Hidden in the court

Chapter 173 Ambush

They were already on their way back to Beijing, on the one hand to escort the three criminals, and on the other hand to handle such a big case, which was completely justified for promotion, at least in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Old Zhao, your prince doesn't need to work anymore, or does he not need to leave this time when he comes back?"

"My father is only forty-five, and it's time for him to make a living. I'm twenty-one, and it's time for me to take a rest."

Although he still had a calm expression when he said this, Ji Mingshang just found it funny.

Somehow, ever since Lao Zhao's identity was exposed to him, he felt that Lao Zhao's previous image was gradually collapsing.

Good guy, you’re just going to stop pretending, right?

This is because other people's family situations are good, the father is still capable, the father is no longer capable, there are two sons. If the eldest son quits, the second son will take over. Look at this one in my family, the father can hardly control his subjects, I don't know what to do when Brother Su takes over in the future?

Suddenly I felt that Emperor Nangong Lin was also showing off.

The others didn't know what he was thinking, or perhaps the three in shackles were the ones who were thinking the most along the way.

The sky suddenly darkened, not because of the clouds, but because of the shadows of trees that suddenly appeared overhead. Occasionally, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the path in the forest.

The breeze blew gently, the leaves rustled, as if whispering ancient legends, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees, making people feel peaceful.

Even this made everyone feel a little uneasy.

“Spring has gone but the flowers remain, people have come but the birds are not startled…”

"Why, is this Wang Wei's poetic flowers and birds?"

Ji Mingshang made a joke on the surface about Zhao Yao's sudden verse, but he had already prepared himself with his hands.

"Lao Hu, there's something in the car. Let's take it out and eat something. Let's take a break."

Hu Die also reacted, nodded, turned and went to Su Mengyang's carriage behind. Ji Mingshang also moved his horse forward.

Then he told everyone to stop and rest. Not long after, everyone set off again.

Rowling already had some guesses in her mind, because Sister Hu had just gotten in the car and changed her "clothes", so she was waiting patiently and was not too nervous.

However, she still prepared herself mentally for a while. There was one person who was the least nervous among the group, and that was Su Mengyang, who knew nothing...

It was midsummer, with green leaves covering the sky, but the breeze was slightly chilly. The three of them led the team through the woods.

The three corrupt officials were tied up in a carriage, surrounded by strict guards, and the atmosphere was tense and solemn.

After walking for a long time, there was no other movement, which made them more and more nervous. There was not even a bird singing in such a dense forest, which was very abnormal.

"Shhhhh-"

A dense rain of arrows swept in like a black whirlwind, cutting through the sky without any warning. A group of mysterious masked men had already ambushed here, trying to rescue the three adults.

Who would be so kind as to draw a bow and shoot an arrow at someone's feet? It seems that he probably didn't want to hurt these three.

Hu Die's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and the spear in her hand was like a spirit snake coming out of a cave, and she seemed to weave an invisible network while dancing, deflecting the flying arrows. She was agile, and every step seemed to be in the rhythm of the wind, and the tip of the spear was aimed directly at the man in the forest.

Poor Su Mengyang had just stuck his head out when a sharp sword was firmly nailed to the door frame, forcing him to retract his head.

Ji Mingshang tightly grasped his iron halberd and also resisted. He swung the halberd horizontally, and the halberd wind whistled like a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves. All the enemies who blocked his way were forced back by the iron halberd.

Just now, the three of them all changed into their weapons, and Ji Mingshang even put on two layers of armor. It would be strange if anyone was afraid of him.

Looking at the dense forest in front of him, he simply dropped the Golden Crow and jumped towards that direction.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the iron halberd smashed into the ground. With the help of the recoil force, he soared into the air, like an eagle spreading its wings and descending from the sky. The tip of his halberd was aimed at the leader of a masked man, who was the commander of this raid.

"You're wearing such fancy clothes, you're asking for a beating!"

Although he said this, he still slowed down his hands. Just now, he was aiming at someone, but he dodged it, so he fell to the ground.

Nothing else, just my hands are a little numb...

The two men rushed forward with their men to open up the situation. A small number of people stayed around the team to be on guard. Zhao Yao looked at the scene in front of him, indifferent.

Because he had already seen riders rushing towards him from a distance, about a dozen horses, with people following behind them.

He walked to the front of the team, rode his horse and charged, determined to resist alone. Every time he swung the iron rod, it was with the force of thunder and the power of a thousand pounds, smashing the enemy's formation into pieces.

This wave of powerful enemies attacked from the front, Zhao Yao moved at will, swinging the iron rod in circles one after another, like a rolling torrent, directly shaking the opponent's swords and knives away, and the tiger's mouth was cracked with one blow of the rod, and the force was so strong that bricks flew. Some people were even knocked off their horses.

Only a few guards went up to help, and the others were also powerless because they had to guard the prisoners.

"Damn it, why do we still have to care about the lives of these three people?"

Ignoring the shouting and cursing of the people around them, the three prisoners in chains began to think. In fact, the three prisoners were also confused about these people of unknown origin. Only Wang Xie had an idea. This place is located at the junction of three states. To the north is Bingzhou. They must be relatives of my Wang family...

While several people were fighting fiercely with the enemy, several more people quietly approached the carriage from the other side and fought with the guarding officers and soldiers. However, there were too many enemies and the officers and soldiers were a little overwhelmed.

Someone had already jumped into the car and was about to unlock the chains on the three people. At the moment when the chains were unlocked, Wang Xie shouted, "Be careful!"

Immediately afterwards, a sound of breaking through the air was heard. It seemed that the arrow was not powerful enough. The man tilted his body and barely dodged the arrow.

When I turned around, I saw a frail young man who looked like a scholar. When he turned around, his legs seemed to be shaking with fear.

The man ignored Su Mengyang and pulled Wang Xie away. Zheng Jiao and Huo Gang looked at him, and Wang Xie thought again: "Please save my two colleagues."

The man nodded when he heard this, helped him onto the horse, and turned around to rescue the other two.

Su Mengyang saw the right moment and aimed at Wang Xie. But suddenly he thought of something and pointed his arrow downwards.

"Whoosh-"

"what!"

An arrow flew steadily and hit Wang Xie in the butt, and Wang Xie screamed in pain.

Originally, the attack was intended for his waist, but his force was not strong enough, and Wang Xie drove his horse forward a few times, which backfired and ended up like this.