Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

A flock of crows flew over and circled over the crowd's heads. They wanted to come down and peck at the corpses, but were afraid. So they just kept calling in mid-air, casting a gloomy shadow over the hearts of everyone present. This was destined to be a restless night.

Mu Xiaoqiao and Chen Taorui separated briefly, their eyes staring at each other like hawks. Each of them had bruises on his body, gasping for breath, and their strength was almost exhausted.

A secret guard flew over from a distance and whispered something in Ruan Haoyu's ear. Ruan Haoyu's face changed, and he came to Mu Xiaoqiao and said in a low voice: "Don't fight, the pursuers behind are coming soon."

If the pursuers catch up with them and attack them from both sides, it will be difficult for them to escape.

Chen Taorui attacked again. Mu Xiaoqiao pushed Ruan Haoyu back and shouted, "Jincheng, take him away."

"Sister, what about you?" Mu Jincheng shouted and stabbed a soldier in the chest with a sword.

"Let's go together." Ruan Haoyu also refused.

Mu Xiaoqiao had no choice but to raise his pistol and force Chen Taorui to retreat with one shot. He did not want to fight anymore and turned around to pull up Ruan Haoyu, then flew into the bamboo forest nearby. Mu Jincheng followed closely behind him, and the other secret guards also fought and retreated, and all retreated into the bamboo forest.

There was silence in the bamboo forest. Mu Xiaoqiao and the others held their breath and retreated into the depths of the forest. The pursuers were afraid of an ambush and dared not pursue them quickly. They could only advance slowly. Finally, everyone had a chance to catch their breath.

Everyone treated their wounds quickly. Ruan Haoyu counted the casualties and found that almost half of the secret guards were killed, leaving only more than 30 people, and all of them were injured.

Mu Xiaoqiao and Mu Jincheng were even more injured. The wounds from the beatings had not yet healed, and after fighting for such a long time, they were already at the end of their strength.

Ruan Haoyu frowned, "This is not a solution. The other side has more people and more power. We have nothing to eat and drink now. They can kill us even if they delay. We must find a way."

The leader of the secret guards stood up and said, "Your Highness, let us stop them. You and General Mu should flee quickly. Eunuch Zhao Ning has already gone to meet the experts sent by Your Majesty. They should be not far away. As long as we can hold off for another day or two, Your Highness and General Mu will be saved."

Ruan Haoyu shook his head, "No, leaving you here would mean you're going to die. I can't do that."

"Your Highness," the leader of the secret guards said anxiously, "Our lives originally belonged to you, Your Highness. Now we have a worthy death. As long as we can protect you, we will die with no regrets. If anything happens to you, we will be held responsible even if we die a thousand times. Don't hesitate any longer, Your Highness."

Ruan Haoyu remained silent. At this point, staying would mean death. These secret guards had followed him for many years and were loyal to him. He didn't want to give up on them just like that, but at the moment, there was really no other way.

"Your Highness, there is no time to hesitate." The leader of the secret guards clasped his fists towards Mu Xiaoqiao, "General Mu, please take good care of my prince."

Mu Xiaoqiao was also extremely conflicted, but she was a general after all and knew that there had to be choices on the battlefield, so she clasped her fists and said to these loyal and brave men who risked their lives for justice, "Don't worry, thank you!"

Suddenly, there was a fire not far away, and Mu Jincheng exclaimed: "Oh no, they are going to set fire to the bamboo forest."

"Hurry up, it will be too late if we don't leave now." The leader of the secret guards pushed Ruan Haoyu.

Ruan Haoyu looked at the familiar faces covered in blood with reluctance. Mu Xiaoqiao sighed and took his hand, "Let's go."

Ruan Haoyu, Mu Xiaoqiao, and Mu Jincheng walked into the bamboo forest. The leader of the secret guards took a deep breath and said, "Brothers, it's time to repay the prince. Go ahead."

The secret guards were ready to die, and like ghosts, they rushed into the searching officers and soldiers from all directions, setting off a bloody storm again.

By the time Chen Taorui realized that Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu were not there, it was already late at night.

Looking at the completely annihilated secret guards, Chen Taorui was furious and said fiercely, "Chase them, and kill them without mercy after catching up!"

It's bright.

The three of them walked into the mountains from the depths of the bamboo forest. They definitely couldn't take the official road now. The mountains were covered with dense jungles and it was difficult to tell the direction. They could only find a dry cave and hide there for a few days.

Fortunately, this mountain is continuous and very large, so it is easy to hide a few people.

"Sister, I caught a rabbit. We will have rabbit meat to eat today." Mu Jincheng ran back and showed the rabbit to Mu Xiaoqiao like a child presenting a treasure.

Mu Xiaoqiao smiled, "Jincheng is awesome. Go get the rabbit and I'll roast it for you later."

Although she had avoided Chen Taorui and the pursuers in the past few days, Mu Xiaoqiao became more and more uneasy. She always felt that something big was going to happen.

"Amu, come and drink some water."

Ruan Haoyu made a cup out of wood and handed Mu Xiaoqiao a glass of water.

Mu Xiaoqiao took it and drank it, then hesitantly asked, "Ayu, do you... regret meeting me?"

"Why do you ask?"

Mu Xiaoqiao smiled bitterly, "You haven't had a good day since you met me. Originally, you could have been a free and easy prince, married a beautiful wife in Nanrong, and had a few children..."

"But I just want to be with my Amu, roaming the world, doing justice and helping others. I'm willing to do that even if I have to sleep in the open air every day." Ruan Haoyu hugged Mu Xiaoqiao and let her lean on his arms.

"Silly boy." Mu Xiaoqiao had mixed feelings, but there was also a hint of sweetness and a hint of worry.

"Sister, I've got it done."

Mu Jincheng ran in with the rabbit in his hand. Seeing the two people quickly separating, he turned around hastily and said, "I didn't see anything. You guys continue and don't worry about me." After saying that, he was about to run away.

"return."

Mu Jincheng stopped and looked back awkwardly.

"Bring the rabbit."

Mu Xiaoqiao set up the rabbit and cooked a pot of vegetables, and the three of them had a hearty meal.

"I have received a pigeon message from Zhao Ning. He will bring people here today. Once we get to Nanrong, we will never separate again. From now on, I will follow you wherever you want to go and whatever you want to do."

"Okay." Mu Xiaoqiao suppressed the growing sense of uneasiness in her heart. Perhaps she was worrying too much.

Suddenly, Ruan Haoyu's face changed. He covered his abdomen and tightly grasped Mu Xiaoqiao's arm. Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down his forehead.

"What's wrong with you?" Mu Xiaoqiao grabbed him with his backhand, startled.

There was a muffled groan from the side. Mu Xiaoqiao turned around and saw Mu Jincheng also kneeling on the ground with a look of pain on his face.

Just as she was about to ask, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She pressed her abdomen and understood immediately, "We are poisoned."

“Poisoned? How could this happen…” Ruan Haoyu was in so much pain that he couldn’t speak.

"Hahaha, how does this heart-breaking and bone-eating feeling feel?" A loud laugh was heard outside the cave, and Chen Taorui strode in with his men.