Qin Yi rode up, but did not see Nan Qianyue. His expression instantly froze.
At that moment, the sound of a single hoofbeat came again, and a guard dragged Nan Yichu along.
Upon seeing Qin Yi, the guard dismounted and knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Qin Yi coldly retorted, "Where is she?"
"Your Highness, Miss Nan has headed southeast under the protection of the Pavilion Master. There are markers along the way."
Qin Yi coldly finished speaking, "Leave a few men to escort them back to the capital." With that, he led a group of personal guards and rode away.
Nan Yichu slid off the horse and looked at the heroic figure of Prince Anzheng, a light igniting in his heart.
"Yichu, where is your second sister?" the Prime Minister's wife asked.
Nan Yichu withdrew her gaze and looked at the Prime Minister's wife on horseback. "Mother, my second sister and eldest sister are traveling together."
"Wouldn't that girl be in danger?" the maid's voice suddenly rang out.
The Prime Minister's wife's eyes turned cold as she looked at the maid who had spoken; it was Ke Zhi's personal maid.
Unable to withstand the oppressive gaze of the Prime Minister's wife, the maid shrank back in fear.
"What makes you say that?" Nan Yichu asked, frowning.
The maid was even more frightened, and she stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
"Alright." The Prime Minister's wife had her own plans. "Let's return to the capital first."
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In the woods, the light filtering through the treetops was faint, and the entire forest exuded a cold and desolate atmosphere.
The group of five people and four horses sped through the trees as they moved south, but the skilled assassins with their agility still couldn't shake them off.
"Miss Nan, the wind direction ahead is wrong!" the leader said urgently.
If the route is through forest, the wind should blow south, not gradually turn west, unless there is a river flowing through the lower reaches.
"Can we turn around now?" Nan Qianyue asked, but didn't dare slow down, only because the assassins were chasing too closely.
The leader gripped the reins tightly, his gaze cold and sharp. "We will intercept the assassins. Miss Nan, find a chance to escape to the east. I have already sent out a distress signal, and reinforcements will be here to pick you up soon."
After speaking, the leader ordered the other two guards, "Follow me and kill!"
In an instant, another battle broke out.
Nan Qianyue gritted her teeth and pulled on the reins to turn, but at that moment, a flying knife shot from the east, aimed at Nan Qianyue's forehead.
In a split second, the leader swung his sword, knocking the flying knife away. In that brief moment of distraction, the assassin slashed his shoulder.
"Go!" he roared at Nanqianyue.
During the southward migration, Yue could only suppress her resentment and tighten the reins to continue running forward.
However, one problem after another arose. Just as the southward-migrating moon had not yet had time to turn around, a dark river suddenly appeared in front of them, nestled between deep valleys.
As the moon migrated south, it opened its eyes wide and pulled the reins with all its might to avoid falling into the deep valley.
"Heh, you can't escape now." A sinister voice sounded from behind.
As the moon moved south, it turned its horse around and met a pair of eyes filled with malevolent intent.
That was the leader of the assassins.
Nanqianyue gritted her teeth inwardly. Who had she offended that they wanted to kill her?
"Sister, dismount." She turned her head slightly and whispered.
She first dismounted from the horse, then helped Nan Kezhi down.
"Big sister..." Nan Kezhi shrank behind her older sister, her body trembling slightly with fear.
Nan Qianyue touched her cheek to comfort her, then looked at the leader of the assassins, "Dare to name the person who ordered you?"
The leader of the assassins sneered, "It's pointless for a dying man to know so much."
call out--
The leader of the assassins immediately threw a dart after speaking, but instead of aiming at Nan Qianyue, he aimed it at Nan Kezhi, who was half-exposed behind her.
"younger sister!"
The dart slid past Nan Kezhi's shoulder, and she instinctively stepped back, only to lose her footing and fall into the deep valley.
"younger sister!"
Nan Qianyue rushed over and grabbed Nan Kezhi's hand. Due to the great momentum of Nan Kezhi falling, Nan Qianyue, who was lying on the edge of the valley, also slid down.
"Hold on tight!" Nan Qianyue shouted, then used one hand to grab a crevice in the rock to prevent herself from sliding further down.
"Big sister..." Nan Kezhi, who was falling in mid-air, kept crying. She looked at Nan Qianyue struggling to pull her along and felt guilty.
After the killing, the leader walked over with a sinister smile, "What a beautiful sisterly bond! Little did you know that the person who provided your whereabouts was right in front of you."
Nan Qianyue's eyes darkened, and Nan Kezhi, whom she was pulling, quickly shook her head, "Elder sister... I didn't..."
Nan Qianyue naturally didn't believe the assassin's words. She gritted her teeth and pulled Nan Kezhi up, but she lacked the strength.
The assassin leader drew his knife, pressing it against Nan Qianyue's shoulder blade, and then slowly, bit by bit, the tip of the knife pierced into Nan Qianyue's flesh.
"Big sister...!" Nan Kezhi saw all of this, and she never imagined that one day her big sister would go to such lengths for her.
The knife was embedded in her flesh, but she was still struggling to hold on, clinging tightly to him and refusing to let go.
"Does it hurt?" The assassin's cold voice carried a hint of pleasure as he removed his mask, revealing a scarred face.
It was a scar that ran from his temple across his entire face and down to his neck; it was a thick, ugly scar.
In fact, he has far more than just this one scar on his body.
He twirled the knife in his hand, as if torturing Nanqianyue was a very pleasurable thing.
Nanqianyue gritted her teeth and refused to make a sound.
The assassin continued to unleash his hatred, "I've followed him for years, yet he shows me no mercy. Because of you, I've been tortured to the point of wishing I were dead. Hahaha, today I'll kill you and make sure he can't even find your body!"
The assassin's eyes hardened instantly, and he raised his knife high.
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