The black-clad man fighting with the housekeeper was about to injure him, but this old man was truly powerful; despite having suffered multiple injuries, his offense had not weakened at all!
Just as he thought to finish off the housekeeper with a single strike, he suddenly felt an abnormal pain that rendered him unable to control his body, leading to numbness and a fall from his horse, dead.
When his opponent died, the old housekeeper quickly mounted the horse and galloped toward the lady’s carriage.
"Lady, hurry and make the carriage run!"
Ye Shiqi didn’t make a sound but released a few more silver needles, taking out the black-clad man who fell with Tang Weixing and had the upper hand, along with several others, then she finally let the driver drive the carriage!
Tang Weixing, finding that the two black-clad n he was struggling with had died suddenly and inexplicably, didn’t think too much of it, knowing that escaping was crucial!
The pressure on the other soldiers and guards lessened, and they too escaped the encirclent!
This ti, although so had been wounded in the black-clad n’s attack, their losses were not as great as those of the black-clad n.
Ye Shiqi felt the maid’s steady gaze upon her and smiled at them: "What, were you scared?"
"Lady is truly amazing!"
Bai Xue snapped back to reality with her praises, and the other maids regained their senses amidst the shock. They had been by the lady’s side, thinking they could protect her since they had also practiced so martial arts from a young age, but they hadn’t expected to be unable to help the lady and instead were saved by her skillful intervention!
If it weren’t for the lady’s intervention during this attack by black-clad n, facilitating their escape, perhaps they would have t their demise right here!
The carriage ran through the night, and indeed, they could have killed the black-clad n when there weren’t many of them during the initial encounter!
Yet they did not know how many more black-clad n there were; they had a young lord and lady to escort and not many protectors, and unknown dangers yet awaited, so they could only flee and not linger in battle.
In their escape route, they of course chose the direction carefully; when they had set up camp, they had already considered which way to flee to the small town in the event of danger.
Ye Shiqi hadn’t expected that since their arrival, they had already been pursued once before, and that ti there weren’t as many people!
The black-clad n were again targeting them, causing chaos in this barren place.
Ye Shiqi didn’t know who these black-clad n were, but they didn’t seem to be after wealth; they appeared to be after their lives!
This reminded her of several previous attacks by assassins!
Who could hate them so much?
Ye Shiqi contemplated with closed eyes in the carriage, realizing there must be so people behind this, and it certainly wasn’t because of her. So who wished to take their lives?
In the past, she could have taken so many people into the space, but not here.
This ti, Ye Shiqi hadn’t used explosives but silver needles as hidden weapons.
Not all of the black-clad n had died, and at this mont, she worried about the grandmother at the General Mansion and the grandfather in the military camp—it couldn’t be internal and external troubles!
This trip by Ye Shiqi was intended to last only two or three months before returning, ahead of the cold weather, but now she felt uncertain.
After encountering the Old General and the Second Lady, her fondness for the two kind elders grew.
At this mont, Ye Shiqi harbored no good feelings for the high and mighty Old Emperor, and even less so for the one scheming behind this assassin attack, as a fire of anger burned in her heart!
The soldiers here were enduring hardship, standing guard in such tough conditions, yet so, for their selfish desires, continually hired people to attack or dispatched their own to cause chaos!
Ye Shiqi felt certain that the Emperor, his son, and that Pri Minister had a hand in this.
Given the chance, she would not let them get away with it!
She wasn’t afraid that such actions would dishearten the soldiers here, who had defended this place for over 20 years. They weren’t allowed to return ho, weren’t paid their military stipends on ti, and though they risked danger to transport supplies and food, they faced repeated attacks!
Having experienced so many assaults herself, Ye Shiqi did not know how difficult it had been for the old housekeeper and his subordinates, but she knew that her grandfather and the soldiers at the border had endured hardships each year out of loyal devotion, only to be t with suspicion and secretly plotted against!
Sitting quietly, seething inside, she felt even more determined to make more money from her business to support her grandfather and ensure those soldiers had enough food and warmth!
Though this kind of selfless dedication did have its ironies, given that it was all for the sake of that dim-witted emperor!
Yet she wasn’t that noble; she rely wished her grandparents didn’t have to endure such hardships!
Ye Haohuan’s horse had not left earlier because a loyal guard had blocked him, allowing him to return to the rescue!
Nevertheless, he stood his ground and saw in the light of the night fires soone inside the carriage using the window as a shield, killing so of the black-clothed n who ca rushing over!
He also helped the guards break the encirclent. Although so of them were injured, not a single one died!
The assailants were quite formidable this ti, yet they had extricated themselves smoothly. Ye Haohuan was convinced that the little girl had definitely done sothing!
On several occasions when he was around her, ships had suddenly exploded!
He had long suspected it was the little girl’s doing, and this ti it wasn’t the usual tricks or expected dirty moves from the adversary.
They had heightened their vigilance for this attack, yet still, their tents were set on fire, and they hadn’t had ti to remove the luggage inside!
Those were but worldly possessions; their successful escape led Ye Haohuan to believe that the little girl had an exceptional Hidden Weapon!
What that Hidden Weapon was, he couldn’t see, which was also the case for those black-clothed n, caught unawares without knowing their assailant.
Tang Weixing was feeling quite conflicted; his journey so far had been smooth, but it had beco dangerous ever since joining these people!
The old housekeeper knew very well that their Lady’s carriage hadn’t moved an inch because she was helping!
There was a touch of complacency in his old heart, knowing that the General’s legacy would continue, although it was a pity it was through a little girl!
But then again, he thought, the General did have a grandson who was still very young and could be trained!
With such a formidable elder sister, the young master would surely be just as impressive!
Liang Boya, inside the carriage, found her Maid had turned deathly pale, as if her soul had fled in fright!
To tell the truth, she was very scared herself, but after escaping danger, there was a thrilling sense of excitent!
Life seed to have gained an additional stimulant; back at the Oasis, where their family did business, they felt only minor impacts, protected by soldiers and with guards at ho, their experience as wonfolk remained largely unaffected!
Encounters such as being assassinated or chased were novel to her!
With so many of them having escaped, the black-clothed n pursued for a while but then gave up, wanting to know why their mission had failed!
The other side had only caused so injuries, nothing like the more than ten deaths they had suffered without seeing what kind of weapon had caused them!
It was very mysterious; the fatal wounds were not identifiable, the clearly seen injuries were superficial, and they had no idea where the deadly ones were in the dark of night!
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