Marriage of the Di Daughter

Chapter 116: Protect

When Jiang Li and Ji Heng went out of the woods, Ye Ming Yu and his subordinates were already coming over to look for them. Two of his subordinates were seriously injured while the rest had minor injuries. Ye Ming Yu's arm had an open wound, and blood was dripping onto the ground. However, he did not pay much attention and just carelessly tore a piece of clothes to bind it.

They could not find the whereabouts of Jiang Li and just as Ye Ming Yu was about to despair, he saw Jiang Li appear on a horse at one end of Qingshi Lane. Beside her, there's a youngster in a red robe. Ye Ming Yu recognized him as a man who once appeared in front of the Ye residence in Xiangyang. Jiang Li once said that this man was the duke.

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Although he did not understand how the duke also came to Tongxiang, Ye Ming Yu was still overjoyed upon seeing Jiang Li. He hurriedly brought his horse to step forward to meet with her while calling out, "Ah Li!"

"Uncle!" Jiang Li was also surprised upon seeing Ye Ming Yu and immediately pulled the reins and got off the horse. The uncle and niece met again, rejoicing after having escaped a disaster. Jiang Li looked behind Ye Ming Yu and asked, "Is uncle okay? What about those assassins?"

"They were just some disorderly gang. The three most skilled ones went after you. After we solved those, your shadow could no longer be seen. We didn't recognize the roads in Tongxiang and went in all directions looking for you, but no matter how, we couldn't find you, really making me worried to death. Thankfully you're okay." He sized Jiang Li up and down and relaxed after seeing that Jiang Li wasn't hurt in the slightest.

But Jiang Li caught sight of the cloth binding Ye Ming Yu's arm that still had blood seeping out from it and was frightened. She said, "Uncle, you are hurt!"

"It's nothing," Ye Ming Yu waved his hand, not in the least concerned. He said, "those were just small injuries, not even worth mentioning. Ah Li, I'm telling you, thankfully I'm here on this trip. If you only brought your own bodyguards, the safety won't be guaranteed. But even so, those three had good skills..... I also find them hard to deal with. Talking about it, what happened to those three people? I saw them chasing after you and was extremely worried. But I was held back by the other people and couldn't get away from them for a while. How did you escape their grasp?"

Jiang Li thought, if she said that she used the swamp in the woods to trap those assassins to death, for Ye Ming Yu, it might be too scary. Though she had revealed too many doubtful points, this uncle always believed her whole heartedly. It's better to keep him from thinking too much, she did not wish for Ye Ming Yu to look at her like a monster.

She said, "I rode my horse and accidentally entered the woods. Those people also followed me into the woods. Perhaps it was also the first time for them to go into the woods, thus they lost their way. I followed the stars in the sky to guide the way for me and walked out ahead of them."

She was talking nonsense, unexpectedly, Ye Ming Yu did not doubt her and said, "that's dangerous."

Ji Heng who had been standing at the side without saying any words, heard her words and shot a glance at her. The corner of his lips raised, as if laughing at her continuous lies.

Ye Ming Yu noticed Ji Heng's expression, hesitated for a while and asked, "Ah Li, this is....."

"I ran into the Duke when I came out from the woods just now." Jiang Li smiled and said, "If it weren't for the duke's help, I'm afraid it would not be so easy for me to return."