Chapter 93: Ambush

This is a situation that those ambitious people do not want to see.

Therefore, countless people do not want this marriage alliance troop to arrive safely.

And Si Xiao Fei obviously also knows the current predicament of Great Qian.

It can be said that throughout Great Qian's territory now, troublemakers are everywhere!

Therefore, he not only dispatched three princesses, who are considered excellent among all his offspring, to this marriage alliance troop.

On the route from the capital of Great Qian to Dongning Pass.

He also dispatched a unit of Dao Soldiers to secretly protect the entourage at all times.

Along this route, who knows how many assassins from the jianghu or troops were secretly surrounded and killed by this Dao Soldier unit.

And the stretch from Dongning Pass to Cangling City within Cangzhou.

But it is not so peaceful.

After all, that Dao Soldier unit cannot enter Cangzhou, nor can it force its way in.

Moreover, most of the forces in Cangzhou have gone with Su Ye on his expedition to Qi Zhou.

Now the forces within Cangzhou are extremely empty.

Therefore, Yuwen Chengdu intends to personally escort the three princesses to Cangling City.

The troop slowly set off, the sound of hooves echoing on the solid road.

The garrison soldiers of Dongning Pass stood on the city wall, seeing off the marriage alliance troop as it departed.

However, beneath this festive atmosphere, dark currents surge, hiding endless danger.

Night fell, stars speckled the sky.

The troop was resting in a desolate valley, the surroundings silent and soundless.

Suddenly, the surrounding air became stern and tense.

The soldiers' nerves tightened, and they all gripped their weapons tightly.

Sharp glances swept over the forest, detecting the lurking danger.

Immediately after, a group of black-clad martial artists from the jianghu surged from all directions, encircling the marriage alliance troop.

Their gazes were icy, their postures agile, obviously not ordinary bandits.

"Who are you? Dare to block our way?"

Si Luo Ying shouted loudly, her eyes flashing with vigilance and resolve.

A burly black-clad man stepped forward, chuckling coldly, "Princess Luo Ying, no need to ask; we were commissioned to take your lives."

His voice hoarse as he spoke, a strong internal energy aura emanating from his whole body.

Suddenly, a cold wind gusted, accompanied by a sharp tearing-through-the-air sound.

Several assassins leapt from the darkness, blades in hand, launching a fierce attack on the troop.

The guards were caught off guard, collapsing one after another into pools of blood.

The three princesses were somewhat surprised, but quickly realized this was a premeditated assassination.

The assassins' movements were strange, their strikes ruthless, each attack carrying deadly intent.

The soldiers of the marriage alliance troop immediately entered combat mode, forming a strict formation to respond to the sudden assault.

However, facing these jianghu individuals with powerful internal energy, this group of ordinary soldiers was clearly at a disadvantage.

Riding ahead on her fine horse, Si Luo Ying's heart tightened; she understood these people were not easy to deal with.

But she would not retreat easily at this moment; behind her stood the troop and the dignity of the imperial family.

She quickly considered countermeasures while closely monitoring the enemy's movements.

At this moment, Si Luo Shi and Si Luo Qing behind also reacted swiftly.

The gentle-natured Si Luo Shi did not retreat either; instead, she bravely stood at the front of the troop, forming a standoff with the black-clad men.

As for Si Luo Qing, who originally studied under the head of the Daoist school, there's no need to say more.

Drawing the ancient plain treasure sword she had always held in her hand, she leapt forward and directly arrived before Si Luo Ying.

Internal energy surged in the air, blade and sword light flickering unpredictably.

The soldiers of Great Qian's marriage alliance troop fought hard to resist, but still struggled to withstand the enemy's fierce attacks.

Si Luo Ying even took the lead, charging on horseback into the enemy ranks, her long spear dancing like lightning, sometimes thrusting sharp spear glints, sometimes sweeping across a group of foes.

As a member of the imperial family, she not only possessed a noble status, but was also a master who cultivated battlefield aura.

Having inherited the imperial family's spear technique and been constantly instructed by several military masters, Si Luo Ying's spear technique was overwhelmingly mighty, able to easily slay enemies on the battlefield.

At this moment, her battlefield aura and spear technique perfectly combined, displaying astonishing strength.

At the same time, Si Luo Shi was not to be outdone.

She employed light footwork and flexible maneuvers, moving freely through the enemy ranks.

Although her gentle nature meant her internal energy was not as strong as the opponents', the techniques and wisdom she learned from renowned masters were sufficient to compensate for this shortcoming.

She made use of terrain and obstacles, constantly sparring with the assassins, trying to find a chance to escape.

Si Luo Shi was well aware of her limits; for the troop, her martial ability was essentially useless.

At this time, not hindering Si Luo Ying and the others was the best help.

Her wit and agility also troubled the assassins, for a while they could not even put her in a deadly situation.

And Si Luo Qing needed no further explanation; she directly surrounded the strongest few of these assassins.

Her figure was light and elusive, like a gust of wind moving through the battlefield.

Each of her movements appeared graceful and composed, as if merging naturally with heaven and earth.

Her internal energy surged continuously from her whole body, forming an invisible force that firmly restrained those black-clad men.

A light flick of her finger sent a powerful qing ling qi jin shooting toward one black-clad man.

That black-clad person only had time to let out a miserable scream before being blown away by this surge of internal force, crashing heavily to the ground, unable to get up again.

This is the sixth imperial princess, who is in her prime youth and not very old.

He is actually a practitioner of internal energy at the peak of the grand master level!

You must know, even Su Ye at this age was only just entering the level of divine general.

One can only say, she is indeed a royal princess carefully cultivated by the Da Qian dynasty and the Daoist sect's leader.

In terms of resources and foundation, Su Ye, who comes from the Cloud Prince's Mansion, certainly cannot compare.

However, this group of assassins seems not in a hurry to strike; they merely surround the team, continually applying pressure.

The purpose is obvious: to exhaust the stamina of the marriage alliance team and find an opening for a fatal blow.

"Good thief, how daring!"

Along with an angry shout.

Just as the three imperial princesses ahead were being surrounded and killed.

A figure clad in golden armor, holding a phoenix-winged gilt halberd, suddenly appeared.

He stood before the princesses like a deity descending to earth, imposing and awe-inspiring.

This figure is naturally Yuwen Chengdu, his eyes shooting out a strong killing intent, his body emanating a chilling aura.

Si Luo and the others ahead encountered an attack, and Yuwen Chengdu, who had been following behind the team, was naturally no exception.

Seeing the three imperial princesses safe and sound, Yuwen Chengdu let out a sigh of relief.

Although he himself, after encountering the attack, instantly killed them all at the fastest speed.

Then he rushed over to support at the first opportunity.

But he still wasted a bit of time; if during this period something had happened to the three princesses...

How could he explain this to his adoptive father and Jin Yu!

Thus, at this moment Yuwen Chengdu was like a furious male lion.

Golden vigor surged from his whole body as if it were free, raging wildly.

(End of chapter)