The man felt the pain and released his grip.
Taking advantage of this moment, she immediately shouted at the top of her lungs, "Jiangzhou—"
The two Xiongnu men hadn't expected her to be so cunning. Seeing that they had already alerted the people outside, they had no choice but to steel themselves, drag her along, and quickly flee into the mountains behind them.
If they are fast enough, the guards of the Empress of Daliang might not be able to catch up.
After all, they were very familiar with this mountain forest, but the guards of the Empress of Daliang might not be, and even Yelü Qi might not be familiar with the terrain here.
The two men, holding the person, fled fearlessly into the mountains and forests.
Meanwhile, at the front of the mountain, Jiangzhou was somewhat surprised to see the people who had suddenly arrived. After realizing what was happening, he quickly dismounted and bowed.
Xie Jingrun, pulling on the reins, asked, "Where is the Empress?"
Jiangzhou straightened up and pointed behind Shan Duo, "Your Majesty relieves yourself over there."
Xie Jingrun frowned, about to say something, when Rong Qingqing's voice came from behind the mountain.
He stiffened, leaped off his horse, and charged towards the mountain pass.
Jiangzhou also hurriedly chased after them.
Yelü Qi, who was not far away, had been watching this area. When he noticed something unusual, he quickly spurred his horse and galloped over.
When Xie Jingrun and Jiangzhou arrived at the back of the mountain, they saw two men dressed as Xiongnu kidnap Rong Qingqing and flee into the forest.
The two men's expressions changed, and they hurriedly gave chase.
The two Xiongnu men who had abducted Rong Qingqing heard the footsteps approaching from behind, turned around, and were terrified. They hadn't expected them to arrive so quickly.
Just as the two kidnapped the person and were about to run away, two whooshing sounds came from the air at the same time.
Before they could react, two longswords pierced them one by one.
One blade was driven into their backs, while the other severed their hands.
"ah--"
The screams startled the birds in the woods, causing them to flutter into the sky.
Rong Qingqing fell to the ground.
Before she could react, one of the Huns, who had lost an arm, endured the excruciating pain and lunged at her with a ferocious expression.
She was startled and was about to dodge to the side when a figure swept over, and the Hun was immediately kicked away like a rag doll.
The next moment, she was pulled into a familiar embrace.
Rong Qingqing was still in shock when she turned her head and saw that it was Xie Jingrun.
She was both surprised and delighted. "Why are you here?"
Xie Jingrun, with a stern face, snorted coldly, "If I hadn't come, you would have been dead."
Rong Qingqing pouted, "If you don't come, there's still Jiangzhou and Yelü Qi, right? I'm not going to die."
Xie Jingrun's complexion was somewhat dark.
Jiangzhou dared not claim credit from him and hurriedly said, "This time, we are very grateful to the Emperor; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Yelü Qi had already arrived. When he saw Rong Qingqing being held in Xie Jingrun's arms, he paused, glanced at the two Xiongnu people beside him, one dead and one wounded, and immediately understood. He said with self-reproach, "It was my oversight that caused you to be in danger."
"It's alright, it's alright, how could this be your fault?" Rong Qingqing quickly reassured her.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder blade. It was Xie Jingrun who was holding her arm and tightened his grip on her.
Rong Qingqing awkwardly shut her mouth.
Xie Jingrun glanced at her indifferently, picked her up horizontally, and as he passed Yelü Qi, he said, "Prince Yelü had better give me an explanation for what happened today."
Yelü Qi frowned. "Of course." With that, he stepped forward and lifted the still-breathing Xiongnu man, asking, "Are you General Bulu's man?"
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