Shangguan Wanning's heart sank. In this situation, if the person who came was an enemy instead of a friend, then she would be dead.
She didn't dare to take any risks and wanted to find a place to hide and observe carefully, but when she looked around, she saw nothing around, so she had to turn around and run.
"ah!"
It was too dark, and Shangguan Wanning accidentally sprained her ankle, and she cried out in pain. She quickly covered her mouth, but it was too late.
Dozens of people holding torches heard the noise and ran over quickly, surrounding her.
"Huh? They are soldiers from the Wuxiong Kingdom."
At this time, Shangguan Wanning was wearing the clothes of a Wuxiong soldier. She could clearly see the group of people coming under the light of the fire, and her heart immediately sank.
"Hehe, if it weren't for the conspiracy between you Wuxiong people, we wouldn't have been defeated so badly. Now, we are as miserable as a lost dog. We will kill you tonight, and use a little blood to sacrifice to our dead comrades."
Shangguan Wanning's heart almost fell to the bottom.
Even drinking cold water can make my teeth get stuck. Why am I so unlucky?
Shangguan Wanning was thinking about how to escape when a soldier of the Goshawk stepped forward quickly, grabbed her up, and slashed at her with the steel knife in his hand.
"Huh?" The Goshawk soldier stopped and looked at Shangguan Wanning in confusion.
"What's wrong? Why don't you do it yet? What are you waiting for?" the person next to him urged.
The soldier who was holding Shangguan Wanning took the torch and shone it on Shangguan Wanning's face, and immediately showed an obscene smile.
"Brothers, we have really found a treasure. This... is a woman."
Just now, when he grabbed Shangguan Wanning's wrist, he felt something strange. People like them who have been fighting outside for many years cannot have such delicate skin, let alone men.
Shangguan Wanning became even more panicked and struggled with all her might, trying to break free from the soldiers' grip.
The other Goshawk soldiers also quickly surrounded them, with all their torches pointed at Shangguan Wanning.
Someone took off Shangguan Wanning's hat, letting her long hair fall down.
"What do you want to do?" Shangguan Wanning forced herself to remain calm.
At this time, she had to stay calm, otherwise she would be dead.
"What? Girl, what do you think we are going to do? The night is long and we are all brave men out fighting... Tsk tsk, I have never seen such a beautiful girl."
As he spoke, the soldier reached out his hand towards Shangguan Wanning.
“You dare!”
Shangguan Wanning's eyes were sharp, and a murderous aura flashed across them. "Do you know who I am?"
Everyone was stunned and began to think about this question.
After all, when going out to fight, unless they are singers, there will be no women in the camps of either side.
"Think about it carefully." Shangguan Wanning used mystification to cover up her weakness. She secretly clenched her fists, and her palms were full of sweat.
After thinking for a while, one of the soldiers pulled the leading man aside and said in a low voice: "When we escaped, I heard Wu Xiong's soldiers mention that their princess was actually following General Yunqiao. Could she be Princess Xianyue?"
The leading man thought it made sense.
He walked up to Shangguan Wanning and asked tentatively, "Are you...Princess Xianyue?"
Shangguan Wanning let out a long sigh.
The Crescent Moon Princess they were talking about was probably the woman she saw with Mu Jingrui that day.
"That's right." Shangguan Wanning pretended calmly.
"It's you, bitch, who caused us..."
"No one is harming anyone." Shangguan Wanning interrupted the soldier, "Why do we leave our homes and fight on the battlefield? Isn't it just to win? I know you have nowhere to go now."
Shangguan Wanning glanced around.
"You are deserters, and you will be beheaded in public when you return home. It would be better for you to join us in Wuxiong. I promise that no matter which country you are from, as long as you have the ability, you will be valued. In the future, you will have the opportunity to reunite with your family."
Shangguan Wanning's words caused everyone to fall into silence.
"Princess Crescent Moon, can you really guarantee that... Wu Xiong can accept us?"
Shangguan Wanning smiled. "Of course."
"Well, if that's the case, then... we brothers will follow the princess from now on."
Now, Shangguan Wanning felt much relieved.
"Don't worry, as long as I can safely and successfully join the Wuxiong army, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
Shangguan Wanning now just wanted to return to Zhongyuan as soon as possible to reunite with Mu Jingrui. However, she didn't know how to tell these people.
Let's take it one step at a time.
"There is no time to lose, let's set off overnight."
Shangguan Wanning endured the pain from her ankle, asked the Goshawk soldiers to identify the direction, and continued to move forward.
After about an hour, Shangguan Wanning was sweating profusely and could not hold on any longer, so she suggested finding a place to rest.
The crowd lit several bonfires and gathered in groups of three or four to warm themselves by the fire.
Shangguan Wanning felt that the leading soldier was looking at her with an inquiring gaze, which made her feel a little guilty.
"I heard that Princess Crescent Moon of Wuxiong is highly skilled in martial arts and very resourceful. If there is a chance, could the princess teach me a few moves?"
The leading man spoke to Shangguan Wanning in the native language of the Goshawk Nation, but his eyes were on the person next to him.
Shangguan Wanning not only did not respond, she didn't even react at all, as if she didn't understand at all.
The leading man began to doubt her identity.
Because Princess Crescent Moon had been on a diplomatic mission to Goshawk three years ago, although they had never seen her, they knew that Princess Crescent Moon could speak the language of Goshawk Kingdom.
"She is not Princess Crescent Moon." The leading man raised his voice.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Shangguan Wanning.
Shangguan Wanning suddenly had a bad feeling.
The leading man stood up and walked in front of her, and spoke something in the language of the Goshawk Country.
"Princess Crescent Moon, how are we going to be accommodated?"
Shangguan Wanning understood that they were testing her.
However, faced with this most direct temptation, she was the least able to deal with it.
She took a deep breath, picked up a flaming stick on the ground, smashed it at the leading man, then turned and ran.
But she was a weak woman after all, and she was caught up by the soldiers behind her before she could run two steps.
"Hmph, you little bitch, not only did you lie to us, but you also dared to attack us?" The leading man grabbed Shangguan Wanning's wrist, revealing his yellow teeth. "Tonight I'll let you have a good taste of what it feels like to have so many of our brothers serving you."
After saying that, he pushed Shangguan Wanning to the ground and approached her while taking off his clothes.
Waves of despair suddenly surged into my heart.
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