Chapter 912: Chapter 912: 910: Saint Ruan Saves Su Yingxue

“It’s impossible. Old General Su’s injuries have not healed, and his abilities are limited. If he falls into enemy hands again, it would be even more troublesome. There is another secret letter from Your Highness that does require Old General Su to take some action,” Chu Yihan instructed indifferently.

Su Qingzhi’s blood boiled with fervor, “Your Highness’s orders, your humble servant would not hesitate to die a thousand times over!”

Chu Yihan whispered a sentence in his ear that shocked Su Qingzhi once again, “Can this… really work?”

“It can.”

The reply from Chu Yihan was very succinct and his tone brooked no argument, leaving Su Qingzhi unable to retort.

After Chu Yihan had left, although Su Qingzhi tossed and turned sleeplessly, he felt great admiration in his heart.

“Chu Yihan, truly a rare talent of a general and an emperor!”

It really was Su Yingxue’s good fortune to have married him.

Into the tent where Su Yingxue was trapped, a figure slipped in.

Su Yingxue had her silver needle ready in hand, and was about to shoot it, when a seductive low voice rang in her ear, “Daddy’s here to save you, can you show a bit of gratitude!”

“Saint Ruan?”

Her eyes sparkling like stars, Su Yingxue blinked and then leaped for joy, “How did you get here? Hurry, untie me!”

Chu Yihan’s handiwork was truly ruthless; she did not know what kind of ropes had been used on her, but she could not break free at all, not even able to move, which was suffocating her!

“Hold on, this rope is made by the Qianji Sect’s Yue Family; it looks like rope, but inside it’s all twisted with diamond dust. Even if you tear your skin apart, you won’t be able to break free.”

Saint Ruan fumbled with the knots behind Su Yingxue for a while before he finally managed to untie them for her.

“Ah!”

Sighing in relief, Su Yingxue turned around and was about to rush out.

“Come back!”

Saint Ruan grabbed her and knocked hard on her head, “Are you dumb? Outside is full of Chu Yihan’s Shadow Guards. Do you think you can get out now? The moment you step one foot out, the next foot will be tied up and dragged back in. Are you dumb or what!”

That made sense to Su Yingxue; she couldn’t defeat the Shadow Guards.

But that made her curious, “If it’s full of Shadow Guards outside, how did you old hag get in?”

“I slipped them a sleeping draught when they weren’t expecting it and snuck in. How about that? Aren’t you impressed by me?”

Saint Ruan was bursting with pride, looking for praise.

“Impressive! Then go and slip them some more, knock them out and get me out of here!” Su Yingxue urged Saint Ruan. She could use the drugs herself, but it was better to let Saint Ruan carry the can!

If Chu Yihan found out she had run away, she’d just pin the blame on Saint Ruan and let him take the fall as the culprit.

Saint Ruan knocked on her head again, “Have you gone stupid from being tied up by Chu Yihan? Even if you get out now, what use is it? You can’t save your brother nor lead an army into battle. If you go out now, you’ll just get caught by Chu Yihan for nothing, wasting everyone’s effort!”

“Now you’ve said it all! So why did you come to find me? Small talk? For small talk you have to pay extra!”

Su Yingxue showed her teeth and grinned, wishing she could bite Saint Ruan.

Having hit a nerve with Su Yingxue’s intelligence, Saint Ruan finally had a chance to feel smug and happily plopped down on Su Yingxue’s bed, “You just don’t understand. Tonight, you should sleep peacefully. Tomorrow, I will take you with Chu Yihan to sneak into the valley to rescue your brother!”

“Eh? Your Highness is willing to save my brother? How do you know!”

Elated beyond expectation, Su Yingxue remembered Su Qing’s words weighing on her like a boulder. She was always worried that Chu Yihan in the military camp wouldn’t pamper her as he did in usual days and would truly leave Su Hao uncared for the sake of the army’s soldiers.