But she knew that with the prince and princess's abilities, she couldn't escape!
What to do, what to do!
Lin Shuang's eyes darted around anxiously for a moment, then she suddenly thought of a good idea.
She let out a soft "Ah!" and then raised her hand to chop hard on the back of her neck, knocking herself unconscious with a single chop.
Ji Fengyao was puzzled. The magpie and Bailu were both there, but why was Linshuang nowhere to be seen?
Hearing a commotion behind the tree, the group rushed over and saw Lin Shuang lying there unconscious. The surrounding woods were completely silent, with no one in sight.
"Why is she here all alone?" Black Owl circled the area around the big tree. "There are only her footprints here, and no signs of torture."
Ji Fengyao squatted down beside Lin Shuang, half-lifting her up. In the dim morning light, she saw a faint bruise on the back of Lin Shuang's neck, and her brows furrowed slightly. She said, "Perhaps someone wanted to take her away, but didn't have time."
Shang Xiye did not miss Ji Fengyao's slight frown. His gaze fell on the unconscious Lin Shuang's face, and he looked at her deeply, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes.
But Shang Xiye did not make a fuss.
Ji Fengyao used silver needles to revive everyone in the palace. Wuhen, Xique, and Bailu opened their eyes and saw Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao. They were so happy that they jumped up immediately.
The magpie chirped incessantly, "Miss, I'm so glad you're alright! You have no idea how worried I, Sister Lin Shuang, and Bai Lu were about you. When the three of us were searching for you and the young master in the woods, our hearts were pounding in our throats. Sister Lin Shuang even hurt her leg and had to go alone..."
“Miss Xique, it’s White Dew,” Lin Shuang stepped forward at the right moment, interrupting Xique.
Xi Que then noticed Lin Shuang, who had been sitting at the edge of the crowd, and exclaimed happily, "Oh, Sister Lin Shuang, when did you...?"
"Well, my leg wasn't seriously injured, I just rested for a little while," Lin Shuang interrupted Xi Que again, explaining carefully, "When I was going up the mountain, I saw you and Bai Lu and called you, but you were probably too anxious and didn't hear me. When I caught up here, I saw a group of men in black knock you all unconscious. I wanted to run back to inform the guards of the Prince's mansion, but they found me."
After saying that, Lin Shuang pretended to be remorseful and ashamed.
She felt uneasy and regretted not knocking herself unconscious in the crowd the moment she discovered the prince and princess had returned.
The princess was extremely clever and wondered if her actions could deceive her.
Xique and Bailu comforted Linshuang, saying, "It's alright, Sister Linshuang. We didn't even have time to react before we were all knocked unconscious."
"I didn't react in time," Shang Xiye asked Wuhen.
Wuhen lowered his head in shame: "We only exchanged two moves, but that person was extremely strong."
"So, if they wanted to kill you, it would have been easy for them, but they didn't take your lives. They just knocked you unconscious and rescued the Crown Prince..." Ji Fengming thought with a troubled expression: "This doesn't make sense. The Crown Prince would love to boil our bones into soup. If his people rescued him, how could he possibly let you go? At the very least, he would have captured you and used you to blackmail his brother-in-law or something."
As they were talking, a commotion of voices suddenly came from down the mountain.
Everyone looked down the mountain.
Below the mountain, a vast crowd of people could be seen, with a large group of soldiers surrounding the emperor, his ministers, and the Di envoys and their entourage.
The man leading the group was none other than the bruised and battered Crown Prince, Shang Dongyang.
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