Senior brother is so awesome!

Because the carriage was so well soundproofed, Qin Yuechan couldn't feel what was happening outside. During lunch, it was a servant who brought her in. When asked about their questions, her master said that the world was in chaos and the remnants of evil had not been eliminated. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he had no choice but to keep her out of sight.

She wholeheartedly trusted her master on this point, but Qing'er's eyes conveyed her unease.

The bodyguard's intuition is always sharp, especially after several years of working together, he trusts Qing'er's intuition implicitly, but this time she is surprisingly somewhat shaken, for reasons hard to explain.

The driver's original intention was to speed up the journey even at night, but she was pregnant and couldn't stand the endless bumps. The carriage was fine, but sitting like that all day with limited space to move around was really stifling.

There was nothing they could do but stay at an inn in the wilderness that night. After getting off the carriage, they thought they could finally breathe some fresh air, but as soon as they took a breath, they felt an itch in their throat and started coughing. Looking up, they saw a forest shrouded in mist, with layers of withered yellow trees hidden in the white fog.

She certainly didn't find it beautiful, because those wonderful, fairy-tale-like white smokes were miasma.

The master walked over at the right time, his white robes fluttering with an air of otherworldly grace. His eyes were kind but tinged with apology as he said, "To get there faster, I chose a shortcut. Besides, the mountains and forests are sparsely populated, which is more beneficial for traveling."

He nodded and smiled, "It's all up to Master. Thank you for your hard work, Master."

"Yes, Chan'er has always been sensible."

The inn had no name. When they entered, there were only a few scattered people, all looking travel-worn. The landlady was a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup, her front-opening dress highlighting her ample bosom. She warmly invited them upstairs.

Qin Yuechan felt a vague excitement, because this situation was just like a horror movie she had seen in modern times: a house stands deep in the mountains and forests, a scholar who has traveled far away comes to stay for the night, only to find out later that the house is a demon in disguise.

Qing'er was quite helpless at the joy on her master's face. Taking advantage of the moment when Suixin and Nuanyue went out to get the food, she said with a serious expression, "Master, do you feel that something is wrong?"

"Is something wrong? We'll be seeing our senior brothers and the others soon, won't we?"

She suddenly became anxious and sat down next to Qin Yuechan to explain: "Master Ye has kept us from seeing the light of day the whole way. It's like being in prison. When we went upstairs just now, I discovered that the innkeeper and the owner are both top-notch experts. It's no coincidence."

Qin Yuechan looked up at Qing'er, her eyes sparkling with a smile. "I know, but Master has no reason to harm me. Besides, even if he has some ulterior motive, there are experts everywhere, and I'm pregnant now. Qing'er, what do you think the chances of escaping are?"

Her words made her face grow increasingly somber, her bright eyes filled with determination. "If you want to escape, Qing'er will risk her life to protect you!"

Feeling a warmth in her heart, Qin Yuechan pulled the fist that was resting on her knee and held it, saying with a faint smile, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door creaked open, and Sui Xin and Nuan Yue entered one after the other, their trays filled with various dishes, which were neatly arranged on the table. Qin Yue Chan pulled the three of them to sit down and eat together.

Perhaps due to her pregnancy, she didn't have a good appetite. She only ate a few bites before giving up and went to bed early to relax her tired back after sitting all day.

Touching her slightly protruding belly, from an angle where no one could see, a faint, bitter smile appeared on her face.

Baby, you must be strong, okay? Don't be as timid as your brother or sister, leaving Mommy at the slightest fright, or Mommy will cry herself to death.

She believed in the bond between mother and child, but he was still unformed and couldn't understand. Her bitter smile grew wider as she sighed at the cruel twist of fate, having to travel and fall into the hands of others both times she was pregnant.

Yes, although he didn't say much to Qing'er, she had her doubts. But that person was, after all, her master who raised her and once gave her warmth and even fatherly love. She couldn't believe, didn't want to believe, and couldn't understand why her master would do that.

What exactly happened? How are the six senior brothers doing now? What is the state of the war? Why is Master involved with the man in black robes?

Yes, ever since she first saw him yesterday, that faint aura of death had seeped into her nose, but she had no choice but to comply, because there was nothing she could do.

Everything was shrouded in a big question mark in her mind, but the pregnant woman was sleepy and soon drifted into a chaotic dream.

She was shaken awake. Fortunately, the faint moonlight outside the window allowed her to see Qing'er and Nuan Yue's anxious faces in the pitch-black night.

He propped himself up, rubbing his eyes, and asked, "What happened?"

Qing'er made a shushing gesture and mouthed, "Run away."

Qin Yuechan immediately perked up, silently scrutinizing the two of them before finally saying, "How can we escape? The outside is full of experts brought by Master. How far can we run with a pregnant woman like me?"

Even though Nuan Yue was always calm, she had to say, "The Crown Prince and the Prince sent the two of us to protect you, and we will never let you be in any danger!"

"No!" she refused resolutely. "If I'm caught, they won't do anything to me, but you will all die! I can't just watch you die for me!"

The sound was extremely soft, yet it silenced the two women. In the darkness, a glimmer of light shone in Qing'er's and Nuan Yue's eyes, crystal clear.

I thought they would give up, but who knew that the next second Nuan Yue would strike their pressure points and their stiff bodies would be unable to move!

"What are you going to do!"

"Master, please forgive me!"

After saying that, Qing'er picked her up, nimbly opened the window, and jumped down like a feather. The door to the dark backyard of the inn was barely visible, and she sped away.

As Qin Yuechan stepped out of the backyard, she could faintly hear the sounds of swords clashing inside the inn, and someone shouted, "Quick, after them!"

Qing'er dared not slack off and rushed through the woods as fast as she could. The winter wind felt like a knife on her face, stinging and painful. In the winter, when birds were returning to their nests, even the chirping of insects was not heard.

A tear slid down her cheek, almost freezing into an ice bead in the cold wind. She didn't know whether her feelings were hatred, regret, or anger, all for that woman who had been so cold and aloof when they first met…

I don't know how long I walked, but the sky had already turned blue. I had left in a hurry and had been woken up from my sleep. Even though I was wearing a thin white coat over a thick cloak, I was still freezing.

She kept enduring it, but her stomach, which hadn't been filled with food, finally couldn't help but churn. Qing'er quickly put her down, released her acupoints, and she vomited as soon as she leaned over, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Finally feeling a bit better, she straightened up, her beautiful eyes already brimming with tears. Looking at Qing'er's little face, pale from the cold, she couldn't decide who to blame. Yes, what could she say? It was all for her!

"master……"

"Don't say anything... I understand." She weakly wiped her mouth with her sleeve and looked in the direction of the inn, but through the hazy water, she could only see deep woods and withered leaves on the ground.

After a short rest, they set off again, but this time Qing'er didn't have to carry them. Since they could walk on their own, why bother a girl who was doing it all for their own good?

Qin Yuechan asked, "Where are we going?"

"I don't know," Qing'er said calmly, her eyes looking over and landing on her stomach. "Once you're settled, I'll go find out where the Prince and the others are."

I nodded in shame, never having felt so useless.

As dawn broke, they still hadn't left the woods. Surrounded by mountains, they had no idea where their master had led them. All they could see were lush pine and cypress trees, and lonely, bare branches stretching as far as the eye could see.

As they walked, Qing'er suddenly stopped, looked around warily, and whispered, "Someone's chasing us!"

Qin Yuechan was startled. Suddenly, a force struck her, but it wasn't aimed at her!

Before she could react, she had already reflexively reached out her hand, and suddenly felt a sharp pain between her index and middle fingers!

He stared in alarm at the delicate knife in his hand, then looked sharply toward the woods to the side.

Qing'er glanced at her gratefully, then became wary of her surroundings, her face dark and filled with murderous intent!

Under her gaze, a person slowly walked out from behind the three men who were about to be embraced. His cheetah-like eyes stared fiercely at her, and his thin lips, as thin as a line, curved into a strange smile. He was dressed in black, and his black hair was neatly tied back, revealing his eerily white face.

Once you've seen this kind of person, you'll never forget him, and he might even become a nightmare. He is the black-clad man who broke someone's hands and feet three years ago by the Fierce Tiger Gang!

Qing'er stood in front of her with her sword, and shouted at the man, "You're asking for death!"

Before the words were even finished, the person had already attacked!

The man in black narrowed his sharp black eyes and began to fight her!

She had witnessed his ruthlessness, his almost deadly attacks, but Qing'er was also Zhong Zhichen's most skilled female bodyguard, holding her own in no way! In an instant, the withered leaves in the forest were swept up by the wind from their blades! It was as if an invisible force controlled and permeated the surroundings, refusing to fall to the ground!

Qin Yuechan looked anxiously at the two of them, when she suddenly noticed someone slowly walking in from behind. Her hand, which was gripping the knife, tightened slightly, and her knuckles turned white!

She turned around nimbly, and Xiao Dao shot out. To her surprise, the person who came was a woman!

She stared incredulously at the exposed hilt of the knife in her chest, then tremblingly picked up the knife and pointed it at Qin Yuechan, saying hatefully, "I never thought I, Ling Xiang, would be injured by you! Heh, fine! Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"

“Ling Xiang?” She suddenly remembered this name that she hadn’t heard in a long time, but in her memory, she was a proud and domineering beautiful girl. How could she have become like a ghost?

His face was deathly pale, his appearance emaciated, as if he had aged ten years! His large eyes were devoid of any light, filled only with despair and hatred!

Ling Xiang spat out a mouthful of blood and laughed ferociously, "You still remember me? Haha, if I had known you would cause my family to be destroyed and me to become a plaything, I should have killed you the first time I saw you to prevent future troubles!"

"Family destroyed? When did I..."

"Lies!" She stared at her like a demon from hell, her gaze chilling. "You instigated Nangong Xu to seize my Ling family's immense wealth, making my brother and me live a life worse than death! Now I've become a plaything for the men in the sect, are you happy?!"

Because the carriage was so well soundproofed, Qin Yuechan couldn't feel what was happening outside. During lunch, it was the servants who brought it in. When asked about their questions, her master said that the world was in chaos and the remnants of evil had not been eliminated. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he had no choice but to keep her out of sight.

She wholeheartedly trusted her master on this point, but Qing'er's eyes conveyed her unease.

The bodyguard's intuition is always sharp, especially after several years of working together, he trusts Qing'er's intuition implicitly, but this time she is surprisingly somewhat shaken, for reasons hard to explain.

The driver's original intention was to speed up the journey even at night, but she was pregnant and couldn't stand the endless bumps. The carriage was fine, but sitting like that all day with limited space to move around was really stifling.

There was nothing they could do but stay at an inn in the wilderness that night. After getting off the carriage, they thought they could finally breathe some fresh air, but as soon as they took a breath, they felt an itch in their throat and started coughing. Looking up, they saw a forest shrouded in mist, with layers of withered yellow trees hidden in the white fog.

She certainly didn't find it beautiful, because those wonderful, fairy-tale-like white smokes were miasma.

The master walked over at the right time, his white robes fluttering with an air of otherworldly grace. His eyes were kind but tinged with apology as he said, "To get there faster, I chose a shortcut. Besides, the mountains and forests are sparsely populated, which is more beneficial for traveling."

He nodded and smiled, "It's all up to Master. Thank you for your hard work, Master."