Chapter 44 Whoever touches her dies

Chapter 44 Whoever touches her dies

The rain finally stopped.

The air in the mountains and forests was thick with the stench of blood and the damp smell of earth.

A series of hurried and heavy footsteps broke the silence.

Hundreds of heavily armored black-armored guards finally escaped the trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. Following the corpses and bloodstains scattered on the ground, they found the hidden cave in the back mountain.

"Over there! There's blood!"

Commander Han Zheng looked anxious, and the torch in his hand illuminated the dark forest as if it were daytime.

When they rushed to the cave entrance and saw what was inside by the firelight, everyone gasped and stopped in their tracks.

A scene of utter carnage, like a living hell.

There was no intact corpse at the cave entrance.

Only shattered flesh and blood covered the ground, as if it had been crushed by some terrifying force, spraying across half of the rock wall.

And deep within that crimson shadow.

Regent Prince Pei Yunjing was huddled in a corner.

His black clothes were no longer recognizable as their original color; they were soaked in blood and clung to his body, dripping wet.

He was holding a figure wrapped in a cloak tightly in his arms, only a pale little face was visible.

Hearing footsteps, Pei Yunjing slowly raised his head.

"hiss--"

Han Zheng felt a chill run down his spine from that gaze and instinctively took a half-step back.

That wasn't a human gaze at all.

It was a vicious wolf that had been driven to the brink of despair, was severely wounded, and was desperately guarding its last piece of flesh.

Sinister, ruthless, and full of destructive desire and aggression.

Even his trusted confidants who had followed him for ten years would seem to be torn to shreds without hesitation if they dared to take a step forward at this moment.

"Your Highness!"

Han Zheng suppressed his fear and knelt down on one knee with a thud, his voice trembling:

"Your subordinate arrived too late to save His Majesty! He deserves to die!"

The hundreds of black-armored guards behind him knelt down in unison, the sound of their armor striking the ground echoing through the valley.

Pei Yunjing remained silent.

He just stared coldly at these people, his arms unconsciously tightening, holding Tangli in his arms even tighter, as if he wanted to hide her inside his body and not let anyone see her.

Seeing that the prince was not moving, and seeing that the princess's face was pale and her life was uncertain, Han Zheng was even more anxious.

The prince appears to be at his limit; if this drags on any longer, both of them may lose their lives.

"Your Highness, the horses are ready at the foot of the mountain."

Han Zheng mustered his courage and stood up, wanting to go forward and help:

"The princess's injuries are serious and cannot be delayed. I am strong enough to carry her down the mountain..."

As he spoke, he reached out his hands, wanting to take Tang Li from Pei Yunjing's arms.

However.

Just as Han Zheng's fingers were about to touch the edge of the cloak—

"roll!!!"

A violent roar, like a thunderclap, resounded within the cave.

"Bang!"

Pei Yunjing's hand, which had been hanging by his side, suddenly swung out without warning.

A fierce and domineering palm wind, carrying an unquenched killing intent, slashed fiercely towards Han Zheng!

Caught off guard, Han Zheng was sent flying by the immense force, taking three steps back before barely managing to regain his footing, his chest heaving with blood and qi.

"Your Highness?!"

The guards were terrified and grabbed their sword hilts, but dared not move.

Pei Yunjing didn't even look at the commander who had been blasted away.

He blocked everyone's view with his body, pressing Tang Li's face against his chest, his bloodshot eyes burning with a morbid obsession:

"Who gave you permission to touch her?"

His voice was chillingly cold, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth:

"I saved her life."

"Except for me..."

Pei Yunjing surveyed his surroundings, his gaze sweeping over everyone present like a sharp blade, issuing a chilling warning:

"Anyone who dares to touch her, I will chop off their hand."

He doesn't trust anyone.

Having just experienced a brush with death, his mental state was on the verge of collapse.

In his mind, the only safe person in the world was the foolish woman in his arms; everyone else—

Both assassins and guards are potential threats.

She will die if she leaves his grasp.

This fear prevented him from letting go, not even for a second.

"Your Highness...is it your injury..."

Han Zheng was sweating profusely with anxiety.

That palm strike just now clearly aggravated Pei Yunjing's internal injuries.

A trickle of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, his face was even paler than before, and his body was swaying slightly.

But he did not fall.

Pei Yunjing gritted his teeth and, using the rock wall for support, forced himself to stand up.

The excruciating pain surged like a tidal wave, as if my internal organs were shifting.

But his arm holding Tang Li remained as steady as a mountain, without even the slightest tremor.

"Get out of the way."

He coldly uttered two words.

The black-armored guards looked at each other, intimidated by the terrifying aura, and instinctively split up to the sides, making way for a passage.

Pei Yunjing, carrying Tangli, walked out of the cave step by step.

The mountain road was muddy and slippery after the rain.

But he walked very steadily.

Each step he took left a deep footprint in the mud.

Han Zheng's eyes instantly reddened as he looked at his master's tall yet shaky back.

He had never seen a regent like this before.

The once cold-blooded and ruthless Asura, who regarded human life as worthless, now risks having his meridians ruptured and dying from exhaustion to personally bring that woman home.

Like a wounded dragon, even if it bleeds to its last drop, it will still protect its only treasure.

"Keep up!" Han Zheng wiped the rain from his face and roared, "Escort the Prince back to his residence! Anyone who dares to block the way will be killed without mercy!"