Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

Chapter 36
My Wife Is Still Too Kind

After nearly half an hour of flying, Luo Ruying, carrying Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye, finally left the Demon Realm Forest.

The journey had been much smoother than expected; they hadn’t encountered a single demonic beast.

Worried that Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye might not be able to withstand prolonged flight, Luo Ruying decided to land and take a break.

Just as they settled down to rest, the faint sound of urgent hoofbeats reached them from the distance.

Ning Yechen wasn’t surprised.

He had already sensed something ahead.

Their cultivation was very low, so he guessed they weren’t specifically looking for his wife and child. Therefore, he didn’t rush to intervene.

Luo Ruying, sensing someone approaching, immediately tensed up.

Worried that it might be another group of pursuers, she instructed Ning Yechen to keep an eye on Luo Hongye while she went to investigate.

Concealing her aura, Luo Ruying flew towards the source of the sound and landed on the branch of a large tree, observing the scene below.

On the road below, two people were riding horses at high speed.

One was a young girl, around fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features and her hair tied in a ponytail. There was a heroic spirit in her brows, not losing out to any man.

The other was a middle-aged man with a square face.

The middle-aged man was covered in wounds and bruises.

Behind them, a group of masked figures in black were swiftly pursuing them through the forest, wielding sharp blades.

The difference in strength between the two sides was evident.

However, neither side had high cultivation.

The strongest among them was only at the Martial Spirit Realm.

Luo Ruying quickly determined that these people were not after her.

It was just a coincidental encounter with an assassination attempt.

Seeing the assassins closing in, the middle-aged man said to the young girl:

“Miss, go quickly!”

“I’ll stay and hold them off!”

“No!”

“Uncle Zhang, we’ll leave together!”

“We’ll reach the Southern Li capital soon!”

Qi Yuan shouted to the middle-aged man, her voice filled with concern.

Zhang He was a steward of the Qi family who had watched her grow up and also served as her personal guard. She couldn’t bear to see him sacrifice himself to buy her time.

“Hmph! None of you will escape!”

One of the assassins leaped into the air and threw dozens of darts towards Qi Yuan and Zhang He.

The darts flew with incredible speed, leaving Qi Yuan and Zhang He no time to dodge.

Zhang He immediately threw himself over Qi Yuan, shielding her with his own body and taking the darts that were meant for her.

As a result, both of them fell from their horses.

Their horses, struck by several darts, died instantly.

“Uncle Zhang! Uncle Zhang! Are you alright?” Qi Yuan asked anxiously, looking at Zhang He, who had shielded her with his own body.

Zhang He had been struck by several darts in the back, and combined with his previous injuries, he was now extremely weak.

“Miss, don’t worry about me, go quickly!”

“Go? Where do you think you’re going?”

A dozen or so assassins landed, surrounding Qi Yuan and Zhang He. They slowly approached the two, their bloodstained blades gleaming.

Seeing that they were surrounded, Zhang He’s heart sank with despair.

In his current state, breaking through was impossible.

Qi Yuan looked at the approaching assassins, her expression fearless. She stood up, sword in hand, and glanced around at them, ready to face death!

The assassins exchanged glances, amusement in their eyes.

They were in no hurry.

A little girl at the Spirit Communication Realm wanted to fight them?

How laughable!

“Let me play with this little girl!” one of the assassins said, stepping forward and beckoning Qi Yuan with a sneer.

Qi Yuan, enraged, swung her sword, but the assassin easily dodged it. She was toyed with and mocked.

“As expected of the useless young miss of the Qi family.”

“With such skills, you dare resist? Hahaha.”

“Your talent is lacking, but your looks are quite something~”

“I wonder how this Qi family girl tastes~?” the assassin said, his lewd gaze shamelessly roaming over Qi Yuan’s body.

“Why don’t we strip her naked first?”

“Such a sight will be truly beautiful~ Hahaha!” The other assassins jeered.

Qi Yuan’s face flushed red with anger. She gritted her teeth and, in a fit of rage, swung her sword at the assassin again.

The assassin dodged with a sidestep, then with a flick of his own sword, knocked Qi Yuan’s sword away and sent her tumbling to the ground with a kick.

Qi Yuan clutched her stomach, her expression filled with despair and frustration.

She was simply too weak!

No match for these assassins!

Nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter!

“Heh heh heh, giving up resisting?” the assassin sneered, slowly walking towards Qi Yuan, his sword poised to tear at her clothes.

“Miss!” Zhang He cried out, struggling to get up from the ground, but another assassin stepped on him, pinning him down.

He could only watch helplessly as Qi Yuan was about to be stripped naked, unable to do anything. The assassins’ lewd laughter filled his ears.

Zhang He couldn’t bear to watch and closed his eyes.

However, at that moment, the obscene laughter abruptly ceased.

When Zhang He opened his eyes again, he saw a breathtakingly beautiful woman standing before Qi Yuan, her sword drawn.

Even his young miss, renowned as the most beautiful woman in the Southern Li capital, paled in comparison to this woman’s stunning appearance…

Even Qi Yuan herself couldn’t help but stare at Luo Ruying, mesmerized, her heart filled with awe:

There was such a beautiful woman in this world…

A moment later, snapping out of her trance, Qi Yuan realized that the assassin who had been standing before her was now lying on the ground, a sword piercing his heart!

She hadn’t even noticed when this woman appeared or when she killed that man!

Luo Ruying, her sword still drawn, coldly surveyed the remaining assassins and threatened:

“If you don’t leave now, you won’t leave at all!”

After observing for a while, Luo Ruying finally decided to intervene and save Qi Yuan and Zhang He.

She hadn’t intended to get involved, but she couldn’t stand the assassins’ dirty and despicable tactics.

Hidden in the bushes not far from Luo Ruying, two heads, one big and one small, peeked out, secretly observing her.

It was Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye, who had quietly followed…

Ning Yechen shook his head, seeing that Luo Ruying was planning to let the assassins go.

His wife was still too kind…

If it were him, he would simply and brutally eliminate them all!

Letting these people go might lead to future trouble.

Although a few mosquitoes posed no threat, and he could easily swat them away, their buzzing around would still be annoying.

Luo Hongye, looking at the surrounded Luo Ruying, raised her little head and asked Ning Yechen with concern:

“Daddy, are those bad guys going to bully Mommy?”

Ning Yechen patted Luo Hongye’s head and said with a smile:

“Don’t worry, Ye Ye.”

“Those bad guys can’t bully your mommy…”