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The horse's hooves trampled the grass, and the splashing water seeped back into the grass and disappeared.

Corresponding to the green grass on the ground was the rain pouring down freely, hitting the water-soaked bamboo hat. Finally, the rain penetrated through the layers of obstacles and lightly wet Mingyu's hair.

The rain was cold, the breath was hot, and the pouring rain was like a veil, unable to separate the Mingyu from the pursuers behind.

"call out--"

The arrow cut through the rain curtain, leaving a brief gap in the rain, brushed past the head of the fish, and the arrowhead penetrated deeply into the soft ground.

Mingyu lowered her body, trying to get as close to the horse as possible. She could feel the horse's mane rubbing against her cheek.

There was a forest ahead, and she could even hear the sound of wind blowing through the leaves.

There weren't many people chasing them, and the rain obstructed their vision.

Mingyu's eyes were determined, she believed she could run into the woods.

Suddenly, she felt something was wrong, her heart began to beat wildly, and she looked back suddenly, and saw an arrow coming straight towards her.

But she only felt her fingers stiffen.

Mingyu had no time to draw his sword, so he swung out the sword and scabbard to block the arrow. The arrowhead hit the scabbard, deviated slightly from its direction, avoided Mingyu's vital points, and pierced deeply into his back.

Die!

Mingyu cursed inwardly, tightened the reins, and plunged into the woods.

Glancing at the bushes, Mingyu leaned against the horse's neck and whispered, "Little Red Horse, keep running."

Mingyu slapped the horse's butt hard, and while the pursuers were still some distance away, he rolled over and fell straight to the ground. Without stopping for a moment, he leaned towards the bushes, rolled into the jungle, and hid behind a tree.

The wound on the back was torn open due to the fall, and the arrow that penetrated into the back penetrated deeper. Some of the arrow feathers broke due to rolling, half of which penetrated the back of the fish and the other half hung outside.

The pain that penetrated deep into his bones made Mingyu groan involuntarily.

Thanks to the complex sound of horse hooves, it was drowned out.

They would soon realize that there was no one around and come back to look for her.

Mingyu did not stop. He waited until the sound of horse hooves faded away. Then, enduring the severe pain, he held his sword and walked deeper into the woods.

She believed in the horoscope, so she did not wait for death. After saying goodbye to Gu Muxing yesterday, Mingyu made some preparations. She knew that there was a forest near Wan Yong, and she also knew that there was a body of running water in the forest.

If he could dive into the water and follow the current before the pursuers returned, he should be able to escape to the territory of General Zheng Pinggui.

As long as she can hold on.

…

Cheng Xiuzhong and his group soon discovered that the person on horseback was missing.

"Captain Cheng, no one is here right now!"

Cheng Xiuzhong's eyes swept across the reddish-brown horse's back, his expression unchanged.

"Go back, she should still be in these woods."

"yes!"

Gradually they found the place where Mingyu fell off the horse, and Cheng Xiuzhong saw a flash of blood red at the corner of his eyes.

The blood red was blending into the accumulated water underground, slowly losing its color as the raindrops gradually dispersed.

"Search carefully. She is injured and cannot have gone far." Cheng Xiuzhong said coldly, but quietly controlled the horse to step on the blood, making it completely dissipate and disappear from sight.

The men around Cheng Xiuzhong dispersed, and he glanced in the direction where the blood was spreading.

That is Xiangshui Lake.

…

"Xiangshui Lake?"

Only Gan Yajie and Cheng Xiuzhong were in the study of City Lord Wanyong.

Gan Yajie had changed her clothes, and the green on her body was still bright.

"She's quite brave to run. That water is melted from the snowy mountains. It should still be mixed with ice at this time."

"yes."

Cheng Xiuzhong's clothes were still dripping with water. The first thing he did when he came back was to report to the city lord.

Gan Yajie sat down and waved her hand casually: "Forget it, just report her death directly."

Cheng Xiuzhong was stunned and looked up at the city lord.

"City Lord, is this really okay? If she hadn't died and continued to operate as 'Gubei'..."

"She's a smart person. 'Gubei' has already caused enough trouble. Continuing it will only cause more trouble and bring no benefit."

Seeing Cheng Xiuzhong frowning and looking confused, Gan Yajie explained.

"Lü Ruonan wanted Gu Bei dead, while Mingyu wanted Gu Bei to attract enough attention and gain trust. Now that both sides have achieved their desired results, there's little point in Mingyu and Gu Bei continuing their activities."

Lu Ruonan is the current owner of the Wuzhu Hall.

Cheng Xiuzhong still didn't quite understand.

"Wouldn't it be better for the City Lord to just kill Mingyu? Why do you want me to give her a chance to live?"

Before leaving for the teahouse, the city lord called him over and told him to give Mingyu a chance to survive if there was a chance, the kind that would leave no trace, and if not, to kill him directly.

"No matter who's behind her, she's already been involved with the Yu family, the former owner of the Wuzhu Hall. This means that person has a certain weight. Furthermore, the Yu family's young master is so friendly. If the person behind the Yu family wins, I'm afraid Wan Yong will also be affected."

Seeing that Cheng Xiuzhong had something else to ask, Gan Yajie simply interrupted him.

"Okay, if you have any questions, ask them later. There's going to be a lake beneath your feet."

Cheng Xiuzhong lowered his head and saw a small pool of water under his feet. He was suddenly at a loss.

"City Lord, I didn't mean it."

"Then go change your clothes."

"yes."

Gan Yajie found it a little funny to see Cheng Xiuzhong hurriedly bow and leave. She picked up the teacup beside her but hesitated to drink it.

The tea has a light, elegant and long-lasting fragrance. Wan Yong has never had such good tea. This is tea sent from the capital.

"Just consider it as a thank you gift for this rain."

Gan Yajie put down the teacup in her hand and sighed inwardly.

Milk tea is still delicious.

…

It was unknown how long the Mingyu floated with the current, nor was it known whether she had left Prince An's fiefdom.

In fact, she was no longer able to think too much.

She even felt that the lake water, which was initially freezing cold, had become warm.

After realizing this, he didn't care where he was and pushed himself onto the shore.

There were endless grasslands on both sides, and she suddenly felt that this grassland was not so good. There was no village in front and no shop behind, and she could not find anyone to help.

Fortunately, the rain finally stopped.

The pain in his back spread, and for a moment Mingyu felt it was difficult to breathe.

She stopped making things difficult for herself and sat down helplessly.

There were still some medicines on the Ming fish, and I fished them out slowly. I wanted to do it faster, but I really didn't have the strength.

The blood loss also made her dizzy, and she began to have wild thoughts.

Mingyu suddenly felt that she didn't hate Emperor Devin so much anymore. At least she had never suffered such hardship when he was in power.

She thought of Xueliu, Sulou County, and the statue in the center of the corpse.

Suddenly she thought of the person she had the most contact with, Yu Tongan.

He'd probably be pissed when he woke up.

For no reason at all, she laughed, and laughed happily.

Yu Tongan should send someone to find her.

Thinking of this, Mingyu stood up again with the sword in his hand and saw the extra hole on the scabbard, which should have been left when it blocked the arrow.

Bah, damn Emperor Devin, if he had let her out earlier, none of this would have happened.

Maybe it was because of the medicine, but Mingyu became more awake and wanted to slowly continue walking along the river bank, leaning on his sword.

But she was really too tired and her eyelids were heavy.

Her legs went weak and she fell straight onto the grass. The prickly but soft grass held her back.

Mingyu didn't feel any pain, she just felt very sleepy, and her eyes were covered by her eyelids little by little.

…

It was already evening when Wu Ren returned to Wan Yong, and he ran straight to the yard.

He was the one who had received orders from the young master, so he wouldn't listen to anything Mingyu said.

The yard was empty early on, along with the horses they left for Mingyu.

This is not surprising. Logically, Mingyu should have set off early.

Wu Ren grabbed an elderly person passing by, bent down and asked, "Hey, grandma, do you know where the people here have gone?"

He followed the same route he came from. He didn't see Mingyu along the way, but perhaps someone living nearby had seen her.

"Ah?" The old man was a little hard of hearing and couldn't hear clearly.

"I say, grandma, have you seen where the girls here have gone?"

"Girl? I didn't see any girl?"

"Have you seen the witch who prayed for rain today? Where did she go?" Perhaps that identity is more conspicuous.

"What?"

Wu Ren was about to repeat himself when he was interrupted.

"Who are you? Why are you bothering my grandma?" The man walked up, supported the old man, and stared at him warily.

"Good grandson." The old man patted the man with a smile.

Wu Ren stepped back a little to show that he meant no harm.

"I'm just looking for someone to see if grandma knows."

"Just ask me if you have anything."

"Have you seen the shaman who prayed for rain today? Where did she go?"

The man looked at him strangely: "What are you looking for her for? Don't you know what happened this morning?"

"What's going on?" Wu Ren walked closer, realizing he was acting a little nervous, and began to explain, "Didn't you say she was a witch? I want to find her to exorcise the evil spirits."

The man didn't suspect anything: "From out of town? You're well-informed, but you don't know it yet."

"Know what?"

"I don't know how she offended the city lord today. She actually rode her horse through the city gate and escaped." The man looked a little regretful. "If she had just listened to the city lord, she would have been rich and prosperous."

"The Lord of Wanyong City?"

"yes."

The man felt that the other person looked too panicked and a little strange, so he pulled the old man over and asked him to come closer to him.

"The city lord even sent people out to chase him. I heard that the man fell off his horse and had his neck broken by being trampled."

Wu Ren grabbed the man's arm.

"Did you see her as a corpse? Which direction did she run from?"

The man struggled but couldn't break free, feeling a little panicked.

"West City Gate, no, who wants to see a dead person?"

Wu Ren shook off the man's hand and left in a hurry.

"What a psycho." The man muttered and left with the old man.

…

After asking other people and confirming that this incident had happened, Wu Ren immediately contacted the Yu family.

From the limited information he had, he couldn't determine whether Mingyu was still alive.

He was not good at this, so he turned over, mounted his horse, crossed the west gate, and galloped towards the grassland outside the city.