Yan Li thought she could return peacefully, but as it turned out, she had let her guard down too soon.
On the way back to the city.
There is a narrow, winding path leading to the castle. Although it is passable for caravans, it is an excellent place for bandits to ambush.
For years, bandits have often ambushed this place, kidnapping high-ranking officials and nobles who were passing by and demanding money.
Unfortunately, they were out of luck and were wiped out by Wen Ze, who had led troops out of the city to quell the unrest a few days earlier, and could no longer pose a threat.
However, at this moment, due to human intervention, rocks from the mountaintops on both sides fell from the sky.
After a series of crackling sounds, the carriage's rear was blocked, while the road ahead remained clear.
Dozens of millstone-sized pebbles were thrown, but no one was hit.
That accuracy is truly admirable.
The horse continued forward, showing no sign of being frightened or losing its composure by the loose stones behind the carriage.
It even raises its head and lets out a long, sharp, piercing, and mocking cry.
Inside the carriage, Yan Li, hearing the commotion, pushed open the small window to see what was happening outside.
It was at this moment that the leader, who was lying in ambush on both sides of the mountain ridge, became furious when he realized that he hadn't hit anyone. "What's wrong with you guys? You can't even hit anyone? Are you blind?!"
Finally, he couldn't help but pop his head out, abandoning his plan to injure half of Wen Ze's men first. He raised his silver spear high and shouted:
"Today, we must execute this wicked man who has brought ruin to the country!"
"If it weren't for this calamity, how could we have been displaced, forced to leave our homes, and forced to eke out a living in the mountains and forests?"
“Although we are bandits, we are also the children of Saint Nadavi, and today we will act on behalf of God.”
"For our Lord, for the great Kingdom of Nadavi, victory is assured in this battle."
One person's call brings a hundred responses.
"We will win this battle."
"We will win this battle."
However, when they shouted, they did not notice that Wen Ze's carriage did not stop, but continued to move forward, completely ignoring them.
"Wen Ze is trying to escape! We must catch up with him quickly and not let him leave alive!"
As he finished speaking, a group of people who had covered their bodyguard uniforms with tattered clothes also emerged and rushed down from the tops of the hillsides on both sides, trying to surround Wen Ze, Yan Li and his group.
Yan Li: Could you be any more perfunctory?
At least change your clothes! You look neither like an official nor a thief; she can't bear to look at you.
But this wasn't the only place where things went wrong.
The guards who came down the hillside had not received any mountain training; their greatest skill was probably theoretical warfare and crawling on flat ground.
They hadn't mastered the technique of braking on the slope, and because they started too fast, the one in front slipped and fell over due to the slippery grass on the hillside.
And those behind him, one after another, tripped and fell, slipped and lost their footing, and those who couldn't stop ended up rolling around.
After they all rolled to the foot of the mountain, they were already far behind the carriage.
In this situation, they disregarded their injuries and stood up to run forward with all their might.
Fortunately, although they were not good at climbing mountains, they were good at running, and soon they surrounded the carriage, panting.
With their bodies slightly bent and hands on their waists, they did indeed look somewhat like disheveled bandits.
The people Wenze brought were only detained, not dead, so naturally they were to come back with him.
Before Wen Ze could give the order, swords were drawn in neat formation and aimed directly at the group of people who were preparing to ambush their master.
“If you rabble lay down your weapons and surrender now, we might spare your lives.”
"If you insist on opposing us, don't blame us for being impolite!"
The leader spoke with a hoarse voice, each word sounding like a final farewell.
They didn't even bother to catch their breath; they were about to draw their swords and fight each other.
"Aren't you curious why your father didn't take action when he was in the palace?"
Despite being surrounded, Wen Ze remained calm and even had the mind to talk to Yan Li.
Yan Li was terrified and thought to herself, "It seems he really knows this is a trap. Does that mean I, the bait, have no way out?"
Wen Ze pulled Yan Li's hand and then closed the open window, speaking considerately:
"Close it. There's nothing to see. It's just a few jumping grasshoppers. It's not good if they get scared when they see blood."
Yan Li: ...
Actually, she shouldn't have known the reason, but when she saw Wen Ze throw Que Fu on the ground like a kitten, she damn well understood.
"He's afraid you'll turn around and kill him first."
Yan Li didn't hold back any of her obvious thoughts, and gestured nimbly with her hands.
"With your martial prowess, if my father wanted to kill you, you would surely be able to deliver a fatal blow first. Naturally, he wouldn't dare to gamble and wouldn't take action in the palace."
Yan Li didn't know how many people were lying in ambush in the palace, but there must be a reason why Wen Ze was able to escape unscathed.
The only thing that could make her father wary, besides his own life, was something else Yan Li couldn't think of.
Wen Ze's heart trembled slightly, yet he asked jokingly, "Is this why A Yan was so comfortable bringing me back to the palace?"
Yan Li lowered her hand.
She knew this, but she never expected her father to be so timid.
Wen Ze waited quietly for a while before slowly speaking: "You're not even willing to lie to me?"
Yan Li fell silent once again.
She didn't want to hide it; the fact that she came out with him today meant she truly had murderous intent.
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