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nThe Regent’s Little Emperor (25)

nXie Yunting, suddenly somewhat distressed1, bowed his head, not daring to look at her.

nBai Weiwei laughed, “If you’re like this, I’ll forget that I’m just a prisoner. If we truly were an emperor and his minister working in harmony, it would have been good.”

nSaying this, she entered the carriage.

nXie Yunting nearly pulled her out of the carriage, to stop her from acting as bait.

nBut when his fingers reached halfway, he turned around, cold and firm.

nThis unsightly kindness2 must be eradicated.

nBai Weiwei boarded the carriage and said to the system: “I’ve been thinking, Xie Yunting’s expression when he looked at me seemed fishy.”

nSystem: “What expression?”

nBai Weiwei, thinking: “Separated by life and death, a grieving woman, those kinds of expressions.”

nSystem: Host could always understand the emotions in other’s eyes, like her eyes did more than just take in light, ah.

nBai Weiwei’s hunch really was right.

nAs soon as the carriage passed through the mountain path, all around her, suddenly came the sounds of fighting.

nShe pulled open the carriage curtain and saw that Xie Yunting was very far behind her, not showing up at all.

nShe and the honor guard were being overpowered.

nHundreds of assassins dressed in the same colors, like the trees, raised their knives and slashed their swords, like chopping vegetables and slicing melons, killing all the soldiers at her side.

n“That scummy Xie, he’s no man, actually using me as bait to hang his enemies.”

nSystem: “Ah-ah, that head flew off, that leg was chopped off, blood is gushing out. Host, you might be finished here.”

nBai Weiwei picked her ear, disdainful. “Have you ever come across a big swarm of ground beetles3, have you ever seen Chunyun4? Have you ever seen a supermarket salt rush5? These people are just a mere trifle.”

nJust as she finished, an arrow swept past her ear.

nAnd the Xie Yunting, who was far away from the net, seeing the arrow fly into the little emperor’s carriage, felt his heart jump.

nHe suddenly shouted in a low voice: “The encirclement isn’t complete?”

nThe little emperor drew in all of Zhao Wang’s men.

nXie Yunting began to surround this group of opposing forces, while the little emperor, was facing death at any moment.

nA guard ran over, “Tai Fu, it is nearly done.”

nXie Yunting clenched his teeth, his chest heaving. In a flash, all the people by the little emperor’s side, were killed.

nSuddenly he said: “Surround and annihilate, now.”

nThe guard hesitated, but still said: “Yes.”

nSaying this, the guard’s sights changed. The sharp knife in his hand flew out.

nXie Yunting’s mind was a mess, but he was still aware of something wrong behind him. His body abruptly dodged. The blade that was originally aiming for a vital point plunged into the left side of his waist.

nThe people around him shouted, “Tai Fu!”

nXie Yunting’s pupils constricted. “Damn it, a spy in our midst.”

nThis guard was in charge of communication.

nBut if he was a traitor, his arranged troops might not have finished their setup.

nIn a moment, he killed four people.

nCorpses were everywhere.

nXie Yunting killed many people, and his wounds made his vision blurry.

nThere were too many people who came to kill him. In the end, his sword’s edge dulled, and he had to give up.

nHe didn’t expect he would die from a spy’s betrayal.

nHe sneered, but through his blurry vision, he saw a white horse break through the obstacles.

nThe horse galloped towards him, and the person riding looked just like a god.

n“Xie Yunting, grab our hand.”

nXie Yunting looked up. Her features were like a painting, blood staining her cheeks, his image reflected in her clear eyes.

nLike she was his savior.

nHis heart pounding, Xie Yunting suddenly reached out and grabbed her outstretched hand.

n【Ding. The male lead’s favorability has increased to 30… 35.】

n1: 狼狽: to be in a difficult situation, to cut a sorry figure.↩

n2: 這等上不了檯麵: a more literal translation would be “cannot be seen on the table

/stage.” Inelegant or unrefined.↩

n3: 土鱉: lit. ground turtle; can refer to ground beetle or country bumpkin.↩

n4: 春運: Spring Festival, or Spring Festival travel period. Refers to the extremely heavy traffic that occurs around the time of the lunar new year.↩

n5: 超市搶鹽: the mass rush to buy salt

/stock up on supplies due to an impending or recent disaster (earthquake, hurricane, etc.)↩

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