191 Ambush
Ji country, Nanyu City. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
At this time, Gongsun Yu had been guarding the southernmost border city of Ji for two days.
This time Chu Qingluo's long trip, no matter how he imagined it, he felt that it was a trip full of intrigue and obstacles. Therefore, he had no way to stay at home with peace of mind, but came to the border in advance and waited for her.
However, what he didn't expect the most was that he actually met the fifth prince Ji Qili in Nanyu City, which made the uneasy feeling in his heart even stronger.
Gongsun Yu secretly observed Ji Qili from a distance, wanting to see what his purpose was in Nanyu City? But what happened next shocked him!
Ji Qili and his party, disguised as cloth merchants, planned to transport several carriages loaded with cloth out of the city. And what is even more strange is that in this group, there is also an old woman with a little girl.
When leaving the country, Ji Qili deliberately concealed his identity as a prince and cleared customs in a low-key manner.
This made Gongsun Yu even more sure of his bad intentions, and hurriedly took dry food and followed him.
Because he was worried that the sound of horses' hooves would attract the attention of Ji Qili and his group, Gongsun Yu could only keep a relatively long distance from them.
After running for about a day, they chose to stop at a dangerous place.
The reason why the terrain is more dangerous is because the road is very narrow and it is a slope that can only accommodate a horse-drawn carriage. Therefore, when passing through this section, it is necessary to observe whether there is a corresponding carriage at the other end of the slope before you can pass safely.
On the other side of the road, there is the Ram River, which runs through the border between the two countries. Normally, horse-drawn carriages slow down at this section of the road because if they slip carelessly, they will be in danger of falling into the river.
When it was a little dark, Ji Qili was unloading the goods at night. Gongsun Yu secretly got closer, only to find that what was hidden under the cloth was a pile of bows and arrows and weapons.
After unloading, the wagon carrying the goods left first, leaving them and their horses behind. They hid in the bushes on the slope and changed into black night clothes. Then, Ji Qili took more than a dozen people, including the old woman and the little girl, and rode forward first......
Gongsun Yu's heart has already jumped to his throat at this moment, this is clearly planning a vicious murder!
He didn't think much about it, and directly rode through this section and continued to follow Ji Qili.
The Assassins who were ambushed in the bushes ignored Gongsun Yu, who was passing by at this time, as they only had to wait for Ji Qili's signal to deal with the person they were dealing with.
Ji Qili and a few people stopped about five miles ahead, and they were also hiding in the bushes on the side, sending people to take turns to monitor the vehicles coming from the direction of Yuezhi Country.
Gongsun Yu carefully led the horse and hid around them.
At this time, he was secretly thinking in his heart, if he went to the border city of the Yuezhi Kingdom at this moment, not to mention that he could not enter the city without a customs clearance token, even if he could enter the city, he might not be able to find Chu Qingluo. If it's just such a vague miss, it's really bad.
So he decided, just like Ji Qili, to stay here quietly and wait, not to startle the snake. Once Ji Qili makes any changes, he can also jump out to protect Chu Qingluo at the first time.
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After a day of observation, Gongsun Yu finally discovered Ji Qili's sinister intentions of taking the old woman and the little girl.
It turned out that these two people were a decoy.
The old woman was in charge of lying on the ground in the middle of the road and pretending to be dizzy, while the little girl struggled to stop every carriage coming from the direction of Yuezhiguo, and then pitifully begged the people in the carriage to get out of the carriage for help......
It wasn't until the sixth day that a carriage with two dozen men on horseback came into their sight. At this time, the corners of Ji Qili's mouth raised a meaningful sinister smile.
The first impression of this carriage is certainly not the posture of a princess. It is nothing more than a woman from a large family, who is escorted to Ji Country by her entourage.
Such a disguise, if it were someone else, would not be able to see through it.
But for Ji Qili, who is quite familiar with the Sixth Princess and Ji Qiran, even if he is pretending to be a beggar, he is confident that he can see through it at a glance!
The old woman lay on the ground as usual, and the little girl cried loudly. When the carriage was near, she fell to her knees in front of the carriage and cried, "Please save my mother!" ”
The little girl knelt right in front of her, and the coachman had to pull the reins and stop the carriage quickly.
A male voice in the carriage asked, "Why did you stop?" ”
The coachman said, "There is a little girl who is kneeling in front of the carriage. ”
The man in the carriage was silent for a moment, then lifted the curtain and stepped out. The moment he lifted the curtain, Ji Qili saw a few people sitting in the carriage with sharp eyes.
The man jumped out of the carriage neatly, picked up the little girl and asked, "Don't cry, tell my brother what happened?" ”
The little girl sniffed, pointed to the old woman lying behind her, and said with tears in her eyes, "My mother...... She fainted suddenly! ”
The man followed her direction and saw the old woman on the ground. He walked over, first called the old woman twice, but when the old woman did not respond, then he helped the person up again and pressed the old woman's mid-body position with his thumb......
At this time, the old woman suddenly woke up, and the old and the young hurriedly thanked the man.
The man laughed heartily twice, and said that since it was all right, he continued on his way.
If it was normal, he might be a good person to the end. But now is a special period, and he can't take it lightly.
But even with such caution, the moment he got out of the car, Ji Qili still recognized him at a glance...... The prince of the Yuezhi Kingdom - Zhi Falcon.
Since Zhi Falcon is in this carriage, it means that the other people in the carriage are the six princesses and Ji Qiran. Even though the two of them neither spoke nor showed up, the sympathy that was accidentally revealed betrayed them completely.
The falcon returned to the carriage and they continued on their way, completely unaware that they were in danger.
Ji Qili stared at their carriage, and a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, with a wave of his hand, a wave of his hand immediately sent out a volley of dark arrows from the bushes......
"Not good! There is an ambush! One of the guards shouted, drawing his sword to block the arrows. The coachman hurriedly raised his whip and let the carriage run wild!
Gongsun Yu also saw the falcon just now, but he had never seen this foreign prince, so he couldn't be sure if Chu Qingluo was sitting in the carriage. However, seeing that the carriage was under attack, he did not have time to hesitate any longer, and immediately jumped on his horse and rode out of the bushes!
"Qingluo-!" Gongsun Yu followed the back of the carriage and shouted.
The guards thought he was an assassin and drew their swords at him. While resisting, he continued to shout Chu Qingluo's name! (To be continued.) )