Meanwhile in the other side, Xin'er, Prince Yu and Ma chunli stood side by side as they were surrounded by a bunch of assassins.
"Can you fight?"
Prince Yu asked Xin'er in uncertain tone which she replied with a smirked.
"Wait until this things over and I will tell you if I can fight or not!" She said sarcastically.
"Alright— I can't wait!" He jokingly said.
"What's the plan?"
He suddenly asked Chunli.
"I don't know! what's the plan Xiao—"
But before Chunli could finished his sentence Xin'er already charged which made their jaw drops in suprised.
"What the heck— Are you just going to watch?"
Both of them stared in each other before they made their moves. They had to admit that all their opponents got a skills, they were really trained to kill and can't be underestimated.
The clashes of steel and groaned of men are the only noise they could hear in that place.
They all both preoccupied in depending themselves when Xin'er took a glance on Prince Yu's side. She was struck in horror when someone sneak an attacked behind his back.
Without a second thought she run towards him and slid in the ground grabbing Prince Yu in surprised just right on time.
Ma Chunli turn arround and accidentally pushed Prince Yu with his butt. He was out of balance and landed on top of Xin'er.
His lips accidentally landed in Xin'ers lips, their eyes widened in shocked.
They both blushed, Prince Yu was about to stood up out of his panicked when Xin'er grab him back again. Both his hand landed awkwardly on her chest.
The swords passed through just and inch obove his head and cut a small strand of his hair.
"Woahh— that was closed!" He muttered.
"You idiot!"
Xin'er was about to slap him when Prince Yu suddenly pulled her up, right on time before she'll be chop. And there position was like Prince Yu is hugging her while his hand was accidentally on her butt.
"We're even!"
He whispered in her ears and grin.
"That was good!"
"What did you say?"
Xin'er snap. Her eyes widened in anger when she realized what he meant.
"I'm going to kill, you!"
She charge towards Prince Yu while he was just dodging her attacked. They both forgets the real enemy in front of them.
Ma Chunli also stop when he saw what was going on, all of the assassins stop as they wonder what just happened to the two of them.
Instead, they all watch in amusement, as the two of them were fighting.
"You got the nerved to attacked me?"
Prince Yu yelled at Xin'er that make her smirked.
"You—you pervert!"
She was so furious, her very first kiss was stolen by him just like that? And the memory of his hands that landed on her chest and her butt, makes her explode in anger.
"How dare you?!"
Xin'er was about to slap him when he catch her hand.
"Try to touch my face and you will be responsible of me, for the rest of your life.!"
"Fine!"
She raised her hands but all of the sudden Prince Yu grab her hand and pulled her closer and kissed her in the lips, it was a force kiss!
Xin'er felt everything momentarily froze, her heart beats so fast and she felt that her strength was slowly draining.
She then felt a sudden force that hit into her chest. she open her eyes and pushed Prince Yu. She was suddenly on her knees and spit blood.
"What happened to you?"
Prince Yu, asked her with a traced of concern in his voice. Again she spit blood, Xin'er look at him with an emotion he wasn't able to described.
He pulled her closer and make her leaned in his chest.
Her eyes!
There was something in her eyes that touches his heart. Prince Yu noticed that Xin'ers eyes. It's like Princess Ye, his older sister Xiang and the Crown Prince's eyes.
Their Gray eyes—the legendary eyes of Yan family!
Why I just noticed it now? He asked himself pertaining to his older sister Princess Xiang and Prince Ching, the Crown Prince.
Looking at Xin'er, it's like connecting the four people through their eyes!
"Her Highness!"
Xin'er muttered that makes him took a glance towards his brother and Princess Ye. He furrowed his brow when he saw her.
She's also kneeling in the ground clutching her chest exactly the same as Xin'er.
"What the hell is going on?!"
He shook her, to maintain her consciousness.
When all of them saw what happened they got on their feet and started to fight again.
" Xiao Ye— are you ok?"
Prince Ching asked her gently. He's still supporting her while she was clutching her chest.
"I can still, fight!"
Prince Ching shook his head as if saying her to stop.
"You wont stand a chance to defeat him, his way stronger!"
"I won't give up on you!"
she said defiantly. His heart jumped with joy.
If the situation was different from what they have right now, he might've hugged her.
"He has to step on my dead body before he could touch you!"
She gritted her teeth and clenched her hands.
"Then, lets do it together!"
He doesn't know how much time he had left, but the fact that Princess Ye was determined to defeat their opponent and save him. He had to do his very best to lend a hands on her.
Princess Ye stood up slowly, n her eyes there were both determination and stubborness.
Her grey eyes becomes grayer with fury as she was panting. Princess Ye'er felt as if she was running out of breath.
But no matter what, she's so determined not to give up that easily. She was born to mess things up and this was not different, especially the life of the man whom she love is at stake.
She took the fan at her back and open it. As soon as the man saw it he suddenly stepped back.
Even Prince Ching gasp in surprised.
"Who are you?!"
"You are not worthy to know my name!"
She charged as fast as she can. This time she had to use all her strength in one ago.
A person will only become braver when there's nothing left to be afraid off!
She dodge his attacked and managed to defend herself, He used sword while she used her fan as weapon and shield.
It's easy for her to move as quickly as she can because the fan is much more lighter than his swords.
Princess Ye'er had to think of something as she noticed that he already predicted every bit of her move. One more thing than makes her worried is His Highness condition as he was already in his limit
"What I'm going to do?"
Princess Ye'er had to think of something quick while taking a glance towards the Crown Princre, who happened to glance at her side.
She flip her fan down in her left hand enough for him to see and get the message, he nodded.
"Alright!"
She attacked the assassin and intentionally lowered her guard. Only then he manage to cut her flesh in her right shoulder. She makes all her attacked faster to distract him until they're near where Prince Ching stood, She drew a final thrust towards the man but he dodge it.
It goes exactly as what she had plan, She suddenly retreat and flew backward. The man chased after her. She closed her fan to give her signal.
When the assassin attacked her closely, she slightly shifted her body in the right side. his sword stuck in her left shoulder as she deliberately used herself so that his attention will be focused only in her.
But he didn't noticed, that he actually fell into her trap. The moment Princess Ye'er fell in the ground, she heard a groaned as Prince Ching had already thrust his dagger in the man's stomach.
The three of them fell in the ground. As Prince Ching was already in his limits. When the assasins saw what happened they all retreated.
She stood up slowly, holding her right shoulder as she felt dizzy, and went to check His Higness.
"Hold on— I will give you an antidote!"
She give him a pill. Ma Chunli rushed into their side while Prince Yu was carrying Xin'er with him.
Xin'er was bleeding badly and Prince Yu noticed that her wound is exactly the same with Princess Ye.
"Whats going on?!"
Princess Ye'er asked Prince Yu. Her face hardened in anger when she saw Xin'er in that state.
Princess Yu did not answered but on his thought, he was dumbfounded! It was like a mystery on him.
He saw what just happened to Princess Ye and Xin'er. It was, as if the two of them had some connection with their life and fate.