Remember "Bookworm" in one second.

  Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

  But in just a few blinks of an eye, the situation on the ship had turned upside down.

  The second master lay on the deck, a dagger deeply inserted into his chest, with fresh blood gushing out, and he had already stopped breathing. His face still maintained the shocked expression from before his death.

  It seems rather frightening at this moment.

  He probably never thought he would die at the hands of a weak and gentle girl.

  Ling Jingxu stood beside the corpse of Er Dangjia. The collar was splattered with a lot of fresh blood, and the thick smell of blood made people feel nauseous.

  Her pretty face lost all its blood color, pale as snow. A pair of eyes flashed with surprise, regret, and remorse, and soon disappeared at the bottom of her eyes.

  She withdrew her trembling hands into her sleeves and took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

  In such a critical situation, she had to take the initiative to defend herself. Otherwise, she would be the one to die. Moreover, this was a bandit who kidnapped and robbed people, and he deserved to die anyway!

  She didn't do anything wrong!

  Ling Jingxu repeatedly muttered to herself in her heart, but her stomach churned restlessly due to the intense bloody smell, and she finally couldn't bear it anymore and bent down to vomit.

  Bai Yu had already been stunned by this series of unexpected events.

  A gentle and soft-tempered young lady, how dare you take action to kill someone? The other party is a ruthless killer who kills without blinking...

  Until Ling Jingxu bent over and vomited with a painful expression, Bai Yu suddenly came back to her senses. Without thinking, she rushed to Ling Jingxu's side and supported her arm: "Miss, are you okay?"

  Ling Jingxu felt like her stomach was churning with a stormy sea, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and couldn't care less about being embarrassed, vomiting everything in her stomach until it was completely empty.

  At this time, the bandits who raided the official ship were either dead or wounded and had no power to pose any threat.

  ......

  "Your Highness, there are many people injured on the ship. Should we send a royal physician to treat them?" Wang Tong suggested in a low voice.

  The young man in black robes nodded casually: "You can handle the aftermath, there's no need to come and ask me one by one." As he spoke, his gaze remained on Ling Jingyu, without looking at Wang Tong.

  Looks beautiful and weak, but when suddenly killing, it's ruthless and shocking. Now vomiting non-stop...

  What a contradictory and interesting girl!

  Wang Tong followed the gaze of the black-clad youth and took a glance at Ling Jingxuan, his heart also filled with astonishment.

  The guards holding the longbows were all rigorously trained and carefully selected archers, each with the skill of shooting through a willow leaf at a hundred paces. Just now it seemed like they were shooting randomly, but in fact every arrow was aimed at the bandits.

  As long as the girl doesn't move around randomly, she won't get hurt by mistake.

  This girl was able to calmly judge this point, and didn't move a single step in the midst of the chaotic arrows. It's already enough to be astonishing. Not to mention seizing the crucial moment. She killed the leader of the bandits with the dagger in her hand...

  Be cruel to yourself and even more cruel to others!

  Such a talented and beautiful young woman is rarely seen. It's no wonder that Your Highness has taken an interest in her...

  Wang Tong's mind was racing, and he chuckled softly: "The people on this official ship were lucky to have been rescued by Your Highness. Otherwise, they would not have escaped disaster today. They must be extremely grateful to Your Highness and will certainly want to thank you in person. There are still some bandits on the deck, but it's not suitable for Your Highness to take risks. Why don't you return to the cabin first? I'll handle everything and let them come aboard to pay their respects to Your Highness afterwards."

  The young man in black said casually: "No need to go back to the cabin. I'll also get off the deck and take a look."

  "Your Highness mustn't." Wang Tong was startled and hastily spoke to stop him: "The bandits have not all been captured yet, it's still not completely safe. What if someone desperately rises up and hurts people..."

  "Nonsense!"

  The young man in black robes somewhat impatiently interrupted Wang Tong and then walked away.

  Wang Tong did not dare to obstruct and immediately led a dozen guards to vigilantly guard the young man in black clothes.

  ......

  The stomach was vomiting clean and dry, and that kind of scorching corrosion-like discomfort also slightly dissipated.

  Ling Jingxu leaned weakly against the white jade, half-closing her eyes, a faint self-mocking bitter smile rising at the corner of her lips.

  If things go on like this... In the end, she'll become a stranger even to herself one day...

  "Miss, don't cry." Bai Yu choked back a sob as she wiped away the tears on her face: "Just now, if you hadn't reacted so quickly, that bandit leader would not have let you off."

  Yes. Waiting for others to help is not as good as helping oneself.

  If she had fallen into the hands of those bandits who were at their wit's end, it would have been her lying on the ground now.

  Ling Jingxian opened her eyes, forcing a stiff smile: "Anyway, we've managed to escape this disaster." After a pause, she whispered: "What happened earlier... don't tell Ah Xiao for now, lest he gets scared."

  Ling Xiao has always been timid and has complete trust and dependence on her. If she knew that she had taken someone's life, Ling Xiao would definitely be frightened!

  Bai Yu nodded without thinking.

  Unfortunately, there were too many people present, and it was impossible to keep it a secret. Otherwise, Bai Yutian wanted to keep this matter hidden forever, not letting anyone, especially the Ling family, know about it.

  "I didn't think you had the guts to kill," a detached voice with an inherent air of superiority, just like the impression given by the black-clothed youth: "It's fortunate that I didn't waste my effort in saving you."

  Bai Yu's heart was still simmering with anger, and she roughly replied in a stiff tone: "Thank you, young master, for saving my life. However, you didn't even say a word before ordering someone to shoot the arrow, which seems a bit too rash. If something had gone wrong, it wouldn't have mattered if I had lost my life, but what if Miss had gotten hurt?"

  The young man in black clothes had not yet spoken, but Wang Tong, who was tall and sturdy, changed his expression: "How dare you! You actually dare to speak to the prince like that!"

  Your Highness?

  Ling Jingyu was startled and suddenly raised her head to look at the boy in black clothes.

  This title can only be used by imperial princes and grandsons. She had long guessed that the mysterious youth in black was extraordinary, but she never thought he would have such a noble status.

  Is this young man in a black robe the youngest imperial son, Prince of Yan Yang Quan, or the Eastern Palace's Crown Prince Yang Yao?

  Bai Yumian's complexion changed slightly, and she secretly regretted it in her heart. If she had angered the nobleman with a momentary sharp tongue, wouldn't that bring trouble to the young lady?

  The young man in black robes glanced at Wang Tong with a faint expression: "Too talkative!"

  The displeasure in his tone was clear.

  Wang Tong immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "Your subordinate should not have casually revealed Your Highness's identity, please punish your subordinate!"

  The young man in black ignored Wang Tong, letting him kneel there, and his gaze fell on Ling Jingyu: "What's your name?" There was no need to conceal his identity anymore, the demeanor of being in a high position with power was fully revealed.

  Ling Jingyi subconsciously straightened her back: "This humble woman's surname is Ling, and she is the ninth in the family."

  As for her name, of course, it's a secret.

  The young man in black obviously wasn't used to someone going against his wishes and raised an eyebrow.

  King Tong's heart was secretly shocked as he still knelt on the ground.

  His Highness was born with a majestic aura, and his temperament was cold and stern. Even the guards who served him morning and night didn't dare to make eye contact with him, let alone be rude to him. This Ling Jiu Miss had quite some guts...

  P.S: I'd like to ask for everyone's opinion, should I update in three separate times or all at once at 8 o'clock?