In the darkness, Lian Sang raised his whip, which drew a semicircle in the air with a 'snap', and the carriage sped away.
Suddenly, there was a rustling in the woods. "Second brother, don't let them get away, quick!"
Several people rushed out from both sides of the road, riding horses and chasing after them.
Lian Sang drove the carriage quickly, but the horses had been running all day and were exhausted, so they were running slower and slower.
The pursuers were closing in, and Lian Sang's voice rang out from outside the carriage, "This won't do, young lady. You'll be caught sooner or later."
Jiang Wei immediately made a decision: "Let's put the silver in the carriage, then jump out and run into the woods. Uncle Li, you drive the carriage a little further away, and you also jump out and follow into the woods, letting the horses run forward on their own. This will buy us some time."
"If they're only after money, that's easy to handle. Once they get the silver, they won't bother chasing after them anymore."
Li Bo took the reins from Lian Sang and said, "Miss, please be careful. This old servant will take good care of myself."
If they weren't only after money, they could also buy themselves more time to hide deep in the woods.
It should be safe by daytime.
Dewdrop obediently untied her purse and poured the silver inside next to Jiang Wei's silver notes.
Dewdrop helped Jiang Wei out of the carriage, while Lian Sang hugged Jiang Wei's waist, saying, "Miss, lean on me, I'll help you down."
He turned to the dewdrop and said, "I'll call you when the girl and I land. Jump down where I hear your voice, and I'll catch you."
The dewdrop nodded hastily, forcing herself to calm down.
Lian Sang put one arm around Jiang Wei's waist and the other hand on her hand, and leaped into the air.
The two landed steadily on the ground. "Miss, please stand still."
Lian Sang quickly turned around and shouted at the dewdrop, "Jump down." He didn't speak loudly, afraid that the people chasing after him would hear him.
Dewdrop was extremely nervous, her hands tightly gripping the handkerchief.
Lian Sang's voice came again, somewhat urgently, "Quick, jump as high as you can, I'll catch you."
Knowing the situation was critical, Dewdrop bit her lip, gritted her teeth, and jumped out with all her might.
In the darkness, Lian Sang accurately caught the dewdrops, relying on the wind they created.
After catching the dew, it was "indeed healthy."
Seeing that she was too scared, Lian Sang teased her to ease her mood.
When someone called her fat, "Humph," Dewdrop indeed regained some of her senses after hearing that.
Lian Sang hurriedly said, "Miss, please hold on tight to me, I'll lead the way."
Seeing that Lian Sang was so calm despite being a maid, while she needed comforting, Lu Zhu suddenly felt that she was not a good maid.
She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. "Miss, you walk in the middle, and I'll bring up the rear."
Jiang Wei held Lu Zhu's hand tightly, "We'll be alright."
The three of them, master and servant, stumbled into the woods in the darkness.
Branches occasionally pierced through their clothes and stung their bodies, but none of the three, master and servant, uttered a sound.
They all silently endured it, as Jiang Wei had always been most afraid of pain.
However, she had an experience of being imprisoned and tortured by Song Tingxuan in her previous life.
This little bit of pain was nothing; she stayed close to Lian Sang so as not to fall behind.
"Giddy up...giddy up...giddy up..." The people in the woods were getting closer and closer to the carriage, so Uncle Li had to jump off the carriage and roll into the woods next to him.
Li Bo steadied himself and, ignoring the pain, ran into the woods.
Those men forced the horse to stop, surrounded the carriage, and used their knives to pry open the curtain. Inside, apart from some banknotes and silver, it was empty.
"The boss has run away," said a middle-aged man with a scar on his face.
The mark on the person's face ran from the left side of their face across the bridge of their nose.
Scarface had someone get on the carriage, take down the silver notes, and hand them to the man he called "Big Brother."
The man, with a full beard, put the silver note into his pocket. "He shouldn't have gone far. Let's go look for him."
They turned their horses around and had their brothers take torches and head back to search.
Jiang Wei and the others dared not stop for a moment, as it would be too easy for those people on horseback to find them.
If Lian Sang were alone, she could confront the other party head-on, but since she was with Jiang Wei, she didn't know how many people the other party had, and she dared not take the risk.
If something happens to the girl, she will be held responsible.
Jiang Wei realized that running forward like this wasn't a solution and wanted to find a place to hide.
They had never been here before, and they didn't dare to light torches, as that would make it easier to carry people over.
It's easy to find a hiding place in the dark.
Jiang Shu looked up at the tree shadow and immediately had an idea.
"Lian Sang, can you help us up the tree?" It's impossible for her to climb up now, though it might have been possible when she was a child.
Lian Sang looked at the trees in the dark and said, "This servant will try first."
After saying that, Lian Sang leaped up, touched the ground with his toes, grabbed the tree branches and reached the top of the tree, then easily landed and stood in front of Jiang Wei.
Lian Sang saw the firelight approaching them and said, "Miss, I can help you up, but the branches here aren't very thick, so it might be difficult to stand for a long time."
"I'm fine, you take Luzhu up first." Jiang Wei pulled Luzhu to Lian Sang's side, "Go up quickly, and be sure to hold on to the big tree tightly."
With tears in her eyes, Lu Zhu shook her head and refused, "Miss, please go up first. I will wait for you to go up, and then I will have Sister Lian Sang escort me up."
Jiang Wei said firmly, "Hurry up and listen to me, or I'll sell you off when we get back."
Before Luzhu could say anything more, Lian Sang grabbed her and leaped up, instantly reaching the top of the tree.
Lian Sang pulled her hand and held her against the tree trunk. "Hold on tight and don't make a sound. I'll come back for you after they've all left. You mustn't make a sound, understand?"
Lian Sang repeatedly instructed her.
Lian Sang saw the firelight getting closer and closer to them. "Miss, they're here. Let's walk a few steps and find a tree to help you up. I'll go and distract them."
Jiang Wei stood on a tree branch, hugging the trunk with both hands. "Lian Sang, don't confront them head-on. Let's hide in the tree together so they can't find us."
Jiang Wei had experienced this in her past life; all her loyal maids died because of her. Now, she only wants them to live well.
Lian Sang comforted her, "I know what I'm doing. If they don't leave, it will be difficult for us to stay in the tree all night. We'll be easily discovered. I'll act according to the situation."
It was so cold outside, and he froze to death overnight if he wasn't discovered.
Just as Lian Sang was about to jump down from the tree, Jiang Wei's voice came, "If you can't beat them, run away. If I get caught, go back and ask my grandfather and the others for help. Don't go out alone and risk your life."
Having learned from Chen Hui's tragic past life, Jiang Wei didn't want anyone around her to lose their lives. In this life, she hoped they could all find a happy ending.
"Yes, this servant understands." If her loyalty to Jiang Wei before was due to Xiao Zhan's arrangement, from this moment on, her loyalty to Jiang Wei was from the bottom of her heart.
Aside from their master telling them to cherish their lives, only Jiang Wei cared about the lives of these servants.
Lian Sang jumped down from the tree. Without Jiang Wei and Lu Zhu holding her back, she deliberately ran a little further away from the side where Jiang Wei and the others were hiding, so that Scarface and the others would find her.
Seeing that they were catching up, Lian Sang quickly led them to run in the opposite direction.
She hadn't run far when firelight from the opposite direction shone in her direction, and for a moment she was caught in the middle.
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