Chapter 923 Kidnapping
Yu Jiu: "During the autumn hunt last year, in the palace of Shanglin Garden, it happened to be the day when the dog swallowed the sun, and you were assassinated. I wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of you and gain your trust, but I didn't expect that you saved my life. You should still remember it, right?"
Xiao Xixi's eyes widened slightly because of surprise.
Yu Jiu looked at her with a smile.
"Do you remember? I am the Su Cairen who was saved by you. Later, thanks to you, I was promoted to Concubine Min."
Xiao Xixi couldn't believe it. Wasn't Concubine Min a beautiful lady with a curvy figure? How did she become a flat eunuch? !
"Time is running out. I have to take you away from here before the emperor comes back. We can talk about the rest on the way."
As Yu Jiu spoke, he put down her hand holding the persimmon and helped her adjust her sitting posture to a more natural one.
Xiao Xixi was unable to move and could only let him do whatever he wanted.
She endured the pain caused by her internal injuries and silently figured out in her mind how to escape from Yu Jiu's control.
The carriage she was in was at the center of the protection circle, surrounded by Yulin Guards. Shang Kui had been guarding near the carriage. Even if Yu Jiu had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to take her away smoothly.
What Xiao Xixi needs to do now is to find a way to attract the attention of Yulin Guards and let them know that she has been kidnapped.
Just then, she suddenly heard a noise outside.
Shang Kui shouted, "What happened?"
Xiao Xixi pricked up her ears to listen.
Then the Jade Lin Guards shouted from outside: "The woods ahead are on fire!"
It is now autumn, the weather is clear and cool, the branches and leaves of the forest are dry, and it has not rained for more than ten days. All these have contributed to the spread of the fire, and it is spreading in all directions at a very fast speed.
The carriage was parked very close to the woods, and if the fire spread, the carriage would most likely be affected.
Shang Kui made a prompt decision and left half of the men to put out the fire, while he led the other half to escort the carriage away.
The carriage started moving, and because it was going too fast, the car kept shaking, making Xiao Xixi even more uncomfortable.
She felt that her already injured internal organs might be shattered.
At this time, Shang Kui rode his horse closer to the carriage and comforted the imperial concubine inside.
"Don't worry, madam, it's just a small fire. I have already arranged for people to put it out. Let's hide somewhere else. It will be fine."
Xiao Xixi couldn't speak and could only sit there motionless.
She felt that this was a good opportunity. As long as she kept silent, Shang Kui would definitely notice something was wrong.
However, the next moment, she saw Yu Jiu speak.
However, the voice he made was indeed a woman's voice.
What surprised Xiao Xixi even more was that the voice was extremely similar to hers, and at first glance it was basically indistinguishable.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your hard work, Commander Shang."
After Yu Jiu said this, he deliberately smiled at Xiao Xixi.
He obviously saw through Xiao Xixi's thoughts.
Xiao Xixi was stunned.
This guy can actually imitate other people's voices!
And the imitation is very lifelike!
Shang Kui, who was outside the car, did not notice anything wrong with the sound. He responded respectfully, "It is all my job. I dare not say it is hard work."
Yu Jiu still felt it was not exciting enough, so he continued speaking in a disguised voice.
"I've finished the snacks in the car. I'm really bored. If we pass by a teahouse or something like that, please stop and buy me some food and drinks."
Shang Kui obviously knew how much the imperial concubine loved to eat and had no doubts about it.
"I understand."
The carriage continued to move forward quickly.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or what, but there really was a teahouse in front.
There were guests sitting in the teahouse in groups of three or four. The owner was a middle-aged couple who were making tea for the guests.
Shang Kui waved his hand to stop the carriage.
He dismounted, walked into the teahouse, and prepared to pay for tea and snacks.
The moment he lowered his head, everyone in the teahouse suddenly drew out the swords hidden under the table and rushed towards Shang Kui and the carriage!
At the same time, dozens of assassins rushed out from the nearby mountains and forests.
Shang Kui narrowly avoided the fatal blow, but was stabbed in the shoulder and left arm, and blood gushed out.
However, he didn't even bother to look at the wound, but quickly drew his sword and rushed forward, while using his inner strength to let out an earth-shaking roar.
"There's an assassin! Protect the Imperial Concubine!"
The Yulin Guards immediately drew their swords, surrounded the carriage in the middle, and started fighting with the aggressive assassins.
Xiao Xixi was unable to move and could only hear the shouts and sounds of weapons colliding outside the car.
Even though she couldn't see it with her own eyes, just by listening to the sounds, she could guess how fierce the battle outside was.
Yu Jiu sat steadily in the car, looking at her without blinking.
He seemed to care nothing about the battle outside.
He even had the energy to chat.
"When you were assassinated in Shanglinyuan Palace, those assassins were actually arranged by me in advance.
I knew that day a heavenly dog would swallow the sun.
The time when the sun disappears is the best time to assassinate.
But I didn't really want to kill you. I just wanted to take the opportunity to save you and gain your trust in me.
Unexpectedly, the opposite happened.
Not only did I fail to save you, but I was saved by you.
Tell me, how can I repay you? "
Xiao Xixi thought, the greatest reward you can give me is to let me go quickly.
Yu Jiu seemed to be able to guess what was in her mind, and pretended to smile and said, "Sorry, I can't let you go, after all, I still have to take you to report to my father."
He paused and continued.
"How about this, if my father wants to kill you later, I can consider asking for mercy on your behalf and ask him to leave you with an intact body."
Xiao Xixi: Then thank you so much!
The sounds of fighting outside were getting closer.
This means that the protection circle formed by the Yulin Guards is shrinking.
They can't bear it any longer.
Yu Jiu estimated that the time was about right.
He pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, put the blade against Xiao Xixi's neck, kicked open the car door, and shouted to the Yulin Guards outside.
"Stop it, or I'll kill your royal concubine!"
Shang Kui was already covered in blood, and he couldn't tell which was his own blood and which was the enemy's blood.
When he saw the imperial concubine being held hostage, he paused and was then kicked to the ground by the assassin.
The other Yulin Guards also stopped their actions.
Their weapons were taken away from them and they were knocked unconscious.
Some people wanted to finish off the group of Yulin Guards, but were stopped by Yu Jiu.
"Okay, stop wasting time and get going!"
Those people seemed to be quite afraid of Yu Jiu. They didn't dare to say anything after hearing what he said. They put away their weapons and rode on the horses of the Yulin Guards.
Yu Jiu retracted the dagger and ordered his men to clear a path ahead.
The carriage started again and rolled over the blood-stained road, leaving two red tracks.
The farther the distance, the fainter the trace, and eventually it disappears completely.
(End of this chapter)
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