Chapter 17 She is certainly not simple
Shang Ruyi's throat moved a few times, wanting to say something, but she couldn't squeeze out a single word. She only felt a sudden throbbing in her chest, and her heart was pounding as if it was going to jump out of her chest.
Yuwen Ye dismounted, walked up to her, and knelt down: "Are you injured?"
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After suppressing her pounding heart once again, Shang Ruyi finally spoke, her voice inevitably trembling slightly: "No, you came just in time."
Yuwen Ye raised an eyebrow slightly: "You knew I would come?"
Shang Ruyi said, "You're not coming here; you're just hunting down this group, aren't you?"
Yuwen Ye's eyes flickered: "Do you know who these people are?"
Shang Ruyi used her soft hands to support herself as she slowly stood up, brushing the dirt off her body. Just as she was about to speak, Gao Feng and Tu She'er arrived with their men. They were startled when they saw the body parts and blood on the ground. They only came to their senses when they saw Yuwen Ye standing in front of Shang Ruyi.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the road, Yuwen Ye's entourage arrived.
Tusheer rushed forward and hugged Shang Ruyi tightly, her voice trembling as she asked, "Miss, are you... are you alright?"
Gao Feng also stepped forward, first bowing to Yuwen Ye, and then asking Shang Ruyi, "I failed in my duty as a guard. Is Miss injured?"
Shang Ruyi shook her head: "Don't worry, these people just want to capture me alive, not kill me."
Gao Feng was somewhat surprised: "How did Miss know?"
Shang Ruyi said, “Our group has wagons loaded with goods. Ordinary bandits would definitely try to rob the wagons, but they didn’t even look at them and only came for me. Moreover, I recognized the whistles they used when they gathered. They were used by the Hu people near Longmen.”
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"Therefore, I judge that they are remnants of the Lungmen rebels."
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"When the Duke returns from his duty report in Luoyang, he will surely continue to suppress the remnants of the Longmen rebels. They were probably chased with nowhere to run, and having heard about the marriage between our two families, they deliberately waited for us here."
Tushe'er understood: "They want to kidnap the young lady to threaten the Duke?"
Shang Ruyi nodded, then looked at Yuwen Ye and said softly, "Thank you for arriving in time, Young Master Yuwen. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
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Yuwen Ye didn't speak, but just looked at her quietly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
After watching for a while, he suddenly said, "You should get in the car first. We're not far from Taiyuan City now. I'll escort you into the city."
Shang Ruyi said, "You're not going to continue pursuing that group?"
Yuwen Ye said, "There are priorities and urgency in matters."
After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand, ordering his men to turn back to Taiyuan City.
As Shang Ruyi watched his retreating figure, Tu She'er gently advised her, "Miss, please get in the carriage first." She nodded and turned to get into her own carriage.
After giving instructions to his subordinates, Yuwen Ye turned back and glanced at her.
Judging from the sound of that whip strike, it was no small blow. An ordinary young lady would have cried and screamed after being hit like that, but Shang Ruyi did not show any weakness. In fact, she straightened her back while she was moving.
At this moment, his attendant Mu Xian led his horse over, looked at Shang Ruyi's back, and said with a smile, "Young master, this Miss Shang is no ordinary person. She was able to fight her way out of that group of people. Ordinary people would be scared out of their wits."
Yuwen Ye said calmly, "Of course she's not simple."
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“What ordinary woman would agree to marry my elder brother and then suddenly break off the engagement and marry me instead?”
Mu Xian asked, "Young Master, you went to Luoyang before, didn't you ask why?"
Yuwen Ye said, "We will find out."
After saying that, he took the reins, nimbly mounted his horse, and then shouted, "Adjust formation and head back to the city!"
Everyone immediately replied, "Yes!"
The two teams joined forces and embarked on their journey to Taiyuan once again.
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