Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 626 - 624

Chapter 626: 624

Three people were diligently digging for shoots when several shadowy figures were quietly closing in.

Xiao’er could clearly sense a dangerous aura approaching! She trusted her instincts!

"Yao’er, Xi’er, run back quickly and call for help to collect the shoots!" Xiao’er didn’t even dare to address the Seventh Prince as such.

The two were busily digging with their small iron shovels, thoroughly engrossed. Upon hearing this, they curiously lifted their heads from the dirt to look at Xiao’er. The shoots hadn’t even been dug up yet, why call people over to collect them?

The Seventh Prince lifted his head and instantly understood. He saw Xiao’er blink and point to a direction. Quickly, he pulled Xi’er to their feet and ran in the direction Xiao’er pointed to, "Xi’er, let’s call the servants to carry the shoots."

Xi’er understood as well and the two quickly started running.

After they had run about a hundred meters, the people in black appeared!

Xiao’er sent a distress signal into the sky, then quickly stood up, turning around; the poisoned needle in her hand immediately flew out!

Several people in black drew their swords in defense. Only one person was hit by the poisoned needle, and instantly fell down!

The remaining black-clothed men’s expressions slightly changed!

The military strategist had said that the lord of Rui’an County was alert, intelligent, and advised them to be extremely cautious.

They hadn’t expected her to be this alert.

They had been lying low for an entire day, and only now had found an opportunity. They hadn’t expected that as soon as they got close, she would discover them. Before even getting into a real fight, one of their people had already fallen.

The faces of the men grew serious.

Seeing that only one person had fallen, Xiao’er was somewhat regretful. These people had high-level martial arts skills, and it would probably be difficult to hit them again!

Nevertheless, she flung out the poisoned silver needles in her hand as if they were worthless.

The faces of several people changed slightly as they raised their black cloaks to block the silver needles, then with a flick, the silver needles that Xiao’er had shot out were all redirected towards her!

Dizzy! Were they trying to turn her into a hedgehog? Xiao’er quickly pulled out a fan from her sleeve, and with a swift flick, the black fan opened. Xiao’er swiftly swept it in front of her and most of the silver needles were surprisingly sucked in! At the same time, Xiao’er took out an antidote pill and swallowed it.

This was a powerful magnetic fan produced by the Space Workshop! It had sucked in almost all the silver needles (made of iron but silver in color).

Only a few silver needles landed on her, causing a bit of pain.

The men in black were taken aback by how cleverly Xiao’er dealt with the silver needle attack. As expected of the lord of Rui’an County, she truly was full of cunning tricks.

Two of the black-clothed men saw the figures of Xi’er and the Seventh Prince, and quickly ran towards them.

At this moment, the Seventh Prince really regretted letting his martial arts practice lapse over the past two years. Otherwise, he would’ve been able to take Xi’er away immediately.

Xiao’er saw this and ran after them, blocking their path. Now all she had to do was drag out the time until Shangguan Xuanyi and the hidden guards arrived.

As expected of the saying "save one lose another," Xiao’er was distracted trying to hold off the two black-clothed men, and facing seven opponents, naturally she was unable to keep all her fronts guarded.

She was hit in her sleep acupoint with a small stone, and fell down.

Before Xiao’er fell into sleep, a thought flashed across her mind: The heavens were surely mocking her for her previous conversation with Xi’er! The moment she mentioned bad guys, they appeared; the moment she got hit in her acupoint, she’s unable to move! When did she become a jinx!

At this moment, a man in black leapt down from a tree. This was the person who had hit Xiao’er’s sleep acupoint with a stone. His presence was very concealed, as Xiao’er hadn’t noticed anyone in the tree until now.

The man in black picked up Xiao’er, "Retreat!"

"But that fat boy should be the Emperor’s little son!" one of the black-clothed men remarked.

"Don’t complicate things, someone is coming!" After saying this, the man who was carrying Xiao’er was already tens of meters away.

Upon hearing this, the few men in black quickly left.

The military strategist only instructed to capture the lord of Rui’an County, and didn’t mention capturing anyone else. They were merely acting on orders and the situation didn’t require unnecessary actions.

Upon hearing Xiao’er’s distress signal, Shangguan Xuanyi quickly came over.

He appeared with the hidden guards, only to find a single body of a man in black on the ground. There was no sign of Xiao’er.

Xi’er and the Seventh Prince saw him and quickly ran over.

"Brother Shangguan, Sister was taken by people in black." Xi’er pointed in the direction that the black-clothed men retreated.

"Some of you guard the Seventh Prince! The rest follow me!" Shangguan Xuanyi quickly issued orders and then chased in the direction Xi’er was pointing.

He blew a whistle, and in the villa, a black horse that was grazing lifted its head and ran in the direction of the sound.

Seeing his beloved horse already by his side, Shangguan Xuanyi quickly mounted, "Your master was taken by the bad guys! We’re going to rescue her!"

Upon hearing this, the horse let out a loud whinny, and like an arrow shot from a bow, started running quickly.

The others also called for their horses and set off in pursuit.

Xiao’er was jolted awake and found herself tied to a horse’s back and numb from being hit in her acupoints, unable to move or speak.

She was laid prone against the horse’s back, and every time it jolted, her stomach would knock against it, causing unbearable discomfort!

Damn it, since when did kidnappers stop using carriages? What’s the point of tying her onto a horse? She’s not a saddle!

She felt like throwing up! She wanted to negotiate with them - could she go with them willingly instead of being tied up like this? The discomfort was killing her!

This could be listed as one of the ten greatest tortures of the Qing Dynasty!

The leader noticed that Xiao’er had woken up, and after just one glance at her, he cracked his whip against Xiao’er’s horse, causing it to run even faster!

Xiao’er was cursing in her heart. If she could move, the first thing she would do was vomit all over his face! They had no right to torment her like this! Her nausea was even worse than being drunk!

Running briskly in the winding mountain paths, with each rise and fall of the horse, Xiao’er felt dizzy and nauseous. Her bloated stomach ached but she couldn’t throw up. She wished she could just faint again.

If she managed to escape, she would get these men in black so full that they couldn’t eat another bite, then tie them to a horse’s back and have the fastest horse in her belonging take them across mountains and hills until they had run at least hundreds of miles before letting them down!

She was going to be jolted to death! In her two lifetimes combined, she had never experienced such discomfort!

At this moment, Shangguan Xuanyi’s horse was finally nearing them.

Even though Xiao’er was so dizzy that she was seeing stars, she instantly recognized that it was Shangguan Xuanyi.

For the first time, she felt so touched that she wanted to cry.

"Boss, someone’s catching up!"

The leader whipped Xiao’er’s horse’s butt again, causing the horse to run even faster!

Xiao’er cursed him even more viciously in her heart, not only his ancestors but also his reincarnations!

She had no choice but to curse to distract herself or else her discomfort would make her wish for death.

In this world, apart from Xiao’er’s horse, no other could compare to the speed of Shangguan Xuanyi’s horse! Very quickly, Shangguan Xuanyi caught up.

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