On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

The donkey cart slowly stopped at the city gate. Without waiting for the officer to ask, Chen Yunyou took out the pass he had prepared long ago from his arms and handed it forward politely.

The officer then took the pass, rolled his eyes casually, and glanced at the group with an unfriendly look.

"Where are you going?"

"We are going to the provincial capital to take part in this year's provincial examination." Chen Yunyou said frankly.

After hearing what he said, the yamen runner softened his attitude a little and returned the pass in his hand.

However, the officer did not let the group leave, but instead set his sights on the two brothers behind Chen Yunyou.

Even if they have disguised themselves, their bodies cannot deceive people, and you can tell at a glance that they have some special skills.

The officer frowned and asked again, "What about these two people?"

Chen Yunyou smiled slightly and explained, "Sir, these two are the escorts my family hired from the town. Because the journey is long, my elders are worried, so they asked them to accompany me so that I can arrive at the city safely."

After saying that, Chen Yunyou immediately took out a string of copper coins that he had prepared in advance and said, "Thank you for your hard work, this little money is just for tea for you all."

The reason why the gatekeeper spent so much time here was not because he really wanted to investigate anything.

Seeing that the other party was tactful, he took the money with satisfaction, waved his hand, and motioned for the group to go in.

The donkey cart slowly drove through the city gate. Song Xile kept paying attention to the tense bodies of the two people. When they relaxed, his doubts became even greater.

As a bodyguard, he shouldn't be nervous just because he is entering a city. This obviously doesn't make sense.

Song Xile's eyes deepened slightly. She felt uneasy about letting these two people with unknown ulterior motives escort Yun You to the provincial capital.

Song Xile became doubtful and absent-minded. Chen Yunyou, who was sitting next to him, naturally noticed his wife's abnormality.

He squeezed his wife's hand and whispered, "It's okay, don't worry!"

"You discovered it too?" Song Xile asked in surprise.

Chen Yunyou nodded. Qiao Da told me before he left today, "There is someone in Nanyang County who has a bad relationship with the Qiao brothers. As for who this person is, he didn't tell me."

He paused and continued, "But I guess the other party must be powerful, otherwise these two people would not have moved to avoid disaster, so I suggested that we take a shortcut just now."

Song Xile glared, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If she had known there was such a secret, she would definitely not have chosen to go into the city."

Chen Yun touched his nose with his hand guiltily. He didn't think too much about it at the time and thought it was just an ordinary feud.

Seeing how nervous the two brothers were at the city gate just now, he finally came to his senses. He was afraid that the two had offended a powerful force, so they disguised themselves to avoid unnecessary trouble.

What can Song Xile do?

There was nothing she could do. She originally wanted to find a snack shop to have a meal, but she immediately changed her mind.

"Brother, please stop at the bun shop in front. We'll buy some buns and then leave the city."

The donkey cart stopped at a steamed bun shop on the street. The stall owner saw a customer coming and asked with a smile: "Would you like to buy some steamed buns? Our steamed buns are delicious and not expensive. Would you like to buy some to try?"

"How do you sell this bun?"

"A meat bun costs three cents, a meat bun costs two cents."

Song An couldn't help but ask, "So expensive?" In his memory, buns were not that expensive.

The stall owner smiled and said, "Oh, sir, the price of all food has increased now, and we have no choice."

Song An couldn't help but say to his sister: "We have already made pancakes, so let's not buy these buns."

"It's hard to travel, so I can't skimp on food. Stall owner, give me fifteen meat buns and five vegetable buns."

Song Xile had just paid the bill and was about to get on the bus with the buns when he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves and exclamations of the crowd suddenly coming from the street behind him.

Song Xile turned his head and saw a luxuriously decorated carriage galloping from a distance like a wild beast out of control. Pedestrians on the road dodged in fear, and vendors were busy packing up their stalls for fear of being hit.

For a moment, the streets fell into chaos.

An elderly man, in his haste to dodge, fell to the ground in panic. He struggled to get up, but it was too late.

There was no sign of the carriage slowing down, and the sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, about to step on the old man.

At this moment, Song Xile felt a flash of cold light beside him, and Qiao Er beside him threw out a sharp blade, and in the blink of an eye, he cut off the horse's hoof that was about to step on the old man.

The horse was frightened, neighed, lost its balance and fell to the ground. The whole carriage overturned and fell heavily to the ground. The wooden boards of the carriage broke under the impact, and a figure rolled to the ground along with wood chips and dust.

The servant followed closely behind the carriage, and his face turned pale with fright at this sudden change.

The servant following behind him rushed over here in panic, anxiously checking the situation of the people on the ground.

The person on the ground seemed to have been hit by the carriage when it rolled over. Apart from some pain in his body, he was not seriously injured.

After being helped up by his servant, he saw the scene in front of him and his eyes were bloodshot - his beloved mount was lying in a pool of blood, one of its hooves had been chopped off by a sharp weapon, and blood was gushing out.

He widened his eyes and said angrily: "Who did it? Who did it?"

At this moment, the guard at the side came forward quickly, holding a bloodstained blade in his hand. He handed the blade to the man and whispered, "Sir, this is the murder weapon I found."

The man's pupils shrank, as if he recognized the origin of the iron piece. He raised his head suddenly and shouted fiercely: "Quick! Go back to the county government office and ask my father to seal the city gates, don't let this thief escape."

Qiao Da glared at his reckless brother, walked up to Chen Yunyou and Song Xile, and said solemnly, "You two, we have to leave quickly. This man is the son of the county magistrate. If we get entangled with him, I'm afraid we will have a hard time getting away."

Chen Yunyou nodded, turned around and said to Song Xile, "Get in the car, let's get out of the city quickly."

Song Xile also realized the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly climbed onto the carriage. With Qiao Da leading the group in front, he used his familiarity with the terrain to avoid the crowded main streets, and made his way through the alleys, and soon arrived at the city gate.

Seeing that there was no movement in the direction of the city gate, Qiao's heart relaxed slightly. He led the group out of the city gate calmly without changing his expression.

After successfully leaving the city, Qiao Da did not dare to stop. He led his men for more than an hour before stopping to rest in a secluded mountain forest.

What they didn't know was that not long after they left the city, news came from inside the city that the city gates were closed.