Chapter 391 Escape
The cave was dark and narrow, filled with a damp smell, and could barely accommodate two people temporarily.
Gongsun Yushu panted heavily, his eyes fell on Zhu Lan, he looked her up and down again, and asked:
"Your kung fu should be better than hers, right?"
"who?"
"The one who rode away first." Gongsun Yushu still doesn't know Zhu Qingyan's name.
"I don't know martial arts."
Gongsun Yushu's eyes widened in shock. If it weren't for the danger outside, he would have screamed at this moment.
"You, you, you... you don't know martial arts, so why did you stay to protect me, and you even made two horses run away!?"
Gongsun Yushu felt a surge of hot blood rushing to his forehead, and he was so angry that he had trouble breathing.
Originally I thought that Zhu Lan and the others both knew some Kung Fu and could at least protect themselves, but I didn’t expect that Zhu Lan was just a pure scholar!
What if the two of them were discovered by the woman outside? Wouldn't they be like meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others?
Isn't this pure harm to others!!!
Zhu Lan ignored Gongsun Yushu's complaints. She approached the cave entrance carefully and looked through the bushes that covered the entrance to take in the situation outside.
Gongsun Yushu was still chattering.
"No, I say... aren't you a smart person? If you were really smart, you should have let me ride on that fast horse to Penglai Town first!"
"The King of Zhenbei is targeting me. You two help me hold back the assassin on the road, and I will go to Penglai Town to get reinforcements to save you. This is the best plan!"
"You are so confused. You are killing me..."
Zhu Lan didn't even turn his head. "Young Master is right. That is indeed the best strategy. But there is a prerequisite - you have to be a trustworthy person."
"But I'm sorry, I don't believe you. If the two of us risked our lives to help you stop the assassin on the road, and you ran away and ignored us when you arrived in Penglai Town, wouldn't we be the ones who were taken advantage of?"
"How, how could this happen..." Gongsun Yushu's voice weakened significantly. "Forget it, forget it. It's come to this. There's no point in saying anything. Let's think about how to survive first—"
“Stop talking!”
Zhu Lan suddenly shouted in a low voice, "Here it comes."
Gongsun Yushu immediately fell silent, carefully moved over, and secretly looked outside with Zhu Lan.
I saw Mu'er also came into the woods. She looked around, got off the horse, squatted on the ground and seemed to be checking something.
Although the two had dismounted earlier, Zhu Lan had reminded them after letting the horses run that they must step on dead branches and leaves when walking to avoid leaving footprints on the soil.
But at this moment, Gongsun Yushu's heart was still in his throat.
After checking, Mu'er finally stood up, got on the horse again, and chased south.
Gongsun Yushu let out a long sigh and collapsed onto the ground.
"Let's go quickly." Zhu Lan waited until Mu'er's figure went away and the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard, then prepared to get out of the cave.
"Go? Where to?" Gongsun Yushu was a little scared. It was safest to stay in the cave. What if he was discovered if he went out?
“Just now I deliberately let the two horses run south, leaving behind horse hoof prints. It seems that she fell into the trap and chased south.
Longyou is in the east, not far from here. We should take this opportunity to run eastwards, and we should be able to meet someone who is coming to pick us up."
Seeing that Gongsun Yushu was still somewhat resistant, Zhu Lan said in a colder tone:
“The woods are full of weeds and fallen leaves, so even if there are horse hoof prints, they won’t be very clear.
But this forest is not big. When she chases out, she will find that the horse hoof prints on the ground have become lighter, which means there is no one on board. She will definitely conclude that we have dismounted and are walking in advance, and will turn back.
I am only doing this to delay for a while. If you want to stay here and wait for death, then I will not accompany you."
After Zhu Lan finished speaking, he walked out of the cave. When he turned around, Gongsun Yushu followed him out with a reluctant look on his face.
The two began to move southward through the woods at a very fast speed. At this time, the sky had already darkened, and Zhu Lan could only rely on the position of the setting sun to determine the general direction.
Fortunately, she had a photographic memory. Even though she walked hurriedly, the mountain map of the area always appeared in front of her eyes. She was able to judge her approximate location based on the changes in the surrounding scenery.
At this moment, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came into the ears of Zhu Lan and Gongsun Yushu from afar.
Gongsun Yushu's face changed drastically, "It's over, she's caught up with us!"
The two men's physical strength had reached its limit at this time, and they were not riding horses. They were discovered by Mu'er who was riding a horse. After a while, the sound of horse hooves was much closer!
Zhu Lan subconsciously looked back and saw that Mu'er was rushing towards them and was about to catch up with them.
Just as he turned around, Zhu Lan was tripped by a branch under his feet and fell to the ground, uttering a muffled groan.
Gongsun Yushu just looked back at her, but had no intention of stopping and continued to run forward.
A sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out!
At the same time, Gongsun Yushu was also tripped by the stone under his feet. At this time, a feather arrow almost brushed past his head and was firmly nailed to the tree trunk in front of him.
This frightened Gongsun Yushu so much that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
If I hadn't tripped just now, it would have been my head that was pierced by this arrow!
Gongsun Yushu's legs were shaking like a sieve and he had no strength to stand up again.
He was so frightened by the arrow that he could only crawl behind a big tree and pray to God to protect him.
In a flash, Mu'er had rushed past Zhu Lan and came to the big tree that Gongsun Yushu was leaning against.
The dagger in her hand was shining with a cold light!
Zhu Lan stood up from the ground. She was not far from Gongsun Yushu and Mu'er at this time, and a moment of hesitation flashed in her eyes.
Gongsun Yushu has committed many evil things and deserves his punishment. If I stand idly by and watch, Mu'er will not do anything to me after he kills Gongsun Yushu.
But if I try to stop him, I may not be able to save Gongsun Yushu, and I will also be in danger...
At this time, the moon was already hanging above the branches, and the bright moonlight passed through the branches, casting light shadows on the ground.
Gongsun Yushu hid behind a big tree, not daring to breathe. The next moment, he was horrified to see another shadow appear behind him, holding up a dagger high -
"If we kill him, King Zhenbei will be in big trouble."
Zhu Lan's voice suddenly rang out, and Mu'er's dagger hovered in the air.
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