It wasn't until she safely passed the narrowest part of Tianxing Gorge that Xue Lin said that Mingyi's hanging heart finally settled down. She turned her head and looked at the surrounding terrain carefully, remembering everything in her heart. "We will leave Tianxing Gorge not far ahead. If we go ten miles further, we will enter the border of Changzhou." Xue Lin pointed forward with his whip. Mingyi nodded, and after finishing her words, everyone urged their horses to move forward. Suddenly, the sound of fighting suddenly lingered in his ears. Xue Lin suddenly stopped his horse and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?" The scout who was exploring the road did not issue a warning. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a sharp whistle suddenly cut through the sky. "Report——" A bow guard came from the front to hit the horse. When he approached, he jumped down and clasped his fists and said, "It seems that a family was robbed and killed by horse bandits. They fled all the way into Tianxing Gorge, not far from the mouth of the gorge. , the family’s guards are fighting with the horse bandits.” "Horse bandit?" This is already the boundary of Changzhou. Under his rule, where did the horse bandits come from? Mingyi had a gut feeling that something was wrong, and naturally everyone else had the same idea. "Captain?" Yang Li held up his hand and asked Xue Lin for instructions. In just a short moment, Xue Lin made a decision, "Everyone is on alert and keep moving forward!" If it is true that horse bandits are robbing and killing people, they cannot turn a blind eye. What's more, the front is already the mouth of the gorge.
"Yes!" All the archers and guards responded in unison. Xue Lin glanced at Mingyi, glanced at the carriage behind, thought for a moment, and whispered to Mingyi, "Follow me soon." Mingyi nodded. He looked at Xue Tai again, "Artai?" Xue Tai understood and drove his horse to the carriage, "Don't worry, brother, I will protect my sister!" Xue Lin's horse reined up and galloped out ahead of him. Mingyi also hit the horse and followed closely behind him. A group of chariots and horses rushed towards the mouth of the gorge like sharp arrows leaving their strings. The closer we got to the mouth of the gorge, the sounds of fighting and crying became clearer. Even Mingyi vaguely heard the woman crying for help... Woman? Mingyi looked at Xue Lin with a stern expression, and saw that his face was as heavy as water, which only made the horse on his hip become even more anxious. After turning a corner, there was already a gorge in front of us. Sure enough, we saw some burly men with machetes and beards in their hands, chasing a group of people who looked like Han people. Sure enough, there were a few of them. A woman. One of them had a big belly and was actually pregnant. Xue Lin opened his bow and nocked an arrow, loosened his hand, and the sharp arrow shot through the air, hitting the palm of a horse bandit who was about to chop him with a knife. He let out an "ouch", and the scimitar fell from his hand and fell to the ground with a clatter. The archers and guards followed Xue Lin, as if a strong wind had passed by, inserting themselves between the two groups of people, protecting the group of people behind them. The moment she passed by, Mingyi caught a glimpse of the feet of a man dressed in civilian clothes. They were clearly a pair of military boots. Her expression suddenly changed and she shouted, "Captain, something is wrong!" Almost as soon as they finished speaking, the horse bandits were slashing at them with their swords. What was even worse was that the "common people" they were protecting also turned against them and quickly slashed at the group of archers closest to them. . Thanks to Mingyi's voice, everyone had two extra breaths of time to react and dodge in time. Although some were still unable to dodge and were injured, their lives were not in danger for the moment. But those "common people" only took one blow and retreated, turning around and running towards the carriage. At the carriage, Xian Ge had already got out of the carriage. When Mingyi shouted that voice, she was bending over. Help the "pregnant woman" who ran too fast and fell to the ground. When he heard Mingyi's shout, Xue Tai suddenly became alert, but it was too late. The "pregnant woman" with a painful face had the knife in her sleeve pressed against the side of Xian Ge's neck, and the expression on her face turned vicious and gloomy, "Don't move!" "Sister!" Xue Tai screamed, but he watched the pregnant woman get up with Xian Ge in her arms, pull out her "belly" and throw it to the ground. Her companion had already cut the rope on the horse in the carriage and seized the horse. Come, pull up Xian Ge and throw it up, leaving a few people to stop Xue Tai and others, while the rest hug the horse and retreat into Tianxing Gorge. "Brother!" Xue Tai gritted his teeth as he watched the people kidnapped Xian Ge. He picked up the knife and cut down several people in the blink of an eye. On the other side, Xue Lin also rode over. None of his soldiers were vegetarians. Mingyi had just seen through their disguises and lost the opportunity. They quickly took back the initiative and killed all the "horse bandits" and "common people" before their eyes. Uniform one by one. Xue Lin looked at the direction where Xian Ge was kidnapped with a cold face, and said coldly, "Yang Li, escort the madam back to Beiguan immediately. Don't stay. If there is anything wrong with the madam, you are the only one to ask!" Yang Li hurriedly knelt down and clasped his fists and said, "This is your order!" "Artai, come with me!" Xue Lin pulled the reins, and by the time he finished speaking, the man and the horse were already running ten feet away.
"Yes!" Xue Tai responded, got on his horse, and galloped after him. "Xue Rongyu!" Mingyi shouted from behind, "Xue Lin!" However, people have run away. Mingyi stamped her foot fiercely and said to Yang Li, "Assemble more people to catch up. Be careful of fraud!" "But Madam...we are ordered to protect Madam's safety." "Those people have already kidnapped 'Madam', so what danger will I be in? Moreover, didn't your Commander-in-Chief release Mingdi just now? The people to respond should already be on the way. Listen to me, if the Commander-in-Chief takes the blame, It's up to me! Hurry up, if something happens to the Governor, who among us can afford it?" Mingyi's eyes darkened, and he came towards her with power. Yang Li had a stern look on his face, hurriedly clasped his fists and said "yes", then turned around to arrange the troops. Mingyi turned her head and looked at the subdued "horse bandits" and "common people", her cold eyes suddenly condensed into substance, "Search them carefully, remove their hands, feet and chin first, and take them back to Beiguan for strict interrogation." All the archers and guards tightened their scalps and did not dare to slack off at all. They hurriedly responded in unison, "Yes!" Following Mingyi's instructions, they carefully searched the bodies of those people, and temporarily removed their hands, feet, and chins. Then, one person was loaded onto each horse, and the group of people rode out to the mouth of the gorge. Not far from the mouth of the gorge, I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves like thunder, coming from a distance. Yang Li listened carefully and said, "It's the direction of Changzhou!" Mingyi nodded, it was time to arrive. Sure enough, when the yellow cloud wrapped in dust and smoke floated over, a clear flag was faintly visible in the long yellow sand. It was the Anxi Army flag that Mingyi had seen before. When they got close, Yang Li came forward to negotiate, and it turned out that they were indeed defenders on the border of Changzhou. After a while, when Yang Li came back, the oncoming Bai Lai Qingqi had been split into two, with most of them bypassing them and galloping straight towards Tianxing Gorge. Yang Li turned back to Mingyi, "Following Madam's instructions, half of the troops will be left behind to escort Madam and these people back to the city, while the rest will go to Tianxing Gorge to meet the Governor." Mingyi nodded lightly, clamped her legs between the horse's belly, and drove the horse forward. He urged his horse to gallop all the way, and when he could see Beiguan City, the sun was setting in the west. When he arrived at the gate of the city, the night had already fallen. Ming Yi stopped his horse and said to Yang Li, "I will return to the Governor's Mansion, and you will bring these people back." Take it with you and return to the camp!" Once here, it was safe. Yang Li said "yes" and left four archers to escort Mingyi back to his house. The rest took the "horse bandits" and "common people" and walked around the city wall to the north camp. Go in the direction. Mingyi took a look, then turned her horse's head and entered the city gate. When I arrived outside the Governor's Mansion, I saw a man pacing back and forth at the door, with obvious anxiety on his face. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xu You? (End of this chapter)