Rebirth and Rewriting Fate

“Don’t forget that there are muskets in Dongchi. You don’t want him to never come back, do you?” Yun Chu emphasized.

"You may go. I will protect Miss's safety." Mo Han stepped forward.

The three experts exchanged glances, and Chiwu and Chengfeng said in unison, "We will obey your command, young lady."

Yun Chu relaxed her tense emotions slightly and said, "We need to be prepared before we go to provide support. This place is rich in firecrackers, and gunpowder is made from a mixture of charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur. You need to find skilled craftsmen to make it. Dongchi has muskets, and we can't be too far behind."

Chiwu nodded and stepped out the door with Chengfeng.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two returned.

"Miss Yun Chu, we are about to set off."

"Alright, remember to bring your master back safely, and make sure all thirty-six members of the Dark Guard are present," Yun Chu said.

The two looked at each other and nodded emphatically.

As Yun Chu sipped her tea, she pondered. Her journey back should be relatively safe, but she wondered what would happen to Gu Ruoxiao. In her past life, Dongchi was a terrorist group whose muskets were feared by all. They would frequently test the border, and she never expected them to become even more rampant in this life.

"Don't worry, Miss, I can get you back safely," Mo Han said, trying to reassure Yun Chu, thinking she was worried about her journey home.

Yun Chu smiled and said, "I know."

And so time passed at a leisurely pace, and three days went by in the blink of an eye.

"Miss, we will arrive in the capital in three days," said Mo Han, who was driving the carriage outside. Perhaps because they were getting closer to the capital, the horses were running happily.

"That's good." There's been no news from Gu Ruoxiao these past few days, and I wonder how they are doing.

"Miss, sit tight, we'll be there soon after we get past this mountain," Mo Han instructed from outside.

When they reached the halfway point of the hillside, the horses suddenly became startled and panicked, but Mo Han quickly brought them under control.

Someone in front blocked the way, forcing Mo Han to stop the carriage.

Yun Chu lifted the carriage curtain, revealing two strikingly different men standing before her. One was burly and imposing, towering like a mountain, his broad shoulders and thick arms exuding astonishing power as he wielded a massive iron hammer with a heavy head. The other, in stark contrast, was short and slender, like a nimble monkey in the forest, moving with lightness and agility. His hands gripped two sharp swords tightly, their gleam revealing a chilling aura. The two men stood side by side, each radiating a distinct presence.

"So you're the High and Low Duo, brothers. May I ask what brings you here?" Mo Han asked coldly.

“Hey, big brother, she recognizes us too, so it looks like this will be easy to handle,” the shorter man said to the taller man.

"Leave that woman here, and I'll let you go." The tall man pointed at Yun Chu.

"You're here because of the bounty? Wasn't the bounty withdrawn? Even if you capture her now, you won't get the money," Mo Han said.

"What? They withdrew? Damn it. I chased them all the way from the Northern Region, only to be completely fooled!" the tall man roared angrily.

"Brother, what should we do?" the short man asked.

"You dare to mess with me. Someone's trying to arrest her. She must have something valuable on her. Tie her up first!" With that, the tall man rushed forward.

Mo Han hurriedly stepped forward to meet the attack. The hammer was swung with tremendous force, making Yun Chu tremble with fear.

The shorter man ran over to grab him, and Yun Chu hurriedly jumped around to dodge, occasionally taking out a sleeping potion from his pocket and sprinkling it at the other man. Unfortunately, the potency of this potion was still too weak for a master. Yun Chu seized the opportunity and distance, activated his sleeve dart, and unexpectedly, a sleeve dart shot out, hitting the other man's left shoulder.

Realizing he had been hit by an arrow and had fallen into a trap, the other party cursed him and became even more ruthless, causing the next two hidden arrows to miss him. However, there was no time to reinstall the hidden arrows.

Seeing the short man's twin swords about to strike Yun Chu, Yun Chu's eyes widened. A sword swung back and wounded the short man's hand. It turned out that Mo Han had been distracted by Yun Chu while fighting the tall man.

The short man grew increasingly angry. He threw down his knife and rushed forward, shoving Yun Chu. Yun Chu struggled, but her foot slipped, and she slid down the hillside. She managed to grab onto a dead tree on the slope in time. Just then, the short man was about to step forward when he suddenly took effect from the poison. He collapsed to his knees, foaming at the mouth and bleeding from his seven orifices.

Seeing this, Mo Han took advantage of the tall man's distraction while looking at the short man, pierced the man's heart with his sword, and quickly ended the battle.

She rushed over, trying to reach out and grab Yun Chu, but the soil on the hillside was too loose, and the two of them rolled down the hillside.

When Gu Ruoxiao and his group arrived at the town where Miss Shangguan had disappeared, they quickly made contact with the guards left there.

"Master, Miss Shangguan is in that courtyard, but many Dongchi spies have been stationed there to guard it, and they also have muskets," Suibo reported.

"How are our preparations going?" Gu Ruoxiao asked.

"The things you mentioned are being prepared, but there's not enough here, and we've already used quite a bit," Zhu Liu explained.

"Have people speed up preparations. We'll make our move tonight," Gu Ruoxiao ordered.

As night fell, Gu Ruoxiao and her group hid in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to set off.

With a meow, the group silently crept into the courtyard and quickly subdued the guards at the gate.

Upon entering the inner room, Gu Ruoxiao found Shangguan Wan'er bound and gagged. Her hands were tightly bound behind her back with thick ropes, the ropes digging deep into her skin, leaving shocking red marks. Her feet were also firmly bound, her ankles slightly swollen from struggling. A tattered rag was forcibly stuffed into her mouth.

Seeing this, Gu Ruoxiao rushed forward to rescue her. Although Shangguan Wan'er was in a sorry state, she remained calm in the face of danger.

"Your Highness, why are you here? It's too dangerous here." Shangguan Wan'er's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was hoarse, probably from shouting.

"Don't worry, I'll take you out," Gu Ruoxiao said.

Having rescued the people, the group began to rush out to retreat. However, at this moment, a row of people appeared on the high wall inside the courtyard, holding muskets and pointing them at them. The group opened fire on those who rushed out, and some of the guards were wounded.

They were forced back inside again.

"Throw out the gunpowder we prepared," Gu Ruoxiao ordered.

Soon, the gunpowder caused the assassins on the roof to fall, but they were replaced by a new group of men, all now armed with flaming arrows. The situation was extremely urgent.

"Sir, we're running low on gunpowder. We're probably surrounded," Sui Bo said worriedly.

"You all go quickly, don't worry about me," Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly said.

Gu Ruoxiao frowned, his eyes burning with intensity, searching for a breakthrough. He had to find a way; he couldn't just sit and wait to die. He couldn't let the people he had brought out fail to be brought back.