"Shunzi, hurry up! I'm afraid those people will catch up." After giving the order, Wan Xueying used her mental power to probe and discovered ten people on horseback heading in their direction. She hurriedly urged them on.
Although Shunzi didn't notice anyone chasing him, he was very convinced of Wan Xueying's ability to find water, so he waved the whip and made the horse speed up again.
But no matter how fast the carriage was, it could not be faster than the man riding a horse alone. Soon Shunzi heard the sound of a team of horses galloping coming from behind them.
"Miss, you and Baiji get off your horses and find a place to hide first. I will drive the carriage to lead them away." Shunzi planned to lead the bandits who were following them by himself.
"Alright," Wan Xueying said without hesitation at the crucial moment. "We'll get off the carriage first. You find a suitable spot up ahead and jump off and hide. We'll leave the carriage alone." Even if she still had the powder, she couldn't guarantee she could knock out ten people at once. Besides, there were still many people on the mountain. If they came to help, it would be difficult for the three of them to escape unscathed.
"Then do as the young lady says." Shunzi said, and gradually slowed down the speed of the carriage.
Before Wan Xueying and Baiji jumped off the carriage, she gave Shunzi a packet of medicinal powder. "Take this, it might be useful. Don't come back to look for us after you escape, or you'll easily expose our whereabouts. Go straight back to the county government to get help. I doubt these people are ordinary bandits."
"I will obey you, young lady. But young lady, please be careful too!"
"The same to you."
The reason why Wan Xueying brought Baiji with her when she went out was because Baiji knew some martial arts skills. Although they were not very good, at least he would not be too much of a burden.
Wan Xueying took her and easily jumped off the carriage at a corner where the people coming from behind could not see, and then quickly hid in the woods.
With two men missing, the carriage continued to move much faster than before, but the people behind were even faster. Seeing that they were about to catch up, Shunzi followed suit, jumping off the carriage at a corner and disappearing into the woods.
Before jumping off the carriage, he stabbed the horse's butt with his sword, causing the horse to run even more frantically due to the pain. Shunzi, hiding in the shadows, saw the ten men on horseback chasing the frightened horse, and felt a little relieved.
He didn't dare to delay, hiding his body and running towards the county government with his lightness skills. The best way to help Wan Xueying escape was to call for reinforcements and eliminate the bandits.
Along the way, he saw about ten carriages heading towards the county government. He didn't know what they were going to do, but it was definitely not good. So he sped up and rushed as fast as he could.
The ten bandits who had been chasing their carriage had to work very hard to catch up with the frightened horse. In order to stop the frightened horse, one of the bandits bent his bow and shot an arrow, killing the horse with one shot.
When they went forward to check, they found that the carriage was empty.
"What should we do? The people in the carriage must have hidden in the woods?" one of the bandits asked the leader.
The leader ordered without hesitation: "Go back! Chase them in the woods! Be sure to kill them all!" They had to complete the boss's order.
"Yes!" The ten people returned in unison.
When they entered the woods, they found that the horse's speed was slow and it was very difficult to find people. They didn't know how many people were in the carriage, which was why Wan Xueying and Shunzi decided to go into the woods.
However, they underestimated the tracking ability of these people, and Shunzi's escape direction was soon discovered.
"Over there!" Then two people chased after him.
Shunzi realized belatedly that thanks to their fast running, these people were not ordinary bandits at all, but more like well-trained scouts.
So who were these scouts from? What were they doing in Ningyang County? What were those ten carriages that just passed by doing? Going back even further, could the twenty or so women in rags and holding children we saw on the road earlier be part of their group? What were they doing there?
It’s really terrifying when you think about it!
Shunzi couldn't help but speed up and continue running forward.
But the other party would not let him escape so easily, and soon someone discovered his whereabouts again.
"Chase! He's not far ahead!" The man was trying to warn his companions and scare Shunzi, so that if Shunzi made a mistake in a hurry, he would be more likely to be exposed.
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of them no matter how he hid, and most importantly, Shunzi took a fancy to the horses they were riding, he decided to get rid of them first.
He stepped onto a tree, holding his breath and concentrating, while tightly holding the medicine powder that Wan Xueying had just given him in his hand.
Soon, the two men came over on horseback.
"Be careful, that person is nearby." The person who had discovered Shunzi's whereabouts before warned his companions.
"It seems he's a capable man, so be careful!"
The two men rode forward cautiously, their swords drawn. They were prepared for a tough fight, but they hadn't expected the other side to play by their own rules.
Just as the two of them approached the tree where Shunzi was, Shunzi looked at the direction of the wind and raised his hand lightly, and half of the bag of medicine powder given by Wan Xueying was sprinkled towards the two of them.
At the same time, adhering to the principle of striking first, Shunzi held his breath and stabbed one of them.
The man subconsciously dodged his sword, but did not hold his breath. After taking a big sip of the medicine powder, he swayed and fell to the ground.
The other man, being behind, had some time to react. He reacted quickly, holding his breath beforehand. Seeing his companion fall, he immediately lunged at Shunzi with his sword.
Shunzi had expected that the other party would take the opportunity to attack him, so he twisted his body and the sword grazed his body and went straight into the air.
The man did not stop there. He turned his wrist flexibly and slashed at him with the sword again.
Shunzi's sword was not idle either. He bent down to dodge and slashed towards the opponent.
The opponent dodged quickly, and the sword missed again, then changed to a chop. Shunzi blocked it with his sword, making a sharp sound, and took the paper bag from his pocket with his left hand.
As soon as he raised his hand, the other party immediately held his breath again.
But this time, Shunzi's target was his eyes. The man was unable to dodge and was blinded. At that moment, Shunzi's sword had already penetrated the man's left chest, piercing his heart.
In fact, Shunzi was superior to his opponent in terms of martial arts, but Shunzi was afraid that time would run out and that more bandits would be attracted during this period, so he used this method to achieve a quick victory.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to strike the bandit he had just knocked unconscious twice. Compared to the one he had just killed, this man's tracking skills were even more terrifying. He couldn't leave Wan Xueying in trouble.
When he rode back to Ningyang County on horseback, he didn't need to call for reinforcements. He saw a group of soldiers ready to go from a distance.
The leader was none other than Pei Xuanqing. The man riding behind him was none other than Shen Yu, who had been brought along to discuss matters with Pei Xuanqing.
Shunzi subconsciously felt that something had happened, and it was a big deal.
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