Chen Qing took a breath, "They are plotting against you? Now, aren't they getting what they want?"
"So Wu Xing needs to go there. The black gunpowder that is unknown to others is our only advantage at the moment." Gu Yanxi thought of what Ah Zhi once said about this being a murder weapon, but now this murder weapon is the weapon they can use to fight against the Chaoli tribe. "Continue to send people to find out where they are going, and send more of our own people to load the black gunpowder. Prepare as much as possible. I will use it in a few days."
"yes."
Gu Yanxi looked at the isolated island on the map with cold eyes. He didn't start the war, so he had to bear the consequences for the killing.
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Hua Zhi dozed with her eyes closed in the carriage. After a day's discussion in the palace, it was already dusk when she left the palace. It was the time to go home, the busiest time of the day. She didn't mind the noise of various sounds entering her ears. Instead, she smiled a little because of the atmosphere of fireworks. How nice it was to be so peaceful.
The carriage suddenly stopped abruptly. She leaned forward a little and managed to hold on. Just as she was about to ask what happened, the horse neighed and stood up, lifting the carriage a little as well. She fell backwards again, and she immediately knew that something was wrong.
Now that the prince is in power and she has become the imperial tutor, almost no one is against her anymore. The only people around her are Yu Mu and Jia Yang, whom she is familiar with. When Yu Mu went to control the horse, Jia Yang had already opened the curtain and came in. He apologized, picked up Hua Zhi and jumped out of the carriage.
On the street, Hua Zhi's official uniform was really eye-catching. Even if you didn't know her, you could recognize her by her official uniform. Now there was only one woman in the whole court wearing official uniform. She was very easy to recognize. After hearing so many rumors, everyone stopped and wanted to see Hua Zhi alive.
Hua Zhi glanced at them and whispered, "Let's not stay here. Let's take a shortcut back."
"Yes." Jia Yang led the way, stretched out his arms and protected Hua Zhi as they left the crowd.
"No." Hua Zhi stopped after taking a few steps, "What happened to the horse just now?"
Jia Yang thought about it carefully, "I suddenly became anxious without any signs."
"Frightened?"
"Not like he was frightened."
Hua Zhi looked back, the crowd still hadn't dispersed, and no malicious eyes were cast at her, but she felt that everyone was suspicious, "Don't go through the alley, go back through the main street."
Jia Yang also realized something was wrong and became even more vigilant.
After taking a few steps, a carriage suddenly sped up and caught up from behind. Jia Yang was ready to take action. The curtain opened, revealing Shen Qi's face, "Master Taifu, what's this?"
Hua Zhi calmly withdrew her hand that was about to draw the dagger and replied, "The horse was frightened. I thought it wasn't too far away, so I planned to walk back."
Shen Qi was secretly delighted, got off the carriage, looked around and said meaningfully, "My Lord, your current status will cause you a lot of inconvenience. If you don't mind, please take my carriage back first."
Hua Zhi thought about it for a moment and agreed, "Thank you very much."
"I dare not, sir, please."
Nodding, Hua Zhi was about to get on the carriage when she heard a sound of an arrow breaking through the air. Jia Yang shouted "Be careful!" and tried to pull her away, but Hua Zhi reacted quickly and rolled on the ground to avoid the arrow. Although Shen Qi was a step slower, the arrow was not aimed at him, so he did not get hurt.
Instinctively protecting Hua Zhi, Shen Qi turned around and asked, "Sir, what's going on?"
"Someone tampered with my horse." Hua Zhi explained and said no more. She glanced at the screaming people running around and whispered, "The other party's target is me. Find a place to hide first."
Shen Qi's face darkened. "If I ignore you, how can I face you in the future?"
"You can't help." Hua Zhi glanced at him and pulled out a dark red dagger from her specially made boots. She had obtained the prince's approval to bring the weapon into the palace. "I'll lead them out. Jia Yang, find a way to capture them alive."
Without waiting for Jia Yang to say anything, Hua Zhi appeared from behind the carriage where she was hiding and pretended to get on the carriage to hide. Not surprisingly, another arrow hit her, and at the same time another arrow was shot at the horse. The horse neighed in pain and ran forward like crazy with its hooves raised. Jia Yang swung his sword and cut the reins in time, leaving the carriage in place.
Hua Zhi leaned against the carriage and shouted to Shen Qi who was still standing there, "Go!"
Shen Qi sadly realized that not only could he not help her, but he would also be a hindrance to her. He slapped himself and ran towards the nearby silver shop with gritted teeth.
"Jia Yang, did you see anyone?"
Jia Yang retracted his gaze and lay back in the back of the carriage. "I saw three, but there must be more than three of them. Be careful, young lady."
Hua Zhi nodded, "I guess their main ambush is not here, but in a certain alley I will take on my way back."
Jia Yang then understood that the other party had planned for Ma Fafeng and the eldest girl to get off the carriage here, and that the eldest girl did not want to be watched so she took a shortcut home, which was obviously the result of the other party's plan. It was obvious that the other party knew the eldest girl very well.
"The people ambushing over there won't be able to wait for me to come, so we can't delay." Hua Zhi looked at the empty street and whispered, "Don't worry about me, go and deal with their archers first. We can't always dodge their sudden attacks."
"But you..."
"I should be able to protect myself if I stay here and don't get attacked from the front and back. Yu Mu should have noticed something is wrong."
Jia Yang didn't have time to think too much. Just as the eldest girl said, if they didn't get rid of the archers, they would be at a disadvantage. He took out the long whip from his waist, said "be careful" and rushed out. Using the long whip to gain force, he disappeared in an instant.
The huge street was deserted and it was so quiet that Hua Zhi could only hear her own heartbeat. Under such high pressure, her mind became clearer and she suddenly understood why the other party wanted to kill General Sun first. The other party was very familiar with the court of Daqing and knew the predicament of Daqing having no generals available. Once General Sun died, no one could be in charge of Shouai Pass. Only Yan Xi had that ability. The other party's purpose was to transfer Yan Xi away from the capital and trap him in Shouai Pass so that he could not take care of other things.
What about Shaoyao going to Xinyuguan? Is it in their calculations? If so, then the scope is very small. Most people have the impression that Shaoyao is unreliable. Only a few people know that Shaoyao has this ambition and ability.
In order to trap Yan Xi, who had the greatest ability, and transfer Shaoyao, who was good at using poison, away, Hua Zhi had to draw troops from the capital to reinforce all parties... Hua Zhi's heart trembled. The target of the Chaoli tribe was the capital!
And now they are attacking her, and they are doing it so blatantly. They are going to take action!
In the blink of an eye, Hua Zhi connected all the clues together and figured out the things that she had been unable to figure out before. Seeing that it was getting dark, she used a dagger to cut the hem of her official uniform to make it easier for her to walk, took a deep breath, and rushed to the silver shop.
PS: I can't find the right state, and I feel like my writing is a bit weak. I'll leave it like this for now and revise it another day. It's March now, so please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket.