Chapter 814 The Code

The sudden collapse of his accomplice alerted the other men in black. They whistled to their leader, signaling him to act accordingly. He suspected that someone else was hiding in the carriage, not just Lin Yuesha and her maid.

According to information sent by his informant, Qi Heng was very interested in his new wife. Before she even came of age, he used every means to coax her into coming to him.

Although Qi Heng was not at the border, he assigned several of his most capable bodyguards to Lin Yuesha, making her very difficult to deal with.

"Miss, why did that person suddenly collapse?"

Bai Cha didn't see her young mistress's movements clearly. She smoothed her chest with her hand and then, holding the dagger, acted startled.

"How would I know? It might be a sudden heart attack."

Lin Yuesha hid the bracelet under her sleeve and gave a perfunctory reply.

Beside the carriage, the guards were locked in combat with the men in black, who were listening intently to their conversation.

Lin Yuesha was careful; she had to act scared to lower the guard of the men in black.

The snowy night illuminated everything.

After a short while, the sounds of swords clashing did not stop.

Lin Yuesha peeked through the crack in the car window. The men in black acted swiftly, completely recklessly. The guards were struggling to keep up, and if they continued to delay, it would not benefit them.

There were Qi soldiers patrolling a few miles ahead, so the man in black hesitated and chose to strike in an open area.

Those who attacked her were most likely from other races, aiming to kill her to strike at Qi Heng, or capture her to threaten him; in short, they wouldn't miss their chance to harm her.

"Miss, what are your thoughts?"

After calming down, Bai Cha quickly assessed the situation. A stalemate would be too exhausting, and if the man in black gained the upper hand and approached the carriage, the two of them wouldn't be as lucky as they had been at the beginning.

"The wind is strong, let's get out of here."

Lin Yuesha beckoned Bai Cha over and whispered a few words in her ear.

"Will this... will this work?"

White Tea couldn't believe it; this was a rather underhanded tactic.

"How despicable! Are you leaving the guards here unattended?"

Lin Yuesha tapped Bai Cha's head, urging Bai Cha to understand that the two of them, master and servant, were a huge burden. They should run away and leave the battlefield to a few guards.

Only when the secret guards have no worries can they fully unleash their abilities.

If they had the upper hand, the coachman would not leave the carriage. By spreading out and intentionally leading the man in black away from the carriage, they were creating an opportunity for her.

"You're a burden. It's good enough that you're not dragging anyone down. You still want to stick with the guards?"

Lin Yuesha ignored Bai Cha, found a piece of still-burning charcoal, climbed out of the front car door, and started burning the horse's tail.

Without a whip and not knowing how to drive a carriage, the two had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

The horses pulling the cart were already restless, and with their manes set ablaze, they immediately neighed and galloped wildly.

"We can't let that little wench get away!"

The leader of the men in black was so angry that he cursed and tried to give chase, but was stopped by his guards.

"Shoot an arrow!"

Seeing that they were about to return empty-handed, the leader ordered his men to prepare crossbows. If they failed to complete the mission, they would not be able to explain themselves to Lord Helian.

The foreign tribes had advanced weaponry; their crossbows had a range of over 100 meters and were fired at the carriages.

"White Tea, lie down!"

Lin Yuesha pushed over Bai Cha, and the two of them lay under the car, staring blankly at the arrows shooting in from all four walls.

The two were just a hair's breadth away from dying.

"Who exactly is this person? Could it be that they are in love with Qi Heng and want me dead?"

Lin Yuesha thought back and realized that she had always been a law-abiding citizen and wouldn't have any deep-seated hatred for anyone.

“Miss, apart from Madam Xu, I haven’t heard of any women among the generals.”

The Great Qi only had Lady Xu, while the foreign tribes were all men.

"Helian Cheng is a pervert. He's neither male nor female, and he likes men."

Lin Yuesha immediately realized that a pockmarked face falling in love with another pockmarked face meant that Helian Cheng had seen Qi Heng's true face. She hadn't even seen it!

The carriage swayed and bumped along for several miles. Fortunately, there were no mountain roads around, and the heavy snow hindered the horses, which slowed them down, allowing Lin Yuesha and Bai Cha to escape.

Before long, the two encountered patrolling soldiers.

"Young Madam, I am a person sent by the Prince."

The young officer in the lead, acting furtively, led Lin Yuesha aside to talk.

"There's a monkey riding in a tree, and another monkey on the ground. How many monkeys are there in total?"

Because there were spies within the Great Qi, Prince Luo and Lin Yuesha were very cautious. Prince Luo not only sent his confidants, but also devised a secret code with Lin Yuesha.

"Two monkeys."

The young soldier blinked and answered fluently.

That's right!

After being away for a few days, Lin Yuesha first had to settle Bai Cha in, and then left with the young soldier.

"Young Madam, His Highness has instructed you to proceed with caution."

The young soldier repeated the important instructions and summoned the person from Yunzhao Pavilion to provide support.

"Miss Lin, do you still remember me?"

The one who came to meet them was Yun Ge, a songstress from Yun Zhao Pavilion. She was extremely skilled in music. She had received news from the Prince of Luo that she was coming to pick them up. She was so excited about seeing her savior that she couldn't sleep all night.

"Who are you……"

The person in front of her looked familiar. Lin Yuesha tried hard to remember and finally recalled him.

Lin Yuesha was tricked by Xuan Yao and became a maid in the villa of the Prince of Zhenbei. She saved a girl, or more precisely, she saved her together with Qi Heng.

Afterwards, Lin Yuesha asked where the girl had gone, and Qi Heng said she had been well taken care of.

Unexpectedly, the two met again in the Northwest a year later.

"Miss, this servant is Yun Ge."

Yun Ge's hands trembled. Back then, Qi Heng sent her away, and she studied hard to learn skills, just to repay Lin Yuesha's life-saving grace. Who would have thought that because she was good at music, she would be sent to Jin Yuguan, a foreign tribe.

They thought they wouldn't have a chance to meet again for several years, but they didn't expect it to happen so soon.

“Miss, in Yunzhao Pavilion, every woman has her own special talents, and their names all begin with the character ‘Yun’.”

Yun Ge felt it wasn't appropriate for Lin Yuesha to go to such a place; she wanted to protect her young mistress. Qi Heng had said that although she was in Yun Zhao Pavilion, she was Lin Yuesha's person.

"Then let me think of something to call it."

Lin Yuesha was incapable of naming things; after thinking for a long time, several of the names she came up with were the same as those of the women in Yunzhao Pavilion.

“Miss, why don’t you be called Yunxian? In my eyes, you are just like a fairy…”

Yun Ge wanted to continue praising her, but Lin Yuesha stopped her. She said that Lin Yuesha might have been ambushed because she was praised as a lucky charm, and she was already afraid of fairies and the like.

"No one called for the clouds, right?"

Keep it simple, ordinary, and low-key.

"No."

Yun Ge smiled and said, "This name is also very nice. But Miss, what are your special skills?"

"Cough cough..."

Lin Yuesha coughed lightly twice and explained, "I have a sore throat from a fever, so..."

She was injured, so she couldn't sing folk songs.

Thinking of Xiao Qiuyue's eyes, Lin Yuesha felt a chill run down her spine, and she decided it was best not to speak.