The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 519 - 518 Let her go! (One more - )

Chapter 519: 518 Let her go! (One more Chapter)

However, Li Xianyun quickly abandoned the idea of climbing a tree.

The courtyard was bustling with people; she had no chance to hide.

Moreover, even if she managed to reach the roof, she couldn’t possibly stay there indefinitely; the warmth was only relative to indoors, and staying outside too long would freeze her to death.

If she wanted to save herself, she had to revert to her old profession—using her medical skills.

Li Xianyun searched the two old women’s bodies.

Since they were proficient in medicine, they naturally carried some medicinal items for self-defense.

As Li Xianyun was searching the bodies, a noise suddenly came from the window.

She quickly turned her head and saw a masked figure leaping in from the window, his face covered, with a trace of a knife scar visible on the left side of his face, his eyes fierce and shadowy.

The visitor meant no good.

Li Xianyun hid the medicine vial she had found behind her back and took a step backward, warily watching the newcomer.

Although his face was well covered, Li Xianyun felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had seen this person somewhere before.

The man drew a sharp dagger from his waist and slowly approached Li Xianyun.

As Li Xianyun retreated, she said, "Aren’t you afraid Murong Ce will kill you for betraying him like this?"

A peculiar look flashed in the man’s eyes. He hadn’t said a word; how did this woman know he was one of Murong Ce’s men?

Li Xianyun noted the man’s hesitation; it seemed her guess was correct. Within Murong Ce’s territory, only his own people could easily come in and attempt to assassinate her.

"You’re well aware of Murong Ce’s methods and you know he views me as no ordinary person. If anything happens to me, not only will you have no place to die, but those close to you will also be implicated," Li Xianyun continued to earnestly persuade him.

The man gave a bitter smile and said, "My life is worthless; my death is of no consequence."

The negotiation had broken down.

But Li Xianyun had already retreated to the door, and had managed to open the cap of the vial behind her.

Although she hadn’t had time to carefully check what kind of medicine it was, throwing it out to distract him would buy her some time.

As the man drew nearer, Li Xianyun flung the medicine out rapidly.

The man instinctively blocked with his arm.

Li Xianyun took the chance to open the door and fled, running straight into Murong Ce, who was rushing over, and they collided.

"Someone’s trying to harm me," Li Xianyun said.

For the first time, she felt that seeing Murong Ce wasn’t so bad; at least, he wouldn’t harm her for now.

Seeing that Li Xianyun was unharmed, Murong Ce’s expression relaxed instantly. He pulled her arm behind him to protect her and coldly eyed the person in the room.

The young emperor’s noble and majestic presence was fully revealed in that moment.

Inside the room, panic was visible on the man’s face upon seeing Murong Ce. However, in the next instant, his face twisted in pain.

The sleeve that had been splashed with the liquid medicine began to emit white smoke, and as the fabric corroded, his forearm started to disintegrate, quickly exposing white bone.

The man screamed in agony and rolled on the ground, clutching his arm.

Li Xianyun was stunned by the scene before her.

The two old women really weren’t simple; even their medicinal liquids were so vicious and toxic.

Murong Ce, worried that Li Xianyun was frightened, shifted his tall stature to block her view and ordered, "Take him away."

Immediately, several plainclothes guards entered and carried the man away. At the same time, the two old women were woken up and helped each other out.

Li Xianyun’s eyes were dark with thought; the assassin was indeed one of Murong Ce’s men.

If he weren’t, Murong Ce would have used his ruthless methods on the assassin by now.

Who exactly was that man, and why did his figure and voice seem so familiar? Where had she seen him before?

Murong Ce turned around and saw Li Xianyun lost in thought, assuming she was in shock, he said, "It’s okay, I’m here."

He had already noticed that Li Xianyun had torn off her disguise and was planning to flee, yet he wasn’t angry, his voice was as gentle as before.

The innkeeper urged, "Master, the carriages and horses are all ready."

Murong Ce responded with a grunt.

Li Xianyun’s heart sank, wasn’t it still daylight out, were they going to leave the city now?

Wouldn’t that mean she couldn’t escape?

"Let’s go."

Murong Ce said and grabbed Li Xianyun’s arm to walk downstairs.

Li Xianyun struggled and said, "I can walk by myself."

"If you want me to carry you, just say so," Murong Ce said displeased.

Li Xianyun immediately lost her temper and let him hold her arm.

He was in a hurry, and did not respond to Li Xianyun’s resistance with comforting words.

It seemed there was an emergency, that’s why he had been gone so long, and had changed the original plan as soon as he returned.

Could it be that Yelu Yan had arrived?

This thought filled Li Xianyun with wild joy, her heart pounded fiercely as if it was about to leap out of her chest.

Murong Ce pulled Li Xianyun to the entrance of the inn.

Everyone was ready to go.

As they approached the carriage, Murong Ce was about to help Li Xianyun into it when suddenly a chaotic jumble of footsteps was heard.

Accompanied by the crowd’s panic and commotion, dense groups of Khitan soldiers swarmed in, surrounding the inn so tightly that water couldn’t leak through.

Murong Ce’s expression turned stern.

While Li Xianyun had been sleeping, he had received news that Xue Huai had changed guards in advance.

He immediately sensed that this was a trap to lure the enemy deeper, hence he sent someone to investigate and indeed found that Xue Huai had been controlled.

Who else could it be behind this, if not Yelu Yan?

No wonder Yelu Yan had only pursued Bai Mengling for a day before suddenly disappearing, it turned out he was coming after them.

Murong Ce sensed that the situation was bad and wanted to continue moving stealthily within Khitan territory with Li Xianyun, waiting for an opportunity.

He hadn’t expected Yelu Yan to arrive so quickly.

Murong Ce ordered his men to retreat, using the inn as a stronghold against the enemy, but after only a couple of steps back, a large number of Khitan soldiers blocked the entrance of the inn.

Li Xianyun scanned the crowd excitedly and saw Yelu Yan and a few key generals riding tall horses stepping forward.

Yelu Yan gazed intently at Li Xianyun through the crowd, finally seeing the woman who had haunted his thoughts day and night, the woman he had constantly worried over... he was relieved to have caught up with her...

Li Xianyun called out softly, "My lord."

She hardly recognized Yelu Yan anymore.

At that moment, Yelu Yan looked travel-worn and unkempt, his gaze was cold and harsh, his eyes bloodshot, and his beard was ragged, making him appear even more fierce and rough.

As Li Xianyun stared into Yelu Yan’s eyes with infatuation, Murong Ce turned and looked infatuatedly at Li Xianyun.

The moment she saw Yelu Yan, the surprise in her eyes was like a star brightening the dark night sky.

Li Xianyun had never looked at him with that kind of gaze.

And that soft, tender call of "My lord" carried an indescribable deep affection and love.

Murong Ce was driven mad with jealousy, every drop of blood in his body boiled with anger, and he lost his grip on his own strength.

Li Xianyun’s exquisite eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she moaned in pain.

Yelu Yan’s heart tightened, he stepped forward and said in a cold voice, "Let her go!"