After walking for most of the day, the terrain became increasingly steep.

Although the sun was shining brightly, the wind blowing from the cliff was still bone-chilling, and many soldiers following the carriage moved forward with their bodies huddled.

"Your Highness, it's time to get ready!" Yun Ting's voice came from the front of the carriage.

"it is good."

Xiao Yu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and on the other side of the road was a vast expanse of white, a bottomless valley.

After lowering the curtain, Xiao Yu took out a bottle from his arms, poured out a black pill from it and put it directly into his mouth.

After a while, the body gradually became lighter, and a warmth spread from the dantian to the whole body, as if he had never been poisoned.

The drug is so effective, I’m afraid the side effects won’t be too severe.

In the past, he could endure the heart-wrenching pain every time he was given medicine, and he didn't think it was a big deal.

Ever since Su Lingyue has been by his side, as if influenced by Su Lingyue, he also began to cherish this body.

Hopefully, she won't be too mad this time.

"There are assassins!"

A loud shout broke Xiao Yu's meditation.

"There's an assassin! Protect His Majesty!"

"My Lords, please drive the carriage faster!"

……

There were screams and sounds of fighting outside.

Xiao Yu came out of the carriage holding the dummy in his arms with one hand and stood in front of the carriage.

"Your Highness, is everything going as planned?" Yan Qing asked.

"Yeah." Xiao Yu responded and looked forward.

The carriages of the scholars and officials had already started to speed up, putting some distance between them and them.

"Your Highness, please drive your carriage away quickly! There is an assassin!" Ji Tang's voice came from the side.

Behind him, the carriage driven by Ji Tang was already parallel to Xiao Yu's carriage.

He was a little panicked, and the two little maids in the carriage were trembling and supporting each other.

Caiyi pulled open the curtain and looked out, wanting to see what was going on outside.

Xiao Yu instructed Ji Tang, "I'll give you a task. Take them both to Longhua Temple safely. The princess will meet up with you in three days."

Ji Tang didn't quite understand what Xiao Yu meant, but seeing that the men in black were getting closer and closer, the imperial guards had no intention of resisting with all their strength and kept retreating.

I'm afraid the man in black will come and kill us soon.

In the carriage, the two weak women didn't know any martial arts at all.

At this moment, this is all he can do.

"Yes, Your Highness." The panic on his wheat-colored face faded away, replaced by determination.

The man in black in front probably wanted to let them pass on purpose. When he saw that it was not Xiao Yu's carriage, he left a gap to let those people pass.

With a wave of the whip, the small carriage followed the carriages of the literati and disappeared in the crowd.

The imperial guards beside him were like a pile of loose sand, fighting and retreating at the same time.

Not far away, He Zhang, who was leading them, was surrounded by several men in black. He was fighting desperately and was injured in several places.

Xiao Yu frowned. Why didn't it look like a show?

"Damn it, you bunch of rubbish, why are you all retreating!"

"Come and help me!"

He Zhang suffered several more wounds and shouted while being beaten.

However, the imperial guards did not listen to his command at all and fought and fled at the same time.

He Zhang, the second son of Grand Tutor He Wangchun, has never been interested in literature since childhood, but only in martial arts.

If he remembered correctly, He Zhang was the deputy general of General Lin Ju, the loyal and martial general of the Beijing suburbs defense army.

"I see." Xiao Yu curled his lips. This made sense.

Xiao Yu ordered Yun Ting, who was trying hard to control the carriage and prevent the horses from losing control, "Yun Ting, go and bring He Zhang over!"

Yun Ting frowned, seeming very confused about Xiao Yu's order, but he still handed the reins to Yan Qing, drew his sword and flew out.

Yan Qing was confused, "Your Majesty, we can barely protect ourselves, why should we help them!"

"Of course it helps! Just drive carefully!" Without having the time to explain to Yan Qing, Xiao Yu frowned and looked at Yun Ting.

A dozen men in black surrounded Yun Ting and He Zhang, but Sima Changfeng was nowhere to be seen. Other men in black were moving towards the carriage through the scattered soldiers.

After more than ten moves, Yun Ting shook off four or five enemies with one sword, seized the opportunity to grab He Zhang's belt, stepped on the soldier's head, and jumped onto the carriage.

"Let me go! Those soldiers are still behind us!" He Zhang struggled to get off the carriage, but Yun Ting held his belt tightly.

"General He, if you get off the carriage, the He family will hold a funeral tomorrow!" Xiao Yu's cold words reached He Zhang's ears.

He Zhang's heart sank, and he asked, "My Lord, what do you mean?"

"Don't you realize that the soldiers don't listen to your commands! And don't you realize that those men in black are coming for you?" Xiao Yu looked at him with cold eyes, without a trace of warmth in his words.

Xiao Yu's words were like a bucket of cold water, waking He Zhang up, "You mean..."

He couldn't believe it.

The Imperial Guards belong to Han Feng. He has never had any grudges against Han Feng. He must have received orders from someone for him to let his subordinates treat him like this.

He couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. He barely managed to stand steady with the help of his sword, leaning against the wooden board of the carriage. His bloodstained face looked very dejected.

"Who is it?" he asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know, but Han Feng definitely can't escape!"

Xiao Yu looked at him and said in a deep voice: "You have two choices now. One, go down and die. Two, follow me. There may be a glimmer of hope, but someone will definitely report you when you go back."

"Choose for yourself!"

He Zhang's expression was gloomy. Thinking of his young children at home and his gentle wife, he tightened his grip on the sword.

He looked at Xiao Yu with a determined look, "I beg Your Majesty to save me. I have a wife and children at home, and I don't want to die in such an unclear way!"

Xiao Yu looked at He Zhang and said calmly: "My situation is not much better than yours now, you have to contribute. If you become a burden, I can't guarantee that you can return alive."

He Zhang nodded, "Yes, I will never be a burden to the prince!"

The men in black were getting closer and closer. Yan Qingyunting drove the carriage quickly past the soldiers and rushed to the place they had chosen in advance.

When they were less than a mile away from the place they had chosen, the horses neighed sharply, and suddenly fell down together, and the carriage began to tilt instantly.

"Jump out of the car!"

As Xiao Yu gave the order, he jumped away holding the dummy in his arms. Yun Ting also jumped off the carriage carrying He Zhang and landed steadily.

After Yan Qing stood firmly beside them, he turned his head to look at the horses behind him, only to see that the front hooves of all four horses were broken. The horses were lying on the ground, struggling and neighing, and the sound was very shrill.

"Fuck! How could these people be so cruel! These are the best horses in the mansion!"

Looking at the horse on the ground, Yan Qing's round eyes turned red and his face was full of anger.

"Don't just stare at the horses. You'll die if you keep looking at them!" Yun Ting's voice came coldly from beside him, and his words were full of murderous intent.

Yan Qing turned his head and saw that the imperial guards had dispersed and he didn't know where they went.

More than a hundred men in black were slowly approaching them with swords in hand.

The leader was Sima Changfeng.

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