The convoy of four carriages stopped in the middle of the road, and more than thirty horseback guards around the carriage struck their swords and approached the carriage one after another, tightening the protective ring.

In one of the inconspicuous blue-curtained carriages, Gu Yilan and two maids were sitting quietly inside.

Her face turned pale, and her teeth unconsciously bit her rosy lower lip. Her hands clenched the delicately carved wooden planks inlaid under the car window, her knuckles slightly white, and her pale pink peach-like nails had been cut into the cracks of the wood carving.

"Miss Nine, please rest assured." A low male voice came from outside the window, it was one of the Gu family guards sent by Mrs. Gu to escort Gu Yilan, this person's surname was Tong, about forty years old, he had been serving the Bachelor's Mansion for twenty years, and he was quite trusted, Gu Yilan brought out more than thirty guards this time, and he was the one in charge.

"Uncle Tong," Gu Yilan took a deep breath, tried her best to stabilize her voice, and then said, "Everything is based on safety, don't fight hard, most of the roadblock bandits are seeking money, and it is okay to spend money to buy roads." ”

"Miss Nine don't have to be afraid," the guard surnamed Tong chuckled, and his tone seemed to be quite relaxed, "We have more than thirty guards, all of them are not vegetarians, in addition to the guards, Madame also brought you a lot of servant entourage, but just a few bandits in the way, not to be afraid." Miss, don't worry, the subordinates often escort the master out of the house, and this is all a small battle. ”

"Uncle Tong, ......" Gu Yilan wanted to say that their Gu family's convoy was surrounded by so many people, and these mountain bandits dared to block the road openly, so they must have come prepared, it is better to be careful, don't be careless. However, the horse's hooves clattered, and the guard surnamed Tong had already left the window.

There were robbers outside, Gu Yilan didn't dare to open the car window directly to call the guards, for fear that the robbers would find out that there were female dependents in the car, and they would be even more complicated.

Fang Zhi and Fang Xin, who were sitting in the carriage with Gu Yilan, were full of panic, one of them began to tremble unconsciously, and the other pulled the corners of his mouth calmly, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say a word for a long time.

"Don't make a sound." Gu Yilan lowered her voice and instructed the two maids, "No matter what happens outside, you should only hear and see." Don't panic, we can't show our faces, we can't let people find out that there are women in the car. ”

Fang Zhi and Fang Xin hurriedly covered their mouths and nodded, but the panic in their eyes couldn't be hidden. Gu Yilan was actually very afraid, Tong Guard, relying on her own experience in walking the rivers and lakes, was so trusted, her intuition was not good.

But she looked at the frightened maids, pursed her lips and said nothing.

It was quiet outside, only the sound of the horses' hooves of the Tong guards went all the way forward, as if heading towards the group of roadblockers, Gu Yilan turned her head to look at Fang Zhi and Fang Xin, and said one more sentence, "Don't be afraid, don't panic no matter what happens." It's okay. ”

Fang Zhi's tears were already rolling in her eyes, she covered her mouth and took a deep breath, as if trying to calm down, but there was no doubt that it was useless, she still trembled like a sieve.

Inside the carriage, Gu Yilan's master and servant stared at the position of the carriage door silently, and seemed to be even breathing a little lighter. Gu Yilan pricked up her ears, trying to listen to the voices outside, as if doing so would allow her to prepare for the imminent crisis in advance.

However, in fact, as a pampered aristocratic lady who grew up in the Bachelor's Mansion, even if she was prepared, it was useless. Outside are mountain bandits who rob the road, ignoring the law, being unreasonable, and treating human life like a mustard.

No matter how smart Gu Yilan is, she can't resolve the crisis in front of her by herself, and she doesn't know martial arts, the only thing she can rely on at the moment is the easy-going guards she brought out.

The guards surnamed Tong before despised those mountain bandits so much, in fact, Gu Yilan already had a bad premonition, but she was powerless to change all this.

The strong sense of powerlessness and despair had begun to erode Gu Yilan, but she still sat upright, trying to control her expression, not daring to show half of her panic.

None of the guards outside the carriage made a sound, only the guards led by Tong walked forward with their horses' hooves clattering, sounding like they were heading towards the group of robbers blocking the road.

I hope that the gods and Buddhas will bless that things will not be out of control as she expected. Gu Yilan couldn't help but raise a hand, holding the placket of her chest tightly, her bright pupils were slightly wooden, and she was so nervous that she even stopped breathing.

However, it is a pity that the gods and Buddhas probably refused to respond to Gu Yilan's secret prayers. She first heard the faint voice of the Tong guards in front of her, but soon, the sound became noisy, and the sound of swords and horses' hooves intertwined.

It's time to fight!

Hearing the movement outside, Fang Xin's body trembled suddenly, and a pair of frightened eyes stared straight at the location of the car door, while Fang Zhi, who had been trembling, looked at Gu Yilan, her lips moved, but she didn't make a sound.

Gu Yilan just wanted to reach out and hold the hands of the two maids, wanting to comfort and comfort them, and comfort herself, but at this moment, she heard a loud bang, followed by the sound of wood breaking, and then screaming.

Gu Yilan knew that it was the sound of the carriage parked in front of her being smashed, and there were three or four servants sitting in the carriage, as well as a few second-class maids, all of whom were serving Gu Yilan.

Of course, the servants and maids were not qualified to accompany the young lady to ride in the car, so they took the front of the car, and there were some tea sets, books, handkerchiefs, clothes, etc. in their carriages, all of which were Gu Yilan's personal luggage and items, as well as the gifts that Gu Yilan prepared for her parents and brothers.

Fang Zhi was extremely frightened, but she still remembered that Gu Yilan had told her not to make a sound, and she opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something. But it was too late to say anything now, it seemed that it was only a moment, the sound of swords was closer, and they heard the screams of the guards outside and the shouts of the robbers.

Immediately afterwards, there was another loud bang, which shook the entire carriage, and the sound of wood breaking seemed to sound in her ears, Gu Yilan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she found that the upper left corner of the carriage was shattered, and the door flew out diagonally in the crackling sound, and there was no obstruction in front of her.

Fang Xin, who was originally too frightened to move, seemed to burst out with all her strength at this time, pushing Gu Yilan back hard, and she stopped in front of Gu Yilan and Fang Zhi.

Gu Yilan's reaction was also very fast, she directly raised her hand and pulled the exquisite pearl hairpin inserted in the Feixian bun fiercely, like a waterfall hanging down, and she had a sharp weapon in her hand.

However, in the face of vicious bandits armed with real swords, the fragile and sharp hairpin is only better than nothing.

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