Forced love, an inescapable fate

The two's escape was unexpectedly smooth, but Bai Yu felt a little confused for a moment when he saw his young master being dragged by Mu Qingli to run in the opposite direction of their plan.

It's okay to be so willful. Besides, there is a dense forest in that direction. Once you enter the forest, it will take some effort to get out.

But what can I do at this time? Of course, I can only follow my master.

He quickly sent a signal to the other secret guards who were scattered in the canyon to create chaos, informing them that the plan had changed and that they now needed to retreat to the dense forest in the south.

When the others received the news, they were a little dumbfounded. Why was it different from the previous plan? But as secret guards, it was their mission to carry out orders.

When the entire canyon was plunged into complete chaos, everyone finally realized something was wrong. They had previously thought it was just a minor accident, but with so many minor accidents it seemed a bit deliberate.

By the time they finally reacted, Jiang Ci's men had almost retreated.

Prince Qi Anheng and Bai Yu hid in the dark. He was also a little surprised to see Mu Qingli and Jiang Ci slowly disappear from his sight.

Asked Bai Yu a little puzzled.

"The direction your master escaped doesn't seem to be the one we planned. Why didn't you tell me in advance that your plan had changed? Besides, that direction is a dense forest. It will probably take some effort to get out once we enter the forest."

Bai Yu held his forehead with his hand. He had a lot of grievances to share. It was his little master's fault for being so willful.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The master naturally has his own ideas. However, given the situation today, I'm afraid that Your Highness will have to suffer some physical pain to clear his name."

Qi Anheng nodded.

"I understand. Please tell your master that this cooperation is very pleasant. He helped me achieve my wish today. If he needs me in the future, I will do my best."

"Okay, I will definitely convey your message, Your Highness. Take care."

After Bai Yu disappeared in a flash, Qi An said lightly to his personal guards in the darkness.

"Let's do it."

The guard was a little hesitant to do it, his hand holding the knife was shaking, and he couldn't bring himself to stab his master with the knife.

"If you don't do it, I won't be able to explain what happened tonight. You've followed me for so many years, and I've finally come this far. You know all too well the humiliation and pain I've endured. Don't worry, I can handle it."

"But Your Highness, does it have to be the chest? What if my aim is off and I don't avoid the heart, and something unexpected happens..."

"No buts, no surprises, I trust you, do it."

The guard took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down, gripped the knife tightly, and pointed it at Qi Anheng's chest, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

Just as he was preparing himself mentally, Qi Anheng grabbed his hand and pushed the knife in his hand hard into his chest.

The sound of flesh being pierced was extremely harsh, and the intense pain made his body fall to the ground involuntarily.

The guard caught the man in panic and covered his wound with his hands.

"Your Highness."

Before he could finish his words, Qi Anheng had already passed out.

"Someone, come quickly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been assassinated."

The canyon was in chaos at this time. The news of the prince's assassination spread like thunder. No one expected that such a thing would happen during this autumn hunt.

Mu Qingli and Jiang Ci had already escaped successfully. As they slowly moved away from the canyon ablaze with fire, Mu Qingli felt as if she was in a dream. She had not expected that they would escape so quickly, let alone so smoothly. It was a little unbelievable to think about it.

Even though it was dark ahead, Mu Qingli felt a lot more relaxed, as if the huge rock pressing on him had disappeared.

The two of them ran for more than half an hour, their bodies were sweating and their hands were sticky, but she kept holding Jiang Ci's hand, afraid that they would get separated in the dark, and even more worried that Jiang Ci would be scared.

Looking at the dense forest just ahead, she was a little hesitant, because it was extremely dangerous to enter the dense forest at night. What if there were some large wild beasts in it? But she had already come here. No matter how dangerous the road ahead was, she could not retreat again. Moreover, time was running out. What if the people of the royal family of Qi reacted and caught up with her?

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and kept cheering herself up in her heart.

After preparing herself mentally, she turned her head and asked Jiang Ci.

"Brother, are you scared? Ahead is the dense forest we're going into. It's late at night now, and I don't know if there will be wild beasts or other dangers in there. But no matter what, I will protect you. You just need to follow closely behind me. Hold my hand and don't let go."

In the darkness, the expression on her face was not clear, but Jiang Ci felt that she was very serious when she said these words.

He still couldn't believe that Mu Qingli really took him away, and his emotions were a bit complicated for a moment.

"Sister, I'm not afraid. We can definitely escape."

After hearing Jiang Ci's response, Mu Qingli felt more confident and less worried about the unknown ahead.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, the two of them each found two strong branches as weapons and slowly walked into the dense forest.

Bai Yu and the other secret guards had already caught up. They didn't get too close, but just followed from a distance. Jiang Ci naturally knew that Bai Yu and the others were behind them, but Mu Qingli was just an ordinary weak woman with no fighting power at all, so she naturally couldn't feel that someone was following them.

However, the courage that Mu Qingli had just mustered up outside disappeared instantly after entering the woods.

After entering the woods, she felt as if she had walked into an airtight cage, and the strange bird calls that came from the surroundings from time to time made her feel the hairs on her back stand up. There seemed to be the roar of wild beasts, but she couldn't hear it clearly. She was not sure if it was her own psychological effect or if there were really wild beasts here. She just felt her heartbeat was much faster.

Even when she was extremely nervous and scared, she did not forget to remind Jiang Ci behind her.

"Brother, hold on to me, don't let go. It's too dark in the woods. Be careful. Don't be afraid. I'm here for you."

She didn't have much confidence when she said these words, but at this time she could only pray in her heart. For a moment, she felt a little regretful for her rash action of taking Jiang Ci away.

She should have been prepared, but things happened suddenly. When she saw the chaos in the canyon, the thought of escaping rushed into her mind like crazy. By the time she reacted, she had already walked here with Jiang Ci.

Now, I can only overcome the fear in my heart and keep going.

Jiang Ci followed behind her, holding her hand. He watched her clumsily exploring the way ahead, turning back to remind herself from time to time. It seemed as if he remembered when they had just arrived in Qi State. At that time, Mu Qingli had also taken care of him in every way. But later...

Jiang Ci followed silently behind him, feeling suddenly very irritated.

For the changes in my own emotions and also for the changes in Mu Qingli.