He frowned slightly: "We're being followed."
Xiao Bin led them to a cabin and said, "Close the door and wait for me to come back."
Su Wanwan gripped his sleeve tightly, her eyes filled with tension:
"I'm waiting for you."
Xiao Bin paused slightly as he walked away, his gaze falling on her hands, and simply nodded.
Su Wanwan looked out the small window.
There seemed to be the sound of arrows being shot.
Screams came from the small boat following behind.
The small boat stopped in the middle of the river, getting further and further away from their boat.
Su Wanwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She lowered her head and gently stroked Yan Ge'er's sleeping face, wondering whether tonight would bring good fortune or misfortune.
Perhaps she shouldn't have been so greedy as to want to go with Yan Ge'er and Xiao Bin.
If she hadn't acted impulsively, would this stalking have never happened?
But.
Having gone through a life-or-death ordeal, from the moment she saw Yan Ge'er, she found it difficult to maintain her rational control.
Su Wanwan kissed Yan Ge'er's little face.
The unique milky scent of the child quickly solidified her resolve.
Even if she were to die here tonight, she would have no regrets.
Things weren't as bad as she thought.
The boat moved silently on the dark water.
...
Lu Xingjian rode on his horse, coldly gazing at the brightly lit farmland not far away.
The subordinate reported: "Reporting to the master, there were fewer than ten people left in the estate, and they have all been captured."
Lu Xingjian frowned in surprise: "Where is he?"
"They confessed that they had all gone out on temporary errands and that they couldn't find out where they went."
The informant failed to report in time, which alerted the enemy and resulted in them making a failed attempt.
Lu Xingjian was not discouraged, but simply ordered a retreat.
As they approached the town, someone rushed in to report: "Master, your and Miss Ma's lodgings have been attacked!"
A flicker of excitement flashed in Lu Xingjian's narrow eyes: "How many people?"
"About forty or fifty people."
Lu Xingjian narrowed his eyes.
The quantity is incorrect.
The intelligence indicated that over five hundred men had secretly traveled from Shanxi to the capital region, each possessing exceptional skills and capable of taking on ten men at once.
They followed this emperor, who loved to travel and whose whereabouts were unpredictable, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
How could they only send forty or fifty people to his residence?
He gave the order: "Investigate further, capture them alive, and extract confessions through torture!"
The messenger's eyes flickered slightly: "Miss Ma said she's bleeding a little and hopes that Master can go and take a look."
Lu Xingjian looked impatient and gave the messenger a cold glance:
"If you're sick, see a doctor."
The messenger was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.
Didn't they say that the Emperor doted on Miss Ma?
I took her around to play.
Why aren't you paying attention at all right now?
Even when their residence was attacked, they didn't even bother to inquire about Miss Ma's safety.
Not long after, another messenger rushed over.
Lu Xing simply left him alone to secretly play a musical instrument.
Upon hearing the messenger's words, Lu Xingjian's expression immediately changed.
...
A series of "bang bang bang bang" sounds came from the soles of my feet.
Su Wanwan quickly sat up, her eyes wide open in the darkness.
Someone is chiseling at the bottom of the ship?!
Su Wanwan quickly picked up Yan Ge'er and walked out.
The moonlight fell like water.
The fighting on the deck was extremely intense, with the sounds of weapons clashing constantly ringing out.
The masked man in black exuded a menacing aura: "Hand over the person!"
Xiao Bin and his men engaged them in combat, demanding an explanation in a stern voice:
Who are you?
The masked man did not answer, but continued his attack.
Xiao Bin and the others fought back with all their might, preventing the masked men from getting close to the cabin.
The scene was extremely chaotic, with casualties on both sides.
Yan Ge'er was awakened by the sounds of fighting and screams.
He didn't cry. He nestled in Su Wanwan's arms and rubbed his eyes. Su Wanwan gestured for him to be quiet, and he obediently opened his big eyes without making a fuss.
Su Wanwan had extremely mixed feelings and kissed Yan Ge'er's cheek.
Other people's children probably don't have to experience such terrifying scenes at such a young age.
He experienced it while he was still in his mother's womb.
Someone shouted, "The cabin is taking on water!"
The fighting subsided, and someone gave the order: "Withdraw!"
A group of masked men in black, still fighting, retreated and nimbly jumped off the ship and left.
Xiao Bin grabbed a masked man, held a knife to his throat, and asked, "Who are you?"
Without the masked man saying anything, Xiao Bin delivered an elbow strike.
The masked man was in unbearable pain and declared vehemently, "My hometown is a vacuum, and my mother is unborn!"
It's a Shanxi accent.
Xiao Bin's expression changed slightly.
Just then, a flying knife came flying at him. Xiao Bin dodged it, but the masked man in his hand was stabbed and died instantly.
Su Wanwan saw them from the shadows but remained silent.
The water had already reached her feet.
"Xiao Bin!" Once the masked men had stopped making any noise around them, Su Wanwan called out softly.
Xiao Bin came over to help her and led them to a dry place:
"Wait a little longer, a ship is coming to pick us up."
The crowd surrounded the mother and child.
Because they had children with them and were wary of underwater ambushes, they dared not leave the boat that had already taken on water.
Su Wanwan hid behind the mast and looked around. She saw a ship approaching from the north.
Xiao Bin's face was tense, and he told Su Wanwan and Yan Ge'er to hide first.
Because the ships that came to meet them should have come from the south, not the north.
The ship is sinking, and it's sinking faster and faster; they don't have much time left.
Just as the situation was tense, a ship sailed in from the south into the night.
Navigating at night is dangerous enough, but it's even more dangerous when there's a ship sinking in the river.
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