"You beast, you coward, how can you be called a man when you do this to someone who is powerless to resist?" Tears welled up in An Yun's eyes. She struggled desperately with extraordinary strength and almost broke free from the control of the two men.

Seeing that the branding iron was about to fall, An Yun screamed in despair.

In the chaos, Jiang Xue seemed unusually calm. When the crisis came, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile.

boom.

There was a loud noise outside the prison door, and a powerful force instantly smashed the door open, directly hitting Cao Ling's hand that was holding the branding iron.

With a crisp "crack" sound, the smell of burning filled the air, followed by Cao Ling's heart-wrenching scream.

"Finally you're here." In the flying dust, Jiang Xue recognized the familiar figure and her smile became even brighter.

Xiao Zhan's cold face appeared in his sight. When he noticed the scars on Jiang Xue's body, the murderous intent in his eyes became even stronger.

He looked coldly at Cao Ling who was lying on the ground. Half of his face had been burned beyond recognition by the branding iron.

In response to Cao Ling's wailing, Xiao Zhan kicked him again without mercy, immediately breaking one of his ribs.

Then he walked straight to Jiang Xue, untied her restraints, and picked her up.

During the whole process, he didn't say a word and never looked at her directly.

Being held tightly in his arms, Jiang Xue could feel the big hands around her waist trembling slightly.

She sighed softly, carefully avoiding the wound on her fingers, and put her arms around his neck, resting her head on his neck, showing rare weakness.

He knew she was showing weakness, and that Xiao Zhan was angry because he got hurt due to his rash actions. But seeing Jiang Xue's look at this moment, his originally cold eyes seemed to soften a little.

"I hurt."

The gentle whisper rang in Xiao Zhan's ears, instantly dispelling the anger in his heart.

He sighed. Although he was always cold and ruthless to others, he couldn't remain indifferent when facing this woman.

Just this one sentence was enough to soften his heart and make him unable to bear any blame on her.

Forget it, since I am destined to be trapped by her in this life, why bother about it anymore.

Xiao Zhan said: "If it hurts, why did you put yourself in danger in the first place?"

He bit her earlobe gently as a small punishment for her hurting him, and his anger dissipated when he felt her body tense due to sensitivity.

"If I don't endure this, you will be the one who suffers." He knew that compared to An Yun who had never experienced pain, Jiang Xue could endure such torture better.

"It's better for me to suffer than for you to suffer."

To Xiao Zhan, no one is more important than Jiang Xue.

At this time, Si Ruochen easily dealt with the two officials who were escorting An Yun. Noticing An Yun's frown, he asked curiously, "Little girl, why are you unhappy?"

Still so angry after being rescued?

"Big pig's hoof!" An Yun glared at Xiao Zhan and shouted angrily.

What she just heard was unbelievable. This guy actually wanted her to suffer. He was so inhumane.

The three of them were stunned by the word "big pig's hoof" for a moment and didn't understand what it meant.

"Okay, this is not the place to talk. We can settle any accounts after we get out." Si Ruochen looked around and reminded. Although they came in without making much noise, this is the prince's mansion, Shangguan Jin may appear at any time, so they must leave quickly.

"Are you sure you want to take this girl away?" Si Ruochen grabbed An Yun's collar and asked Jiang Xue, remembering that the young master of the Mo family was also looking for her.

"As long as she stays in Huyin City, Shangguan Jin will never let her go." Jiang Xue said, and her eyes fell on An Yun, "An Yun, you decide, do you want to go with us?"

Although Jiang Xue wanted to take An Yun away, the final choice was in An Yun's hands.

An Yun was caught in a dilemma and couldn't make a decision for a while.

Reason told her that for safety reasons, she should follow Jiang Xue and leave.

After all, if Shangguan Jin could catch her once, he could catch her a second time.

I got away with it this time, but what about next time?

Who can guarantee her safety?

However, she was reluctant to leave because the shadow of Mo Chenjun always lingered in her mind.

Although they often quarreled these days, they also cared about each other.

If she leaves, will the Mo family be implicated?

What will happen to Mo Chenjun?

Seeing An Yun's embarrassment, Jiang Xue comforted him, "Don't rush to make a decision, let's leave here first. Tell me when you have thought it through."

"What about him?" Si Ruochen pointed at Cao Ling lying on the ground, his eyes flashing with coldness. He had no sympathy for the man who hurt his junior sister.

"Get rid of it." Jiang Xue said calmly.

She knew that keeping Cao Ling would only cause trouble in the future, so it would be better to resolve the issue once and for all.

Late at night, a fire suddenly broke out in the dungeon of the Prince's Mansion, and the flames illuminated the night sky.

The servants shouted and fetched water to put out the fire, and the whole mansion fell into chaos.

Taking advantage of the commotion, Jiang Xue and her group quietly climbed over the wall and escaped from the Prince's Mansion.

Outside, Mo Chenjun had been waiting for a long time.

"An Yun, are you okay?" Mo Chenjun finally felt relieved when he saw that An Yun was safe and sound.

He looked her over carefully from head to toe, and after confirming that she was okay, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

But when he thought of Mo Huan, his eyes became heavy again.

"General Mo, please take care of An Yun for a while." Although Jiang Xue was covered in wounds and unable to take care of others.

"Do you have a place to stay now?" Mo Chenjun asked, "Since you left, the inn has been closed. Why don't you all come to my house? Princess Changle is also staying at my house anyway. It's just a few more rooms, so you can take care of each other."

The three of them looked at each other and nodded in agreement: "Then we'll have to trouble General Mo." Jiang Xue replied.

Back at the Mo Mansion, Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue were arranged to stay in a guest room, while Si Ruochen stayed alone in another room.

Because it was the person brought back by Mo Chenjun, even though the eldest lady was unhappy, she did not show it in person.

After everything was settled, the eldest lady took her son to the side hall for a private chat. "Why do you always bring strangers home? Don't you know that the prince is eyeing our family covetously? That woman last time was enough of a headache, and now you think it's not messy enough?"

Although she had a good relationship with Lu Congfang, she had to be more careful as this involved the safety of the entire family. "Mother, they are my friends, please be lenient."

Mo Chenjun understood that his mother was thinking about the family. Too many things had happened recently: first, An Yun was assigned by the emperor to make firearms in the palace, then the fourth prince lost power, and finally Mo Huan got into trouble. All these made his mother feel uneasy.

"I am willing to help them, but it may bring us trouble. Let them go tomorrow morning, and if that is not possible, I will be the evil one."

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