After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Jin Lianhua immediately nodded, and then pulled out a dagger from her body.

She put the dagger in Qian Ruoyu's hand and spoke to Qian Ruoyu cautiously.

"My lady, take this knife with you for self-defense. If a fight really breaks out, you can use it to protect yourself."

"This knife is very sharp. Although it can't cut iron like mud, it can at least cut hair. If someone approaches you, don't draw out the dagger immediately. Wait until the other person is off guard before taking out the dagger to attack him."

Jin Lianhua spoke very cautiously, which forced Qian Ruoyu to be a little more careful immediately. After all, even Jin Lianhua felt that it was a little dangerous at this moment and had to be on guard. Then she put away the dagger and hid it in her sleeve.

Then the two of them continued to walk inside along the footprints made by the grass.

Walking further in, there is a reed field and a shallow lake. The lakeside is almost entirely covered with reeds that are more than a person tall, and the breeze gently blows, making the reed leaves flutter.

In this way, even if you are on the official road, you can't hear any sound from this side, and you can't detect it even on the small road.

At this moment, the golden lotus that was standing a few steps in front of Qian Ruoyu suddenly stopped, and Qian Ruoyu followed suit and stopped.

Qian Ruoyu looked over and found that there was a person standing a few feet in front of the golden lotus, and the person's back was looking at the other side.

Jin Lianhua didn't hesitate at all. She took a step forward, grabbed the other person's back, covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and clamped his neck with the other hand.

There was a click and the man fell to the ground.

And Jin Lianhua's operation made Qian Ruoyu exclaim in his heart that it was wonderful, and he almost reached out to applaud.

Before this, Qian Ruoyu had never seen such miraculous skills of Jin Lianhua, who could take a person's life in a moment. He was indeed a master.

After dealing with the man, Golden Lotus dragged him into the high place of the reeds and covered his body.

Jin Lianhua turned her head, wanting to see if Qian Ruoyu was frightened by her behavior. Most women could not bear to see such a situation, not to mention that Qian Ruoyu was the princess, who had never seen such a scene. But then she found that Qian Ruoyu was in high spirits, so she immediately felt relieved.

It was after this that Jin Lianhua and Qian Ruoyu continued to move forward.

Jin Lianhua did not explain anything to Qian Ruoyu, and Qian Ruoyu did not pay much attention to it. After all, he knew that if he said one more word in such a situation, the other party would most likely find out.

After walking a dozen more steps, Jin Lianhua slightly pushed aside the reeds in front of her, and indeed found a clearing in front of her.

This piece of clearing was a piece of land that was burned among the reeds. The ground was almost entirely covered with ashes, forming a circular clearing.

And in this open space, there were two horses and three people.

The two horses were staring at the sky in boredom, while the three people were having a simple chat.

"When will our people take action?"

"Just wait for notification. We have been here for such a long time. Sooner or later, there will be an order."

"Where's Xiao Liuzi? Has Xiao Liuzi been draining the water for so long? Do you want to go see Xiao Liuzi?"

The other two shook their heads.

But the person who spoke just stood up and spoke as he walked.

"If you don't want to watch, I will. Although the people on the official road and in the capital don't know about us, we must be careful in everything to avoid disrupting our plans."

The other party was coming towards Jin Lianhua and Qian Ruoyu.

Just when the opponent was about to lift up the reeds, Golden Lotus took advantage of the opportunity, drew out the sword, and stabbed the opponent in the vital point.

"ah……"

A sound, neither loud nor soft, suddenly came out of his throat, but his voice was completely covered up by the slapping of the reed roots against each other.

The two people behind him could only barely see his body standing there, but had no idea that he had encountered an accident.

However, Golden Lotus's method was completely different. Although she stabbed the person with a sword, she did not pierce him through.

Therefore, only the golden lotus has a little bit of bloody taste, other than that this person looks no different from a normal person.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you say you were going to see Xiao Liuzi?"

When the two men saw his strange behavior, they stood up and drew out their scimitars.

It was indeed a scimitar.

Qian Ruoyu saw it clearly in the reeds, and was immediately certain in his heart that these people seemed to be very similar to the ones who had chased Jin Lianhua.

And it can be clearly felt that there are probably many caravans similar to these people in this pass.

There were indeed a few empty boxes next to their horses, but when they were opened, there was nothing inside.

When the two men came over, Jin Lianhua stood up and kicked the person in her hand away.

The person who kicked out stood in front of one of them, while Golden Lotus continued to draw out the sword and stab the other person.

Then he went on to stab the third person.

In just a blink of an eye, Golden Lotus had already swung out two swords.

One of the swords pierced through him, while the other only left a shallow wound.

Three of the four people in the caravan have fallen, leaving only the last one, who is still standing in front of Jin Lianhua, and he is seriously injured.

Jin Lianhua put the sword back into the scabbard slightly before asking him.

"Tell me, who are you?"

Qian Ruoyu also walked out of the reeds with Jin Lianhua at this time. After the other party saw this posture, he realized that they were two women and then took out his scimitar.

Obviously he overlooked the strength of the Golden Lotus.

Just as he was about to take out his scimitar to fight back, Jin Lianhua casually used the scabbard in her hand to hit back.

With just a slight blow from the scabbard, the opponent's scimitar was knocked to the ground.

Jin Lianhua said calmly.

"Didn't I ask you to tell me where you came from? Who told you to move?"

Just after saying this, Jin Lianhua walked forward and hit the opponent with her scabbard, knocking him to the ground.

Then she pressed the scabbard against his forehead and stepped on his chest. After completely subduing the man in front of her, Jin Lianhua turned around.

"Okay, you can come up and interrogate him now."

The man on the ground had his hands controlled by the golden lotus and had no strength at all. He didn't even have the strength to fight back.

Qian Ruoyu, who saw this scene, walked forward and asked the person on the ground.

"What's your name? What are you doing near Jincheng? What's your purpose?"

But right after Qian Ruoyu finished speaking, the man on the ground sneered.