The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

"Why haven't I seen the Imperial Guards and my father after running for so long?"

Wei Ming was also puzzled. So much time had passed, it was impossible that no one had come to protect them. Moreover, the Crown Prince's guards had led them down this road, so wasn't it heading to a safe place?

Hearing Wei Ming's words, Shen Hanyu fell even more silent.

As she was still thinking, an arrow pierced Wei Ming's left shoulder. Wei Ming cried out in pain and collapsed to the ground, losing all strength.

"Wei Ming!"

Shen Hanyu rushed over to help her, but the next second someone grabbed her hair and dragged her backward.

"girl!"

Miao Cui chased after him, but was kicked away by someone behind her. Shen Hanyu couldn't see who it was, but felt a sharp pain in her scalp.

She couldn't die here; that was the only thought in Shen Hanyu's mind.

The man didn't know where he was going to drag her. Shen Hanyu touched the arrow on the ground, turned to the side and stabbed the arrow hard into the wrist that was grabbing her hair.

"what!"

With a short scream, Shen Hanyu got up and ran. Looking around, the camp was already far away from her, and there was nowhere else to go except the dense forest behind her.

Since Ji Yuxiu and the others were still in the woods, Shen Hanyu didn't hesitate and ran in with a broken arrow.

Ji Yuxiu went into the woods to look for Li Jun and the others, but she couldn't find Li Jun. Instead, she saw Qin Ju, the young master of Minister Qin's family, being chased by a wild deer and running away with his head in his hands.

She silenced the deer with an arrow and rode over.

Qin Ju looked up and saw Ji Yuxiu carrying a bow and arrows against the light. His legs went weak and he sat down on the ground.

Ji Yuxiu looked at him; Qin Ju's eyes seemed to be glistening with tears, as if he had been frightened into tears.

"Did you see where the Third Prince and the others went?"

Qin Ju wiped his eyes and shook his head. Ji Yuxiu sighed and decided to continue searching.

Seeing that Ji Yuxiu was about to leave, Qin Ju quickly got up and said helplessly, "Can I come with you?"

Ji Yuxiu hadn't planned to abandon him anyway, so she nodded and reached out her hand.

Qin Ju was puzzled.

"Get on your horse, otherwise you'll be too slow walking alone."

She was the only one on horseback at the moment, and she had to hurry to rescue the person, especially since the person was the Third Prince, so she naturally dared not delay.

Qin Ju was still a little hesitant, but Ji Yuxiu quickly pulled him up, his abdomen pressed against the horse's back, and he was carried away by Ji Yuxiu in this way.

Pei Du and Xu Zhun got separated, and the horse beneath him was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground. Among the people who had infiltrated the hunting grounds were also people arranged by Han Yueru and Pei Xingzhi.

The method was very similar to the assassination attempt in Suzhou, so Pei Du recognized it at a glance.

The masked men surrounded Pei Du and exchanged glances.

"Han Yueru bribed you to come here, didn't she?"

Pei Du adjusted his breathing and watched their next move.

The group remained silent, responding to Pei Du with ruthless and merciless tactics.

Upon seeing this, Pei Du became even more certain that these were sent by Han Yueru. The others he had encountered before, upon seeing his attire, all wanted to capture him alive, but only these few were willing to kill him.

Pei Du was in a hurry to go out and find someone, and didn't want to waste time here.

However, these people were even stronger than the ones from Suzhou, so Pei Du had no choice but to shake them off for now.

Crunch!

Shen Hanyu broke a tree branch and saw Pei Du and the others looking over.

She never expected that after running in, she wouldn't encounter a crazed prey, but instead would run into Pei Du, who was being surrounded and intercepted.

Sensing something was wrong, Shen Hanyu, clutching the broken arrow, turned and ran, only to be quickly grabbed around the waist and lifted off the ground.

The familiar scent of medicine wafted over, and Shen Hanyu's tense body immediately relaxed; it was the smell of the Chinese medicine pouch she had given to Pei Du.

"Hurry up, these people are ruthless, don't be on their side."

Pei Du's men used some force to carry Shen Hanyu through the forest.

The wind whistled past her ears. Shen Hanyu closed her eyes tightly and gripped Pei Du's shirt, finally having time to process what Pei Du had said.

They weren't from the same group; other forces were mixed in with the remnants of the previous dynasty.

She quickly remembered what Wei Ming had said about including Pei Xingzhi in the family genealogy. Pei Du had been preventing it, and if Han Yueru and Pei Xingzhi wanted to make this happen, killing Pei Du would indeed be the fastest way.

It seems that Pei Du may have been tricked by the two of them back in Suzhou.

Shen Hanyu thought about many things, and then heard the sound of rushing water getting closer and closer to them.

She looked down and saw the precipice beneath her feet.

Pei Du frowned; these people had forced them to this side of the cliff.

Shen Hanyu landed on her feet, with the waterfall right behind her; they had reached the innermost part of the forest.

No one used to come here, but now only these few are left. If Pei Du could beat them, he definitely wouldn't have chosen to run away, and now there's another one of them.

Two seconds later, Shen Hanyu made up her mind: either jump down to seek a chance of survival, or become two corpses and wait to be discovered.

A soft sigh came from above: "Miss Shen, do you believe me?"

Shen Hanyu grabbed his clothes, her eyes resolute.

"Are you going to jump? I can swim." She whispered, making sure the person on the other side couldn't hear her.

Pei Du looked into Shen Hanyu's eyes, nodded, then hugged her and jumped down without hesitation.

A sudden feeling of weightlessness washed over them as Shen Hanyu was enveloped in Pei Du's arms. The people on the cliff watched the two of them jump off, their expressions shifting.

"Find a way to go down there and search. We need to find them alive or dead."

puff-

The lake water splashed up huge sprays, but Shen Hanyu felt okay. She knew that when she fell, Pei Du found several places to brace himself and reduce the impact.

She opened her eyes in the water and saw Pei Du sinking. She rushed over to save him and pulled him up.

Pei Du was much heavier than Wei Ming was at the time, and Shen Hanyu had to use a lot of effort to get him ashore.

She patted Pei Du's face; his wet hair clung to his neck.

"You...you can't swim?"

Pei Du's movements in the water just now were completely amateurish, but fortunately he was honest enough that if he had struggled a few times, Shen Hanyu would not have been able to pull him out.

Pei Du coughed and choked on some water, his breathing becoming a little labored. He sat up and nodded sheepishly.

Shen Hanyu looked completely bewildered.

"That's how much you trust me."

Before jumping, Pei Du asked her if she believed him, but now it seems that she was the one who was trusted.

Shen Hanyu saw the bright red water stains on the stone. She stood up and saw that Pei Du had several more wounds on his back.

Pei Du frowned. "It was an accidental scratch."

The wound looked horrific, and Pei Du stood up.

"Let's leave this area first, they might chase after us."

Shen Hanyu nodded and took the initiative to help Pei Du, as finding a place to treat his wounds was the most important thing.

There is a forest at the bottom of the waterfall, but no one takes care of it. The vegetation is short and wild grass grows rampant.

The two went inside and looked around.

"Wait a moment."

Pei Du suddenly stopped and pointed to the wild grass on the ground.

“I can’t bend over, so please pull this grass out and take it with you. It can stop the bleeding.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Hanyu quickly plucked some and held them in her hand.

"Anything else useful?"

Pei Du shook his head. This was all he could see for now, but it was enough.