For a moment, Emperor Rongcheng's eyes showed disappointment.

"Investigate! Investigate immediately! I want to see who has such methods and cunning. Such talent should be put to use by my Great Rong."

Dexi nodded and immediately ordered someone to investigate secretly.

Meanwhile, on the road leading to Tiandu.

Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan were traveling day and night at breakneck speed.

Even so, they had only just left Qi County.

It was already late at night.

Shen Hechuan and his companions were riding their horses along a forest path when suddenly lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a torrential downpour began.

Fortunately, Gu Jingchun had made prior preparations, and everyone put on raincoats and continued on their way.

However, looking at the trees on both sides, Gu Jingchun vaguely sensed a dangerous atmosphere.

Shen Hechuan also noticed something was wrong.

He squinted, looking ahead, and unconsciously slowed his pace.

It's too dark.

Because of the heavy rain, we couldn't light lamps, and the area ahead was completely shrouded in darkness.

Unknown dangers force people to stop in their tracks.

Shen Hechuan sat high on his horse and exchanged a glance with Ye Wenxi. They both saw a hint of wariness in each other's eyes.

And just then...

Amidst the patter of rain, a slight sound suddenly rang out.

It looked like someone had stepped on and broken a tree branch.

"Whoosh—"

Shen Hechuan drew his sword immediately.

"Zheng—"

The clashing of weapons was deafening, clearly audible even amidst the torrential rain.

Almost instantly, all the guards were engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy while protecting the carriage.

The battle instantly intensified.

The attackers were numerous and each one was highly skilled.

Under the cover of darkness and rain, Shen Hechuan and his companions were finding it quite difficult to cope.

Inside the carriage, Gu Jingchun and Gu Jinxi nervously peered through the cracks in the windows at everything outside.

Gu Jinxi: "Mother, should I go and help?"

Gu Jingchun shook his head: "It's too dark. Going out will not only be useless, but it will also cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinxi's face fell slightly: "What should we do? I think Father and Uncle Wenxi seem to be having a hard time."

“Sigh,” he sighed, “why is it raining? I’ve prepared a big firecracker, but I won’t be able to use it.”

Gu Jingchun raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "What else did you bring?"

Gu Jinxi immediately emptied all sorts of strange and unusual items from her small bundle.

Gu Jingchun's lips twitched slightly as he picked out a few hidden weapons and handed them to him: "Take these. Use them if anyone rushes in."

Gu Jinxi had just nodded when a man in black suddenly burst in!

Gu Jinxi raised her leg and kicked him straight away!

The man in black flew out and knocked down another person, and the two of them fell heavily to the ground.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of the other men in black, who all approached the carriage.

Seeing the crowd rushing towards her, Gu Jinxi decisively activated her hidden weapon!

In an instant, countless silver needles shot out and pierced the bodies of the men in black!

Shen Hechuan and Ye Wenxi were prepared and avoided the situation in time, thus escaping unscathed.

However, the men in black were not so lucky; they were all hit and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Gu Jingchun clicked his tongue twice: "The timing is still a bit off; the number and speed of the silver needles are insufficient."

Gu Jinxi pouted, her face showing dissatisfaction: "Mother..."

Gu Jingchun chuckled softly, "Alright, Mother knows. Xi'er has already done a great job, absolutely amazing."

Gu Jinxi was finally satisfied, a simple, honest smile spreading across her face.

As Gu Jingchun spoke, he handed another round hidden weapon to Gu Jinxi.

"Why don't we try its power?"

Gu Jinxi took it, sat by the open carriage door, and blinked her innocent big eyes as she looked outside.

The men in black charged forward relentlessly, clearly intending to wipe them all out.

Shen Hechuan and Ye Wenxi were well aware of Gu Jinxi's methods. While fending off the enemy, they subtly moved closer to the carriage, but kept their distance to avoid being accidentally injured.

The men in black surged forward again, seemingly willing to die.

Sure enough, just as it got close to Gu Jinxi, a black sphere was thrown out!

One of the men in black immediately swung his knife and slashed.

With a loud "bang!", the sphere cracked open, unleashing a powerful force and simultaneously shooting out a dense barrage of needles!

Another group of men in black fell to the ground.

However, the moment these people fell, several men in black rushed out like ghosts and pounced straight at Gu Jinxi!

The speed was so fast that Gu Jinxi had no time to dodge.

Shen Hechuan and Ye Wenxi had instinctively retreated to avoid the hidden weapons, but it was too late to come to their rescue! Lan Xin and Xiao Man, who were fighting hard in the distance, rushed to their aid, but they were too far away to reach them!

"Seele—"

"Young Master—"

"Jinxi—"

Exclamations erupted!

At the critical moment, Gu Jingchun raised his hand and activated the hidden arrow mechanism!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three hidden arrows swift as shooting stars!

The man in black barely dodged the first arrow, but couldn't avoid the second and third arrows that followed. He was immediately hit and fell to the ground!

Gu Jingchun fired a series of hidden arrows, and one, two, three... men in black fell one after another.

After hesitating for a moment, he dared not approach the carriage again.

They clearly realized that the people in the carriage were of great importance.

Suddenly, a dark shadow swooped down from the tree, and several iron claws with chains pierced the carriage with a "thud"!

Upon hearing the sound, Gu Jingchun immediately pulled Gu Jinxi into his arms!

Shen Hechuan, Lanxin, and Xiaoman swiftly leaped forward and severed the black-clad man controlling the iron chains!

However, Ye Wenxi's martial arts skills were not high to begin with, and he only knew some simple fist and foot techniques.

Previously, they relied entirely on hidden weapons for support, but now that the hidden weapons are exhausted, they are in dire need of protection.

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