With pleading eyes, she looked at Yun Luan pitifully.

Yun Luan acted very embarrassed for a while.

Who knows, just when she was hesitating.

Suddenly I heard a warning sound.

She was pushed away by Zhou Qingyan... The next moment, there was only a thud, the sound of a sharp arrow piercing the flesh.

Yun Luan's eyes flashed with a bit of surprise.

No way, in order to keep him, Xiao Guozhang actually let Zhou Qingyan use such a risky and painful trick?

She quickly looked up at Zhou Qingyan.

Zhou Qingyan's body fell to the ground, and an arrow inserted into her shoulder blade, immediately turning the moon-white dress she was wearing red.

Xiaomu's eyes were full of panic. She was extremely shocked and hurriedly knelt down to check Zhou Qingyan's condition.

"Are you okay, miss?"

Zhou Qingyan's face was extremely pale. She covered the bloody wound and raised her eyes to look at Yun Luan.

She said with a very weak breath: "Master Luan... hurry up, hurry up. There is danger here... I'm afraid the person who shoots cold arrows at you is your enemy."

After saying this, her vision went dark, she tilted her head and passed out.

Naturally, Yun Luan could not leave again.

She quickly knelt down to check Zhou Qingyan's condition.

Fortunately, the arrow only hit her shoulder blade and did not hit her vitals.

It was just the wound where there was too much bleeding.

"It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. It's better to leave here quickly and go to Beijing to find a doctor to treat Miss Zhou." Yun Luan suggested in a low voice.

Xiaomu's face was dull for a while. She was confused and looked at Yun Luan helplessly: "Master, please escort our girl back to the capital, please?"

"I...I'm alone and I'm scared."

Yun Luan nodded, immediately carried Zhou Qingyan into the carriage, asked the driver to turn around, and quickly returned to the city.

After entering the city, the coachman drove the carriage to the Guozhan's Mansion without saying a word.

Xiaomu jumped out of the carriage with blood on his hands. Yun Luan hugged Zhou Qingyan and followed him out of the carriage. Under Xiaomu's leadership, she stepped into the Guozhan's Mansion.

Along the way, many servants of the Guozhang Mansion were alarmed.

After Yun Luan carried Zhou Qingyan to her residence, the housekeeper also ran in from outside with the doctor in time.

Not long after, Xiao Guozhang also came in a hurry.

He looked at Yun Luan, who was covered in blood, and then at Zhou Qingyan, who was lying on the bed and had long since lost consciousness.

He called Yun Luan out of the hall, and asked in a deep voice with confusion on his face: "Master Luan, what exactly happened?"

Yun Luan sighed and recounted everything that happened outside the city.

Her face was full of guilt: "The person who made the cold arrows should be my enemy. Over the years, I have been wandering in the world and I have offended many people. When I am in Kyoto, those people in the world dare not touch me, but once I go out, After arriving in Kyoto, they couldn't wait to take action against me."

If it hadn't been for Miss Zhou, who risked her life and blocked this cold arrow for me today, I'm afraid... I would have died a long time ago. I hope Miss Zhou will be fine. If something happened to her, I would never be able to feel at ease in my life."

When Xiao Guozhang heard this, his eyes flickered slightly.

The corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

What kind of enemy is seeking revenge? Of course, that cold arrow was deliberately arranged by him.

What he wanted was to use Zhou Qingyan to keep Mr. Luan.

Now, he owed Qingyan a favor, and it might not be that simple to get out of the Xiao family.

Xiao Guozhang is extremely satisfied with this result.

He especially likes people who use their own methods to force them to stay.

Therefore, he did not blame Yun Luan, but just pleaded in a low voice: "Mr. Luan, you also know that Qingyan participated in the draft, and now her injury may affect her selection. Fortunately, I can The solution is to delay her for some time and directly participate in the final election."

"But the consequence of this is that she may be jealous of other people. Once she enters the palace and escapes my control, unknown dangers may accompany her. I am really worried about her What danger will happen... Hey, although she is not my biological daughter, I treat her as my biological daughter."

How could Yun Luan not understand the meaning of Xiao Guozhang's words? With the fire burning here, she would naturally not continue to refuse.

She clasped her fists happily and leaned towards Zhang Guozhang: "This time, I owe Miss Zhou for causing her to suffer. If the master Zhang has any instructions, I am willing to do it. As long as you can repay Zhou Due to the kindness of the girl, I will obey the father-in-law’s arrangements in everything.”

Xiao Guozhang pursed his lips and smiled happily, and his eyes were filled with success.

But whatever talent he wants, no one can escape from his grasp.

This Luan Yun has inherited such a huge favor from Zhou Qingyan. As long as he is a person who values ​​love and justice, he will never think of leaving again.

Taking advantage of his life-saving grace and his love and righteousness to seize his powerful chess piece was exactly what he planned.

Xiao Guozhang did not continue to go around in circles. He replied directly: "Let's do this. I will arrange for you to become a member of the Imperial Guard first. After Qing Yan enters the palace, you can also take care of her and protect her. If the future comes, If you are capable and have made great achievements, I will naturally report it to His Majesty and promote you to the position so that you can rise rapidly."

"After Qingyan has established a firm foothold in the palace and is no longer in any danger, if you want to leave and return to the world, I will let you go and will not force you to go. Mr. Luan, I don't know what you want. how?"

Yun Luan lowered his head as if resigned to his fate, and replied in a low voice: "Everything will be subject to the arrangements of the abbot. As long as I can repay Miss Zhou's safety, I am willing to sacrifice my own freedom."

Xiao Guozhang smiled heartily and felt that he had made the right move.

"Okay, you can stay in the Guozhang's Mansion for the time being. I will allocate a place for you in the front yard. If you want to visit Qingyan in the future, I will not restrict your movements. If possible, I hope that you can become sworn brothers. As brothers and sisters, this can also stop those gossips."

Yun Luan still lowered his eyes: "As long as Miss Zhou agrees, I have no objection."

"Okay, when she wakes up, I will let you become sworn brothers and sisters." Xiao Guozhang's plan can be said to have clicked.

He had already noticed that Zhou Qingyan might have some feelings for Luan Yun, a handsome young man.

As for Luan Yun, how could he not be moved by Zhou Qingyan's life-saving protection?

The two of them, it can be said, should have feelings for each other.

Xiao Guozhang was naturally happy to see the success.

If the two of them have a friendship, then he will have more leverage and can use them as leverage.

He can allow the ambiguity between them to surge, but he will not let them be together and disrupt his subsequent plans.

That's why he proposed that they be a pair of adopted brothers and sisters.
Chapter completed!