Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 836 - 834_1

Chapter 836: Chapter 834_1

Shangguan Xuanyi deftly secured the messenger crow that had landed on his shoulder safely inside his spatial ring.

The two of them leaned against the wall, Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at the two guards standing outside the gate, and scanned their surroundings.

Admittedly, although the city wall of Zhenyang County seemed about to topple at the slightest gust, the cells were solidly built.

If they wanted to avoid conflict and not disturb others, they could only manage one each. Both would have to take down the guards simultaneously.

Shangguan Xuanyi quietly shared his plan.

Xiao’er nodded in agreement.

Then, Shangguan Xuanyi leapt onto the rooftop, went to the other side of the room, and jumped down as silently as a cat on landing.

Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er both silently counted in their heart. When they reached one hundred, they simultaneously hurled hidden weapons from their concealed position. Before the guards had a chance to shout an alert, they fell to the ground.

Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi swiftly emerged, Shangguan Xuanyi shattered the lock on the main gate with a stroke of his sword.

Xiao’er carefully pushed the heavy door open, Shangguan Xuanyi led the way inside to check for people. Seeing no one else, he held Xiao’er’s hand and they entered together.

As soon as they entered, they saw a staircase.

Shangguan Xuanyi listened attentively, heard no human voices below.

With Shangguan Xuanyi holding his sword in one hand and Xiao’er’s hand in the other, they made their way down the stairs.

The further they proceeded, the heavier the smell of blood.

Xiao’er’s heart lurched, she couldn’t help but whisper, "Brother Shangguan, let’s hurry."

Shangguan Xuanyi held Xiao’er’s hand tightly and quickened their pace.

The two swiftly descended the long staircase. The sight that greeted them was of Yang Liu, bound by her limbs with iron chains and fixed to the wall - she was covered in bloodstains.

The floor was also littered with blood and shards of cloth.

Various instruments of torture lined the sides, each one smeared with patches of dried blood.

"Yang Liu!" Xiao’er burst into tears and broke free from Shangguan Xuanyi’s grip to run over to her.

Yang Liu didn’t respond, her head hung low, blood continued to drip from her fingertips and chin.

Shangguan Xuanyi quickly stepped forward to cut off the chains binding Yang Liu’s hands and feet.

Yang Liu’s body naturally collapsed onto Xiao’er.

Xiao’er instinctively squatted down, she dared not check Yang Liu’s pulse. She supported Yang Liu’s neck, tilted her head back to open her mouth, then took out healing pills. She fed one pill at a time to Yang Liu like she was scattering money with ten pills in quick succession.

"Someone’s coming!" Shangguan Xuanyi alerted Xiao’er the moment he heard a noise outside the door.

Xiao’er immediately sent Yang Liu into her spatial ring.

Shangguan Xuanyi wanted to say something, but ultimately, he didn’t voice his thoughts.

He’ll let her be.

At this moment, someone descended the stairs, followed by more than ten men dressed in black.

"Prince Rui, good skills!" The man in the shadows looked at Shangguan Xuanyi’s sword, his eyes flashed in admiration. How sharp was this man’s sword? It could easily snap the lock made of heavy Xuan iron!

What he didn’t know was that it wasn’t Shangguan Xuanyi’s sword that was exceedingly sharp, it was his sophisticated martial arts.

Shangguan Xuanyi glared at the approaching figure with murderous intent in his eyes because of him, his girl had cried!

Xiao’er blinked, her fragility from earlier disappeared, as if she wasn’t the one shedding tears before.

She lifted her head, her beautiful eyes holding a torrent of anger. "You’re the one who beat Yang Liu?"

Xiao’er’s tone was too calm, but her eyes shone with a terrifying intensity.

"So what if I did?" The figure in the shadows responded, revealing a strange smile. "How about it, do you want to give it a try too?"

The man glanced around, puzzled about the girl’s whereabouts.

Xiao’er said nothing, giving him a cold stare, then wielded her silver needle, aiming each one at his body.

However, whatever fabric the man’s shirt was made from, it was too thick for her silver needles to penetrate.

Had someone already taken the girl away? That wasn’t supposed to happen! Who cares where she was. She’s probably dead anyway!

"Capture both of them alive. Our master will reward you handsomely!" The figure in the shadows signalled the men behind him.

The people on the staircase swiftly jumped down.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s soft sword swept across the men that charged towards him. The fierce sword aura forced the men to retreat and seek refuge.

Seeing this, the figure in the shadows raised his eyebrows in surprise at Shangguan Xuanyi’s impressive internal martial strength.

The figure wanted to reach for the whip placed in the basin.

He liked the feeling whenever the whip lashed on a person’s flesh, tearing both muscle and skin off together.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s sword swiftly sliced towards his hand.

The figure swiftly pulled his hand back, and instead grabbed the branding iron from the charcoal basin as an offensive move against Shangguan Xuanyi.

Shangguan Xuanyi dodged by bending over backward, while simultaneously releasing a dart from his other hand, aimed straight for the figure’s eyes.

The figure dodged just in time to avoid the dart.

Shangguan Xuanyi promptly got back on his feet, and they both resumed their evenly-matched fight.

The rest of the men in black also joined the fight.

Xiao’er drew out her whip and propelled it towards the basin, retracted and the whip from inside landed in her other hand.

Xiao’er discarded the whip in her hand, choosing to wield this whip instead to avenge Yang Liu!

So they enjoyed whipping so much?

Then let them experience the sensation of a whipping with gusto too!

These men in black were not as skilled as the figure, but were nonetheless quite formidable.

Perhaps it was due to Xiao’er’s delicate and beautiful appearance, she didn’t look like a skilled martial artist at all. So, only two men rushed towards Xiao’er.

The rest of them drew their swords, charging at Shangguan Xuanyi.

"Be careful!" While engaging in combat, Shangguan Xuanyi had to keep an eye on Xiao’er as well.

"Brother Shangguan, don’t worry about me." Xiao’er brandished her whip, lashing one of the men. He had underestimated her and didn’t have time to dodge!

Xiao’er withdrew her whip, and in the air it clearly left behind fragments of cloth, meat, and droplets of blood.

These were the very people who had whipped Yang Liu with such impunity!

Seeing the aftermath of her whip, Xiao’er felt a seething rage surging inside her for the first time.

Xiao’er made one lashing movement after another, the whip in her hand seemed to take on a life of its own, relentlessly pursuing the two men.

The men in black originally thought Xiao’er was harmless. However, they soon found that she attacked so fiercely, they could only run away and didn’t even have the chance to fight back.

Two men in black saw this and moved to assist, but they couldn’t get close to Xiao’er.

Xiao’er seemed fearless of getting hurt, she was unyielding in her pursuit which intimidated them even more.

The figure in the shadows watched Xiao’er with astonishment. The Princess’ whip techniques were astonishing. Her skills rivaled his, and probably only his master could match her!

Only his leader could be her equal.