Chapter 224 Single Dog
The man was thrown onto a tree and landed heavily on the ground.
Seeing this, the others all took a few steps back. Wasn't it said that the Princess of Langya's martial arts skills weren't very high? Now it doesn't seem so.
Jiang Wan Ning held a whip in her hand, riding her horse to protect the front of the carriage. She had been practicing martial arts non-stop during this period to protect herself and the people around her.
"I'll ask you one more time, who sent you?"
The men in black in front exchanged glances, and one of them said, "What are you afraid of? No matter how skilled she is, can she possibly defeat so many of us?"
"Attack together!"
A group of men in black rushed forward, and Jiang Wan Ning swung her whip.
"You all go over to the carriage," the leader of the men in black ordered his men. "Make sure you capture him!"
If we were to surround and kill them all, a few more arrows would suffice. However, the higher-ups want to capture them alive, and we cannot easily harm the people in the carriage, which makes things more difficult.
The man in black said that he was leading a group of men to attack Jiang Wan Ning.
Seeing this, Tuoba Yan'er drew her sword and instructed Shen Ruzhi, "You stay here quietly, I'll go down and help her."
Shen Ruzhi grabbed Tuoba Yan'er's sleeve, "I know a little kung fu too, don't treat me like a cripple, okay?"
"Anyway, they wouldn't dare kill me."
Tuoba Yan'er thought about it and agreed. Since she was unlikely to be in any danger here, she said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiangbaobao."
The two got off the carriage and engaged in battle with the men in black.
Seeing this, the men in black rushed towards Chen Ruzhi, and Jiang Wan Ning raised her whip and lashed out.
One of the men in black lost his balance and swung his long knife down towards Shen Ruzhi's head.
Everyone was startled.
Seeing this, Jiang Wan Ning leaped up, stood on her horse, lightly touched her toes, and flew in front of the man in black, blocking the blade that was slashing at her.
The long knife sliced through Jiang Wan Ning's arm. The man in black, regaining his senses, said, "Thanks."
"Thank your grandpa," said the leader of the men in black behind her, "why don't you hurry up and take her down while she's injured?"
"If it weren't for her, I would have killed the person behind me. At that point, my own life would have been in danger. So, by all accounts, she's my savior."
The leader of the men in black raised his foot and kicked the man hard in the buttocks. "Go to hell, you idiot! Get him now!"
"You're calling him your savior? He was protecting the one behind him!"
The man in black was almost brought to tears by his companion's stupidity, and he was somewhat embarrassed to look at Jiang Wan Ning.
"All of you, charge!"
A group of people rushed up again. Jiang Wan Ning's arm was injured, and the strength in her wrist was also reduced. She relied on her arm strength to use the whip as a weapon.
The man in black seemed to notice Jiang Wan Ning's unusual behavior. "Her arm is injured; now is the perfect time."
Jiang Wan Ning was exhausted and immediately fell into a disadvantageous position. Tuoba Yan'er and Shen Ruzhi had already fallen into a disadvantageous position before Jiang Wan Ning.
Someone took advantage of the chaos to stab Jiang Wan Ning from behind, but the force of the stab seemed to have been reduced, otherwise it would have pierced her through.
Jiang Wan Ning turned around. The man who had just spoken to her had winked at her. He was someone who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment; regardless of the circumstances, Jiang Wan Ning had saved his life.
This time, he shielded Jiang Wan Ning from his companion's knife, which can be considered as repaying him. From now on, they will be even.
Thinking this, he raised the long sword in his hand and slashed fiercely at Jiang Wan Ning.
Those who deserved to be rewarded have been rewarded; now it's time to earn credit, and this time the rewards will be quite substantial.
The man attacked with deadly force. Jiang Wan Ning managed to withstand more than a dozen blows before being defeated. The man's long sword swung towards Jiang Wan Ning's head.
"I'll give you a quick death since you saved me just now," the man muttered to himself.
Jiang Wan Ning was too weak to wield the whip, and Tuoba Yan'er and Shen Ruzhi were surrounded by the other men in black and couldn't spare a moment to help.
Jiang Wan Ning subconsciously closed her eyes. The long knife, which she expected, did not fall for a long time. Jiang Wan Ning only felt a hand tightly gripping her waist, and a familiar scent immediately entered her nostrils.
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly opened her eyes, "Your Highness."
Her voice was somewhat incredulous and excited. Pei Yanchuan must still be searching for someone. In order to confuse the enemy with a mix of truth and falsehood, she did not tell Pei Yanchuan her next plan.
Furthermore, the fact that Shen Ruzhi was a princess of Western Xia was not part of their plan.
The man in black even forgot to put down the knife in Pei Yanchuan's hand, holding it in mid-air and silently watching Pei Yanchuan.
There was no mention of the God of Slaughter coming.
Pei Yanchuan gave him only one look, and the man was so frightened that he dropped his knife.
Well, it's not a bad thing if we don't claim the credit.
"You idiot!" The leader of the men in black rushed forward with the others, but Mo Qing and Mo Ran stopped them.
"Your Highness, what brings you here?" Jiang Wanning asked.
"It was Peony who took the opportunity to send me a message. I have already sent people to help her and Begonia."
Hearing this, Jiang Wan Ning felt relieved. Pei Yan Chuan was actually able to think of what she was worried about even in such a busy time.
Because of the last time when Begonia and Peony were seriously injured while protecting her, she was always worried whenever there was a mission.
This time, there was really no other way. She didn't have any other reliable people, and the fewer people who knew about this, the better. So she could only let Haitang and Shaoyao take another path.
"Next time you think about others, you should also think about your own safety."
Pei Yanchuan said with heartache that she was only thinking about the crabapple and peony, but she didn't know how she felt when she saw Jiang Wanning fighting against so many people all by herself.
Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise I'm afraid...
Pei Yanchuan didn't even dare to think about it.
"I understand," Jiang Wan Ning replied softly.
However, in the time it took to speak, Mo Qing and Mo Ran had already subdued all the men in black.
Mo Ran brought the leader of the men in black to Jiang Wan Ning and Pei Yan Chuan.
"Your Highness, all of these people have poison hidden in their teeth. I have already extracted the poison from this one."
Pei Yanchuan asked coldly, "Who is behind this?"
The leader of the men in black turned his head away. "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you. Don't expect to get anything out of me."
"Looks like a tough nut to crack," Pei Yanchuan said calmly. "My dungeon hasn't been used for interrogation in a long time, and those torture instruments are bound to rust if left unused for too long."
"You're perfect for the operation."
After Pei Yanchuan finished speaking, Mo Ran took the person away. Jiang Wanning said to Pei Yanchuan, "Zhizhi is Princess Tuoba Ling'er of Western Xia. I plan to escort them to Cangzhou."
"Presumably, the Empress of Western Xia has already received the news and will be waiting to welcome you at the border between Cangzhou and Western Xia within three days. At that time, Zhizhi will be safe."
"I will go with you."
"Doesn't Your Highness need to return to the capital?" Jiang Wan Ning was worried that Pei Yan Chuan might have other matters to attend to upon his return.
"No rush." Pei Yanchuan said as he mounted his horse, bent down, and extended his hand.
Jiang Wanning reached out and grasped Pei Yanchuan's hand, gently pulling him onto the horse.
"Stop looking, you single dog," Shen Ruzhi said to Tuoba Yan'er.
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