Chapter 194 Save the Beauty
"You are so brave that you dare to bully my people."

After saying this, the man and woman in front of him suddenly pounced towards Ji Heng!

They probably wanted to take advantage of Ji Heng's inattention to kill him secretly. The young man's smile turned cold, and he opened and closed his fan to block the silver light. It was unknown what material his fan was made of. It looked soft and delicate, but it was invulnerable. Even the opponent's knife could not pierce it. The next moment, the fan had gently brushed across the necks of the two men, as if a butterfly kissed a newly opened peach blossom, as gentle as a breeze.

All this happened so fast that almost no one could see Ji Heng's movements clearly. He had already put away his fan and stood in front of the two of them, smiling lazily. The man and the woman still maintained their previous movements, with a line of blood on their necks, and fell to the ground with a "thump".

Kill with one blow.

Jiang Li looked ahead with great effort, and felt that the scarlet figure standing in front of him was inexplicably reassuring. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Li, frowning slightly, and said as if mockingly: "How could such a cunning person fall into the hands of others?"

Jiang Li's eyes felt a little sore.

Although Ji Heng said this, he bent down to help Jiang Li up. When he held Jiang Li's arm, he seemed to realize that Jiang Li had been fed medicine and her whole body was limp. He made a "tsk" sound and could only reach out to wrap his arms around Jiang Li's shoulders and hold Jiang Li horizontally.

He was tall and had no difficulty holding the weak girl. Jiang Li's clothes were torn by the man, but fortunately Ji Heng's robe was wide and could wrap her tightly. He held Jiang Li and stepped over the bodies of the man and woman on the ground, as if he was very disgusted and afraid of getting stained with a little blood.

The waiter and the shopkeeper downstairs of the inn had already fled in fear after hearing the noise, and there was no one outside. Ji Heng walked out holding Jiang Li, and walked outside. Outside was the street. Such a handsome man stood on the street, and passers-by cast their eyes. He sighed, as if he thought it was very difficult to deal with. I don't know how he got here. There was no carriage or sedan chair, so he could only walk slowly along the street holding Jiang Li.

Although she knew that her face was still covered with a veil and had red spots, even if people outside saw Ji Heng holding a girl, they would not recognize who he was holding. But being held in the arms of a man in front of strangers still made Jiang Li blush and feel very uncomfortable.

Shen Yurong was a person who strictly followed etiquette and called herself a gentleman. Even when they were together under the moonlight, she never did anything out of line. Even after they got married, Shen Yurong would never hold Xue Fangfei's hand in public. She didn't think it was a big deal at the time, but rather thought it was cute.

Ji Heng and Shen Yurong are completely different people. He is somewhat similar to Xue Zhao, but Xue Zhao is a teenager who is unscrupulous, while Ji Heng is of course no longer a teenager. The reason why he is unscrupulous is simply because he likes to do things according to his own wishes, without any scruples.

Jiang Li suspected that Ji Heng had never hugged anyone before, because the way he hugged Jiang Li was like hugging a child. Jiang Li could see the night was as dark as ink, and the lights along the way were slowly lighting up. This was a strange Huangzhou, but perhaps because of Ji Heng, she didn't think it was anything to be afraid of.

Ji Heng didn't care about other people's eyes. On the contrary, his appearance was so beautiful that people couldn't look at him directly. People would lower their heads after looking at him for a few seconds, especially the girls walking on the street. They were bolder and stared at Ji Heng straight, and didn't even care that Ji Heng was holding a girl in his arms.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Li felt Ji Heng stop in front of a house. He knocked on the door, and soon someone came to open it. As soon as the door opened, a familiar voice rang out: "Sir... um? Second Miss Jiang?"

This is Zhao Ke's voice.

Jiang Li was very surprised that Zhao Ke could recognize her even though she was in such a state. Then Zhao Ke asked again, "Sir, did you go out tonight to find Miss Jiang Er? How did you find Miss Jiang Er? How did she get to Huangzhou? Did she come here by herself? Did she come to chase you?"

Ji Heng asked: "She looks like she is the one who is chasing me?"

Jiang Li: "..."

Zhao Ke scratched his head and said, "Not really."

"Stop talking nonsense," Ji Heng said impatiently, "Go in first."

Jiang Li was carried back to the house by Ji Heng. The house was not very big, but it was very clean and tidy, like the house of a local family in Huangzhou. It was unknown where Ji Heng had found him, but Jiang Li knew that he had always been capable, so she didn't care.

After she was put on the bed, the lights in the room were turned on, and a loud noise came from far away. Jiang Li had just been given medicine, and after hearing the noise, she felt dizzy again.

It was Lu Ji and Wen Ren Yao who walked in.

When Lu Ji saw Jiang Li, he was surprised and asked, "Second Miss Jiang, why are you here?"

Wen Renyao said, "Isn't everyone in Yanjing looking for Miss Jiang's whereabouts? They thought she was kidnapped by thieves? Could it be that Miss Jiang came to Huangzhou with us?"

Wen Renyao's brain looked similar to Zhao Ke's, and even his thoughts were similar. Jiang Li had no strength to move or speak, so she could only look at Ji Heng, hoping that Ji Heng would understand what she meant.

Ji Heng glanced at her, stretched out his hand to hold her wrist, probably to feel her pulse, and then said: "She was poisoned by the muscle softening powder."

"Huh." Wen Renyao was startled. "I asked Situ to borrow some medicine when I left, but it seems that he doesn't have the antidote for the soft tendon powder."

Lu Ji shook his head: "There is no need for an antidote. The soft muscle powder can only last for twelve hours. After twelve hours, there will be an antidote. I just don't know how long Miss Jiang has been taking the medicine." He looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li was speechless.

"Ah!" Wen Renyao seemed to finally react, "Why hasn't Miss Jiang spoken a word? Could it be that she has been given a mute drug?"

Ji Heng frowned and looked at her for a while, then reached out and pressed twice on her acupuncture points. Jiang Li didn't feel much, but she felt her throat lighten, a sense of relief from breaking free from the shackles. When she opened her mouth again, she could make a sound.

"My Lord." She hadn't spoken for a long time, so her voice was hoarse. Also, because she was fed with muscle softening powder, she was weak and sluggish. She said, "Thank you, my Lord, for saving my life."

Wen Renyao looked at Ji Heng, then at Jiang Li, and asked, "Second Miss Jiang, didn't you come here by yourself?"

"I was kidnapped and came all the way south to here." Jiang Li's mind became clearer and she said, "I heard from the people who kidnapped me that it was King Cheng's order."

"Becoming the King?" Lu Ji pondered for a moment, "Is it to avenge Princess Yongning?"

Jiang Li said: "It should be so."

The room was silent for a while, and Wen Renyao looked at Ji Heng in confusion again: "Then how did Ah Heng find you? We have been together the whole time, and I didn't see you asking him for help."

"In fact, at noon today, while eating in a tavern, I heard the voices of Wen Ji and Zhao Ke talking. But I couldn't speak or move at the time, so I couldn't send any signals. When I came out, I saw the Duke's sedan chair," Jiang Li paused for a moment, "I tried to let the Duke recognize me, and I fell, but there seemed to be no one in the sedan chair. In fact, I don't understand how the Duke found me."

Ji Heng smiled and said, "I'm in the sedan chair."

Several people in the room were startled.

"When you fell, the jade pendant also fell to the ground. I heard the sound of your jade pendant falling. The jade engraved with politeness made a very special sound." he said.

Jiang Li was stunned. She really didn't expect it was because of a jade pendant. But now that she thought about it, Ji Heng did pick up her jade pendant that fell on the ground. Speaking of which, the civet cat jade was not taken away by the couple, perhaps because they thought the jade pendant was not offensive, or perhaps because the civet cat jade was of average quality and not worth much silver, so they were too lazy to take it away.

But it just saved her life.

"My Lord...did you know it was me just by the sound of the jade pendant falling?" Jiang Li asked.

"Don't underestimate Ah Heng's ears," Wen Renyao put his hand on Ji Heng's shoulder in a familiar manner, "Ah Heng not only practices martial arts but also has excellent hearing. He also studied opera when he was young. People who study opera can distinguish the subtle differences in sounds very clearly. To us, the sound of a jade pendant falling to the ground is just one sound, but to him, there is a difference between special and not special."

Ji Heng said: "Wen Renyao."

Wen Renyao's smugness came to an abrupt end, and he immediately stood up and said, "Well, I'll be out for a while. The Second Miss must not have eaten, right? I'll go find something to eat."

Lu Ji said: "Miss Jiang, are you feeling unwell? If you are not feeling well, you can find a doctor now..."

"No need, Lu Ji, you go out first." Ji Heng said.

Lu Ji was stunned for a moment, then realized something, looked at Ji Heng and Jiang Li, and walked out. Zhao Ke and Wen Ji also left.

Ji Heng and Jiang Li were the only ones left in the room.

Ji Heng helped Jiang Li up again, letting her sit up against the bed, and took off her veil. His movements were very natural, but Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat, and she was actually a little at a loss.

She had seen her face in the bronze mirror and in the water bowl. It was covered with red spots and looked scary, like a demon. After all, she was still a woman. She felt suffocated to see her face turned into this. Especially in front of Ji Heng, Jiang Li still remembered that this Duke liked beauty and hated ugliness. Even the servants in the mansion had to be handsome. Seeing her like this, he would be disgusted.

She was panicking, but couldn't move, so she could only lower her eyes, thinking out of sight, out of mind. Since she couldn't see Ji Heng's expression, she didn't care. She felt like throwing in the towel, but she didn't know why she was so entangled in this disappearance.

"Why are you hiding from me?" Ji Heng raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you afraid to look at me?"

(End of this chapter)