Chapter 231 Assassination in Wolf Valley!

"We're here to kill the princess. We can deal with the other bastards later!" Leader Balu said decisively.

The subordinate said, "The princess must be traveling by carriage. When the carriage passes by, we'll push the big rock down and crush them to death!"

"Yes, we absolutely cannot let the princess leave Wolf Mountain alive."

The howls of wolves rang out one after another, as if the wolf pack was exchanging some kind of message.

"General, there are wolves howling!" Xiao Fang looked around warily.

Shen Lanxi said in a deep voice, "Have everyone in the carriage change into soldiers' uniforms and go over there."

Xiao Fang looked up at the mountain wall twice and understood.

"yes!"

"Shen Xianfeng can't walk yet, should we have someone carry him?" Ban Sicao asked.

Shen Lanxi decisively said, "No need, you won't learn your lesson if it doesn't hurt!"

"knew!"

The carriage was arranged to be at the very end. Nie Shuanghai looked at the well-trained team, and as if he had a premonition, he glanced up at the cliff wall and quickly distanced himself from the carriage.

Zhou Yunyue, her face dark, was helped by two palace maids as she walked along the cliff face.

“Princess, Shen Lanxi definitely did it on purpose,” Zilan said indignantly.

Zhou Yunyue glared fiercely at Shen Lanxi's retreating figure, gritting her teeth as she said, "Just you wait, she better not fall into my hands."

Ginkgo quickly looked up and saw birds taking flight in fright on the mountaintop. She silently quickened her pace.

"General, we're all here now, shall we send the carriage over?"

Shen Lanxi: "Go ahead and shout!"

The coachman blew his whistle repeatedly, and the horses, hearing the whistles, began to gallop towards them.

The change can happen in an instant.

Rumbling rocks tumbled down from both sides of the cliff, accompanied by a rustling of flying sand and stones.

It fell in an instant.

"General, look!"

The officials who had been complaining in their hearts just moments before were now terrified and turned pale.

It's really dangerous!

If those stones were to hit them, they would surely be smashed into a pulp.

The horse neighed in panic, but thankfully the coachman had loosened the straps earlier. The horse galloped wildly, immediately catching up with the carriage.

Large rocks kept rolling down, filling the valley completely in an instant. The tallest rocks were taller than a person!

The stones were quickly used up, and the delegation retreated to a more open area before stopping, still feeling uneasy.

They all remained silent.

Zhou Yunyue frantically searched for Shen Yuanjing's figure in the crowd. In her mind, she and Shen Yuanjing were already engaged, a fact that was certain. Now that something like this had happened, Shen Yuanjing should stand up for her!

"Let's go find Shen Yuanjing!"

Two palace maids quickly escorted Zhou Yunyue to find someone.

Shen Lanxi: "We shouldn't stay here any longer. Quickly take inventory of our belongings and bring back as much as we can. We can replenish what we can't bring back when we get to the post station!"

"yes!"

With so many people, their first priority was to bring back food and to whomever they were entrusted.

Worried that more rocks might fall, Qian Feng waited a while longer. Seeing no movement, he led his men along the cliff face to search for the items.

Fifteen minutes later

"Stop looking, let's go!" Shen Lanxi ordered.

The well-trained soldiers in the valley withdrew.

"General, the carriages are all smashed, how are they going to get out?" Xiao Fang asked, troubled.

Shen Lanxi said coolly, "If you don't want to ride a horse, then run!"

Upon hearing this reply, Zhou Yunyue immediately pulled Shen Yuanjing aside and complained.

"Yuanjing, wake up, Yuanjing. Listen to what your older sister is saying! You're injured, and I can't ride a horse, yet she's telling us to walk! Wake up!"

Shen Yuanjing had already pretended to be unconscious when Zhou Yunyue came looking for him. Hearing her say that, he was even more determined to keep up the pretense of being unconscious.

"Yuan Jing, wake up!"

"What use are you? You've made such a commotion, why aren't you awake..." Zhou Yunyue reached out and pushed Shen Yuanjing. When she touched her hand, it was covered in blood. She was so frightened that her face changed drastically, and she quickly took a few steps back.

Ban Sicao: "Shen Yuanjing was punished by the general because of you, and his injuries are too severe. I'm afraid he won't be able to reach the Northwest!"

After saying this, Zhou Yunyue's face turned even uglier.

Now everyone knows that she and Shen Yuanjing have been intimate. What will she do if something happens to Shen Yuanjing?

Given Shen Lanxi's style, she will definitely take her anger out on her and will still send her to marry a foreign ruler.

No, Shen Yuanjing cannot die.

"Imperial Physician, hurry and call the Imperial Physician to examine Shen Yuanjing. You two go quickly..." Zhou Yunyue glared angrily at her personal maid.

No matter what trouble Zhou Yunyue causes, we still have to set off.

Ban Sicao found an apron and wrapped Shen Yuanjing in it, then tied him to the horse to minimize the jolting.

Those like Zhou Yunyue who couldn't ride horses were in trouble. Shen Lanxi wasn't one to show mercy to women, and she directly ordered people to tie those who couldn't ride horses to their mounts.

No matter how Zhou Yunyue roared, one lash of the whip sent the horse team galloping into a frenzy.

...

"Chief, they're gone!"

Batu frowned, looking in the direction where the dust had disappeared.

"That can't be right. It was a princess who died, so why wasn't there even a cry?"

His subordinate said, "I thought they would come to search the mountain. I was worried for nothing!"

Balu said in a deep voice, "Something's not right. Send a few quick-witted people down to take a look!"

"yes!"

One hour later.

"Chief, something terrible has happened!"

"The marriage alliance has all left. There are only smashed carriages and belongings left below, but no one is there!"

Balu kicked the tree trunk hard.

"We've been tricked! Hurry down the mountain and chase after them!"

"yes!"

They galloped for thirty miles until they entered a wasteland. Both men and horses were exhausted, so Shen Lanxi raised her hand and told them to stop and rest!

There is a small river right next to it.

"General Shen, was we ambushed by foreign tribes just now?" Nie Shuanghai asked, still shaken.

Shen Lanxi said with a deep look in her eyes, "Absolutely!"

Nie Shuanghai's heart skipped a beat.

Arriving here means we've already stepped halfway into foreign territory. The Northwest is vast and sparsely populated. If a foreign tribe were to emerge and kill them all, the imperial court wouldn't even know where their bodies are!

The others in the peace mission deeply felt the crisis.

Assassination attempts and poisonings have been used before, and this time it's a blatant killing spree. The foreign tribes clearly don't want them to reach the Northwest alive!

"General, call for reinforcements!" Lords Zheng and Zhu said in unison.

Qian Feng sneered: "Do you think our general didn't call for reinforcements? You all saw the contents of the two imperial edicts before. His Majesty ordered us to recruit guards ourselves!"

Let them solve it themselves. Do these people still think the imperial court will care about their lives?

The moment they embarked on their westward journey, they were already considered expendable by the imperial court!

Only these pedantic scholars, whose heads are filled with classical Chinese phrases, still harbor illusions about the imperial court!

"How about we turn back?" a minor official suddenly suggested.

Shen Lanxi sneered: "If we take even one step back, our entire family will be executed!"

Everyone's hearts sank.