Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Are all guys in that family posers? Part II

“In reply to Miss Bai’s request, there are not many soldiers stationing here. I am afraid that ten soldiers that miss requested would be impossible.”

“Then, how many soldiers can Captain lend to Benxiaojie?”

“Only four, miss. My apologies.” The middle-aged captain said to Bai family’s first miss with great respect. He knew that she was the former general Yue’s granddaughter who they could not offend in the slightest degree.

“Does anyone in these four have magic?”

“Two of them have blue-level magic, miss.”

“Then that would be enough.”

She intended to investigate the river upstream, which would lead her quite a distance away from the village. That was the reason why she wanted soldiers with magic. In case that something unexpected happened, they would be able to protect her and Xiao Xi. Although it was rare for commoners to possess magic, Ouyang Feilong’s troop was full of talented men so it was not too hard to find soldiers with lower-level magic.

.....

Bai Yu returned to her tent to change from an elegant dress into something more practical. She tied her hair up into a ponytail, not caring about Xiao Xi’s objection that it was inappropriate for unmarried women. She never cared about anything outside of her convenience anyway.

“What are you nagging me for? I’m going into the forest, not visiting the palace.” Bai Yu scolded her maid who would not stop fussing.

“But if Qin Wang sees you...”

“Qin Wang is busy with the royal mission. He has no free time to care about me,” she said wearily.

Personally, she tried to avoid Ouyang Mingxian in order to erase the feeling that the original body had. However, her maids and her mother did not know her thoughts and were still insistent on her becoming Qin Wang Fei, so they kept trying to hand her to Ouyang Mingxian on a silver plate.

But if she told her mother that she no longer wanted to be Ouyang Mingxian’s consort, then she would give her a heart attack. Her former self and Yue Mei had been trying their whole lives to make her the consort of Qin Wang’s palace. An abrupt and extreme change would be hard for Yue Mei to accept, so Bai Yu intended to progress her plan slowly.

“Would you like your return, miss?”

Bai Yu shook her head.

Now she had arrived at the same river again. The water was still clear, but Bai Yu started having doubts that it was too clear. She tried to look below and could not find a fish or any living thing in the water at all. She cupped the water in her hands again, but this time she brought it up to her nose to test the smell.

There was a foul smell in the water! Though the smell was faint, it proved that the water was not clean. The cause might have been from the river after all.

“Benxiaojie will go that way.” She pointed at the magic forest which was the location of headwater.

“But that way is...”

“Benxiaojie knows. You all stay alert, benxiaojie won’t go too far.”

She intended that she had to follow the clue this time. She could not just leave after finding a lead like this.

After making up her mind, she and her group started walking along the river in question. Bai Yu ordered that anyone who noticed anything strange in the river or the area must inform her immediately. Xiao Xi and the soldiers enthusiastically replied. Despite being a young lady, her gaze and tone were surprisingly absolute, making the soldiers obediently act according to her order.

Six of them continued to walk for more than one shichen. Bai Yu was panting and had to occasionally rest to take a drink, as she was a noble lady who did not exercise often. She was angry at herself for choosing the wrong time to set out. Because she was in a hurry to investigate the river, she had forgotten that it would soon be dark in one shichen. Still, she also felt that it would be a shame to return after coming this far.

“Aaaahhhhh!!!!!”

A scream from Xiao Xi who went to wash her face at the river made the soldiers rush to guard Bai Yu. She put down her water flask then nodded to one of the soldiers, telling him to go to Xiao Xi. The little maid who had slumped down on the riverbank was helped up. She was still trembling all over as she pointed her finger at the boulder which was covered in tall grass in the middle of the river.

“What happened?” Bai Yu asked after determining that everyone was safe, and there was only Xiao Xi who was in shock.

“Answering Miss Bai, there is a corpse on the boulder in the middle of the river,” the soldier who brought back Xiao Xi reported matter-of-factly. He had long been desensitized to seeing dead bodies.

“Should we bring it here?”

Bai Yu inhaled deeply. She once acted as a murderer antagonist, but that time the corpse was just a person in makeup. She had never seen an actual corpse before. She clenched her sweaty hands into fists in an attempt to suppress fear.

“Bring it here. Be careful not to damage the body too much.” In case that there were clues left on the corpse

“Understood,” the two soldiers replied and turned to work immediately as ordered.

The water current was not too strong during these past few days, so the corpse was still stuck at the boulder. However, if one paid close attention to the surrounding, they would notice that the water in this area had a stronger smell than the water near the village.

Whoosh...Thud!

“Protect Miss Bai!”

Bai Yu was surrounded by four soldiers from the army again after an arrow suddenly whizzed past her face. Outside of the guard formation, she saw a group of men in black garbs chased by another group of men wearing black. That arrow was probably a misfire, not an intentional attack targeted at her.

“Capture them alive!” A man who seemed to be the leader of the pursuing group ordered. The eyes behind the veil glanced in her direction for a split second before turning back to focus on the fight. Bai Yu stepped back, signaling her own group to retreat away from the skirmish

Clang!

The sounds of swords clashing and arrows zipping through the air did not seem to stop. The four soldiers also drew their swords to protect her and Xiao Xi. Due to their experience and training, their actions were calm and orderly.

“Take her hostage!”

The pursuee turned their attention to Bai Yu in an attempt to use her as leverage against the other group. However, they were stopped by the soldiers with quick slashes to their necks. Blood sprayed from the wounds and coincidentally spattered onto Bai Yu’s face.

“Aaaaah!!!”

She shrieked in panic. Her phoenix eyes clenched shut due to being irritated by drops of blood. In her head, she tried to convince herself that this was just fake blood used for filming and not a real one.

“Capture them dead!” The order was changed by the loud commanding voice echoing through the whole battlefield.

Although other pursuers were surprised by the new order, they proceeded to kill without hesitation, dwindling the number of the opposing side and causing them to become even more desperate to capture Bai Yu. Still, it was not an easy task as the four soldiers were also fighting with all their might. Finally, the strength in number prevailed. One of them found an opening and was able to capture the target. Bai Yu was held from behind, with a sword pointing at her neck. Both sides halted.

“What a fucking bad luck”

Bai Yu cursed in her native tongue. There was a sword on her neck, her eyes still stung and she could not see very well. These factors make her more irritated than scared. The captive beauty intended to mutter only to herself, but because of the surrounding silence, everyone could clearly hear every syllable.

Obviously, no one understood her language...

“She’s just a madwoman. Do you really think that can stop me?” The leader of the pursuer group mocked her after he heard an unfamiliar tongue.

Bai Yu knew that he was only calling the opponent’s bluff, but she still could not help internally rolling her eyes.

“Then I’ll kill her,” the leader mercilessly replied.

Bai Yu’s eyes met that man who accused her of being mad. At first, she intended to glare at him to protest that she was not willing to be killed by a threat, however, the warmth within those eyes somehow made her grievance disappear...leaving only tender comforts that were sent straight to her heart.

Because of the care in that gaze of his dark eyes, she regained her wits and stealthily gathered magic within her palm. The man intended to kill her as ordered, he started pressing his sword into the skin of her neck but was suddenly shocked when he saw a white hand encased in red magic holding the blade.

Don’t underestimate an actress who had starred in an international action film!

The villainess discreetly smiled. She pushed the blade away and took advantage of the element of surprise to duck away from under the assailant’s arm. The slim figure spun, drawing the momentum from her leg, then kick at the center of his manhood. The man doubled over in pain. The world-renown villainess with her action role talent then ran back to hide behind her bodyguards.

Do not expect to see any more acrobatics from Bai Yu here. Of course, she could not handle a real fight!

“Kill!”

The fighting resumed with increased intensity. Two of the pursuer group came to help the four soldiers protect Bai Yu and Xiao Xi. These six men were all skilled in combat, so this time she was fully out of the line of fire. The guards continued their battle, while at the same time, being pushed back to the peaceful river.

Whoosh

An arrow flew through the line of defense to Bai Yu again. She hurriedly crouched down, safely avoiding the projectile but unfortunately lost her balance, and fell into the water.

Splash!!

The slender figure was swallowed by the current at the same time that the chased men were completely eliminated.

The leader of the pursuer group cut off the head of the man who shot the arrow at his significant person. His dark eyes widened. The sword was thrown aside without care as he pulled down the veil. A striking appearance was fully revealed, along with his eyes. Jet black like the night. Sharp and powerful as a great eagle.

“Yu-er!”

He jumped, following Bai Yu into the river without any hesitation.