Immediately afterwards.
Their carriage then came to a stop.
Due to the sudden stop, the inertia of the train caused the carriage they were riding in to sway back and forth.
The two of them swayed unsteadily due to the shaking of the carriage.
"Oh no! There's an assassin! Quick... quick, go protect the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess!"
The two had not yet regained their footing.
Then they heard a guard shouting outside.
And then...
Before the guard could finish speaking, the sounds of clashing swords and screams of agony filled the air.
Then.
Another flurry of footsteps approached their carriage.
And at this moment.
Ye Qingcheng and the Princess also steadied themselves by holding onto the walls of the room.
After regaining their balance, the two looked at each other.
Then.
The two of them stood up quickly and went into the inner room one after the other, looking at the Empress Dowager.
And at this moment.
With the help of Granny Sun, the Empress Dowager sat up on the couch.
"Mother, Grandmother, are you alright?"
After Ye Qingcheng and the Eldest Princess entered, they both spoke at the same time, asking the Empress Dowager with concern.
The Empress Dowager shook her head: "Nothing's wrong. What happened outside?"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it is said that there are assassins."
"assassin?"
"kindness!"
"How dare you! Those ignorant fools, how dare you block my way!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager was not afraid at all; instead, she spoke with a face full of anger.
At the same time, he stomped his dragon-headed cane hard on the carriage floor.
Upon seeing this, Ye Qingcheng was stunned and dumbfounded.
Wow, no wonder she's the Empress Dowager. Even at such an advanced age, her anger is still so powerful, not at all inferior to that of a young person.
It's truly admirable, but it's understandable, considering she's the empress of a nation; she's probably used to life and death situations.
"Qing'er, are you alright? Were you scared?"
At this moment, the Empress Dowager saw that Ye Qingcheng was in a daze and asked with concern.
Upon hearing this...
Ye Qingcheng snapped out of her reverie, smiled, and shook her head.
"No, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Good! Come, accompany me to see what kind of ignorant fools dare to block my way."
"Mother, in my opinion, you should wait inside! I'll go out and take a look."
"Yes! Grandmother, please don't go out, let's wait here!"
"No need. I just want to see who dares to stop me."
"Walk."
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she reached out her hand. Seeing this, Granny Sun immediately understood and helped her up, and then she stood up.
Upon seeing this, Ye Qingcheng looked at the eldest princess.
The eldest princess glanced at her, said nothing, and reached out to support the Empress Dowager.
Then, accompanying the Empress Dowager, they walked out of the carriage.
Seeing this, Ye Qingcheng had no choice but to follow her out.
After the group left the inner room...
Granny Sun released the Empress Dowager and stepped forward to lift the carriage curtain, making it easier for the Empress Dowager to get off the carriage.
The group quickly disembarked from the carriage.
The guards standing outside the carriage saw Ye Qingcheng and the others come out.
They all knelt down respectfully.
"Yes! Get up, everyone!"
The Empress Dowager glanced at the guards and nodded, signaling them to rise.
And at this time.
Qinglian, Ningxin, and two maids from the Princess's side also came over and bowed to Ye Qingcheng and the other two.
"kindness!"
All three nodded.
They then all looked toward the fighting arena ahead.
Ye Qingcheng frowned slightly as she looked at the masked men blocking their way.
Turning to Qinglian and Ningxin, he asked softly, "Qinglian, Ningxin, can you tell what the other is?"
Qinglian and Ningxin shook their heads: "Your Highness, we can't tell, but judging from their clothes, they look like bandits."
"Bandits?"
"It should be."
After hearing this, Ye Qingcheng carefully examined the masked men, and after watching for a while...
She nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with Qinglian's opinion.
Meanwhile, on this side...
The Empress Dowager looked at the masked men, then turned to look at the eldest princess.
"Qing'er, can you tell who these people are?"
The eldest princess shook her head: "Your subject finds it difficult to discern, but judging from their clothing and martial arts moves, they don't seem to be any kind of Jianghu (martial arts world) force, but rather a group of petty thieves."
"Hmph! Right under the emperor's nose, there are actually petty thieves running rampant. How did that Prefect of the Capital become a ruler?"
"Mother, don't be angry. They're just a bunch of petty thieves. I'm sure the guards will be able to handle them quickly."
"kindness!"
The Empress Dowager nodded, then looked at Ye Qingcheng.
"Qing girl, are you scared?"
Ye Qingcheng smiled and shook her head: "I'm not afraid."
"Hmm! Very good, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
Huh? You didn't misread that? What does that mean?
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng was taken aback again, looking at the Empress Dowager with a sense of doubt in her heart.
However, the Empress Dowager simply smiled and nodded at her with satisfaction before turning her gaze back to the fighting arena.
now.
On the fighting field.
The guards were also quite skilled in martial arts, and seemed to have undergone rigorous training.
Although they outnumbered the Mongols by a large margin, their coordinated efforts resulted in the deaths of many masked men.
And very soon.
All the masked men were killed by the guards.
The Empress Dowager watched the scene and nodded in satisfaction.
"Qing'er, when you get back, tell your brother to give those guards some rewards."
"Yes, Mother."
"Okay! Let's go! Mount up."
"yes."
After saying that.
The group then got back into the carriages, and the carriages continued on their way.
However, before the carriage had even traveled a hundred miles...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, a barrage of arrows shot out from the dense forest on both sides of the official road.
Ahhh!
Several guards were immediately shot and screamed in agony before losing their lives.
The horses were startled, and the carriages stopped again.
Immediately afterwards.
Before anyone could react.
Hehehe!
A commotion arose in the dense forest on both sides, and the grass and trees swayed.
Then.
One after another, figures emerged from the dense forest.
It was only for a moment.
Then several dozen more people, each wielding a sharp weapon, surrounded Ye Qingcheng and the others' carriage.
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