He was unceremoniously dragged from the resting stool and then directly pulled out of the carriage.
Bang!
Several arrows were shot towards the carriage.
"Master, be careful!"
Bai Qi, surrounded by several assassins, called out towards Gu Qianying.
As the arrows flew, Gu Qianying tossed the already unconscious Nangong Mo onto the horse's back. She then leaped up herself, and with the unconscious Nangong Mo, rode away.
"They're escaping, chase them!"
Those holding swords changed their attack direction along with the archers, pursuing Gu Qianying.
Bai Qi wanted to rush over, but among the assassins who had been fighting him, several were skilled. As a few cornered him, after several exchanges, he was heavily injured, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Gripping his sword hilt, he knelt on one knee, holding his last breath, his gaze fixed on Gu Qianying's direction.
Seeing Gu Qianying riding away with his master, he felt a wave of relief. He vividly recalled the scene of Gu Qianying sparring with the Grand Tutor that day. He trusted Gu Qianying's skills and believed she could protect his master.
However, seeing the assassins chasing in the direction Gu Qianying had gone, Bai Qi couldn't help but worry again.
With difficulty, he retrieved a signal flare from his waist and tossed it into the air, then lost all strength to move.
As Bai Qi fainted, he seemed to see several figures running towards him.
"Boss..."
Gu Qianying rode towards the Ninth Prince's manor with Nangong Mo.
She understood clearly that as long as they reached the Ninth Prince's manor, they could shake off the pursuers.
In broad daylight, those assassins would not dare to barge into the Ninth Prince's manor alone.
However, seeing the masked archers surrounding them ahead, Gu Qianying abandoned the plan to head to the Ninth Prince's manor.
In the dense forest, at the corner of a crossroads.
"Miss Gu, if you obediently hand over the person in your hands to us, we will mercifully let you leave. How about it?"
The leading assassin spoke to Gu Qianying, who was riding the horse.
"Heh!"
Gu Qianying's lips curved slightly. "So the one you want to kill is the Ninth Prince Nangong Mo? You should have said so earlier. If you had, I would have handed him over long ago. Why would I go to all this trouble to oppose you with him?"
So, the assassins' target was Nangong Mo, not her.
The leading assassin was stunned, not expecting Gu Qianying to say such a thing.
"Miss Gu, he is your fiancé, and you are willing to abandon him to save yourself?"
Gu Qianying couldn't help but sneer inwardly. These people knew so much about her and Nangong Mo's situation. It was likely that the one who sent people to kill Nangong Mo was someone familiar with Nangong Mo, or someone Nangong Mo knew well.
The Crown Prince Nan Rongqi? The current Emperor? The powerful Grand Tutor Ouyang Qinglin?
Who was it?
Although she had doubts, she didn't reveal any of them on her face. Instead, she said, "So what if he's my fiancé? Compared to my life, my life is naturally more important. Since you only want to kill this person, I will give him to you."
As Gu Qianying said this, Nangong Mo, whom she had pressed face down on the horse's back, woke up.
Nangong Mo, upon waking, never expected Gu Qianying to position him on the horse in such a comical manner! Moreover, she was even thinking of handing him over?
He felt a little disappointed, but more so, he was furious.
"Gu Qianying!"
Nangong Mo gritted his teeth and raised his head.
Gu Qianying was startled, not expecting Nangong Mo to wake up at this moment.
"Be quiet!" she yelled at him, then directly grabbed Nangong Mo by the collar of his back and tossed him forward. "I've given you the person. Make sure you catch him properly."
As Gu Qianying threw Nangong Mo out, she suddenly jumped off the carriage and, in a turn, picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it fiercely at the same spot where Bai Qi had injured the horse's hindquarters.
"Hiss!"
The horse startled and became even more frantic.
As the horse bucked wildly, the assassins who were about to surround them to claim Nangong Mo quickly dodged the frantically galloping horse.
It was at this moment that Gu Qianying, taking advantage of everyone's distraction, pulled the thrown Nangong Mo back and then carried him on her back.
Nangong Mo's face darkened, feeling dizzy from the repeated movements.
Carrying him, Gu Qianying took out a pouch of mist powder and flung it fiercely behind her.
Mist rose, and smoke billowed.
Gu Qianying took advantage of this moment, carrying Nangong Mo, and left.
A moment later,
The mist dissipated, and visibility cleared.
Several black-clothed assassins stood in place. Looking around,
There was no one to be seen.
There was no trace of Gu Qianying and Nangong Mo anywhere!
"They've escaped again! Chase!"
Meanwhile, Gu Qianying, carrying Nangong Mo, plunged into the woods, temporarily evading the black-clothed assassins who were searching for them.
Gu Qianying walked through a place overgrown with weeds and directly threw Nangong Mo down from behind her.
After all, she was just a woman. If not for her inner strength, how could she carry a man?
Bang!
Nangong Mo was thrown to the ground. Upon landing, due to his paralyzed legs, he couldn't exert any force, and he ended up lying on the ground, getting his face full of dust.
To be treated so rudely, only Gu Qianying, this woman, was still alive!
"Gu Qianying!"
He gritted his teeth and sat up, supporting himself with his hands on the ground.
Before he could straighten up, he saw Gu Qianying bend down and lean her face towards him.
Rip!
The sound of fabric tearing was heard.
Nangong Mo was stunned.
"Gu Qianying, what are you doing?"
"Your face and your princely attire are too conspicuous, which is not conducive to escaping. Therefore..."
She quickly raised her hand and pressed two points on Nangong Mo.
Nangong Mo instantly became immobile.
Gu Qianying had sealed his acupoints.
"Therefore, you need to change your appearance."
Gu Qianying casually grabbed some dirt from the ground and smeared it on Nangong Mo's face twice, covering his handsome features.
His exquisite and expensive brocade robes were removed.
A frail, dusty man appeared.
Gu Qianying was satisfied with Nangong Mo's current appearance.
But he glared at Gu Qianying with a dark face, gritting his teeth. "Gu Qianying, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Qianying interrupted him. "The person they want to kill is you. No matter what I do now, it's to save you. You should be grateful to me. And next, I have to leave temporarily to save you, so you need to wait for me here obediently."
With that, Gu Qianying got up and left.
Nangong Mo didn't know where she was going, only that Gu Qianying had sealed his acupoints, rendering him immobile. His face darkened, and he shouted.
"Gu Qianying, come back here!"
With Nangong Mo's shout, Gu Qianying did return.
However, the Gu Qianying who returned had sealed Nangong Mo's mute acupoint, leaving him unable to speak, feeling extremely wronged, and could only glare with ravenous eyes at the gradually receding Gu Qianying.
When Gu Qianying emerged from the woods, her hair was unbound, revealing her feminine features. Even dressed as a man, no one would mistake her for a man.
A carriage approached in the distance.
The situation inside the carriage was unclear, but the young man driving the carriage, his attire of fine silk and satin, suggested he was not an ordinary civilian.
It was likely that the master inside the carriage was a young master from a noble family.
With this thought, Gu Qianying mussed up her hair, making it look as if she hadn't had time to tidy her appearance due to a panicked escape.
"Help! Help!"
Gu Qianying stumbled towards the direction the carriage was approaching.
"Giddy up!"
The young man driving the carriage saw a girl shouting for help running towards them and immediately stopped the carriage. He turned and said to the person inside, "Second Young Master, a young lady is shouting for help. She might have encountered robbers. Should I go down and take a look?"
The curtain slowly lifted.
The man sitting inside revealed his face.
The man wore snow-white silk, with a white silk sash tied around his waist, adorned with a white jade pendant. He was covered in a light, soft gauze robe. His jaw was square, his eyes clear, his sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards, exuding an imposing presence.
"Go down and take a look."
The man's voice was gentle and his tone light.
"Yes, Second Young Master."
The young man driving the carriage jumped down from the carriage.
Meanwhile, Gu Qianying, who had reached the carriage, was stunned when she saw the face of the person sitting in the carriage.
Why him?
Her eyes felt a slight heat, and her eyes reddened.