They say we can't wait for someone to come and rescue us, but actually there's a much bigger problem.

Chang Lili and the others are now having difficulty even moving around, and if they make a fuss, it might attract attention from outsiders.

“We helped each other sit up, because this was too much of a hindrance.”

Bai Cha looked at her suspiciously for a few moments, but still followed her advice.

Chang Lili thought to herself, "The beauty is indeed a beauty. Even in the dim light, Bai Cha doesn't look disheveled. Her slightly messy hair makes her look even more pitiful. Dust floats on her fair and translucent cheeks, like white jade stained with ash."

What are you looking at?

Chang Lili met Bai Cha's displeased gaze and felt a chill run down her spine. She suddenly realized that she was still dressed as a man. No wonder Bai Cha didn't want to stand back to back with her earlier! Was she afraid that Bai Cha had ulterior motives?

"It's nothing, don't worry." Chang Lili and she groped their way to sit up back to back, and she asked curiously, "Sister, how did you and the general meet?"

Bai Cha paused for a moment upon hearing the title "elder sister," then turned her head to look at the fair and delicate face, which did indeed appear to be a few years younger than her. She said, "Since you know the general, how come you don't even know these things?"

Could it be true?

Chang Li felt a pang of jealousy and said, "How would I know?"

"So you really do know the general."

Chang Lili thought to herself: I was careless. As expected of the courtesan, she uses all sorts of tricks to get information out of me.

While she remained silent, Bai Cha continued, "You must have a good relationship with the general, and know some of his friends, or perhaps you met the general because you knew him."

Chang Lili was completely confused.

Before she could figure out who this "he" was, there was a commotion outside!

Several barbarians had been guarding outside, and now they had come over. Their voices were much clearer, but they were speaking a foreign language that Chang Lili couldn't understand. She lowered her voice and asked, "What are they saying, sister?"

Bai Cha listened intently for a while, then said, "It seems their boss has arrived."

"They are waiting for Meng Yuxiu."

Chang Li was uneasy and anxious. This was the Central Plains, what were these barbarians doing?

Kill Meng Yuxiu and start a war immediately?

That's impossible. Winter is coming soon, which is the worst time to fight. Besides, can the barbarians recover so quickly?

Or is there another motive?

Chang Lili thought about many things quickly, but she still didn't know what those people outside were up to.

Bai Cha said, "They seem to be talking about someone, not Meng Yuxiu. I'm not very knowledgeable about this either, and they have accents, so I can't quite understand them, but they must be looking for someone else besides Meng Yuxiu."

Chang Lili was even more confused: "Looking for someone? What's the identity of the outsider?"

“I don’t know, but he’s of high status; they all treat him with great respect.” Bai Cha was also puzzled. “The person they’re looking for must have some connection to Meng Yuxiu, otherwise they wouldn’t go to such lengths to find him.”

Chang Lili thought about it carefully: "Who is Meng Yuxiu looking for?"

Thinking of the Three Pages Gate, Chang Lili felt a chill. Could it really be related to the Three Pages Gate?

Bai Cha continued listening, but couldn't make heads or tails of it. Those people spoke very quickly, as if in a great hurry.

Bai Cha frowned slightly and said, "Something's not right. They're willing to alarm the prefect to find Meng Yuxiu. The person they're looking for must be very important. Who exactly is it that's making them take this risk?"

Chang Lili shook her head solemnly.

Suddenly, Bai Cha said, "They're coming in!"

Before they could react, the door was pushed open, and the moonlight shone in, casting long shadows of the people in the doorway, like malevolent ghosts seeking death.

Chang Lili felt a chill run down her spine. These people wanted to use white tea to threaten Meng Yuxiu, but she was just a burden, and the first person they would kill would be her.

They seemed to be saying, "He actually woke up."

He walked in, holding a gleaming scimitar.

Chang Lili swallowed hard. Bai Cha said a few words to them, and after a few hesitations, the group pulled the two of them into the carriage outside.

Chang Lili lay back in the carriage and asked, "What did you say to them?"

“I told them they couldn’t kill anyone. If they wanted to get away unscathed, they shouldn’t kill anyone in the Central Plains. Tonight’s events would alarm the governor. If someone died, it would affect the border. They don’t seem to want to cause trouble.”

"Where are we going?"

"The North".

"!"

You can't kill people in the Central Plains, but you can go to their hometown, right?

Chang Lili swallowed hard and said, "I can't go!"

Bai Cha said, "Of course I know, but what can I do?"

"Let them make a deal with Meng Yuxiu. If they need to find someone, Meng Yuxiu will definitely cooperate with them."

"How did you know?" Bai Cha asked warily. "What exactly is your relationship with Meng Yuxiu?"

Before Chang Lili could speak, the swaying carriage suddenly stopped.

Because of the curfew in the city, their carriage traveled along the mountain road. It was late at night, and the dense branches of the trees blocked the moonlight. The narrow path was quiet and eerie, with only the sound of horses' hooves scraping the rough ground.

Could they be planning to kill someone in this desolate wilderness to cover their tracks?

Chang Lili's breathing slowed down, and she heard other sounds as her ears twitched.

It sounded like the wind rustling through the forest, or like something stepping on the ground and brushing aside the leaves.

Outside at this moment.

A dark figure riding a tall black horse appeared, brushing aside the leaves, and coldly met the gaze of the couple in the carriage.

The assassins were all wearing masks, making it impossible to discern their identities. However, the curved swords at their waists betrayed them, as did the tone of their leader's voice: "Meng Yuxiu."

The powerful voice seemed to carry the raging sands of the frontier.

Dressed in black, Meng Yuxiu's gaze was like a cold sword, devoid of any emotion. He said, "Since you know me, you must be someone I used to know. You dare to commit crimes in the Central Plains but don't dare to show your face?"

"This is your territory. If you were in my hometown, I would tear you to pieces!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the other man slapped his horse's back, drew his sword, and leaped into the air, slashing at Meng Yuxiu like an axe!

With a clang, Mengli Sword clashed with his scimitar, the cold glint of the blades reflecting in each other's eyes.

Meng Yuxiu looked into those eyes and felt a momentary sense of familiarity, but without thinking it over, he dismounted and kicked out with a horizontal kick!

The enemy also drew their swords and attacked Meng Yuxiu, who was fighting alone.

The man spat out a mouthful of blood that Meng Yuxiu had kicked out, and grinned maliciously, saying, "Since you dared to come alone today, don't blame us for taking your life!"

There were at least ten assassins, but only one Meng Yuxiu!

Not to mention, these people are all battle-hardened barbarian warriors, one of them is worth ten of them - even if Meng Yuxiu is a war god, he could not possibly defeat these people or escape the curved blades swung from all directions!