Two years later.

Anping's army in the west encountered strong resistance in the southwest, and the battle did not end as smoothly as the Anping Emperor expected, but fell into a stalemate.

The war lasted for two years, the Anping treasury gradually emptied, the emperor increased taxes, and continued to recruit soldiers, and the people were miserable.

Fortunately, Jinzhou has always been rich and has not been affected much.

Lin Xiu sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside the window, and thought in her heart.

She is the daughter of a wealthy merchant in Jinzhou, and has been giving alms in the city for the last few days. At this time, she was riding in a carriage, on the way to the temple outside the city to offer incense.

Now the world is very chaotic, I heard that there have been rogues outside the city recently, and my father specially hired two teams of dart masters for her to escort her. Before going out, her father told her to be cautious outside, especially against the blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners, although they are now in Anping, their hometown is likely to be at war with Anping, and they have a hidden hatred for Anping in their hearts.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu quietly glanced at the girl who was sitting in the same carriage with her.

The girl's long, pale blonde hair shone with a beautiful sheen, tied high behind her head, and her green eyes shimmered like a shallow lake, rippling with sparkling water. She has a high nose and deep eyes, and her complexion is whiter than snow, and she is undoubtedly a foreigner from the West.

Just now the carriage was walking in the forest, and the girl suddenly jumped out of the woods, saying that she was going to the temple, and she lost her horse halfway, and wanted to ask Lin Xiu for help.

Lin Xiu couldn't bear to refuse, seeing that this girl was the same age as herself and looked kind, so she invited her to sit with her.

When the girl got into the car, Lin Xiu noticed that she had a scimitar at her waist and a slender soft sword on her back. Lin Xiu's eyelids jumped.

She's not supposed to be a bad person...... In these days, when a girl is out alone, she always has to bring some weapons to defend herself......

What's more, the Lin family has done good deeds and accumulated virtue for many years, and this is incense, blessed by the Bodhisattva, and will not meet wicked people.

Lin Xiu comforted herself in her heart.

"Is there anything nice to see outside?" The blonde girl suddenly asked Lin Xiu.

"Huh?" Lin Xiu, who was thinking about it, was slightly startled, and quickly came back to her senses, "Oh, nothing special, it's just some forests." ”

"Look at your worries, as if you have something on your mind?" The girl asked again.

"Hmm...... It's nothing. Before going out, my father said that there seemed to be a rogue outside Jinzhou recently, so I asked me to be careful. But this blue sky and white day, I just go to the nearby temple, I shouldn't meet it. Lin Xiu spoke softly, and a pair of willow thin eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Well, not necessarily. The rogues outside the city generally commit crimes during the day, and how can anyone go out of the city at night? Moreover, your team is too big and has obvious goals, much like you have oil and water to make a profit, and it is easy to attract thieves. The girl's analysis was the head, and as she spoke, she subconsciously touched the scimitar on her waist, "I don't know how strong these two teams are when you invite them." ”

Lin Xiu glanced at the girl's hand and stroked the scimitar, and her eyelids jumped again.

She seems to know a lot about that...... Speaking of which, it's so dangerous outside, she's a girl's house, why is she alone in the woods and doesn't take the official road......

Lin Xiu couldn't help but think like this, and her heart began to feel worried.

She secretly glanced at the girl next to her, this girl was also dressed neatly and sassy, and she also carried a scimitar and a long sword......

Lin Xiu's heart jumped straight up.

No, no, how could such a young and beautiful girl be a mad robber?

Lin Xiu forced herself to calm down, thought about it, but bit her lip and decided to ask in person.

She said in a trembling voice: "By the way, now that it's so chaotic outside, why are you a girl walking alone in the woods?" ”

"Oh, I'm ......"

The girl had just smiled with an unknown meaning, but at this point, her face suddenly changed, and she clenched the scimitar with one hand.

"Ahh Lin Xiu screamed in fright, dodged back, and hit his head on the wooden board.

"What's wrong!" "What's wrong with Miss?"

When the guards outside heard this exclamation, they immediately asked in a chaotic manner. The leader immediately called out to stop the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked inside.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, it was pushed open by the people in the car. The blonde girl quickly sprang out of the car, holding a scimitar out of the sheath in one hand, and said in a deep voice: "Here, be careful! ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a dense stream of crossbow arrows in the woods on both sides struck the convoy fiercely with a strong wind.

"There are thieves!" "There's an ambush!"

The guards immediately shouted and shouted in a mess, and drew their swords to block the arrows, but at least half of them were wounded in this round of crossbow arrows.

The blonde girl helped the leader of the guard beside her to block a few arrows, pressed his shoulder and said, "Protect the carriage!" Then he jumped out and fought with the robbers who rushed out.

Lin Xiu shrank in the carriage, trembling as she listened to the shouts outside.

Suddenly, someone slashed on the wall of the carriage, which frightened Lin Xiu and hurriedly hid to the other side.

She saw a robber lift the curtain to look at her, but someone kicked it open, and the blondlock's face appeared behind the curtain.

"Don't come out!" The blonde confessed to her, lowered the curtain, and listened to the sound and joined in the scuffle again.

Lin Xiu had never experienced such a scene.

She was so frightened that she huddled in the corner of the carriage in a ball, tears streaming uncontrollably.

How could this happen...... My father and I have done good deeds all our lives, and yesterday we were in the city with porridge and alms, why did the Bodhisattva let me meet such an evil thief......

She thought of the son of the Zhang family, who was in love with her, and said that she would come to the door soon to propose.

She's so scared...... She didn't want to die......

Zhang Gongzi ...... Father......

Lin Xiu curled up in this dim car, and I don't know how long it has been.

By the time she realized it, the shouting outside seemed to have gradually stopped.

She heard someone talking, but at the moment she was in a trance, and she couldn't tell which person it was.

Footsteps approached her, and she stared at the curtain of the carriage, her heart rising to her throat.

Who will it be...... Am I saved...... Or are all of our people already ......

She was so panicked that she didn't dare to cry.

The people outside soon came closer, and she saw a white hand gently lift the curtain of the car—

It was the blonde girl.

"Come out, it's okay." The girl smiled and stretched out her hand to Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu was stunned and was helped out of the carriage by the girl, looking at the mess outside.

Some of the robbers are lying on the ground, some are being tied up. Almost all of the guards her father had brought in paint, some with crossbow arrows stuck in their legs, and two appeared to be badly wounded and were lying on the ground bandaged.

Lin Xiu looked at the blonde girl beside her.

She was the first to sense the danger and participated in the scuffle, but she was unharmed at the moment, only the clothes on her body were a little dirty.

"These guards you hired are also quite capable, and they didn't drag themselves too late." The blonde girl looked at the tragic situation outside and said to Lin Xiu, "This gang of rogues has been wandering around many places for a long time, and they are extremely vicious, and the government has not been able to catch them. Wait a minute, tie them up and give them a big gift to the Jinzhou Mansion, and you can get a lot of rewards. ”

Lin Xiu looked at her high-spirited appearance and couldn't help asking, "Are you...... Who are you? ”

"Oh, what do I ......," the blonde smiled again.