Liu Yunxi raised her head and looked at the clouds in the sky.
"Look, boss, the clouds have covered the sun. I want to kill you." She spoke in a calm voice, as if the wind could blow away her words if the wind was a little stronger.
Chen Jinjun stretched his neck upwards, and his hair, which was not covered by the silver hairpin, was messy and scattered.
Liu Yunxi didn't move, the two of them just stood quietly.
Suddenly, there were footsteps outside, and Liu Yunxi immediately became alert. The silver hairpin in her hand pressed a small dimple on Chen Jinjun's neck, as if with a little more force, the silver hairpin in her hand could pierce Chen Jinjun's slender neck.
Neck.
The people who appeared outside the door were none other than Ji Li and Huo Tingyu.
Huo Tingyu looked at the silver hairpin pressed against Chen Jinjun's throat. His heart was in his throat. He took out the pistol on his waist and pointed it at Liu Yunxi from a distance.
Liu Yunxi looked at the black muzzle of the gun in Huo Tingyu's hand, tightened her arm slightly, and blocked herself with Chen Jinjun. Chen Jinjun was taller than Liu Yunxi, which also increased the difficulty for Huo Tingyu to kill Liu Yunxi with one blow. After all,
He didn't dare to bet whether he would hurt Chen Jinjun in front of Liu Yunxi.
If this shot hits Chen Jinjun...
Suddenly, Huo Tingyu lost his original confidence in his marksmanship.
He moved his finger away from the trigger. Ji Li, who was running over with Huo Tingyu, noticed this and knew that Huo Tingyu had given up shooting.
But Liu Yunxi didn't know this. She shouted to Huo Tingyu: "Put down the gun!"
Huo Tingyu didn't move.
Liu Yunxi looked at the gun in Huo Tingyu's hand. For some reason, she remembered what Shao Peichen told her the day before, about the tragic scene where Zhu Hong was shot in the head by Shao Wenzhuo.
Although she, Liu Yunxi, wanted to die, it was not a good thing to die like a human being or a ghost.
Thinking of this, Liu Yunxi shrank into the shadow of Chen Jinjun's back and continued to say to Huo Tingyu: "I want you to put down the gun in your hand!"
Huo Tingyu moved his hand and aimed at Liu Yunxi's exposed leg.
Chen Jinjun looked at Huo Tingyu and shook his head gently.
"Put the gun on the ground!" Liu Yunxi continued to yell.
Chen Jinjun's ears buzzed at the sound of her voice, and he couldn't help but frown.
Huo Tingyu looked at Chen Jinjun with a worried look, his hand holding the gun trembled slightly, and he shook his head at Chen Jinjun.
Chen Jinjun knew that Huo Tingyu wanted to save him, but the touch of the silver hairpin against his neck was so strong that Chen Jinjun tried to stay calm and communicated with Huo Tingyu with his eyes.
At this moment, Ji Li had quietly hidden behind Huo Tingyu, squatted down slowly, and blocked his figure with the hem of Huo Tingyu's gown.
There was a slight sound of footsteps outside the courtyard gate. It was Shao Peichen who was called by the guard. He didn't know when he was standing there.
Shao Peichen was dressed in formal attire, as if he was going to the Yongzhou government to handle official business. He saw Liu Yunxi pressing the silver hairpin against Chen Jinjun's neck, and his eyes widened for a moment.
But at this time, Liu Yunxi's attention was completely focused on Huo Tingyu, who was pointing a gun at him, and he did not notice Shao Peichen who had arrived at the door.
Liu Yunxi still shouted to Huo Tingyu relentlessly: "I want you to put down the gun!"
Huo Tingyu pursed his lips and slowly put down the hand holding the gun.
Liu Yunxi continued to order Huo Tingyu: "Put your gun on the ground!"
Huo Tingyu didn't move.
"I told you to put the gun on the ground!" Liu Yunxi shouted.
As he spoke, he pressed the silver hairpin against Chen Jinjun's throat harder.
Chen Jinjun was in pain, biting his lower lip, and his face turned pale.
Huo Tingyu took a deep breath: "I'll just let it go, don't be impulsive!"
Chen Jinjun clearly felt that when Huo Tingyu took out the pistol, Liu Yunxi behind him was trembling.
I saw Huo Tingyu squatting down slowly and doing this originally simple movement very slowly.
Shao Peichen frowned deeply as he looked at the scene in front of him.
He couldn't help but said: "Yun'er, what are you doing!"
Liu Yunxi trembled suddenly and looked at the door where Shao Peichen was standing in disbelief.
Because Shao Peichen and Huo Tingyu were standing far apart, Liu Yunxi had to turn sideways to see Shao Peichen. At this moment, Chen Jinjun felt that the pressure on his neck was lessened, and hurriedly took advantage of this gap to give Liu Yunxi
An elbow came to his chest.
Liu Yunxi took Chen Jinjun's elbow firmly, covered her chest, and stabbed Chen Jinjun with the silver hairpin in her hand.
At this moment, Huo Tingyu, who was half squatting, suddenly squatted down completely.
"Ji Li!" "Bang!"
Following Huo Tingyu's shout, Ji Li, who had been hiding behind Huo Tingyu and aiming at Liu Yunxi, straightened up and shot Liu Yunxi, who had distanced himself due to Chen Jinjun's elbow.
The silver hairpin driven by Liu Yunxi's fallen body scratched an inch of the skin on Chen Jinjun's mandible, and it was dripping with blood for an instant.
Huo Tingyu rushed forward and held Chen Jinjun tightly in his arms. He kept stroking Chen Jinjun's long scattered hair with his big hands and murmured to comfort Chen Jinjun: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Chen Jinjun nestled in Huo Tingyu's arms, took a deep breath, and slowly relaxed his tense body.
After a while, Chen Jinjun turned his head and looked at Shao Peichen, and then at Liu Yunxi who was lying on the ground still holding the silver hairpin in his hand.
Chen Jinjun closed his eyes, his life hanging by a thread, but that was all.
Liu Yunxi, who was lying lifeless on the ground, actually had a painful and weird smile on her face.
Shao Peichen, who stood aside, did not move for a long time. He just stared at the bright red blood slowly flowing down from Liu Yunxi's forehead and then spreading on the ground.
For a moment, Shao Peichen himself didn't know what he was feeling.
He just witnessed with his own eyes that Liu Yunxi held Chen Jinjun hostage, and the wound on Chen Jinjun's mandible was caused by Liu Yunxi.
This also means that Liu Yunxi is to blame.
But if this was the end of the matter, Shao Peichen wouldn't just stand there blankly.
How much reluctance did he feel in his heart?
Are you reluctant to let Liu Yunxi die like this?
He slowly moved to Liu Yunxi's body and looked down at the smile on Liu Yunxi's face. Inexplicably, he could see a sense of relief.
Chen Jinjun looked at Shao Peichen intently. She knew that Liu Yunxi was Shao Peichen's person, so this matter seemed simple, but it didn't seem that simple.
Thinking of this, Chen Jinjun couldn't help but frown. She always felt that there was something hidden in this matter.
Shao Peichen slowly raised his head and looked towards Chen Jinjun.
His expression was particularly gloomy, not as ferocious and painful as when Shao Wenzhuo died. However, Chen Jinjun looked at the expression on Shao Peichen's face and felt inexplicably panicked.
It's like, Shao Peichen blamed himself for Liu Yunxi's death?
But Shao Peichen didn't say much, he just stood beside Liu Yunxi's body and refused to let Liu Yunxi's body be taken away.
The entire courtyard fell into an eerie silence.
Huo Tingyu narrowed his eyes and looked at Shao Peichen: "Master Shao, your people want to take hostage and escape. How do you explain this matter?"
He turned slightly sideways, holding Chen Jinjun in his arms, and looked at Shao Peichen displeased.
Shao Peichen murmured: "What to do? I don't know either."