"That's right. What's this, General?" Zhang You looked at their attire, thought for a moment, and responded calmly.
"My surname is Lin. I was sent by the prince to find the princess. After searching for many days, I finally found her." The man spoke with a hint of joy. Perhaps it was his status as a soldier and his measured behavior that made his words convincing.
"In that case, I will go and inform the princess." Zhang You nodded slightly at him and went back to report the news.
When she talked about this with Qiao Si, she seemed to have expected it and did not look surprised.
Cui Liu patted her chest with lingering fear, "At first glance, I thought they were here to arrest someone. They all looked ferocious and terrifying!"
"I was also shocked when I saw it. My God, as soon as I opened the door, more than ten pairs of eyes stared at me. It was so quiet that I could hear my own heartbeat." Zhang You complained to Qiao Si while helping her dress up.
As Chunhua was combing Qiao Si's hair, she couldn't help but blame Zhang You, scolding her: "I really didn't see that you were afraid at all. I thought you were just standing there in a daze after opening the door. Before I could get close, you slammed the door shut and went to face those fierce spirits on your own."
"I'm afraid they have ulterior motives, so I'm keeping you inside to observe. If anything happens, you can report it directly to the princess. I can still buy some time."
"...Oh? Don't do that? With your fancy moves, what can you stop? It would be faster for you to shout for help." Qiuyue disapproved of Zhang You's words while tidying up Qiao Si's dress.
"That's right. Don't show off in the future. One more person like me won't make much difference." Chunhua raised her finger and poked Zhang You's head, feeling a bit disappointed in him.
"If it really comes to that, I won't let you die for me. I, as the leader, should stand in front." Qiao Si watched them playing helplessly and spoke in a gentle voice.
"That won't do. The princess wants to do great things. How can she stop us?" Cui Liu retorted hastily.
"Don't worry, Princess, I'm here to protect you." Dongmei patted Cuiliu's shoulder and took on the task of protecting her.
"Princess, please don't talk nonsense. We exist to protect you. How can we let you block for us? When the time really comes, Princess, please don't lose the big picture for the small one." Jingzhu tidied up the last strand of black hair on Qiao Si's temples and spoke gently while looking at Qiao Si's face.
When danger really comes, they will protect Qiao Si.
Zhang You felt that she had probably been assimilated a little, and she also divided human lives into different levels of nobility and inferiority. She always felt that Qiao Si's life was much more precious than that of people like them.
It's just that they respect Qiao Si because of her identity, while Zhang You respects her because he knows what kind of achievements she will achieve.
In essence, people are not divided into high and low, there is only value.
They do not have that kind of power and status, and cannot do what Qiao Si can do. The only value they can contribute is to protect Qiao Si.
General Lin was ordered to escort Qiao Si back to Beijing. After they helped Qiao Si wash and dress up, they slowly moved forward under their escort.
Qiuyue and Dongmei drove the carriage in front, while Zhang You and the others stayed inside with Qiao Si. The journey was extremely quiet. Qiao Si lifted the curtain again and looked at the group tightly surrounding the carriage, his face heavy.
The atmosphere in the car was depressing and no one spoke for a while.
They shouldn't have been suspicious of this escort, but they claimed to be escorting, yet they chose to take a side road instead of the official route. Furthermore, the leader claimed to have been sent by Li Guanghan, but Zhang You and Chunhua had a casual chat with him before getting on the bus, but they sensed something subtle. His words and actions were inconsistent, and it didn't seem like an escort at all, but rather a hidden agenda.
After getting in the car, Zhang You and the others told Qiao Si about this matter. Qiao Si tried again and felt more and more dangerous.
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Si quietly discussed with them what to do next...
At another fork in the road, Qiuyue and Dongmei wanted to take the main road on the right, but the leader said to take the small road on the left. The two argued and the carriage stopped.
Qiao Si opened the curtain and ordered them coldly, "The path is rough and the carriage is bumpy. Take the main road."
The general seemed not to hear them, his eyes cold as he stared at them silently. He pursed his lips and said nothing, and the group of guards following him were equally indifferent.
For a moment, the situation was tense.
Zhang You was in the car. Through the curtain opened by Qiao Si, he saw that the soldiers outside had their hands on the hilts of their swords at their waists, as if ready to attack at any time.
Zhang You's eyes darkened.
There is indeed a problem.
Now it was no longer a matter of wondering who had sent these people and why they were here to kill them. The most important thing was how they could resolve this dilemma.
"General Lin, why are you still standing there?" Qiao Si's eyes narrowed and his voice suddenly turned cold.
Qiuyue and Dongmei realized Qiao Si's intention and tightened the reins in their hands.
Qiao Si and the leader looked at each other, and neither of them showed any intention of backing down.
The leader slowly raised his left arm, and his outstretched palm seemed to foreshadow his next move.
Qiuyue found the right moment and yanked the reins. Dongmei, in tacit understanding, stabbed the horse's butt with a hairpin. The red horse raised its front hooves, shaking off the guards who were surrounding it. Qiuyue shouted sharply, "Go!"
The two horses galloped at full speed, knocking aside the guards who were unable to react in time and heading towards the avenue on the right.
"Don't let them go!"
"kill!"
The leader was quite skilled in martial arts. He jumped up and tried to get on the carriage to seize it, but Qiao Si caught him off guard and stabbed him in the chest with the arrow on his wrist, knocking him to the ground.
"General!"
"Leave me alone! Chase them! We can't let them get away!"
The carriage sped away, and the group of guards quickly reacted and followed closely behind it.
"Why are you chasing us? Our princess is the Princess Dingjia, personally appointed by His Majesty, and is also the princess consort of Prince Han! How dare you!" Jingzhu lifted the curtain, leaned out half of her body and shouted to the back.
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm going to kill you! Brothers! Chase them! Don't let them go!"
“Charge!”
"No, there are too many bags on the carriage, they will catch up soon!" Jingzhu said anxiously as he looked at the pursuers who were getting closer and closer.
"Quick! Throw all the heavy objects off the car!"
Zhang You and the others had no time to react. They followed Qiao Si's instructions and threw the heavy objects out of the car.
"This is not a long-term solution! There are many people in our car, and even if we remove the heavy objects, the speed will still not be fast." Chunhua looked at the slightly wider distance, frowned, and spoke in a serious tone.
This wasn't the first time Zhang You had faced life and death. Following Qiao Si for so many years, he had experienced many dangers, big and small, but this time, he was in a life-or-death situation.
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