"What are you doing?" Zheng Nianru was completely panicked, instinctively not wanting to co out. She was right; hiding under the carriage was also the safest thod.
Ju Nanyi had already grabbed Zheng Nianru’s arm and was about to drag her out when suddenly a massive force surged from above, and the carriage was instantly flung into the air.
"Help —" Zheng Nianru subconsciously tried to grab Ju Nanyi. Nanny Yun’s scream sounded beside her ear, but a hand from the thick smoke moved faster than Ju Nanyi, directly scooping up Zheng Nianru. By the ti Ju Nanyi realized that the attackers were a group of cavalry, a horse’s hoof had already kicked him, and the arm that was holding Zheng Nianru flashed a cold light. Ju Nanyi instinctively blocked, and a brutal kick struck his arm, sending him flying. Zheng Nianru, groggy, seed to spin in the air and hadn’t yet landed when a black sack covered her from head to toe, flinging her onto a back.
"Quick, chase them—" Ju Nanyi rolled over, grabbed a nearby horse, mounted it, and chased after them. Imdiately, two guards also leaped onto horses and followed him.
Nanny Yun, tossed around, felt fiery pain on the left half of her body. Her clothes were slashed, drenched in blood. Because of the sharp pain, she ca to her senses only to see the overturned carriage nearby. Crawling, she went to look for the Commandery Princess.
"Commandery Princess, Commandery Princess—" The screams and cries filled the air at that mont.
"Stop crying, where is the princess, where did the princess go?" Nanny Yun slapped Fu Dong’s cheek, jolting her awake. She was lying atop a dead female servant, her body trembling.
Nanny Yun gritted her teeth and snapped off the arrow shaft embedded in Fu Dong’s body.
"Quick, help look for the princess—" Nanny Yun knew she couldn’t hold on any longer. She moved, and pain caused her to break out in a cold sweat. Although she didn’t know what had happened, she had been paying attention to the dispute between Lord Ju and the Commandery Princess. She saw a flash of cold light as if a frozen iron hook had caught the carriage and then the carriage flipped to one side. The wounds on her body seed to have been caused by the hook.
Fu Dong quickly nodded, not caring about her own pain, and hurriedly crawled forward searching for Zheng Nianru.
"Commandery Princess, Commandery Princess—"
"Nian Ru, Nian Ru—" Prince Duan’s voice ca from nearby. Earlier, he had been pinned down by guards and hadn’t been able to co over, but now, with two more guards following Ju Nanyi, Prince Duan managed to free himself and directly crawled towards Zheng Nianru.
"Where is your princess?"
"Commandery Princess, Commandery Princess—" It was just that one piece of land, and it was obvious, Zheng Nianru had disappeared. Nanny Yun nearly collapsed from exhaustion.
"Quick, go back and call for more people, hurry, find the Crown Prince," Prince Duan shouted, trembling, digging up the yellow earth. There was no sign of Nian Ru; impossible, unfeasible.
Prince Duan had a bad feeling in his heart. No, after so many years, he couldn’t do this.
The people from Prince Duan’s mansion also ran out quickly while the attackers on the opposite side vanished in a mont, no longer shooting arrows. The guards hesitated to make a move; after waiting a while, they sent a small team to circle around from the side.
But even after a long search, they found no one, only traces of trampled grass on the ground.
By now, it was evident what the attackers had co for.
Prince Duan’s face turned ashen. Two of the lord’s n had already died; two had hurried back to seek help, leaving the two who were inexperienced and the female servants shaking from fear.
Fu Dong frantically searched the ground, and Nanny Yun, supporting herself, also crawled back under the previous carriage, still unwilling to believe that these people had co for the princess.
Nanny Yun suddenly turned her head and looked toward Prince Duan, and the next mont, she lunged forward, grabbing hold of Prince Duan’s robe.
"Prince, Prince, go to the palace quickly, it must be from the palace..." Before Nanny Yun could finish, she fainted, her side soaked with blood.
Prince Duan staggered back two steps. Even if his heart was crumbling, he did not dare to show it. He frantically grabbed the reins of a horse and mounted it directly.
"Quick, follow the Prince," two mbers of the Fire Order Squad said hastily.
The remaining people quickly managed the situation at hand, leaving two to escort the injured guard and Prince Duan’s Mansion’s people back while the rest followed in the direction Ju Nanyi had gone.
...
Zheng Nianru found herself bundled in a rough sack, which chafed her arms and wrists. Luckily, since it was deep autumn, her clothing was relatively thick. After struggling fiercely, Zheng Nianru suddenly realized she was in mid-air and instantly dared not move; the next mont, she was sure she was hanging in mid-air. Continuing bumps were from a man’s back hitting her.
Zheng Nianru pictured the scene; she had been swept up into the sack and was being carried on a shoulder while the continuous jolting ca from a galloping horse.
Imdiately, Zheng Nianru dared not move; following the bumps of the sack, she could even feel the temperature of the man’s back. Zheng Nianru felt panic — who would abduct her at this ti?
Were they Nann Yu’s people? Yin He’s people? Or Zong Yunqian’s people?
Zheng Nianru suddenly felt she had never done a single good deed in her life; she was always a burden.
"Let down—" Zheng Nianru shouted, not wanting to be carried this way, as her stomach nearly churned out its contents.
The man completely ignored Zheng Nianru’s cries.
"Let down quickly, or I’ll make your master kill you," Zheng Nianru said imdiately, the horse’s speed not decreasing in the slightest, leaving Zheng Nianru feeling uncertain. She guessed that neither Nann Yu nor Yin He would harm her, but if not them, then who?
"Presumptuous, did your master allow you to kill a Commandery Princess? Since he did not, your master wants the Commandery Princess safe and sound. If you do not let down, I’ll have your master kill you—" Zheng Nianru beca sowhat frantic. Falling was better than dying, luckily, she had so experience falling off horses before. Perhaps, she could even use the horse’s montum to cushion the fall.
The people in front showed no response, still speeding ahead rapidly. Just as Zheng Nianru was about to despair, she touched a hairpin on her head. Though not very sharp, it was pointed and hard. Zheng Nianru fiercely started cutting the sack. A small hole was made in the sack, and Zheng Nianru finally breathed in so fresh air. Seeing the dust kicked up by the horse, she gained so confidence and fiercely continued cutting the sack.
A sudden "tear—" and the man on the horse felt his shoulder lighten. Without looking back, his hand instantly grabbed the falling Zheng Nianru, pulling her back onto the horse with such force that she hung in mid-air for a mont.
This ti, Zheng Nianru saw only a man dressed entirely in black clothes, black pants, and a black masked face.
"You, let go—" Before Zheng Nianru could finish, the man had taken out a dicine pill and forcefully stuffed it into her mouth.
"What, what did you give ?" In a flurry of limbs, the next mont, the man took out another sack and put Zheng Nianru into it, carrying her again on his shoulder.
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