Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 184 Rescuing Song Yi
The moment he finished speaking, a hail of arrows swept past his back, and like a dark cloud pressing down, they rushed to the east side. The next wave would then fall on Song Yi's side, and Jiang Lanye had to seize this opportunity.
Wolf Owl and his lieutenant were already busy defending against the arrows.

Jiang Lanye pulled hard on the reins, picked up the bow and arrow from his back, a sharp arrow was nocked on the bowstring, the veins on his forearm bulged, he drew the bow fully, raised it high, his eyes were unusually sharp.

He used almost all his strength to restrain himself from looking at Song Yi.

Success or failure depends on this.

They were so far apart that the rope was almost invisible to the naked eye, and because of the wind, it swayed back and forth in the air.
This is by no means a simple matter.

Jiang Lanye took a deep breath, pulled back the bowstring forcefully, and aimed—

The arrow hurtled straight towards Song Yi with a piercing whistling sound, drawing a sharp arc in the air and severing the rope suspending Song Yi perfectly!
The rope snapped, and Song Yi crashed heavily onto the sandbags below, letting out a muffled groan of pain.

The commotion was quite loud. Wolf Owl turned around and saw this scene. He immediately rushed over, picked up Song Yi, and quickly placed her behind the shield.

Jiang Lanye watched as Song Yi was carried to safety by someone, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't even have time to glance at Song Yi's face when he shot the arrow.
His gaze was fixed on the shield in the distance, as if trying to see through the thick shield to see the figure behind it.

The severed rope was still swaying in the wind.

At that moment, it seemed as if a vast distance separated the two of them.

After being carried to the shield by Lang Xiao, Song Yi hid. She was still in pain from the fall, but she couldn't help but struggle to get up, trying to catch another glimpse of that familiar figure.

Several days had passed, yet it felt like an eternity. She longed to see him again. Let her be considered exceptionally greedy; she desperately wanted to see Jiang Lanye again, even if it was just a glimpse of his clothes.

But just as Song Yi was about to peek out, Lang Xiao roughly pulled him back, and he couldn't help but angrily say:

"Are you crazy! There are arrows everywhere outside. I'm completely convinced now that you're just a palace maid! Just stay here and behave yourself. I'll protect you."

After saying this, he exchanged a glance with his deputy, and in the gap between the falling arrows, he mounted his horse and met the enemy face to face.

Song Yi knew that Jiang Lanye was still recovering from his injuries, and that he had almost risked his life to shoot her down with an arrow, saving her life. She really couldn't put herself in danger again, but she really, really wanted to see Jiang Lanye one more time.

She slumped to the ground, leaning against her shield, the crisp sounds of clashing weapons and the roars of soldiers echoing in her ears for a long time.

The atmosphere finally became a little more relaxed.

Wolf Owl charged back, wounded and looking extremely pale. He grabbed Song Yi, scrambled onto his horse, and ordered in a deep voice, "Retreat!"

Song Yi raised his head blankly, only then realizing that the battle had lasted so long that it was completely dark.

She asked anxiously, "Did you hurt the person on the other side?"

Wolf Owl was angry and immediately said, "No, how many generals are on the other side! There's one I've never seen before, what's his archery skill like?"

Wolf Owl managed to fight him to a draw, but due to the sheer number of arrows from the other side, he inevitably sustained some wounds.

Upon hearing him say no, Song Yi suddenly exhaled.

At least Jiang Lanye was not injured.
Realizing this, Song Yi felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders and then said softly:

"How are you?"

Hearing Song Yi express concern for him, Lang Xiao's anger subsided somewhat, and he said, "I'm fine."

He couldn't help but snort coldly, saying, "This time we were caught off guard. Who would have thought they would fire so many arrows like madmen, from west to east? Fortunately, before the arrows hit you, one of them pierced your rope first. You're lucky this time." Knowing the truth, Song Yi deliberately said after hearing his words, "I thought you could protect me."

Wolf Owl's expression changed, and he suddenly slowed down his horse's speed, his tone somewhat dejected.

"That's how it was originally, but who knew the Khan... But now it's all good, you're no longer suspected, you're just a palace maid, and he won't be wary of you anymore."

Song Yi's eyes flickered slightly as she guided the question, "Now you all know, just as that deputy general said, that I'm useless now, right? Why are you bringing me back like this?"

Wolf Owl was taken aback, staring at the patch of snow-white skin on her neck, and said impatiently, "Isn't that obvious? You are the prey I hunted, so naturally I have to take you back. So what if I lost this time? I can't just return you!"

"So what will my status be when I go back this time? Will they lock me up in jail, since I'm no longer of any value?"

"you!"

Wolf Owl vaguely sensed that Song Yi was guiding him. Under her barrage of questions, Wolf Owl couldn't help but feel increasingly defeated, a feeling that left him extremely frustrated.

"I bet you we lost this time, but we might not be able to next time. Tell me, what do you want?"

Wolf Owl cleverly threw the question back to Song Yi.

Song Yi smiled and said, "Okay, then I want to stay by your side, but I don't want to change my name."

Wolf Owl narrowed his lips upon hearing her words and asked, "When you say 'stay by my side,' what do you mean...?"

Just as he was about to begin fantasizing, Song Yi said at the opportune moment, "Of course it's a maidservant, isn't that what you said too?"

Wolf Owl: "."

He pursed his lips, his brows furrowed tightly, and he transformed back into a restless little wolf.

"Okay, then I'll agree."

Having said that, he spurred his horse and immediately rode to the front.

The grassland was exceptionally quiet at night, with bright stars. Song Yi looked up at them.

She had a premonition that the day when Jiang Lanye would lead his troops to rescue her was not far off.

The horse was reined in, and the Khan was standing by the campfire, looking at the wolf owl with a gloomy gaze, then glancing at the unharmed Song Yi.

Wolf Owl knew his worst fears were about to come—a scolding from his father. He dismounted, took Song Yi with him, and in front of the Khan, cut the ropes binding her with his curved sword, whispering:
"Go inside and wait for me."

The Khan frowned.

Song Yi responded and turned to go inside.

Wolf Owl glanced at his deputy and said, "The hostage is indeed just a palace maid. Let him tell you the details."

Song Yi entered the tent and couldn't help but stretch his arms.

Having been constricted for a whole day, she felt like her blood was about to stop flowing. She untied the belt, took off her sleeves, and looked at her shoulders. There were several hardened and purplish marks, with the flesh sunken inwards, and it hurt when she touched them.

When she was hoisted up, the rough hemp rope seemed to want to burrow directly into her flesh.

(End of this chapter)