While clutching her gold and silver treasures, Yokoyama Eiko struggled to break free from Ming Wang's grasp, pointing her finger at his nose and cursing angrily: "You didn't say a word when you were in the capital and ran away on your own. Now that I've finally escaped from the capital, I'm being asked to follow you again."
"No way. Since you abandoned me back then, let's go our separate ways. You go your sunny path, and I'll go my narrow bridge. Let's not hold each other back anymore."
Chiyo Yokoyama, listening from behind, raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Eiko's time in the Central Plains had not been in vain; she spoke fluently and had even learned to use idioms.
"Yoko, you weren't like this before. You seem so unfamiliar to me." Yokoyama Eiko usually acts gentle and soft-spoken in front of King Ming. She would never be like this now, with a cold look on her face and rudely cursing.
Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that Heng Ying's entire demeanor had changed; his eyes were sharp, his face was gloomy, and he exuded a strong aura of malevolence.
"Who are you? You're not that Yokoyama Eiko. You... you deliberately approached me." Even the usually slow-witted King Ming realized that Yokoyama Eiko's identity was not simple.
Besides the bundle on her back, she also held a sword in her hand. Unlike the ornate and elaborate clothes she wore at the Prince's Palace, she was now dressed in a smart and capable outfit, showing that she knew kung fu.
Looking at the two people behind Yokoyama Eiko, both of them were holding swords and exuded a fierce aura.
"Don't worry about who I am now. For the sake of our acquaintance, I advise you to run away as soon as possible. Your companions have already abandoned you and run away on their own," Yokoyama Eiko kindly reminded her.
King Ming turned around with a start and found that General Yang had indeed led his men far away, clearly not wanting to care about him anymore, and that he only had about a dozen trusted assassins left by his side.
Zheng Xiang was killed in the battle between the two armies. Ming Wang barely managed to save his life and broke out with General Yang. If General Yang doesn't care about him now, he will really have no way out.
"Don't run! Yang Pu, you can't just abandon me! Stop right there!" King Ming roared and led his men to chase after General Yang.
As Yang Pu ran, he glanced back and cursed angrily, "This good-for-nothing! He's too busy escaping to have time to get entangled with a woman on the road. All he thinks about is women. Does this kind of person deserve to be emperor? Bah! I must be stupid to be loyal to you. You think you can keep me supporting you? Dream on."
"Alright, forget about Mingwang and the others. Let's get out of here quickly. They're being pursued. If we don't leave now, we'll be in trouble," Yokoyama Chiyo warned her sister and mother in a deep voice.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo caught up with her. The two senior sisters had come out of the city today to help Zhang Shitao, but when they arrived, the battle was already nearing its end, so they had no choice but to help chase after him.
They had been chasing for an hour when they unexpectedly encountered Yokoyama Chiyo here. They were in a dilemma: Ming Wang and Yang Pu could not be let go, but Yokoyama Chiyo and her two daughters had to be captured as well.
Thinking of the skills of the three Yokoyamas, Zhu Changge sent the others to chase after Ming Wang and his group, while Zhu Qingruo and she stayed behind to deal with Yokoyama Chiyo and the other two.
"It's you guys! Long time no see." Yokoyama Chiyo remembered them. Although they hadn't exchanged many blows on the island, she clearly remembered that this woman's skills were no less than hers. It seemed that she might not be able to leave alive today.
A fierce battle is inevitable.
"Enough with the nonsense, take this!" Zhu Changge didn't want to say anything more to her, so he raised his sword and slashed at her.
Zhu Qingruo quickly stepped forward to stop Yokoyama Eiko and Keiya Nishi. If it were a one-on-one fight, Zhu Qingruo would definitely win, but with Keiya Nishi and Yokoyama Eiko working together, Zhu Qingruo was at a disadvantage and had a hard time dealing with them.
Half an hour later, neither side had gained an advantage and both had sustained some injuries.
Chiyo Yokoyama didn't want to continue fighting, fearing that if reinforcements arrived, she and her two daughters would have no chance to escape.
He gave Keiya Nishi and Yokoyama Eiko a wink, and they immediately understood.
Zhu Changge had been watching the three people's expressions closely. When she saw Yokoyama Chiyo's eyes, she immediately realized that the other party was going to use a trick. But she didn't have time to stop her. There was a loud bang in front of her, and black smoke enveloped her. After a few breaths, the smoke dissipated, and the three of them, including Yokoyama, had already escaped the scene using ninjutsu.
"Junior Sister, how are your injuries?" Zhu Changge stepped forward to support Zhu Qingruo and asked.
Zhu Qingruo raised her hand to indicate that she was alright, "I'm fine, I can still fight. Don't waste time, let's hurry up and chase after them."
Yokoyama had used ninjutsu in front of them more than once, and they had long guessed that if they couldn't beat him, he would definitely use this trick to escape again. So, during the fight just now, they secretly sprinkled pollen on Yokoyama and the other two.
The pollen has a very faint scent, which most people cannot detect, but the people of Fairy Mist Island can. Therefore, Zhu Changge and his companion only need to follow the fragrance of the pollen to get there.
Quite by chance, after Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo chased Hengshan for more than half an hour, they unexpectedly ended up in front of a dilapidated Taoist temple. The three of them hadn't deliberately run this way; they had been wandering around in the mountains and eventually ended up here.
This dilapidated Taoist temple is located on the mountain, and the person living in the temple is none other than Ye Ling'er, who impersonated the princess, along with two old women who guard her.
What was even more unexpected was that not only did the Yokoyama mother and her two daughters escape here, but Myo-oh also fled here with his men. When Yokoyama Eiko and Myo-oh looked at each other, they were both stunned.
However, there was no time for them to reminisce, because Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo caught up, and on the other side, a group of guards led a team of soldiers who also quickly caught up.
The guards are now under the command of the people from Xianwu Island, so after they reunited, they took Zhu Changge and the other person as their leaders and followed their orders.
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