The whole family is reborn, and their five-year-old child becomes the darling of the entire capital.

Xie Yaochuan's eyes suddenly turned gloomy. He looked around at the quiet forest and then stared at Thirteen and Nineteen, who were surrounded by more than a dozen enemies. His heart sank.

Now that such a momentous event has occurred, yet the secret guards have still not appeared, there are only two possibilities: either they are being held back and unable to escape, or they have already met with misfortune.

Xie Yaochuan suddenly turned his head, his gaze fixed intently on the carriage at the rear, the one reserved for the maids. Lady Yun was there at that moment.

Logically, if this matter were related to Shen Zhijie, his idea should have been to try to stop him from bringing Yun Niangzi back to the capital.

After all, he should be worried about whether Lady Yun knew anything about their relationship. Especially in recent days, Shen Zhijie had been frequently sending people to his room and advising him not to bring this peasant woman back to the capital.

To his surprise, however, no one went out of their way to attack that carriage.

Based on this, it can be inferred that Shen Zhijie did not seem to care whether Yun Niangzi knew or leaked certain information regarding the Nasha transaction that he had previously worried about.

These people were clearly focused on attacking the carriage he was in.

Xie Yaochuan seemed to realize something; this group's real target must be him, right?

Xie Yaochuan subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the two sleeping children beside him. Then, he resolutely lifted the carriage curtain, jumped down without hesitation, and quickly moved to the side.

Sure enough, the group of people, wielding swords and clubs, rushed towards him menacingly in an instant.

Xie Yaochuan nimbly dodged the attack, easily avoiding it.

In an instant, several guards rushed forward like lightning, blocking them firmly and protecting Xie Yaochuan closely.

Xie Yaochuan looked at those people with a face full of suspicion.

Although he claimed to be ignorant of martial arts, he actually grew up with Mu Yunchao and Mu Yunnan from childhood and had also received personal instruction from the An family patriarch.

He was already intimately familiar with the moves and techniques used by others.

These people clearly did not carry the weapons they were skilled at using, but instead attacked them with common knives, spears, clubs and other ordinary items.

Despite their convincing disguises, Xie Yaochuan was able to spot them at a glance with his keen insight, realizing that these people were all professional martial artists.

If it weren't for the fact that their weapons were unsuitable, these people alone probably wouldn't have been able to suppress them at all.

Mu Yunchen and Mu Yuxi were still inside the car. If this group belonged to Na Sha's faction, they would have gone straight for the Mu family. After all, the two young children of the Mu family were in the car, making them their primary targets.

However, this is not the case, which means they are not Nasha's people.

Therefore, the only reasonable assumption is that these people were sent by Shen Zhijie.

What does Shen Zhijie want to do?

Xie Yaochuan slowly pressed down on the handle of the fan in his hand. With a soft "click", the sharp blade that was originally hidden in the fan surface quickly retracted into its original position and disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, Xie Yaochuan thought to himself that Shen Zhijie was probably testing him on purpose.

He wanted to find out if they really didn't know martial arts, and whether they genuinely intended to cooperate with them, or were just being perfunctory.

Since that's the case, then let's just play the role of an incompetent person.

If this was just a test, Shen Zhijie's men would certainly not easily take him seriously.

Therefore, he was going to take a gamble: if he got injured, Shen Zhijie's men would immediately stop.

Xie Yaochuan stood quietly under the tree, with his guards closely protecting him.

Suddenly, Xie Yaochuan keenly sensed faint footsteps approaching from behind. The sound was so subtle it was almost imperceptible, as faint as a gentle breeze rustling through leaves.

Xie Yaochuan gripped the fan tightly, his fingers quietly resting on the handle.

With a simple turn of the fan handle, the fan can be instantly unfolded and then waved, forever robbing the person behind you of the chance to speak.

but……

Just when things were at their most critical, Xie Yaochuan quietly slipped the fan into his sleeve.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a sudden blow to the back of his head, a sharp pain shot through him, his vision went completely black, and his body involuntarily leaned forward, eventually crashing heavily to the ground, unconscious.

When Xiao Yuxi opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the magistrate's mansion where she had been staying for several days. She rushed out the door without even putting on her shoes.

Just as she stepped out of the room, she unexpectedly bumped into Yun Niangzi's warm embrace.

Yun Niangzi's eyes revealed a gentle and kind expression, because it was she who had given the two children the medicine, causing them to be in a coma all day.

In fact, she had vaguely sensed yesterday that Lord Shen seemed to have some ulterior motive, but she was worried that the two children might cause some trouble, so she specially asked the doctor for some calming medicine and mixed it into the pastries.

She originally thought Shen Zhijie just wanted to test Xie Yaochuan, but she never expected him to be so reckless and actually knock Xie Yaochuan unconscious.

"Didn't we already get on the bus and set off?" Xiao Yuxi asked Yun Niangzi with a puzzled look on her face.

Lady Yun gently stroked Xiao Yuxi's hair and explained with a smile, "We encountered a band of bandits on the way, and your brother Xie was slightly injured as a result. I'll take you to see him."

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Yuxi became extremely anxious. She tightly gripped Yun Niangzi's sleeve and asked anxiously, "Is Brother Yaochuan seriously injured?"

Lady Yun chuckled softly and comforted her, "Don't worry, the physician has examined her carefully and there's nothing seriously wrong. She's just fast asleep right now."

Strangely enough, when the doctor examined him, he was in good health in all aspects, and the blow he received was not serious. He should have woken up quickly.

But he is still unconscious.

Don't know what the reason is.

Xiao Yuxi slid off Yun Niangzi and ran to Xie Yaochuan's bedside. She patted Yaochuan's arm and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that his body was warm.

Mu Yunchen walked in, pounded his back, and felt pain all over his body, as if he had been kicked several times.

The doctor stood up and said to Shen Zhijie, who was sitting to the side, "There is indeed no problem, but he is indeed unconscious."

Shen Zhijie twirled the cup in his hand, frowning slightly. He had specifically instructed that they should only test whether Xie Yaochuan was as useless as the rumors suggested.