The man in black watched as Ji Wushang drove the carriage toward the cliff, and he was overjoyed. "Haha, that's a dead end!" he thought, and then gestured for all the men in black to follow.
Hearing this arrogant voice from afar, Ji Wushang was immediately terrified. It was a dead end! No!
Ji Wushang yanked on the reins, but it was no use. The horse, now acting like a madman, charged towards the cliff! Ji Wushang was going crazy! She hadn't even participated in that Wenge Embroidery competition yet, and most importantly, she hadn't married Nan Xuzong yet!
Just then, a small stone suddenly struck the carriage where Ji Wushang was sitting! Ji Wushang was surprised; with a crack, the carriage shattered into pieces, while the horse continued to run forward…
Ji Wushang felt as if he was being thrown out of the shattered carriage, and that he would surely be smashed to pieces soon!
Ji Wushang closed his eyes, listening to the wind blowing past his ears. He thought to himself, "It's good. At least I don't have to continue living in the struggle anymore. Aunt Bai and Ji Meiyuan both got what they deserved, and Ji Yinxue only has half a year to live. If I have any regrets, it's that I didn't kill Nan Jinxue and didn't punish those who hurt me in the past in the Marquis's mansion. If I have any joy, it's that I can finally see my mother one last time."
Unexpectedly, at that moment, he felt himself fall into a warm embrace! Ji Wushang was surprised and immediately opened his eyes, only to see those obsidian-like eyes... it was... Beigong Minhao!
Ji Wushang was even more shocked. How could she have run into him! She would rather fall to her death than fall into someone else's arms!
Bei Gongminhao smiled slightly as he looked at Ji Wushang, "Is Miss alright?"
The men in black who caught up with him now looked like Bei Gongminhao. He was wearing a purple robe embroidered with dragons, with narrow sleeves and a wide collar, and black boots with blue dragons on his feet. He had an extraordinary bearing, wore a jade crown, and had his hands on Ji Wushang's waist. He was holding Ji Wushang tightly!
"Go!" Immediately, the men in black tried to leave. But Bei Gongminhao turned around, his eyes filled with ruthlessness, "Leave no one alive!"
Before anyone could figure out what was happening, several masked figures in purple robes, their eyes the only visible part of their bodies, descended from the sky. These five men moved with incredible speed, each thrust of their longswords drawing blood! Instantly, screams and shouts rang out, followed by the stench of blood. Even Ji Wushang could smell the stench on the wind.
Ji Wushang couldn't help but cover his nose with his hand, but soon, he heard no sound at all.
Tie Feng stepped forward and was shocked to see Ji Wushang being held by Bei Gongminhao. "Miss!" How could this be? Miss is engaged, and Bei Gongminhao... how could he be here!
Ji Wushang immediately realized what was happening and opened her bright eyes. "Thank you, Your Highness. Please put me down!"
Bei Gongminhao snapped out of his daze and looked at her. "Yes." A hint of reluctance and disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he still put Ji Wushang down and looked at her. "Be careful."
"Thank you," Ji Wushang said again.
"You're welcome." Bei Gongminhao nodded to her. "I'm leaving now." He turned to walk back, but stopped in front of Tie Feng. "Take good care of your young lady!"
"Yes." Tie Feng immediately cupped his hands in greeting.
Ji Wushang watched his retreating figure, never expecting him to leave so quickly. Yes, she thought he would pester her, but... Never mind, it's time to cut ties. She would repay what she owed him in the future! Her heart had always belonged to only one person for life, and could not accommodate anyone else, nor did she expect anyone else to leave a place for her in their hearts.
Ji Wushang shook his head, looking at the broken carriage and his several injured guards. Even Tie Feng was disheveled and bleeding from his arms.
Ji Wushang said, "There are still some hours before the competition. Let's hurry up and go to a nearby shop to get ready so the doctor can bandage us up properly."
"Miss, this is probably not a good idea. I fear some villains may come seeking revenge again." Besides, the Crown Prince has already left, so there is no more powerful force to protect you, Miss! Therefore, we should hurry on our way; the palace is not far from here.
"Miss, please hurry to the palace!" Tie Feng stepped forward and said.
Ji Wushang looked at them and said, "Your injuries are more serious than anything else. Hurry up and tell me which town is this?"
“Miss, I know a place ahead that’s close to the palace and where you can find a doctor!” a guard immediately said.
Ji Wushang nodded, "Lead the way quickly!"
The group immediately walked forward. Ji Wushang turned back and glanced at the corpses on the ground. Who would clean up this massacre? But just as he was about to turn his head, he saw Beigong Minhao in the distance, his starry eyes fixed on him.
Ji Wushang quickly turned back and sped ahead.
He didn't know why he suddenly appeared here.
Is this just a coincidence?
Beigong Minhao's lips twitched. "Someone, clean up all the corpses on the ground."
"yes."
Bei Gongminhao lifted his foot and followed behind Ji Wushang and the others...
Just as the guard had said, the town was very prosperous and close to the palace. According to the inquiries, it would only take a short walk to reach the palace.
Ji Wushang and his companions found an inn and then went to find a doctor. Ji Wushang was in a side room, while Tie Feng and several guards were treating him in the opposite side room.
The shopkeeper and his servants watched Ji Wushang and several guards go upstairs, their smiles turning into various knowing glances...
Ji Wushang sat down by the window and took off her veil, placing it aside.
Seeing the people coming and going downstairs, Ji Wushang finally felt relieved. He estimated that there was still about an hour before he would enter the palace at noon.
Ji Wushang closed the window, but little did he know that at the moment he closed it, a person downstairs was sitting in a wheelchair, being slowly pushed forward by a tall servant.
Ji Wushang sat at the table, thought for a moment, then opened the door and knocked on the door of the room opposite, "Tie Feng."
No one answered? Ji Wushang felt strange. This didn't make sense! He clearly watched them go in.
"Tie Feng!" Ji Wushang called out again.
Just as he was about to knock, his hand still hanging in mid-air, the door suddenly opened. "What's all the noise about!" But when the person saw Ji Wushang's face, his eyes lit up. "Oh, what a beauty!" He rubbed his hands together.
Ji Wushang looked at the lewd appearance of the person in front of him. He was short, fat, and covered in grease. He wanted to slap him, but he held back and immediately turned around and went into his room.
However, this person was clearly dissatisfied. As soon as he stepped out of the room, he tried to pull Ji Wushang away, saying, "Beauty, don't go!"
Ji Wushang flung him away and slapped him hard across the face! Ignoring his reaction, he quickly went into his room and slammed the door shut!
Ji Wushang's heart was pounding. What was going on? Tie Feng and the others should be facing them, but why wasn't it them? Why was it a short, fat man with a lewd appearance?
No, something's definitely wrong. Nan Xuzong once said that he could design all the rooms to be rearranged... So, is Nan Xuzong the mastermind behind this? He rearranged all the rooms? But if it were him, he should have come to see me, and he definitely wouldn't have let such a pig-headed, fat man stand opposite my room!
"Open the door, beauty, open the door!" Just then, the man outside was clearly thinking about Ji Wushang's pink and tender face!
Ji Wushang was furious. He never expected something like this to happen! It definitely wasn't his doing! This shop is definitely a rip-off! How could he escape? Ji Wushang walked to the window, opened it, and saw that the window was at least several meters above the ground. If he climbed down, he would surely be smashed to pieces if he wasn't careful!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" It was the sound of someone banging on the door!
"Hey sir, why are you banging on the door so hard?" It was actually a middle-aged woman's voice!
"Jiaoniang, it's not like I didn't pay you. You actually hid a great beauty in the room opposite mine. What? You're reluctant? I have plenty of money! Are you afraid I can't afford it? You actually gave me a plain-looking woman! How can you be so shameless?"
"Sir, that girl is still a virgin! You know, that's worth ten thousand taels of silver!"
Ji Wushang was shocked. Had he been sold out? But if this were a brothel, it would at least be very lively. What was going on here?
"Jiaoniang, you've got guts!" The old man was furious and slammed the door as he entered the other room.
Ji Wushang immediately moved closer to the bed, one foot already outside the window. He absolutely could not fall into someone else's hands! If he knew who was responsible, he would never let them get away with it!
"Quick, open it for me and see if that girl is still there! Those guards went through a lot of trouble to trick her and take her down!" It sounded like that girl's voice, and then there were a couple of sounds of the lock being opened.
Ji Wushang was startled and immediately climbed down to the window.
Some of the pedestrians below looked up and were shocked to see Ji Wushang climbing out the window. "Look!"
Immediately, people gathered around, watching Ji Wushang struggle to climb down from the at least four-story-high room.
Jiao Niang ordered someone to open the door, only to find the room empty, but hearing a commotion downstairs, she was startled and went to the window. "Someone, quick, grab that girl!"
Immediately, several people rushed forward and, seeing Ji Wushang climbing out of the window, quickly ran downstairs!
Ji Wushang was anxious, seeing that many people were rushing to capture him!
"Help me!" Ji Wushang shouted, but in the midst of the commotion, no one could hear what Ji Wushang was shouting.
Nan Xuzong was sitting in the restaurant drinking tea when he saw people constantly surging forward outside, and he couldn't help but wonder. Normally, Nan Xuzong would have absolutely disdained such crowd-gathering activities, but this time it felt different, as if he was about to lose something. The feeling was painful, and he didn't like it at all!
"Master," Gong Shu said, stepping forward to see that he seemed distracted. "Sir, should I go and take a look?"
"Push me," Nan Xuzong said, the golden thread in his hand curling up again.
Gong Shu nodded, immediately put down a few copper coins, and then pushed Nan Xuzong outside. Nan Xuzong was pushed by him and walked in the direction of the surging crowd.
He had a feeling, as if he heard her calling out. Yes, it was her! Nan Xuzong's eyes suddenly lit up. Seeing this, Gong Shu shouted, "Make way! Everyone, please make way!"
At this moment, Nan Xuzong struck the wheelchair with both hands, and the entire wheelchair shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, causing the people around to scatter in panic!
Ji Wushang was panicked, cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He dared not look down; if he did, he would be terrified! Besides, avoiding those crawling towards him to grab him was the most important thing!
"Who are you people? Why are you arresting me!" Ji Wushang shouted angrily, climbed down from a window, and immediately closed it. The closing window hit a servant who came to arrest him. The servant lost his grip and fell down with a "thud" without making a sound.
Ji Wushang gasped for breath, not daring to look down. The person who fell below must be smashed to pieces!
Ji Wushang was, after all, a lady from a respectable family, and climbing through a window was already indecent, but she had no choice but to do so in order to survive.
Just then, an iron hook was suddenly thrown out from a side room, aiming straight for Ji Wushang's face! Ji Wushang was shocked, "Ah!" Luckily, he dodged it; otherwise, if it had hit his face, he wouldn't be alive!
But here we go again!
Ji Wushang watched as the iron hook was about to strike his face. This time, he couldn't dodge! Moving would definitely result in a fatal blow!
"Wu Shang!" Unexpectedly, at this moment, a loud shout came. Ji Wu Shang was surprised and looked down to see a person sitting in a wheelchair looking up at her!
Nan Xucong.
As soon as Ji Wushang let go, she plummeted downwards. The iron hook landed right where Ji Wushang had been standing, right in the direction of her head!
If you don't let go, you'll die!
Ji Wushang closed her eyes, and everyone around her closed their glasses. This perfectly healthy girl was about to fall and die!
Nan Xuzong's eyes narrowed, and he flicked out a golden thread from his hand, immediately tying it around her waist. The long golden thread shone brightly in the sunlight! Then, Nan Xuzong exerted force, his inner strength flowing into the golden thread. Suddenly, the golden thread pulled Ji Wushang into his arms, slamming her into his embrace.
“No sorrow.” Nan Xuzong smiled.
"Cong." Ji Wushang opened his eyes; he hadn't died!
People around sighed and looked at the man and woman. They were surprised that they knew each other. It was a pity that the woman was beautiful, while the man, although he looked good, had a disability in both legs. No matter how skilled he was, he was still a cripple!
"Go, all of you, go!" Gong Shu said, immediately dispersing everyone.
Ji Wushang looked at Nan Xuzong, tears streaming down her face, "If, if you had arrived even a moment later, I, I would have died here!"
"Hmph, how dare you touch my woman?" Nan Xuzong's eyes were filled with hatred as he glanced at the restaurant.
Ji Wushang hesitated for a moment. After all, this was in public, and she wasn't wearing a veil. If people recognized her as the unmarried eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, wouldn't they laugh at her?
"Put me down first," Ji Wushang whispered.
Nan Xuzong nodded and put her down. "Tell me, who bullied you?"
“It’s them! Everyone in this restaurant is a bad person!” Ji Wushang immediately told him everything, starting from when they entered the town.
Nan Xuzong nodded. "Let's go. Let's go inside!"
"Fine." Ji Wushang's eyes also flashed with ferocity. These people actually wanted his life! Then they would all pay the price!
When Ji Wushang, Nan Xuzong, and Gong Shu entered the restaurant, the staff and waiters around them were stunned. Was this the young lady from before? And who was this man in the wheelchair? They had heard that he had just saved the young lady?
"Quick, go and call Jiao Niang!" the shopkeeper shouted immediately, losing his composure.
"Where are Tie Feng and the other Iron Guards?" Ji Wushang asked coldly. "I'll only ask once."