The country they are in now is called Yu Li Country, which is a very small country and has a very good relationship with Da Jing Country.
The news that Rong Chang'an and his party were going to pass through their country had already been sent to the king by the soldiers.
The king must have attached great importance to it, and he must send troops to search the place where the team passed by, so as to prevent the team of Dajing Kingdom from being intruded by bandits.
Moreover, Yu Li Country is a well-known state of etiquette, basically no thieves have been heard of, and it is precisely because of this that Rong Chang'an agreed to the special envoy to place the camp in this place. So when he heard the news of bandits, Rong Changan was very surprised.
"How many are there?"
The guard replied: "It's hard to tell how much in the dark, anyway, the mountain is full of their noise."
Rong Chang'e frowned: "Where's your special envoy?"
Guard: "Master Special Envoy is already fighting bandits in the woods. He is afraid that something will happen to you and Concubine Zixuan, so he sent me to inform you and tell you to retreat first."
Rong Chang'an said: "This group of bandits are too arrogant, they even dare to rob the troops of Dajing Kingdom, don't die!"
Guard: "I think this gang of thieves is extremely vicious and dangerous. Why don't Concubine Xue listen to the special envoy and protect Concubine Zixuan to leave first, retreat to a safe place, and wait for the special envoy to repel the strongman, and then come to join you."
A sense of guilt rose in Rong Changan's heart. Although the special envoy fought with her secretly, he was quite a man when faced with danger. He would rather be on his own and protect the safety of the female relatives. When it comes to martial arts and swordsmanship, Rong Changan is far above the special envoy, how could she escape and let the special envoy deal with many bandits!
"Spring peach!"
Hearing Rong Changan's shout, Chuntao hurried over: "Concubine Xue Gui, what should we do?"
The danger in front of her aroused Rong Chang'an's fighting spirit on the battlefield back then. She did not see any timidity or panic on her face, but instead added a red glow of excitement to her face.
"Take our four internal guards and take Imperial Concubine Zixuan and other female relatives to a safe place. Send another person to Yu Li Country to inform the king and ask him to send troops to rescue us immediately."
The guard of the special envoy said: "Concubine Xue, if you send someone to notify the king now, it will definitely be too late! We have few people who can fight. If we send another person, who will protect the female family?"
Rong Changan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and felt that what the guard said was correct: "The far water cannot save the near fire, we can only rely on ourselves now. Guard, take me to rescue the special envoy!"
Chuntao grabbed Rong Changan: "Concubine, you... are you going to take risks?"
Although Chuntao stayed in the palace for a long time and experienced many things, her face still looked so immature, just like the first time Rong Changan saw her. Rong Changan stroked her face with his right hand, comforting her and saying:
"You and our internal guards must protect Concubine Zixuan, understand? I will be fine, and I will go to meet you with the special envoy soon."
Chuntao wanted to tell her "be careful", but Rong Changan and the envoy's guards had already left the tent. Chuntao didn't hesitate anymore, and called the four martial arts guards Yan Li assigned to Rong Chang'an to protect Zixuan and others, and leave the camp.
After Rong Changan walked out of the tent, he saw fires in the woods, and at the same time there was a tinkling sound.
"How did the envoy get cornered into the woods?"
The guard said: "It's not the special envoy who was forced into the forest, but the special envoy who forced those bandits into the forest."
The special envoy had around twenty guards. If bandits dared to rob Rong Chang'an's team, there would be no less than a hundred of them. More than 20 special envoys were able to drive more than a hundred people into the forest. Either the bandits were incapable, or the special envoys were too powerful.
Rong Chang said reassuringly: "The bandit is so vulnerable, I really shouldn't leave Zixuan. If Zixuan is met by other bandits, it will be bad!"
The two turned into the woods, the clanging sound became more and more sparse, and after a dozen or so steps, the sound of iron tools handing over disappeared, as if sucked away by some mysterious force.
There was a clearing in the woods, there was a torch on the ground, Rong Changan ran over, but no one could be seen.
"Where's the person?" The guard looked at Rong Chang'an suspiciously.
In addition to scattered torches, there were also scattered weapons on the ground, such as knives, swords, sticks, axes, sickles, etc., but there was no trace of blood.
"It seems that no one was injured, otherwise there would be blood on the ground!"
Guard: "I think those bandits are not the opponents of our special envoy, they have escaped, and the special envoy is leading people to chase them now."
Rong Changan became worried: "If the bandits are not your opponents, just drive them away. Why bother chasing them! If you fall into the bandit's trap, it will be terrible!" Then he waved to the guards, "Hurry up, let's chase them and see the end. What's the situation!"
Suddenly the guard's eyes lit up, and he pointed to a raised place in front of him: "Look, imperial concubine, there is a fire in front, the special envoy must be there!"
Rong Changan has already stepped forward: "Go!"
The trees and branches in the forest, and the ground is uneven, making it very difficult to run. The soles of Rong Changan's feet were already blistered by the stones, but she still endured the pain and continued to chase forward.
"Oh!"
Suddenly there was a scream from behind, Rong Changan hurriedly looked back, and to her horror, the guards had disappeared! He only heard his terrified voice coming from the forest where he couldn't see his fingers: "Concubine Xue Gui, save me!"
As soon as the sound came out, he was swept away and torn apart by the hunting mountain wind, and quickly disappeared into the forest. It was impossible to tell where he was captured.
In this situation, Rong Changan couldn't draw out his soft sword. The wolf made a sound, and the tip of the sword pointed to the east, west, north, south, and north of the forest, but there was no focus. The hateful thing is this situation, knowing that the enemy is in the woods, maybe not far from her, but she just can't pick him out and fight him.
There is another dangerous thing: the forest is dark and there is a mountain wind, it is extremely difficult to distinguish the sound of hidden weapons.
Rong Changan, who has experienced many hardships and dangers, can't help feeling a little flustered at this moment.
"Where are you? Come out quickly! Don't play tricks in front of me. Dog bandit, I saw you!"
Rong Changan's voice was also quickly swept away by the mountain wind, and only the mountain wind responded to her.
She squeezed her fists, and shouted again: "You guys, are you afraid that I'm a girl, and I'll be ashamed? If you want to save face, come out and compete with me!"
Still no response. Could it be that he has already left and brought the guard back to his lair
Bandits eat human flesh, drink human blood, and roast people's hearts without food. Thinking that the guards might be treated like this, Rong Chang'an's eyes moistened, and he swung his soft sword like a soft whip, slapping around in the forest smoke. After pumping for a while, there was still no movement, Rong Changan finally gave up.
She looked up at the firelight in the highlands, and thought: it's better to meet the envoy's people first, and then go to the bandit's lair with them to ask for someone.
Rong Changan's feet flew like flying, the soft sword led the way in front, and cut off the branches when he encountered them. When I got closer, I couldn't hear the clanging of iron tools anymore!
Rong Changan said angrily: "Could it be that this special envoy is chasing the bandit again? He's out of his mind! The bandit is going every step of the way to lure him forward and capture him and the guards at once!"
When they arrived, Rong Changan was even more horrified by the sight in front of him!