Chapter 44: Twelve Appears, Bamboo House Chases
Xiao Qingji pulled out the long sword from the man next to him, cut the rope tied to the horse, and without even looking at the collapsed carriage, jumped onto the horse.
"Your Highness, go first. I will go find Zhao Xiang."
Xiao Qingji also knew that he had been so angry that he had forgotten about Zhao Xiang. "Go ahead and do it cleanly."
Xiao Qingxu was riding a horse at the front. He saw Mingshu chasing in a completely different direction from Xiao Qingji from afar, and immediately ordered Bai Xiaoye to take two people to follow.
Xiao Qingji had just pulled the reins when he saw the remaining four killers gradually surrounding him, staring intently at the back. Just as he was about to turn around, he heard a sound of breaking air from behind him.
A long knife came swiftly towards Xiao Qingji's head, but was knocked away by the killer who jumped up with his sword. The knife turned several times in the air and then stabbed into the ground.
Xiao Qingji was still frightened and his face turned slightly pale. He steadied the horse under him and turned his head to look.
Not far away, a dozen people were running straight towards them. Originally, they were led by a masked man in white, but there was a black horse galloping beside him, which directly passed the man in white.
A man stood on the back of the black horse. He was dressed in dark blue clothes, with deep eyebrows and eyes. The scabbard at his waist was empty, and he held a dagger in his hand.
Xiao Qingji's expression changed immediately.
"Shang Twelve!"
Shang Twelve was also at Baijialou?! He hadn't found any information about her before!
It was Twelve who threw the long knife, full of hostility and a fierce look on his face.
"Leave these to me, you go and rescue the adults and the princess."
“Be careful!”
Xiao Qingxu threw the long sword at his waist to her. Although he knew how strong she was, he still left three guests to assist her.
"Don't let her worry about you!"
Xiao Qingji gnashed his teeth in hatred, "Shang Twelve! Shang Twelve!"
"Your Highness, they..."
"No one is allowed to go! Catch her for me! No, kill her for me!"
Xiao Qingji grinned grimly, completely ignoring Xiao Qingxu and the others who were running past them.
"Since you are here, she must be Shang Yuwan!"
Twelve's expression was cold as he watched him get furious.
"The Shang family and Xiao Qingxu deceived the emperor and their crimes should be punished!"
Twelve gripped the long sword tightly, "Then give it a try."
"Look at us—who lives and who dies!"
Before he could finish his words, swords collided!
The night wind was biting, like sharp flakes scraping against my face.
Xiao Qinggu sat behind Shang Yuwan, holding her waist tightly and not letting go.
She was so blown by the wind that she couldn't open her eyes. "You, why are you running here?"
This is the direction to Song Pingsheng’s home!
Shang Yuwan kept whipping the whip to speed up: "I have my own plan!"
Xiaoman and a group of killers followed behind them. Lu Heying brought the other guests to cover them. Killing dozens of killers relieved some of the pressure, but Xiaoman still led the other ten killers to avoid the entanglement of Lu Heying and others, and kept biting Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qinggu, chasing them closely.
"Hold on! Help is coming soon!"
Shang Yuwan shouted, and this sentence made Lu Heying act faster and more ruthlessly.
Lu Heying wondered, were the reinforcements she was talking about the flames just now? Did Ah Xu and his men rush over?
Xiaoman's face was gloomy. She no longer hesitated, raised her hand and threw the dagger, stabbing it hard into the black horse's hind leg. The black horse screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
Shang Yuwan didn't dare to delay and ran away with Xiao Qinggu on his back.
"Why are you deliberately provoking them? You shouldn't be so crazy even if you have reinforcements! What are you thinking?!"
At this time, Xiao Qinggu had no time to think about the relationship between Xiao Qingji and the eldest princess Xiao Tong. He just felt that Shang Yuwan was too reckless just now.
"They will definitely not let us go this time!"
"Let us go?"
Shang Yuwan finally spoke, with scarlet blood in his eyes.
"I won't let them go!"
At this time, Song Pingsheng was talking with an old woman who came from Lianlian Village to deliver some things to his little flower. They vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves. Song Pingsheng's heart skipped a beat and he stepped forward to block the old woman.
"Mr. Song, what happened?"
"It's okay, they are just passing by..."
Song Pingsheng said he was just passing by, but he saw the group of people coming directly towards him... No, what's coming this time?!
The old woman stuck her head out to listen and look, but it was too dark and she couldn't see clearly.
"Princess, be afraid!"
Xiao Qinggu didn't understand, and turned around to see Shang Yuwan with a look of "fear" on his face.
Xiao Qinggu: “…?”
She suddenly understood what Shang Yuwan meant, and her face became "terrified".
Xiao Qinggu asked her in a low voice: "Do you have a solution?"
Shang Yuwan responded in a low voice: "The host and his family will be here soon!"
"The reinforcements are the landlord and his group?" Xiao Qinggu's eyes lit up at first, then he asked her uncertainly, "At that time, they were so far away, with only the light of a few torches, how could you see them clearly?"
Shang Yuwan certainly didn't see it clearly, "Intuition."
Xiao Qinggu: "......"
Shang Yuwan said firmly: "Don't worry, Princess, nothing will happen to you!"
Xiao Qinggu didn't understand the meaning behind this sentence.
Taking advantage of Lu Heying's cover, Shang Yuwan got closer and closer to Song Pingsheng with someone on his back.
No, there is another person behind Song Pingsheng!
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qinggu's expressions changed at the same time, but they couldn't care less now.
Song Pingsheng didn't react in time. He watched Shang Yuwan rushing towards him, looking disheveled and terrified as he shouted, "Mr. Song! Run!"
Run? What are you running for? Where are you running to?
Song Pingsheng stood there stiffly. Where had he ever seen such a scene before?
The old woman finally saw Xiaoman and the killer, who were full of murderous intent. She screamed and tried to run away. Xiaoman snatched the long sword from a killer next to him and threw it at her. Song Pingsheng was not fast enough to pull the old woman back.
Seeing that the long sword was about to pierce the old woman's chest, Shang Yuwan rushed forward and reached out to grab the sword blade. The old woman was frightened and fell to the ground. Shang Yuwan's hands were covered in blood. He stood in front of the old woman, breathing heavily.
The old woman's cloudy eyes were filled with Shang Yuwan's bloody hand holding the sword, and then she fainted from fright.
Song Pingsheng's face turned pale. He finally reacted and hurried over to check on the old woman. Fortunately, she had just fainted and was not dead.
Xiao Man was stabbed in the back by Lu Heying in a hurry. She kicked Lu Heying away and ran forward to grab Xiao Qinggu: "Come with me!"
Xiao Qinggu had just been thrown down by Shang Yuwan's sudden release. Just as he was about to stand up, his arm was pulled and hurt. He immediately tried to break free, "Let me go!"
Xiaoman certainly wouldn't let go, "Come with me! You won't survive if you leave with them!!"
Lu Heying was about to go forward, but saw Cheng Yishui and Ji Suxian coming with their men.
Lu Heying was overjoyed. Those flames were indeed them!
"Xiao Man! How dare you betray me!"
Xiaoman had no intention of arguing with her. A group of people followed Lu Heying and gradually surrounded them. She decisively reached out and grabbed Xiao Qinggu's neck, raised her arms and held her down to prevent her from running away.
Xiao Qinggu felt a chill in his heart.
After all, Xiao Qingxu shouldn't ride too fast. He fell behind Ji Suxian and the others. He rode forward slowly on horseback, and Ji Suxian and Cheng Yishui made way for him at the same time.
The night wind blew off a few strands of hair from Xiao Qingxu's forehead. Shang Yuwan's bleeding hand kept shaking. The two looked at each other and felt relieved.
Her intuition was right.
Xiao Qingxu stared at Shang Yuwan's scratched hand, and his murderous intent became even stronger.
Xiaoman's expression was icy. "It seems like you guys don't intend to let the princess and I leave."
Xiao Qingji didn't catch up with her, he must have been entangled.
Xiao Qingxu said: "Unfaithful dog, deserve to die."
Shang Yuwan switched the sword to his other hand and said coldly, "But Xiaoman, if you kill them, we can help you explain to the princess."
Xiao Qingxu understood Shang Yuwan's intention to save Xiaoman, and suppressed his anger without saying a word.
"She will die if she stays with you."
Xiao Man, however, was not going to appreciate it. She pinched Xiao Qinggu's neck and stood in the center of the protective circle formed by the assassins. "Leave with me and return to Kyoto, so that the princess can live."
"And you."
Xiaoman's eyes were like a sharp knife.
"He won't live for many days."
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