Xie Qingli had no idea what kind of intense preparations Xie Tingyu in the southwest garrison was going through, nor did she know what kind of extreme struggle was happening in Jing'an Marquis Mansion thousands of miles away. She stayed in her stepmother's courtyard for many days, and her body was completely healed. The years were peaceful.

Xie Tingyu sent a message saying that her mother had sent someone to take her back to Shengjing, and she only needed to wait patiently. Her adoptive father and mother also wrote several times to urge her to go, so Xie Qingli took Chunya and the others back to Luming County first.

At this moment, Xie Qingli, dressed in men's clothing, was riding a horse with ease. Chunya, also dressed in men's clothing, rode a small, docile horse with great inexperience, following closely beside Xie Qingli, chatting and joking with him from time to time.

Behind the two of them, a carriage followed closely.

In the carriage, Zou Ping's eyes were tightly closed, like an old monk in meditation. Han Jue sat obediently beside Zou Ping, driving the carriage skillfully. He still wore the fox mask, but a few more strokes had been added to it, making the fox no longer cute, but rather awe-inspiring.

Han Jue stared at Chunya's back and couldn't help but snort coldly. It was really unpleasant that such a useless person could please the young lady, but the young lady was still on guard against him!

Zou Ping still closed his eyes and sneered, "If you really have the guts, go grab Chunya's horse right away so you can be with the young lady. It's not a manly thing to grumble and moan behind her back!"

As someone who has been through this, Zou Ping had long seen that Han Jue had ulterior motives towards Xie Qingli, so he kept finding fault with Chun Ya, who was always around Xie Qingli.

"No!" Han Jue refused subconsciously. Only women could ride a pony like that, and he didn't want to embarrass that person!

Suddenly, a series of extremely unusual footsteps were heard, and Zouping's ears moved.

Although people were coming and going on the wide official road, with footsteps coming one after another, the footsteps were agile and flexible, and they were definitely not those of ordinary people. They must be people with great martial arts skills, and they were gathering quickly from behind.

Zouping took the reins from Han Jue and casually put his hand to his lips, and then a series of low whistles sounded.

This was the signal they had agreed upon in advance. Xie Qingli straightened his back slightly and became secretly alert.

After a while, a group of people dressed as servants passed by them and seemed to be chasing a woman in front of them. The woman was wearing crimson clothes and had a tall back.

This is the group! Xie Qingli and the other two stared straight ahead at the same time, only Chunya looked confused, not knowing what she had missed.

Xie Qingli saw that this group of people were aggressive and had ill intentions, and she knew that the woman was definitely in danger! Without thinking too much, she quickly whipped her horse whip and rushed to the woman before the group of servants.

The woman had a fair complexion, clear and bright eyes, a touch of vermilion on her lips, and a pair of slightly heroic eyebrows that added a bit of heroic spirit to her beautiful face. She was a rare beauty.

Seeing that the group of servants were already close at hand, Xie Qingli hurriedly said to the beauty, "Cousin, I finally found you. My aunt at home is already very worried." She pointed to the carriage following behind her and said, "Cousin, please get in quickly!"

The beauty glanced at the servants who had gathered around her, and immediately followed Xie Qingli's words and said, "Thank you very much, cousin!" After that, she got into the carriage.

Xie Qingli raised his hand to Uncle Ping, who understood and whipped the carriage quickly to gallop. Xie Qingli quickly rode his horse to catch up, but it was hard for Chunya, who had just learned to ride a horse, and had to use all her strength to catch up.

In the clouds of dust raised by the carriage, the group of servants were completely dumbfounded. They had been ordered to hunt down Xiao Yan for more than ten days, but Xiao Yan was cunning and very good at disguising himself. Last time, they only had time to kill his guards, but Xiao Yan escaped.

If it weren't for the help of the divine bird, they would never have discovered that Xiao Yan took them on a tour of Dongling and then escaped back to Jiazhou Prefecture.

The master's order was to ensure that Xiao Yan died in Dongling in order to provoke a war between Dongling and Nanjing, but Xiao Yan always chose to walk on the official roads where people were coming and going, making it extremely difficult for them to take action in public.

This morning, a divine bird unexpectedly led them to a woman. After following her for a long time, they were forced to believe that Xiao Yan had disguised herself as a woman to escape. So, they decided to take advantage of her trick and changed into some servants' clothes, intending to kidnap her in the street.

It was a common sight for servants of a wealthy family to catch a runaway young lady. Ordinary people would just watch the fun and not find it strange.

But why would someone preempt their actions? Besides, they weren't riding horses, so even if they ran after the four-legged horse, they wouldn't be able to catch up.

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After galloping for half an incense stick of time, Xie Qingli was sure that he had gotten rid of the group of servants, but to be on the safe side, they turned into a town. Everyone changed their clothes and got into another carriage. Xie Qingli and Chunya also changed back into women's clothes.

When they set out again, except for Uncle Ping who was driving the car, everyone else got into the car.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Yan exchanged pleasantries with Xie Qingli. He said his surname was Xiao and his name was Yun. He came from a certain family on the border of Dongling. This was his first time traveling and gaining experience. He didn't know why he was being hunted. Perhaps it was a grudge from the previous generation.

Xiao Yan bowed to Xie Qingli and thanked her sincerely, "Thank you for your help, Miss. If you hadn't helped me, I would have fallen into the hands of the evildoers by now."

The dignified Second Prince Nanjing actually disguised himself as a woman in order to escape. If he still couldn't escape, wouldn't it be laughable?

Now that he was out of danger, Xiao Yan was very grateful to Xie Qingli. He looked at Xie Qingli, thinking that the girl in front of him was so beautiful, brave and resourceful, which was really rare. He smiled and said, "Please tell me your name, Miss, so that I can repay you for saving my life today." There was a glint of inquiry in his slightly lowered eyes.

Xie Qingli chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry about it, Sister Xiao. It's just a small favor. No need to repay me!" The woman who called herself Xiao Yun was so beautiful that Xie Qingli couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

Chunya looked at the two beauties, one big and one small, with her big eyes flashing with stars. Who is better?

She looked at one, then at the other, and came to the conclusion that one of them was like a crabapple bud, graceful and pure, while the other was like a blooming peony, bright and beautiful. Each had her own beauty, and there was no clear winner.

Since Han Jue boarded the carriage, he had been staring at Xiao Yan with a sharp gaze. This person gave him a sense of familiarity, but he could not remember when he had seen her before. Was her surname Xiao? As far as he knew, there were no martial arts families with the surname Xiao near Jiazhou.

Han Jue's gaze was too cold for Xiao Yan to ignore. This person was hostile to him! He turned to look at Han Jue, the sharp eyes beneath the mask particularly attracting attention. He said jokingly, "Why is this young man wearing a mask? Is he too handsome, or is his appearance too embarrassing to be seen in public?"

Han Jue snorted coldly: "It's none of your business!" The familiar feeling seemed to be about to come out, but he couldn't remember it for a long time, which made him a little angry.

Xie Qingli didn't know why the conversation between the two was so tense. Han Jue's rude words to such a beautiful woman made her feel a little embarrassed. She was about to scold Han Jue when the carriage suddenly broke into a gallop.

Xie Qingli quickly grabbed the window frame and managed to control his body to avoid falling on Xiao Yan.

Without waiting for Xie Qingli to ask, Uncle Ping said to the car: "Miss, that group of people are catching up with us!"

Everyone in the car was shocked. They changed their clothes, changed carriages, and took another official road. How did those people lock on to them so quickly?

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