Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 279

Chapter 279: Chapter 277: Wise and Mighty_1

Bai Jinzhi’s furious shout echoed from outside.

Outside the posthouse, the onlookers were filled with righteous indignation. The Bai family guards led by Bai Jinzhi and the guard troops of Li Zhijie were on the brink of clashing.

The people shouted for Li Zhijie to return the second young master of the Bai family, Bai Qingqiong, to the Jin Kingdom. Otherwise, they would kneel and beg the emperor to send troops to annihilate Xiliang.

"Our Princess of Zhen might have walked into a trap! Those cunning Xiliang people could have used the news of the second young master of the Bai family to lure the Princess of Zhen here to assassinate her!"

"Yes, it was the Princess of Zhen who frightened Yun Poxing in the recent victory over Xiliang. If the Princess of Zhen dies, Xiliang will no longer fear the Jin Kingdom! Fourth Miss, quickly take people in to rescue the Princess!"

"Such vicious Xiliang people!"

Bai Qingyan knew it was the Crown Prince who had arrived...

She had Nanny Qin arrange people at the posthouse gate to say that the Xiliang people had used the news of the second young master of the Bai family to deceive the Princess of Zhen, who might have fallen into an ambush and that Xiliang aimed to kill the Princess. If they succeeded, Xiliang would no longer fear the Jin Kingdom.

Naturally, they also arranged for people to shout, firmly believing that the Crown Prince, being a wise heir, would surely find a way to rescue the Princess of Zhen.

The bigger the commotion caused by Fourth Miss and those arranged by Nanny Qin, the better.

"The Crown Prince is wise and valiant; he will surely rescue the Princess of Zhen!"

Li Zhijie also heard the commotion outside.

"It seems the Crown Prince has arrived. I hope King Yan has figured out how to explain everything to the Crown Prince?"

Just as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, Li Zhijie’s pupils constricted. Her innate sensitivity to danger made her sense the threat coming from behind. She instantly turned and shot an arrow...

Lu Tianzhuo, who had silently emerged from who knows where with a longsword, was almost successful in his sneak attack. However, Bai Qingyan detected it, and he was nearly pierced by her arrow.

"Lu Tianzhuo!" Li Zhijie roared through gritted teeth.

Today’s plan did not include killing Bai Qingyan. If Bai Qingyan were to die here today, it would not only provide the Jin Kingdom with a justified excuse to send troops to Xiliang, but the fierce Bai family army might also invade Yunjing to avenge Bai Qingyan.

Xiliang couldn’t afford any further chaos!

Li Zhijie feared Bai Qingyan’s capabilities in leading troops into battle, but he feared the Bai family army of the Jin Kingdom even more.

Although the Bai family army was reduced to ten thousand, one only needed to consider the prowess of the Bai family members to know how formidable they were.

If Yunjing were to fall into chaos, the entire Xiliang would follow. By then, if the Jin Kingdom invited allied states to attack Xiliang, Xiliang would be destroyed and divided, ceasing to exist.

Li Zhijie watched as Lu Tianzhuo evaded Bai Qingyan’s sword, stepping on the marble railing by the fish pond, his sword gleaming ominously, charging swiftly toward Bai Qingyan.

Li Zhijie’s eyes darkened. Ignoring his own wounds, he took hurried steps to shield Bai Qingyan in front of him, opening his iron-bone fan... The twenty-three steel fan bones struck toward Lu Tianzhuo.

Lu Tianzhuo awkwardly flipped to dodge but was still struck in the knee by one of Li Zhijie’s fan bones, causing him to kneel down on one knee, using his sword to support himself, wincing in pain.