20demayo Chapter 211 I Like Your Personality
Chapter 211 I Like Your Personality
Her righteous tone, coupled with her honest expression, is not annoying at all. Instead, she is cute in a different way.
"You left Beijing if you couldn't stay here. You are really... brave!" Chu Xi's eyes were smiling. Jiang Zhenyao couldn't tell whether he was angry or not.
"I'm not here alone." Jiang Zhenyao knew that Qi Bai must be worried about her safety, so she shrugged indifferently.
"Don't underestimate me. I'm not one of those delicate young ladies."
She has always been different from the ladies of noble families in Beijing. Those ladies of noble families rarely go out, but she went out quite often during the time when her father was stationed here.
Chu Xi glanced at the maid that Jiang Zhenyao was referring to when she said "You didn't come alone", "I didn't underestimate you, but let it go this time. Have you told your family about this?"
Now that everyone is here, she can't send them back, right?
"...I said it." Jiang Zhenyao looked away guiltily, not meeting Chu Xi's gaze.
Chu Xi smiled and gave her a look that said "see if I believe it or not".
"Anyway, I'm here and I left the letter. They must know it now." Jiang Zhenyao felt a little guilty at first, but after meeting Chu Xi's half-smile, she... didn't feel guilty anymore.
Chu Xi had guessed this result a long time ago, so after Jiang Zhenyao admitted it, her expression did not change. She just stared at Jiang Zhenyao with a smile in her eyes for a moment.
His hair was a little messy, probably due to riding a horse, but he was moving freely and probably wasn't injured.
"What do you want to do by looking for me?" Chu Xi changed the subject.
Jiang Zhenyao was stunned by the question. Her expression froze and her eyes rolled around, as if she was still considering what excuse to make.
"The capital is a thousand miles away from here. Don't tell me that you came here just to see me?" Chu Xi raised her eyebrows. She had a pair of beautiful fox eyes, and when she smiled, it seemed that her eyes were rippling with tenderness.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhenyao smiled at Chu Xi and winked, "You can understand it this way. What's wrong with me coming to see my fiancé?"
Chu Xi smiled calmly, as if she was immune to Jiang Zhenyao's "sweet talk" and easily blocked it. "It's inappropriate for you to tell me it's okay if others hear it."
She could see that Jiang Zhenyao looked at her with admiration but no love in her eyes. However, such words were not suitable for modern times with an open mind, and hearing them would cause people to have wild imaginations!
Jiang Zhenyao stood up, patted Chu Xi's shoulder, and then put his arm around her shoulders. If you didn't know, you would think they were good brothers.
Chu Xi turned his head to look at Jiang Zhenyao's hand on his shoulder, but he was helpless and did not just shake Jiang Zhenyao's hand off.
"I just like your personality." Jiang Zhenyao winked at Chu Xi. With her carefree personality, it was hard to tell that she was embarrassed or shy when getting close to Chu Xi.
"Forget it. It's getting late. You've been running around for days and you probably haven't had enough rest. Take a nap first and we can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything." Chu Xi could see that Jiang Zhenyao was fine.
Finding myself an excuse is really because I want to go out and walk around, and I don’t want to be trapped in Beijing.
Chu Xi had already arranged for someone to arrange a room for Jiang Zhenyao, which was not far from where she and Zhou Yichen lived, separated by two courtyards.
Jiang Zhenyao was not polite to him. In her opinion, her relationship with Chu Jiang was not just as simple as an engagement. They were more like comrades-in-arms who could fight side by side.
"it is good."
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After making arrangements with Jiang Zhenyao, Chu Xi returned to his residence.
The moonlight shone on her, stretching her shadow on the ground very long.
The moon-white brocade robe set off her beautiful and delicate facial features, which seemed to emit a hazy light. A belt with a gold thread edge was tied around her waist.
This belt makes her waist look very slender.
The quietness of the night always made her feel uneasy. Everything was so quiet that it seemed like a sign before a storm.
Sure enough, as soon as she went down the corridor, she heard a slight noise.
There was the sound of footsteps on the roof, and in the blink of an eye, a long sword appeared in front of Chu Xi, and the sharp tip of the sword stabbed straight at her. The opponent had a clear target, wearing a black night suit and a fang mask, like a deadly evil ghost.
Chu Erben was standing at the door of the room on the steps. Seeing this, he drew his sword without thinking and flew towards Chu Xi to protect him.
Chu Xi leaned sideways slightly to avoid the incoming sword, and grabbed the assassin's right hand holding the sword with both hands, preventing the opponent from getting any closer.
Then he kicked with his long legs, deliberately increasing the force on his foot, and kicked him away, hitting the pillar and rolling to the ground.
This one was kicked away, and more than twenty assassins fell to the ground in front and behind her, wearing the same fang-shaped masks and uniform clothes.
They seemed to want to trap Chu Xi and not give her a chance to escape. The assassins clenched their swords and stabbed at Chu Xi at the same time.
Chu Xi had no way to avoid it. While fighting with them, he quickly snatched the sword from one of them, and then used the fierce sword to kill them one after another.
"Protect His Highness, you don't have to worry about me." Chu Xi glanced at Chu Er, his eyes firm and sharp.
Chu Er never had any doubts about Chu Xi's orders. As soon as these words came out, he immediately broke through and flew towards Zhou Yichen's room.
Before they got close to Zhou Yichen's house, the door suddenly collapsed, and two men in black fell down with it.
Without the cover of the door, Zheng Hao, standing in the house with a sword in his hand, had a cold look on his face, like a god of death.
Chu Xi took a quick glance and saw Zheng Hao's figure, and her worries were alleviated.
Chu Er was still trying to get closer to Zhou Yichen's house. Even though the assassins tried to stop him again and again, he was still determined to get closer to the house.
Zhou Yichen was in the room. Besides Zheng Hao who was protecting him, there were also a few secret guards on the beams, but they didn't come down. Zheng Hao alone was enough to handle it for the time being.
Zhou Yichen drew out the sword hanging on the head of the bed, his eyes were cold and dark. Even if one or two escaped fish squeezed in front of him occasionally, he could handle it on his own.
These assassins all jumped in through the window, moving quickly and decisively, as if they had already figured out in advance that this was his house.
...There must be a traitor who exposed the location of their residence, otherwise the assassin would never have come so quickly and accurately!
Chu Er rushed into the house from outside, while Zheng Hao rushed out from inside. The two of them worked together to carve out a bloody path.
The assassins were really skilled. One or two of them were no match for them. If three or four of them entangled two people at the same time, it would be difficult for them to escape.
Seeing this, Zhou Yichen raised his hand expressionlessly, and the six secret guards on the roof immediately jumped down, drew their swords and joined the battle.
Chu Xi was lying on the flat ground outside, the sword in his hand and the edge of his robe stained with bright red blood.
The moves of these assassins were very familiar, so familiar to Chu Xi, who had been fighting with various groups of people recently, that he immediately judged that...this group of assassins were most likely from Western Chu.
Why are Xichu and Dongying so persistent in pursuing Zhou Yichen?
Even if they were cooperating with the Eighth Prince, they wouldn't be so dedicated...
What was it that she had overlooked?