The night was dark and deep, with faint starlight hidden in the clouds and a thin moonlight casting a cool glow on the earth.
Xie Lingqin and Zihe, dressed in men's clothing, came out of the General's Mansion and ran into Minglan.
"Miss, I've heard about the young master's matter."
"Things are tense in the city right now, so none of you should make a move. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Xie Lingqin knew what Ming Lan was worried about, and added, "You are all my strongest support. I won't use you easily. However, you have to train them for a thousand days to use them. You must also tell them not to slack off. Also, the Hall of Fame name has already been secretly promoted. If there is business, raise the price as much as you can. Understand?"
Minglan was originally worried about Xie Lingqin and wanted to go with her, but Xie Lingqin's words made her feel a little bitter and amused. She then cupped her hands and said, "Miss, please be careful on your journey."
"Oh, right, where's the sour peel?"
"It seems they've already started helping the young lady steal someone."
"I hope everything goes well for him. After all, I've met that person before, and he's not a good guy."
"yes."
Xie Lingqin then left the city with Zihe, and then sped away until they stopped behind a dense thicket of thorns.
Ahead of them, the faint sounds of fire could be heard.
“Miss, judging from the way the bonfire is being built and the tight patrols, it must be the Imperial Guard.”
"Heh, this pampered fifth princess is actually willing to camp here with the Imperial Guards, which is quite surprising."
"I suppose they're afraid something might happen, that's why they're doing this." Zihe finished speaking, then added, "Miss, with such tight patrols, what should we do..."
"Shh!" Before Zihe could finish speaking, Xie Lingzhu gestured for her to be quiet and at the same time, he gestured for her to look ahead, not far away.
Ahead, a woman's figure walked quickly out of a tent.
"Fifth Princess, I will escort you into the city first thing tomorrow morning."
"Get out of here! It's so humiliating for me to live in such a dilapidated place. Wait until I get back to the capital, and I'll show you how I punish you."
"Princess……"
"If you keep blocking my way, I won't be polite. You're Wang Renyi, right? The runner-up in today's martial arts competition?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Hmph, then listen to me carefully. I'm telling you, you'd better stay away from this princess. Otherwise, fists and feet have no eyes. If you hit this princess, how will you explain to my father, the emperor? And you, are you the illegitimate son of the Minister of War?"
"Yes, Your Highness, my name is Li Junchen."
"Heh, I, the princess, will not know your name. Anyway, I'm going into the city now, I don't want to stay here."
"Princess."
"Whoosh—"
A flash of sword light appeared ahead, and the Fifth Princess had already drawn her sword. "Anyone who blocks my way will be in for a beating."
"Princess……"
There was still some commotion and attempts to dissuade them ahead.
However, Xie Lingqin and Zihe had already left quietly.
"Miss, are we not going to borrow troops from the Fifth Princess again?"
"No, I think we can just have the Fifth Princess clear the way for us."
Zihe was puzzled, but Xie Lingqin had already pulled her away into the shadows.
This road is the intersection leading to the bandits in Sanlitun. Right now, the surroundings are extremely calm and there is nothing unusual, but I always feel that if I take another step forward, there will be danger lurking everywhere.
The night grew even darker.
After waiting for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, finally, a small pink dot appeared not far ahead.
Then, the iron cavalry galloped like flowing water and soared like celestial steeds. On horseback rode a woman wearing a pink blouse, her eyes as black as lacquer, and her face delicate and pink.
"Is it the Fifth Princess?"
Xie Lingqin smiled and said, "See, we don't even need to lift a finger."
"Miss, you are truly amazing, you have a knack for predicting things."
"It's just that I know a little about the Fifth Princess's personality."
The woman on horseback was none other than the Fifth Princess. A smile played on her lips as she arrogantly waved her hand at those behind her, "Hehehe, you think you can catch up with me? Humph..."
"Fifth Princess, Fifth Princess..." Behind her, not far away, several riders came galloping up, chasing closely.
Wang Renyi was leading the way, followed by Li Junchen.
The Fifth Princess ignored the people behind her, laughing lightly like silver bells, "By the time you catch up with me, I'll be in the city too, hmph." The faster they chased, the faster she ran.
"Fifth Princess, things are not safe here, please be careful..."
Behind him, Wang Renyi had barely finished shouting "Be careful!" when they heard the Fifth Princess's horse neighing from ahead.
The horse let out a miserable cry, the ground loosened, its front legs bent, and it sank completely in.
Then, a hail of arrows rained down from the sky.
The dozens of riders were startled and tried to avoid it, but they felt their horses sink and the ground seem to shake. They didn't have time to turn back, and the unexpected happened. They all fell to the ground, horse and rider.
They were immediately surrounded and attacked.
Here, amidst lush vegetation, lies the fork in the road between Sanlitun and the capital.
"Hahaha, we won! We won!" Immediately afterwards, nearly a hundred people emerged from a dense thicket in the direction of Sanlitun, cheering excitedly.
"Hey, this girl is pretty."
"Yes, it sounded like they were calling for a princess just now?"
"Yes, that's right. Could it be that after the young master of the General's Mansion, we can kidnap a princess?"
"No way, we've become rich."
"But this is a princess, these..."
"Oh, it's the Imperial Guard! These horses are quite nice..."
"Ah, I recognize this one. He's the runner-up in this year's martial arts competition."
"This one, he looks like the leader too..."
"This... oh, I'll have to go back and ask the boss."
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