Neither the Holy Master nor Shan Hou had expected the other party to be so straightforward. They were both startled.
However, the current situation was far from safe. The two men quickly nodded at each other, jumped onto the carriage, and whipped the reins before setting off.
Just then, Madam Lu, who had remained expressionless up to that point, suddenly stared intently at the Holy Master. In a flash, she flew straight at him with her hands outstretched.
Her attacks were harsh and she had intended to kill him with a single blow.
Both men were caught off guard.
Before Shan Hou could react, the Holy Master instinctively bent backward to avoid her attack, while simultaneously counterattacking.
Madam Lu retracted her attack. She landed a single step and then returned to her original position.
Madam Lu, who had been expressionless, now displayed a strange smile:
“I knew you were proficient in martial arts, and I am not your match.”
“However, we outnumber you, and we have plenty of time. From the way you look in a hurry, I assume you are in a rush to travel.”
“My mistress had just returned from the border, but she had also heard about Prince Yu’an’s search for his wife. Since we have encountered you today, I would like to ask, do you plan to hand her over yourself, or would you like to try out our martial arts first?”
The Holy Master’s expression changed. His kind and sorrowful eyes immediately turned cold.
“Mind your own business!”
With a low growl, the Holy Master took the initiative to attack.
The hidden arrows in his sleeves flew through the air with a whistling sound. They clashed with Qiu Sigong and the others’ weapons.
The battle was about to begin.
The Holy Master and Shan Hou jumped onto the carriage. “Giddy up!” they shouted before riding off in a hurry.
“Qiongniang,”
The gentle and soft female voice spoke again:
“Chase after them.”
Madam Lu replied, “Yes,” and then turned around and jumped onto the carriage. She whipped the reins and pursued the carriage and the people within it.
The two carriages chased each other, while more than a dozen horses chased after them. The two parties chased each other at a high speed. The snow on the tree branches on the roadside fell in a hurry.
The Holy Master and Shan Hou’s horses were not as good as the mistress’s black horses. In addition, Qiu Sigong and the others’ horses were not burdened. Thus, they were able to travel at a higher speed.
In a short while, they caught up with them. They gradually encircled the two men.
The Holy Master cursed under his breath. He said in a cold voice:
“Shan Hou, turn left at the fork in the road ahead. Head into the forest and get rid of them.”
Shan Hou frowned and replied, “Yes,” before whipping his horse harder. In a short while, they arrived at the fork in the road.
He tightened the reins on the left side. The red horse neighed and turned to the left.
The people behind them reacted quickly. They tightened their reins and chased after them.
However, after running a few steps, the carriage Shan Hou was driving suddenly crashed into the forest beside them. The trees were intertwined, but they were not particularly dense. It was barely possible for a carriage to travel through.
However, it was impossible to run in the forest as they would on the road.
Thus, the moment the carriage entered the forest, the Holy Master took advantage of the moment the other party was reacting. He grabbed Ye Xi and jumped off the carriage, hiding himself. He left Shan Hou alone to drive the carriage in a hurry to disrupt the other party’s line of sight.
The horses quickly chased after Shan Hou.
The Holy Master sneered disdainfully. He tightened his grip on Ye Xi and stared at the forest in front of him. He said in a low voice:
“What do you think? Do you think you can save yourself by doing these tricks? Tsk—you people are all idiots. Don’t dream about it.”
“Enjoy these few moments. You have caused trouble under my nose. When I have completely gotten rid of these idiots, hmph—then you will know what it means to live in agony.”
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a gentle and soft female voice behind him, with a hint of a smile, say:
“I have found you.”
The Holy Master was shocked. Ye Xi’s gradually darkening eyes suddenly brightened.
The two of them turned around at the same time. They saw a beautiful woman with an oval face, curved eyebrows, and round eyes. She was dressed as a woman. She was looking down at the Holy Master and Ye Xi.
The Holy Master was caught off guard. He cursed in his heart, but his hands did not stop. He took out a hidden arrow from his sleeve and shot it at the beautiful mistress.
Just as the arrow was about to reach her, the mistress did not dodge. Qiu Sigong and Lu Qiong, who had just run past, suddenly killed their way back. They rushed over from the left and right. The weapons in their hands were dancing in the air, blocking all the hidden arrows.
The two of them jumped up and rushed at the Holy Master.
The two parties immediately began fighting. They exchanged blows, and it was difficult to separate them.
When it came to fighting, if either party was afraid, then the outcome was already determined.
The Holy Master was.
He was worried about Ye Xi. He was unable to use his strength freely, and he was gradually showing signs of defeat.
The beautiful mistress did not seem to see the battle in front of her. She slowly walked over to Ye Xi from the other side like a goddess. She gently helped her up. She frowned slightly and felt her pulse. She said:
“Mm… This pulse is strange. Why do I feel a sense of familiarity?”
“Forget it. You should come back with me first. From the way this thief is in a hurry to escape, I assume Prince Yu’an must have found you…”
She muttered to herself for a while. When she saw Ye Xi’s bright eyes looking at her, she could not help but smile.
She was extremely beautiful.
Ye Xi’s heart was greatly shaken.
She did not know if it was because of her beauty, or because the mistress had saved her life. Or perhaps it was because she was truly sincere in her heart. She only wanted to save her, and there were no other thoughts in her mind.
Ye Xi only felt that following this mistress made her feel extremely at ease. She could not help but believe her wholeheartedly.
She regained some strength in her body. Ye Xi leaned against the mistress. She walked back with her while trying to gesture and ask for her name.
The mistress was also amazing. When she saw Ye Xi’s random gestures, she was able to guess seven or eight points of her meaning. She said with a smile in her eyes:
“Do you want to ask for my name?”
“My name is Liu Jingyue. However… Now, outsiders all call me Mistress Yun.”
As she said that, she looked at Ye Xi in her arms. She said in a gentle voice:
“You don’t have to think about repaying me. When we see injustice, drawing our swords to help is the Yun family’s family motto. We happened to encounter this, so it shows that we are fated.”
Ye Xi was momentarily stunned.
This… This was actually Yun Qi and Yun Qianying’s mother!
She did not expect that she would be such a beautiful woman. She did not look like someone who had given birth to two children. At the age of thirty, she looked like a woman in her twenties.
After a moment of stunned silence, Ye Xi suddenly felt a sense of alienation in her heart.
From her contact with Yun Qianying, it seemed that Yun Qianying had such a selfish and vicious personality today because the Yun family’s husband and wife doted on her too much.
It would have been fine in the past. Now, Mistress Yun had saved her life. If she was not as reasonable as Yun Qi, and if she used this life-saving grace to force her to compromise for Yun Qianying everywhere, then she did not know what kind of situation she would be forced into.
Ye Xi suddenly felt dejected.
Liu Jingyue clearly noticed her abnormality.
“What’s wrong with you?”
She asked with concern. Liu Jingyue guessed:
“Are you not feeling well? Your face has been painted messily. I can’t tell if your complexion is good or not. However, if you are not feeling well, you must tell me.”
“It’s strange. This is the first time we have met. I clearly can’t see your appearance, but I feel that you are extremely…”
“Mistress!”
Lu Qiong exclaimed from behind, interrupting Liu Jingyue’s words.
The two of them were both shocked. Before they could turn around, several sharp and sharp hidden arrows had already “swished” past between the two of them.
It scratched Ye Xi and Liu Jingyue’s shoulders and forearms, causing a trace of blood to seep out.
Liu Jingyue’s eyes turned cold. She supported Ye Xi, who was about to fall. Just as she was about to flare up, she caught a glimpse of Ye Xi’s broken sleeve from the corner of her eye. She suddenly stopped:
Yingying!