Just when Xiao Fuzi thought he was going to die, an arrow suddenly appeared silently and headed straight for his face, but it was not aimed at him.
It shot past his shoulder with perfect accuracy. "Ah!" A scream rang out as someone behind him fell from the treetops.
Immediately afterwards, countless arrows came flying, shooting down several people who were hiding on all sides.
Seeing the green-clad man fall from the treetop and die, Xiao Fuzi felt as if she had been insulted. She had thought there was only one enemy, because with so many people, it would be impossible to hide!
But not only did others hide, there were quite a few of them.
"Boss, two have escaped." A voice came from behind. Xiao Fuzi almost cried when she heard it. Her loved ones!
At this moment, the person who arrived was none other than Wang Tieniu, one of the captains of the guards of Prince Yong's mansion.
While the guards of Prince Yong's mansion might not be particularly skilled in individual combat, their teamwork in group battles, especially in small groups, was exceptional, making their defenses virtually impossible for ordinary people to break.
He jumped down from the tree trunk, took a few steps, and Wang Tieniu and the others arrived. Xiao Fuzi's eyes were wet, he sniffed, and knelt down in front of Prince Yong with a thud. He never expected to see the prince in this deep mountain forest!
"Your Highness, this servant greets Your Highness," he said, his voice choked with emotion.
Prince Yong's left hand was injured, wrapped in a white cloth and hung in front of his chest. He helped Xiao Fuzi up with one hand, asking, "What are you doing here? Where is the Crown Prince?"
"His Highness is in Jiangnan. He sent me on a mission. I accidentally discovered that Miss Sun had been forced into the woods. Thinking that Miss Sun was on good terms with the Princess, I prepared to rescue her. But I never expected to encounter this group of people. All the men I brought were killed." He always strictly followed the Crown Prince's orders and never said that he was there to protect Sun Yun.
This is something he can never tell anyone. Occasionally, he might feel that the Crown Prince is not worth his place and he might let slip the secret, but he would never dare to say more.
Upon hearing this, Prince Yong asked, "Is Sun Yun here?" He frowned slightly. He had been forced into the forest by people marked with white camellia flowers for several days. These people never showed themselves, only assassinated him.
Fortunately, the soldiers were also skilled in assassination, which allowed them to preserve their strength. Even so, they continued deeper into the forest, where there were many people on the outskirts conducting a thorough search of the mountain, making it impossible for them to break through and find reinforcements.
"Didn't you find Miss Sun?" Prince Yong asked.
Xiao Fuzi shook her head, but Mo Qin, who was beside Prince Yong, spoke up. He said, "So, the traces we found yesterday weren't left by the enemy, but by Miss Sun and her group."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fuzi immediately asked, "What marks?"
“It sounds like a signal,” Wang Tieniu interjected, but didn’t elaborate.
"Judging from the remaining traces, it should be the direction. If it really is Miss Sun and the others, they should have gone southeast. There is a dead end over there, a steep ridge." Uncle Fu was experienced and seemed to have been there before.
Upon hearing this, Mo Qin felt uneasy and immediately spoke up: "A dead end? There are so many people outside. If we head southeast, it might not be a good idea. Your Highness, I suggest we stick to the original plan." Even though Sun Yun was Zhao Shu's good friend, he couldn't let the prince risk his life to save her.
Prince Yong thought for a moment, and said almost without hesitation, "Go to the southeast."
"Your Highness, you mustn't!" Uncle Fu didn't hide anything or lie; telling the truth was his duty, but stopping the prince from going to his death was also his duty. He and Mo Qin knelt down, blocking Prince Yong's way. "Your Highness, there are too many people outside. If we go, we'll never come back! It's not that I'm afraid of death, but Your Highness, please think of the princess. She hasn't even come of age yet."
"Don't try to persuade me. I won't stand by and watch someone die. If Ah Jun were here, she would definitely go." He couldn't bear to leave someone to die.
"Your Highness, think about the Princess. Do you want her to be left without any relatives or friends?" Uncle Fu was going all out, no longer caring about what he could or couldn't say.
"No need to persuade me anymore, I have already made my decision." If he were to leave the forest today, his daughter would come and ask how Ah Yun died. How was he supposed to explain that to his daughter?
He is a father, and while he loves his daughter, he also wants to set a good example for her and teach her how to be a good person. Sending her to her death is indeed foolish, but he cannot stand by and watch her die.
He cannot be with her forever. What is closely related to her life is the scale in her heart. Therefore, in the limited time he can accompany and protect her, this scale needs him, as her father, to set a good example.
Fu Bo and the others could not persuade Prince Yong, so they sighed and chose to head southeast.
They encountered several assassination attempts along the way, but Mo Qin and the others thwarted them all. Xiao Fuzi secretly admired them, realizing that in terms of assassination skills, he was probably far inferior to these soldiers who lived in the sunlight.
The division of labor within the Yongwang Mansion was very clear. Xiao Guozi was responsible for protecting Zhao Shu, Xiao Zhuzi was responsible for intelligence, and the mansion soldiers would carry out different tasks depending on the mission, sometimes assassinating, sometimes gathering intelligence, and so on. They were almost omnipotent.
They walked in the woods for about three more days, and during those three days, Xiao Fuzi learned another thing: how to eat!
Before he could learn enough skills, Mo Qin led his men to find them based on the traces left by Sun Yun.
Sun Yun never dreamed that when he was disheveled and filthy, the person he would meet was Prince Yong.
To survive, she learned to disguise herself, dressing like a wild woman, her former beauty replaced by slovenliness and rudeness.
At this moment, she was lying on the ground, covered with several layers of withered leaves, wearing a hat made of leaves on her head, and her face was painted black, with only her eyes showing.
"Your Highness..." Seeing that Prince Yong was not in a bad state, she turned her head away somewhat embarrassedly.
After carefully examining the person several times, Prince Yong finally confirmed that the person in front of him was Sun Yun, and breathed a sigh of relief. He had been quite worried all the way that he had found a corpse.
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