Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 435 - 433

Led by Feng Xing, Shangguan Xuanyi took five hundred personal guards, along with thirty thousand elite soldiers, and eradicated that place.

The secret training base was leveled over night.

Jug Ears fell beneath Shangguan Xuanyi’s sword! Before he died, he wore a look of disbelief, questioning how Feng Xing survived, and how his insect poison was cured?

Shangguan Xuanyi ordered Feng Xing to lead the soldiers in escorting the treasure seekers, who had been mind-controlled by the elves of the night, out of the border town.

He himself headed back to the Imperial Capital first.

The mishap took place halfway back to the Imperial Capital.

In order to get back to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible, Shangguan Xuanyi took shortcuts and avoided the official road.

While passing through a mountain path, dark clouds gathered, and a fierce wind blew. Soon afterward, raindrops as big as beans began falling from the sky.

He had traveled this path before, and knew there was a straw hut nearby; a place often used for shelter by hunters. He hurriedly rode there, planning to wait out the rain before resuming his journey.

The door of the straw house was not locked, slightly ajar. Shangguan Xuanyi called out, "Excuse me, is anyone inside?"

Getting no response, he pushed open the door and walked in.

The straw house was unoccupied, yet everything was clean. It looked like a newly built straw house, not a speck of dust anywhere.

A hunter’s temporary shelter this clean? Shangguan Xuanyi frowned, had this house found a new owner? Could it be a woman?

Having this thought, Shangguan Xuanyi was about to walk out.

At this moment, a few more people came to seek refuge from the rain.

A man dressed as a servant pushed open the door and loudly said: "Young Master, quickly come inside to avoid the rain!"

Then he discovered that Shangguan Xuanyi was standing right inside, watching them.

"Uh, excuse us, sir, may we take shelter here to avoid the rain? Our master and the young master are frail and cannot endure the rain."

"Suit yourself." Shangguan Xuanyi subtly evaluated the newcomers. He then exited the hut, seeking shelter from the rain under the eaves.

These people were all disguised as a family.

"Father, come sit down. Your old injury from the cold weather will be very uncomfortable during this rain." The middle-aged man helped an old man to the table and had him sit down.

Shangguan Xuanyi felt an inexplicable familiarity towards that old man.

The servant then began to help another young man enter the hut.

Behind him, there was a fair-skinned young girl and woman who looked like they had never seen sunlight. These two walked into the house last.

The young girl glanced at Shangguan Xuanyi and couldn’t seem to move her eyes away.

So, this is the Sixth Prince of Minze Country? Such a dashing gentleman. Marrying him wouldn’t be a compromise now! She decided to make him her husband!

Shangguan Xuanyi felt a pair of eyes on him. He glanced down and met a familiar infatuated gaze. He showed a look of disdain and instantly shifted his gaze elsewhere.

How dare he react with such disdain! Princess Xiyue lowered her head and sneered coldly!

Wait and see! Before long, she would be the only one in his eyes and in his heart.

"Young Master, the rain is severe. You should also take shelter inside!" said the middle-aged man.

Shangguan Xuanyi turned his head back, his gaze sweeping across the three letters written on the door frame before looking back at the people inside: "No need, I must hurry on my way."

After saying this, Shangguan Xuanyi walked into the curtain of rain, led his horse, and prepared to depart into the pouring rain.

"Here, sir, take this," said the middle-aged man as he came out and handed something to Shangguan Xuanyi.

"No need!" Shangguan Xuanyi did not accept it, instead, he mounted his horse and left.

When Shangguan Xuanyi was some distance away and confirmed that no one was following him, he received his horse into his spatial ring and activated his Qinggong to return to the vicinity of the straw house, carefully concealing himself in a tree.

Earlier, he had noticed the letters SOS on the door frame.

This must have been left by the "old man" when he leaned on the doorframe while entering the house, using the rainwater on his hand.

There were no traces left on the doorframe now.

SOS is a term from Western culture. Xiao’er once mentioned that it is an international distress signal!

She had told him this when they were lost at sea.

Not many people would know about this.

He initially suspected that the old man and the young man were being held hostage.

The SOS on the doorframe further confirmed his suspicions.

He took another look at that "old man," who had a ring on his finger, thereby confirming his suspicions.

This must be Shen Chengyao and Shen Jingrui!

The ring was a spatial ring, and he couldn’t be mistaken about it.

Who were these people, and why did they capture Shen Chengyao and Shen Jingrui?

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They reached a town by nightfall and moved into a civilian house.

The moon had briefly emerged to play after the storm before being captured by the dark clouds again.

Wearing his night clothes, Shangguan Xuanyi arrived outside the courtyard wall. With a swift leap, he landed silently within the courtyard.

The courtyard was cleaned spotlessly, every corner dusted and swept clean.

It gave the same impression as the straw house.

Sudden realization hit Shangguan Xuanyi: a dwelling place for poisonous insects should be clean, without dust or cobwebs!

It appeared that the ghostly pale young girl was the Princess of Xiyue Country!

The Princess of Xiyue, with her peculiar hobbies, spent her days holed up in a dark dungeon, leading thousands of maids, and breeding poisonous insects for fun!

She was one of the Poison King’s most distinguished disciples!

Shangguan Xuanyi’s expression changed, he extended his hands and saw a small wound on his right middle finger. It hurt slightly, and there was a bit of blood.

This must have been caused by an insect bite, which had burrowed into his body when he was pushing open the door of the straw house.

At this time, Yang Yong came out smiling, "Sixth Prince, good to see you safe!"

"Hand them over!" Shangguan Xuanyi sternly watched Yang Yong and said.

"As I expected, you take things in stride! Despite realizing that you’ve been infected with the love spell, you are still so calm. There is no one else like you in this world. But even if I hand them over, you won’t be able to save them. Because you’ve been infected with the love spell, you will fall unconscious within fifteen minutes!"

"What is your purpose in capturing them?" Shangguan Xuanyi seemed indifferent to being infected with the love spell.

"Of course, we captured them for the treasure Rui’an is carrying! Do you have any idea about what treasure Rui’an is carrying, Sixth Prince?" Yang Yong said teasingly.

Last time they made him flee for his life, this time he would definitely make them pay.

The treasure on Xiao’er’s body? The spatial ring? These people must be eliminated! Shangguan Xuanyi shot a dart at him, and then charged with his sword.

"Do you think fifteen minutes is not enough for you to kill me?"

"Let’s find out!"

The two men instantly began to fight, causing onlookers to become dizzy with the speed and strength of their battle.

Shangguan Xuanyi fought without fear of death. He had been poisoned with the love spell, and he knew that Yang Yong wouldn’t end his life. Therefore, he fought back without concern, aiming for Yang Yong’s life!

Initially, a person infected with a love spell doesn’t experience any noticeable symptoms, but they do fall unconscious on the first day. This is when the love spell insect takes control. After half a month, on a full-moon night, the person wakes up. The first woman they see when they wake up is the one they will fall deeply in love with.