"no!"
Feeling the slight numbness on his skin, Luo Zhaozhao opened his eyes slightly.
"So, just take me as a hostage! As long as I'm still in your village! His Majesty will definitely take me into consideration and won't dare to act rashly!"
"Once you get the silver, you must flee this place immediately!"
"If! If you still don't believe me! If His Majesty doesn't come, or if Jin and Chu send troops to suppress the bandits, you can just kill me and run away!"
The bandits were obviously shaken by these words. They had spies in the capital, and if they implemented this plan, they would know exactly what the emperor would do.
If we really send troops, the worst that can happen is that we kill this woman and run away, and there won’t be any loss.
But if they succeed, what awaits them is endless wealth and glory.
After hearing these remarks, Gu Qingsheng finally understood why Luo Zhaozhao had received such great honors.
Originally, he was just a hostage to replace the queen, and his entire family would not be given official titles or honors.
What's so powerful is her mouth. It's obvious that she wants to sacrifice herself for the Queen and Jin Chu, to save the Queen and this group of people, and let the Emperor suppress the bandits.
If Gu Qingsheng didn't know what kind of person Luo Zhaozhao was, she would probably really believe this and burst into tears of gratitude towards Luo Zhaozhao.
Her heart grew colder and colder. In her previous life, she had tried her best to avoid this woman because of Chu Zhiyao's indifference and Luo Zhaozhao's provocation. However, even with such vigilance and caution, she still fell into Luo Zhaozhao's trap in the end, lost Bai Lu, and died tragically under Chu Zhiyao's sword.
If I were to live my life again, I would still sigh.
Luo Zhaozhao is really smart.
"National Master, what do you think?"
Gu Qingsheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Qingyi with interest.
A weak woman risked her own safety to save them, using her own life as a bargaining chip to exchange for their safety. I wonder what the reaction of their state master, who has emerged from the muddy world of Jin and Chu, would be.
Xu Qingyi's eyebrows and eyes were calm, without any emotion caused by the noise outside. His eyes were as calm as water, but his face seemed to be thinking about something.
Hearing Gu Qingsheng asking him a question, he slowly raised his eyes and whispered with his thin lips.
"Being smart requires knowing when to stop."
“Don’t be greedy again and again, or you’ll lose more than you gain.”
The smile on Gu Qingsheng's lips paused slightly.
She turned her head away feeling a little guilty.
Who is this Xu Qingyi? Luo Zhaozhao's thoughts and schemes are probably like child's play in his eyes.
But Gu Qingsheng automatically put himself in these words.
But he had no way out.
"Boss, I think what this little girl said makes some sense."
A bandit's voice sounded obscenely, and he looked at Luo Zhaozhao with uncontrollable desire. He wished he could bring this woman back to the village in the next second. Then they could do whatever they wanted.
He was making his wishful thinking when he heard a sound of cutting wind coming from somewhere!
“Puff!”
"Here I come."
Xu Qingyi slowly opened her eyes.
The obscene smile on the bandit's face had not yet disappeared when a string of blood suddenly spurted out from his chest!
He watched helplessly as the sharp arrow spun out from the flesh of his heart, accompanied by bursts of blood foam.
A huge pain attacked his brain, and before he could even shout out, the light in his eyes suddenly went out, and his whole body became silent.
Fell heavily to the ground.
The sudden arrow stunned everyone. The leader watched helplessly as the man was pierced through the chest and died, with blood almost splashing on his body!
The leader reacted and tightened his grip on Luo Zhaozhao, his eyes red as he looked at the direction where the arrow flew from.
"Who is shooting the arrow from behind?"
As soon as the words fell, the air suddenly filled with the sound of countless strings snapping! The officers and soldiers, wearing armor, raised their bows and arrows and aimed them at the bandits below the cliff!
In an instant, countless soldiers and officers surrounded them from above the cliff!
Behind the officers and soldiers, the bodies of the bandits who were originally on the cliff were lying in a mess.
The leader's face changed, and he took a step back in disbelief, his face as pale as death.
"Their reinforcements! How could they arrive so quickly?!"
"You are surrounded! Put down your weapons immediately!"
The prefect shouted at the bandits breathlessly from the top of the cliff with his big belly sticking out.
As soon as his face appeared, the leader was so angry that his facial features twisted and he kept jumping up and down.
"You! You old dog, you don't keep your word! You're actually breaking our agreement!"
The Queen and Chu Zhiyao were both here. The words of the bandit leader contained too much meaning. The prefect on the cliff was sweating profusely and didn't even dare to look at their direction before he started cursing.
"You are talking nonsense! First you robbed the road! Then you hurt the queen! And now you are slandering me! Come on! Shoot!—"
The arrows were fired!
The sound of sharp wind echoed in the cliff!
Simply, these women hid in the carriage, and the sharp arrows could not penetrate the thick barrier of the carriage!
Although it's scary, it's safe.
Luo Zhaozhao was not so lucky. She was exposed to the sharp arrows, and the prefect didn't seem to care about her life or death at all.
He had already found out that the woman the bandits were holding hostage was the daughter of the Anyang governor. If she died, she would not pose much of a threat to him.
However, since the bandits kidnapped Luo Zhaozhao to replace the queen, perhaps everyone has forgotten the queen's existence.
Gu Qingsheng was paying attention the whole time.
Behind the rock at the corner of the cliff, a corner of a golden robe was trembling.
Who would have thought that the queen actually hid under the big rock alone, and now thanks to the rock, she has blocked a large number of arrows.
The leader was indeed different from those small bandits. Even though he was holding Luo Zhaozhao in one hand, he could still use his other hand to continuously chop away the arrows flying in the air. The others around him wailed and fell to the ground, but he was the only one who seemed to be at ease.
After wave after wave of arrows, the bandits were injured and killed. After finally getting through, they all had the intention of retreating in their eyes.
Luo Zhaozhao was so frightened that his eyes were blank, but fortunately he was next to the leader and only had some minor injuries.
Chu Zhiyao had already untied the ropes when the reinforcements arrived! After the rain of arrows ended, they hid behind the carriage and rushed in front of the bandits, not even giving them a chance to breathe and started swinging their swords!
The war isn't over yet! The queen finally showed her head, struggling to crawl through the chaotic crowd. Her once meticulously styled hair was now a mess, and her body was covered in blood, looking extremely disheveled.
Because of this sudden change and Chu Zhiyao's sudden attack, after enduring a heavy blow, the leader finally coughed up blood and shook off Luo Zhaozhao!
Shouting at the bandits
"retreat!"
Even though he held this woman hostage just now, the officers and soldiers did not care about this hostage at all.
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