Gu Qingwan reached into her clothes and pulled out a pair of night vision goggles, handing them to Bei Chenyuan.

This time, Bei Chenyuan saw clearly that such a large object could not possibly be hidden in her clothes.

Yet, it was undeniable that she had pulled it out from there.

Before Bei Chenyuan could think much about it, Gu Qingwan had already put the night vision goggles on him.

As the surroundings immediately came into clear focus, he felt it was unbelievable.

Gu Qingwan’s night vision goggles were high-tech products from her past life.

They looked a bit like protective goggles but had the effect of military-grade night vision equipment.

Not only was the image rendered with high fidelity, but they also incorporated thermal imaging, making them incredibly effective.

Bei Chenyuan took the goggles off and put them back on again, as if confirming whether what he saw was real.

“This thing actually lets you see at night?”

Gu Qingwan enjoyed watching his astonished, rustic reaction.

After all, this was 21st-century high technology, and she wanted him, this old-fashioned person, to have his eyes opened.

“Yes, this is called night vision goggles. It’s a treasure.”

The first thing that came to Beichen Yuan’s mind was that with these goggles, a night raid on the enemy would be a powerful weapon.

“I’ll take these goggles. What do you want in exchange?” Bei Chenyuan wasn’t the type to covet others’ treasures, but since Gu Qingwan had two of them, and he truly needed them, he figured a trade was reasonable.

Gu Qingwan didn’t intend to take them back, but giving them away for free wasn’t her style.

She beckoned him with her finger.

Beichen Yuan was highly resistant to her method of calling him, but his curiosity got the better of him, and he leaned in closer.

“Close your eyes.”

Bei Chenyuan was wearing the night vision goggles, so even with his eyes closed, Gu Qingwan wouldn’t be able to see.

Naturally, he wasn’t foolish enough to follow her instructions.

Then, Bei Chenyuan saw Gu Qingwan mischievously approach and give him a heavy kiss on the lips.

“Let’s use this as the trade.”

After kissing him, she tried to run away, as if afraid that Beichen Yuan might turn on her and take her life.

However, Beichen Yuan indeed became upset.

He swiftly pulled her back, trapping her in his arms. He tore off the goggles and his anger surged.

“I don’t want to trade anymore.”

“Huh?” Gu Qingwan was confused.

No trade?

What did that mean?

After kissing him, could she back out?

While Gu Qingwan was lost in thought, Beichen Yuan grabbed her chin and kissed her back fiercely.

It seemed like Beichen Yuan had finally done something he had been thinking about for a long time. Everything felt as perfect as he had imagined, but also beyond expectation.

Gu Qingwan rarely encountered a man who suited her taste so well, so she didn’t reject the passionate kiss.

Unfortunately, there were enemies behind them.

Even though Bei Chenyuan might have had other thoughts, he couldn’t afford to act recklessly at that moment.

After a brief, intense kiss, Bei Chenyuan immediately took Gu Qingwan and ran, but this time, he was pulling her along.

Neither of them spoke along the way, as if the kiss was just a fleeting illusion.

It wasn’t until they heard the faint rustling sounds from behind that they looked back.

With the night vision goggles on, they could clearly see a large group of people coming toward them.

Beichen Yuan hadn’t expected them to be so persistent, so he continued leading Gu Qingwan deeper into the forest.

As they ran, Gu Qingwan realized that not just one, but two groups of people were chasing them—one far behind, one close by.

Could it be that these people were split up to hunt them down, or had reinforcements arrived?

But how had they managed to pinpoint their location so precisely?

Gu Qingwan and Beichen Yuan had already taken many detours in the forest, but they still couldn’t shake off their pursuers.

“There’s something wrong. It seems like they’re heading straight for us,” Gu Qingwan said, feeling increasingly frustrated. If they knew they couldn’t avoid a fight, they shouldn’t have run at all.

“The closest pursuers are about a hundred or so. Behind them, there are even more, but I’m not sure if they’re all from Northern Rong,” Bei Chenyuan remarked, uncertain of who these people really were.

“Who else but Northern Rong would chase us down in the middle of the night?” Gu Qingwan immediately thought of someone—the Prince of Liang.

She still had the Qianfeng Yinxian on her, so only the Prince of Liang’s assassins could have tracked her location so quickly and directly.

“Qianfeng Yinxian,” Bei Chenyuan also realized the key to the situation.

This made sense now.

Gu Qingwan was speechless.

Was the Prince of Liang insane? Sending people to assassinate her in the middle of the night?

How much hatred could he possibly have for her?

The Prince of Liang never expected that the mysterious person who killed so many of his assassins back then was the very girl he had shown interest in at the spring banquet.

He also never imagined that the person who Snow Fei had been trying to kill was none other than Gu Qingwan.

They exchanged a glance and chose an open area to stop running. The problem was that ahead of them was a cliff, so even if they wanted to escape, they couldn’t.

As the pursuers got closer, they finally saw who it was—at the front of the group were indeed the King of Liang’s assassins.

These men were wielding long swords and didn’t waste words before preparing to attack. Bei Chenyuan drew his sword and stood in front of Gu Qingwan.

Gu Qingwan sent out several silver needles, instantly hitting a few of them.

Seeing them using hidden weapons, the assassins also took out their flying knives and threw them at Gu Qingwan.

Thanks to the night vision goggles, Beichen Yuan could clearly see the flying knives and blocked them all.

A group of nearly a hundred men in black rushed forward, but Beichen Yuan still protected Gu Qingwan, not letting them get close.

Only at this moment did Gu Qingwan truly witness Beichen Yuan’s incredible combat ability as the God of War of Daxia.

Gu Qingwan took out a repeating crossbow from her space and stood behind Beichen Yuan, shooting accurately.

Any assassin who tried to sneak up on Beichen Yuan was hit with an arrow.

However, these people were clearly much stronger than ordinary soldiers.

It was evident that the Prince of Liang had invested heavily this time.

“Beichen Yuan,” Gu Qingwan warned as Beichen Yuan was struck by a sword, injuring his arm.

She had forgotten that Beichen Yuan was already injured and couldn’t fight for long.

It seemed that they had to settle this quickly.

Gu Qingwan put away the crossbow and switched to a silenced gun.

No matter how skilled the assassins were, they could dodge crossbow bolts, but they couldn’t escape bullets.

With Gu Qingwan’s support, Beichen Yuan acted more swiftly.

The two of them worked in perfect harmony, and within no time, half of the assassins were dead or wounded.

Gu Qingwan’s weapons were so powerful that the remaining assassins were filled with the desire to retreat, but Gu Qingwan didn’t intend to leave any alive.

Beichen Yuan blocked a few who tried to escape and quickly dealt with them.

In a short period of time, Gu Qingwan had used two different weapons.

Beichen Yuan glanced at her with complex eyes but didn’t ask any questions.

They didn’t have time to leave before they were surrounded by Northern Rong’s pursuers, who had also brought archers.

Without thinking, Beichen Yuan instinctively shielded Gu Qingwan, watching the pursuers.

“I didn’t expect such a big catch tonight,” one of the pursuers laughed. “The King of War really has guts. He dares to leave the city alone at a time like this.”