The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 34: Ji Mingzhu Must Not Be Harmed

Du Peilan wants to be with Xie Yunzhen, but she doesn’t want to be hurt, and certainly doesn’t want to die.

The suddenly appearing assassins truly shocked her.

Moreover, she had a broken leg and couldn’t even escape in a critical moment.

In contrast, Ji Mingzhu was in the same carriage as Ah Zhen, so if something did happen, someone would surely protect her.

No matter how cold-hearted Ah Zhen might be, he couldn’t possibly just watch her die.

Realizing this, Du Peilan’s expression twisted.

Why was Ji Mingzhu so fortunate?

Every time, Ah Zhen was by her side!

Watching the coachman being killed, and the glaring blood splatter, the frightened horse dragging the carriage wildly, Du Peilan couldn’t help but scream.

"Help!"

"Ah Zhen, save me!"

If it weren’t for Mei Xiang beside her, Du Peilan might have fainted.

Other than shouting loudly, hoping Xie Yunzhen would save her, she didn’t know what else to do.

Mei Xiang was also very scared, but she was a maid and couldn’t hide behind her mistress.

Protecting Du Peilan, her body trembled uncontrollably, looking as if she were about to faint as well.

After who knows how long, the carriage was finally controlled.

Afraid of being harmed again, Mei Xiang clumsily helped Du Peilan off the carriage.

Frightened, the two fell to the ground, their legs weak and trembling.

Du Peilan’s leg was already broken, and now enduring another trauma, the piercing pain made her tears and snot flow without any sense of decorum.

Through tear-filled eyes, a tall figure appeared in her vision, decisively solving the assassins and shielding her from danger.

Du Peilan instinctively called out to him, wanting to show her vulnerability, seeking his pity.

"Ah Zhen..."

The man did not turn around.

Even if it was just his back, it was enough to set Du Peilan’s mind at ease.

Now that Ah Zhen was by her side, nothing would happen to her.

Her gaze drifted towards the distant carriage, and a thought suddenly entered her mind.

If Ji Mingzhu died in this assassination, how great would that be.

Assassins came wave after wave, clearly having premeditated it.

Her arm was grabbed, and the man coldly ordered, "Go to the back of the carriage, don’t be a live target."

Du Peilan took the opportunity to hug Xie Yunzhen’s waist, "Ah Zhen, my leg is broken, I can’t walk..."

Being hugged like this, the veins on Xie Yunzhen’s forehead throbbed, his eyes filled with displeasure.

Pulling her off, his hand still holding Du Peilan’s arm, but his body stepped back half a step.

"If you want to die, then suit yourself."

Du Peilan didn’t understand if these were his true feelings or words spoken in anger.

She felt extremely aggrieved.

Wasn’t she Ah Zhen’s unforgettable white moonlight? Why would he hurt her like this?

Could it be that he was also fickle, returning to the capital and meeting Ji Mingzhu, and then diverting his affections?

She held back her tears, speaking softly, "I’m just afraid."

Gathering her courage, she tugged at Xie Yunzhen’s sleeve, "Don’t be angry, I’ll listen to you, but I can’t walk, can you help me?"

Given the urgency, Xie Yunzhen didn’t think too much.

He escorted Du Peilan to a relatively safe corner, turning to leave, but was grabbed again.

If earlier he acted on the Grand Tutor’s account, aiding Du Peilan multiple times,

Then her current behavior, in Xie Yunzhen’s eyes, was unappreciative.

"Madam Zheng, if you’re unclear about what can be done and what cannot, we should remain strangers in the future."

"Ah Zhen..."

Du Peilan, anxious, wanting to explain.

Xie Yunzhen’s face turned completely dark, "Earlier I did not hold it against you, fearing to hurt your pride, but now it seems you lack self-awareness."

"’Ah Zhen’ is not what you should be calling."

He cast an eye over Du Peilan’s broken leg, "Seek someone else for your leg treatment."

After speaking, he decisively withdrew his hand.

If Mei Xiang hadn’t helped, Du Peilan would have fallen to the ground again.

Watching Xie Yunzhen’s departing figure, her eyes were filled with disbelief.

"He must have feelings for me, or he wouldn’t have come specifically to protect me, so why did he say such things?"

Mei Xiang couldn’t quite understand it either, speaking with false bravado, "If Young Master shows concern for you, he undoubtedly reveals a weakness to the assassins; Young Master is protecting you."

"Is that so?"

Du Peilan murmured, "Does protecting someone truly require such heart-piercing methods?"

"The situation is special, there’s no choice."

Du Peilan glanced at her broken leg, thinking that even if she was trying to confuse the enemy, Ah Zhen shouldn’t disregard her suffering as if it were nothing.

If she hadn’t had that dream, she truly wouldn’t believe Ah Zhen had feelings for her.

Taking several deep breaths, Du Peilan now had only one thought: for Ji Mingzhu to die.

As long as she was dead, Ah Zhen would have no one else in his heart...

The Hidden Guards belonged to Xie Yunzhen, wherever he was, their protection priority naturally lay there.

Although Ji Mingzhu didn’t leave the carriage, she could imagine the scene outside.

Almost all the assassins were chasing Xie Yunzhen, the sounds of fighting moving further and further away.

Yet the unease she felt in her heart grew bigger and bigger, a person’s instinctual sense of danger.

Removing a hairpin and hiding it within her wide sleeve.

She knew she was weak and lacked the skill to fight assassins.

Besides herself, who else could she rely on?

If it was destined to be risky, then fiercely fighting might earn her a sliver of a chance.

Even if she failed, it was better than waiting to die.

Ji Mingzhu’s intuition was accurate, for when she was taken off the carriage, she unexpectedly calmed down, having already prepared herself mentally.

A cold blade pressed against her neck, ready to take her life at any moment.

Tightly clenching the hairpin in her hand, Ji Mingzhu did not struggle, matching her steps with the assassin, retreating step by step.

Not far away, the fighting continued, and the scene was filled with scattered bodies.

Ji Mingzhu saw Du Peilan, who was well-protected by Xie Yunzhen.

Although distant, unable to see Du Peilan’s expression clearly, Ji Mingzhu just felt that she was being ridiculed.

If it were in her past life, she would certainly be anguished.

Now, without holding hope for Xie Yunzhen, she only felt she was caught in unwarranted disaster.

She didn’t want to die.

If there had to be bloodshed and sacrifice, should not the blame fall on those two culprits!

Taking one last look at the person in the storm’s center, Ji Mingzhu was filled with resentment.

Does her continued existence mean Xie Yunzhen will never be satisfied?

What exactly had she done wrong to repeatedly endure these matters?

Scalding tears fell from her long lashes, quickly vanishing.

Ji Mingzhu smiled sorrowfully, perhaps from the day she was reborn, she should have left the Duke Mansion.

Rather than harboring illusions, thinking that as long as she stayed away from Xie Yunzhen, she could live a peaceful life.

This was her tribulation, she needed to distance herself, further and further... 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The assassin’s target was Xie Yunzhen, he was ensnared, temporarily unable to break free.

Seeing Ji Mingzhu being held captive, his pupils shrank sharply, his chest heaving, no longer calm and composed as before.

In his distraction, his arm was cut by a sharp sword.

The smell of blood stimulated his senses, Xie Yunzhen’s eyes became dangerous, his actions more fierce, his mind occupied by one thought.

To bring Ji Mingzhu back.

She absolutely cannot be harmed!