Ding Yi carried Wang Jinyi on his shoulders and walked quickly through the forest.

Wang Jinyi's stomach was churning from the shaking, but the smell of fireworks was getting stronger and stronger and spread into her nose.

She grabbed Ding Yi's belt tightly to reduce the dizziness caused by the shaking, and bit her tongue to prevent herself from spitting it out.

Gradually, shouts of mutual response were heard in the forest. Apparently, the pursuers thought the fireworks were a diversion, so they began to spread their nets and search the mountain!

Ding Yi suddenly staggered, and the strength in his shoulders loosened a little.

Wang Jinyi felt a stronger smell of blood at the tip of her nose. Just as she was about to speak, she was patted lightly by Ding Yi.

"pay close attention!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly ducked down and dived into a dense bush. The thorny branches scratched Wang Jinyi's clothes, making them rustle, and his face felt burning with pain.

As soon as the two hid behind the bushes, three black shadows holding knives rushed past them. They swept the bushes with torches, and Wang Jinyi clearly saw a token hanging around the waist of one of them.

Her heart sank. It turned out that she had attracted a large-scale pursuit! It seemed that they were from the imperial court.

"There's blood here!" someone shouted.

Ding Yi immediately covered Wang Jinyi's mouth and pressed her with his other hand, signaling her not to move.

Wang Jinyi felt the wetness and stickiness on Ding Yi's palm, and his suppressed gasps were filled with pain.

The shadow searched around for a while, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

Ding Yi didn't move until he heard a louder commotion from the direction of the Pure Land Temple at the foot of the mountain. He then let go of her hand and said in a hoarse voice, "We have to change the route. They are following the blood trail."

Wang Jinyi was just about to say that she could walk when she saw Ding Yi tear off the corner of his robe and tie it tightly around his waist, his movements as brutal as if he was wringing out a piece of cloth.

"I'll walk on my own. Can you hold on?"

She asked softly, nudging Ding Yi with her hand and finding that he was shaking all over.

Ding Yi didn't answer, but just stood up, but he staggered and almost fell.

Wang Jinyi hurriedly supported him, and the two of them used each other's strength to move towards the top of the mountain behind.

When they were almost at the top of the mountain, Ding Yi suddenly held her down.

"do not move!"

Pointing to the bushes not far away,

"Miss Wang, please hide here first. I'll go back and take a look."

"you……"

Wang Jinyi wanted to say that you were injured, but he thought it was nonsense. He knew the pain himself, and he insisted on going back not only to protect himself and lead people away, but also to inform his friends!

Ding Yi gritted his teeth and said, "We can't let them know we're meeting here. Hide well and hold on for a while. Your maidservant will be here soon."

Ding Yi took a breath and said:

"Miss Wang, if...if I don't come back, go east along the ridge. There's a house at the foot of the cliff where the guards lived... I've left a signal, and someone will come find you..."

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard the sound of orderly footsteps. Wang Jinyi was surprised. How many people came to see him?

Ding Yi whispered,

"I'll lead them away, and you leave quickly!"

The torch light fanned out and slowly approached the mountain.

Ding Yi took off Wang Jinyi's silver-red cloak and put it on himself, then stood up and walked towards the light of the torch.

Wang Jinyi quickly stood up and ran towards the ridge along the path pointed by Ding Yi.

I didn't care if I stepped on stones or thorns, I didn't care if my clothes were torn, I didn't care if the headscarf on my head was lost, there was only one voice in my heart: get down the cliff!

The moonlight illuminates the Pure Land Temple, thick smoke penetrates the dark night, and the mountain breeze carries the smell of fireworks far away, but it becomes very faint.

Feng Jie and Wang Jinyi's father Wang Shuli, who were galloping along the mountain road, reined in their horses and stopped on the winding mountain road. They saw thick smoke billowing from the Pure Land Temple in the distance.

Sister Feng dismounted and threw away the reins. "Second Master, it's very dangerous for you to be here. Take your family down the mountain as soon as possible."

As he was about to leave, Wang Shuli, who had jumped off his horse, grabbed him and said:

"I'm asking you, what happened? Why did Jin'er want to see me at the Pure Land Temple so late? Tell me quickly!"

Sister Feng pulled out the long whip from her waist and said shortly:

"There are unidentified people moving around Luoxia Temple. We moved the young lady to the Pure Land Temple. Now it seems that the Pure Land Temple is not safe either!"

After saying that, he broke free from her hand and ran towards the Pure Land Temple without looking back.

Seeing the thick smoke billowing from the forest, the various Eastern Palace guards sped up and took the shortcut to the Pure Land Temple. For a while, people were easily climbing over the walls of the Pure Land Temple, and after finding the markings, they sneaked out of the Pure Land Temple...

Wang Jinyi was stumbling along the ridge and nearly slipped down the hillside several times. She slowed down and tentatively groped her way forward along the ridge.

She knew that she couldn't stop. The people around her were attracting the enemy's attention for her, and now she was the only one left. She didn't have a crossbow with her, only a dagger.

She hated herself for being too idle and forgetting that she would be assassinated and used by the emperor!

In order to test the princes and ministers in the harem, the emperor only needs to deliberately leak the news, and he will become a fresh and juicy cicada, and the emperor can easily become the oriole!

It can eliminate the person who poisoned the prince and also eliminate...

"what--"

Wang Jinyi was so angry that he missed a step and slid down the ridge.

The moment his body lost weight, Wang Jinyi subconsciously reached out and grabbed randomly, his fingertips sliding across grass leaves, gravel and dead branches.

The small rocks beneath him rustled. In order to conceal his identity when he went out, he changed into women's clothes. Now he was scratched by the sharp edges of the rocks, leaving long cuts. His skin scraped against the ground, causing a burning pain.

After rolling several times on the steep slope, it crashed heavily into an old tree.

She almost fainted, a fishy and sweet taste surged in her throat, she coughed violently twice, and warm blood spurted out. She slowly raised her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth.

She struggled to sit up and leaned against a big tree, feeling every part of her body, some sore, some painful. Fortunately, there was no place on her body that was numb, so they must be some external injuries.

The mountain wind blew through the cliff, making people shiver all over and awakening Wang Jinyi's will.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves and the crisp sound of whips came from the distant mountains.

Wang Jinyi was shocked. Who was attracting people to surround and kill her? She looked up and saw two horses passing through the woods.

I could faintly hear someone shouting, "Chase this way!"

Wang Jinyi gritted his teeth and struggled to stand up. He couldn't let down the guards who helped him!

Wang Shuli was galloping through the mountains and forests, riding a horse and leading another horse at a gallop. He only thought: the more people he could attract, the safer his daughter would be!

Wang Jinyi held onto the tree, endured the pain all over her body, and tried hard to climb to the top of the cliff. She climbed two steps and slid down three steps. She slid down several times repeatedly. Finally, she stopped on a big tree trunk to catch her breath due to the pain.

It was too dark, and she didn't dare to move easily! She could only wait for the sky to brighten a little so that she could see clearly before taking action.

I was so nervous and scared that I had to persuade myself: I am in this place now, neither up nor down, and the people who are chasing me will never think that I am here!

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