Rebirth and Rewriting Fate

Ye Xingchen hugged herself nervously, took a deep breath, and asked, "What happened?"

At that moment, someone outside the car finally spoke up, "Miss Ye, we've arrived."

Ye Xingchen stood up, concealed the dagger in his sleeve, slowly got off the carriage, and looked around.

There were only two people outside the carriage, the same coachman and servant as before. Ye Xingchen composed himself.

"Is this not the city gate?" she asked.

"Miss Ye, my family has invited you. I advise you to be sensible," the coachman said with a forced smile.

"What if I refuse?" Ye Xingchen asked.

"Then you've brought this upon yourself!" the other party said sternly.

As he spoke, he stepped forward to take him in. Ye Xingchen quickly dodged, drew his dagger, and stabbed at the driver, leaving a bloody gash on his arm.

After seeing blood, the coachman became even more arrogant, saying, "He's quite fierce." He then attacked from both sides with his servant. Ye Xingchen used some of the scattered skills he had learned before to fight back, but the two sides were deadlocked and neither could gain the upper hand.

Suddenly, the coachman gave the servant a wink and said, "Alright, we won't arrest you anymore. Give us some money and we'll let you go."

"Really?" Ye Xingchen didn't believe it.

The coachman and servant lowered their hands and took a step back. "Shall we talk about the money?"

Ye Xingchen still held the dagger, but his tense expression relaxed slightly.

"Come closer, let's talk, otherwise you can't hear me, can you?" The driver continued to back away.

Ye Xingchen took a step. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his back and the back of his neck, and he fainted.

"Tiger is really amazing!" The servant gave a thumbs up.

Behind Ye Xingchen stood a man dressed as a martial artist, holding a thick wooden stick in his hand.

"Drag him in now!" the man ordered.

When Ye Xingchen woke up, he was already in a dilapidated house, his hands were tied behind his back, and the dagger was nowhere to be found.

The door creaked open, and the coachman and servant walked in.

“I advise you to behave yourself. If you don’t cause any trouble, we won’t do anything to you. We still need you to threaten Prince Jin!” the coachman said.

"Threatening Prince Jin? You overestimate me. Prince Jin doesn't care about my life at all. This is not a worthwhile deal." Ye Xingchen sneered.

"Brother, don't listen to her. I have a rumor that someone overheard that the Prince of Jin has even sent people to protect her secretly!" the servant hurriedly emphasized to the coachman.

Just then, a voice came from outside, "Yan Da, Yan Er, the food is here, come out and eat."

"You stay put," he said, before the two of them left and closed the door.

"Send someone to protect me?" Ye Xingchen wondered, unsure if Gu Ruoxiao would send someone after Zhu Ling went back to ask for help. "Oh well, when you're out in the world, you have to rely on yourself." She continued working on the rope while eavesdropping on the hushed conversation outside.

"Brother Tiger, after we pull off this job, the Cui family will give us a lot of money, right?" the servant's voice came from behind.

"Second brother, with the money from our esteemed guest, we can make a fortune," the coachman said, patting his servant on the shoulder.

"You two better keep a close eye on her. The power behind this girl is crucial to the political situation in the court and the peace on the border. Even the Prince of Jin and the current emperor would have to think twice. With her in our hands, we can ensure the safety of the Cui family," said the man called Tiger.

"Speaking of which, why didn't the Cui family send one of their own to lead this matter? Why send a distinguished guest to act as a go-between? Aren't they afraid we won't believe them?" the servant muttered.

"Are you stupid?" The servant was flicked on the head, letting out a cry of pain. "Now that the Cui family is under surveillance, are you trying to get Prince Jin to follow the trail and wipe us all out in one fell swoop?"

"That's true. I'm happy to do one job and get paid twice," the servant chuckled.

Finally, the rope broke, and it was already dark outside. Ye Xingchen had to hurry and escape under the cover of night.

Climbing out the window, Ye Xingchen realized a truth: not knowing martial arts was a major weakness. She looked around; there was a large banyan tree by the west wall, its branches stretching outwards—a possible exit, though the wall was too high. Oh well, never mind, she'd just do it. She climbed the banyan tree using both hands and feet, then stealthily scaled the top of the wall, studying her footholds.

Suddenly, a shout came from inside the courtyard, "Brother, something bad has happened! That woman has run away!" Instantly, all three rushed out and searched around.

In her panic, Ye Xingchen fell off the wall and into the courtyard, unfortunately twisting her ankle. She hurriedly got up and ran outside. Unexpectedly, the three men appeared in front of her like three walls.

"How is Miss Shangguan doing?" Gu Ruoxiao asked as she flipped through the letter.

“Miss Shangguan went out this afternoon to the pharmacy and then returned. She should be in her room right now,” Chengfeng replied.

"Yes, it's good that everything is alright." Gu Ruoxiao nodded.

Hurried footsteps came from outside, and Chiwu and Zhuling came into view.

"Your Highness, please save my young lady!" Zhu Ling cried anxiously.

"What happened?" Gu Ruoxiao stood up.

“I met Zhu Ling at the city gate. She said that Miss Ye had an accident, so she hurriedly brought her to see you,” Chi Wu said.

Zhu Ling hurriedly recounted the whole story.

"Send people to search the entire city, especially the Cui family. Investigate them. Take me to the place where you last saw your young lady," Gu Ruoxiao instructed.

"This is it. This is where I parted ways with Miss. I should have stayed with Miss the whole time," Zhu Ling said regretfully.

Gu Ruoxiao searched the surroundings but found nothing. The men she sent out reported back one after another that they had also found nothing.

Night begins to fall, and the city lights begin to illuminate the night.

Now that Ye Xingchen had let Zhu Ling get out of the car, he wouldn't be so easily controlled. Gu Ruoxiao pondered, "Tell me again, what did your young lady say to you, and what did she do?"

"My young lady, my young lady, the sachet, my young lady asked me to give her the sachet," Zhu Ling recalled and called out.

"A sachet? What's that? What's inside?" Gu Ruoxiao asked, frowning.

“Fluorescent powder, Miss said that powder can glow at night. Your Highness, please wait a moment.” Zhu Ling then began searching around.

The night grew darker, yet there were no stars tonight.

"The prince is here! Look here!" Zhu Ling exclaimed. "This must have been left by the young lady."

"Send people to search along this route immediately."

"Yes." The group accepted the order and went to carry it out.

This time, perhaps because of his foot injury, the three kidnappers also noticed the girl's skill. They didn't immediately tie Ye Xingchen up; they simply threw her onto a haystack.

“Grandma, you can stop making a fuss. Once Prince Jin has negotiated the terms with the Cui family, we’ll release you,” the servant said. “Let’s part ways amicably.”

"Pah! I advise you to release me right now!" Ye Xingchen said fiercely, grabbing a wooden stick and throwing it. She endured the pain, dragging her injured leg as she jumped around throwing things, and in an instant, a scene of eagle catching chicks unfolded in the room.

Ye Xingchen pondered that, as it seemed, the coachman and servant did not intend to kill her, but she couldn't see through Tiger Brother's intentions.

"Enough! Tie her up." Tiger, who had been drinking water, grew impatient. He swung a wooden stick and struck her hard on the back. Ye Xingchen immediately fell to the ground. She was certain that the stick that had hit her outside was his.

Seeing the man fall to the ground, he rushed forward to tie him up, and Ye Xingchen struggled fiercely. Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a bang. A gleaming knife flashed before their eyes, and the next second, Tiger Brother rolled on the ground in pain.

Ye Xingchen turned his head. It was Gu Ruoxiao. He had come; he had broken down the door.

Suddenly, her memory flashed back to the last scene of her previous life: amidst the swirling snow, Ye Xingchen collapsed in a sea of ​​fire, and the last thing she saw was a man in white pushing open the heavy palace doors and stepping into the light.