Shi Lang looked at Su Jin with apprehension, wondering who she really was.
To this day, Shi Lang doesn't even know Su Jin's surname.
The whole thing about Li Wenci being her husband's sister is just a lie.
Li Wenci also followed the group, but the woman was extremely loyal to Su Jin and refused to say anything.
Shi Lang cursed inwardly but was powerless to do anything about Su Jin.
You can't fool them, and you can't beat them in a fight!
He was so kind as to remind her to run away!
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Without Fu Yu and his gang causing trouble, the team actually moved forward faster.
Although the journey over the past few days has been very arduous, what march is not arduous?
Moreover, the uprising started in Zhuanghe, and many soldiers were from Zhuanghe; it was a road home.
Everyone was holding their breath, united in purpose, and moved forward at an accelerated pace.
Shen Qianxue, on the other hand, was much more unlucky, as countless traps awaited him along the way.
Su Jin walked ahead, Yue Ziqi led a group of men to set up various traps, and Shen Qianxue stepped on the traps behind.
The traps weren't deadly and were all very simple, but they greatly slowed down Shen Qianxue's pace.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Despite the numerous traps, Shen Qianxue still managed to catch up.
Su Jinxia gently lifted the curtain and looked at the towering cliffs in front of her. They had arrived in Zhuanghe.
The only canyon between the cliffs leads to Zhuanghe.
Yue Ziqi hurriedly rode up and reported, "They've caught up with us after all, and they'll be here in a moment. Should I go and stop them?"
“You can’t stop him.” Su Jin’s tone turned slightly somber. “You don’t need to get involved. Let Zhang Qi handle it.”
"yes!"
So Zhang Qi led nearly two hundred men and stood firmly at the back of the group, blocking Shen Qianxue's mere twenty or thirty people.
Shen Qianxue reined in her horse, her gaze sharp as a sword, and stated her purpose, "Please ask Chen Zhen to come out and meet me."
Zhang Qi sized up Shen Qianxue and felt that she was no ordinary person.
He didn't know why this person had come after him, or why he wanted to see Chen Zhen.
But Su Jin had already told him how to deal with it.
“Our Lord already knows why you came and does not wish to see you. Please leave.”
Shen Xi scoffed, "He calls himself the King of Zhen, yet he acts like a coward. How laughable!"
Zhang Qi wasn't angry at all; after all, they were talking about Chen Zhen.
“Our lord said that as long as you leave obediently, he will not harm your lives, otherwise…” Zhang Qi drew his longsword.
Shen Qianxue and Shen Xi exchanged a glance. That bastard Chen Zhen had killed their envoy last time, and now he was saying he wouldn't harm him.
What does this mean? It means that the person leading the troops earlier was not Chen Zhen at all!
As the group ahead drew closer to the cliff, Zhang Qi showed no intention of making way.
Knowing that the other party had set traps all the way and was determined not to meet, Shen Qianxue turned her horse around and left.
Zhang Qi breathed a sigh of relief. The girl had given him a strict order: to stop the people coming, but not to harm them. It was really difficult for him.
Fortunately, the person who came knew what was good for them.
Zhang Qi led his men to catch up with the team ahead.
Shen Qianxue rode her horse all the way up the mountain.
Halfway up the mountain, the view was extremely wide, and the vanguard of the army had already headed into the canyon.
Shen Qianxue's gaze fell on the carriage in the middle.
The entire convoy consisted of only one vehicle that could carry people, so there was no doubt that it contained important figures.
Perhaps it was Shi Lang. I've heard that Shi Lang is a scholar who doesn't ride horses, so choosing to ride in a carriage is quite reasonable.
"Bring me arrows!"
Shen Qianxue said coldly, her voice tinged with anger, her aura sharp and killing intent emanating from her body.
The bow was drawn to its fullest extent, and the long arrow, carrying immense force, flew away.
Su Jinxia's beautiful eyes suddenly widened as she clearly heard the sound of an arrow piercing the air.
Using the sound to pinpoint the location, she quickly turned to the side, and the arrow slid past her eyes and shot out the window.
Shi Lang shuddered in fright and immediately covered his head, asking, "What happened? What's wrong?"
Su Jin's heart was pounding wildly. Shen Qianxue had actually attacked her; he was trying to kill her!
An arrow pierced through the carriage, startling the soldiers and Yue Ziqi. Yue Ziqi quickly lifted the curtain and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Jin was unharmed.
"Go quickly, don't stop!" Su Jin ordered.
Yue Ziqi shouted, "Run! Run at top speed!"
Shen Qianxue missed with her first arrow, so she drew her bow again, but this time she shot all three arrows at once.
The arrow left the bowstring, carrying a sharp and chilling intent.
Su Jinxia sensed it, and her expression became more serious than ever before.
The three arrows were shot at extremely tricky angles, and the carriage had very little space.
Su Jinxia kicked Shi Lang against the door frame, causing him to fall face down, while she quickly ducked to avoid it.
But they still couldn't escape it.
An arrow struck Shi Lang in the thigh, while another grazed Su Jin's lower back.
Su Jin gritted her teeth as a burning pain shot through her back, while Shi Lang screamed in agony.
"Shut up!"
Su Jin shouted angrily.
"It hit!" Shen Xi confirmed. It would be outrageous if it didn't hit, but he wasn't sure where the injury was.
Shen Qianxue stared at the carriage, her expression not optimistic.
The procession in front of the carriage remained orderly and continued moving forward, which meant that the people inside the carriage were alright and giving instructions.
“There’s a master in the car,” Shen Qianxue asserted.
Where did Chen Zhen go? And where did Shi Lang go?
The situation is becoming increasingly confusing.
After going back and forth like this, the carriage finally slowly drove into the canyon.
"Young Master, what should we do?" Shen Xi gritted his teeth, feeling that things were getting difficult.
Shen Qianxue remained silent, neither leaving nor moving forward.
After Su Jin's entire army entered the canyon, elite troops quickly deployed to control the canyon entrances and exits, and ordered everyone to stay away from them.
After passing through the canyon, the view suddenly opened up, revealing an ancient town standing alone in front of us.
Zhuanghe is isolated from the world due to its geographical location and inconvenient transportation, and everything there seems so ancient and rustic.
The area is rich in fish, and the local people are self-sufficient. A few merchants would trade with the outside world through the canyon, sending out surplus fish and bringing in some products that were not available here.
In recent years, severe droughts have reduced fish production, making life difficult for everyone.
Some time ago, she was poisoned by Chen Zhen, which made her life even more difficult.
When the army arrived at the city, the city lord, who had already been informed, came to wait outside the city gate.
This city lord was naturally a trusted confidant left behind by Chen Zhen, and he was unaware that Chen Zhen was dead.
He saw the familiar army and Shi Lang, who had been pushed out by Su Jin to lead the way, and hurriedly came forward to greet them.
Shi Lang clutched his leg, sweating profusely from the pain. He shouted, "Prince Zhen is seriously injured! Quickly send the army into the city and summon the best physicians immediately!"
The city lord glanced at the carriage and the generals leading the army at the front, and wondered why he didn't see those old acquaintances.
"Hurry up and go! If you delay the time to treat King Zhen, you won't have enough heads to chop off!" Zhang Qi rode forward, his face full of ferocity.
Knowing Chen Zhen's temperament, the city lord dared not neglect him and hurriedly let everyone enter the city.
He thought to himself: Perhaps they died in battle, or perhaps they had other missions. With Shi Lang here, there's no way he could make a mistake.
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