The bandit leader's face was filled with a sinister and vicious expression. "This woman caused me to fail at the last moment. If she dies, I'll drag her down with me! Find her for me. If I can catch her, I'll hold her hostage and find a way out!"

"yes!"

The bandits immediately began searching more quickly because it was daylight and the visibility was much clearer than at night, so they could search faster.

Wanruo hid behind the bushes, her heart in her throat. The medicine powder she brought with her had long been used up. Now all she had left in her hand was a dagger that she had taken from the horse bandits, and she gripped the hilt tightly with both hands.

Suddenly, a bandit came towards the jungle where she was hiding.

Seeing him getting closer and closer, Wanruo finally couldn't hide anymore, so she stood up and ran back.

"You're hiding here! How dare you run!"

The horse bandits rushed forward and immediately gave chase.

Wanruo was completely exposed and had no way to retreat. She could only run forward desperately.

But he was exhausted and was grabbed by the bandits after running only a few steps: "You bitch, I've been looking for you all night. I've been hunting all my life, and now you've got your eyes pecked out by a little sparrow like you!"

As the bandit said this, he raised his hand to slap him.

But someone came running over in a hurry: "Sorry, Boss, the Imperial Guards are here to search as well!"

The bandit leader gritted his teeth and grabbed Xu Wanruo's arm: "What are you afraid of?! I have this woman in my hand, I don't believe there is no way out!"

Wanruo felt hopeless in an instant, she was afraid that she would not survive.

She is a lowly orphan, not Xie Xiuzhu. What value does she have that would allow the bandits to control the imperial guards?

Soon, the sound of horse hooves approached.

She saw a familiar figure, dressed in a silver-gray robe, riding a horse towards her, his clothes fluttering, like a young man on the street.

The bandit immediately put the knife to her neck and cursed: "If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill her!"

Xie Xianyu pulled the reins and stopped at the spot. He dismounted, his eyes darker than ever before, but his voice remained restrained and calm: "Let her go."

"What a joke! Let her go? Am I going to die? You can take her life if you want, but prepare 10,000 taels of silver for me and get us out of the city."

The bandit leader, Lion, opened his mouth wide and wanted to negotiate.

But Xie Xianyu didn't hesitate: "Sure, come here, bring the silver."

He had already asked people to prepare in case of emergency. After all, kidnapping was mostly for money.

Two imperial guards brought over two large boxes and opened the lids. They were filled with silver, which almost blinded the bandits' eyes.

There was excitement in the bandit leader's eyes. He didn't expect that his bet was right.

"If you release the person, I can give you the money and the car. I will have the imperial guards let you go right away." Xie Xianyu said in a deep voice.

The bandit leader's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly became greedy: "That won't do. What if you change your mind halfway?"

Xie Xianyu threw the token from his waist to him: "With this token, you will leave the mountain immediately. No city gates or checkpoints will be blocked. I will not leave the mountain until you are out of the city. As long as you can release me, I will not pursue any matter."

Wanruo looked at him in a daze. It was the first time she heard Xie Xianyu speak like this.

He has always been vindictive and never gives in.

"Then I'm worried. It seems that I have to take this woman with me. I'll return her to you after I get out of the city safely." The horse bandit leader smiled, with a sinister light in his eyes.

A woman who can hold the eldest son of the Xie family in her grasp must be able to gain countless advantages. How could he let her go so easily?

There was a hint of sinisterness in Xie Xianyu's eyes. He was not stupid, so how could he not see that this horse bandit was greedy?

I'm afraid that once we leave the city, he won't be willing to let us go. By then, it will be difficult to catch us once we leave Yanjing City.

The bandit leader pressed the knife against Wanruo's slender neck, leaving a bloody mark, and threatened: "Don't you want to?"

Xie Xianyu clenched his fists in his sleeves, suppressing the anger in his eyes: "Tuo."

"Get out of the way!" The horse bandits felt confident and drove away the imperial guards and loaded the two boxes of silver onto the carriage.

The leader of the horse bandits was about to take Wanruo abducted and put her in the carriage, just at the moment of her awakening.

Xie Xianyu suddenly waved his sleeves, and a small knife flew out unexpectedly, directly piercing the hand of the horse bandit leader who was holding the knife. The horse bandit leader let go of his hand in pain, and the knife fell to the ground.

Wanruo tried to dodge in a hurry, but the other two horse bandits surrounding her rushed forward with knives raised. Xie Xianyu dodged forward, drew the soft sword from his waist, and swept it out, killing the two horse bandits in the throat. Then he grabbed Wanruo's arm and brought her behind him.

At the same time, the imperial guards also rushed forward and killed all the remaining horse bandits.

Xie Xianyu then grabbed Wanruo's arm and asked, "Are you okay?"

He had been up all night, his clear eyes were bloodshot. She had never seen Xie Xianyu look so miserable.

Wan Ruo shook her head in shock: "I didn't..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Xianyu caught a glimpse of a flash of silver light. It turned out that the bandit leader who had fallen to the ground earlier was unwilling to give up. He took out a crossbow and aimed it at Xu Wanruo. With a "bang", the crossbow arrow flew out of the air.

"Be careful!" Xie Xianyu pulled Wanruo over and turned around, using his back to block the arrow for her.

Wanruo was frightened. Her arms were so painful from being gripped by his two hands. He seemed to have used up all his strength to hold her.

As he staggered and knelt on one knee, she saw a bright red bloodstain on his chest where the feather arrow pierced it.

"Xie Xianyu!"