11 Departure 2: The ambush

The morning came, and the guards felt exhausted from staying awake all night, they felt the resentment building in their heart toward the fourth prince. Feeling helpless, they looked around trying to get a glimpse of hope.

Suddenly a fog started to surround them, and a killing intent was felt thick in the air making the young prince open his eyes in alarm.

"JiaYing, Bo!" he shook them, waking them up.

"Young Master?" Bo and JiaYing asked

Seeing the Fog JiaYing felt the fear creeps in her heart. She activated her ability to see through the fog, the owl eye.

In an instant, The carriage stopped moving.

Seeing through the fog, JiaYing saw the Guards moving into the forest. Hearing something carried into the air toward them, she pushed the prince swiftly down, and an arrow went through the carriage where the prince was a moment ago.

Zheng Lu mouth dropped, staring at the arrow then at JiaYing who saved him, then at Bo who closed her mouth with both her hands in fright.

"We need to leave." JiaYing was determined to save the prince

She led them quietly outside the carriage while holding both of Lu's and Bo's hands.

"I will keep watch you both need to run through the forest." She told them

"Where did the guard go?" Zheng Lu wondered

"they betrayed us." The old maid sighed in disappointment

"Wow! They deserve getting starved then." Zheng Lu happily clapped her hands

"shush! don't make a noise!" She scolded him

"Take Bo and leave I will distract them." She told him

"What about you?" Zheng Lu asked in horror

" I must protect you." She whispered

"We can survive together." Zheng Lu replied

"No! there is no We there is only you." She whispered back

"Bo, take care of him!" JiaYing said making both of them tear up

"Yes! I will." Bo tears started to drop one by one

"JiaYing! please." Zheng Lu pleaded

Looking at Zheng Lu, JiaYing couldn't stop her hands from reaching and wiping his tears.

"You are my best friend, my savior, my family if it weren't for you I would have been already dead." JiaYing said

Without any delay, she rushed where she saw the arrow came from, running like a mad person, disappearing through the thick fog.

Zheng Lu hands were shaking, noticing this Bo grip on his hand tightenined waking him from his thoughts

"We need to go." Bo said making him ashamed that a young girl can be braver than him.

For her sake, Zheng Lu gathered his courage. If he can't do anything about the situation, at least he will try to save Bo.

Rushing through the thick fogs, they heard quick footsteps following them making their heart beat faster. Finally, they passed the thick fog into the clearing, but with Zheng Lu luck he ended up facing a cliff.

"Finally we will kill the brat." one of the guards spat glaring at Zheng Lu.

Backing into the cliff, Zheng Lu peeked through it to see a valley, without thinking he gathered Bo in his arms.

Guessing the prince's thought, Bo felt helpless. She hugged the prince tightly and closed her eyes putting all her trust in him.

The Guy with a scar noticed their body language and started to fire an arrow after another, making the prince rush and throw himself over the cliff. Falling through the air didn't stop the man from continuing his job to make sure that the young prince died, seeing an arrow piercing the young prince heart, made them satisfied.

Feeling the pain in his heart he endured it till they hit the water hard, then and there Lu fainted and his grip around the young girl loosened with it.