'I hope I'm not too late.'

The only thing Yang Xian could do was to pace his horse as fast as possible. It was nearly evening when he finally saw the sign of other people. However, the sight nearly caused his heart to fall to the abyss.

Just below the small hill, he could see countless dead bodies. There were still a lot of people fighting and scattered everywhere. Blood streamed out of their fallen bodies just like river. It was a very devastating sight.

"Where's Princess Ji Xiaoli?"

Yang Xian scanned the surroundings and noticed that there was a horse pacing to the direction of the West with several soldiers rushing to catch up. At the same time, there was someone coming out from Village K came closer riding another horse.

The prince and the princess was on top of the horse. On the other hand, the one who came out of the village was Shi Mo.

'I'm too far.'

Gritting his teeth, Yang Xian continued to pace his horse. He had to get to their location as soon as possible. Those two couldn't die if they wished to reverse the situation.

There were only three princes in Xiong Tribe. However, the youngest prince was still very young, so only the first two princes have high influence. With the first prince being the crown prince, the second prince have to kill him if he wanted his position. This was what exactly happened here.

As the two princes were in disagreeable terms, it was very easy for conflict to spark between the two of them. Just a little push was all that was needed to make them fight with each other.

And the scale will depend on how big the matter was.

Clang!

Shi Mo managed to reach the first soldier and brandished his sword. The sword finely cut through the man and pushed him off the horse. With the speed they were going right now, it would be a miracle if the man was alright after falling and wounded.

'Damn it!'

There were so many soldiers sent to get the princess and prince. It was as if this attack was already planned ever since the very beginning to get them. Shi Mo's task here was to ensure Princess Ji Xiaoli and lent a helping hand if it was necessary.

"There's another soldier here!"

"Just deal with him!"

"He's too fast!"

Slash!

Another soldier fell down and Shi Mo rushed forward. His eyes were looking at the soldiers and gritted his teeth. He had to come even closer.

"Shoot those two."

Shi Mo's eyes widened when he heard the order. One of the soldiers was an archer, and he quickly took his arrow to shoot. Shi Mo rushed forward and jumped off his horse, landing right behind the soldier. His swift movement didn't allow the soldier to react in the slightest bit.

Dzing!

The sound of the arrow made his heart fell, but Shi Mo still brandished his sword to kill the archer. His eyes watched in despair as he saw Princess Ji Xiaoli's body swayed. He paced the horse and jumped right when he saw Princess Ji Xiaoli was unable to hold on any longer.

Thud!

Shi Mo held Princess Ji Xiaoli firmly. His heart was cold as he could feel the fresh warm blood on his hand. While Princess Ji Xiaoli fell, the crown prince only looked behind once then ran away again as if there was nothing he could do. He didn't want to risk his life to safe a woman.

"Catch him!"

"Kill the woman!"

It would not be easy for him to fight while holding Princess Ji Xiaoli. Just as Shi Mo was about to brandish his sword, sound of arrows pierced the wind came to his ear.

Dzing! Dzing!

Thud!

Turning his head to the back, he noticed a young girl was pacing a horse in their direction. A bow and arrow was on her hand as she aimed to the soldiers around them. However, it was still nearly the limit of an arrow's distance. She wouldn't be able to come soon enough to help him.

"Princess, please hold on."

"Ugh…"

Shi Mo tried his best to not move Princess Ji Xiaoli around and swung his sword. The nearest soldier was killed with his sword while another one fell in Wei Liuying's arrow. He didn't know what Wei Liuying do, coming from the river's direction. However, he was glad that she would be coming because he wouldn't be able to do this alone.

Princess Ji Xiaoli could faintly feel that she was being protected, but she also knew that she was wounded terribly. Her consciousness was fading. Her eyes could only watch as the man before her fought bravely, trying to save their lives.

"Just a bit more, Princess."

"En…you…."

"Princess?"

"you… did… well," Princess Ji Xiaoli said slowly and smiled. A drop of tear fell on the corner of her eyes.

Slash!

"Princess!" Shi Mo called out and stood up while rushing in Wei Liuying's direction. It was then he noticed that another man was coming from different direction.

"Get on a horse and go!" Yang Xian shouted.

"Y-yes!"

Shi Mo turned around and ran while Wei Liuying kept on shooting the arrows. She frowned when she saw the soldiers coming closer. When she was taking more water for herself, she heard the sound of battle, so she came here. Little did she expect to encounter something like this.

Dzing! Jleb!

Another soldier fell on the ground.

Yang Xian finally reached the area and brandished his sword. He cursed himself for not arriving here sooner. Looking at the wound on Princess Ji Xiaoli's back, he knew that she had lost too much blood. They needed a doctor as soon as possible.

'How come it's bleeding so much when the arrow still stuck in her body?'

Slash!

Sound of fighting continued for a long time before it ceased. Dead bodies filled the area, leaving only three people standing.

"Shi Mo, bring her to the village and get a doctor."