Chapter 276 Severe Injury
The arrow pierced through her chest, and the immense force pinned Fu Bao to the carriage.
The maid screamed from inside the carriage, hurriedly telling the driver to stop: "A doctor! A doctor!! Quickly, find a doctor!!! Miss has been shot with an arrow!!!"
A patch of blood appeared on Fu Bao's chest, and her delicate face was extremely pale.
The carriage stopped just outside the city when Fu Bao felt a sudden pain in his heart. He slammed the back of his head against the carriage and lost consciousness.
Upon hearing that the young lady of the Marquis's mansion had been hit by an arrow, the leader of the pursuing group immediately turned around and rode his horse to Fu Bao's carriage.
"How is Miss???"
The maidservant, clutching Fu Bao's chest, hurriedly released her grip and lifted the curtain upon hearing someone calling outside: "Where is a doctor?! My young lady has been shot in the chest with an arrow!!!"
The squad leader frowned: "Hurry into the city! The doctors at Jing'an Hall are exceptional at treating external injuries. Quick, follow me!!!"
The squad leader then led the coachman toward the city, while the rest of the men closely followed Lin Changning's carriage.
Almost as soon as Fu Bao's carriage arrived at the city gate, a man on horseback galloped towards them.
It was Su Qingyan, the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyong. He had just gotten off the carriage on his way to the banquet and exchanged a few polite words with someone. When he turned around, he found that Yan'er was gone. After asking around, he learned that Yan'er had let the carriage follow her.
Somewhat worried about Yan'er, he spurred his horse and chased after her. Yan'er needed to make an appearance at the princess's birthday banquet today, and he was anxious to find her. After asking around, he hurriedly headed towards the city gate.
Almost as soon as they reached the city gate, they saw their own carriage chasing after them. It stopped halfway in no time, and when it turned back, they even heard their own maid's shrill cries.
With red eyes, Su Qingyan chased after them. When she reached her own carriage, she saw the soldiers guarding the city preparing to enter the city with serious expressions.
Just as he was about to ask, he saw bloodstains on his maid in the carriage. His heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition came over him.
The maid saw her young master crying out, "Young master! Miss has been injured by a villain! An arrow has struck her right in the chest! You must save her!"
Su Qingyan's right eye twitched, and she immediately dismounted and climbed into the carriage. Seeing the bloodstains on Fu Bao's chest, the unconscious Fu Bao's mind swayed for a moment.
Then he immediately scooped Fu Bao up in his arms and ordered the driver, "Go to the nearest pharmacy!! Quickly!!!"
The squad leader clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Your Highness, please stay close to me. I know the nearest pharmacy!"
Su Qingyan roared, her eyes red, "Let's go! Stop dawdling, saving lives is the priority!!!"
The squad leader led Su Qingyan and quickly ran towards the pharmacy in the city.
The second team, consisting of nearly two hundred people, chased after Lin Changning and his group.
Lin Changning was naturally slower driving a carriage than riding a horse, but he was quite skilled with his hands. After taking out the nearest group of people with his bow and arrow, he quickly fled forward.
His guards are currently holding back the guards and spies watching over the princess. The people he arranged after entering the mansion today encountered the princess earlier because of someone's help, and are still in the mansion at this time.
The four carriages used as decoys had not moved at all, so they were now completely isolated and helpless.
At this point, only Mr. Gao Huan knew that they had left the city; the rest of the people who had been arranged were either at the princess's residence or on other pre-arranged routes.
Today, it must have been the help of the Princess's mansion that allowed her to meet the Princess ahead of schedule. The original plan was not used, but since she did meet the Princess, she brought her out directly.
The original plan was to have people in the mansion hold off the guards, and then take the princess away when they left the mansion at night. Once they were on the carriages, the four carriages would travel at the same time, each going in a different direction. If anyone was chasing them, the four carriages would distract them. Lin Changning would then take the princess and the young lady out of the city with the caravan.
The caravan members were all skilled, but plans can't keep up with changes. They encountered the caravan ahead of schedule and even went directly out of the city.
Originally, the plan was to take the person away quietly, and the original plan might not even be needed. The group leader was brought back to Taiyuan safely under the nose of the person who was unaware of the situation. Who knew that a trouble would come along the way?
The thought of Fu Baolin Changning made her a little annoyed. She didn't know why she had to run into her here!
Now, nearly a hundred soldiers have caught up with him, and he is all alone, which is indeed a bit tricky.
Lin Changning spurred his horse and fled forward at breakneck speed. He had run out of arrows, and the pursuers were still hot on his heels.
It was still about two hours' journey from here to where they were to transfer. Even the best fighters in the city couldn't catch up now. It wouldn't be a problem if she were alone, but with a weak woman and a child behind her, it was indeed a difficult situation.
Just as Lin Changning was worrying, a fire suddenly broke out at the Jing'an Marquis's residence in the capital. The fire spread very quickly, and half of the capital city could see it.
The group that was originally about to give chase saw the fire burning in the Hou Mansion and the second team leader immediately ordered most of them to stop the pursuit, while about 20 soldiers continued to rush towards Lin Changning and his group.
Then, he led the remaining people back to defend the city gate. First, the young lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong was seriously injured, and then the Marquis's mansion was set on fire. It was still unknown whether there was a mutiny in the capital.
Seeing the towering flames, the captain of the second team knew that things might not be so simple. Thinking it was a feint, he immediately reined in his horse and led his men back into the city.
Lin Changning suddenly saw thick smoke rising from the city, and then saw the pursuers quickly returning to defend. Only then did he silently breathe a sigh of relief.
As for the remaining twenty small fry, Lin Changning didn't take them seriously at all. He led them directly into a forest and then said to the princess in the carriage, "Princess, please take the young lady and don't come out. I'll deal with these pursuers!"
Li Mingshu held her daughter tightly in the carriage and said in a trembling voice, "Okay, be careful!"
Lin Changning drew his sword, dismounted, and charged directly at the pursuing group. With a swift slash, he knocked one of them off his horse, grabbed the steed, and engaged the remaining 20-odd men in battle.
After about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, Li Mingshu heard the sounds of fighting outside gradually subside, and quietly pulled open the curtain of the carriage a crack.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lin Changning covered in blood, sheath his sword, and ride his horse toward her.
Li Mingshu poked her head out: "Why are you covered in blood? Where are you hurt? Come here quickly, let me bandage you up."
Li Mingshu knew clearly that they would likely have to rely on the young man in front of them for the rest of their journey. The chances of her and her daughter returning to Taiyuan on their own were slim, so the young man absolutely could not be harmed.
Lin Changning raised a hearty smile: "Princess, I'm fine. It's all someone else's blood."
Little Yue'er peeked at Lin Changning, her amber eyes filled with fear. Lin Changning instinctively wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve, not wanting to frighten the child.
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