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Fei Yanchen stood up and handed something to Qi Wenzhen.
Qi Wenzhen looked at Fei Yanchen with a puzzled expression and asked, “What is this?”
However, he still reached out and took the item that Fei Yanchen handed over.
“These are some pieces of information I’ve gathered in recent days, Uncle Qi, please take a look.”
After receiving it, Qi Wenzhen began to read. The pages were densely filled with writing, detailing various actions taken by several princes. The most relevant to this is, of course, related to the Fourth Prince.
Qi Wenzhen gently placed the book on the table, and his gaze towards Fei Yanchen was now different from the joy he had just shown.
He frowned and asked Fei Yanchen, “Nephew Chen, what does it mean to give me this thing?”
Fei Yanchen’s lips curled into a smile as he stood before the table and replied, “I want to offer Uncle Qi a new path.”
……
In the following days, Fei Yanchen and Qi Wenzhen continued to prepare a plan for Fei Yanchen’s return to the capital.
By the time the Shen family discovered new notices in town searching for the Crown Prince of Wuding, they had made thorough preparations.
The news of Fei Yanchen’s survival was a result of their carefully orchestrated scheme. They had someone impersonate a witness who had seen Fei Yanchen and claim the bounty from the authorities.
This information quickly spread to the capital, leading to the reissuing of notices in search of the Crown Prince of Wuding.
Fortunately, many residents of Longxian Village were currently employed in the Shen family’s paper mill, and they hadn’t ventured into town.
Otherwise, they would surely recognize that the person on the notice was the haughty man who had been seen with the Shen family’s youths that day.
Within a few days of the news spreading, a large group of elite warriors and secret guards hurried southward.
Their goal was the same: to capture Fei Yanchen alive.
Because Fei Yanchen intended to expose himself in order to achieve his return to the capital, during this period, he clashed with a significant number of these skilled adversaries.
Facing multiple opponents at once took a toll, and Fei Yanchen suffered severe injuries.
However, the situation was not favorable for the pursuing elite warriors either. They lay on the ground in various states, no longer drawing breath, as Fei Yanchen had managed to eliminate them one by one.
……
Early in the morning, Shen Yu’an first visited the paper mill in Longxian Village before heading up into the mountains.
She was craving rabbit, specifically spicy rabbit head and spicy rabbit meat.
She knew that buying it in town wouldn’t guarantee freshness, so Shen Yu’an decided to catch a couple herself up in the hills.
The mountain range behind Longxian Village was extensive, and she hadn’t ventured deep into it before.
Even on the outskirts of the mountains, it was already quite dangerous.
Shen Yu’an wandered through the forest on the mountainside, picking wild vegetables and mushrooms along the way, tossing them into her backpack as she went. Seeing a rabbit darting away after hearing her approach, Shen Yu’an picked up her pace to chase after it.
Following that one rabbit, Shen Yu’an ended up catching a whole group of them, a total of seven, which would be enough for her family.
Unconsciously, Shen Yu’an had ventured deeper into the mountain range.
Crackle~
Shen Yu’an noticed the rustling of leaves behind her, and she quickly took a few steps forward, turning with caution to look in the direction of the sound.
Where she had just been standing, there was now a man dressed in all black, with his face concealed.
The man in black held a dagger in his hand.
It was quite clear that if Shen Yu’an hadn’t dodged quickly, he would have definitely subdued her with his dagger.
The man in black was somewhat surprised that Shen Yu’an had managed to evade his attack so swiftly.
However, he didn’t take a lightly armed woman too seriously.
Shen Yu’an detected the scent of blood in the air, emanating from the man.
He appeared to be seriously injured, and the hand holding the dagger showed bulging veins from the effort of propping himself up.
However, Shen Yu’an didn’t let her guard down. She kept a vigilant eye on him and, using the cover of her backpack, reached behind to retrieve a dagger from her concealed space.
The man in black also watched Shen Yu’an, but his expression clearly showed a lot more contempt compared to her.
Shen Yu’an didn’t speak, and finally, the man in black couldn’t hold back and spoke first, “Come closer, help me get to the county or I’ll kill you!”
Shen Yu’an chuckled inwardly. Given his current condition, the idea of him trying to kill her was nothing short of a fantasy.
However, she couldn’t just kill him outright. She needed to find out why this man had appeared here. The proximity to Longxian Village made it a potential danger if she didn’t gather information first.
“Who are you?” Shen Yu’an asked.
The man in front of her was growing impatient due to his severe injuries.
If he hadn’t been so badly hurt, he would never have allowed this woman to help him. He still had an important mission and couldn’t afford to die here.
Just as he was about to approach Shen Yu’an again to press her for cooperation, there was another sound from the woods behind her.
“Damn it!”
“Today, I didn’t check the almanac before leaving home, and now I’ve run into this!”
With people around her, Shen Yu’an had no choice but to turn ninety degrees, so she could have both sides in her field of vision.
Just as she turned, a familiar voice called out to her.
“An’An.”
The voice was none other than Fei Yanchen’s, unmistakably weakened compared to usual.
As Fei Yanchen’s voice rang out, the man in black from earlier became noticeably alert, holding his dagger defensively. It seemed like the girl was an enemy, not a friend!
Shen Yu’an quickly made her judgment and moved towards the direction of Fei Yanchen’s voice.
The man in black, attempted to flee upon realizing that Shen Yu’an and Fei Yanchen knew each other.
Fei Yanchen urgently called out, “An An, don’t let him escape!”
“Alright!” With that, Shen Yu’an hurled the dagger in her hand fiercely at the man in black, hitting him square in the chest.
In the next moment, the man turned his head in shock, glanced at Shen Yu’an, and then collapsed on the ground, his eyes lifeless.
Shen Yu’an turned to look at Fei Yanchen and said with a smile, “Not bad, right?”
Fei Yanchen weakly curled his lips into a smile and praised, “An’An, you’re amazing.”
He wanted to lift his hand to pat Shen Yu’an on the head, but as he raised his hand, he realized it was covered in blood. He had to lower his hand again.
He had never let An’An see his hands covered in blood before. Seeing him like this now, would she find him terrifying?
Fei Yanchen felt uneasy in his heart and chose not to look at Shen Yu’an. He walked toward the direction where the man in black had fallen.
Shen Yu’an clicked her tongue, reached out, and steadied Fei Yanchen as he walked unsteadily. She supported him as they moved forward.
When they reached the man in black, Fei Yanchen crouched down and searched his body, finding a small book with a blue cover, no larger than a palm.
Shen Yu’an only took a quick glance when Fei Yanchen started flipping through it, and she saw that it was filled with messy writing.