When He Miaomiao saw Cui Xiaoliu crawl in, she couldn't wait to ask, "What happened? Are you hurt? I see blood all over your clothes, do you need to get it treated?"

When He Miaomiao saw that some of Cui Xiaoliu's clothes were cut by the sword, she couldn't help but say worriedly.

"It's alright, I'm not seriously injured, it's nothing serious. I have something to tell you so you can be mentally prepared."

The county magistrate and the high-ranking official in the capital colluded to deliberately slander me, saying that I was an imposter prince. Now they have issued an arrest warrant for me.

We anticipate the journey won't be peaceful. Once we reach a safer location, we'll split up. I'll have my bodyguards stay behind to protect you.

Cui Xiaoliu never expected that his group would be so bold. Even after he had exposed his identity, they still dared to attack him. This must be the order from above.

It seems some people can't tolerate him anymore, but fortunately he has already made contact with the officials who support him.

Right now, the most urgent thing is for him to separate from Song Zhili and the others for safety reasons, so as to avoid getting them involved.

He Miaomiao immediately shook her head. "Xiao Liu, I'm worried about you going alone. We want to stay with you. Don't worry, we'll protect ourselves and won't get hurt, right, Ali?"

The situation is so urgent now. If Cui Xiaoliu is left to fight them alone, he has finally managed to wake up from his vegetative state. He is afraid that Cui Xiaoliu will get injured and become a vegetable again or something else.

Song Zhili thought about it and agreed. Cui Xiaoliu only had a few helpers. If they went their separate ways, he would leave all the secret guards to them, leaving him with very few people to use, which would be extremely dangerous.

"Alright, Xiao Liu, we'll go with you. Don't worry about us being in danger; we'll figure something out. Don't forget, I'm a doctor. I have a lot of poisons; we'll protect ourselves."

As Song Zhili spoke, she took out a bottle of wound medicine from her spatial storage and handed it to Xiao Liu, then continued.

"Take this medicine and treat your wound first."

Seeing that they had made up their minds, Cui Xiaoliu didn't try to persuade them any further. He took the medicine from Song Zhili, thanked her, and then sat outside the carriage to treat his wounds.

Their carriage traveled for almost two more hours, and it was already dark when they finally dared to stop and rest for a while.

The bumpy ride made Song Zhili's stomach feel uncomfortable, as if she were experiencing motion sickness and felt nauseous.

After getting off the carriage, she rested outside for a while before feeling much better. Then she asked Qing Shuang to go to the nearby woods to hunt some wild rabbits or pheasants, as she was already very hungry.

With Ma Xiaolian inside the carriage, Song Zhili couldn't directly take things out of her spatial storage, so they were all basically hungry throughout the journey.

Now that they had gotten off the carriage, Song Zhili wanted Qing Shuang to hunt some wild rabbits or pheasants so she could roast them and share them with everyone to tide them over.

He easily turned and entered the woods. When Cui Xiaoliu learned that Qing Shuang was going into the woods to hunt, he gave a wink to the men in black behind him, signaling them to go with him.

Two men in black nodded and went into the woods with Qing Shuang to hunt.

Meanwhile, Song Zhili, Ma Xiaolian, He Miaomiao, and the others built a campfire in the woods and also found a wooden stick to wash and use later.

About twenty minutes later, Qing Shuang and the two black-clad guards returned. They had a good haul, with each of them carrying pheasants and rabbits.

Qing Shuang still had two fish tied in her hands.

Seeing how much they had gained, Song Zhili's stomach rumbled again.

She stepped forward and took the two fish from Qing Shuang's hands, then pulled He Miaomiao to a stream in the woods to wash them.

Before washing, Song Zhili took out two small bread rolls from her spatial storage and gave one to He Miaomiao, then ate one herself.

"Miaomiao, eat a piece of bread first to fill your stomach for a while. This won't be cooked for long. I'm already hungry, and I'm sure you are too."

He Miaomiao took the small bread and nodded vigorously. She was also hungry, just like Song Zhili, but she couldn't say so in the carriage, since they were currently in a state of fleeing for their lives.

The two ate some bread first and then began cleaning the fish.

After they finished washing, Qing Shuang and the two men in black also cleaned the rabbits and pheasants they had in their hands, removing all their fur.

Song Zhili stepped forward and took the cleaned rabbits and pheasants from them. She then skewered them with the previously washed sticks, lit a fire, and roasted them on the fire stand.

The group sat around the fire, their earlier anxiety subsiding, but the black-clad guards did not share their composure.

He kept his eyes alertly surveying his surroundings, fearing that pursuers might suddenly catch up from behind.

About half an hour later, the aroma of roasted chicken wafted out from Song Zhili's place. Everyone who smelled the aroma couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their eyes involuntarily turned towards the direction of Song Zhili's roasted chicken.

When the roast chicken and rabbit were almost done roasting, Song Zhili took them off the grill.

A small roasted chicken was left for Ma Xiaolian, and then she took a slightly larger roasted chicken and ate it with He Miaomiao.

He then said to Cui Xiaoliu and his black-clad guards, "Xiaoliu, let them go get it themselves. There's more being roasted over there, it won't be quick. Let everyone eat some to tide them over."

Cui Xiaoliu nodded without ceremony, walked forward to the fire, picked up two roasted chickens, and handed them to the man in black behind him.

"You can take it and divide it up."

"Thank you, Master."

In the end, everyone received some chicken or rabbit meat, and they ate happily around the fire.

The rabbit and chicken that Song Zhili roasted were especially fragrant and delicious.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and rested in the woods for a while, they set off again, intending to head towards the village.

Walking at night, everyone thought everything would be fine and that the group wouldn't catch up. But around two or three in the morning, however, things changed.

It was Cui Xiaoliu who first heard some noises in the woods, and the men in black who were with him also noticed something was wrong.

They warily placed their hands on the hilts of their swords at their waists.

Cui Xiaoliu also increased the speed of driving the carriage.

Song Zhili, who was dozing off in the carriage, suddenly realized something was wrong. She opened her eyes and found that He Miaomiao, who was sitting next to her, had fallen asleep. She patted his shoulder.

"Miaomiao, wake up, don't sleep."

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