The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 252 Can't Go Back
Yu Qiansi dodged and hid behind a tree. Three men in black carried a woman on their shoulders and came out of the corner gate. They crossed the wooden bridge and walked along the path beside the forest in the opposite direction of the main gate of the imperial mausoleum.

Judging from their body shapes, they are all martial artists.

Immediately afterwards, a team of guards chased out.

Yu Qiansi then came out from behind the tree and asked, "What's going on?"

A team of people were injured, probably because they were ambushed.

The leader was Ding Er, who had been commended in Qifo City. When he saw Yu Qiansi, he immediately saluted and said, "Master Yu, a thief has kidnapped that girl."

Now, the "girl" in the imperial mausoleum that everyone is so secretive about can only be Su Niang.

But those men in black didn’t look as frail and sickly as the members of the Lan family. Where did they come from?
Yu Qiansi kicked the wet knots on the wooden bridge into the water and said, "There may still be some people breathing in the river. If they are lucky enough to grab these knots, you can pull them out. As for Su Niang, I will go after her."

"In the river?" Ding Er looked under the bridge in the candlelight, but suddenly saw a defeated face flash by. He was so scared that he screamed and almost fell off the bridge.

Their team had been staying in the imperial mausoleum to guard Su Niang. They only heard the commotion outside but had no idea what had happened.

Yu Qiansi reached out and helped him up. "There is a formation under this river, be careful. Don't fall in like those court officials."

Officials from the court? Most of the people accompanying them this time were important officials of the court above the third rank. Even if one of them drowned, it would be a big deal. There were still many in the river?
After hearing this, the team of guards no longer cared about anything else. They lay on the bridge, reaching out to people, and looking for more ropes and sticks, and were very busy.

Yu Qiansi then retreated from the bridge, hid in the woods, and chased in the direction the man in black left.

The shadows of the trees in the forest were baring their fangs and claws in the night wind, screaming like ghosts beside her.

A candle flame that seemed to be hanging in the air on the black ridge caught her attention.

This place is far away from the imperial tomb and is surrounded by the jungle.

Yu Qiansi made a rough calculation and concluded that this should be the back of the mountain in the canyon in front of the imperial mausoleum. She looked down the mountain and saw dotted candlelight. At the foot of the mountain was the small town where they had been surrounded and taken a detour last time.

The three men seemed to be familiar with the terrain. They bypassed all the formations on the mountain, and after many twists and turns, they climbed to the small wooden house halfway up the mountain.

The wooden house was surrounded by fallen leaves. She stopped on a tree, listening to the sound of leaves rustling in the wind. She gently fell outside the wooden house and squatted under the window to listen.

"Why hasn't the master come yet? Did something happen?" A deep male voice, mixed with the sound of a knife handle grinding on wood, sounded very impatient.

"It's been a really chaotic night. I think we've been delayed. Just be patient and wait a little longer." Another deep male voice sounded.

"That's not right. When we passed by, the rope on the bridge had already been used. They should have set out earlier than us. Why haven't they arrived yet? Could it be..." The crackling sound of the fire covered up the third person's next words.

Knot?

Their master is Lan Shu.

Hearing this, Yu Qiansi jumped into the wooden window, based on the positions of the three people he had just found out, and swung his sword at the three people near the fire.

The three of them jumped out of the way to block, and when they found that the person coming was just a woman in red, they all raised their knives and slashed at her.

Yu Qiansi thrust the long sword in his right hand into the fire and poked at the three people, who had no choice but to dodge. In an instant, Yu Qiansi took in their body movements and habits.

The fire in the house suddenly lit up the entire wooden house because of this pick. When thousands of fireballs fell down, the house became dark again.

Sparks fell to the ground, and were blown by the wind created by people, flickering restlessly like stars.

The three of them walked on the stars and carried the wind, rushing towards Yu Qiansi, who was wrapped in the night at the end of the galaxy.

Yu Qiansi blew on the tempered sword tip and made a sword flower, easily blocking the three people's killing moves one by one. After only four or five moves, he found the flaw and killed the three people with one sword.

The fire in the room gradually died out, and in the embers, she saw Su Niang in the other corner of the room, with her hands tied and her mouth blocked, looking at her with a pale face. "Master Yu" Su Niang almost fell to the ground as soon as Yu Qiansi untied her.

Yu Qiansi supported her and said, "Let's leave here first."

Su Niang had just been cured of the Guangfangji poison and was weak. She was tied here on such a cold night. She was shocked and frightened. She leaned on Yu Qiansi and was half-carried by Yu Qiansi as they walked out.

But this place is halfway up the mountain, it is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. It is even more difficult to carry a weak patient.

After taking only a few steps, Yu Qiansi lost his balance and fell to the ground. The thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground provided no leverage, and the two of them tumbled down the hillside together.

It didn't stop until it rolled to a gentler part of the hillside.

Yu Qiansi didn't care about himself and hurriedly got up to look for Su Niang.

Then I saw Su Niang covered in cold sweat, curled up among the fallen leaves, seemingly in great pain.

"Su Niang, are you injured?" As he said this, he was about to feel Su Niang's pulse.

Su Niang held Yu Qiansi with her cold hand, "Master Yu, I'm fine."

"Can you still walk?" Yu Qiansi touched her legs and found that they were not broken. "It's still not safe here. We have to leave as soon as possible."

She only had one cigarette left, and it was difficult to tell the direction in the dense forest, so she had to reach the main road before she could release the cigarette.

She was about to help Su Niang up, but she grabbed her wrist again.

"Master Yu, please, let me go."

Yu Qiansi didn't react for a moment, "What did you say?"

"Lord Yu, please, let me go." Su Niang repeated it again, emphasizing each word, as if to prove that she was not acting on impulse.

Yu Qiansi's mind was full of complicated thoughts, still in confusion, "Did His Majesty Jiang hurt you?"

Su Niang heard the protection of her in Yu Qiansi's words, as if she was willing to fight to the death with the unfaithful man for the sake of her loved ones.

She smiled bitterly, "No, not him. His Majesty treats me very well, very well. But... I have to leave."

"Master Yu, I'm pregnant."

Yu Qiansi was completely confused.

On the night when she first entered the imperial mausoleum, she took Su Niang's pulse and found it to be normal.

If there is a pregnancy during these days, it can naturally only be Jiang Jiqing's.

Regardless of the fact that Jiang Jiqing did not concentrate on self-cultivation in the imperial mausoleum, if Su Niang escaped far away with royal blood, that would be a big deal.

Thinking of the three men in black just now.

"Could it be that you are in cahoots with them?"

Su Niang quickly explained: "I don't know them. I just wanted to escape during the chaos, but I met this group of people on the way. I don't know who they are or why they kidnapped me."

"This is a matter concerning the heir to the throne, and it is by no means a trivial matter. If you are worried that the court officials will find out that Your Majesty has violated the prohibition in the imperial mausoleum and caused a big incident, I have a way to help you cover it up."

When Su Niang heard this, she started to cry: "Master Yu, I can't go back. I am a member of the Lan family."