Chapter 170 Falling off the cliff
Chapter 170 Falling off the cliff
The assassin, who was originally at a disadvantage, suddenly seemed to burst out with potential when he saw his companion fighting so hard, and instantly gained the ability to fight the Eighth Prince.
Seeing that the Eighth Prince was about to be in a dangerous situation with enemies attacking from both sides, Xiao Guoer took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve without hesitation and stabbed the seriously injured assassin.
She thought that this person must have been at the end of his strength, and with her triangular cat-like kung fu, she might be able to deal with him...
But she didn't expect that even though this man was seriously injured, he could still easily deflect her dagger with one sword.
Then, the man raised his sword and stabbed at her at an extremely fast speed. She retreated repeatedly in panic, watching the tip of the sword flashing with cold light getting closer and closer to her, almost stabbing her.
At this moment, she was powerless and had no choice but to keep moving backwards.
Suddenly, she missed a step, lost her balance and fell backwards.
"what!"
A strong feeling of weightlessness came over her, and she closed her eyes tightly, preparing for the impending end of being crushed to pieces.
At this moment, her mind went blank and she was completely unable to think. There were only two words left in her mind: It's over!
However, in the next moment, a strong pulling force came from the wrist, making the horrible feeling of falling and weightlessness suddenly disappear.
She suddenly opened her eyes and saw the Eighth Prince lying on the edge of the cliff, holding her wrist tightly!
Due to the injury, the arm he was holding on to was bleeding continuously, and the blood flowed down his arm to her wrist.
The wrist where he held her became slippery due to the blood and became difficult to grip.
She could feel his strain and his tightening grip on her wrist.
Zhao Yunrong frowned and was about to take a breath to lift the person up when he saw Xiao Guoer's eyes wide open in panic again. Her mouth was so wide open that she seemed to have forgotten to make any sound of fear because of extreme fear.
The sudden murderous intent pressing on his neck made his pupils shrink sharply, and he instinctively swung the sword in his hand behind him.
The assassin behind him quickly dodged the attack by turning sideways, and the sword in his hand deviated slightly from its original direction. Although it did not pierce the Eighth Prince's heart, it pierced deeply into the Eighth Prince's shoulder.
This opportunity is rare. The Eighth Prince jumped to the edge of the cliff to save the boy as if he was seeking his own death. How could the assassin miss such a good opportunity?
At this moment, the Eighth Prince's power to resist is extremely limited. He only needs to swing his sword again to easily complete the assassination mission!
Just as the assassin was about to strike again with lightning speed, the sword unexpectedly missed again!
The Eighth Prince leaped off the cliff!
Xiao Guoer felt the wind whistling past her ears and her body was falling rapidly in free fall.
Falling down with her was the Eighth Prince who was holding her wrist!
Suddenly, with a sharp and piercing sound, her falling speed gradually slowed down.
She looked upwards and saw that it was the sound of a long sword scratching against the jagged stone wall.
Zhao Yunrong stretched out his sword, trying to find a gap on the cliff where he could insert his sword.
He jumped off the cliff, not to seek death, but to risk his own life!
In the situation just now, if he wanted to fight for his life with Xiao Guoer, who had little martial arts skills, it would be difficult!
If he was alone facing two assassins, he could still fight hard, but subconsciously he did not want to give up this commoner.
As the swords slashed through the rocks on the cliff, sparks flew and a sharp sound was emitted, and their falling speed gradually slowed down.
However, no matter how fine the sword was, it would be difficult to withstand the long-term friction with the hard rock under the weight of two people.
Finally, the sword broke into two pieces.
The speed of their falling increased again.
Fortunately, the two were close to the bottom of the cliff.
"Crack" and "Crack", the sounds of breaking branches rang out one after another, and the two men penetrated the towering ancient tree with lush branches and leaves, and finally fell heavily with a "bang" on the thick leaves that had accumulated over the years.
When Xiao Guoer woke up, she slowly opened her eyes and saw a huge tree canopy that blocked out the sun.
It took her a long time to realize where she was and why she fell here.
She moved her body slowly, and a piercing pain came from her back.
She slowly sat up and reached out to touch the painful spot on her back. It should have been injured by a branch. There was no wound, but the dull pain was very obvious. It should have been bruised.
Apart from dull pain, there was no other feeling, so the internal organs should not be damaged.
Suddenly, Xiao Guoer's body stiffened.
Oh, right! Where is the Eighth Prince?
She stood up hurriedly and began to look around frantically.
Finally, a few steps away from her, she saw the Eighth Prince lying unconscious on the ground.
Her eyes lit up and she hurried over to carefully check the condition of the Eighth Prince. She found that except for two deep sword wounds on his arm and shoulder, the rest of his body had some minor scratches from tree branches and was nothing serious.
Xiao Guoer slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, looking at the Eighth Prince, whose facial features were still angular and strong even in a coma, a trace of doubt arose in her heart.
Why did he save her?
If it was just for the purpose of getting her to do things for him in the future, he wouldn't have tried so hard to save her, right?
Xiao Guoer gently patted the pale cheek, trying to wake up the unconscious man.
But maybe it was because of the serious injuries, excessive blood loss, or a head injury, but no matter how hard she slapped his cheeks, there was no sign of the man waking up.
Forget it, she couldn't be too harsh. After all, he became like this because he saved her. She couldn't wait for an opportunity to take revenge.
Since he saved her life, she decided to put aside the past grudges and be nicer to him for the time being.
"I'm telling you, if it weren't for the fact that you didn't give up on me even when you were injured, I wouldn't care about you now! In fact, it's a pity that you didn't die. If you died now, I wouldn't have to worry about you recognizing my appearance and killing me to silence me. I wouldn't have to abide by the agreement and work like a slave for you! It seems that if you died, it would be quite good for me. Oh, it would be great if you could just fall to your death. Oh my, you're really heavy!"
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