Xiao Yichen stood on the mountain road after the rain, frowning as he looked at the guards who were searching all over the mountain. At his feet were kneeling and tied up a dozen men in black.
When he entered the mountain to ambush, he made marks on the trees, intending to tell Ji Lingxue that he was in the dark, but he did not expect that two groups of assassins appeared, his plan was disrupted, and Ji Lingxue also disappeared.
During this period of time, he has been looking for the third prince of Dayan. Now the pass north of the city is under martial law, and it is not so easy for him to go out. The only possibility is that he is still lurking in the capital. Today, Ji Lingxue went up the mountain to worship his mother, and many people began to get restless. A group of assassins have been interrogated and found to be from Dayan.
Chi Feng, who was standing beside him, coldly chopped off the little finger of one of the men in black with a dagger and said coldly, "Tell me, who sent you to assassinate the princess?"
The man in black let out a heart-wrenching howl, and after a moment he bared his teeth and said, "I... I don't know."
Chi Feng sneered, "Don't you know? Wait until I chop off all ten of your fingers, and you'll probably know. The ten fingers are connected to the heart, so if you don't want to die of pain, you'd better confess as soon as possible!"
The other man in black standing nearby was horrified and couldn't help but say, "I'll tell you everything, it's..."
"How spineless!" The man in black whose fingers were cut off glared angrily.
The other man in black ignored him and continued, "We are from Lengsha Pavilion. Yesterday we received a business order to come here to assassinate a woman. We didn't know she was the Princess of Chen."
Xiao Yichen turned around and said, "Then tell me what the employer is like."
The man in black shook his head. "That person was covered in a black veil, but from the sound of her voice, she was a middle-aged woman."
Xiao Yichen nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Leave their bodies intact." He drew his sword with a swish sound, and more than ten heads fell to the ground in an instant. The blood flowed and dyed the fallen dead leaves red.
Chi Feng stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will take people up the mountain to continue searching. The princess may still be there."
Xiao Yichen nodded.
On the other side, Mo Xiang's eyes widened in shock at the news conveyed by his palm, and he stared at Ruge's back again and again. How tall is Ruge...
The first flaw that Ji Lingxue noticed was not Ruge's height but his sword moves. Ruge never performed such beautiful sword moves. He just used whatever was practical to subdue the opponent as quickly as possible.
The three of them did not choose the same route to go down the mountain as they did when they went up, but instead went down the back of the mountain, so that they could successfully avoid the people Xiao Yichen sent to look for them.
Mo Xiang turned her head to look at Ji Lingxue from time to time, asking her what to do next. There was still some poison powder left on her body. Just as she was thinking about it, Mo Xiang subconsciously touched her chest, her face changed, and the poison powder she hid in her arms had disappeared.
Ji Lingxue said, "Ruge, how come we haven't met the prince and his men after walking for so long? Did we take the wrong road?"
Ruge paused, suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "You're not wrong, this is the way back..." After a pause, he continued, "It's just not the way to Prince Chen's Palace." As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and pressed the acupuncture points on Ji Lingxue's body. Ji Lingxue had been prepared, she raised her hand to slap the other's hand away and took two steps back.
Ruge didn't expect that after not seeing Ji Lingxue for a few days, her skills would gradually improve. She underestimated this weak woman. Mo Xiang stood in front of Ji Lingxue and looked at Ruge with a wary face, angrily saying: "You are not Ruge, who are you and what do you want to do?"
Ruge raised her eyebrows. His acting skills have always been good, so where did he give away the truth
Since she was discovered, Ruge was too lazy to pretend anymore. She raised her hand and tore off a thin human skin mask and said, "Princess Chen, how are you?"
It turned out to be the perverted third prince of Dayan. What a narrow road the enemies meet. Ji Lingxue was depressed. Why did this perverted third prince always target her for no reason? He really thought she was a soft persimmon to be squeezed.
The third prince clapped his hands, and a carriage came out from behind the tree with a rumbling sound. The one driving the horses was one of the third prince's confidants.
The third prince said, "Princess Chen, do you want me to invite you into the car or knock you out and get you into the car?" His tone said it was a negotiation but in fact he did not give the other party any choice.
Although the Third Prince only had two people, they were obviously masters, and weak women like them didn't even have the capital to resist.
Mo Xiang leaned close to Ji Lingxue's ear and said, "Princess, I will escort you and leave first."
Ji Lingxue shook her head. The cunning man who did things to the Third Prince must have a trick up his sleeve. They couldn't escape. She was afraid that Ruge would also fall into his hands. Thinking of this, Ji Lingxue narrowed her eyes and asked, "Can you tell me what you did to Ruge?"
The Third Prince raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Ji Lingxue to care so much about that man. The corners of his mouth raised in a strange arc, "If Princess Chen follows me obediently, I will take you to see him."
Ji Lingxue looked around and got on the carriage without saying a word. Mo Xiang followed Ji Lingxue with a nervous look on her face. The Third Prince did not make things difficult for them. He just locked the carriage door and set off.
The carriage left as quietly as it had come. On the other side, Xiao Yichen received a letter that read, "Swallow went north to enter the pass."
Xiao Yichen crumpled the letter into a ball, turned around and led his men northward towards the pass. This pass was an important passage from the capital to the northwest, and most of the vehicles passing through were caravans.
Today, the atmosphere at the checkpoint was particularly tense. The general guarding the city sneezed three times in a row, and then ordered the soldiers under him to strictly check the people passing through the checkpoint and not let any spies from the Great Yan State escape.
When Xiao Yichen arrived, the general guarding the city had just finished inspecting the tower. Seeing Xiao Yichen coming, he came out to greet him with fear and trepidation. Xiao Yichen was in no mood to exchange pleasantries and asked directly, "Are there any suspicious vehicles leaving the city?"
The general guarding the city felt his scalp tighten, and he hurriedly shook his head and asked tentatively: "My lord, what happened?"
Xiao Yichen had a cold face and turned around to stand at the city gate to supervise. He wanted to see how the Third Prince of Dayan planned to kidnap his woman and get out.
The third prince of Dayan secretly sneaked into the Dongqi Imperial City for some time. If he didn't return to Dayan, he was afraid that the situation in the court would change. He originally wanted to make things difficult for Xiao Yichen, but ended up not only failing to do so but also having his own lair raided by Xiao Yichen. Now he can only take a gamble and kidnap Ji Lingxue as a hostage so that he can get out smoothly.
In a remote house, Ji Lingxue and Mo Xiang were locked in the room for a while. The room was very shabby and there was no decent table or chair. Ji Lingxue sat on the stone kang and counted on her fingers.
Both she and Mo Xiang had their acupoints sealed, and they didn't even have the strength to escape.
Mo Xiang was calm and kept silent. After waiting for a while, Mo Xiang said, "Princess, Ruge is probably not here."
Ji Lingxue nodded. The third prince was too treacherous. She hoped Ruge was okay.
Suddenly, the door was kicked open with great force. Ji Lingxue looked up and saw the Third Prince, dressed as a farmer with a fake beard, walked in, followed by two women.
The third prince said, "Help these two people put on makeup and change their clothes quickly." After saying that, he turned and left.
Ji Lingxue and Mo Xiang were like two rag dolls, with two women dressing them. After a while, Ji Lingxue was pushed out of the door with Mo Xiang in her village girl clothes, and a basket was stuffed into her hands and she was led out.
After walking out of the house, Ji Lingxue realized that this was a village at the border. They dressed up as ordinary people and lined up behind the team at the city gate to prepare to leave.
The team was getting shorter and shorter. Ji Lingxue was surprised to find Xiao Yichen standing at the city gate. However, her mute point was sealed and she could not make any sound, so she could not remind Xiao Yichen to come and save her.
Mo Xiang lowered her head, walked a few steps and found a small stone in front of her. She was happy for a moment and raised her foot to kick the stone out, but suddenly a black boot stretched out to block her movement.
Mo Xiang looked up and saw the Third Prince, who was dressed as a farmer, smiling strangely. He moved the hand holding the hoe, which scared Mo Xiang so much that he lowered his head.
Finally, it was Ji Lingxue, Mo Xiang and others' turn to leave the city. The guards guarding the city looked at them and waved their hands to let them go.
Ji Lingxue tried hard to turn her head, and saw from the corner of her eye that Xiao Yichen was staring at the passing carriages or cargo trucks and didn't pay any attention to her direction at all.
Ji Lingxue cursed in her heart: Xiao Yichen, you idiot!
Unwillingly, Ji Lingxue was taken out of the city, and she became increasingly distant from Xiao Yichen...
Ruge woke up in the woods and moved his arms, only to find that he was tied to a tree. Damn it, even though his martial arts skills were quite good, he was knocked out without any effort.
He moved, and the tree he was tied to creaked and tilted to one side with his weight, which scared him and made him scream.
The birds in the woods were frightened by his tragic cry and spread their wings and flew away. Ruge had to shout at the top of her lungs: "Is there anyone there?"
On another hilltop, Chi Feng, who was about to go down the mountain, paused, listened to the sound of the wind, and asked the guard beside him, "Hey, did you hear anything?"
The guard shook his head, "Mr. Chi, the prince has already rushed to the border, we should hurry down the mountain to chase the prince."
Chi Feng waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "This is a great time for a hero to save a beautiful girl, why are you trying to steal the limelight?"
The guards were speechless. If Chi Feng hadn't said that there might be clues in the mountains, the prince wouldn't have kept them here to wander around.
The next moment, there was a slight sound in the wind. The guard pricked up his ears and said, "Someone is really shouting for help, over there..." and pointed in a direction.
Chi Feng smiled and said, "My guess is correct, there are still clues in this mountain." Then he waved his hand and led people to rescue people.
Chi Feng stood under the tree and looked up at Ruge who was tied to the tree with only a pair of pants left. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but tremble, "Isn't this the bodyguard beside the princess? How did you become like this? Hahaha!"
Ruge was so upset that she just laughed. They were all men anyway, so it didn’t matter if they were seen naked.
A guard climbed up the tree and quickly rescued Ruge. He pointed at his muddy face and asked, "What's wrong with your face?"
Ruge wiped the mud marks on her face that were dried by the wind and smiled awkwardly, "Um... Brother, do you have any clothes? Give me one. I'm in a hurry to save people."
The guard shook his head, crossed his arms and said, "No, this is the only set of clothes I have."
(End of this chapter)