After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

Shen Qingyin was shocked.

She moved closer to the curtain and spoke to Yun Wei through it: "Do you know who it is?"

Yun Wei shook her head: "I and the others couldn't tell at the moment, but they didn't have good intentions. They seemed to be guarding outside the city gate, waiting for us. As soon as we left the city just now, they followed us..."

"How many people are there?" Shen Qingyin asked again.

Yun Wei shook her head again: "Madam, there are probably seven or eight people following us, and none of them are weak. According to my judgment, most of them are hiding in the dark. It is not clear how many there are."

Shen Qingyin hesitated for a moment and said, "There are people coming and going on the road right now. I don't think they will act right away. Let's pretend we don't know and not alert them."

"Yes."

Shen Qingyin instructed Yun Wei to pay close attention to the movements of the people behind him, while asking the coachman to drive the carriage as fast as possible.

Yun Wei, Yun Chan and others followed closely on horseback.

About an incense stick of time later, Shen Qingyin led everyone to a small forest.

She had been to this forest last time when she and Mu Beiyan came to investigate Bai Xiaohua's matter, and she had some understanding of the situation in the forest.

"Madam, those people are following us." Yun Wei said.

Shen Qingyin made a prompt decision: "Stop the car! Get off the horse!"

She led the group into the woods, leaving the horses and carriage at the edge of the woods.

This forest is not too big, but there are many sturdy trees that can shelter people.

Originally they were in the light and the enemy was in the dark.

But once they entered the woods, they were in the dark and the enemy was in the light.

From passive to active, the situation is reversed and everything is different.

Just as everyone had hidden themselves, they saw a group of masked men sneaking into the woods. Shen Qingyin looked through the gaps between the trees and saw at least thirty or forty of them, all holding sharp blades and looking murderous.

The leader waved his hand, and the people dispersed and searched around in the forest.

Shen Qingyin exchanged a glance with Yun Wei who was not far away. Yun Wei, relying on the cover of a big tree, slowly and nimbly moved towards the leader.

Taking advantage of the leader's inattention, Yun Wei suddenly jumped out from behind him and accurately put her dagger against his throat.

At the same time, several maids hiding in the dark also took action instantly, and quickly subdued several of the masked men while they were stunned.

“Tell me, who are you and why are you chasing us?” Yun Wei asked the leader in a cold voice.

The leader just sneered: "Stop talking nonsense, kill me if you want, I won't say anything!"

These words caused the other masked men to raise their blades and start slashing and killing everyone in the general's mansion.

Everyone in the General's Mansion fought hard, and the two sides soon engaged in a fierce battle.

For a moment, there was shouting and killing in the woods.

In the chaos, a masked man didn't even care about the life or death of his leader and stabbed Yun Wei in the head with his sword.

Yun Wei turned her head to avoid it, and the leader took the opportunity to break free.

Yun Wei turned around and waved her hand, stabbing the leader's throat with the dagger in her hand...

Shen Qingyin hid in the dark with Fan'er and did not dare to show up.

The enemy outnumbers us, and she and her servant don't know any kung fu. Showing up would be of no benefit other than possibly being a burden to everyone else.

Looking at the people fighting in front of him, Shen Qingyin felt worried.

Everyone in the General's Mansion was skilled in Kung Fu, but those masked men were obviously not ordinary assassins. Each of them was very skilled and ruthless in their attacks, frequently using killing moves. Moreover, they were outnumbered, with two or three people besieging one.

If this continues for too long, I'm afraid we'll be at a disadvantage.

At this critical moment, a dozen secret guards from the general's mansion disguised as ordinary people arrived and fought with the masked man.

With the addition of the secret guards, the situation in the forest instantly reversed.

The people in the General's Mansion quickly gained the upper hand.

"Madam, it looks like our people are going to win." Fan'er breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as they finished their words, they saw a masked man who had come behind them and slashed at them with a knife.

Shen Qing was startled and pulled Fan'er to move away.

Then they both stepped back.

The masked man chased after them with a knife in hand and caught up with the two of them in an instant.

Yun Wei and Yun Chan realized something was wrong and ran towards this side desperately, but it was too late.

Just when the big knife was about to fall on the heads of the master and servant, a sharp arrow flew over Shen Qingyin's head and pierced the masked man's heart. The masked man screamed and fell straight backwards.

Shen Qingyin turned around and saw several dark shadows flash by not far away.

When I looked again, there was no figure anymore. It was obvious that they were not from the General's Mansion.

Yun Wei and Yun Chan finally arrived and protected Shen Qingyin.

After another round of fighting, nearly half of the masked men were killed or wounded and gradually became exhausted.

A loud whistle was heard, and the masked men retreated to the other side of the woods.

Yun Wei and Yun Chan wanted to lead everyone to chase after them, but Shen Qingyin stopped them: "Don't chase after a desperate enemy. It's getting late. We'd better leave here quickly."

Shen Qingyin asked people to quickly bandage the wounds of the injured maid and secret guard, and then went to interrogate a few injured masked men who had not escaped.

Unexpectedly, the masked men had poison hidden in their collars. After a short while, they bit themselves to death without being asked a single question.

When they searched their bodies, they found them clean without any clues. When they removed the masks, they found all the faces underneath were unfamiliar.

"Madam, these people don't seem like ordinary assassins..." Yun Wei said with a frown.

The leader of the secret guards also cupped his hands and said hesitantly, "Based on my subordinates' judgment, their skills seem more like those of soldiers."

Yun Wei and Yun Chan nodded together: "Yes, I think so, but I don't dare to think that anyone in the army would do something to Madam—"

The general commanded the three armies and had a high prestige in the army. It was hard for them to imagine that someone in the army would want to kill the general's wife...

Shen Qing was shocked when he heard this.

She originally guessed that these people might have been sent by Qin Jinshu. Now, there was no one else who wanted to kill her except Qin Jinshu.

But if these assassins are from the military, that may not be the case.

Qin Jinshu is obviously not qualified to command a large number of experts in the army.

Unless Prince An takes action personally...

But would King An personally send someone to deal with me just for his daughter's marriage?

Qin Jinshu didn't understand. Could it be that Prince An also couldn't figure it out that even without Shen Qingyin, it would be impossible for Prince An's Mansion and the General's Mansion to become relatives?

Also, who was that black shadow who saved his life at the critical moment?

Shen Qingyin didn't have time to think about it anymore, and told everyone: "Let's leave here first."

The group returned to the woods from which they came, led the horses, got on the carriage, and headed towards the road.

For fear of further complications, they did not stop along the way, but returned to the capital overnight under the moonlight.

Little did they expect that there was another disaster waiting for them ahead.