Chapter 675 Attack
Xia Zihan said, "You can keep a few pieces of this chicken, and stew the rest in a pot for everyone to eat together. There are also eggs left to cook tomorrow morning, and everyone will eat them with sorghum rice."
Where is the raw land? He bought this specially for the princess to eat.
The prince said that he wanted to restore the princess's body before returning to the capital. How could the princess not eat some nutritious food?
He said, "Princess, my slaves are out all the time. They can eat anything and are used to it. You don't have to worry about your slaves."
Then, he went down.
At noon, everyone had a full meal. Xia Zihan heated up chicken soup, and Chu Jingqi and she had another bowl of sorghum rice, a plate of pickles, and a vegetable puree to go with it.
In the evening, Chu Jingqi used a small stove to boil two eggs for her to eat, and salted a basket full of chicken.
Fortunately, they bought a lot of seasonings last time, as well as a lot of salt and spices, so they wouldn't eat something bland.
At night, Xia Zihan stayed in the carriage to sleep. There were two small stoves on the carriage, which made the carriage very warm. The two of them slept together, and it was not cold at all.
He was drifting off to sleep when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of fighting outside.
She opened her eyes suddenly and rolled over to sit up.
A hand stroked his back, and a gentle voice said, "Don't worry, it's okay, there are secret guards guarding you."
Seeing that she was still sleepy and knowing that she had not slept well last night because she was worried about food, she felt distressed and said, "Would you like to sleep a little longer? Don't worry, I'm here and everything will be fine."
Someone is attacking them, can she still sleep?
How serious is that?
Xia Zihan heard the sound of rain outside diminishing, and the drizzle fell on the roof of the carport, making a rustling sound.
In the wind and rain, there was the sound of sword fighting. From the sound, it seemed that there were many people attacking their convoy. She exclaimed and was about to put on her coat and go out.
Chu Jingqi held her down and said, "Ayu, it hasn't stopped raining outside yet. What should you do if you get caught in the rain and cold? I'll feel sorry for you."
To him, none of her ten treasures was as important as her.
He didn't feel bad for losing ten carts of treasures, but if something happened to her, he would feel heartbroken to death.
Xia Zihan was very worried, "Cook some ginger soup and drink it, you will be fine."
There is no ginger, where does the ginger soup come from? This silly girl wants to make him angry to death.
His face darkened, and he turned his face cold, "Go down, what do we hire a hundred escorts for?"
"If we have to take action personally when we encounter people who are snatching escorts, then why should we hire them? Hiring them is not just to let them deal with the dangers along the way. If they can't deal with it, it won't be too late for us to take action again. They If we can deal with it, why should we take the credit from them?”
But...
But what?
It seems that Aqi is right.
Xia Zihan opened the curtains of the carriage and looked out.
I saw four people from Shengdi, together with six men in black, standing around the carriage with swords in their hands and against the drizzle, protecting their carriage completely.
Looking far away, beside Zheng Wenting's carriage, several of his boys were guarding his carriage, and no one came close. Next to ten trucks, two groups of men in black were fighting.
Xia Zihan knew that one group of people must be Chu Jingqi's secret guards, and the other group of men in black were robbers.
One hundred escorts from the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau were also braving the drizzle, fighting the man in black in a dark and inextricable manner.
Xia Zihan could tell that the martial arts of the bodyguard was inferior to that of the man in black. Three or four bodyguards surrounded one man in black, but the man in black was still invincible.
This powerful Kung Fu doesn't look like a mountain bandit.
Moreover, this group of people were dressed like the secret guards, all wearing black clothes and covering their faces, as if they were afraid that others would recognize them.
Huh...
Xia Zihan looked suspicious, "Nowadays, bandits also like to wear black clothes and cover their faces?"
"That's not a bandit." Chu Jingqi stood behind her and said with certainty without even thinking.
Xia Zihan was not stupid. Hearing his decisiveness made her even more suspicious of the purpose of these men in black. She murmured, "They are not bandits, but they came to attack our convoy, and they deliberately chose In such a weather, is their goal the cargo, us, or Zheng Wenting?”
She, Chu Jingqi, and Zheng Wenting have extraordinary identities. On weekdays, we won’t talk about her. She never leaves the front door or steps forward, and has offended few people. Let’s talk about Zheng Wenting and Chu Jingqi. One is in front of the emperor. A popular man, a young general who is envied and hated by everyone in Dasheng, and the other is the sole heir to the richest man in Dasheng. With their status, they must have offended many people, and there must be many people who want them dead.
I just don’t know who the other party’s purpose is.
Xia Zihan swept away the sleepiness between her brows and eyes, her face was full of energy, and she was watching the battle carefully. The cold wind blew through the small window and got into her clothes. A wave of cold air hit her, making her feel cold. He shuddered hard.
He stretched out his hand, and just as he was about to take the cloak, the cloak was taken away by a slender hand in advance.
He carefully put the cloak on her and tied the belt, then picked up a quilt and wrapped her petite body in the quilt, leaving only her head outside. Then he stretched out his long arms and hugged her tightly. He put her in his arms and wrapped her up airtight, preventing the wind and cold from intruding.
The battle situation outside has gradually become clear. The man in black's martial arts is no match for the Chu family's secret guards. After two cups of tea, thirty secret guards killed nearly half of him.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the men in black wanted to retreat.
Chu Jingqi put a hand to her mouth and whistled several times, two short and one long.
The secret guards seemed to have received some instructions. Their attacks changed instantly. They pestered the man in black and wouldn't let go. Their attacks were ruthless and as fast as lightning, killing them with every move.
The remaining half of the people were all killed by the Chu family's secret guards in less than a cup of tea.
On the ground, corpses lay all over the ground, motionless as they were watered by the rain. The rainwater on the ground turned into blood and flowed along the low ground, forming a large puddle of blood.
It had been raining for several days, and the ground was already muddy. The yellow mud and blood kneaded together and turned into a patch of red ground.
The red blood, the red ground, and the corpses all over the ground made people look horrified and frightened.
Chu Jingqi let go of her and said, "You stay in the car and I'll go down and take a look."
"I'm going down too. I also want to see who sent someone to sneak attack us and whether our whereabouts have been leaked." Xia Zihan put the quilt on the small bed, gathered the cloak around him, and was about to follow Chu Jingqi went down together.
(End of chapter)