Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 265 Breaking Out of the Palace

"Princess!" Kang Xiaorong was unable to stop her and could only jump out of the window with her.

The terrain here is slightly higher, the windowsill is about two meters above the ground, and the ground is covered with various weeds. There are also thorns climbing near the wall. If you are not careful, you will get scratched.

Kang Xiaorong was scratched on the shoulder by a red fox and was bleeding too much. He was already a little dizzy and almost fell when he jumped out of the window.

He used his sword as a crutch and stood up with difficulty.

Outside the rear window is an open grassland, where Princess Tianning practices archery.

The red fox did not run around in the open space, but instead dived into the dense bushes next to the grassland.

Under the cover of the bushes, the red fox soon disappeared.

Fortunately, Ji Annie did not turn into a fox, but moved quickly among the bushes in a half-fox, half-human state. She was a larger target, and Kang Xiaorong could still follow her figure closely.

But it was only limited to the gaze, Kang Xiaorong's speed could not keep up with Ji Anni at all.

Ji Anni's movements were so agile that they were not like those of a human. She leaned forward with her back buried very low, and her posture was very close to running on all fours like a wild animal. If it weren't for the burden of Princess Tianning, she would have disappeared from the bushes with the red fox.

"Brother Xiaorong! Save me! Save me!" Princess Tianning's screams became more and more shrill, sounding like a ghost.

Ji Anni was so busy running forward that she had no time to take care of Princess Tianning.

Not only were Princess Tianning's clothes torn by the bushes, but her legs were also scratched by thorns, leaving several deep bloody marks.

She had never suffered such a serious injury since she was a child. She was in pain and scared. She couldn't help but cry and wail.

Kang Xiaorong felt distressed when he heard this, but he couldn't catch up with them as they were running further and further away. Moreover, Kang Xiaorong was seriously injured on his shoulder, and his physical strength was almost exhausted after the fierce pursuit. He didn't dare to blink at all, for fear that he would lose Princess Tianning in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, a fire appeared around the bushes. It turned out that a group of guards who heard the noise came rushing over.

The appearance of this group of guards forced Red Fox and Ji Annie to change direction and flee to a more remote place.

After seeing their intention to change route, Kang Xiaorong hurriedly moved over to intercept them.

But he was still a step too slow, as Ji Anni and Princess Tianning ran away about two or three steps ahead of him.

At this time, Ji Anni held Princess Tianning in her arms, but that action was not like hugging a person, but rather hugging a bundle.

Princess Tianning cried and screamed, but did not dare to struggle because her body had already become stiff with fear.

At Ji Annie's speed, Princess Tianning only saw pieces of branches passing by in front of her eyes, and her whole body seemed to be flying. If she struggled a little, she might end up falling off a galloping horse, which was a horrible sight.

"Princess! Princess!" Kang Xiaorong swung his sword to cut off the branches blocking his way and chased forward in the darkness.

"Brother Xiaorong, save me...save me..." Princess Tianning was not shouting, but crying. Her cry was hoarse, and everyone who heard it was heartbroken.

Seeing that the distance between him and Princess Tianning was getting farther and farther, Kang Xiaorong looked back anxiously, wanting to see the reinforcements coming, but to his disappointment, all the guards holding torches were left behind fifty steps away, and were showing a tendency to be left further and further away, so they were of no use at all.

At this moment, Kang Xiaorong suddenly found himself traveling through a fir forest.

The fir tree was very tall, but its branches were not too thick. In a hurry, Kang Xiaorong swung his sword at a nearby fir tree, cutting a two-inch deep cut on the trunk. Then he kicked the cut hard, and there was a loud "rustling" sound from above, and the fir tree fell down and crashed towards Ji Anni and Princess Tianning.

"Ah!" Princess Tianning screamed at the same time as the cedar tree fell, and the cedar tree fell right in front of her.

With the cedar tree blocking her way, Ji Anni hesitated for a moment.

Kang Xiaorong seized the opportunity at that moment, rushed forward, and stabbed Ji Anni in the vest with his sword.

Just as she was about to succeed, Ji Anni suddenly turned around and blocked Kang Xiaorong's attack with her fingernails. There was a sound of metal collision, and Kang Xiaorong's injury on his right shoulder prevented him from using his full strength, and the long sword flew out of his hand and stuck into the ground.

"Hyoyoung!"

Just after Princess Tianning uttered these three words briefly, Ji Anni jumped over the fir tree and rushed forward with Princess Tianning.

Kang Xiaorong had no time to pick up the sword, so he pushed aside the dense branches and leaves of the fir tree and chased after him empty-handed.

At this time, the distance between him and Ji Anni had widened by two or three steps, and the gap was still widening.

"Princess! Princess!" Kang Xiaorong's cry echoed in the forest, filled with anxiety and unwillingness.

Just when he thought Princess Tianning would be taken away by Ji Anni, a turning point suddenly occurred.

As Ji Anni ran forward, he suddenly found that they had finally walked out of the woods and onto the road.

But even if there is a road, it is very remote and there are few pedestrians around.

At this time, Kang Xiaorong looked up and saw the familiar "White Tiger Gate".

The palace has three main gates: Heaven, Earth, and Human, which are guarded by the commander of the imperial palace guards, An Youchen. There are also four side gates: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise, which are guarded by the imperial palace commander Kang Xiaorong. The guards guarding the White Tiger Gate at this time are all Kang Xiaorong's subordinates.

After seeing the figures of his men, Kang Xiaorong shouted wildly as if he had seen victory: "Stop them!"

Unexpectedly, he chased to Baihu Gate. Kang Xiaorong was already exhausted and out of breath, with a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

Baihu Gate is the west gate of the imperial palace. If you go out of this gate, there are barren mountains outside.

If we let the red fox and Ji Annie escape into the deserted mountains, it would be extremely difficult to catch them.

So now this White Tiger Gate is the last hope to stop Ji Anni - they must not be allowed to pass!

After hearing Kang Xiaorong's shout, the guards discovered Red Fox and Ji Annie rushing towards them like lightning.

"Stop them! Stop them!" Kang Xiaorong yelled several times in a row, and the dazed guards finally reacted. They stood at the door with weapons in hand, as if they wanted to form a human wall with their bodies to stop the Red Fox and Ji Anni from rushing over.

Kang Xiaorong had fought with Red Fox and Ji Anni before, and knew that the guards could not stop them with their bodies alone, so he shouted anxiously: "Close the door! Close the door! - Close the door quickly!"

Seeing that Red Fox and Ji Anni were about to rush to the door, the guards with quick reactions finally closed the door a second before they arrived.

Seeing the door closed, the red fox quickly changed direction and turned to the left without any hesitation.

At this time, all the guards were blocking the door, and there was no one guarding on either side.

The red fox chose deserted places and climbed up the vertical walls like climbing a tree.

The guards at the door were all stunned by the swift movement and forgot to try to stop him.

"Don't just stand there! Save the princess! Save the princess!" Kang Xiaorong's voice was hoarse.

Although the red fox had crossed the city wall, Ji Anni and Princess Tianning were still under the wall.

The red fox is too small to be caught, but Ji Annie and Princess Tianning are two living people, so it is much easier to stop them.

The guards came to their senses after hearing Kang Xiaorong's shout and rushed forward to block Ji Anni's way.

But Ji Anni accurately found the gap in the encirclement and rushed out through it. Then she held Princess Tianning in her arms, stepped on the wall as if hanging on a tightrope, ran up vertically, and successfully met the red fox on the top of the wall.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, like a fleeting shot in an action movie.

When everyone reacted, Ji Anni had already jumped out of the palace gate from the top of the wall with Princess Tianning in her arms, along with the red fox, and rushed into the barren mountains with lush trees.

At this time, Kang Xiaorong had just rushed to the White Tiger Gate. He didn't care about his injuries, broke out of the door and continued to chase Ji Anni.

The group of guards responsible for guarding the White Tiger Gate also followed him closely.

"Major General, you are injured." A leading guard saw that blood was flowing from Kang Xiaorong's shoulder, and stopped him worriedly, as if he wanted to persuade him to treat the wound first.

The situation was urgent and there was no time to waste. Kang Xiaorong snatched the sword from the guard, pushed him away, and ordered hastily, "Send more reinforcements. Even if we have to flatten the barren mountain, we must not let them kidnap the princess!"

As he spoke, he swung his sword to cut away the branches that were blocking his view and chased into the depths of the woods, with about seven or eight guards following behind him.

The remaining guards experiencedly divided themselves into three groups.

One group continued to guard the White Tiger Gate, one group was responsible for liaison and support, and the last group went to report the situation to the Queen Mother.

Kang Xiaorong led the seven or eight men to continue chasing Ji Anni.

The deeper they chased, the darker the light became. The starlight and moonlight were all blocked by the dense branches above their heads. In such darkness, the naked eye could only barely see about twenty steps ahead - they could not see Ji Annie's whereabouts at all.

Fortunately, they could still hear Princess Tianning's cries, so Kang Xiaorong and the others could only follow the sound. But later, even Princess Tianning's voice could not be heard. It was unknown whether Princess Tianning was unconscious or had her mouth gagged.

"Major General, what should we do now?" a guard following closely behind Kang Xiaorong asked anxiously.

"Search separately!" Kang Xiaorong gave this order decisively.

If they can't find their whereabouts quickly, Princess Tianning will be in danger. Ji Anni's original intention was to escape from the palace with the red fox, but because she couldn't be separated from Princess Tianning, she had no choice but to kidnap Princess Tianning. Kang Xiaorong was worried that if Ji Anni suddenly lost her mind or the red fox got angry, they would bite off Princess Tianning's wrist.

On the other hand, it was just as Kang Xiaorong expected.

Red Fox had already started yelling at Ji Anni angrily, "What are you doing with her?"

Only Ji Anni can hear the red fox's roar. The sound is transmitted directly into Ji Anni's brain through a strange magic, so the red fox does not even need to open its mouth to communicate with Ji Anni.

Although Ji Anni could hear the red fox's voice, she couldn't use magic to convey messages like the red fox, so she replied in a human voice: "I will find a way to separate from her when we get to a safe place."

Ji Anni used her free left hand to tightly cover Princess Tianning's mouth, preventing her from making any sound.

Princess Tianning's tears fell on her hands, and the scorching temperature seemed to burn Ji Anni's fingers.

Unlike the first time she transformed in the Demon Temple, Ji Anni still had a little bit of her own consciousness. At least she knew that the person in her arms was Princess Tianning, and Princess Tianning was her friend, so she didn't want to hurt her.