Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Yan Ci widened his eyes in disbelief, picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it on the black-clothed man's head.

Wu Lan fell to the ground with blood gushing from her chest and her face pale. Yan Ci rushed over and hugged her in his arms.

"Ulan, why did you save me?"

Wu Lan choked and grabbed Yan Ci's hand. Yan Ci felt his palm turn cold and a butterfly pendant with golden patterns was lying in his palm. Yan Ci was startled and touched the necklace around his neck.

Two pendants of the same shape and pattern emit a faint golden light.

"My benefactor, Wulan never thought that I would see you again."

Yan Ci felt bitter and his eyes were red. That was Yan Ci's kindness, and Wu Lan had chosen the wrong person.

The men in black would not stop just because they injured one person. They all approached the two of them.

A knife approached from behind Yan Ci, and was about to stab her, but a long sword suddenly appeared and forced the man in black back a little.

Ding Si stood straight behind Yan Ci, holding a sword, staring at the group of men in black with cold eyes.

"Can I leave?"

Yan Ci looked at Ding Si, "You can walk."

As she spoke, she picked up Wu Lan and stood side by side with Ding Si.

Shen Zhaoyan didn't expect that someone would catch up here so quickly. Looking at Ding Si who was standing with Yan Ci, his eyes were full of fear.

He walked over from the door and stood in the position that the man in black had consciously given up.

He waved the folding fan in his hand and said firmly, "Ding Si, you are betraying my mother."

Ding Si snorted coldly and said nothing.

Shen Zhaoyan sneered and looked at Yan Ci and Wu Lan beside him, "I know you are very skilled in martial arts, but you want to take two people away at once, one of whom is seriously injured. I'm afraid it won't be easy."

"How about this, you stay and I release them both, how about that?"

Ding Si raised his cold eyes and looked at Shen Zhaoyan. Just as he was about to speak, he was pulled back by Yan Ci, "Don't believe him!"

"Even if you stay, he won't let me pass us by."

Ding Si looked at Yan Ci with gentle eyes, he knew that Shen Zhaoyan was not trustworthy, so he had no intention of agreeing. Now that he was here, he was ready to fight his way out.

Moreover, he had already sent a message to Xie Chengyin before he came, so as long as they could hold on until Xie Chengyin arrived, they would be fine.

Shen Zhaoyan looked at the three people. He had no intention of killing them, but one by one they were seeking their own deaths.

The dog is disobedient and even bites its owner. It really needs to be taught a lesson.

He looked at Wu Lan who was leaning on Yan Ci and said, "Wu Lan, you are my man, do you think they will take you away? Besides, your mother is still in my hands, where can you go?"

When Wulan mentioned her mother, her breathing became rapid. She stood up straight and said, "My mother is dead. Don't try to use her to threaten me again."

Shen Zhaoyan was stunned, and then he saw Wulan take out a small insect from his arms. The insect was white all over, like a tiny worm, but it was lying motionless in Wulan's palm.

When Shen Zhaoyan saw the little bug, he suddenly chuckled, "Oh, I forgot that all of you Wu people have poisonous insects in your bodies. If one dies, the other will die too."

At this point, the smile on Shen Zhaoyan's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a murderous intent that chilled him to the bone, "No wonder you suddenly dared to resist me! If you don't want to turn back, then don't turn back."

He closed the fan in his hand, turned around and walked outside, and his light voice reached the ears of the man in black, "Kill them all."

Having received the killing order, the man in black no longer had any scruples. He raised the sword in his hand and rushed towards the three people.

Dao Ji followed beside Shen Zhaoyan, watching coldly as Ding Si protected Yan Ci and Wu Lan as they retreated, while he fought fiercely with a group of men in black alone.

"Master, it is not a pity for Ding Si and Wu Lan to die, but the girl from the Yan family..."

"You think Yan Ci shouldn't be killed, right? I don't want to kill her either. A Yin cares about her, and I want to use her to win over A Yin. But you can see that the little girl is not an easy person to deal with. She is different from Yan Ru, who will obey after being threatened. When I look at her, I always feel that she has seen through me."

Shen Zhaoyan looked at Yan Ci, who had picked up the sword and started to fight back at some point. Wu Lan was protected behind her, and she would occasionally support Ding Si. The way she held the sword did not seem like that of a girl who had been kept in seclusion.

Although the three of them were in a weak position of being besieged, they also killed many men in black during the siege.

"Interesting, she actually has such a skill."

Shen Zhaoyan looked at Yan Ci with a hint of admiration unconsciously. He had witnessed her talent in governing the country in the court, and now he saw her potential to be a general. If possible, he would like to recruit her under his command.

Seeing that the three men were supporting each other and gradually getting rid of the siege of the men in black, Shen Zhaoyan stuffed the fan into Dao Ji's hand, pulled out the sword from Dao Ji's hand, and rushed straight towards Ding Si.

He realized that the only reason the three of them had been able to hold on until now was Ding Si. Without Ding Si, Yan Ci would not be able to escape no matter what.

Ding Si was so busy fighting with the men in black that he didn't prepare for Shen Zhaoyan's sudden death. By the time he broke away from the siege of the men in black, Shen Zhaoyan's sword had already reached him.

Yan Ci was far away and had to protect Wu Lan, so by the time he discovered the unusual situation here, it was too late to provide support.

Ding Si was unable to dodge and was stabbed by Shen Zhaoyan's sword on his arm. The sword in his hand loosened a little due to the pain and was picked out by Shen Zhaoyan's sword.

Yan Ci waved his sword repeatedly to force back the man in black beside him, and rushed to Ding Si with Wu Lan, standing in front of Ding Si and confronting Shen Zhaoyan.

Her martial arts skills now are not as good as those in her previous life. Although she knows the basic sword moves and can deal with the men in black, she is not sure of winning against Shen Zhaoyan.

Shen Zhaoyan looked at Yan Ci. She actually gave him more surprises. He originally thought that she was just a smart and clever girl, but now it seems that she is a promising talent.

"Yan Ci, your martial arts really surprises me. I decided to give you a chance. As long as you promise to be my man and work for me, I can let you go."

Yan Ci sneered. Shen Zhaoyan really would not let go of anyone who could contribute to his great cause. As soon as he saw that she was useful, he immediately came to recruit her. But if that was the case, why didn't he give Hua Cijing any chance in the first place?

Hua Cijing is not comparable to Yan Ci today, whether in terms of family background or prestige in the army.

Just because she was from the Hua family and the marriage was arranged by the emperor, he believed that she would become an obstacle in his fight for the throne. So he killed her without hesitation without even knowing what she was like.

Yan Ci looked at Shen Zhaoyan with eyes as cold as ice, "If you had realized this earlier, you would have discovered that the person who is most beneficial to you has already appeared by your side. It was you who was blind and abandoned her."

Shen Zhaoyan's heart suddenly trembled, "Who are you talking about!"

"You know in your heart who I'm talking about. Have you forgotten the person you killed with your own hands, your late wife Hua Cijing?"