The carriage carrying Ye Zhen ran forward quickly. Ye Zhen clutched the window tightly. She was afraid that the jolt of the carriage would throw her out. If she were not pregnant, she would be fine even if she was thrown out. But now, she dared not take risks, for fear of hurting the child in her belly.
"Your Highness, get out of the way!" Jin Shanshan rode her horse to catch up and smashed open the back door of the carriage. Her strength was unparalleled. She didn't know that Ye Zhen was pregnant, so she shouted to her, "Jump down!" Ye Zhen's eyes lit up with excitement.
Ye Zhen took a deep breath. The carriage was too fast. If she jumped down, she would definitely be hurt. It didn't matter if she was hurt, but what about the child she was pregnant with?
Jin Shanshan saw her hesitation and thought she was afraid. "You jump over, I'll catch you!"
She couldn't be taken to Xiliang. Ye Zhen told herself that she was still young. Besides, she would not necessarily lose her child if she jumped down.
"Good!" Ye Zhen nodded and reached out to grab Jin Shanshan's hand.
The carriage suddenly sped up. Just as her fingertips touched Jin Shanshan's, she was pulled away.
"Niang!" Jin Shanshan shouted and immediately caught up with her.
Ye Zhen almost rolled off the carriage. She hurriedly grasped the window and looked at Jin Shanshan who was chasing behind.
They were already a distance from the city gate. Liu Chen was still blocking the soldiers from catching up. Now, only the driver was with her. As long as the driver was killed, she would be saved.
Ye Zhen grabbed a sharp piece of wood in her hand, opened the curtain and wanted to stab the driver. Only then did she know who was on the shaft of the cart.
It was the man named Wu Ming, Qi Ruoshui's guard.
Since Wu Ming was here, what about Qi Ruoshui?
Ye Zhen was shocked and turned to Jin Shanshan. "Shanshan, go!"
Jin Shanshan did not hear Ye Zhen's words. She thought the same as Ye Zhen. She thought that as long as she killed the driver, she could save Ye Zhen.
She pulled out the sword from her waist and jumped on the carriage. "Stop!"
Wu Ming looked at her coldly and fought with Jin Shanshan with the rope whip in one hand.
Ye Zhen looked around. She felt that Qi Ruoshui must be nearby. "Shanshan, go! You are not his opponent alone."
"I'll drag him, you go." The moment Jin Shanshan fought with Wu Ming, she knew that she was no match for him. Wu Ming's martial arts were too powerful. He could fight her to a draw with one hand.
"Shanshan, be careful!" Ye Zhen heard the sound of the wind. She turned her head in horror and saw a sharp arrow shooting towards Jin Shanshan.
Ye Zhen grabbed Jin Shanshan's arm and dragged her back a step at the critical moment, avoiding the sharp arrow that might have shot her directly in the chest.
Wu Ming immediately snatched the sword from Jin Shanshan's hand and pointed the tip of the sword at Ye Zhen's neck.
Jin Shanshan did not dare to move recklessly.
"Don't pay attention to me, you go quickly, he won't hurt me." Ye Zhen said to Jin Shanshan and gave her a wink.
"We can't get away," Jin Shanshan said in a low voice. She frowned at the carriages and people that appeared on both sides of the path.
Ye Zhen also heard the sound. When she turned her head, she saw Qi Ruoshui's carriage coming this way, accompanied by a dozen men dressed in ordinary clothes. They followed the carriage on horseback. Judging from their facial features, they should be Xiliang people.
Wu Ming sealed Jin Shanshan's acupoints and pushed her into the carriage.
Qi Ruoshui came to them with a gloomy face. "Lu Yaoyao, don't think that I really won't kill you."
"I think so." Ye Zhen said lightly.
"Liu Chen's disguise and acupoints are unparalleled in the priest's palace. How did you break free?" Qi Ruoshui asked coldly. She left Lu Yaoyao to Liu Chen alone because she believed that he could take her out of the pass alone. In fact, she was not wrong. She just underestimated Lu Yaoyao. She could actually speak when her acupoints were sealed.
When Liu Chen sealed the acupoints of a martial arts master, it took him a day and a night to break free, but Lu Yaoyao was able to speak in a short time. Qi Ruoshui was very angry. She always thought that she knew Lu Yaoyao very well, but now she knew that she did not know her well enough.
Ye Zhen said lightly, "I don't know."
Qi Ruoshui took the sword from Wu Ming's hand and pointed it at Jin Shanshan. "She tried so hard to save you. You don't want to see her die in front of you, do you?"
Of course, she could not watch Jin Shanshan get hurt. Ye Zhen looked up at Qi Ruoshui. "I learned how to unlock acupoints. My father taught me."
Her father, Qi Ruoshui, remembered that Lu Shiming did not know martial arts at all. Then, she remembered Ye Yiqing. She never underestimated the Ye family. She believed that Ye Yiqing did have that kind of ability.
"You'd better not play tricks next. Although I won't kill you, I won't tolerate you continuing to cause trouble." Qi Ruoshui said coldly.
Ye Zhen saw that Liu Chen had not returned yet and thought that he might be trapped. It would be better if he caught her. She looked at Jin Shanshan and said to Qi Ruoshui, "Well, I won't cause trouble again, but you have to let her go."
Qi Ruoshui looked at Jin Shanshan with a smile. "If I remember correctly, this should be the daughter of General Jin."
"Who are you?" Although Jin Shanshan was threatened, he did not intend to compromise.
"You should be from the Beiming Kingdom. Why did you save the Jin Empress?" Qi Ruoshui asked with a smile.
Jin Shanshan said coldly, "I am now the Deputy General of the Jin Kingdom."
Qi Ruoshui said, "In that case …" Ye Zhen laughed. "Then protect your Empress well and come to the Priest Hall with us."
"She is of no use to you, and I don't need her around." Ye Zhen said immediately. She couldn't let Jin Shanshan follow her to the priest's hall. Qi Ruoshui would not hurt her because he wanted to use her to threaten Huangfu Chen, but Jin Shanshan was different.
Jin Shanshan looked around and knew that it was impossible for her to save Lu Yaoyao alone. "Empress, I want to stay with you."
"Shanshan!" Ye Zhen stopped her in displeasure.
"They won't let me go back." Jin Shanshan said. If she followed him to Western Liang, she could at least be a helper. Maybe she could find a chance to pass the news to Ye Chunnan.
"Witch King, we have to go quickly." Someone whispered to Qi Ruoshui.
Only then did Ye Zhen realize that Lu Lingzhi, who was still there yesterday, had disappeared.
"Let them go to the carriage. Let's go." Qi Ruoshui looked at Ye Zhen thoughtfully. She didn't care about Jin Shanshan's life or death. Anyway, he was of no use to her. However, with Jin Shanshan, there was probably a hostage who could make Ye Zhen bow her head.
Jin Shanshan looked back in the direction of the city gate. She had brought so many people to guard the city, but they did not catch up. Was the other party really that powerful?
(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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