"What's wrong?"

Zhang Yunzong was not worried about Yan Ran, and knew that she was going to take Jin Luan out of the palace tonight, so he followed.

Zhang Yunzong's sudden appearance made the soldiers escorting the car extremely nervous.

I heard a loud bang, and a large knife with a cold light fell from under the car to the ground.

"They actually had a knife hidden in their car!"

"Who?"

"Take it!"

With a chaotic sound, the two sides soon fought against each other.

Yan Ran reacted quickly and had already stepped back.

Jin Luan was frightened by the sudden scene and stood still.

Seeing that a big knife was slashing at Jin Luan, Yan Ran stretched out his leg and kicked Jin Luan, and Jin Luan's body fell down weakly, and he could avoid a catastrophe.

But before Jin Luan could get up, he was held hostage by another person with a knife against his neck.

Jin Luan's face turned pale with fright, and he screamed in shock: "Yan Ran, save me!" ”

Zhang Yunzong really hoped that Jin Luan would be hacked to death in the melee, but she still held a bargaining chip in her hand that could kill Yan Ran, and he didn't dare to make a mistake.

He could only order the soldiers not to act rashly, so as not to injure Jin Luan by mistake.

The thieves withdrew outside the palace gate, and there were still people who answered them, and the soldiers also chased them out and surrounded them.

The thief said: "Let us go, don't chase after us, otherwise we will wait to collect the body of this little lady!" ”

They also saw that since they were able to hold Jin Luan hostage out of the palace, and the other party did not dare to act rashly, it showed that this woman still had some weight.

When Jin Luan heard this, there was a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yan Ran, if I die, don't think about living alone!" ”

At this time, the most difficult thing is Zhang Yunzong, the thieves bring weapons into the palace, they will inevitably plot against them, and it is a dereliction of duty to let them go.

But if they don't let them go, Jin Luan is afraid that she will be murdered, and once Jin Luan is dead, the secret she hid is likely to be made public, and Yan Ran's life will not be saved.

Yan Ran walked up to Zhang Yunzong and whispered to him, "Cousin Yunzong, the potted plants that these thieves transported into the palace are mixed with nitrate and sulfur in the soil of the pots. ”

"What?!"

Zhang Yunzong was shocked, nitrate and sulfur are the raw materials for making gunpowder, what they smuggled these things into the palace for, their intentions are obvious.

Yan Ran said: "The top priority now is to quickly find out how many materials they have smuggled into the palace and where they are hiding, and they must not let their plot succeed!" I'll exchange Jin Luan later and be their hostage. I'll try to leave as many marks as I can along the way, and you can send someone to track them down later, so you can catch them all!" ”

Zhang Yunzong objected without thinking: "No, Ranran, this is too dangerous!" ”

Yan Ran had no choice, so she said decisively: "Jin Luan handed over the secret decree to a trusted person for safekeeping, in case she has any three strengths and two shortcomings, as soon as the secret decree is announced, I will definitely die." But if I keep Jin Luan, maybe there is still a chance of life. ”

Yan Ran paused and lowered her voice: "Obviously, the purpose of these thieves is to cause chaos in the palace and even control the palace. Who would do that? I guess they're Xiao Zun's people. Xiao Zun won't kill me for the time being, because he still wants to keep me as a bargaining chip to hold Jin Yan hostage. ”

Zhang Yunzong thought about it repeatedly and was in a dilemma, but he had no other way, so he had to reluctantly agree to Yan Ran.

Yan Ran left Xian Luo behind, and stepped forward alone to say to the thief: "I am the wife of Young Master Wen, that is, the commander of this expedition against the rebels, and she is just my maid, it is better for you to hold her hostage." ”

The thief didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "If she is just a maid, why should you, an official wife, sacrifice your life for her?" ”

A deep and old voice suddenly came from the carriage: "Change." ”

Although the thief did not know why, he agreed to the exchange of hostages according to the man's words.

Yan Ran walked forward, and the thief grabbed Jin Luan, and was also ready to exchange.

But at this moment, the archers who were waiting on the city wall, Xu was highly nervous, and he actually released a cold arrow with trembling hands.

A thief on the opposite side fell, the horses raised their hooves and neighed, and the crowd was in chaos.

They didn't care about exchanging hostages, so they directly dragged Yan Ran and Jin Luan into the carriage, and broke out of the encirclement on a rampage.

Zhang Yunzong shouted several times: "Stop!" Don't chase it! ”

This stabilized the chaotic soldiers, and the two wagons disappeared into the darkness.

"Let me go! Didn't you agree to the exchange of hostages? You've already arrested her, why don't you let me go?! ”

Jin Luan shouted hoarsely and loudly accused these people of not keeping their promises.

The situation is urgent, these people only care about running for their lives, where can they take care of them.

One of them saw Jin Luan yelling, for fear of attracting pursuers, so he slapped her in the eye.

When did Jin Luan receive this kind of qi, his blood and qi immediately surged, and he didn't care about being in danger, so he shouted: "You dare to beat me? I'm not an ordinary maid, my status is much more noble than hers! If you don't let me go, I'll let the Holy One kill you! ”

These people were so murderous by Jin Luan's quarrel that they immediately drew their knives to finish her.

Yan Ran shouted: "Don't kill her! ”

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded slowly in the corner: "Honorable? How honorable? ”

As soon as this voice came out, the few people who had just shown a fierce face immediately stopped and bowed their heads respectfully in the direction of the voice.

Yan Ran remembered this voice, just now he agreed to exchange hostages, it seems that this person should be the leader of this group of people.

But the man sat in the corner of the carriage, avoiding the dim light of the oil lamp in the carriage, so that it was impossible to see his face at all.

But as soon as the words fell, he got up and walked over, and finally showed his true face.

He was a burly man, with a full beard and a hideous scar on his left cheek, which snaked from his ear to the corner of his lip.

Jin Luan was so frightened that his eyes dodged, and his body involuntarily retreated backwards, but he still did not escape the clutches of the other party.

The big rough hand grabbed her delicate neck, as if it could break her neck with a single effort.

His eyes were like quenching ice, shooting out two sharp blades, and he said word by word: "Jin, Luan." ”

Yan Ran was taken aback, who was he, how could he recognize Jin Luan?

But seeing that Jin Luan's face changed greatly, he called out a name with difficulty and disbelief: "Ah, Amuas......"

Yan Ran was struck by lightning again, and she couldn't come back to her senses in shock.

The man was also stunned, as if he didn't expect Jin Luan to recognize him in disguise, and couldn't help but relax slightly.

Jin Luan sensed the other party's reaction, raised his hands to hold his wrists, and continued to cry weakly: "Amuas, I miss you so much!" Did you misunderstand me? We are husband and wife, how could I betray you? It's just that at that time, the two countries were at war, and I was also in a difficult situation. I escaped from the palace in disguise this time, just to find you! ”

Jin Luan's tears fell one after another, and he looked quite sincere.

But Amuas was not moved at all, and after the initial surprise of being recognized, the killing intent in his eyes became stronger, and he choked Jin Luan's neck again.

Jin Luan's eyes widened, his eyes full of horror and despair, but he couldn't make any sound.

Yan Ran wanted to stop Amuas's actions, but was grabbed by the arm and couldn't move.

She could only shout in the air: "If you kill her, I will die with her!" I'm sure you know very well that keeping me is more valuable than killing me! ”

Sure enough, hearing Yan Ran's words, Amuas's movements paused slightly.

In the end, he thought about it for a while, and finally put away his murderous intent and let go of Jin Luan.

Jin Luan was ruthlessly thrown away by Amuas, and quickly crawled to Yan Ran's side, breathing rapidly.

She trembled all over, and clung to Yan Ran tightly, as if this could give her a sense of security.

Yan Ran saw Jin Luan's frightened look, and thought that what she said just now was to coax Amuas.

But Amuas is not a fool, and he has no feelings for Jin Luan, how can he believe her words.

However, at this time, Yan Ran was not in the mood to explore the matter between the two people.

She was full of thoughts about why Amuas appeared in Anyang and how he came to Anyang.

The first point is not difficult to guess, Amuas should have formed an alliance with Xiao Zun.

This also explains why the rebel army led by Xiao Zun, composed of ordinary people, was able to defeat the regular army.

The rebel army was mixed with the army of the Great Viet Kingdom, and some young and strong people were selected from them for training, and their combat effectiveness was naturally greatly enhanced.

However, how did the army of the Great Viet Kingdom enter the territory of the Shengguo?

With the Bac Ninh Army in charge, it is impossible for the Da Viet Army to cross the border in large numbers.

Then, they could only enter the Shengguo in small batches after camouflage, such as traveling and fleeing.

However, it will take a long time to assemble a regular army.

Therefore, it is very likely that Da Yue will begin to implement this plan after being expelled back to Mobei by the Beining Army.

It's just that I don't know when Xiao Zun formed an alliance with Amuas, what role he played in this matter, and how much he participated.

What is the situation with Wen Rong'an, does he already know the truth?

Yan Ran was preoccupied, but she did not forget to observe the route.

They didn't leave the city, but they changed cars several times along the way, walked for a long time, and passed through strange and narrow alleys, and there was no way to tell what it was, so she could only try to leave some marks.

When they came to a house, the group communicated in secret language, and then entered through the back door, through a secret passage in the kitchen, to another house.

Amuas was the first to enter a room, and Xiao Zun's angry voice soon came from inside: "Failed? ”

Amuas didn't care about the failure of this operation, but said, "However, if I bring back two people, you should be interested." ”

As he spoke, he ordered someone to bring Yan Ran and Jin Luan in.

Xiao Zun looked at Yan Ran, with a strong hatred in his eyes, a sense of pride in his hands, and a sense of revenge that was about to be avenged: "It's useful to keep this, let's kill the useless one." ”

Jin Luan knew that the useless person was her, and shouted in a panic: "Don't kill me!" I'm Jin Luan! ”

Xiao Zun smiled coldly: "Jin Luan? Then it should be killed. ”

Jin Luan hurriedly said: "I'm useful!" I have the will left by the Queen Mother before she died! ”