After the prince was reborn, he forced me to marry him and took me into the East Palace

Nan Yuan's face was as pale as paper. She glanced at the sky with the corner of her eye, and a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.

Rather than being humiliated and then killed, it is better to do it now...

"what--"

Before Nan Yuan could move, she heard a sound of breaking air, and then felt a warm liquid splashed on her cheek.

She opened her eyes in horror, and saw a shocking blood-red.

A sharp blade, still stained with blood, was deeply inserted into the ground.

The broken arm in the air was dancing sadly, as if telling of endless pain.

"Ning'er!" General Li rushed towards Li Youning and quickly wrapped the mutilated limbs with white cloth, trying to stop the gushing blood.

"Kill him——" Li Youning's screams echoed in the air, "Uncle, kill him for me!"

I heard a sound of fighting coming from the left.

Nan Yuan turned her head to look over, and saw Gu Jingheng rushing in alone in a sea of ​​blood. Wherever he went, there were flashes of swords and sabers.

She understood instantly and ran towards Gu Jingheng without hesitation.

However, she had just taken two steps when she was blocked by General Li.

General Li used Nan Yuan to block in front of him and shouted at Gu Jingheng: "Stop! Or I will kill her!"

As he spoke, General Li snatched a knife from the guard beside him and coldly put it on Nan Yuan's neck.

In an instant, crystal clear blood beads slid down Nan Yuan's fair skin.

Gu Jingheng's expression was calm, his eyes were as deep as the sea, but when he looked at Nan Yuan, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes.

He dismounted and walked towards General Li, saying calmly, "Let her go."

Seeing Gu Jingheng getting closer and closer to him, General Li felt a chill all over his body, and even the hand holding the hilt of the knife was shaking slightly.

You have to know that as a veteran who has fought on the battlefield for decades, he has seen all kinds of storms, but Gu Jingheng's momentum is so terrifying that he can't help but want to surrender.

"Stop right there!" General Li's voice revealed an unconcealable nervousness.

However, Gu Jingheng did not stop and said coldly: "How can you be called a hero if you use a woman to threaten me? Do you have the guts to fight me openly?"

"If you come here again, I'll slit her throat right now."

General Li ignored what Gu Jingheng said and just warned him viciously, with the knife in his hand pressed tightly against Nan Yuan's neck.

Nan Yuan closed her eyes in horror, crystal tears rolled down her cheeks, and she trembled in the cold air.

She didn't think Gu Jingheng would compromise for her.

"Okay!" Gu Jingheng shouted coldly, raised his hands, and stopped: "I won't go over."

General Li had a vicious look in his eyes and winked at the people behind him. In an instant, people rushed out from the darkness and surrounded Gu Jingheng tightly.

However, Gu Jingheng's expression remained unchanged, and there was no fear in his eyes. He only looked at Nan Yuan, as if there was only room for Nan Yuan in his world.

Nan Yuan's heart began to beat irregularly and she looked away in panic.

General Li felt that the distance between him and Gu Jingheng was gradually widening, and the biting chill also dissipated.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, with a sly smile, he looked directly at Gu Jingheng, and his tone was full of unquestionable threat: "It's not difficult to get me to agree to fight with you."

Gu Jingheng narrowed his eyes, waiting for his next words.

"It's just that I'm over fifty years old, and you're still in your prime. This fight is unfair!"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Gu Jingheng asked, his expression calm.

"You cut off your own arm."

Gu Jingheng cut off one of his nephew's arms, so he wanted one of Gu Jingheng's arms as compensation.

"Zheng——"

A rusty iron knife was thrown in front of Gu Jingheng.

Nan Yuan looked at the knife. It was covered in rust and the blade was even bent!

If you are cut by this rusty knife, the wound will not only be difficult to heal, but will also cause a persistent high fever and even threaten your life. The consequences are unimaginable.

This is not a martial arts competition; this is not an attempt to give Gu Jingheng a chance to survive.

"Don't..." Nan Yuan's voice was weak and nervous.

She didn't want him to get hurt, especially not because of her.

Although she didn't think she had the ability to make Gu Jingheng cut off an arm for her, she still shouted out in worry.

"Shut up!" General Li moved the tip of the knife two steps closer to Nan Yuan, forcing her to shut her mouth.

"Keep the knife away from her." Gu Jingheng stared coldly at General Li's hand: "If she gets even a little more wound, I promise to make you live a life worse than death."

After hearing Gu Jingheng's words, General Li was actually a little scared for some reason and involuntarily moved the knife away from Nan Yuan.

"Stop talking nonsense. You cut off Ning'er's arm, so you have to compensate him with another one. There is no room for negotiation!" General Li said to Gu Jingheng.

Gu Jingheng looked away, picked up the knife, took a glance, and found that the blade was curled.

If he really used this knife to cut his arm, it would take at least three times before he could cut his arm off.

It’s not that he was afraid of the pain, but if he really did that, he would not look good with an arm missing, and Nan Yuan would dislike him.

But if she doesn't do it, Nan Yuan will probably be disappointed in herself.

"Break off an arm?"

Gu Jingheng muttered these four words in a low voice, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

He looked at his arm with a deep gaze.

Seeing Gu Jingheng picking up the knife, Nan Yuan's heart instantly tightened.

Gu Jingheng wouldn't cut off his arm as they wish, right?

Definitely not!

Even he himself could see that it was a trap set for him by General Li. There was no reason why he couldn't see it.

Gu Jingheng held the knife and gestured on his arm with a calm attitude. It didn't seem like he was cutting off his arm, but rather like he was examining a weapon.

"Gu Jingheng! Are you crazy? Even if you cut off both of his arms, he won't let me go!" Nan Yuan widened his eyes. If he did this, at most he would lose his life.

"Behave yourself!" General Li yelled at Nan Yuan, but with Gu Jingheng's warning, he didn't dare to threaten Nan Yuan with a knife again.

But he suddenly felt something was wrong. He seemed to have heard the name Gu Jingheng somewhere before.

However, he was stationed at the border for many years and was not very familiar with the affairs of the capital.

Who cares who Gu Jingheng is? Anyway, my uncle is a first-rank official. As long as he kills all the people who know about it, my uncle will handle the rest for him.

"Hurry up and do it, I don't have that much patience!" General Li yelled at Gu Jingheng again.

Gu Jingheng ignored him and just looked up at Nan Yuan. At this moment, she was completely satisfied with him.

"Hurry up and leave!" Nan Yuan's voice was full of urgency. She had always hated him in her life, but if he lost an arm to save her today, how could she continue to hate him?

"Let's go!" Nan Yuan almost shouted herself hoarse, but Gu Jingheng had no intention of leaving her behind.

"Don't waste your energy. He has deep feelings for you!" General Li was no longer in a hurry to stop Nan Yuan.

He could see that the more fiercely Nan Yuan shouted, the harder it would be for Gu Jingheng to bear to run away.

"Zheng——"

Gu Jingheng threw the rusty knife to the ground and looked at General Li.

General Li flinched immediately, took Nan Yuan hostage and retreated to a safe area, looking at Gu Jingheng warily: "What do you want to do?"