usatvline Chapter 39 039 Rescue
Chapter 39 039 Rescue
Chapter 39 039 Rescue
Suddenly rescued, Ye Pianran felt a chill run down her spine, her heart pounding wildly. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes to find herself being held in the arms of a man with an extremely handsome face, but whose brows and eyes exuded a chilling aura.
The wind whistled past her ears as the man leaped down and brought her back to the cliff. Once he was sure she was safe, he looked down and asked in a low voice, "Are you alright?"
His eyes were as deep as a cold night, his eyebrows as sharp as swords, and his thin lips were distinct. He had a face that seemed unapproachable, but in Ye Pianran's eyes, he was exceptionally reliable, so reliable that her wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.
She looked away, avoiding his gaze, and whispered, "I'm fine, thank you, young master."
Seeing that Ye Pianran was unharmed, Lingyi climbed down from the carriage, knelt heavily in front of the man, kowtowed, and cried, "Thank you so much for saving my lady, otherwise she would have died today!"
The man put Ye Pianran down and frowned, asking, "What happened? What are you doing here?"
Before he finished speaking, three lewd men on horseback emerged from the woods behind the cliff, spouting obscene words: "Hahaha, let's see where you can run now, obediently submit to us!"
When Lingyi saw these three lecherous men, she was filled with anger and hatred. Pointing at them, she gritted her teeth and said, "It was them! They were the ones who planned to take advantage of my young lady and drove us up the mountain!"
Seeing that something was wrong, the three lecherous men immediately reined in their horses and shouted in a show of bravado, "Who are you to meddle here!"
The man looked up at them with icy coldness. The three lecherous men, intimidated by his gaze, instinctively pulled their horses back two steps. But then, seemingly realizing they had been too cowardly, they retorted in a menacing tone:
"We were the ones who took a liking to this girl first! Brother, you should at least tell us who came first... Ah!"
Before the three lecherous men could finish speaking, a black-clad guard suddenly appeared from the woods and swiftly slit their throats.
The moment blood splattered, a shadow suddenly fell before Ye Pianran's eyes. The man covered her eyes with his hand and whispered, "Don't look."
Her heart pounded wildly at those deep words, and Ye Pianran blushed, lowering her eyes involuntarily. Her long, curled eyelashes brushed lightly against the man's palm, like a feather falling into a calm lake, creating ripples.
Perhaps feeling that the gesture was indeed too intimate, the man quietly removed his hand a moment later.
Looking further ahead, Ye Pianran discovered that besides the three of them, there were only three horses at the edge of the cliff. The lecherous men and the black-clad guards who had suddenly appeared had vanished in an instant.
Knowing she might have encountered someone extraordinary, Ye Pianran removed her palace sash and bowed deeply to the man once more.
"Thank you for saving me, young master! However, I left the manor to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet at Qionglin Garden, and I did not bring any valuables with me. I cannot repay you immediately. If you trust me, you can take this palace sash to the Marquis of Anshi's manor to find Lady Gongsun. She will definitely repay you on my behalf."
The man didn't take the palace sash; his brow furrowed slightly. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? Yes, he remembered. The palace had indeed held a flower-viewing banquet in the Qionglin Garden these past two days, inviting unmarried daughters of noble families from the capital. But…
"Qionglin Garden is located south of the capital. This place is already in the western suburbs. Why did you come here? And why are there only two of you? Where are the guards and the coachman who accompanied you?" he asked, frowning.
"Our coachman, acting on someone's orders, drove the carriage out of the city while my young lady wasn't looking. By the time we realized something was wrong, he had already abandoned the carriage and run away!" Lingyi said through gritted teeth. "Guards? My young lady is not favored in the manor, so where would she get guards from!"
The last time I saw them at the Incense Burning Courtyard was when the First Lady of the Marquis of Anshi's mansion was poisoned. Now, seeing them again, they've been taken to the outskirts and almost assaulted. She's really not doing a very good job as the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anshi's mansion.
"Lingyi!" Ye Pianran called out, then looked apologetically at the man, "Please forgive my rudeness, it's just some family matters." Seeing that the man still wouldn't take the sash, she added, "May I ask where you live, sir? Perhaps after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, my family and I can visit your residence with gifts?"
The man replied calmly, "The Northern Martial King's Mansion."
Ye Pianran's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened suddenly. Could it be that the person who saved her was actually the third son of the emperor, the renowned Northern Martial King Chunyu Yang, who had defeated the allied forces of Xiliang and Yechu with a smaller force and driven them back to the Linshui River basin, where they dared not invade again for several years?
Hastily bowing, Ye Pianran said, "I didn't know you were Prince Beiwu. I was blind and offended you. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Lingyi knelt there tremblingly, not daring to utter another word.
"It's alright, it was my fault for not revealing my identity beforehand," Chunyu Yang said nonchalantly. He took the horse left behind by the three lecherous men, turned around and sat on it: "Since we're going to Qionglin Garden, let's go together."