On the official road.
Seeing the two arguing, Miss Cai, who was sitting in the carriage, pulled Qiao Xinyue down from the carriage.
However, the two did not approach, but instead ordered several more guards to drive the people away.
Just then, the bandit leader suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and, taking advantage of the guard leader's inattention, stabbed him in the heart.
For some reason, the bandit's hand twitched inexplicably the moment the knife touched the man.
Because of this convulsion, the head guard reacted and was not ambushed by the bandits.
Then both sides drew their knives and began to fight.
The bandits initially had the upper hand, but unexpected events occurred frequently, allowing the guards to seize the opportunity to suppress them. Not only were several of them captured, but several others were also injured.
Seeing that the time was right, Qingyou used Yin Sha to control the scarecrow, and her fingers kept moving.
Shi Lingqiao, who was secretly watching from the woods, suddenly felt as if her body was out of control.
She suddenly ran up to a spot not far behind her, flipped over, and mounted a horse.
He rode his horse around to the back of Qiao Xinyue and the others' carriage for a distance, then left the woods and entered the official road.
Then he rode his horse forward on the official road.
At that moment, the bandit leader, under the cover of his two remaining brothers, rushed towards Qiao Xinyue.
He wanted to take Qiao Xinyue away directly, as instructed by the person behind him.
Seeing this, the other guards surrounded the bandit leader, trying to capture him.
Just as the bandit leader was about to forcibly take Qiao Xinyue hostage, a horse charged over.
The sinister aura emanating from the bandit leader suddenly affected his mind, causing him to become disoriented.
He mistook the woman on horseback for Qiao Xinyue.
His eyes lit up, and he rushed towards the horse, quickly grabbing the reins, stepping on the saddle, and leaping onto the horse. He then embraced the woman riding the horse, and together they rode forward.
The first reaction of those present was that the woman on horseback was in cahoots with the bandit leader and had come to rescue people on horseback.
Upon seeing this, Miss Cai shouted, "Quickly, chase after him! Don't let him get away!"
These people all carried knives and looked fierce and menacing; they didn't look like good people at all.
The head guard ordered a group of men to stay behind to protect the two young ladies, while he led five guards on horseback to give chase.
The fourth prince in the woods was completely dumbfounded.
What is my cousin doing? Why did she suddenly ride off on horseback?
The crucial point is that the bandit leader mounted his horse, as if he wanted to deliberately expose that they were in cahoots, as if he were possessed.
He cursed under his breath and hurriedly sent someone to rescue Shi Lingqiao.
Just then, Qingyou released her control over Shi Lingqiao.
Once Shi Lingqiao realized she had regained control of her body, she immediately said to the person behind her, "Get down quickly, you've grabbed the wrong person."
The bandit leader, still confused due to the influence of the Yin energy, shouted, "Little wench, I've got you!"
Shi Lingqiao was furious. She took out a small dagger hidden at her waist, turned around and stabbed the bandit in the chest.
The bandit screamed in pain, lost his grip on the reins, and fell off his horse.
Instinctively, he pulled Shi Lingqiao down with him.
After landing on the ground, Shi Lingqiao ignored the pain in her body and struggled to get up, trying to run away.
The bandit leader was one step ahead of her, standing up and grabbing her into his arms.
He snatched the dagger from her hand, pointed it at her neck, and said to the guards who were riding over, "Stop, or I will kill your young lady."
The guards were all puzzled; they didn't recognize the woman at all.
I suspect these two are in cahoots, deliberately putting on an act here.
They rode up to the two men, stopped, dismounted, and prepared to attack the bandit leader.
At this moment, several more luxurious carriages arrived on the official road behind them. They were Lady Hou, who was accompanying her mother-in-law on her way back to the city after offering incense.
An incident occurred ahead, forcing the carriage to stop.
Unable to resist her gossipy nature, Lady Hou opened the car window and stuck her head out to look ahead.
A burly man was seen holding a woman hostage and threatening several guards.
She frowned, just about to ask the guards to help rescue the woman.
Then they heard the woman shout, "Don't come any closer! I am the fiancée of the young master Huo from the Duke's mansion!"
These words stopped Lady Py from speaking, and she stared ahead in astonishment.
What's going on?
Young Master Huo, no, Young Master Huo's precious darling, what's going on here? And she's been kidnapped.
The head guard was taken aback by Shi Lingqiao's words. "Don't try to fool me. You're clearly on this person's side."
Shi Lingqiao was now under Qingyou's control again, so she blurted out, "You bastards, how could I be in cahoots with him? I am Huo Shizi's fiancée. If you don't save me, he will definitely not let you off the hook after we return to the capital."
Her face looked pale, and she was extremely flustered.
She didn't want to talk at all, but she couldn't control herself and revealed her identity.
She didn't know why this was happening; it was as if she were possessed.
I couldn't help but wonder if it was the original soul of this body causing trouble.
She tried to resist, but no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't regain control of her body.
The guard scoffed, "How could Young Master Huo's fiancée suddenly ride over on horseback and then so coincidentally save this man from getting on his horse? Don't try to fool us."
He was convinced the two were in cahoots, so he didn't believe her and led his guards forward, intending to capture the bandit leader.
The bandit leader was still not clear-headed, only remembering that his employer had said he must ruin Miss Qiao's reputation.
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