Chapter 15 Their Purpose—

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of the official road.

At this moment, Shang Ruyi could only hear her own heartbeat, one beat after another, like a drumbeat, almost piercing her chest.

At this moment, no matter how chaotic her mind was, she was very clear about one thing: these bandits were definitely not ordinary bandits. They were waiting here for her wedding procession, waiting to capture her!

As for their purpose—

As Shang Ruyi vigorously swung her whip, the whistling wind propelling her horse forward with even greater force, she lay sprawled on its back. Gradually, the shouts of battle behind her faded away. Looking back, she saw the Hu people relentlessly pursuing her, like a pack of wolves hunting their prey, amidst the dust kicked up by their hooves.

They grew up on horseback and were highly skilled riders, far surpassing my own abilities.

I'm afraid they'll catch up with us in no time!

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi gritted her teeth, squeezed the horse's belly tightly, and spurred the horse to gallop. But even so, the Hu people were getting closer and closer to her. She could even hear their sinister laughter, which was right next to her. They could even reach out and pull her off the horse.

"Run! Run!"

She no longer knew whether she was praying to the horse or to God; all she knew was that she absolutely could not give up at this moment!

But just then, a loud bang rang in my ears.

Immediately, a sharp, knife-like pain shot through her back, and Shang Ruyi couldn't help but let out a scream.

"ah--!"

It was the bandit who was following closely behind her who lashed out at her with his whip!

Shang Ruyi felt a sharp pain that made her vision go black, and she almost fell off her horse. She gritted her teeth and looked back, only to see the tall Hu man grinning and waving his whip, his bloodshot eyes fixed on her back, about to strike her again.

In a panic, Shang Ruyi ripped off her veil and threw it at him.

The bandit hadn't expected that this young woman, instead of falling from her horse after being whipped, would actually have the will to resist. Caught off guard, he was struck in the face by the veil, and in pain and embarrassment, he cursed, "Damn it, see if I don't catch you—"

The rest is self-evident.

As they spoke, the bandit brandished his whip and lashed it fiercely at Shang Ruyi again.

Shang Ruyi reacted quickly, immediately grabbing the horse's neck and tilting her entire body to the left!

The whip barely grazed her shoulder!

Just as Shang Ruyi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she saw the whip strike the horse's back hard. The horse cried out in pain and reared up on its hind legs.

"ah!"

Caught off guard, Shang Ruyi was thrown into the air and fell heavily to the ground!

The fall made her vision go black for a moment, and she felt like her bones were about to break. Shang Ruyi rolled several times on the ground before stopping. When she looked up, she saw that the bandit was already charging towards her with a fierce look in his eyes.

It’s over!

Her mind went blank, and she didn't even have time to close her eyes out of fear.

But at that very moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly rang out behind them!

Someone...is here!

At that moment, Shang Ruyi didn't even have time to be surprised or happy. She subconsciously turned her head and heard a gust of wind howling. A dark shadow flashed past her head like lightning!