"I heard that from Wuyuan to Guanzhong, by taking the Qin Straight Road, it only takes three days and three nights for a fast horse."
"I've been out of Luoyang for two days now, so I need to speed things up."
"Otherwise, by the time the King of Clouds arrives in Xianyang, we will still be there. With so many eyes and ears around, it will be difficult to make contact."
As Fu Rou continued thinking, the group unknowingly arrived at Tongguan.
The Tongguan garrison inspected their group for a while but found nothing suspicious, so they were allowed to pass.
Less than thirty li past Tongguan lies Huayin. The sun is setting, the wind is biting, and dusk is approaching.
After walking along the official road for a while, they came to a small mountain valley, where they slowed down.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew across the hillsides on both sides, and the head of the guards from the Princess's residence who was traveling with Fu Rou frowned, realizing the danger.
"Watch out, there might be a hidden attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless dark figures appeared on the hillside.
Then, a loud whooshing sound arose, and arrows rained down on Fu Rou and the others.
Fu Rou had no idea that she had been targeted and ambushed here.
There was no time to think further; survival was the priority.
The guards around him brandished their swords and desperately tried to deflect the arrows.
Unfortunately, there were too many arrows and they came at too high a speed, and more than half of the dozen or so guards were killed or wounded in one fell swoop.
Even though the head of the guards was highly skilled in martial arts, he was hit by many arrows in the back and coughed up blood.
He stood firmly in front of Fu Rou, blocking the arrows, and shouted, "Go! Go now!"
The other surviving guards formed a human wall to cover Fu Rou as they fought and retreated.
"Lord Fu, we've stopped them for you! From now on, you'll have to do it all by yourself!"
The ambushing men pursued relentlessly, so the head guard ordered the others to block the way.
Fu Rou watched helplessly as the guards she had spent the whole journey with died tragically. She could only suppress her grief and flee on horseback.
She still couldn't understand who had targeted them.
Why did they have to make their move on the road from Tongguan to Huayin?
However, she didn't have time to think about it all; she could only whip her horse hard and disappear into the darkness.
As for Huayin, she dared not go in either.
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