Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

"Haven't you been looking for the princess? Why do I feel like your mind is all on her now?" Mo Chenjun asked.

"No need to look for it." Xiao Zhan looked at him sideways, "I've already found it."

"Found it? Where? Hey, why are you walking so fast?" Mo Chenjun shouted in surprise, his mind full of questions. What on earth did Xiao Zhan do during this period of time? Why did he suddenly say he found it?

On the other side, since Shangguan Jin was stopped by Cao Yuan, Jiang Chen had to stop, while Jiang Xue got on the carriage back home first.

However, as soon as he got on the carriage, the horse suddenly neighed loudly, and the carriage suddenly accelerated and galloped forward.

Jiang Xue quickly used both hands to support the body of the carriage, barely maintaining her balance. Through the swaying curtains, she saw the carriage heading towards an open area outside the city.

Obviously, this was done deliberately. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. When the carriage was a little more stable, she lowered her sore arms and tried to lift the curtain to check who was driving.

However, as soon as the curtain was lifted, Jiang Xue felt a sharp pain in her wrist. She gritted her teeth. The skin on her wrist cracked and swelled up quickly, and she began to feel dizzy.

She realized that the whip must have been coated with some kind of drug.

She endured the pain and used gold needles to seal the acupuncture points around the wound to prevent the spread of the drug. Then she used her Qi to force out the blood containing the toxin. When the toxin was completely expelled, the carriage slowly stopped.

"Come out." The man dragged her out of the carriage roughly and threw her on the ground. Fortunately, Jiang Xue was prepared and did not fall down embarrassingly. Looking around, this place is about five miles away from Huyin City. There is a small river flowing beside it, and the river water is flowing towards Huyin City.

Standing in front of him was a man, seven feet tall, with a handsome face, holding a whip that smelled faintly of blood.

Obviously, he was the one who whipped him just now.

"Who are you? What deep hatred do we have against each other?" Jiang Xue searched her memory but could not find any information about the man.

"You killed my eldest sister and put my second sister in jail. Do you think there is any hatred between us?" The man sneered and whipped her feet with his whip, stirring up a cloud of dust. He pressed on, his eyes almost spitting fire.

"You designed to expose the scandal between my eldest sister and Shangguan Xi. As a result, my eldest sister lost her reputation and was sent to the inner court to be punished. My second sister wanted to avenge my eldest sister but was obstructed by you and was also sent to jail. You caused our Cao family to lose two daughters and our reputation was ruined. I want you to pay for this with your life." After saying that, he swung the whip again and went straight for Jiang Xue.

It turns out that he is a member of the Cao family, and the eldest and second sisters should refer to Cao Zhilan and Cao Zhiqing.

At the critical moment, Jiang Xue tapped her toes and retreated quickly.

"Oh, you still have some tricks." The man was stunned, then he also jumped up and chased after her. Although his speed was not as fast as Jiang Xue's, the length of his whip was enough to make up for the lack of distance.

Suddenly, her ankle tightened, followed by a sharp pain.

Her ankle was badly injured and she staggered to the ground, barely supporting herself on a big tree on the river bank. The severe pain made her face turn pale.

The recent days have been full of misfortunes for her. First, she was injured while protecting the third princess, and now she has a broken ankle. She secretly decided that once she returned to a safe place, she must go to the temple to pray for peace.

"Run away! Aren't you very powerful? Today I, Cao Ling, want to see what abilities you have left." Cao Ling smiled grimly.

Jiang Xue endured the pain, her chest heaving violently, her eyes revealing an unyielding will.

Cao Ling looked at her, and a twisted desire surged in his heart, wanting to destroy this strength.

Just as Cao Ling was about to take further action, he suddenly stopped because an unexpected person appeared.

"Stop." A firm voice sounded, followed by Cao Ling being pushed away.

The familiar aura surrounded Jiang Xue, bringing her a sense of security. She looked up and saw Xiao Zhan's face, which was tense with anger, and she knew in her heart that the name she had just called out subconsciously was his.

Cao Ling was kicked to the ground by the sudden attack, gasping for breath.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's concern for Jiang Xue, he said viciously: "Si Ruoxi, you are also a frivolous woman. You are Mr. Huai Chen's fiancée in name, but you have another man behind your back."

Cao Ling's insulting words aroused Xiao Zhan's anger. His eyes turned cold and the atmosphere around him seemed to freeze.

"Wait for me here."

Xiao Zhan gently draped the cloak over Jiang Xue's shoulders, covering her torn clothes.

His words were gentle but firm, reassuring.

He turned around and drew out the long sword from his waist. With a flash of cold light, the surroundings suddenly became murderous.

In an instant, the horsewhip in Cao Ling's hand was cut into several pieces, and his gorgeous clothes were torn by the sword energy, making him look miserable.

Cao Ling usually relied on brute force, but when he met Xiao Zhan, who was highly skilled in martial arts, he had no power to resist and retreated repeatedly, finding himself almost naked.

Xiao Zhan swung his sword, and the jade crown on Cao Ling's head broke, his hair fell apart, and he looked extremely miserable.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Ling turned around and tried to escape, but was interrupted by Xiao Zhan's shout: "Iron Armor."

Tieyi moved upon hearing the sound, quickly intercepted Cao Ling, and tied him tightly to the horse's back with a rope.

"Make a mark and tie it on the horse, so that everyone in Huyin City can see what the third son of the Cao family looks like."

Cao Ling was the only legitimate son of the Cao family and was doted on since childhood. Although he was famous for a poem, it was rumored that it was written by someone else, and Cao Ling had a bad reputation because of it.

Xiao Zhan knew that Cao Ling would return to the city today, so he waited here on purpose to prevent him from doing anything bad to Jiang Xue.

Seeing that Cao Ling's men were ruthless, Xiao Zhan followed closely behind him all the way to the wilderness.

When Xiao Zhan saw that Cao Ling had bad intentions towards Jiang Xue, he was furious.

After dealing with Cao Ling, Xiao Zhan returned to Jiang Xue and saw that she had wrapped herself in his cloak and was looking at him quietly.

"Your Highness, thank you for your help."

Jiang Xue nodded to him gently and said softly, "Please sit down and let me help you take care of your injuries."

Xiao Zhan was somewhat dissatisfied with her polite attitude, but he still helped her sit down, then gently lifted her feet, ready to dissect her bones.

"I can handle this minor injury myself." Jiang Xue didn't want to trouble the other party and tried to do it herself.

But Xiao Zhan insisted on helping her and grabbed her hand, "How long are you going to hide from me?"

His deep voice made her feel a little uneasy, not understanding what he meant.

In the moment she was stunned, Xiao Zhan quickly and accurately reconnected her bones.

After a brief period of pain, Jiang Xue's ankle was able to move freely again.

Suddenly, she felt her body lighten and found herself in Xiao Zhan's arms.

"Yun Che?" She called out the name instinctively.

Xiao Zhan smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, he took her to the horse, hugged her tightly, and drove the horse towards Huyin City.

On the way, Jiang Xue remained silent, realizing that the shout just now had revealed her identity. Perhaps he had already known that she was Jiang Xue.