"Oh no..." Wei Shuwan knew things had taken a turn for the worse, so she could only urge in a low voice, "Quickly take Sister Pan away."

The two bandits stopped talking nonsense and pretending, and hurriedly tried to leave with their men. However, it would take them some time to mount their horses. In that time, Awuge and his men rushed over and cut off the hand of the bandit holding Pan Wenjun with a single sword stroke!

One of the noble ladies was seeing blood for the first time and was so frightened that she fainted. The others also screamed.

The group that came with Awuge numbered a hundred, and they were all well-trained soldiers who had fought for many years. The bandits were no match for them at all, and after a few exchanges, they were outmatched.

Seeing that they couldn't snatch Pan Wenjun away from Awuge's nose, the bandits, after losing about ten men, heard a whistle, and all of them gave up fighting and hastily retreated into the mountains.

Awuge glanced at the terrain, which was unfavorable to him, and decided not to let his men pursue the fleeing enemy. Instead, he escorted Pan Wenjun back to the carriage and then escorted the three carriages back to the capital.

Once inside the city gate, they were considered safe. The three carriages stopped to rest, and the young ladies in the other two carriages got off to thank Prince Awuge before getting back into their carriages to return to their residences.

Standing under the window on Pan Wenjun's side, Awuge asked, "Madam Pan, why don't you get out of the carriage like the others to thank Xiao Wang?"

Sitting in the car, Pan Wenqun was both angry and flustered, looking at Wei Shuwan across from her. Wei Shuwan spoke on her behalf, questioning, "How could Your Highness have happened to be there today by such a coincidence?"

Ah Wuge smiled and said, "Why is Lady Wei wondering why those bandits ended up there?"

"His Highness also said that they are mountain bandits. It's hard to change one's ways, so naturally they will take every opportunity to rob. What's so strange about them being there?"

“What Lady Wei says is true. Lady Pan is about to become the imperial concubine of my Ziyi Kingdom. As the special envoy sent to Daye by my father, it is not strange for me to protect the imperial concubine of my Ziyi Kingdom.”

"Who is your imperial concubine! The Emperor hasn't even issued an edict to bestow the title of princess for a political marriage yet!" Pan Wenjun finally couldn't help but retort.

To everyone's surprise, these words caused the people below the carriage to burst into laughter, which made Wei Shuwan and Pan Wenjun even more flustered.

"What are you laughing at?" Pan Wenjun lifted the carriage curtain and looked at Awuge.

"I just saved you, but instead of being grateful, you're so angry. This makes me wonder if you're in cahoots with those bandits?"

"You!" Pan Wenjun was both angry and guilty, her eyes widened, and she choked for a moment.