You died to save me, I promise you a lifetime

Zhao Jingchen pondered for a moment.

"If they travel day and night, given their abilities, it will probably take five days. The carrier pigeon will take four days to return, so it will be about ten days."

"That will be around the 25th. By then, please remember to remind the people in the mansion to be prepared so that they won't be caught off guard."

"Don't worry, we're already on high alert. How about you let your men go and have some actual combat?"

Mu Yunge's eyes lit up, but then she shook her head and refused, "No, my sisters' martial arts skills are no match for them right now. Going there will only cause trouble for your people.

Besides, this is a bit against the rules.”

Zhao Jingchen tried to find a roundabout way to bring the person to his mansion.

"How about letting them go and watch how the masters fight? There's a difference between regular practice and actual fighting.

As for the fact that it's against the rules, we're all martial artists, so we don't need to be so particular. Besides, you're not going alone, there's a large group of people here, who can say you're wrong?"

Mu Yunge was tempted. "Okay then. I'll practice martial arts at the General's Mansion during the day, and stay with you guys at night."

Zhao Jingchen was delighted. "Okay, okay, then it's settled. You will start living in the General's Mansion on the 24th. I'll have Chief Butler Qu make all the arrangements."

"Will this be too much trouble for others?"

"No trouble. He's old and likes the hustle and bustle."

Now that the matter is settled, let’s continue practicing.

An inn in Lincheng.

At dusk on April 21st, the princess and her entourage arrived outside Lincheng.

Zhao Qian, who was in charge of all matters of this trip, rode his horse to the eldest princess's carriage window.

"Your Highness, we are just ahead of Lincheng. You've been traveling all day, shall we rest here tonight?"

The princess lifted the carriage curtain and looked out, then said cheerfully, "Well, I am indeed tired. Time is merciless. I haven't done anything, but just sitting in a carriage makes me feel tired."

The nanny beside him smiled and agreed, "It's incomparable to when I was young. Back then, I couldn't ride a horse all day without feeling tired."

Zhao Qian sent his attendants to the front to make arrangements.

The convoy slowly entered the city and soon stopped at the door of an inn. The nanny helped the eldest princess get off the carriage.

At this time, the servant came out running and led everyone into the inn and into their rooms.

After settling in, the attendant reported, "Your Highness, the inn is divided into the north and south towers. I have reserved the south tower. The food you ordered will be delivered shortly."

"Well, everyone is tired. Let's fill our stomachs and rest early. However, since we are new here, we still need to be careful at night."

"Yes, Your Highness, don't worry, I will arrange the security!" Zhao Qian replied with a bow.

Soon, the meal was served. After the eldest princess finished her meal, she simply washed up and went to bed.

Perhaps she was too tired, and she fell asleep as soon as she got into bed, but was soon awakened by a loud noise.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the maids and guards standing in three layers inside and outside her room, protecting her very well.

"Qinghua, what's going on?"

The nanny bowed and said, "Your Highness, someone attacked the inn we're staying in. Zhao Qian said they were quite powerful, all of them highly skilled in martial arts, and there were about three to four hundred of them."

"Haha, my good nephew actually sent so many people here, he wants to tear me to pieces without leaving any residue.

If I only had these hundred or so guards, he would have succeeded."

The princess frowned and ordered, "These Dragon Shadow Guards are helping Zhao Jingtian to commit atrocities, completely violating the original intention of our ancestors in establishing the Dragon Shadow Guards.

"Send a message to Tianshu, don't show mercy, beat them hard the first time. Otherwise, there will be trouble along the way."

A guard at the door responded and left.

The roof and every corner of the inn were openly guarded by guards. They stayed at their posts, comforted the guests and maintained order in the inn, leaving the battlefield entirely to the Black Armored Guards.

And the outskirts of the inn.

There were one thousand black-armored guards, half of them hid a little further away from the inn, ready to cooperate with the enemy from inside and outside at any time, and the other half fought head-on, completely blocking the enemy outside the inn with their numerical advantage.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the armored man, the Dragon Shadow Guards were stunned for a moment.

Tianshu looked at the Dragon Shadow Guard dressed in black.

"You don't have to hide your heads and show your tails anymore. Call your leaders and have a good fight.

If you don't want to fight, then go back and tell your master to put away his evil thoughts. He can't touch everyone."

The team leaders Shadow One and Shadow Two didn't take them seriously, thinking they were military personnel.

"Who are you? You'd better go back to where you came from. Don't interfere if it's none of your business. Otherwise, you will be in big trouble!"

"You want us to get into trouble? You are truly blind! Protecting the master is our duty. If it is none of our business, how could it be the business of you lackeys?"

Ying Yi frowned, "You mean Master? So, you are the eldest princess's people?"

"That's right, if you know what's good for you, get out of here!"

When Tianshu gets angry, he won't say a single nice word.

He actually dispatched so many Dragon Shadow Guards to deal with the Princess Protector of the Nation. It seems that she is really hopeless and her chances of sitting on the throne are over.

At this time, Zhao Qian came hurriedly and whispered in his ear.

Tianshu's expression suddenly changed, and he waved his hand: "Kill!"

You dare to assassinate our master and pluck the hair from the tiger's mouth, and think we are just decorations?

The black-armored guards, who were waiting for orders with a lot of anger, were already itching to fight. When they heard the order, they rushed forward and started fighting.

In an instant, the sound of swords clashing filled the air, accompanied by the swishing sound of arrows flying through the air.

At the beginning, Ying Yi and Ying Er thought that Tian Shu and others were just ordinary guards trained by the princess, and they thought that having more people would not be a problem. With the ability of the Dragon Shadow Guard, it should not be a problem to deal with them.

But as soon as the two sides fought, Shadow One and Shadow Two realized something was wrong.

The opponent's kung fu is no less than that of the Dragon Shadow Guards. They also have small and sophisticated bows and crossbows, swords that can cut through iron like mud, and armor to protect themselves. The key is that they have the advantage in numbers.

The two knew that this situation would definitely not end well, so they looked at each other, reached a consensus, and then gave the order.

"withdraw!"

Although the order to retreat was given, the Black Armored Guards, who had not seen real combat for a long time, were enjoying the fight. They also had the eldest princess' order not to show mercy. How could they let them go easily without making the other side pay a price?

As a result, the Dragon Shadow Guards were entangled and beaten by the Black Armor Guards. Although their martial arts skills were not weak, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and momentum.

After only a short fight, many Dragon Shadow Guards fell.

The Dragon Shadow Guards are the treasures cultivated by emperors of all dynasties at great expense. How could they be killed here?

Shadow One and Shadow Two were so anxious that their eyes turned red. "Can't we just retreat? We're all family, don't be so ruthless."

Tianshu, who was standing on a high place watching the battle, sneered.

"Who are you, a bunch of running dogs, considered family? When you attacked our master, why didn't you say you were family? If we weren't there, would you have left the master alive?

You dare to attack our master? Even if I kill him, what can you do?"

Ying gritted his teeth in anger and argued, "It's all a misunderstanding. We didn't mean to kill the princess, we just wanted her to return!"

"I'm afraid even ghosts won't believe your nonsense, right? Besides, my master is the princess who protects the country of Da Yan and has the responsibility to supervise the country. She can go wherever she wants. What's it to you?"

While they were talking, many more Dragon Shadow Guards fell down.

Zhao Qian looked at the nearly one hundred corpses of men in black on the ground, then leaned close to Tianshu and whispered something.

Tianshu glanced at the current battle situation and saw that the number of Black Armor Guards and Dragon Shadow Guards had become two to one.

He gritted his teeth and dragged on for another half an incense stick of time.

Seeing that there were only a hundred or so men in black standing there, each of them an expert among experts, and that the casualties of the black-armored guards were increasing, he called for a halt.

"Go away, go back and tell your master that this is just a warning, and we won't let you off so easily next time."

Shadow One and Shadow Two glanced at the corpses on the ground, reluctantly retreating...