The mountain path sought by Canfeng was narrow and treacherous.
The mountain path is flanked by steep cliffs.
Once they reached the mountain path, Yuan Yao's eyelids started twitching...
Xie Zhi rode alongside her carriage, smiling as he asked, "Little Yao'er, how's the quality of your carriage?"
What is the quality of the carriage?
Yuan Yao poked her head out from behind the carriage curtain: "There's a steel plate installed in the interlayer, so it must be quite safe, right?"
Steel plate?
Xie Zhi laughed and said, "You're quite clever."
That's right!
Yuan Yao blinked: "After all, I'm afraid of dying, and I'm also afraid of pain."
Xie Zhi laughed so hard his eyes disappeared.
The group walked for a while longer.
In the mountains, apart from the sound of the wind, even the chirping of insects and birds is rarely heard.
After walking for a while, Canfeng made a hand gesture.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Danqing lifted the curtain and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuan Yao also looked out of the car with curiosity.
With half his face hidden by a mask, Canfeng frowned: "Ahead, the passage is narrower, and the sun is about to set. We need to speed up, in case..."
Xie Zhi interrupted him: "Are there any villages nearby?"
The village he referred to was actually a mountain stronghold.
Canfeng's eyes darkened slightly: "Ten miles away from here, there is a steep mountain called Eagle Beak Mountain. It is said that there is indeed a stronghold on it."
Eagle Beak Mountain?
This name sounds very powerful.
Xie Zhi was slightly excited: "It would be best if they didn't come. If they do, that's perfect, I can practice my skills."
"Xie Zhi." Yuan Yao poked her head out of the carriage and looked at Xie Zhi: "If there really are bandits, take Lin Xuan and flee towards the capital."
"You two are so young, if you really fight, the bandits won't go easy on you."
"Is Xiao Yao'er worried about me?" Xie Zhi laughed heartily: "Don't be afraid, my father is the Prince of Pingnan, the bandits wouldn't dare to do anything to me."
Prince Pingnan...
Mountain bandits, do you know the Prince of Pingnan?
He's become a bandit, why would he be afraid of the imperial court?
At this moment, Lin Xuan rode up on horseback: "Why did you stop?"
As he spoke, he began to look around.
Ahead, the mountain wall was steep and covered with tangled shrubs.
This kind of environment is ideal for hiding people and weapons.
Yuan Yao lifted the carriage curtain cautiously and said, "I think it would be best to send someone ahead to scout out the route again..."
"I'll go?" Xie Zhi asked.
"No!" Yuan Yao was the first to object. "Xie Zhi, Lin Xuan, you should get in the carriage."
These two children are, one is the heir of the Prince of Pingnan, and the other is the young marquis of the Marquis of Dingjun.
They are the future pillars of the nation!
Never take any risks!
At this moment, Canfeng turned to the assassins of the Assassin's Hall and asked, "Do you have anyone with good lightness skills?"
Three or four assassins stepped forward in response.
Canfeng said, "Use your lightness skills to scout the way. Check the cliffs on both sides of the mountain path to make sure no one is hiding there..."
Before he could finish speaking, his brows furrowed deeply.
With a "whoosh," something came flying through the air.
No sooner said than done.
With a flick of his wrist, an arrow appeared out of thin air in Canfeng's palm.
Seeing this, Xie Zhi shouted, "Xiao Yao'er, go back to the carriage!"
After speaking, he reached out and pulled Lin Xuan toward the carriage.
"What are you doing?" Lin Xuan looked at him angrily.
Xie Zhi had already drawn the soft sword from his waist and smiled at Lin Xuan: "You're too weak. Get in the carriage, hide well, and protect Xiao Yao'er while you're at it."
Lin Xuan was furious: "Thank you! Boss!"
Yuan Yao peeked out with half her face, looking somewhat anxious: "Xie Zhi, come back!"
However, Xie Zhi was so excited that he completely ignored her.
Yuan Yao: "..."
What to do when your child is disobedient?
So annoying!
If Xie Zhi gets into trouble, wouldn't the Prince of Pingnan tear her apart?
At that moment, the carriage curtain was lifted, and Lin Xuan was forced inside.
The car was spacious enough with Yuan Yao, Dan Qing, and Jing'er already seated inside. Even with Lin Xuan joining, it wasn't crowded.
However, after glancing at the carriage filled with women, Lin Xuan said with a dark face, "I want to get out!"
After he finished speaking, he looked up and met a face hidden in black mist.
Secret Guard?
Po Yue squeezed into the carriage, squatted down to one side, and said coldly, "If you cause any more trouble, young marquis, I'll have no choice but to knock you out."
Knock him out?
Lin Xuan gritted his teeth in anger: "Yuan Xiaoyao, I'm leaving!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Po Yue looked at Yuan Yao: "Knock him out?"
Yuan Yao: "..."
She thought to herself: Don't ask me.
At this moment, the carriage shook.
Outside the carriage, on the mountain road, a group of roughly dressed bandits, some on horseback and some on foot, were all approaching this direction.
The carriage wasn't very soundproof.
Yuan Yao peered out through the crack.
"Let me see." Lin Xuan rested his chin on top of her head.
Yuan Yao: "?"
Is this a stack of cats?
She opened her eyes wide and looked outside.
On the narrow mountain path, a group of rough men carrying large knives surrounded them.
The leader had a large, round head and was exceptionally tall. He had a thick beard, his hair stood on end in a wild, unruly fashion, and a grayish-white headband was tied around his forehead.
Let's just call that tattered strip of cloth a forehead band for now...
The burly man, carrying a large sword and mounted on his horse, grumbled, "A bunch of pretty boys, you've been babbling on and on for ages, are you waiting for your grandpa to die?"
Yuan Yao's lips twitched slightly.
Who are you calling a gigolo?
She was the only one in the entire team who didn't know kung fu.
Aside from Lin Xuan and Xie Zhi, those two little brats, any one of them could beat him to a pulp!
Even more intolerable than her was Xie Zhi.
Xie Zhi gripped the reins, looked at the lead bandit, and asked with a smile, "I said, are you robbing us?"
"Otherwise what?" The bandit glared at him.
Xie Zhi grinned, revealing his uneven white teeth: "Are you sure you don't want to consider switching to another group for the robbery?"
"Enough with the nonsense!" The bandit picked up his broadsword and pointed it at them: "If you keep talking, I'll chop off your head and use it as a snack!"
The weather has been bad this year, and the mountain village is short of food and clothing; people are almost starving...
The bandits unanimously decided to go down the mountain and launch a raid!
As luck would have it, a few days ago it rained here, and the official road collapsed and was blocked.
They kidnapped the road repairmen and guarded the mountain path for several days...
Today, finally, a big, fat sheep arrived.
Who would have thought that this fat sheep would just linger outside the mouth, muttering and grumbling for a long time, refusing to fall into the trap no matter what!
This greatly worried the group of bandits!
So they couldn't resist and rushed out...
Xie Zhi counted them; there were fifty or sixty bandits in total.
It was a huge, rough-looking group of men.
There were more than a dozen archers.
He wasn't afraid of a direct confrontation.
What he feared was that the enemy would shoot arrows...
Thinking about it, he turned around and glanced at the carriage.
Just then, a very faint gust of wind brushed past his ear and disappeared into the air.
"Bang!"
The bandit leader fell straight off his horse.
The bandits were all stunned. After a moment of stunned silence, chaos ensued.
"Big brother!"
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
"They killed my brother!"
"Kill them! Avenge our brother!"
The scene suddenly became extremely chaotic.
Canfeng shouted, "Go!"
Mountain bandits carry knives, while the assassins of the Assassin's Guild all use swords.
Amateur bandits are no match for professional assassins.
Inside the carriage, Yuan Yao glanced at the throng of burly men.
An idea popped into my mind...
Yuan Yao squinted and gave the order in a childish voice: "Canfeng, capture all these people alive!"
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