Bai Yin went to help Lang Bo, and the two joined forces to break through the encirclement.

Unexpectedly, many guards appeared all around holding bows and arrows, shooting toward those assassins.

The man in the scholar’s robe from before was now covered in wounds—he simply could not hold out much longer. He fought desperately to resist, unwilling to admit defeat. Even if it took his last breath, he could not fall.

Seeing several sharp arrows shooting toward him, he could not avoid them. Several sharp arrows pierced into his body.

He knelt on one knee, his face deathly pale, spitting fresh blood.

Just as the guards were about to take his life.

Suddenly—

Seven or eight people dressed in black night clothes jumped out from the crowd. Those people had extremely high martial arts skills and quickly subdued the guards holding bows and arrows one by one.

Two men in black grabbed the arms of the man in the scholar’s robe and rescued him.

Out of nowhere, several more masked people joined the battle. Na Yan was filled with even more fury. While holding Song Zhi, he loudly rebuked and ordered: “Kill them, kill them all! If anyone escapes, this prince will have your lives!”

At this moment, several men in black pulled something from their clothes and threw it on the ground. Immediately thick white smoke billowed forth, blocking people’s vision.

Complete chaos!

One of the men in black quickly found Bai Yin and Lang Bo. “Hurry and go!”

The voice was very familiar.

Lian Que?

Bai Yin and Lang Bo had no time to be shocked. Right now, the most important thing was to quickly break free.

The two followed those men in black and fled together.

They quickly disappeared without a trace.

The white smoke was very thick, spreading wantonly through the air, stirring the common people into even greater panic.

Ji Yunshu could not see clearly the situation on the opposite bank. She asked Jingrong: “Then we…”

“Leave here first, then we’ll talk.”

Jingrong pulled her hand and quickly left, but the crowd stirred in confusion, all blocking up the side of Wen Bridge.

Squeezed so tightly not even water could pass through.

Many people were even squeezed until they fell to the ground, trampled back and forth by others.

Ji Yunshu saw a child fall to the ground.

She broke free of Jingrong’s hand. “Wait a moment!”

She quickly turned back and pulled the fallen child up from the ground.

The child cried: “Mother, Mother…”

Ji Yunshu gently patted her. “It’s alright, don’t be afraid.”

“I want Mother.”

With such chaos right now, how could she find the person?

Fortunately, this child’s mother heard the crying and ran over, found him, pulled him over with one hand, held him in her arms and ran off.

When Ji Yunshu came to her senses and looked for Jingrong again, she discovered she was squeezed in the pile of people and simply could not see Jingrong at all.

The white smoke had also gradually drifted over, blocking her vision.

“Jingrong?”

She called out.

No one answered!

Suddenly—

A large hand reached out from behind her.

It covered her mouth.

Her shoulder was forcefully locked!

She could not move.

“Mmph…”

She could not break free and was dragged away by someone.

Jingrong was rushed along in the crowd. In the blink of an eye, Ji Yunshu had already disappeared.

He began searching frantically.

But there were too many people around.

“Young Master Jing.” Someone called out to him.

A man suddenly appeared at his side. “Please come with me.”

On the verge of collapse, he almost without thinking, his eyes completely red, grabbed that person’s neck in one hand.

Killing intent burst forth from his eyes. “Where is she?”

The person who came had not expected this. He quickly said: “Young Master, rest assured, Master Ji… Master Ji is fine. You just… just come with me.”

Jingrong’s sharp eyes sized him up.

He sensed this person seemed to have no malicious intent.

He released him.

He warned: “If she loses a single hair, I will have your life.”

…

After those men in black fled together with Lang Bo and Bai Yin, they went to an abandoned residence.

Just after entering, Lian Que pulled down the black cloth from his face. Bai Yin grabbed his collar in one hand. “Who exactly are you people? What exactly are you trying to do?”

He demanded!

Lian Que knew his heart must be full of confusion.

But at this time, he could not explain too much.

At this moment—

“Elder Brother, Young Master Lin is gravely injured.” Lian Que’s companion said.

Lian Que pushed Bai Yin away and strode quickly toward that man in the scholar’s robe called “Young Master Lin.”

The man was covered in blood!

Several sharp arrows were still stuck in his body!

He was already at death’s door!

Lian Que spoke to the person beside him: “Bring medicine.”

The man raised his hand. “No need, I cannot live.”

“Young Master Lin…”

“I presume you all must have been sent by the Nanguo Marquis.” The man said while gasping for breath, clearly seeing through the identities of these men in black before him.

Lian Que nodded.

The man smiled bitterly: “It’s rare that the Nanguo Marquis still remembers the Lin family. The Huyi King, for the throne, to prevent anyone from rebelling, actually exterminated my entire Lin family. My parents died miserably. Now… I am the only one left. Before coming to Gaoding, I had already made up my mind—if I could not… could not kill the Huyi King and his son to take revenge, I would rather die than live out my days in degradation.”

In his tone was filled with despair.

Lian Que: “Stop talking first. I’ll pull out the arrows first.”

But the man grasped his hand and shook his head. “It’s useless…”

“The Marquis wants me to take you out of Gaoding alive. I absolutely cannot let you die. Moreover, your great revenge is not yet taken. If you die, who will avenge the Lin family?”

Hearing this, the man’s originally despairing death-seeking eyes reignited from the ashes of death, filled with the desire to survive.

He slowly released Lian Que’s hand.

So Lian Que carefully pulled out the sharp arrows from his body, applied medicine, and bandaged the wounds.

Only, having lost too much blood, the man’s complexion was extremely pale.

Fortunately, he had retrieved his life!

Lian Que said: “This place is no longer safe. You must leave Gaoding immediately. At this time, the city gates have presumably already added more people to search. I will have people hide you in a coffin and carry you out. Once you’re out of Gaoding City, the Marquis has already arranged where you will go. Recuperate well from your injuries. As for other matters, we’ll discuss them later.”

The man nodded!

But before leaving, the man grasped Lian Que’s hand and said gratefully: “Thank the Marquis for me.”

“Mm.”

After the man was carried away, only then did Lian Que look at the somewhat shocked Bai Yin and Lang Bo.

Nanguo Marquis?

Huyi King?

Extermination?

These… what exactly did they mean?

Lian Que took a deep breath and said: “All of this, you will understand very soon.”

…

After Ji Yunshu was taken away by someone, she got into a carriage.

Two men were also sitting in the carriage.

She looked at them warily but did not sense any dangerous aura.

“You… where exactly are you taking me?”

Those two people did not speak.

She looked outside and only then discovered the carriage had actually left the city. It did not take the main road but traveled unhurriedly along a small path. Finally it stopped at a certain place.

Only then did one of the people in the carriage say: “Miss Ji, we’ve arrived.”

She was clearly dressed in men’s clothing, yet these people actually saw she was female!

Exactly who were they?

She followed them down from the carriage and only then discovered she was in the middle of a forest. There was no light around, pitch black everywhere. In her ears was the whistling sound of cold wind pouring in—very eerie and heart-chilling.

Those several people held lanterns to lead the way.

“Miss, this way please. My master is waiting for you.”