After noon, the officers who were scouting the way turned around and the team moved forward again.
The moment before the carriage started, the curtain opened and Ah Wan got in.
Duofu glared at her: "What are you doing here?"
Duofu has always had a subtle psychology towards Ah Wan.
Because Ah Wan is too capable and feels ashamed, and he doesn't like her disrespect for Ming Wei.
But when she was in Dongning, she didn't dare to show her displeasure to Awan because of their different status.
It was only after the fight at the inn a few days ago that this layer of skin was peeled off.
Ah Wan was not angry either: "If the young master is not destined, would you consider me my love?"
The two maids looked at each other disgustedly, snorted at the same time, and turned away from each other without speaking.
Mingwei shook his head, too lazy to do anything else and just focused on his schedule.
This valley is not a straight line of terrain, but a relatively broad valley, not that dangerous.
However, the deep forests and dense grass are very suitable for ambushes.
Although some officials had already passed by to explore the road, they still exercised great caution when marching.
After passing here, we enter the border of Gyeonggi Province. Not only will the road be smooth, but there will also be soldiers and horses coming to meet us.
Those Xingxiu accomplices want to kidnap Mingsan or even silence them. This is their only chance.
Yang Shu and Jiang Wenfeng knew this in their hearts, otherwise they would not have sent Ah Wan here.
Although Duofu has strong inner strength, she has never practiced martial arts. It is too much to expect her to protect Mingwei.
Ah Wan sat for a while and saw Duofu gesticulating and mumbling something, and couldn't help but said: "Do you think learning martial arts is so easy? Since I was six years old, I have been squatting on horseback and bundling sandbags every day, and practiced hard for ten years.
With your current skills, what's the use of improvising like this?"
Duofu snorted and retorted disdainfully: "The lady said that if I learn these three moves well, I can be considered a master!"
Ah Wan laughed loudly: "You think you are Cheng Yaojin and you can just learn three axes? You are kidding!"
Duofu ignored her and continued gesturing with his hands.
Ah Wan found it boring and went to see Ming Wei again.
But I saw her leaning against the wall of the car, closing her eyes and concentrating, not caring about anything.
Ah Wan couldn't help but ask: "There will be a hard battle today, are you not worried at all?"
Mingwei opened his eyes and closed them again: "Why should you worry? I am just a family member of a prisoner, and I have only made a small contribution to win such leniency. If something goes wrong, the responsibility will also fall.
Not on my head."
Ah Wan was stunned: "How could you do this and it has nothing to do with you?"
"Because it's none of my business in the first place!"
She answered easily, and Ah Wan couldn't help feeling depressed. She really wanted to get out of the car and leave her alone, regardless of whether she lived or died. But the young master told her several times that he must protect her safety, so he had to endure it and turned around.
Both the master and the servant are equally annoying!
After walking for an hour, the sky gradually became overcast, and the sun had moved over the mountain peaks on the other side and could no longer shine in the valley.
The fog began to spread, slowly covering the road ahead.
"Here we come." Mingwei said suddenly.
Ah Wan was in high spirits.
Duofu also stopped gesturing and looked around nervously.
Mingwei raised the curtains and shouted: "Big cousin!"
Ji Ling approached on horseback and bent down: "Cousin, is there something wrong?"
Mingwei said: "If something happens later, you can find a place to hide yourself."
Ji Ling was startled for a moment and immediately asked: "Is someone robbing the prisoner?"
Mingwei nodded.
Ji Ling said: "Okay, I will be careful, you take care of yourself."
After lowering the curtains, Mingwei told Duofu: "If you take action later, please pay more attention to your cousin."
Duofu hurriedly said: "But Miss, you..."
"Here I am!" Ah Wan snorted, her tone not very good.
Duofu knew the importance and did not argue with Ah Wan at the moment. He just sat quietly, recalling the formula taught by the young lady in his mind, raising his inner strength and getting ready for the challenge.
The fog finally became so thick that it was impossible to move forward.
Lei Hong ordered the team to stop and go back to report.
Jiang Wenfeng was silent for a moment and said: "Accept the challenge."
Lei Hong responded in a low voice: "Yes."
They all know that this is a fierce battle.
No matter how many strategies are used, strength must speak for itself in the end.
Yang Shu, who was in the carriage, sat upright.
There was a fluttering sound, and he looked up at the birds that were vaguely visible in the mist.
"The birds in the dark forest are frightened, it seems that someone has arrived!"
Ah Xuan was beside him, and after hearing this, he held down the weapon on his waist.
Yang Shu said, "You are not needed here. You go and see Gu Mingsan."
Ah Xuandao: "Master, your safety is more important than his."
Yang Shu shook his head: "Ming San must not die."
Ah Xuan couldn't help it and raised his hands: "I'm going down."
The sound of the birds' wings vibrating became louder and louder, and suddenly an official shouted: "The birds are flying over!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw countless birds flying out of the fog and swooping down overwhelmingly.
When they got closer, the officials discovered that these birds were actually large eagles with extremely sharp teeth and claws. If they were not careful, they would be pecked until they were bleeding profusely.
Lei Hong shouted loudly: "Where is the crossbowman!"
Upon hearing the order, the crossbowmen came out and set up their crossbows.
"Whoops!" A round of crossbows was fired, and the big eagles were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Those who slipped through the net were surrounded by officers and killed.
Mingwei was sitting in the car, so she couldn't be hurt. Ah Wan saw her worried expression and couldn't help but ask, "What are you worried about?"
She looked at the eagle corpses and whispered: "After this round, how many arrows have been consumed by the crossbow?"
Ah Wan immediately understood what she meant: "You mean, the other party is consuming our crossbow arrows?"
Mingwei nodded.
After she said this, another official shouted: "There is something in the grass!"
Then there was another volley of crossbows.
This time, what was shot out were all kinds of animals.
Ah Wan was completely convinced: "We brought a lot of crossbows, but with this shooting method, they will probably be used up in a short time."
How could Lei Hong not notice this problem?
After shooting these animals, he asked about the stock of crossbow arrows and immediately ordered: "Shield guards, form a formation!"
Guards holding shields lined up one after another, with their shields facing outward, to surround the convoy.
Just as the formation was completed, the sound of bows and arrows could be heard.
Mingwei looked at the arrows that fell on the ground and said, "Fortunately, the opponent doesn't have a crossbow."
Crossbows are more powerful than bows and arrows. If the opponent has a crossbow in their hand, it will be more difficult for them to consume it.
As he said that, he suddenly heard a sharp whistle in the air.
Ah Wan looked at it and was shocked: "Rocket!"
Rockets were fired one after another, nailing the car body and quickly causing it to ignite.
"Get off the car!" Ah Wan shouted.
The three of them waited for a while, made sure that the other party had no more bows and arrows, and jumped out of the car.
Ah Wan pulled Ming Wei and looked around for a place to hide.
"Cousin!" Ji Ling looked anxious, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was safe and sound.
After this round of rockets, the real highlight finally came.
In the grass and behind the boulders, a large number of men in black jumped out and rushed towards the convoy.
Ah Wan cursed in a low voice: "Didn't I search it already? There are still so many people."