The clouds blocked the moonlight, and the trees on both sides were like ghostly claws. The wind blew the trees and unknown birds called "cooing".

"Coachman, coachman."

Su Xuqing felt a little uneasy and called out twice. Suddenly, a scream came from the woods. Then, the fallen leaves in the woods rustled, and six or seven figures surrounded them from the woods.

"Who are you!"

"Kill her!"

The man ignored Su Xuqing and rushed forward with a knife.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Xuqing sat down in the driver's seat and whipped the horse hard.

"Drive! Let's go!"

"Don't let her escape!"

The man in black who surrounded him suddenly threw the knife in his hand, but at this moment the horse had already started, the body of the horse shook, and Su Xuqing leaned back and avoided the knife.

But although the knife did not hit Su Xuqing, it stabbed the horse's butt firmly.

The chestnut horse let out a sharp neigh, and suddenly charged wildly, trampling the unsuspecting men in black on both sides, then rushed into the woods like crazy.

The remaining five men in black cursed and hurriedly chased after them.

The trees in the forest were not dense, but it was definitely not the kind of environment that could allow a carriage to pass safely. However, the horse was out of control at this moment, and Su Xuqing could not control it no matter how hard she pulled the reins.

Su Xuqing's heart was in her throat.

The horses were running wildly, and the corners of the carriage kept hitting the trees. The wheels soon began to crack and make creaking noises. It was only a matter of time before the carriage fell apart.

Su Xuqing's face was pale and her cheeks were covered with cold sweat. Once the wheels fell apart, she would be thrown out and fall to the ground. She would be injured if she didn't die.

"Fight!"

Su Xuqing looked at the out-of-control horse, suddenly reached out and pulled out the knife that was stuck in the horse's butt, jumped directly onto the horse's back, and then swung the knife to cut the hemp rope connecting the horse and the carriage.

The horses neighed continuously, and the disconnected carriage lost control and crashed into a tree, breaking into pieces.

Su Xuqing's heart was pounding. She had never encountered such an exciting thing in her two lifetimes.

The horse rushed forward in the woods, all the way to Chaomu Mountain behind Shitou Village. It was not until halfway up the mountain that the horse, exhausted from excessive blood loss, stopped little by little and collapsed on the side of the road.

Su Xuqing was thrown to the ground in a mess, and the hard stones made her feel pain all over.

She struggled to get up, gasping for breath, her mind a mess. She couldn't understand why someone would block the emperor's way and kill people.

"Could it be that he came here specifically for me?"

Su Xuqing was now covered in dust and his eyes were cold. "Could it be that Su Min'er and Shen Chejin hired someone to kill someone? Or was it Qingzhu?"

Apart from these three people, Su Xuqing really couldn't think of anyone else who could hate her to this extent.

"Forget it, there's no point thinking about this now. We shouldn't stay here for long."

Su Xuqing estimated that the man in black would not be able to catch up with them for a while just by walking, so she wanted to go down the mountain quickly and go back to the capital from another place.

But before she had taken a few steps, she saw from afar the sound of birds flying in the woods at the foot of the mountain, obviously someone was catching up with her.

"Damn it, how come it's here so fast?"

With no way to retreat, Su Xuqing could only turn around and run up the mountain. She ran a few steps, but suddenly stopped and looked at the dead chestnut horse thoughtfully.

At the same time, at the foot of Mt.

The leading man in black squatted on the ground, wiped his hand with the blood, and slowly looked towards the mountain.

"She's gone up the mountain. Chaomu Mountain is very steep, and this is the only way to get down the mountain safely. Leave one person here, and the others go up the mountain with me. She can't get away."

"Yes!"

In the team, a man in black nimbly climbed up the dense tree canopy, staring straight at the mountain.

The other four went up the mountain together, with murderous intent in their eyes.

Zhennan Palace.

Shen Xuanheng dragged his tired body back to the mansion. Today was a very stressful day for him. On the West Lake, Sun Youwei first quoted from classics and expressed her innermost feelings. Shen Xuanheng could only look around and talk about other things.

Shen Xuanheng originally thought that Sun Youwei would give up, but he didn't expect that this woman was possessed by some kind of demon. She spoke her true feelings directly with a shy face, wanting to stay with Pavilion Master Liang.

Pavilion Master Liang was covered in a big man and tried to decline politely, but Sun Youwei was unwilling to give up and asked him what was going on. Then he had to take off his mask and try to use his ugly appearance to dissuade her from joining.

Unexpectedly, Sun Youwei didn't care at all. Instead, she said it was normal for a man to have wounds on his body. After learning that this was the scar left by Shen Xuanheng after saving someone, she became even more attracted to her.

Shen Xuanheng was so worried that he said he had old injuries and might not live long, so he didn't want to delay the beauty.

As a result, Sun Youwei directly brought up the example of Su Xuqing and him, the Ninth Prince, saying that the Ninth Prince also had a short life span, but Su Xuqing had no hesitation in marrying him, and the two of them were a loving couple with deep affection...

After hearing this, the corners of Shen Xuanheng's mouth twitched. He felt like he had shot himself in the foot. The key point was that he had no way to refute it!

The two talked about this matter for an entire afternoon. No matter how Shen Xuanheng refused, Miss Sun was determined to fall in love with him.

It was not until just now that the two of them dispersed. Before leaving, Sun Youwei left a message persistently, saying that as long as she did not give up, she would be able to impress Pavilion Master Liang one day.

Shen Xuanheng felt exhausted and left West Lake in a hurry. He just wanted to come back and hug his young wife to sleep, and punish her severely by the way.

How could you help an outsider to pursue your husband?

After returning to the fourth room, Shen Xuanheng did not see Su Xuqing inside or outside, so he called the maid in the courtyard to ask.

"Where's Madame?"

"Master Jiu, something happened at Yinhuan's home today, so Madam went to Stone Village with her."

Shen Xuanheng frowned and asked slowly, "How long have you been gone?"

"It's been the afternoon."

"All afternoon?"

For no reason, Shen Xuanheng felt a little uneasy. Although he had never been to Shitou Village, he knew there was such a place. It was only about twenty miles away from the capital, and it would take less than an hour to go there and back. How could it be that he hasn't returned for so long?

"Someone! Prepare the horses! I want to leave the city!"

Chaomu Mountain, halfway up the mountain.

A group of four men in black stopped in front of the horse. The leader reached out and touched the horse's carcass, which was still warm.

"The body is still warm, she should still be nearby."

As soon as the man finished speaking, he suddenly said "Hmm?" He vaguely saw a bleeding wound on the horse's belly, and outside the wound was a piece of cloth as thick as a chopstick.

How could there be a strip of cloth in a horse's stomach?

The leading man in black reached out, grabbed the strip of cloth and pulled it a bit, then wrapped his fingers around it and began to pull it out.

The strip of cloth was pulled out from the horse's belly, and suddenly there was a "bo" sound, and a piece of something was pulled out. Before the man in black could see what it was, he heard a scream from beside him.

"It's a five-step snake!"

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