The horses galloped along, and the two dared not waste a moment. However, as they got closer to the imperial city, they felt the atmosphere around them becoming more and more tense.
Due to the impact of the pandemic, there isn't a soul on the streets now.
"Brother, didn't you return the prescription? Why is the street still so deserted?"
“I’m not sure either. Maybe everyone feels it’s too cold outside and is afraid to come out. Let’s go to the palace and see what the situation is like first.”
Tuoba Xuan didn't know what was going on on the street, but it wasn't the time to get involved.
Suddenly, cold arrows shot out from all around.
Tuoba Xuan pulled Cui Yulu onto his horse, which had already been riddled with arrows.
Tuoba Xuan was barely able to handle the situation while protecting the two of them.
"Who dares to harm me in this royal city? Show yourself!"
Tuoba Xuan's rough voice echoed through the empty streets, and soon the rain of arrows stopped.
Then came a swarm of foreign soldiers who quickly surrounded them.
"Tuoba Xuan, do you still recognize me?"
The leading general sat on his horse, looking disdainfully at Tuoba Xuan and Cui Yulu across from him.
"Raymond, even if you don't remember anyone else, you should be remembered. I just didn't expect you to still be alive."
"Haha, yeah, you didn't expect to be alive, did you? But you probably won't make it today."
Raymond looked at him smugly, a triumphant smile playing on his lips.
The surrounding soldiers drew closer and closer. With a few swift strokes of her bean, Cui Yulu knocked down dozens of soldiers. Some of them lay on the ground convulsing, some were unable to move half of their bodies, and some were already lying on the ground unable to get up.
This surprised even the well-informed Raymond, who never expected that this petite woman was actually a master of hidden weapons.
Raymond could tell that she didn't intend to kill them; she just immobilized them. If she had, none of them would have made it out alive.
With eagle-like eyes fixed on Cui Yulu, he pointed and ordered, "Bring this woman here. I want to see what kind of hidden weapon she's using."
The soldiers surrounded Cui Yulu in a flash, but they forgot that the person next to Cui Yulu was Tuoba Xuan, the number one warrior of the foreign lands.
"Let's see who dares to touch my sister. Are you tired of living?"
Tuoba Xuan shielded Cui Yulu behind him, coldly watching the soldiers. With a swing of his broadsword, four or five soldiers fell to the ground.
Seeing this, none of the soldiers dared to approach any further; they simply hesitated around them.
He was afraid that Tuoba Xuan's broadsword would hurt him.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
Raymond looked at the soldiers and shouted anxiously.
Cui Yulu seized the opportunity and sent three soybeans flying, aiming straight for his face, shoulders, neck, and Zusanli acupoint.
Raymond dodged the attack to his face, but he missed the attack to his shoulder, neck, and Zusanli acupoint. Half of his body went numb, and he fell off his horse to the ground.
When the soldiers saw their leader fall from his horse, they panicked and lost all interest in attacking Tuoba Xuan and his men. Instead, they scattered and came to Tuoba Xuan's side.
"General, are you alright?"
"Get out of here! What could possibly happen to me? Grab that woman right now, I want to question her myself."
The soldiers dared not advance any further; even the general couldn't defeat this woman, so how could they possibly be a match for her?
However, due to Raymond's intimidating presence, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.
As a result, they were all beaten to the ground, and some were even injured by Tuoba Xuan's knife.
Seeing that the entire army was about to be wiped out, Raymond stood up from the ground and walked towards Tuoba Xuan and the other two.
Seeing this, the soldiers spontaneously made way for him.
"Tuoba Xuan, who is this woman beside you? What kind of hidden weapon is she using?"
"Why should I tell you? This is my sister. Don't even think about making a move on her."
Tuoba Xuan tightly protected Cui Yulu, holding a large sword horizontally in front of him.
Raymond carefully examined Cui Yulu, noting that her figure was not as robust as that of a foreign woman, but rather as petite as that of a woman from the Central Plains.
"Tuoba Xuan, are you after the King? You know the King likes women from the Central Plains, so you brought a woman from the Central Plains back with you?"
Cui Yulu heard this story for the first time, so she looked at Tuoba Xuan and saw that his eyes were somewhat evasive.
"Raymond, what nonsense are you spouting here? My sister is a miracle doctor, she's here to heal the king. Don't let your filthy thoughts lead you to judge others."
Raymond ignored him and walked up to Cui Yulu.
Looking her up and down, he suddenly noticed that the woman's eyebrows and eyes bore a resemblance to those of the deceased Jin Yuqing.
"Tuoba Xuan, you still say you have no ambition? Do you dare say this woman doesn't look like Jin Yuqing?"
Cui Yulu was completely dumbfounded. Tuoba Xuanyi said that she looked like Yu Yan, the woman Tuoba Xuanyi liked, and now another person said that she looked like Yu Qing. Did she really look that much like a foreign woman?
"Brother, what exactly happened?"
"Don't listen to his nonsense. You are yourself and don't resemble anyone else. Besides, I have no intention of letting you seduce my king. From now on, just treat what he says as bullshit."
Raymond glared at Tuoba Xuan and coldly rebuked him, "I didn't expect you to still be so rude after all these months. You haven't improved at all."
"Hmph, why should I improve myself with someone like you? Being able to beat you is enough."
Tuoba Xuan didn't want to waste any more time with him, so he brandished his sword and engaged him in battle.
Only Cui Yulu was left protecting Abu.
“Sister, you do look somewhat like Mother, which is why I chose you on the street.”
Cui Yulu was even more confused. What was going on? All she knew was that her father had served as a soldier on the border and that he had met her mother there.
Could it be that my mother was also a woman from a foreign land?
Is it also related to Abu's mother?
However, she didn't remember much about her childhood. Suddenly, she remembered the jewelry her mother had left her, which might help her find her mother's family.
Just as he was thinking this, a group of soldiers suddenly surrounded him again, while Tuoba Xuan and Raymond had long since disappeared from sight.
Cui Yulu took out soybeans and threw them at the soldiers, quickly taking down one wave, but then another wave came.
"It's too late, let's run away together."
Cui Yulu pulled Abu away and ran without stopping, with the soldiers chasing closely behind.
Because she didn't know the way around, Cui Yulu quickly got lost.
The soldiers behind him quickly surrounded him.
"Abu, I'll hold them off for a bit. You run behind them and go find Tuoba Xuan, understand?"
"No, Abu must protect his sister. He will never leave her. If we have to leave, we'll go together. Abu will protect his sister."
As he spoke, he picked up a spear and thrust it at the soldiers.
Only then did Tuoba Xuan realize that he had been tricked.
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