"Ah..." Qi Yuan felt a sharp pain in her wrist. In a panic, she began to look around. "Who, who ambushed me?"
It all happened so suddenly that she didn't even have time to react.
The attendants beside him were also on high alert.
At the critical moment of life and death, Liu Qi finally managed to save his own life.
He pulled the long whip from his neck and began to pant heavily.
When Qiu Dafu saw Qi Yuan looking in their direction, he stepped forward and shielded his niece and her sweetheart.
"You coward, what kind of skill is it to hurt people in the dark!" In her anger, Qi Yuan swung her other hand at Liu Qi, who was still crawling.
This time, she was smarter. Her eyes were constantly watching the pedestrians around her, hoping to find the person who hurt her.
If Qiu Dafu can successfully launch a sneak attack once, he can launch a sneak attack a second time.
Qi Yuan's wrist was inevitably struck again by Qiu Dafu, causing her to lose all feeling in the pain.
Out of concern, Jiang Liu secretly grasped Qiu Dafu's wrist.
Qiu Dafu turned and glanced at Jiang Liu, signaling her not to be afraid.
At this moment, he is merely stalling for time.
Because he needs to act according to his own capabilities before he knows the strength of the other party.
"The officials are here..." someone shouted from the crowd, and the surrounding people erupted in a commotion.
Qiu Yan silently put away the crossbow bolt from her sleeve.
Now that the people were no longer afraid, some of them who were carrying baskets picked up what they were holding and threw it at Qi Yuan.
For example, rotten vegetable leaves, eggs...
Ahead, a group of officers led by Constable Ning were rushing towards them with great momentum.
Qi Yuan panicked upon seeing this.
She hurriedly said, "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
She had no desire to meet the prefect.
After all, the Northern Qi had occupied Huaiyuan City last year; how could they possibly escape unscathed?
Before leaving, she glanced at Liu Qi on the ground one last time, and ordered her attendants, "Kill him!"
It was because of this man that she was delayed in this wretched place for so long, and even attracted the attention of the authorities.
In his panic, Liu Qi crawled toward Qiu Dafu. He tried to get up, but he was too badly beaten to do so.
His attendants followed closely behind, stepping on Liu Qi's back and raising their long swords to stab him.
This scene terrified the people around them.
They quickly moved far away, closing their eyes, not daring to look.
Liu Qi was so frightened he stopped breathing. It was over, this time it was really over.
At that moment, the officials arrived.
Qiu Dafu glanced at Liu Qi secretly, then quickly walked behind the attendant. Taking advantage of the attendant's unpreparedness, he suddenly drew his short knife from his waist and stabbed it into the attendant's back. He then handed the knife directly to the officer.
Liu Qi felt a sense of relief, but he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
"Master, I knew you would save me."
Qi Yuan had already boarded the carriage, raised her whip, and began to flee.
Her remaining entourage stayed close to the side of the carriage, running as fast as they could.
Constable Ning's expression changed drastically, and he shouted urgently, "Quickly, after them!"
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to give chase, he heard a whoosh, and the horse's front leg was pierced by a hidden arrow, causing it to kneel on the ground, and the carriage was forced to stop.
Officer Ning looked around hurriedly, wondering who was helping them.
Qi Yuan and his subordinates naturally wouldn't linger in battle.
Qi Yuan got out of the car and, under the protection of her subordinates, prepared to escape.
However, they were stopped by the constables.
Instantly, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
However, ordinary constables were no match for these followers.
They were at a disadvantage from the very beginning of the fight.
Ning, the head constable, was anxious, so Qiu Dafu asked Qiu Yan to protect Jiang Liu and joined the battle himself, which finally brought the two sides to a draw.
Without making a sound, Qiu Yan secretly shot a series of hidden arrows directly at her followers.
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