Chapter 302 The Male Lead's Halo?
Lin Changning drove the carriage frantically toward the city, with a group of soldiers at the city gate chasing closely behind him.
Fortunately, it was just dawn when they entered the city, and the streets were quite empty at that time, with only a few early-rising vendors preparing food.
The carriage lurched wildly through the city streets as Lin Changning sped towards another city gate, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a way to break the deadlock.
The people behind him were pressing closer and closer. Lin Changning gritted his teeth, holding the knife in one hand and driving the car with the other. The map he had memorized earlier flashed through his mind. It would take about an incense stick's time to get from this gate to the city gate leading out of the city to Panchuan.
Although there aren't many people chasing us, and we can fight them, the trouble lies in the next city gate. If we can break through before the news reaches the city gate and it closes, it won't be a big problem, and we can slowly shake them off.
However, if they alert the people on the other side of the city and they close the city gates, they will be trapped like turtles in a jar. Therefore, they cannot fight with them and must hurry out of the city.
After a moment's thought, Lin Changning lifted the curtain of the carriage and said with a solemn expression:
"If the city gate isn't closed, we'll just fight our way out. If it's already closed when we reach the next gate, I'll find a chance for you to jump off the carriage."
Wang He, take good care of the princess and the others. There are travel permits and money in the bundle. I'll kidnap this person to distract them.
Go directly to the Yingwu Escort Agency, find their head镖师 (escort officer), and follow them towards Panchuan! Make sure you get the items and the princess back to Taiyuan!
Wang He grabbed Lin Changning's clothes and shook his head solemnly: "I'll take her hostage, and the commander will escort the princess!"
Lin Changning rebuked, "I've already shown myself at the city gate. I have to go. How much time can your mediocre skills buy you? I'll go!"
After saying that, he spurred his horse forward and continued to charge ahead. He saw that the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, and one or two of them had even rushed to the sides of Lin Changning's carriage.
Just as Lin Changning was about to draw his sword, he noticed a group of men in black suddenly appear on both sides of the roof of the house, leaping down from both sides of the roof as if they were about to land on his carriage.
Just as Lin Changning was about to draw his sword, he discovered that the man in black had simply stepped on the roof of the carriage, using the momentum to kick over the pursuers on both sides. For a moment, Lin Changning was unsure whether they were friend or foe.
The pursuers behind them instantly engaged the group of men in black in battle. Lin Changning looked back and saw the pursuers and men in black getting further and further away from them. He breathed a sigh of relief and then drove the carriage into the distance, where he could see the city gate.
The city gate was not closed, as if the messenger had not yet had time to inform the guards of the gate. Lin Changning had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and frantically spurred his horse to charge out.
When the carriage was still only a few dozen meters away, it continued running. The soldiers at the city gate, seeing the approaching carriage, shouted, "This is a restricted area! Stop immediately and dismount!!!"
Lin Changning ignored them and drove the carriage toward the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city changed their expressions. If they were hit by such a fast and reckless vehicle, they would be seriously injured.
A few meters away from the city gate, the pale-faced squad leader of the city guard shouted loudly for the others to make way.
He kicked the barricade aside, placing it across the center of the city gate. Lin Changning leaped from the carriage onto the horse, and just before the horse crashed into the barricade, he flicked it away with his sword.
The heavy chevaux-de-frise shattered instantly upon impact with the city gate. Lin Changning turned around, sat upright on his horse, weighed himself on the horse's back, and sat back down at the entrance of the carriage. He turned to look at the group of people still in shock at the gate and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They escaped!
The carriage continued its journey at high speed. After another two days' travel, they would reach Panchuan. Lin Changning breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his brow.
Today was truly fraught with danger. If it weren't for the group of men in black who suddenly appeared, they would probably have been doomed here. Just thinking about it made Lin Changning furious.
The carriage was still speeding along, but its speed had slowed considerably, and it was moving more steadily. Lin Changning lifted the curtain and looked at Wang He, his tone somewhat unpleasant: "You mean I told you to keep an eye on him? How come he can suddenly talk?"
A hint of guilt flashed across Wang He's face: "I held on tightly when we passed through the city gate. Not long after we passed, I noticed that the man's face had turned blue and he had suffocated and stopped breathing. I thought he had suffocated me, so I let go to check. I never expected that he was lying to me. I was careless, Commander."
Lin Changning frowned and glanced at Su Qingyan in the carriage, then said nothing more. No wonder he was the male protagonist of the original story; he was indeed quite clever.
Looking again, Wang He, his face filled with guilt and his hands covered in blood, sighed: "Never mind, at least we escaped. Next time, even if he suffocates, we can't let go."
"I wonder who those men in black who helped us are."
Lin Changning sighed and said, "We still don't know if they are friend or foe."
Wang He thought for a moment and said, "Last time I was almost arrested at the restaurant, it seems that a group of men in black suddenly intervened, and their target should be him."
As he spoke, Wang He involuntarily looked at the unconscious Su Qingyan.
Looking for him?
Lin Changning asked a question in return, and his gaze toward Su Qingyan became strange again. This time, because he was with Su Qingyan, the men in black behind him suddenly made a move, something that had never happened before.
Could it be because of the male lead's halo?
Changning shook her head, clearing away the strange thoughts in her mind. Strangely enough, the man in black did appear after she stabbed the male lead.
Could it be that it happens when the male protagonist faces a life-or-death crisis?
Lin Changning tentatively drew his knife, slowly approaching Su Qingyan's heart.
Li Mingshu hurriedly covered Yue'er's eyes, and Wang He looked at Lin Changning with some confusion.
"Chief of the Thousand Households? Weren't they saying they were going to keep him as a hostage?"
Lin Changning waved his hand: "You can drive, switch seats!"
Wang He was a little confused, but still obediently switched places with Lin Changning. Lin Changning held a knife, looked at Su Qingyan, pondered for a moment, and then plunged the knife fiercely into Su Qingyan's heart...
The moment the blade touched Su Qingyan's heart, Lin Changning's brow suddenly burned. Wang He, who was driving the carriage outside, shouted loudly, and the carriage suddenly sped up.
A muffled thud was heard, followed by a thunderclap that struck the ground beside the carriage. A large crater was blasted into the ground in front of it, and yellow sand and dirt flew out, hitting the carriage with a crackling sound.
Yue'er was so frightened that she covered her ears, and Li Mingshu was also startled and his body trembled.
"Commander-in-Chief!!!! The horse is startled!!!"
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