Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 223: 3 Arrows to Defeat Zi'an

Guo Zi'an and Lang Zhaoxiang hurried to Fenyang with their men. After a search, they found that there was no trace of the so-called grassland spies.

"What is going on?" Guo Zian was full of doubts and frowned.

Lang Zhaoxiang was also puzzled: "Major General, is the news wrong?"

Guo Zian pondered for a moment and said, "Impossible. This information comes from a reliable source. Something must have gone wrong."

At this moment, a soldier came to report: "Major General, we found some suspicious footprints outside the city, but they disappeared after tracking for a while."

Guo Zian immediately took people to check it out. Looking at the messy footprints, he became even more confused.

"Could it be that these spies noticed our actions and moved away in advance?" Lang Zhaoxiang said.

Guo Zian shook his head: "No, it's not that simple. There must be something fishy going on."

Just as they were about to conduct further investigation, they received urgent news that the Shizhou garrison camp was attacked.

Guo Zian was horrified: "Oh no, we've been tricked!"

Everyone hurried back, but when they returned to Shizhou, they saw that the camp was in a mess and suffered heavy losses.

Guo Zian regretted it deeply: "It was my negligence that allowed the enemy to take advantage of the opportunity."

Lang Zhaoxiang consoled him, "Major General, now is not the time to blame yourself. We must find the enemy's tracks as quickly as possible and recover the losses."

However, the enemy seemed to have disappeared, leaving no trace.

Just when Guo Zian was worried about Roland's whereabouts, a spy came hurriedly to report that Roland and Yelu Feng were fleeing in panic around Shizhou.

Upon hearing this, Guo Zian's eyes flashed with fierceness. Without hesitation, he mounted his horse and led a group of elite pursuers at a gallop. The horses' hooves flew, raising clouds of dust along the way.

Roland and Yelu Feng were galloping on their horses ahead, looking nervous and exhausted.

"This is not a solution. Their horses are faster and they will catch up with us sooner or later." Yelu Feng said anxiously while panting.

Roland bit his lip, his forehead covered in sweat, but he replied firmly: "No matter what, we can't let them catch us. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must fight to the end."

However, the sound of Guo Zian and others' horse hooves became clearer and clearer, as if the death-threatening drumbeats were beating in their ears.

Suddenly, a wide and turbulent river appeared in front of us, with surging waves and spray hitting the boulders on the shore.

"What should I do? The river flows so fast that I can't cross it at all." Yelu Feng looked at the river in front of him and shouted in despair.

Roland's eyes flickered back and forth between the river and his pursuers, then his expression became incredibly determined: "Let's fight! Swim across! Maybe there's still a glimmer of hope."

Just as they were about to dismount and jump into the water, Guo Zian arrived like a whirlwind with his pursuers.

"Roland, you can't escape! Just surrender!" Guo Zian shouted angrily, his voice echoing in the valley.

Roland turned around, her beautiful face filled with anger and determination: "Even if I die, I won't go back with you!"

The two sides were in a stalemate, the atmosphere was extremely tense, as if even the air was about to freeze.

Seeing the dire situation, Yelu Feng's eyes flashed with determination. He quickly drew his longbow from behind, nocked the first arrow, and shouted, "Roland, don't be afraid, I'm here to protect you!"

With that, the bowstring snapped, and the sharp arrow shot out like lightning, heading straight for one of Guo Zian's pursuers. With a whoosh, the pursuer, before he could react, was struck in the chest by the arrow, falling from his horse with a scream.

Guo Zian was shocked: "What a great archery skill!"

Yelu Feng sneered: "This is just the beginning!"

Then, Yelu Feng drew his bow again and shot a second arrow. This arrow flew towards the throat of another pursuer. The pursuer felt a flash of cold light before his eyes, and then he fell down, clutching his throat, with blood gushing out.

Guo Zian shouted angrily, "Stop being so arrogant!"

Yelu Feng ignored him, nocked a third arrow, aimed at Guo Zian, and shouted, "This arrow is a lesson for you!"

After he finished speaking, the arrow flew out. Guo Zian dodged in a hurry, but was still grazed by the arrow on his arm.

He gasped in pain, and his men panicked when they saw he was injured.

Guo Zian endured the pain and shouted, "Retreat first!"

So Guo Zi'an led the pursuing troops to retreat temporarily.

On the other side, Yelu Feng and Roland finally reached the shore after many twists and turns in the river.

Roland panted and said, "Thanks to you, Yelu Feng."

Yelu Feng wiped the water off his face and said, "As long as you're okay, we still have to be careful that they come after us again."

They didn't dare to stay and continued to flee towards the unknown direction to the north...

In December, Luancheng was covered in snow, and the sky and earth were all white. Snowflakes fluttered down, covering the entire city with a layer of silver.

Zhao Sheng recalled his unfulfilled promise to Zhao Zhen, and felt a surge of guilt. Now that he had brought Zhao Zhen to the Princess's residence, he didn't know how to face this girl who was both his sister and his friend.

Princess Li Shuya was seriously injured in an accident, which made her emotionally unstable. She wanted to give all the women in the mansion to him as a warming room in order to seek comfort.

Zhao Sheng looked at Zhao Zhen, who was a little reserved in the Princess's Mansion, and his heart was filled with pity. In this heavy snow, Zhao Sheng's thoughts became more and more confused.

When Li Shuya saw Zhao Zhen, her expression was a little complicated, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Zhao Sheng hurriedly said, "Princess, I brought my little sister here so that she can talk to you."

Li Shuya smiled and said, "So that's how it is. We need to spend more time together in the future."

As the days passed, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Zhen and Li Shuya got along more and more harmoniously.

Once, the three of them were walking by the lake. A gentle breeze blew by, and Zhao Sheng thoughtfully tidied Li Shuya's hair, which was messed up by the wind. Li Shuya smiled sweetly.

Zhao Zhen saw this scene. A trace of loneliness flashed across her eyes, but she quickly returned to normal.

Another time, Zhao Zhen accidentally sprained her foot, and Zhao Sheng carried her on his back without saying a word.

Li Shuya watched from the side and felt a little jealous, but she soon felt relieved and carefully found medicine for Zhao Zhen's wound.

One night, Zhao Sheng was reading in his study when Li Shuya quietly walked in, gently put a cloak on him, and said softly, "Don't tire yourself too much."

Zhao Sheng was moved and held her hand.

At this time, Zhao Zhen came in with snacks. Seeing this scene, she paused, then smiled and said, "Am I here at the wrong time?"

Zhao Sheng hurriedly explained: "Zhen'er, don't misunderstand."

Zhao Zhen put down the snacks and turned to leave, but her departing figure seemed a little lonely.

The next day, Zhao Sheng found that Zhao Zhen seemed to be deliberately avoiding him, and Li Shuya was also a little depressed because of Zhao Sheng's concern for Zhao Zhen.

Just when Zhao Sheng was worried about this, he suddenly received an order to go out of town to perform an urgent errand.