After a fierce battle, Tian Yu ran out of bows and crossbows. She hadn't seen any of Prince Wu's men, but instead heard Tang Yuan's shouts. At first, she thought it was a hallucination, but the sound grew closer. Looking in the direction of the sound, Tian Yu saw Tang Yuan's carriage approaching and stopping in front of them. Tang Yuan had already run off the carriage, but thankfully, Green Willow and Xuan Yu stopped him. Tian Yu anxiously shouted, "Don't come any closer! Run!"

"Mother! Mother! Brother Xuanyu, please save my mother!" Tangyuan cried out loudly.

"Xuanyu, don't come any closer! Quickly take Tangyuan away!" Tianyu shouted as she ran towards Tangyuan, avoiding the enemies.

Xuan Yu drew his sword and kicked it out of its sheath, striking an enemy approaching from behind Tian Yu. He then leaped to Tian Yu's side, eliminating the remaining enemies. Tian Yu saw the man in black in the distance already drawing his bow and aiming an arrow at Tang Yuan. She shouted and dodged, simultaneously lunging towards Tang Yuan and pulling them into her arms. At the same time, an arrow struck Tian Yu's right shoulder. Enduring the excruciating pain, Tian Yu leaned back, nearly fainting. Her face turned deathly pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down her cheeks. Despite the pain in her back, she said to Lü Liu, "Quickly, take Tang Yuan away!"

At this moment, Li Xingyun broke free from Qiuju's obstruction, climbed out of the car, and said to Tianyu, "Tianyu! You're injured, get in the car quickly!"

"Hurry up and lift her up."

"Mother! Mother!" Tangyuan cried out.

Tian Yu was pale, and the pain in her back made her afraid to move. She struggled to support herself and said to Qiu Ju and Lü Liu, "Don't forget what you promised me. Take them away quickly."

“Madam! We…we can’t do it.” Green Willow said, supporting Tian Yu as she cried, remembering Tian Yu’s instructions before they set off: no matter what happened, they must protect Tang Yuan and Li Xingyun first.

"Young Master, Uncle, let's go quickly! Green Willow, help Young Master into the car!" Qiu Ju said, trying to hold back her tears as she looked at Tian Yu. She tried her best to pull Li Xingyun into the car.

But Li Xingyun shook off her hand and said, "Get out of my way! Can't you see your master is in danger? Let go of me! Quickly pull Tian Yu into the car, I won't leave if she doesn't!"

"Mother, don't leave! I won't leave either! I want to stay with Mother!" Tangyuan cried as she was protected by Green Willow.

Tian Yu looked behind her. Fortunately, Gongye Ming had caught up as well. The enemy was temporarily restrained and had no chance to get close to Tian Yu. Gongye Ming retreated to Tian Yu's side and said, "Tian Yu, you are injured. Hurry up and go! These assassins are not easy to deal with. You should leave first. The capital is just ahead. Once you enter the city, you will be safe."

As he spoke, he cut the arrow off Tian Yu's back and helped her to get into the carriage. Li Xingyun pointed to Tian Yu's carriage and quickly said, "Get in that one!"

Tian Yu was unaware of the reason, but the others readily agreed and quickly helped Tian Yu and Li Xingyun into Tian Yu's carriage. Li Xingyun's medicine box was still in the carriage behind. Lv Liu hurriedly ran to the carriage behind to retrieve the medicine box, but just as she approached, a man in black rushed over. Fortunately, Ji Feng arrived in time and pulled Lv Liu away. When Lv Liu saw that it was Ji Feng, she said anxiously, "The medicine box is still in the carriage."

"I'll hold them off, you go and get it."

Green Willow got into the car, retrieved the medicine box, and was then escorted by Gale to Tian Yu's car. Gale shouted, "Xuan Yu, I'll stop them. You quickly escort them away to the Martial King's Mansion. That's the safest place right now."

Xuan Yu quickly returned to the carriage and, along with several soldiers, escorted Tian Yu and the others away. From the carriage behind, someone shouted, "Don't leave us behind!" Tian Yu looked at them in confusion.

Li Xingyun said casually, "Don't worry about the two passersby you meet on the road, just keep going!"

"Let the driver take them away!" Tian Yu kindly suggested.

"They'll be fine! Take your medicine quickly."

Li Xingyun gave Tian Yu a few pills and let her rest on Qiu Ju's body. The carriage behind them caught up.

They hadn't gone far when the carriage stopped again. Although Tian Yu felt better after taking the medicine, she was still very weak, and even moving her hands hurt. It was very quiet outside. Tian Yu asked Qiu Ju to lift the curtain, and when she turned her head to look, she saw rows of men in black holding swords standing neatly in front of the carriage. Qiu Ju quickly lowered the curtain, and Tian Yu said with a smile, "When did my life become so valuable that so many people have to sacrifice themselves for it?"

Everyone in the car looked grave. Tian Yu said to Qiu Ju and Lv Liu, "When the fight breaks out, take Tang Yuan and my brother and hide in the woods next door. They want to kill me. The farther you are from me, the safer you will be."

"I won't leave my mother," Tangyuan said, hugging Tianyu and crying.

“I won’t leave either. We’ll die together,” Li Xingyun said.

"It's not worth it! Tangyuan, don't cry. Remember to stay calm when you encounter danger, that's your only chance of survival," Tian Yu said, wiping away Tangyuan's tears.

As they spoke, a fight broke out outside. Tian Yu didn't know how long they could hold out. At that moment, a fight also broke out on the roof of the carriage. Tian Yu told Qiu Ju and Lv Liu to quickly help Li Xingyun off the carriage. She herself struggled to her feet and, protecting Tang Yuan, got off the carriage in the chaos and hid in the woods by the roadside. The carriage behind them was already wrecked. Jiang Yuanyuan and her maid Ping'er were so frightened that they hid here and there. When they saw Tian Yu, they ran towards them. Tian Yu was surprised that it was them, but it made sense. She didn't have time to think about it.

"Miss Li, did we encounter bandits?" Jiang Yuanyuan was surprised to meet Tian Yu again. Seeing that they seemed to understand something, she asked curiously.

"Yes! You should leave quickly, they won't hurt you."

"You mean they came specifically to kill you!?"

Tian Yu leaned weakly against the tree and nodded, while Li Xingyun was helped to sit down by the tree by the two of them.

"Why?"

"You'll see later. If you want to live now, run as far away from us as possible."

The two looked at Tian Yu, then at the chaotic crowd, and seeing such a terrifying scene, they could only run into the woods as fast as they could.

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