Spots of bright red, still warm, fell on the back of Runxue's hand. They were the blood that dripped from Qin's mouth.

Runxue lowered her head and saw that the tip of the arrow had pierced Qin's heart directly. Qin was doomed to die.

Runxue's eyes were red for a moment: "Mother, the person who killed you was not me, but Chu Heyi, a member of your Chu family!"

Qin looked at her, moving her lips as if to speak, but nothing came out. She just looked at her sadly.

Runxue gritted her teeth and said, "But don't worry, mother. I will avenge you in the future. You can go with peace of mind."

Qin was still vomiting blood, but Runxue had already laid her on the ground. The warm blood in her mouth dripped into the damp and cold soil at night.

The guards have stepped forward, holding weapons, to protect Runxue on both sides. Her horse is parked beside her, led by Guyu.

Under the protection of the guards, Runxue climbed onto the horse. The blood stained the hem of her skirt. Her abdomen was in sharp pain, but Runxue ignored it.

Ben Xiao had already rushed over with Chu Heyi. The two of them looked at each other across Qin on the ground, while the team led by Shu Xiao was rushing over here.

"Chu Heyi, if you can't kill us tonight, we will come back tomorrow!" In the night, Runxue's voice was very cold and filled with murderous intent.

"When the time comes, we will meet on the battlefield to see who is stronger, you or we are!" Runxue smiled ostentatiously: "I will return Princess Pingyang to you now. If you have the ability, you can rescue her!"

Runxue looked at Chu Heyi deeply and provocatively, then spurred her horse, whipped it, turned and left. Blood flowed down the horse's back, but she didn't care at all.

The guards quickly gathered behind her and cut off her tail.

When Shu Xiao and his men rushed over, Princess Pingyang, like the Eighth Prince, was kicked off her horse and was seriously injured and unconscious.

Shu Xiao led his men to fight with them. When he rescued Princess Pingyang, Runxue had already run away with several personal guards and disappeared without a trace.

Shu Xiao was covered in blood. He handed Princess Pingyang to the people behind him to take her back to the palace. He walked to Chu Heyi and said in a deep voice, "I will take people to chase after the King Cheng and his wife and make sure to capture them."

Chu Heyi said, "No need. If we want to capture them after leaving Shengjing City, it will only be a meaningless sacrifice. There are only more than 1,000 soldiers left from their 2,000 soldiers. It may seem that there are not many people, but there must be people to support them along the way. Princess Cheng is a cunning person with three burrows. What's more, Yanzhou City and Lancheng are their fiefdoms, so they should not be underestimated."

Looking at the thick darkness in the distance, Chu Heyi continued, "The imperial power has changed, and there are many things to be done. There must be many old ministers who are dissatisfied. I am afraid they will make some unrest. It is very dangerous. We still need General Shu to suppress them. You must not leave."

It was destined that there would be a war between them and the Runxue couple.

This war concerns the living standards of the people, the level of advanced weapons, and the level of financial resources...

Just like in the previous life.

Tonight, they only temporarily outran the Cheng Wang couple. The real war is far from starting.

Shu Xiao looked at the direction Runxue and the others fled and gritted his teeth in hatred. Letting them get away like this was truly letting a tiger return to the mountains.

Shu Xiao retracted his gaze and looked at Chu Heyi beside him. Seeing her pale face, he remembered that Chu Heyi had risked her life to save the Eighth Prince before, and he was afraid that she was seriously injured at that time.

The scene was too chaotic, and the light was flickering, so he couldn't see if she was injured. Moreover, she was wearing a red dress, and if there was blood, it would be impossible to see it clearly in such light.

In addition, she had just chased after him on Benxiao, wanting to capture Runxue at this critical moment to avoid future wars. To this end, she must have tried her best. If she had come here seriously injured, she might not be able to bear it at this moment.

Thinking of this, Shu Xiao's voice tightened: "Are you okay?"

Chu Heyi's lips were already bloodless, but she did not answer Shu Xiao's words. Instead, she got off the horse and said softly, "I'll go see my aunt."

Thousands of soldiers stood behind them. Shu Xiao also got off his horse, followed Chu Heyi's footsteps, and walked towards the wife of Marquis Anyuan.

The wife of Marquis Anyuan had been helped up by two maids, but the arrow had pierced her heart from the back, causing severe damage to her heart and lungs. She kept vomiting blood and was obviously dying.

Chu Heyi squatted in front of her and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve. Lady Anyuan Hou used her last bit of strength to open her eyes and look at her.

Her personal maid cried, "Miss Heyi, you killed my wife, you killed my wife!"

Chu Heyi pursed her lips tightly, unable to speak. Yes, it was she who killed the wife of Marquis Anyuan. Even though her target was Runxue, it was indeed she who shot the arrow.

No matter how bad the wife of Marquis Anyuan was, she was still the wife of the eldest branch of the Chu family and the sister-in-law her father respected.

It was her father who personally asked the wife of Marquis Anyuan to raise the daughter of Marquis Zhenbei.

This favor cannot be eliminated just because Runxue is not the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion, because it was indeed a favor that her father asked for. The woman of Marquis Anyuan has helped raise her for more than ten years, and she has always been the "daughter" of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion.

Moreover, no matter how many descendants of the Chu family died, the wife of Marquis Anyuan had always lived in the Marquis Anyuan Mansion...

Chu Heyi knelt on his knees in front of her, tears as big as beans rolling down his cheeks.

The wife of Marquis Anyuan stretched out her hand tremblingly, wanting to touch her face, but she seemed to have not enough strength left. Seeing this, Chu Heyi immediately held her hand, and when he saw her lips moving, he put his ear close to hers.

The blood from Anyuan Hou's wife's mouth stained Chu Heyi's ears. She said weakly:

"I agree... this arrow... No, I don't blame you. It's me who's sorry, sorry for you... When you see Runxue in the future, don't show mercy. You must, you must get rid of this evil for the people...

"My children are all dead. I have lived a very tiring life. Today I am finally free. I am free. Thank you... Thank you..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lady Anyuan Hou's hand completely slipped from Chu Heyi's hand, and her body fell limply into the arms of the maid.

She held her breath, as if just to say this to Chu Heyi.

"Aunt, aunt..." Chu Heyi called her several times, but Lady Anyuan Hou did not open her eyes again. She was completely dead.

From then on, love, hate, spring, summer, autumn and winter, warmth or coldness in the world had nothing to do with her anymore.

"Madam, Madam!" The head maid hugged her tightly and cried heartbreakingly.

Shu Xiao squatted down beside Chu Heyi and comforted her softly: "Heyi, this is not your fault..."

"I know." Chu Heyi said. If she had to do it again, she would still shoot the arrow. How could she let Runxue escape without making any effort? That would put countless people in dire straits...

"But, my aunt was shot to death by me after all." Chu Heyi said, she wiped the tears from her face resolutely, "I will take her home."

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