As a cold voice sounded, twenty or thirty masked men in black fell from the sky.
The leader of the men in black, Qing Yan, curled his lips and said coldly: "Mrs. Pei is really skilled!"
The fingernail-sized emerald on the golden mask shone with a faint green light under the sunlight, giving people an inexplicably eerie feeling.
Su Li was shocked.
Golden-faced man!
So the person who killed her this time was Prince Ning!
In the original novel, Prince Ning has a team of first-rate killers. These killers are highly skilled in martial arts and all wear golden masks.
The golden-faced man can be said to be Prince Ning's trump card. In the original novel, he only activated this golden-faced killer at the very end.
Unexpectedly, Prince Ning thought so highly of her that he actually used golden-faced men to deal with her, and there were so many of them. Or perhaps, he hated her for saving Prince Rui and causing him to lose his title, and wanted to kill her as soon as possible.
Zhitang also realized that these people were unusual and whispered, "These people are not ordinary assassins, and there are so many of them that we may find it difficult to deal with them. I will stop them later. Xiao Sanzi, you two can take your wives and go up the mountain and escape to Zhaoming Temple..."
There are many martial monks in Zhaoming Temple. Once you enter the temple, they will not ignore you.
Su Li knew that although Zhitang was a martial arts master, the other party was also the same. Two fists could not beat four hands. With dozens of people on the other side, it would be difficult to deal with them. No, it was not difficult to deal with them, but they were simply no match for him.
With Su Li's martial arts skills, she is more than capable of dealing with bandits or third-rate killers. However, if she faces a real killer, she will not be able to win without using extraordinary means, especially when the other side has so many people.
So he made a quick decision: "When we find an opportunity, I'll ride away on horseback, and Xiaowu and Xiaosanzi will escape in the carriage. Zhitang, you hold them back for a while. Remember, don't hold out. When the time is right, find an opportunity to escape."
The person the other party wants to kill is her. Only in this way can everyone have a chance to survive. I just hope that the Duke's people will come to reinforce as soon as possible.
She did not tell Xiao Sanzi and others the identity of the golden-faced man, which was also giving Xiao Sanzi and others a chance to survive.
After all, if he knew their identities, given the level of secrecy Prince Ning had kept about the Golden-faced Man, he would definitely kill Xiao Sanzi and the others in order to keep the secret.
"lady!"
Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Wu were worried. They knew that they had no martial arts skills and escaping with the lady would only bring trouble to her, so they did not dare to raise any objections.
Zhitang was a little surprised. He didn't know that his wife could also ride a horse.
This is actually the best way. After all, escaping on horseback is much faster and more flexible than riding in a carriage.
Without waiting for their answer, Su Li shot five or six arrows at the golden-masked man who was gradually approaching them. The distance was too far and the other party was well prepared, so the sleeve arrows naturally did not hurt them.
But this was enough. While the other party was dodging, she took out a large bag of muscle softening powder and threw it directly into the air: "Zhitang, muscle softening powder!"
Zhitang understood, leaped up, and kicked the bag of muscle softening powder towards the golden-faced man.
The soft muscles scattered in front of the golden-faced man, tore through the paper, and raised a large cloud into the air.
"Be careful!" The golden-masked man covered his mouth and nose and retreated repeatedly.
There was a lot of softening powder, and even though the golden-faced man covered his mouth and nose at the first moment, a few people were still affected.
Taking advantage of this gap, Su Li immediately jumped on his horse and rode towards Zhaoming Temple.
"drive!"
Along the way, Su Li rode his horse straight up the mountain without looking back.
Suddenly, the horse neighed and fell to the ground.
Su Li was shocked and jumped up, then rolled into the forest nearby due to inertia.
After rolling several times in the forest, she finally stood up by holding on to a tree trunk. Just when she was rejoicing that she was not injured, she found that the fallen horse was foaming at the mouth and gasping for breath.
She didn't understand horses and didn't know whether the horse was poisoned or had a sudden illness. She only knew that the horse was in such a condition that it was impossible to ride it.
It is still a long way to Zhaoming Temple, and it is absolutely unrealistic to walk there. You might be caught up by the golden-faced man after just a few steps.
Su Li made a quick decision, tore off the hem of her skirt and threw it at her feet, then ran into the forest on the other side.
The trees in the mountains are tall, with branches crisscrossing each other, and the forest is dark and damp.
She didn't care and ran deep into the forest.
She had seen the map of Zhaoming Mountain and knew that as long as she ran out of this forest, she would be able to reach another mountain.
At this time, she naturally had no intention of running to Zhaoming Temple. After all, at her current speed, by the time she ran to Zhaoming Temple, the golden-faced man might have been waiting for her at the mountain gate. By then, she would be killed before she could enter the temple to seek help.
Of course, in order to make it easier for rescuers to find her, she left marks while running that only people in Zhuangyuan Mansion could understand.
After running for an unknown amount of time, he finally ran out of the forest. Across a narrow and rugged mountain path, Su Li did not hesitate and plunged into the forest on the opposite side.
Still leaving marks while running.
After running for an unknown amount of time, Su Li felt tired and thirsty. He picked some wild fruits from the mountains, leaned against a big tree, ate the fruits, and looked up at the sky.
The sunlight shone through the thick leaves and onto her face.
Judging from the slant of the sunlight, she judged that it was around one or two o'clock in the afternoon, which meant that she had been running for about three or four hours.
The golden-faced man didn't catch up, and I don't know what happened to Zhitang and the others, or whether the Duke's men came.
Su Li didn't have time to think about it. After eating the wild fruit, he continued to move forward. As long as he crossed the mountain, he would reach the official road leading directly to the city gate.
Compared to the deserted and remote mountain road of Zhaoming Mountain, the official road is much more lively. The man with the cold golden face would not kill people openly there, and of course, he would not expect her to get out from there, right?
Thinking so, she walked up a small slope. Just as she was crossing the slope, she suddenly saw a dilapidated... Taoist temple in front of her?
In fact, the original appearance of this Taoist temple can no longer be clearly seen. The reason why we know it is a Taoist temple is because of the plaque hanging on the door. There are four words on the plaque, and you can vaguely see the word "Taoist Temple" at the end. As for what kind of Taoist temple it is, the first two words are completely unclear.
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