Let her guard the Broken Bridge

  "Were we really lovers in the past?" Jiuyin blinked her innocent cloudy eyes, staring at him unwaveringly.

  Zhan Qingcheng's eyes were slightly indifferent, and his gaze flickered slightly as he asked in confusion: "Why ask this?"

  The romance has been made public, so naturally she will be his wife in the future, why ask more?

  "What are you and I together for?" She was just casually asking, but she felt that he was a bit resistant to this question. She became more aggressive, determined to ask clearly: "We haven't even held hands, how can you be sure I'm your future wife?"

  Last night he said, she must live bravely in order to be qualified as his wife, and he really treats her as his future wife.

  Where does this certainty come from?

  "Many people don't meet their partner until the day of the wedding, isn't that strange?" He suddenly grasped her small hand and pulled it in front of them: "Do you want to be like this?"

  Jiǔ yīn hái xiǎng shuō huà, què yòu hū rán jué dé bù zhīdào gāi shuō xǐe shén me.

  English Translation:

  Jiǔyīn wanted to say something, but suddenly felt unsure of what to say.

  In fact, she herself doesn't even know what she wants.

  Zhan Qingcheng didn't plan to continue discussing this issue with her, so he released his grip on her small hand and closed his eyes again, saying calmly: "Sleep, there's still a tough battle tonight, you'll have the energy after a good rest."

  She knew he just didn't want to discuss these topics that his daughter's family liked, so Jiu Yin stopped pestering him and also learned from him by closing her eyes and falling asleep.

  Just as he was about to fall asleep, his long arm unconsciously wrapped around her waist and gently hugged her.

  ……

  At night, after dinner, Jiuyin returned to the carriage with Qīngchéng's accompaniment and sat quietly inside, waiting for the arrival of the Green Dragon Snake Formation.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected by everyone, at midnight, a rustling sound suddenly came from the surrounding woods, as if something was slowly moving in the forest.

  Listening to this voice, Jiuyin felt a wave of dizziness in his stomach again.

  Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a steady footsteps coming from afar, getting closer and closer. She slightly startled, turned her head to look at Zhan Qingcheng, who remained sitting quietly, seemingly cultivating his breath.

  The footsteps stopped beside the carriage. From outside came a low, muffled voice in blue clothes: "General, the prince orders me to borrow your female slave for a moment."

  It's called borrowing, but in fact, it's no different from robbery.

  However, Jiuyin hated that it wasn't like this, what she hated the most was that they kept saying they were slaves, couldn't they see that she was a noble Holy Maiden?

  But what's the difference anyway?

  She glanced back at him with a look that could conquer the city, and saw that he was still practicing alone, seemingly having entered a state of complete absorption, ignoring everything around him.

  She took a deep breath, and just as Qing Yi was getting impatient and was about to lift the curtain to enter, she struggled to move her own body and shifted towards the outside of the carriage.

  He glared at Qingyi and said coldly, "Don't disturb him, I'll go with you."

  Qing Yi didn't say a word, as long as she could be brought before Wang Ye, that was enough.

  Seeing her getting off the car with slow steps, even every step seemed extremely difficult, he pursed his thin lips, suddenly hooked his long arm, and once again directly carried her onto his shoulder, striding towards where Feng Chen Ye was.

  Feng Chenye sat on a high branch of a tree, gazing out at the cliff in the distance.

  "Your Highness." The green-robed woman arrived under the tree, and with a flick of her shoulder, she tossed the Nine Sounds upwards. Then, bowing respectfully to Feng Chen Ye, she said: "Your Highness, I've brought the female slave. What would you like to do with her?"

  Her body trembled slightly as she thought of last night's encounter, and she still had some fear for this King Yi.

  What did you bring her here for?

  The wind and dust of the night finally subsided, her gaze fell on her, but only swept a glance, and then looked up at the distant horizon.

  His voice was as calm as ever, with a hint of cruelty: "Take her to the cliff edge, and guard the entrance to the broken bridge."

  "Your Highness... are you certain?" It wasn't that Qing Yi dared to question his words, but rather... this woman looked weak and fragile, as if she could be blown away by the strong winds on the cliff at any moment. Could she really guard the entrance of the precipice and be of use to the eighteen riders?

  However, after saying this, Qing Yi was busy again, knowing that she had pleased herself.

  Feng Chen Ye didn't respond, his gaze shifted away from the cliff's edge, and he began to pay attention to the movements around him.

  The rustling sound is loud, the snake team, it's likely they will arrive in no time.

  Qing Yi didn't say anything more and carried the Jiu Yin as he walked towards the edge of the cliff.

  However, Jiu Yin remained silent from start to finish and let him carry it away.

  In fact, she wasn't really that calm and didn't feel any fear at all, but rather she was so scared that she couldn't say a word.

  Let her stay by the cliff, she understood what Feng Chen Ye meant, only afraid that for the sake of repairing the broken bridge, the eighteen riders would have to work hard even at night, and once a poisonous snake crawled onto the broken bridge, it would be extremely dangerous for them.

  She didn't want anything to happen to the eighteen riders either, after all they were human lives. But what virtue or ability did she have that made her worthy of being chosen by Feng Chen Ye and becoming their guardian?

  She couldn't even defeat a single glasses snake, and was said to be defeated by tens of thousands of snakes!

  Feng Chen Ye wants to take her life!

  But regardless of what she thought in her heart, Qing Yi had already arrived at the edge of the cliff and directly threw her to the ground.

  His cold gaze locked onto her figure, his low voice saying: "Guard this place, don't take half a step away!"

  "I don't know martial arts." She really didn't, unlike Feng Chenye, who could kill a venomous snake with just a slight movement of his fingers.

  Qing Yi pursed her thin lips, and in fact, she was also confused by the prince's order.

  He took out a dagger from his bosom and handed it to her, saying lightly, "If any snakes come near, cut them down."

  If a snake comes over, chop it...

  Although she spoke lightly, the Ninth Tone actually saw a group of venomous snakes crawling onto her body, devouring her perfect physique that made others go crazy with envy...

  "Big brother, I'm going to be scared to death by them and jump off the cliff."

  Her voice was trembling slightly, and it was clear that she had been frightened quite badly.

  Green clothes also have no choice.

  The snake array hasn't even appeared yet and she's already scared like this, if the snake array comes later, I don't know if she'll really think of jumping down from here.

  I really don't understand what Prince Wang is getting at.

  "It's nothing, this way you won't jump down." As soon as the words fell, he suddenly raised his hand and a sharp palm wind instantly landed on Jiuyin's thigh.

  Jiuyin only felt a slight pinch on her leg, and when she thought of stretching it to see if she was injured, she found that both legs were not like hers at all, completely unable to move.

  "Are you asking me to give you a massage?"! She really wanted to curse loudly at him.

  She was already so fragile, yet he still insisted on keeping her here and wouldn't let her move. When the snake came, she couldn't even run away!

  After meeting his serious gaze, the anger on her face instantly turned into a flattering smile. She smiled charmingly and spoke in a soft voice that seemed to drip with honey: "Brother Qingyi, good brother, hero, I won't run away anymore, let me go, okay? I promise I won't run away."

  He looked down at her with his eyes cast downward.

  Under the soft moonlight, her face was more beautiful than a lotus flower. The smile on her lips was charming and playful, with a hint of coquetry, which made him lose his soul for a moment.

  But just a little bit.

  "I'm doing this for your own good, I couldn't bear to see you jump off the cliff and take your own life." With that said, he ignored her again and walked forward.

  Jiuyin looked at his tall back and panicked: "Don't go! Qingyi brother, don't go! Don't leave me behind! Qingyi..."

  The timid call was blown away by the clear wind from the bottom of the cliff, and Qingyi really walked far away.

  She stood at the edge of the cliff, with an endless precipice behind her. The eighteen riders were still desperately repairing the broken bridge, while all around... the rustling sound grew louder and clearer.

  The snake array will arrive soon.

  Seeing Qingyi really walking away without looking back, Jiuyin's heart grew colder and colder, her two legs also softer and softer, so soft that she could hardly stand still.

  The cliff wind swept across her body, blowing up her thin clothes, feeling not only cold but also extremely lonely.

  She couldn't help but shudder, still clutching the dagger in her hand, as her body began to tremble in the cold wind.

  So cold, really cold...

  Suddenly, a robe fell on her body. Before she could react, the man who had put the robe on her had already bent down to pick up several planks from the pile of wood beside her, tied them around his waist and returned to the broken bridge.

  A piece of clothing, carrying a strong smell of sweat, still retaining the person's body temperature. Although it can't block much wind and waves for her, but in her heart, a warm feeling was born from this.

  She clutched her cloak tightly around her, wanting to turn back and see which of the eighteen riders had offered her a helping hand just now, but both legs were stuck fast and she couldn't see anything behind her.

  The eighteen riders' brothers returned one after another to the edge of the cliff to fetch wooden boards, coming and going, and had long since lost that person's breath.

  Jiuyin gripped the dagger tightly in her hand, feeling a few pangs of emotion in her heart. It was precisely these emotions that made up her mind: no matter what, she would protect them and not let the venomous snake crawl onto the broken bridge.

  However, she can't protect them either, everyone has been caught by Qingyi here, how can they escape?

  Raising her eyes to look, although Feng Chen Ye's figure was very blurry, she could still see that faint green shadow.

  It's really a rare sight to see such an exceptionally handsome man, if he hadn't used this method to deal with her from the start, she was afraid that she would have no resistance to this outstanding beauty who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhan Qingcheng.

  But having seen his dark side and knowing how terrifying he is, how can I still have any romantic feelings for him?

  The cliff wind was still blowing gently, when suddenly, the tall figure in sight jumped up and disappeared into the night in an instant.

  The nine sounds tightened in his heart, he knew that the final battle was about to begin.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, several loud noises suddenly came from ahead, probably someone with profound power striking out at the snake formation. It was unclear whether it was Feng Chenye himself, Qingyi, or one of the others in the carriage team.

  This team is hiding dragons and sleeping tigers, don't underestimate them.

  She gripped her dagger tightly, no matter what lay ahead, she was now responsible for protecting the eighteen riders behind her, of course... including herself.

  The sound of fighting ahead still echoed in their ears, with not only the sound of heavy punches landing, but also the clanging of swords.

  It seems that in order to deal with them, Qing Long's side did not only send out the snake formation, but also sent an assassin.

  Under the faint moonlight, Jiuyin finally saw the first black snake slowly crawling towards her. She gripped the dagger tightly, and due to tension, her palms were filled with sweat.