Zhan Qian'er cursed inwardly.
Here comes a busybody!
Gu Xiaofeng, inside the carriage, felt a faint ache in his chest upon hearing the sudden voice of a woman.
The figure from his dreams flashed before his eyes.
Someone could save him.
"Who are you? You want me to let him go? I spent money to buy this servant to be my slave, and you're telling me to release him?" Zhan Qian'er said angrily.
Then, she turned to Zhan Tianye, "King Ye, I gave you something very important just now, shouldn't you testify for me?"
"I wasn't sold! He stole me!" Gu Xiaofeng shouted.
Yun Shu's fingers manipulated a small stone.
With a 'whoosh,' it was sent flying.
Just as the stone was about to hit Zhan Qian'er, Zhan Tianye's voice rang out.
"Let him go."
The stone struck Zhan Qian'er, sending her rolling out of the carriage. She shrieked, "Ah!"
Zhan Tianye looked at Yun Shu with deep, dark eyes.
Yun Shu had no time to look at him. She had calculated the time; Zhan Tianye should be able to stand at this hour, yet he was still sitting in the carriage, feigning disability.
He clearly didn't want to save the child.
Immediately after.
Yun Shu descended from the air again.
Just as she was about to get into the carriage to rescue the pitiable child abducted by Zhan Qian'er, Zhan Qian'er, resembling a fat pig, suddenly grabbed her leg.
Yun Shu frowned.
Before she could break free.
A dagger flew into Zhan Qian'er's hand, piercing her palm.
"Ah!"
Yun Shu looked back at Zhan Tianye. The dagger was thrown by him. She raised an eyebrow.
Then she entered the carriage.
Gu Xiaofeng, lying in the carriage, saw someone enter.
Following that, he smelled a very familiar, fresh scent, like his mother's. He couldn't explain why it reminded him of his mother, but upon smelling it, his fearful heart seemed to find solace.
"Auntie, save me, please!" Gu Xiaofeng said to Yun Shu.
The moon outside was obscured by dark clouds, making the carriage dim. Yun Shu couldn't see Gu Xiaofeng's face.
Gu Xiaofeng also couldn't see Yun Shu's face.
However, Yun Shu could vaguely see a child lying in the carriage, motionless. It was clear he had been acupunctured.
"You're welcome," Yun Shu said gently.
Simultaneously, she released Gu Xiaofeng's acupoints.
Just as Yun Shu was about to carry Gu Xiaofeng out of the carriage, Zhan Qian'er's frantic words, driven mad by rage, came from outside.
"Detestable! Utterly detestable! King Ye, you actually injured me! I told you that child was given to me by his parents! I rarely snatch children from the capital! Ah, it hurts so much! Alright, alright, I'll tell the truth. He's the Regent King's adopted son. The Regent King gave him to me to look after for a few days, and I'll return him to the Regent King's mansion later!"
"Even if you want to save him, you should understand the situation! If you don't believe me, let's go to the Regent King's mansion right now and ask the Regent King if he entrusted the child to me to take care of for a few days?! And this child is the Regent King's adopted son; he can do whatever he wants with him!"
Zhan Qian'er felt so angry she wanted to kill someone to vent her frustration.
She knew very well that she wasn't the type of person who would suddenly ruin things for others, and there was also Qiu Lu's opponent!
Having said all this, they should understand. This was between her and the Regent King; it wasn't their business to interfere!
Zhan Tianye's brow furrowed. It was Zhan Ming who had given the child to Zhan Qian'er?
It seemed this was Zhan Ming's reward for buying off Prince Rao and Zhan Qian'er. The child was the reward.
Silence descended all around.
Gu Xiaofeng's eyes widened, his body trembling with fear. At the same time, it felt as if a knife was stabbing him in the heart.
He had been so obedient, diligently doing everything his adopted father and mother had instructed, and always doing it well. Why would his adopted father treat him like this?
He didn't have time to be sad. He was afraid that the aunt in front of him and the uncle outside wouldn't save him.
"You're the Regent King's adopted son?" Yun Shu asked, frowning.
She had initially thought that Zhan Tianye would be the person she disliked the most upon returning to the capital. However, she now realized that the person she hated the most was actually Regent King Zhan Ming.
And since he was the Regent King's adopted son.
Was Zhan Ming even a man? Yun Shu couldn't help but curse in her heart.
To hand over his own child to Zhan Qian'er for torment; he was truly mentally twisted.
She really should go and see Lu Hao and ask more carefully if Zhan Ming would be impotent for life, otherwise, how could he be so disgusting!
Gu Xiaofeng bit his lip. He seemed to detect from the aunt's tone that she strongly disliked his adopted father?
His face was pale, and he became somewhat scared. Perhaps they wouldn't save him because they disliked his adopted father.
"I, I, I am," Gu Xiaofeng wanted to lie and say no.
Hearing the questioning and the answer from inside the carriage, Zhan Qian'er laughed heartily, "See? Didn't I say it right? He admitted it himself! Now you shouldn't stop me from taking him away!"
Zhan Qian'er spat out a mouthful of blood.
Having suffered so many losses tonight and been beaten so severely, she had to take the child away, or she wouldn't sleep for days.
Zhan Tianye narrowed his eyes coldly.
Zhan Ming's adopted son?
Zhan Ming was impotent and couldn't have children, so he adopted a son?
But after adopting a son, instead of treating him well, he pushed the child into a fiery pit?
Zhan Qian'er's eyes darted around. Suddenly, she yanked the dagger from her hand and lunged towards the carriage.
She couldn't attack King Ye, but she could kill a bitch who appeared from nowhere!
"Die!"
Suddenly.
Zhan Qian'er's large, corpulent body was flung out of the carriage.
At the same time.
A hidden weapon landed on Zhan Qian'er's back.
"Ah!" Zhan Qian'er screamed in pain.
Lying on the ground, she spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Yun Shu alighted from the carriage.
She stood in front of Zhan Qian'er.
"You want to kill me?" Yun Shu narrowed her eyes, a murderous intent rising within them.
When she noticed the hidden weapon on Zhan Qian'er's back, she looked up at Zhan Tianye, somewhat surprised.
He had actually helped her when Zhan Qian'er tried to kill her?
She was wearing a night-traveling outfit now; he shouldn't have recognized her!
No, even if she hadn't been wearing a night-traveling outfit, with Yun Shu's identity, he wouldn't have helped her, right?
Curious!
"You!" Zhan Qian'er tried to speak but couldn't help spitting out another mouthful of blood.
Yun Shu's hand moved like lightning.
The glint of a blade flashed before her eyes.
Zhan Qian'er's wrist tendons were severed!
"Ah! Ah ah ah ah!" Zhan Qian'er howled.
Then, Yun Shu also severed Zhan Qian'er's leg tendons.
Her movements were extremely swift and decisive.
As fast as a phantom.
Zhan Qian'er couldn't even attempt to escape.
Zhan Tianye narrowed his dark eyes, gazing at Yun Shu.
"This martial skill..." Qiu Lu was shocked.
At this moment.
Gu Xiaofeng jumped down from the carriage.
Seeing the scene before him, although he was somewhat afraid, his eyes glimmered. He gritted his teeth and said to Yun Shu, "Thank you!"
Yun Shu turned her head and looked at Gu Xiaofeng.