I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 369 - 286: How Could This Happen? (2 - s in One)_2
"You’re not a guard, you’re from Xiang—"
His words were abruptly cut off, as Rong Heng’s sword unhesitatingly slashed through his throat.
Rong Heng didn’t even spare him a glance, hastily looking towards Gu Lan, only to see her leap into the air, one hand breaking free from Qingzhi’s restraint, kicking Lu Ping away, and with bare hands, she pierced through Little Cheng’s heart from behind.
"Splat—"
A bloody hole appeared in Little Cheng’s chest.
Blood splattered all over Rong Heng, and he stared blankly at Gu Lan, who was so close, seeing her hand dripping with fresh blood, clenching broken organs.
That arrow...
Rong Heng and Gu Lan simultaneously looked behind, but only managed to catch a glimpse of a shadowy figure in the distant woods, withdrawing a longbow and vanishing into the dim forest.
"Are you alright!"
Rong Heng’s voice was hoarse and deep as he spoke, quickly checking if she was injured.
Gu Lan was covered in blood, her snow-white clothes blooming with red like flowers.
She steadied herself, silently pulling her hand from Little Cheng’s chest.
Gu Lan’s expression was calm, her eyes sharp and pure, though her face was somewhat pale:
"I’ve never killed someone so disgustingly in my life."
Little Cheng almost called out Rong Heng’s identity.
Somewhere along the line, Little Cheng actually recognized Rong Heng.
But now he had lost his head, his chest was penetrated, unable to utter a word, dead beyond measure.
Rong Heng’s pupils gradually returned to clarity, suddenly realizing that just as he was about to risk his life to block that arrow aimed at Gu Lan, Gu Lan was also desperately coming to kill Little Cheng for him.
Fortunately, this time Gu Lan was normal, not losing her mind as before.
Indeed, previously, Gu Lan lost control due to killing too many people, but now with only Zhao Cheng involved, even though the death was indeed disgusting, he was by her side.
Little Cheng’s body fell to the ground with a thud as Gu Lan withdrew her right hand, motionless.
Qingzhi and Lu Ping got back up, raising their knives and charging at Gu Lan.
Qingzhi, Lu Ping, Little Cheng, and that arrow from behind, almost all happened simultaneously.
—Just as the Empress Dowager’s handkerchief dropped.
Everything happened within a breath, and the Empress Dowager cried out in shock when she saw Little Cheng collapse: "Zhao Cheng, why!"
"Zhao Cheng?" Rong Heng suddenly looked at her.
They were attacked by four people, not just Zhao Cheng! Why was the Empress Dowager only surprised by Zhao Cheng?
Suddenly, Little Xu next to the Empress Dowager drew out the arrow embedded in the wooden beam.
Rong Heng quickly raised his hand, shooting from the crossbow in his sleeve, but it was already too late.
"Empress Dowager! No—"
A maid serving the Empress Dowager cried out in panic.
The Empress Dowager, still shocked by Zhao Cheng’s attack on Rong Heng, didn’t notice Little Xu’s actions, nor did she expect him to stab her with the arrow.
"You... you are..."
Fresh blood stained Empress Dowager Su’s chest, her vision went black, and she fell into the Phoenix Carriage, unconscious with fear and reluctance.
Rong Heng’s arrow from the crossbow also hit Little Xu’s hand, causing him to scream as his wrist was nailed to the wooden beam.
The reinforcements from Mu City’s City Guard finally arrived, horse hooves raised the dust, and from afar, a man appearing to be a Colonel shouted:
"Empress Dowager, Young Master, we are late to the rescue—"
Gu Lan harshly cursed, "Damn it."
This is way too late.
Gu Lan felt the sting from her body, her eyes turned cold.
She frowned, with no time to see how the Empress Dowager was doing, she quickly flipped up, repelling Qingzhi and Lu Ping, who were attacking her, and mounted Hong.
"Zichan, you save her, I’ll chase the assassin. Remember our signal, don’t worry."
To avoid detection, Gu Lan directly called Rong Heng by his courtesy name, considering the former Emperor’s Fifth Prince never took a courtesy name, those who heard would think she was calling Zishan.
Her eyes were stained with a layer of blood, and before Rong Heng could say a word, she spurred to the dense forest.
The arrow came from behind, if she guessed right, it was just now the leader in black.
"Hyah!"
In the blink of an eye, Gu Lan vanished into the thick of night.
Rong Heng fixed his gaze intensely on her blood-soaked back, in the arrow quiver on Hong’s back were oilcloth and arrows, Gu Lan had mentioned a signal only they understood, one arrow for rescue, two arrows for safety.
The masked ones earlier had mediocre martial arts skills, even the strongest couldn’t beat her, and most importantly, they should have been sent by the Empress Dowager, and the one with the highest martial arts beside the Empress Dowager was already here...
