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Because we are friends.

Gong Ming had been waiting for a long time, and he thought that he would never hear those simple words, but suddenly he heard them again.

But why didn't Gong Ming feel happy at all?

"Qian Li."

Qian Li's fingers firmly gripped onto his, as though she was even reminding him at this time not to forget the reaction he should have.

Because Qian Li saw that the anger in Gong Ming's eyes, seemed to be about to explode at any moment.

Actually, Qian Li was surprised that she, Qian Li, would give him such a look.

Because for a man like Gong Ming, she thought he wouldn't reveal his.

Furthermore, for some reason, Qian Li even felt that the hand Gong Ming was holding onto him was slightly trembling.

Qian Li struggled to push Gong Ming away, and looking at the more and more black-clothed men around him, the Guard Captain lost his strength as well.

She looked at the captain pleadingly, "Head Guard, I'll leave the prince in your hands. Please, please, you must bring the prince out safely."

"Qian Li." Gong Ming's eyes turned red, and he screamed until his lungs tore apart.

He struggled, but as someone who did not know martial arts, he was forcefully pulled back by the Guard Captain, and he was forced to separate from Qian Li.

At that moment, for the first time, Qian Li understood what it meant to be unable to separate.

It was a very strange feeling, as if Gong Ming was unwilling to part with him at all, while he himself was. He couldn't bear to part from her either.

"Hurry up and leave."

After Qian Li shouted loudly, her entire person supporting him on the ground, the black clothed man was nearing him unceasingly, and the two guards beside him were also following Gong Ming and the others as they prepared to leave.

The Guard Captain used a lot of strength and carried Gong Ming onto the back of the horse. Gong Ming tried to struggle, but it seemed like it was useless.

"Qian Li."

Gong Ming's expression was extremely sorrowful, he extended his hand, and continuously shouted at Qian Li.

But Qian Li was smiling, and she said, "Your Highness, quickly leave. You must be fine. "

Even though she was moved that Qian Li was actually such a woman who sacrificed herself like this, at the moment, he couldn't bring the two of them away.

Thus, he could only ruthlessly command, "Retreat." With that, the horse galloped away.

The other two quickly followed.

"Giddy up." Accompanying these scattered voices were a large portion of the people chasing after them.

Actually, Qian Li had already thought about it. As long as the guards left, she would be able to make her move.

This little injury was nothing to her. As long as she finished this thing quickly and applied the medicine earlier, she would be fine.

This wound only appeared to be terrifying, but it wasn't a serious injury.

"I didn't expect a woman like you to have so much backbone. Just look, the man you're using his life to protect doesn't seem to care about you at all."

The man spoke while walking towards Qian Li, blood flowing excessively, the accumulated blood in his chest did not flow out immediately, Qian Li faintly felt a sweet sensation in his throat.

However, she didn't spit it out. Instead, she...

He swallowed it down.

He felt nauseous as the blood was forcefully swallowed.

However, she did not want these people to see her in a sorry state.

She did not want these people to see her weakness either.

The man walked closer step by step. The large blade in his hand was shining brightly. Although the weather was not completely clear, it made people feel as if they were seeing something.

"Anyways, today, none of you will be able to escape. Since you want to die with Gong Ming so much, I will grant your wish."

After he finished speaking, the man suddenly sped up and attacked Qian Li.

Qian Li quietly stood at her original position, looking at the man, he knew that she was going to die, so she did not try to struggle, but in Qian Li's eyes, she was just waiting for the most suitable opportunity to make a move.

His fingers under his sleeve gradually tightened, and the wound on his stomach began to ache.

It seemed like he had cut his arteries. In any case, the blood did not seem to want to stop.

Even Qian Li's red dress could no longer hide it.

At the tip of her nose, she could still smell a faint scent of blood. Luckily, Qian Li was completely immune to this smell.

Therefore, even now, he couldn't make her frown.

The man was slightly shocked, he had never met a woman like Qian Li before.

From his point of view, there were only two types of people that could remain calm when facing death. One was that they were not afraid of death, or that they had complete confidence in doing so.

The other type was idiocy.

Stupid to the point that he didn't know what pain was and stupid to the point where he didn't understand what death was.

But from Qian Li's expression, she did not seem like a fool. On the contrary, before this, all of Qian Li's actions were very smart.

From the calmness when she faced the Emperor, to the provocations from the Third Prince, to the rescue from the Second Prince, throughout all of this, she gave people a feeling that she was very calm and collected.

Since that's the case …

At that moment …

Could it be a trick?

However, this idea was immediately rejected by the man.

He shook his head slightly, feeling that he was overthinking it.

She was just a weak woman. Even if she had other thoughts, she wouldn't be able to handle the saber in her hand, right?

With this thought, he quickened his pace …

But this time, he was interrupted by someone beside him.

"Brother, wait."

For some reason, this change made the man heave a sigh of relief. He stopped walking and looked at the man beside him with a puzzled expression.

"Why?"

"Such a rare beauty, she really doesn't play around. Do you want to just kill her?"

Hearing this, Qian Li, who had always been calm, suddenly raised her head. She stared intently at the man who had just spoken, as if she wanted nothing more than to hack him into a thousand pieces.

This kind of man was really a scum.

The man frowned. "Don't forget our mission. If we are delayed because of your greed, we will all die."

It was unknown if he was shocked by Qian Li's gaze from before, or by the man's words, but the man did not make a sound.

Without waiting for him to speak, the man in the lead said again. However, his eyes were looking at the crowd when he said this, as if he was deliberately warning them.

he said. " "At any time, don't forget your respective missions." Then, he swept his eyes across Qian Li, "Have you forgotten what Master said before? A woman that is too beautiful is poison, and such a beauty is even the prince's woman.

Then, he warned once again, "It takes some time and time to play with a woman. Look at the woman in front of you. She's beautiful, but covered in blood. Do you think you can do it?"

"Yes."

"In that case, you will have to do it yourself." As he said this, the man looked at the person at his side, and the man beside him had a look of reluctance and hesitation. As he said this, the man at his side had a look of reluctance and hesitation, but the order was difficult.

"I want to see her. After I stab her, she will die on the spot."

The man's voice trembled as he looked at Qian Li. Her face was filled with reluctance.

"Yes."

"Go."

Hearing that, the man raised his blade and attacked Qian Li, in that moment, Qian Li felt like she understood something.

Actually, from start to finish, these people's target did not seem to be Gong Ming.

Rather, it was himself …

He still could not understand why such an important mission as chasing Gong Ming would be accepted, while the important people stayed behind.

Until this moment, everything seemed to have become clear.

The man continued to get closer, and blood continued to flow. Qian Li's brain was also quickly pondering.

After her rebirth, she didn't have many enemies.

As for those enemies, other than Gong Ye, the main culprit, she did not know which other people would participate in the battle.

But Gong Ming was right, such an important matter could not be the actions of a single person.

However …

Those people didn't know their current identities, so they didn't have these so-called enemies.

In her life, she had made very few enemies. No, to be more precise, she hadn't come here to make any enemies.

After all, in the past year or so, apart from her previous trip to the polar regions, she had spent most of her time in the small courtyard.