After Wang Shun left with the military token, the accompanying constables urged them to quickly hide in the secret room.
Shen Xu was not in a hurry to hide in the secret room, but strode out of the study.
"Lady Prime Minister, please quickly hide in the secret room!" When the two constables saw her and Pei Zhiyuan running out of the study, they hurriedly followed and urged them.
"Guard Li and the other general haven't caught up yet."
The banquet hall was already ablaze with flames and noisy with voices.
Guard Li Shuang and the general who had just stopped the assassin came running over breathlessly. They were covered in blood, and their swords were broken beyond recognition. They had obviously faced many masters. "Lady Female Prime Minister, they have set fire to the front yard."
Shen Xu nodded and said to the others with a serious expression, "Let's go, it's time to meet our distinguished guest."
The general in charge of the escort drew out his sword and put it on the necks of the two constables.
"Let's go, take us to see your General Yang."
The two constables exchanged glances, and one of them feigned anxiety and said, "I don't know who General Yang is, but I'm following Lord Wang's orders to take you into the secret room. Please don't embarrass me, sirs."
"Okay." Shen Xu said okay lightly, and with a "puff", Pei Zhiyuan chopped the man to the ground without saying a word. In an instant, blood splattered everywhere. The constable let out a short scream, then fell to the ground and died of convulsions.
The other man was immediately frightened by their decisive killing momentum and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "Sir, please spare my life, sir, please spare my life. I really don't know what General Yang is. I will help you escape from this mansion."
Several people followed the constable to avoid the patrol of soldiers and hid in the dense forest outside the mansion.
The night is thick as ink.
There was something wrong with the atmosphere, and a faint murderous intent seemed to be lingering in the quiet forest.
Li Shuang and Pei Zhiyuan were both top-notch masters with quick reactions. They surrounded Shen Xu and warned him, "Be careful! There are people coming. They are very skilled in martial arts, at least ten of them."
The forest was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the breathing of the people around, and even the sound of leaves falling quietly became very clear.
"Lady Prime Minister, be careful!" Li Shuang suddenly grabbed Shen Xu's shoulders, jumped up and kicked the ground, jumping away from the original ground. He saw three silver darts nailed on the ground.
The moon dispersed the dark clouds, and the moonlight shone through the dense woods, casting mottled light.
The full moon, white as jade, very bright...
The people standing on the treetops are like jackdaws, staring at their prey on the ground with eager eyes. Their cold weapons reflect a strange light under the moon.
It's a perfect match for this night.
Dozens of masked masters wielding swords descended from the sky and surrounded the few people. Pei Zhiyuan swiftly swung his sword at the constable, but the man reacted extremely quickly and blocked it with his arm.
With a clang sound, the crisp sound of swords colliding with metal echoed in the quiet forest.
The constable took a few steps back, putting some distance between himself and the others present. The sleeve of his arm suddenly tore open, revealing a pair of pitch-black metal rings that flashed a cold light in the dim moonlight.
"He doesn't look like someone from the Jiangling military." Pei Zhiyuan touched the tiny notch on the Embroidered Spring Knife and made a gesture as if he was ready to fight.
"More like a jianghu person." Li Shuang held Shen Xu and stood still, the knife in his hand clenched tightly. "Yun Nuan of the Dark Pavilion, He Tieshou of the Forest Wolf ranked 77th, and Zhong Yuan of the Sky-Splitting Dart ranked 58th."
"A killer organization? It seems Yang Chonghu is quite a coward, playing such a shady game." Pei Zhiyuan sneered, "Without an army, there's no need to worry about things getting tricky."
Without saying anything, several killers rushed forward with weapons in hand and started fighting with the guards.
For a moment, the sword lights were chaotic and leaves were falling. With the sounds of swords clashing and trees falling, the battle between the two sides became stalemate.
Shen Xu was protected behind him by a guard, watching the fierce fight.
Several guards were commanders and high-ranking knights among the royal cavalry, all from aristocratic families.
They have had instructors who specialize in martial arts and teach them military tactics since childhood. Many of them have private horse training farms at home, and even their weapons and armor are carefully made by the family.
Under such favorable conditions, their martial arts skills are much higher than those of ordinary people in the martial arts world.
More than a dozen killers quickly fell to the ground. He Tieshou, who was disguised as a constable, also lay on the ground gasping for breath, allowing several guards to step on his shoulders and hold knives to his neck.
"Are you all okay?" Shen Xu stepped forward and asked a few people. Although the moonlight was bright, it was night after all, and everyone was in the woods, so their expressions could not be discerned.
"No."
"Lady Prime Minister, we can't stay here for long." Li Shuang looked at the torches coming from afar and urged them to evacuate first.
Several people were escorting He Tieshou and running through the woods. Pei Zhiyuan supported Shen Xu and said nervously, "Linjiang County is probably surrounded by heavy troops. I don't know if our army can arrive in time to rescue them."
"Xue Yan and the others should have run into the envoys from the two countries. The only way we can ensure their safety is to attract Yang Chonghu's attention to Linzhou City." Shen Xu's physical strength was obviously not as good as those of several martial artists. After running for several miles along the mountain road, he was already out of breath.
"Lady Female Prime Minister, let's rest here for a while. It's too dark and dangerous in this desolate mountain and we can't tell the direction."
Several guards used knives to chop the branches in front of them. Seeing that Shen Xu was exhausted and out of breath, they suggested finding a secluded place to rest first.
They found a dense bush and one of them started a fire, but it was quickly put out by Li Shuang.
"Don't light the fire! Do you want to attract the pursuers?"
The few of them had to rest in the dark. The shade of the trees above their heads blocked the moonlight, and it was pitch black all around. They could only vaguely make out a few human figures.
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