"Young Master, Madam, Butler Zhou and the others have arrived."
As soon as Liu'er spoke, Jiang Yimian and the other person immediately shut their mouths and did not say another word.
A moment later, Flying Eagle's voice came from outside, "Young Master Zhou, Madam Zhou, time is of the essence, we need to travel through the night, please forgive us."
This place is still within the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty. If they continue to stay here, who knows what kind of accident might happen.
It's best to leave as soon as possible.
Lu Cijian simply replied, "I know."
Seeing that no one in the carriage objected, Flying Eagle breathed a sigh of relief and immediately told everyone to set off.
He sat in the rut of Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian's carriage.
Although he was certain that his family members hadn't been switched this week, he still didn't dare to let his guard down. He could only feel at ease if he personally looked after these two important people.
Upon seeing this, Liu'er merely frowned. "The Zhou family has a groom."
Flying Eagle casually replied, "Didn't Young Master Zhou say that Madam is unwell? I often drive carriages, so I certainly won't make Madam feel bumpy."
"Young Master Zhou, you don't mind, do you?"
Lu Cijian simply said, "I don't mind."
Jiang Yimian frowned, held Lu Cijian's hand, and wrote, "He doesn't fully trust us yet."
Lu Cijian nodded, then shook his head.
Jiang Yimian was taken aback and looked at him with some confusion.
Lu Cijian silently replied, "Xiliang."
Jiang Yimian then understood.
It seems that the cooperation between Xie Yang and the people of Xiliang is not very solid.
Zhou Wenyi is now useful not only to Xie Yang, but also to the entire Xiliang. Everyone wants to control him, but they also have to be wary of others.
The carriage slowly drove away from the depths of the forest into the night.
After more than a month of continuous travel, the group finally arrived at Xiliang City.
When Flying Eagle saw the tall city wall not far away, the worry on his face lessened a bit.
Along the way, in order to guard against Tuyuhun or Dajin, he chose extremely remote routes.
Apart from encountering a group of bandits who ran away at the first sight of them, they didn't encounter any other dangers and their journey was relatively smooth.
The Tuvan guy didn't try to do anything either.
At least for now, these people from Xiliang seem to be standing with the King of Chu.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but then reminded the person inside the carriage, "Young Master Zhou, Madam Zhou has arrived in Xiliang City."
Lu Cijian simply responded with a sound, which was taken as a reply.
Jiang Yimian breathed a sigh of relief. After sitting in the carriage for a month, her bones felt like they were going to fall apart. Finally, she could move her hands and feet properly.
If it weren't for the concern that her ability to ride a horse would arouse suspicion, she wouldn't have to spend most of her time in the carriage, which is really uncomfortable.
She instinctively lifted the carriage curtain, and paused when she saw the city wall not far away.
Not far away, inside a semi-circular city wall that was a dozen meters high, there was another city wall that was almost a dozen meters high. Only after passing through the innermost city gate could one be considered to have truly entered the city.
The people of Xiliang actually built a barbican outside the real city wall.
This greatly increased the difficulty of breaching the city gates.
If the enemy rashly enters the barbican, they will only be more easily attacked by the soldiers on the actual city wall.
Perhaps once the dense crowd surges in, a single fire could wipe out all the enemies inside the fortified city.
These people from Xiliang were indeed not only known for their killing and barbarity, but at least Wengcheng was not one of the few cities in the Great Jin Dynasty.
The Jin Dynasty was still in the exploratory stage in its use of the barbican.
But the people of Xiliang in front of us had built the barbican extremely well.
The city gate tower has numerous arrow towers and corner towers, providing a panoramic view of the area outside the city.
It's no wonder that Amulun warned them that Xiliang was not an easy opponent.
She now only hopes that Aguzan's preparations are sufficient.
Seeing her solemn expression, Lu Cijian glanced outside, his brow furrowing slightly. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, whispering, "Hold me tight."
Jiang Yimian was startled and subconsciously reached out to hug the person in front of her.
Before they could react, several loud "bang bang bang" sounds rang out outside the carriage, accompanied by the sound of splashing water.
Liu'er and Feiying, who were on the cart tracks, were also startled when they saw the explosion in the moat. Before they could react, several arrows shot down from the city wall.
Liu'er and Feiying jumped off the carriage without thinking.
However, the next second, an extremely thick arrow shot out from a huge bow in the very center of the city tower.
Liu'er's heart tightened, and she immediately went forward to help the people off the carriage, but it was too late.
The arrow flew swiftly toward the carriage.
Lu Cijian was about to fly out of the carriage with Jiang Yimian in his arms when the person in his arms gently tugged at him.
He stopped and looked down at the person in his arms.
The girl held a silver needle in one hand and threw it out through the gap in the carriage.
There was a loud "bang" outside, and the arrow seemed to hit the carriage directly without any obstruction.
Suddenly, the roof of the carriage was completely ripped off, and the carriage door disappeared without a trace.
The thick arrow narrowly missed the hair of the two people inside the carriage before flying out and hitting a carriage behind it.
Instantly, the neighing of two horses rang out simultaneously, and it looked as if the horses were about to go berserk and run wildly.
Fortunately, Liu'er had already arrived in front of the carriage, tightly holding the reins with one hand, and the frenzied horse gradually calmed down.
Those on the city wall raised an eyebrow at the sight, somewhat surprised that the arrow hadn't directly shattered the first carriage.
A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes as he looked at the two who seemed terrified. He then burst into laughter, "These two must be Young Master Zhou and Madam Zhou. I just wanted to see if you two really don't know martial arts."
I had initially suspected that the King of Chu was lying, but I never expected it to be true.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yimian frowned and looked at the speaker, only to find that the person was younger than she had expected, probably around thirty years old.
But the probing tone in his voice was not hidden at all.
She was certain that if she hadn't intervened and carefully changed the arrow's direction, its power would have been enough to pierce through both her and Lu Cijian.
This person wanted to give them a warning, to remind them who the owner of this place was.
Lu Cijian, with the person in his arms in his arms, slowly stepped down from the carriage, ignoring the people on the city wall, and said indifferently, "I want to see Young Master Xie."
A flash of coldness crossed Alite's eyes upon hearing this, but he immediately replied, "The King of Chu is currently injured and is recuperating in the City Lord's Mansion."
Since Young Master Zhou wants to see him, then come with me.
"Open the city gates and let them pass."
His probing was both a show of force against these people and a way to determine if they posed any danger.
The unique nature of Xiliang City has created a rule that prevents just any stranger from entering.
Based on our observations, these people have no chance of causing any trouble in Xiliang City, so we can let them enter the city without worry.
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