On the official road from Shuzhou City to Danlian Fucheng, the procession of seeing off the bride was moving slowly.
The whole escorting team consisted of over a thousand people, including Beiyuan City's guards, family members, dowry convoy, and officials and guards from the clan mansion.
The long procession was like a long dragon on the official road, climbing over the mountains and riding the autumn wind slowly southward.
Situ Qianxue was sitting in the carriage, looking at the rolling mountains on both sides of the official road through the window, in a daze.
The autumn wind comes from the north, bringing with it a cool breath, causing the vegetation on the mountains to turn yellow.
Although the mountains and plains were covered with withered yellow, she did not feel desolate, but instead felt picturesque.
Compared with the desolation around Beiyuan City, the mountains and forests of Shuzhou are full of life, and even in autumn, they have a different kind of scenery.
At this time, they were less than two hundred miles away from Danlian City. They would arrive at Danlian City in almost three days, and the wedding was scheduled for ten days, so there was plenty of time.
The closer the wedding day came, the more nervous Situ Qianxue felt.
Being married to a strange man made her feel anxious and uneasy, as if her future was uncertain.
So these days she was often in a daze.
At this moment, the motorcade slowly stopped, and Situ Qianfeng rode up to the carriage.
"Little sister, the team greeted by Prince Xin'an is here!"
Situ Qianfeng smiled.
"Where?" Situ Qianxue came back to her senses and looked out the car window with some curiosity.
It is not necessary for Qin Wei to come out to welcome the bride out of the city. When the wedding is held in Danlian City, Qin Wei is required to come out to greet the bride.
However, Situ Qianxue was still very curious about the people around Qin Wei.
"Coming!"
Situ Qianfeng raised his head towards the front and said.
I saw a few horses galloping towards me, and a snow-white figure passed by like a lonely tiger.
The person who came was none other than Shi Luan.
"Slave Shi Luan pays homage to the princess!"
Shi Luan came closer, quickly dismounted, and bowed beside the carriage.
Situ Qianxue looked at Shi Luan, looking at her delicate and cold face, slightly absent-minded.
Shi Luan is very beautiful. Her cool temperament combined with her beautiful face makes her feel like a fairy has fallen into the mortal world.
"Little sister!" Situ Qianfeng reminded.
"Oh, no courtesy!" Situ Qianxue came back to her senses and said.
Shi Luan straightened up and glanced at Situ Qianxue, his cold eyes without any fluctuation.
Maybe her eyes have never been warm.
"Next, I will escort the princess to Danlian City!" Shi Luan said.
"Thank you!" Situ Qianxue said in a clear voice, and then closed the car curtains.
For some reason, seeing Shi Luan made her feel even more anxious.
Shi Luan's arrival did not have much impact on the convoy, and the convoy set off again after a short stay.
In the carriage, Xiaochan looked at Situ Qianxue strangely and said, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing?"
"But you don't seem to look very good!"
Situ Qianxue frowned slightly, her eyes flashing with thoughts.
After a while, she showed a bitter smile.
"After all, I'm just an ordinary woman! I can't change the ordinary thoughts in my heart!"
"Hey~!"
She sighed softly.
Regarding Shi Luan, she couldn't help but feel a tasteful feeling in her heart.
This is not jealousy, after all, she has no feelings for Qin Wei.
But apparently she misunderstood Qin Wei. There were many women around Qin Wei, including the charming Jin Yu, the cool and beautiful Shi Luan, the petite and cute Yu Ling, and the charming and mature Yu Qing.
But Qin Wei has limits when it comes to treating women. He will not suppress his desires, so he accepted Yu Ling and Yu Qing, but he will not be unscrupulous because of his own desires.
Everyone has their own use. Shi Luan has extraordinary talents, so Qin Wei trains her as an effective subordinate. Jin Yu is good at raising birds, so Qin Wei performs his duties and lets Jin Yu train homing pigeons.
Now Shi Luan is his guard commander, and Jin Yu has been restored to cultivation by Qin Wei, and has joined Luo Sheng and become Zhao Gao's assistant.
Putting things to their best use and people fulfilling their duties is the bottom line of Qin Wei.
Not to mention the complicated emotions in Situ Qianxue's heart, the motorcade continued to move forward on the official road.
Just as the motorcade passed under a mountain ridge, suddenly there was a burst of loud noises on the mountain ridge.
"kill!"
A large number of figures suddenly appeared in the withered mountains and forests. They held weapons and rushed down the hillside.
At the same time, there was a whooshing sound in the air, and sharp arrows flew towards them.
The sudden change shocked everyone in the team.
Both the soldiers in the court and the guards in Beiyuan City reacted very quickly, pulling out their weapons and getting ready for battle.
"Protect the princess!"
Shi Luan shouted coldly, and twenty dead warriors dressed in powerful clothing and holding long knives quickly came around Situ Qianxue's carriage.
At the same time, Situ Qianfeng came galloping on horseback, and behind him were Situ Changshan and Sui Yan, who had been busy negotiating with the clan government.
Sui Yan is Uncle Yan who has been with Situ before. He is the only innate warrior in Beiyuan City besides Situ Changkong.
Situ Changshan is the younger brother of Situ Changkong, and is nicknamed Second Master Situ!
"It's so stupid that there are even those little bastards who dare to intercept our convoy in Beiyuan City. Let's see if I don't kill these bastards."
The second master was a man with a hot temper. When he saw a thief coming, he immediately cursed angrily.
"Don't be afraid, Xiaoxue'er, let's see how Uncle Er will deal with these bastards!"
He shouted to Situ Qianxue, then led a dozen guards with a big sword in his hand, and rushed towards the hillside on horseback.
"Second uncle, be careful!" Situ Qianfeng couldn't help but remind him.
However, Situ Changshan had already collided with the incoming thieves.
The thick sword was slashed with fierce force like a wooden door.
As Situ Changkong's younger brother, Situ Changshan is naturally not a weakling. Although he is not an innate warrior, he is definitely considered a master due to his innate talent.
I saw him wielding a five-foot-long and one-foot-wide sword, killing the thieves and causing them to bleed.
But there were so many thieves, there were thousands of them. Even if he killed them, he could only block hundreds of them.
Other thieves had already rushed to the front of the convoy, fighting with the thoroughgoing guards.
Situ Qianfeng looked at the melee around him with a gloomy expression.
"Uncle Yan!" he called in a low voice.
Sui Yan shook his head slightly, did not speak, and did not participate in the battle.
He has only one mission, and that is to protect Situ Qianfeng.
That's right, it's to protect Situ Qianfeng, not Situ Qianxue.
This is the rule of Beiyuan City. The successor of the city lord always comes first, sometimes even more important than the current city lord.
Because the current city lord has died, Beiyuan City can still be passed down as long as the young city lord does not die.
However, if the young city lord dies, the time and resources it will take for Beiyuan City to train another young city lord will be immeasurable.
If it is impossible to train another young city lord, the inheritance of Beiyuan City will be cut off.
Therefore, Situ Qianfeng is very important to Beiyuan City, but in comparison, Situ Qianxue, the eldest lady of Beiyuan City, is insignificant.
Shi Luan Suiyan didn't make any move and frowned slightly.
She turned to the dead soldier beside her and said: "Send the signal, red!"
"Here!"
The dead man responded, quickly took out a black bamboo tube from his arms, lit the fuse under the bamboo tube with a fire stick, and then raised it high above his head.
Tweet~~
There was a sharp sound, and then a burst of red light burst into the air.
The bamboo signal flare was made by Qin Wei. When attacking Pingman Pass, Qin Wei wanted to make gunpowder. Unfortunately, he did not have the time to study it at that time, so he could only put it down temporarily.
In the past few months, Qin Wei had been doing some random research in his spare time.
It was not difficult to prepare gunpowder, but Qin Wei did not know how to make firearms and could only make some fireworks.
The gunpowder he prepared can also make fireworks and firecrackers, but as for artillery and firecrackers, it will definitely not work.
However, Qin Wei was not disappointed by this, and he did not continue to study the rest. He directly wrote down his thoughts and gave them to Shen Wansan.
Now Shen Wansan hired many craftsmen in Long'an Mansion specifically to study Qin Wei's weird ideas.
Shi Luan frowned and looked at the light in the sky.
It was still daytime, and with the surrounding mountains and forests blocking it, she didn't know how many people could see the flare.
It's unclear whether people in the distance can see it, but the eyes of many people in the convoy were attracted by the signal flare.
They all looked at the signal flares gradually disappearing in the sky with surprise on their faces.
"What is that?"
Situ Qianfeng seemed to be very interested in flares.
Shi Luan ignored him and just looked at the chaotic battle around him.
The thieves who rushed down the hillside and the guards in the convoy fought desperately.
Screams continued to sound, and the killing was extremely cruel. Within a moment, the official road was littered with dead and wounded, and blood flowed into streams.
Sudden.
Sui Yan next to him said: "Be careful! Protect the young city lord!"
With a crash, the surrounding guards gathered in front of Situ Qianfeng.
"Protect my little sister!"
"Don't protect me. I am also a warrior after all and I need your protection!" Situ Qianfeng looked at the people around him and was extremely angry.
Unfortunately, the surrounding guards were all guards from Beiyuan City. Although they were also protecting Situ Qianxue, most of their manpower was gathered around Situ Qianfeng.
Seeing this, Shi Luan frowned again.
She raised her hand, and suddenly a group of dead soldiers were guarding Situ Qianxue's carriage.
Situ Qianfeng is the young city lord of Beiyuan City, but Situ Qianxue is the princess of their highness.
In this way, Situ Qianfeng and Situ Qianxue were obviously brothers and sisters, but in the end, they were protected very clearly.
Seeing this, Situ Qianxue shook her head helplessly. She had experienced this situation many times, so she didn't care about it.
Just when everyone was nervous, two figures suddenly appeared on the hillside in the distance, flying towards them.
Sui Yan's face was solemn and he stepped forward to fight.
Dang Dang Dang~~
The swords collided, and the three of them fought for more than ten rounds in the blink of an eye.
Sui Yan used one against two and never fell behind.
However, a figure shrouded in black robes flew down from the other side and headed straight for Situ Qianxue's carriage.
"There are also innate masters!"
Shi Luan's expression changed drastically, and without thinking, he jumped onto the carriage.
Clang!
The long sword is unsheathed.
The sharp sword light shot out like a rainbow piercing the sun.
His clothes are as pale as snow, his face is as cold as snow, and he carries a sword as pale as snow.
When the man in black robe saw this, he advanced instead of retreating. He stepped into the air with a strong posture and shot out a spear in his hand.
Ding!~
The tip of the spear collided with the tip of the sword, the sword energy and the spear light were entangled, and condensed energy burst out.
But the next moment, Shi Luan was blown back like a flying leaf.
She retreated several feet and landed back on top of the carriage.
At the same time, the surrounding dead soldiers swarmed towards the man in black robes.
Although the cultivation of these dead warriors was cultivated by Qin Wei using the Ten Thousand Methods Furnace, after a period of training, their combat effectiveness is no less than that of other seventh-level warriors.
But now they are facing an innate warrior. Even if they are the weakest innate warrior, they are still very powerless.
The gun light swept across, and in the blink of an eye, seven or eight dead soldiers were sent flying.
Seeing this, Shi Luan's expression changed and he leaped up again.
Ding ding ding~~
Shi Luan's sword was very fast, and she was considered a master of swordsmanship among ninth-grade warriors. However, facing the black-robed man in front of her, all her attacks seemed very fragile.
After six or seven moves, she was shot back again.
The white palms trembled slightly, and the thin body panted violently.
She raised her head and stared at the man in black robes in front of her.
"Give up! You are no match for me!"
The man in black robe suddenly spoke.
There was no fluctuation in Shi Luan's eyes. She clenched the sword in her hand tightly and stabbed out again.
give up!
impossible!
This is a task given to her by His Highness, and she will never give up unless she dies.
The sword light is still sharp.
A flash of helplessness flashed in the black-robed man's eyes, and the spear in his hand suddenly stabbed out.
The spear missed the sword light and landed on Shi Luan's shoulder.
The bright red blood stained the pale clothes.
"Why bother!"
He didn't seem to want to kill Shi Luan.
However, the next moment, he looked at Shi Luan in front of him in astonishment.
Shi Luan's cold and beautiful face was still without any emotion at all. She held a spear in one hand and a sword in the other, and rushed forward.
Phew!
The spear penetrated her shoulder, and the trembling sword light streaked through the void.
The man in black robes retreated.
When he backed away, he still looked at Shi Luan in astonishment.
At this moment, his heart seemed to be trembling.
Why?
Why is she not even afraid of death?
Why would she rather die to protect the people behind her?
It was hard for him to understand, just as he couldn't imagine that he would be in this situation before.
On the carriage, Situ Qianxue looked at Shi Luan in astonishment.
She knew that the man in black robe was coming for her, but she didn't understand why Shi Luan was so desperate to protect her.
Maybe they couldn't understand Shi Luan's belief in Qin Wei.
Shi Luan is a fanatical believer!
She has experienced countless sufferings and sorrows in this world, but there are only two people worth her life.
An old woman who raised her up and was both her teacher and mother.
The other one is Qin Wei, who rescued her from prison and gave her new faith.