeys!"
"Go..." Xue Zi Ning growled.
Feng Jiu took two steps forward and suddenly stopped, saying, "Your Majesty, wait for me..."
"Alright," Xue Zi Ning replied.
When there was no sound behind her, she turned and saw Feng Jiu carrying Wen Yu Xi and Xue Zi Xuan away, one in each arm.
She flew up and positioned herself behind Feng Wu, back to back. "Feng Wu, I'm leaving you here. Will you resent me?"
Feng Wu chuckled softly, his voice a little hoarse. "Why would there be resentment? Feng Guards live for Your Majesty. While Your Majesty is here, the Feng Guards are here. If Your Majesty is not, the Feng Guards will commit suicide."
Xue Zi Ning trembled all over. "Why have I never heard of this?"
Feng Wu said, word by word, "Only the Feng Chief like me knows. I also bear the responsibility of committing suicide."
Hearing this, Xue Zi Ning felt fortunate. "Thankfully, you weren't by my side in those years I was away."
Otherwise, Feng Jiu wouldn't have survived, would he?
"Your Majesty, you should have left..."
Xue Zi Ning chuckled lightly. "If I have to abandon my people, I cannot do it. Therefore, I would rather fight alongside you until the end, sharing life and death."
Feng Wu's body stiffened. He chuckled lowly. "Your Majesty, I am fortunate to be your Feng Guard."
This was because Your Majesty never treated them as subordinates, but as companions, even family.
At no point did she ever abandon them.
"I am also fortunate to have your company. If we cannot break through today, Feng Wu, you will have to accompany me."
Feng Wu laughed heartily. "Then I am deeply honored..."
"However, I don't want to die yet, nor do I want you to die. So let's carve a bloody path out!" Xue Zi Ning growled, drawing the silver whip from her waist.
The silver whip whistled through the air with a crisp sound. "Charge..."
She shot forward like a silver serpent.
Wherever she went, it was like lightning striking, leaving corpses scattered on the ground.
The King of Bei Jiang's eyes were bloodshot and filled with a lust for blood. "Capture her, and this King will reward you handsomely."
Xue Zi Ning soared into the air, targeting the King of Bei Jiang's position, her silver whip lashing out towards him.
Soon, the guards surrounding the King of Bei Jiang confronted her.
After several exchanges, she could not get close to the King of Bei Jiang's side. She retreated and saw Feng Wu kneeling on one knee, his sword supporting him on the ground. "Feng Wu, can you do it?"
Feng Wu looked up and nodded. "Yes..."
She stepped forward to help Feng Wu up. "Rest for a while, I'll handle it..."
Feng Wu did not refuse and sat behind her to recover his inner energy.
She wielded her silver whip, and all who came towards her were struck.
The King of Bei Jiang, seeing half his forces dead or injured, also became enraged. "Take her down, take her down..."
Gradually, Xue Zi Ning began to feel the strain, her body pushing itself. Suddenly, someone behind her gave her a boost. She turned and saw Feng Wu. "Are you recovered?"
Feng Wu nodded. "Yes..."
For some reason, she felt something was amiss with Feng Wu at that moment, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"Feng Wu, you..."
Feng Wu suddenly interrupted her. "Your Majesty, Feng Wu will take you out of here."
She nodded. "Alright."
Feng Wu looked at the approaching enemies, waved his hand, and the attackers rushed at them were all sent flying.
Xue Zi Ning was shocked. Feng Wu had definitely not possessed such deep inner energy just moments ago.
"Feng Wu, you..."
"Go..." Feng Wu put his arm around her waist, attempting to break through the encirclement.
But the King of Bei Jiang's men were endless, as if they could never be killed.
Xue Zi Ning looked at Feng Wu and said, "Rest for a while, I'll do it..."
Feng Wu shook his head, then let out a low cry, unleashing his inner energy and sending all those surrounding them flying. This was the chance.
Feng Wu lifted her and soared into the air, heading towards the outside of the royal residence.
The King of Bei Jiang roared in anger upon seeing this. "Don't let them escape."
"My King, we cannot catch up," one of the guards said, watching the figures about to disappear.
"Useless..." The King of Bei Jiang kicked his leg.
Le Suo suddenly picked up a bow and arrow from the ground and shot an arrow.
"Chase, why aren't you chasing?" the King of Bei Jiang roared.
Xue Zi Ning felt Feng Wu's pace becoming more difficult, and finally, his hand slipped, and he collapsed to the ground. Caught off guard, she was also pulled down.
She quickly got up to help Feng Wu, only to feel a sticky liquid. Bringing her hand to her eyes, she saw that it was covered in blood.
She quickly looked at Feng Wu's back and saw an arrow deeply embedded there.
"Feng Wu, you've been shot?"
Feng Wu nodded, his voice much weaker. He raised his head to look at her and said, "Your Majesty, your subordinate... cannot walk anymore. You must leave quickly..."
Xue Zi Ning shook her head. "No, I must take you with me."
Feng Wu chuckled upon hearing this. "Your Majesty, even without the arrow, your subordinate... cannot walk anymore..."
Xue Zi Ning was stunned. She rushed forward to check his pulse, only to find him extremely weak, even intermittent. "Feng Wu, you..."
"Your Majesty, your subordinate will likely not be able to accompany you anymore..."
"How can this be? What exactly is happening? Feng Wu, tell me..." she growled.
Feng Wu looked at her, his gaze filled with a lightness she had never seen before. "Your Majesty, your subordinate has used a forbidden technique."
Xue Zi Ning trembled all over. No wonder she had felt Feng Wu was acting strangely earlier, that his martial prowess had suddenly increased. So he had used a forbidden technique.
"Feng Wu, you..."
"Your Majesty, you... you should leave quickly!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I abandon you? I will take you away safely."
Feng Wu suddenly stood up and knelt on one knee, saying word by word, "Your Majesty, your subordinate is beyond saving. Since that is the case, let your subordinate resist the pursuers for Your Majesty one last time!"
"No," Xue Zi Ning directly refused.
Feng Wu looked up at her for a long time and said, "Your Majesty, please allow your subordinate to resist the pursuers for Your Majesty one last time, alright?"
His gaze was pleading, and blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth.
She turned her face away, tears streaming down. "Feng Wu, I don't want to agree."
"Then your subordinate must assume Your Majesty does not require the Feng Guard, and for the Feng Guard, that means committing suicide," Feng Wu said in a hoarse voice.
"Why, why is this happening? You know I didn't mean that. I just want to take you with me, come with me, believe me, okay?"