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Shen Yu never intended to take anyone's life, so she deliberately avoided Chen Wen's heart when she made her move.

But the force and angle of her strike were enough to severely injure Chen Wen and render him unable to continue controlling her!

Sure enough, the next second Chen Wen let out a piercing scream: "Ah—"

He was in so much pain that he suddenly let go, clutching his bleeding chest with one hand. Shen Yu used the force of the fall to roll off his shoulder and onto the ground.

When she landed, she almost twisted her neck, but even so, she remained in the position she had fallen in, lying straight on the ground without moving, continuing to pretend to be unconscious.

"W-What's going on? What happened to you?! What happened?!" Chen Yi hurriedly stepped forward in the darkness, grabbed Chen Wen's arm, and asked in a flustered and confused tone.

Chen Wen trembled all over in pain, gasping for breath, and said intermittently, "I... my chest hurts terribly... I'm injured... it was that woman, that woman tried to kill me..."

He pointed to Shen Yu lying on the ground, and struggled to get up, but the sharp pain in his chest made him unable to move.

Blood was gushing from his chest like a small fountain, a horrifying sight that instantly turned Chen Yi pale and left him frozen in place, too terrified to move.

Seeing the blood gushing out, Chen Wen was terrified and screamed in agony, "Am I going to die?! I'm not going to die like this, am I?!"

Although Chen Yi couldn't see the specific wound, when he reached out and touched Chen Wen's chest, he only felt a handful of hot and sticky blood. The strong smell of blood hit his nostrils, which instantly made him furious. He was convinced that Shen Yu was faking unconsciousness and playing tricks.

He rushed to Shen Yu's side, grabbed her shoulder, and roughly turned her over, trying to expose her disguise.

But Shen Yu's eyes remained closed, and her body was as stiff as a stone, making her look completely conscious.

The icy rain lashed her face relentlessly, streaming down her cheeks, yet she didn't even blink. Her acting was so convincing that Chen Yi began to have doubts.

Chen Yi put his finger under Shen Yu's nose and checked her breath. After feeling that she was still breathing warmly, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had been overthinking it.

He turned to look at Chen Wen, his tone tinged with doubt: "You didn't accidentally bump into some tree branch, did you? This woman is still unconscious, she hasn't woken up at all..."

Before Chen Yi could finish speaking, Chen Wen suddenly widened his eyes in terror, staring intently behind him, and shouted with all his might, "Watch out—"

At this critical moment, Shen Yu suddenly opened her eyes, raised her hand and plunged the silver hairpin hidden in her palm into Chen Yi's shoulder with lightning speed.

"Ah—" Chen Yi let out a heart-wrenching scream, turned around abruptly, and slapped Shen Yu hard across the face, knocking her to the ground in the mud.

Ignoring the excruciating pain on her face, Shen Yu grabbed the wild grass and branches around her, struggled to get up from the ground, and rushed desperately up the hillside without looking back!

"You, you stop right there—!" Chen Yi clutched his bleeding shoulder and struggled to get up to chase after her, but the sharp pain in his shoulder made him weak all over. As soon as he stood up, his legs gave way and he fell to the ground with a thud, unable to keep up with her pace at all.

Chen Yi found that he couldn't stand up at all, while Chen Wen's head was getting increasingly dizzy and his vision was becoming blurred due to excessive blood loss.

"She...she was just faking it. We were all fooled by her..." Chen Wen leaned against a tree trunk and took two unsteady steps forward, his voice full of regret and resentment.

But in the pitch-black night, with the trees crisscrossing the mountains, they couldn't figure out which direction Shen Yu had fled in, and could only watch helplessly as her figure disappeared into the rain.

"She...she ran away..." Chen Wen muttered desperately, raising his hand to wipe the rain off his face, but also wiping away the blood, making his face a bloody mess, like a vengeful ghost, ferocious and terrifying.

Chen Yi gritted his teeth, forcing himself to stand up. He helped the swaying Chen Wen and said in a fierce tone, "Survival is the most important thing. Let's go... let's get back to the village quickly! Tell Aunt Chen and the village chief what happened, and have them take men to arrest this heartless and vicious woman!"

"Even if she manages to escape, she can't hide forever. She may run away, but she can't escape her fate!"

On the other side, Shen Yu was also extremely scared. Her heart was pounding rapidly due to tension and fear, and her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

But when she took action, she showed no mercy or hesitation whatsoever, because she knew that if she hesitated even slightly, she would be the one to fall into a desperate situation.

She simply grasped the precise measure of her attack and the timing of her counterattack, rendering her opponent incapable of resistance without turning herself into a murderer.

In this feudal era, murder was punishable by death, and imprisonment was a torture worse than death. She could not allow herself to fall into such a situation.

The only reason she dared to take such a big risk was to save herself and escape from the clutches of these two villains!

In the pitch-black night, the trees in the mountains and forests grew so densely that Shen Yu couldn't tell which way was which, and could only run forward by feeling.

The torrential rain poured down on her through the layers of leaves, and soon her clothes were completely soaked, leaving her cold and wet.

She slipped and fell several times on the muddy mountain road, her body covered in mud and looking utterly disheveled. Even so, she dared not stop for a moment, nor even turn her head, for fear that the two villagers would catch up with her.

Surrounded by dark shadows of trees and the sound of heavy rain, Shen Yu ran aimlessly through the woods, completely unaware of how long she had been running or which direction she was heading...

Finally, as the sky began to lighten and a hint of dawn appeared on the horizon, Shen Yu spotted the familiar little house halfway up the mountain in the distance—the direction of Li Xiaoyun's home.

She immediately perked up and staggered toward the hut. The muddy path was incredibly slippery, and after only two steps, she slipped and fell hard into a mud puddle.

She lay prone in the cold mud, struggling to lift her head and reach out to crawl forward. In that moment of blurred consciousness, she saw two small figures running towards her.

The exhaustion and fear of the entire night erupted completely at this moment, and Shen Yu's vision went black as she lost consciousness...

Meanwhile, the scene at the village chief's home in Chenjia Village was quite different.

Before dawn, the village chief's courtyard was already brightly lit, as bright as day.

Prince Yu, Li Xin, sat upright in the main seat of the hall, looking down with a cold expression, exuding the pressure of a superior.

On the floor of the main room, Chen Wen and Chen Yi, whose wounds had been bandaged, knelt down. They were disheveled, covered in mud and blood, like two stray dogs, their heads hanging low, not daring to raise their heads.

The people standing below, including Aunt Chen and the village chief, all looked terrified, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, and they didn't dare to even breathe loudly.

Last night, Chen Wen and Chen Yi, covered in blood, ran back to the village crying like madmen, instantly throwing the village chief's house into chaos.

Just as the village chief had his men restrain the two men and hurriedly went to fetch a doctor, two strange men suddenly appeared at the door and immediately asked if a distinguished young master was staying there.

The village chief had already received instructions from Prince Yu that if any strangers came to inquire, he must report immediately. Therefore, he dared not delay and quickly invited the two into the house. It was because of this that he disturbed Prince Yu, who was resting, and learned about Chen Wen and Chen Yi's injuries.

These two unfamiliar men were none other than Bai Yi and Bai Er, the personal guards of Prince Yu who had been separated from him.

They left their servants in town and searched all the way here. Finally, they found their master. Bai Yi and Bai Er immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness, fearing that Prince Yu would blame them for their poor protection.

After confirming that Prince Yu was safe and sound, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts finally at ease.

The three were talking about the assassination attempt when, before they could stop talking, they heard a commotion outside as doctors were called in to treat Chen Wen and Chen Yi. When Prince Yu heard the noise, he simply asked what had happened.

Who would have thought that Bai Yi went outside to inquire and came back to tell Prince Yu that this matter was actually related to the young lady from Li Xiaoyun's family on the mountain.

Prince Yu had only slept for two or three hours before waking up. Upon hearing the news, he was immediately filled with curiosity, wanting to know what trouble that woman had gotten into this time.

"Master." Bai Yi respectfully stepped forward and placed a cup of warm tea beside Prince Duan, serving him attentively.

Prince Yu casually waved his hand, signaling him to step back. Bai Yi immediately bowed and stepped aside, saying nothing more.

Two guards, each holding a long sword, stood solemnly behind Prince Yu. Their menacing demeanor was unlike anything the villagers of Chenjia Village had ever seen before. For a moment, everyone in the main room was terrified by this oppressive aura. They trembled with fear, looked at each other in bewilderment, and dared not utter a sound.

"You tell me." Prince Yu moved his fingers slightly, his gaze coldly falling on Village Chief Chen, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

Old Chen quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, wondering to himself: Just who is this noble young master? His aura alone was enough to make him panic, and he could barely speak.

He stammered, "Young master, it's all a misunderstanding, just a small matter. It's really not worth bothering your ears..."

Prince Yu stared coldly at him, a hint of threat in his eyes: "If you refuse to tell the truth, I have plenty of ways to make you talk. But if you dare utter a single lie, I will not let you off easily!"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground with a "thud," not daring to lift his head.

Chen Wen and Chen Yi were so frightened that they lay on the ground, burying their heads in the soil, not daring to show their faces, for fear that Prince Duan would take his anger out on them.

Old Chen spoke shakily, recounting the events in a jumbled mess: "Young master, we only wanted to ask that woman to come down the mountain and serve you for a couple of days because we thought you must be tired from your journey. But she was ungrateful and refused, which is why this ridiculous thing happened!"

"But please rest assured, young master, we will never dare to invite such ungrateful girls again, and we will never cause you any more trouble."

Prince Yu narrowed his eyes, his tone tinged with inquiry: "So, she's the one who stabbed them both?"

Old Man Chen couldn't fathom the thoughts of this noble young man, and dared not conceal anything, so he could only nod repeatedly and admit to it.

When Prince Yu recalled Shen Yu's delicate face, he couldn't believe that such a seemingly weak woman would dare to stab two grown men. Her audacity was far beyond his comprehension.

The woman looked delicate and soft, and usually had a very stubborn mouth and an annoying attitude, but I never expected her to be so ruthless!

I wonder if she suffered or learned a lesson from this risky act of resistance?

Thinking of this, Prince Yu felt inexplicably pleased, and even thought it would be good to teach her a lesson. After all, this woman was indeed too ungrateful and deserved to be taught a lesson!

Just then, Aunt Chen suddenly rushed to the front of the hall, bursting into tears, and pleaded with Prince Yu, "Young Master, you must do us justice! My nephew was injured while serving you. That wicked woman is ungrateful; we kindly helped her secure her future, yet she tried to kill my nephew!"

"She is so vicious! We beg you, sir, to do us justice and send her to the authorities for punishment, so that we may get justice!"