Chapter 166: Coming Prepared

Yuan Siyin quickly realized what was happening, tightened the reins to turn Ta Xue around, and walked back to Si Fangming's side, not forgetting to bicker with him: "Sure enough, nothing good ever comes of you. You should have stayed in the capital. Why did you come back here for no reason?"

Tell me honestly, have your enemies come knocking on your door?

"And you've dragged me into this too. I'll scream and say you're the one who kidnapped me."

Si Fangming's lips twitched, and he lowered his voice to reply, "We're in the same boat, so don't be too quick to cut the rope, or you won't be able to jump around either."

"Who exactly is this person?"

“Soldiers stationed in the northern frontier.” Si Fangming finished speaking, his handsome eyebrows furrowing slightly.

From the moment their position was exposed, they had been consciously tightening their encirclement, intending to trap them inside; they were clearly prepared.

How did they know our whereabouts?

"Is that even a question? Someone must have tipped us off," Si Fangming shrugged, speaking casually.

"A spy? Any leads?"

Yuan Siyin immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

They only decided to ride horses on a whim, how did it happen that someone was lying in ambush there?

"I don't know, but we might be in big trouble now."

"A jinx."

Yuan Siyin rolled her eyes at his grinning face.

They're laughing so hard; anyone who didn't know better would think the other side was in trouble.

"Take it down!"

The leader shouted and charged forward, his long sword gleaming coldly, as if he intended to take the two men's lives.

Si Fangming abandoned his nonchalant attitude, pursed his lips, leaped from his horse, and brandished his sword to meet the attack. With a loud clang, their swords clashed, sparks flew, and they were locked in a stalemate.

The sharp blade aimed straight at his heart from behind, but Yuan Siyin flicked her long whip and pulled the attacker off his horse.

Si Fangming still had some energy left. Hearing the commotion behind him, he didn't turn around, but just smiled and met the gaze of the person in front of him: "Give it your all, haven't you eaten?"

That's not even enough force to tickle me.

As expected, the man became enraged and his attacks became increasingly fierce.

Si Fangming dodged left and right, avoiding direct confrontation, intending to find an opening.

This group of people are well-trained, and they might not be able to defeat him in a one-on-one fight. However, since the other side has the upper hand in terms of numbers, the only option is to capture the leader first and deal with the situation slowly.

Yuan Siyin, who was originally by his side, was gradually separated from him, forming two encirclements that forced the two of them to fight one-on-one.

With a flick of her wrist, the golden whip coiled around the enemy's neck like a nimble snake, and with a sudden pull, the man's body flew out like a kite with a broken string.

After several rounds of struggle, she was a little out of breath.

Ta Xue was somewhat agitated, and Yuan Siyin had no choice but to soothe her with one hand while keeping a watchful eye on any sharp blade that might come from anywhere.

Compared to someone else, her situation is relatively good.

Thanks to the wide range of the golden whip, at least I didn't move when the enemy didn't move, and no one dared to make a move rashly.

She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw that Si Wangba was as slippery as an eel, dodging here and darting there, his movements extremely cunning.

Seeing that Yuan Siyin was distracted, one of them moved slightly, but after taking only two steps, he collapsed without warning, vomiting bile uncontrollably from his throat. He twitched a couple of times at first, but soon fell silent.

Yuan Siyin was taken aback and before she could react, the people around her panicked and ran away as if they wanted to avoid her at all costs.