Guard Zhang pulled him off the carriage and ran into the depths of the dense forest. The remaining surviving guards, armed with swords, began to fight against more than ten men in black who rushed out of the forest.

Su Yuze stumbled along, being pulled along by Guard Zhang. Behind him, the sounds of clashing swords and screams echoed, though he couldn't tell if they came from the guards or the men in black. But he remembered that when they started running, there were more men in black.

Guard Zhang, pulling Su Yuze along, fled for about a hundred paces when two men in black jumped down from a tree. They dropped their longbows, drew their scimitars, and surrounded Guard Zhang from the left and right.

Guard Zhang shouted sternly, "Who exactly are you people? Why are you attacking us?"

He could tell that the other party was no ordinary bandit and wanted to ask about their background and why they would ambush a nine-year-old child.

The men in black didn't answer, but exchanged glances and rushed forward together, raising their knives to chop down on Zhang's head.

Guard Zhang shielded Su Yuze behind him and raised his sword to meet the attack.

He was sent by Lin Qingfeng specifically to pick up Su Yuze, and his martial arts skills were already outstanding among the guards. However, he did not expect that the two men in black in front of him were also skilled fighters. The three fought fiercely and evenly.

Sensing danger, Guard Zhang said to Su Yuze while fighting, "Young Master, I'll hold them off, you run!"

Su Yuze took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Zhang, the bodyguard, couldn't quickly eliminate the enemy, and simply watching from the sidelines wouldn't do. Where could he run to? He'd eventually be caught.

He took out his pepper spray, got up, and went around to the back of the tree. Just then, a man in black swung a curved knife at Zhang, who ducked to dodge. The curved knife slammed into the tree trunk where Su Yuze was hiding.

As the man in black was forcefully pulling out his knife, Su Yuze aimed pepper spray at his face, pressed the button, and sprayed him in the face.

The man in black screamed, dropped his knife, covered his face, and staggered back. Guard Zhang, who was waiting behind him, thrust his sword into the man's back, the blade exiting through his chest.

With only one man in black remaining, Guard Zhang was much more composed. After a few more rounds of fighting, he slashed the man in black in the waist, felling him, and then followed up with another blow. Turning to Su Yuze, he said, "Young Master, come quickly."

Su Yuze hid behind a tree trunk and shouted behind him, "Guard Zhang, behind you!"

Guard Zhang turned around abruptly, only to find a handsome man in black standing behind him, which startled him greatly.

This person moved silently, creeping up behind him without a sound. If he had attacked him directly earlier, he would already be dead.

The man also carried a curved knife, but unlike the other men in black, he held it in his palm, skillfully manipulating and spinning it with his fingers.

“You are no match for me,” the man said with a half-smile. “You’d better surrender.”