Chapter 65: Ran Min and Chen Rong (2/2)
“Aye” The driver cracked his whip, shut his eyes and yelled: “Yah…!”
The carriage pulled through Bang, bang, bang The carriage suddenly leaned over and slowed down
A dozen cheers erupted while the refugees surrounded their carriage
The driver quickly opened his eyes His driving technique ree had been stabilized
It surged through, knocking the band of refugees and also flinging the three bloody bodies behind
The driver turned around and almost vomited at what he saw
The man with bell-like eyes walked to the three wounded ones with a knife At the swing of his blade, their twisting bodies ceased towo blood
The driver retched twice and couldn’t help hi ya so to ha for an hour until a blanket of dust appeared ahead A banner with the character “Min” see ordered when she saw the banner
“Aye” The carriage slowly ca lifted the curtain to see that the distant s thee’s door and peered outside
Under the banner, that black armored man, handsome and cruel, turned to look at her while anotherto hiht the 200-people queue to a stop
Ran Min rode his horse near Chen Rong Shortly, he halted his fiery red stallion and regarded her He raised his clasped hands and politely said, “It’s all thanks to you that Sun Yan’s provision raising was successful I’arded hi eyes, she lowered her head, slightly bowed and said, “Please co to say”
Ran Min kicked the horse’s girth and cah that she could s looked up She glanced behind hi, General?”
“I a: “Have you left the city by yourself just to look for o to hamster428
Ran Min’s expression sobered up He raised his clasped his hands to her again “Please speak”
Chen Rong gazed down and asked, “Have you arrived with a few assistant generals who caarded her and said in displeasure, “Sun Yan even told this kind of thing to a wo at hi, she said, “This woman has risked her life to co is currently swa the literati believe that you will attack Nan’yang in shi+ Hu’s stead But there are also those who don’t believe such stories and know that you despise the barbarians Many nobles will coreet you upon your arrival at the city If, at this tihly respected clan chiefs, ould you do?”
Chen Rong lifted her s at Ran Min “Hly spat “If I hadn’t heard a fehispers and sensed that so may be amiss, I wouldn’t have bothered to come”
At this juncture, she flicked the whip in her right hand and yelled at her driver: “Let’s go!”
He coan to put the vehicle into ’s wrist He stared at her, lowering his voice to say: “Let’s go together”
Casting a glance, he noticed blood on her carriage and horses He pro lives just to see ave a scoff She twisted her left hand to shake off his grasp
Ran Min’s grip grew tighter go to htly leaned over and charged: “Stay still while I go question theether after I’m done”
His warm breath had tickled her ear when he spoke Before she knew it, her s erratically
Ran Min first raised an eyebrow before studying her carefully “Only now do I knoitchingly beautiful you are, little rowled Chen Rong She raised her whip and viciously added: “Say things like that again and don’t bla ruthless!”
Ran Min had paused at first before his laughter gave sound As he laughed, he turned his horse and returned to the troop
Seated on horseback, he surveyed the croith an icy glare Shortly after, he pointed his spear and barked, “You, you, you, you, and you Come out for me!”
The five men he referred to traded looks, hesitated, and then shuffled out
Whoosh Ran Min’s spear pointed to the throat of the ly cold as it was frightening Theas he did: “General, why are you doing this?”
Ran Min’s handsome face iced up “Speak!” he roared “For what purpose did shi+ Hu send you here?”
Thuht dropped to the ground – his knees had gone soft for solared with a ray of icy ferocity: soht hand and thrust the spear forward
The scholar as pointed at by the long spear could not hold out He dropped to his knees and cried: “D-don’t kill me I’ll talk, I’ll talk… His Majesty, His Majesty said your heart is entirely with the Han people That won’t do, so he wants us to kill some respected clan chiefs when you enter the city”
It was just as Ah Rong of the Chen house had said But she was only a young girl, where did she hear such accurate and confidential information? In spite of hi
What he saas a beautiful, delicate girl go to haaze fro a low bark: “What about the Prince of Nan’yang? Does His Majesty want you to kill him while you are at it too?”
The scholar repeatedly shook his head Crouching on the ground, he hastily answered, “Nay, nay, His Majesty said the old fogy poses no proble”
Ran Min withdrew his spear “Li Wei,” he called
“Present”
“Drag them down and find out whether they have other accomplices They’re yours to deal with afterward”
“Aye!” A lankyrode out of the line, waved his hand and started to drag the pleading scholar away
Ran Min turned his horse to Chen Rong When he saw that she was still turned away, he faintly s scenic that way, nor handso scoffed and turned back to look at him
As they faced each other, Ran Min frowned and quite sincerely asked, “Little miss, have I really not offended you?”
“No,” Chen Rong quickly replied go to moc824retsmah
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’lance “We’ll leave now that we’re done here,” she added and reached for the curtain, intending to pull it down
Like lightning, Ran Min’s hand outstretched to fasten her wrist before sliding down and taking hold of her hand
His large pal’s blush instantaneously reached her neck She gazed up with panic and tears in her eyes
Greatly befuddled, Ran Min again drew near They were only inches apart this tiht, Ran Min stared at her beautiful face as his thin lips, intentionally or otherwise, touched her s seemed to be scared senseless by the contact of his lips Her aped while she tearfully looked up at him
Ran Min’s eyes did not stray away froe in her expression Upon seeing her look, which had changed frorievances in a matter of seconds, his brow furrowed as a hint of an amused smile appeared on his flawlessly handsome face His thin lips upturned to hoarsely articulate: “Ah Rong of the Chen house, I’ll ask the Chen estate for your hand in ood as screa his chest “Stay away fro her push hiently wipe the tears froertip and sed it into his sto was surprised by what he did She parted her rosy lips as she watched his movements in disbelief
“A little salty,” Ran Min declared with a raised eyebrow after he had sipped her tears He next stared up at Chen Rong, asking: “You truly haven’t htly chuckled at Chen Rong’s lol He reached out once ently stroked her cheek until, little by little, he had sloiped her face of all its tears He then bowed his head, his nose al hers, as he softly asked, “Don’t you want me to marry you?”