Yinji made a quick decision: "Everyone, mount your horses! Protect the princess back to Jinyang!"
Yin Yao finally realized the seriousness of the matter at this moment. She looked at the solemn expressions of her brother and Bingbing, and the willfulness in her heart was gradually replaced by fear.
She let Qingluan help her onto the horse, but before leaving, she couldn't help but ask, "Miss Bingbing, Zhao Muyun...is he really like you said?"
Bingbing climbed onto her horse, a rare smile breaking through her lips. "Princess, when the fighting subsides, you'll know for yourself. The captain always said that marriage is a serious matter, and if you truly don't want to, he won't force it."
This sentence was like a reassurance, and most of the fear in Yin Yao's eyes disappeared.
She nodded and tightened her grip on the reins.
The team had just set off when dozens of arrows were suddenly shot out from the woods on both sides of the official road!
"Enemy attack! Protect the princess!"
Yinji shouted loudly and drew his sword to block an arrow that was heading straight for his sister.
The sound of the arrow breaking through the air was sharp and piercing. Yin Yao felt a chill beside her ears, and a strand of hair was cut off by the arrow tip and fell to the ground.
"Get down!" Yinji shouted, pushing his sister down on the horse's back, and then he swung his sword to block the three arrows that were shot at him one after another.
Qingluan screamed as an arrow had already hit her shoulder, and blood immediately stained her clothes red.
The tea stall owner quickly pulled Qingluan off the horse and dragged her behind a big tree to hide.
"They're the expert bandits from Hedong Road!" Bingbing quickly determined the direction the arrows came from. "There are at least fifty of them in the northeastern woods!"
Although Bingbing came from a family of officials, she experienced dramatic changes and personally killed the evil young man Zhou Yuan and the rebel general Hou Zongmin, which changed her character a lot.
After entering Yebushou, while improving his personal abilities, he also worked hard to learn and became knowledgeable.
When these killers appeared, Bingbing immediately prepared to judge the number and origins of the people.
Before she finished speaking, another burst of shouting and killing came from the southwest.
More than ten men dressed in coarse cloth but holding fine weapons rushed out of the woods. The one leading them had a sinister face. He was Yang Yi, the nephew of the rebel army's military advisor Yang Yan.
Following him was, of course, the spy leader Chen San who escaped last time.
"Oh no! They are the rebels!" Yinji's face changed drastically, "Why are they here too?"
The three groups of people suddenly met on this narrow official road, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
The killers brought by Wei Qian's confidants were dressed in merchant clothes, the rebels were disguised as bandits, and Yinji's guards were dressed in ordinary servants' clothes. The three parties fought in a melee, and it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.
"Protect the princess!"
Yin Ji shouted and stabbed a "merchant" who rushed too close into the chest with his sword.
The man widened his eyes unwillingly, and before falling to the ground, he tried to slash Yinji's throat with the dagger in his hand.
Bingbing had taken out an exquisite crossbow at some point and fired three arrows in succession, each one hitting its target.
Three screams rang out almost simultaneously, and three enemies approaching Yin Yao fell to the ground.
Her movements were smooth and fluid; she drew the arrow, drew the bow, and fired it all in one go, so fast that it was dazzling.
Yinji caught a glimpse of this and was secretly surprised: Isn't this Miss Bingbing only good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? When did her archery become so amazing!
"Brother! Be careful to the right!" Yin Yao suddenly shouted.
Yinji turned around suddenly and saw a strong rebel swinging a mace towards his head.
The distance was too close, and there was no time to dodge. At this critical moment, a feather arrow accurately shot into the strong man's eye socket. He screamed, and the mace deviated from its direction and slammed heavily on the ground beside Yinji, splashing a cloud of dust.
Yinji turned his head and saw Bingbing nodded slightly at him, with the crossbow in her hand fully drawn again.
"Thank you!" Yinji said loudly, feeling a little more complicated.
The battle became more intense.
The killers brought by Wei Qian's confidants were obviously well-trained. They formed small teams and covered each other as they advanced towards Yin Yao's location.
The rebel Yang Yi's troops were even more ferocious. They completely disregarded their own casualties and rushed forward madly.
"ah!"
A scream made Yin Ji's heart tighten. He turned around and saw that two rebels had broken through the guards' defense line and grabbed Yin Yao's horse reins, one on the left and one on the right!
"Little sister!" Yinji's eyes were bloodshot, but he was entangled by three killers and couldn't get away for a while.
Yin Yao struggled desperately, but how could a weak woman like her fight against two burly men?
Just as he was about to be dragged off the horse, a beautiful figure suddenly swooped down from the side!
She appeared behind a rebel like a ghost, and stabbed him in the back with the dagger in her hand accurately.
Before the other rebel could react, Bingbing pulled out a dagger and stabbed him in the neck, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Princess, hold on to me!"
Bingbing pulled Yin Yao onto her horse, and at the same time, she squeezed her legs against the horse's belly, and the warhorse neighed and rushed forward.
"Stop them!"
Yang Yi shouted in the melee, "The one in blue is Princess Qinghe!"
A dozen rebels immediately changed direction and chased after Bingbing and Yin Yao.
Arrows kept whizzing past her ears. Yin Yao hugged Bingbing's waist tightly, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
She had never experienced such a dangerous scene, and fear made her body tremble.
"Don't be afraid!" Bingbing's voice remained steady over the bumpy ride. "The captain has already made arrangements."
Just as he finished speaking, eight black knights suddenly rushed out from the woods ahead, each holding a peculiarly shaped crossbow in his hand.
"Night without Xuanzi Team, protect the captain!"
At the command of the leading man in black, eight crossbows were fired at the same time.
This kind of repeating crossbow was captured when Zhao Muyun was assassinated by Xuetangzhai in Shuozhou. It was then given to Lu Zhizi to be modified according to the principle of a compound bow, making it several times more powerful than before.
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