Qin Yi reached out his hand towards Su Pan’er.
He seized one of her hands and in doing so, pulled Su Pan’er to sit in front of him.
Su Pan’er felt as if her arms were no longer hers, numb and unresponsive, allowing the horse beneath her to carry them towards the edge of the small forest at full speed.
The biting cold wind whizzed past, causing her face to sting painfully, yet Su Pan’er had no strength to notice any of this. Instead, she took ti to glance at the baby, who she carefully protected in her arms.
This daughter of hers was indeed sensitive and cooperative.
She was nestled in her chest, sleepily making sucking motions with her small mouth, without any intention of crying.
Su Pan’er held her gently, but her heart was no less heavy. The thought of Ye Han’s miserable state stopped her from shedding tears.
Behind them, the group of n in black persisted and swiftly chased them up, bringing them closer and closer.
Qin Yi was desperately spurring his horse ahead, repeatedly urging the horse beneath him.
Alas, the horse did not run fast, had two people on its back, and now found itself in a forest with uneven terrain, all of which severely hindered its speed. The group of n in black, therefore, were closing in fast.
He kept looking back, spurring his horse forward, his anxious expression becoming more evident.
"Listen, it seems soone is coming!"
However, Su Pan’er kept her eyes firmly on the path ahead, aware that it was only once they had left the small forest that their real test would begin. After all, unless their pursuers were fools, they knew that the small forest would be the most likely place to trap them.
If they could simply stand guard and wait for them to surface, they would be able to capture them in one swoop and definitively solve the issue.
Their successful escape depended entirely on their fortune, and if they could overco this tribulation!
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer.
Both of their bodies stiffened, unsure if it was backup or more enemies on the way! The n in black obviously realized this too, as the intensity of their attacks increased significantly.
"Let’s go, this way!"
Qin Yi quickly yanked the horse’s reins and veered slightly to the west.
The group originally charging directly towards the pair also swiftly pursued them. When they drew near, Qin Yi noticed the group was led by more n in black!
Without daring to waste another mont, he spurred the horse and fled once more!
Endlessly galloping, with a long line of n in black persistently trailing them.
The forest was not large to begin with. As they ran, the surrounding trees beca sparse. In a short ti, they reached the forest’s edge where a group of n in black had already surrounded them, all determined to wipe them out with no regard for their own personal safety.
Su Pan’er gritted her teeth, her long whip whooshing in the wind. She continued to attack the n in black.
Today it was either them or us!
Just as it seed they were about to be trapped in the encirclent, a large group of imperial guards suddenly rushed out from outside the forest. Each of them, dressed in battle armor and wielding long spears and shields, charged towards the battle scen with high spirits!
"Lord Qin!"
Leading the group, two n also rode on tall horses, fighting their way towards Qin Yi and Su Pan’er.
Qin Yi and Su Pan’er could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, the reinforcents had finally arrived!
Su Pan’er felt her strength leave her, her vision went black, she almost fell from the horse, luckily, Qin Yi caught her in ti.
"Over here! We are here!"
The pair quickly spurred their horse, trying to et up with the reinforcents.
Realising the situation had turned against them, the n in black began to retreat. These imperial guards were not to be trifled with, and they quickly surrounded and closed in on them.
"Lord Zhang, Lord Li!"
After finally eting up with the reinforcents, Qin Yi hurried forward and bowed a salute.
Lord Zhang and Lord Li, who had arrived to provide assistance, kept looking towards the figure behind Qin Yi, but didn’t see one. They hastily asked for information.
"Lord Qin, where is General Ye?"
"General Ye, to cover our retreat, has already..."
There was sorrow in Qin Yi’s eyes: "He has fallen for the sake of the country."
"What?"
Both Lord Zhang and Lord Li were taken aback! They exchanged glances, evidently unprepared for such an outco.
"Let’s leave; we can discuss this later!"
"No!"
Qin Yi shook his head and, unexpectedly, dismounted from his horse, looking regretfully at Su Pan’er who was still sat on the horse.
"Lord Zhang, Lord Li, my wife had a childbirth complication earlier and gave birth to a daughter in the wild. She is physically weak and cannot travel far. I beg you both to arrange for soone to escort my wife back ho. If an opportunity arises in the future, I will personally co to express my gratitude!"
Gave birth in the wild?
The two n only then noticed the unusual state of Su Pan’er.
Not only was her face discoloured, there seed to be sothing in her arms, presumably the baby!
"Lord Qin, where are you planning to go?" The two lords asked in a hurry.
"Brother Ye risked his own life to attract a large number of n in black so that Pan’er and I could escape. Now, I am going back to find him. If he is alive, I want to see him. If he is dead, I want to see his body!"
Having said this, Qin Yi imdiately approached another horse and mounted steadily. As he looked at Su Pan’er, who was swaying on the horse, his eyes filled with reluctance.
"Pan’er, take care of yourself! I have to take this journey myself!"
"I understand."
Su Pan’er nodded at him firmly, "Go quickly, Yan Yan and I will be waiting for you at ho!"
Their eyes t, and each read the other’s intent.
"Take care!"
Qin Yi whispered, then masteredly turned his horse’s head and galloped into the forest from which they had co.
The two lords urgently left a squad of n to escort Su Pan’er and also followed into the forest.
Watching as he disappeared quickly into the dense woods, Su Pan’er closed her eyes in sorrow.
Brother Ye ...
The squad leader rushed up and said, "Mrs. Qin, there are killers everywhere around here, and we can’t stay here for long. Mrs. Qin, it would be best to leave for ho imdiately."
Su Pan’er closed her eyes tightly, then opened them again: "Okay, let’s go! Let’s go ho!"
In the Qin Family’s Mansion, Uncle Xiao had already learned that Qin Yi and the others were in trouble. He was pacing anxiously at the gate while the other house mbers were somber and worried.
Suddenly, there was a cry of joy from outside: "The lady, the lady is back!"
The lady is back!
Uncle Xiao could not help but feel overjoyed and hurriedly walked up to greet her, indeed seeing Su Pan’er dismount. He quickly looked around, but didn’t see Qin Yi.
"Lady! The lord, he..."
Su Pan’er gave Uncle Xiao a glance, then imdiately felt dizzy and collapsed on the ground.
"Lady!"
Su Pan’er only rembered Uncle Xiao’s exclamation, his quick steps to catch her, and the last thing she rembered was the look of shock in his eyes.
Then, darkness enveloped her.
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