She led Su Wanwan into a cave.
The entrance to the cave is overgrown with grass as tall as a person, making it difficult for others to spot.
The torches are being carried up the mountain.
A group of people carrying torches passed by on a mountain path not far from the cave.
Another group of people returned to the village carrying torches.
Before long, the cries of men and women could be heard from the village, and some houses were even burned down.
Flames shot into the sky, bright as day, and one could even clearly see the villains wielding gleaming knives and hacking at a villager.
Looking at the houses engulfed in flames at the foot of the mountain, Zhao Erya suddenly couldn't stand it anymore: "My house is on fire!"
The little girl told Su Wanwan to stay there, and then dashed out like an arrow.
Su Wanwan was already weak, and after running a section of the mountain road, she was too tired to move. She tried to pull Zhao Erya back, but she couldn't.
More and more houses at the foot of the mountain are on fire.
This is an evil person committing violence.
Their goal was to force her out.
When a villain kills someone, he shouts towards the dark mountains, "Come out!"
"Otherwise, kill the entire village!"
Su Wanwan's blood almost froze.
What's the point of her running away when she's about to die?
There's no need to drag these poor, honest people down with us.
She could no longer walk and couldn't get out, so she shouted, "I'm here!"
Su Wanwan's voice alerted the group of people who were searching the mountain.
They had already walked away and scattered, but now they are quickly moving closer together.
He shouted and called out to his companions at the foot of the mountain to come and join him.
The people's voices were loud, startling the birds in the mountains into taking flight.
Su Wanwan smiled helplessly and removed the hairpin that held her hair up.
This is a wooden hairpin, with one end slightly pointed.
She never imagined she would die this way, in a cave in a desolate mountain.
They didn't even have time to leave any last words.
...
Because he was busy settling Su Wanwan, Liu Qi's original plan to assassinate Liu San failed.
When Liu San and his men were finally found, their troops had been routed by the government forces and were fleeing all the way from Nanzhao County to Song County.
At this moment, Liu San finally realized that the situation was hopeless.
They frantically searched for leverage to negotiate peace with the imperial court.
When they interrogated the steward of Prince Jian's mansion, they learned that the deposed Empress Su Wanwan had been secretly hidden by Lu You.
Now, he increasingly felt that Lu Youmi was a shrewd person who had already prepared an escape route for himself.
Even if an empress is deposed, she is still an empress, and this involves the face of the imperial court.
If he gets hold of this woman, there's always a chance he can save his life, right?
Of course, the more people know about this opportunity, the fiercer the competition will be.
He and a few trusted brothers investigated thoroughly and finally found this place.
I never expected to come up empty-handed.
The bed was still warm, so the person couldn't have gone far.
In this deep, dark forest, finding someone would be extremely difficult, not to mention the wild animals in the mountains. If the wild animals ate that woman, it would be a great loss.
Liu San used the most intimidating method—murder and arson—to force the woman to show herself or to force the villagers to reveal her whereabouts.
These locals are familiar with the terrain, and with their help, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
That woman definitely didn't run very far.
The effect was immediate.
That woman actually exposed herself.
Ha ha.
Heaven is on my side.
Liu San led his men up the mountain in a swagger.
"Brothers, go easy on her later. As long as that woman is alive, she's our get-out-of-jail-free card!"
"Big brother, can we have a turn?"
"After all, she is the Empress, such a noble woman. The brothers have never touched her before, and they don't know what it's like."
"That's right. Even if you die after touching it, you'll still have something to brag about when you report to the King of Hell."
"Spit your mother's yellow piss, is your life more important or your bragging?"
"Listen up, all of you! Don't hurt her, don't kill her, don't even touch her. I have a use for her, a very important one!"
The burly men walked up the mountain, their foul language drifting through the darkness.
Looking at the silent mountains, Liu San sighed, "If this woman can't get us a pardon, we'll have no choice but to become bandits in the mountains."
Being a bandit isn't so easy; strategic passes have already been occupied by bandits.
They have to compete with others for territory.
Even if the imperial army comes to suppress them, the passes may not be able to hold out.
The group chatted and laughed.
The last person in the group suddenly collapsed.
Liu San was shocked and quickly squatted down: "There's an ambush!"
Before he could finish speaking, the second person fell, struck by an arrow.
"Put out the torches! Put out the torches quickly!"
The burly men hurriedly stomped out the torches.
However, at that very moment, three more strong men were hit by arrows.
"We've encountered a master archer!" Liu San lowered his voice and quickly instructed his men, "Can you pinpoint their location and hit them?"
Liu San also had skilled archers under his command, who immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows.
But.
It was too dark in the mountains, and the other party had not revealed their identity, so he couldn't aim properly.
Even so, he still fired a few arrows to intimidate the enemy.
The remaining few men crept down the mountain, intending to deal with the ambush first.
Others secretly went to look for that woman.
After more than half a year of fighting and training, Liu San and his men had developed a tacit understanding and each went their own way.
There were seventeen of them who went up the mountain, but they didn't know how many the enemy had ambushed them with.
Liu San hid in the bushes, cautiously observing his surroundings.
A muffled groan occasionally drifted from afar.
Judging from the voice, it sounds like someone from his side!
Liu San's heart tightened even more.
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