Chapter 33 Attacked
Looking at the little girl lying sprawled out in his carriage, Song Qingci finally understood why she insisted on riding in the same carriage with him.
"Sister-in-law, you don't know how tiring it is to ride in a carriage with my mother. The road was bumpy. She even asked me to sit upright. Oh my God, that would kill me." When Shan Xi thought about it, she was really too scared to go back and be with her mother again.
Combined with participating in the Dharma Assembly, chanting sutras and kneeling down to pray for the sutras, she was really exhausted that day.
"If you ride in a carriage with your sisters, you don't have to sit upright." Seeing Shan Xi's desire to talk, Song Qingci continued her words.
"That's even worse. Four people in one car, it's so crowded. Besides, Shan Yu and I don't like each other. Shan Ruoyan likes to say something unpleasant for no reason. As for Tan Yue, I may not say a word to her in a whole day." Shan Xi complained to his heart's content.
"Then why do you think I can let you do whatever you want?" Song Qingci was actually quite curious. This little girl seemed to have shown great kindness since the first time she saw her. And no matter if she paid attention to her or not, she would come over to her on her own initiative.
"Because you are beautiful, sister-in-law." Shan Xi answered as a matter of course, "Sister-in-law, you look like a fairy from heaven. A fairy, how could you be bad to me? Fairies are the most beautiful and kind."
Impressed.
This girl is all about appearance. Seeing her smug look, she felt worried for Lou. What if she falls for a good-looking scumbag in the future? She would be so sad that she would not even have tears.
Fortunately, I am not a scheming and vicious woman, otherwise if I were to cheat this girl, I would have succeeded.
Shan Xi turned himself over, propped up his upper body and asked, "Are we going to cross the bridge? I feel like the road isn't shaking that much anymore."
Song Qingci shook her head, indicating that she didn't know. This was her first time going to Xiangcheng Temple. She had walked this road once in the morning, and this was only her second time.
Shan Xi picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling, "We must be preparing to cross the bridge. This Wanfu Bridge was renovated years ago, and now it is the smoothest road on this section. After crossing the bridge, we will soon reach the city gate."
Suddenly, their carriage came to a sudden stop.
Before Song Qingci and the others asked, the driver answered first, "Madam, there are other carriages ahead that have taken up space. We are stuck behind."
Song Qingci was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was trying to cut off the car.
How come in any era, there are still cars cutting in line like this? It's really Wu Yu's mother opening the door for Wu Yu -- Wu Yu is home.
"Forget it, let them pass first." "What else can I do if they don't let me? I can just go and fight them."
The driver slowly moved the carriage to the side, making room for the other carriage to pass through.
The bridge was not wide enough, only enough for one carriage to pass smoothly, so everyone slowed down.
The old lady and her carriages had all passed in front. Only Song Qingci's carriage was still stuck here.
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind.
Song Qingci suddenly pushed the half-lying Shan Xi to the ground with a palm, and then hid in a corner.
Before Shan Xi could react, several arrow feathers penetrated directly into the wooden boards of the carriage, and the tail feathers were still shaking.
Without giving her time to explain, Song Qingci reached out and grabbed her up, dragging her behind him.
Arrows continued to fly towards the carriage, and Song Qingci could only rely on his hearing to dodge.
The arrows were either blocked by the doors and compartments of the carriage or shot directly through the windows.
There was almost no absolutely safe place in the carriage.
The arrows that were shot in one by one cut the space where they could hide smaller and smaller.
Shan Xi was pushed back and forth by her, and her body kept hitting the door of the carriage.
At this time, Song Qingci didn't care whether she was hurt or not.
The only goal at the moment is to avoid being hit by arrows.
Fortunately, the rain of arrows did not last long. Song Qingci's arm was scratched by an arrow while trying to protect Shan Xi.
When Shan Xi saw the bright red blood, she couldn't help but wanted to scream out loud, but Song Qingci covered her mouth with his hand.
Song Qingci whispered in her ear, "If you don't want to die, don't scream."
Shan Xi nodded in horror.
Song Qingci let go of his hands, and Shan Xi was afraid that he couldn't help himself, so he covered his mouth with both hands again.
Song Qingci calmed down and listened to the noise outside.
The danger was not over. There were still people outside, and judging by their breathing, there were quite a few.
Song Qingci took out a short knife from the space under the cover of his sleeve and handed it to Shan Xi, and asked, "Do you know how to use it?"
Shan Xi took the dagger tremblingly and nodded.
The children of the General's Mansion, both boys and girls, need to learn some martial arts, but she doesn't like it and is often lazy. She didn't expect to encounter such a situation now. She wanted to slap herself twice for always being lazy.
Song Qingci whispered to Shan Xi, "I'm going to go out in a while. You just hide here, don't move, don't make any noise. And don't come out. If someone comes up, use this to protect yourself. Do you understand? If you understand, nod your head."
Shan Xi nodded while crying, and then began to shake her head. She stretched out a hand and grabbed Song Qingci's sleeve. Her blurry eyes were full of pleading.
Song Qingci understood what she meant. She wanted him not to go out.
But she was never one to stand and take a beating without fighting back. Moreover, these people were out to kill her. How could she let them go?
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Remember what I said. Don't move, don't make any noise, and don't come out."
After saying that, she quickly jumped out of the carriage.
Outside the carriage, the driver, whose body was full of arrows, was blocking one side of the door with his body.
In addition to their carriage, there were three or four other carriages blocking the front of their carriage.
There were no traces of other cars on the bridge, and the pedestrians around were shot by arrows and fell to the ground dead in twos and threes.
Very good, this was a planned and premeditated assassination.
The masked killer was slightly stunned when he saw that it was a woman who came out of the carriage.
Isn’t it said that the people in this carriage are General Xuanwu and his newly married wife?
Why did the lady come out? What about General Xuanwu? Was he shot dead?
The masked killers looked at each other, and a hint of relief flashed across their eyes.
They used rain of arrows to clear the way because they were afraid that General Xuanwu would be difficult to deal with.
Even if we can't shoot him to death directly, we can at least injure him. This will make it much easier to deal with him next time.
I didn't expect to be so lucky. The rain of arrows directly took General Xuanwu's life. Now only this woman is left. It will be easy to capture her.
Song Qingci looked at these masked killers exchanging glances in front of her and sneered in her heart. These people really didn't take her seriously.
That’s great, she can stretch her muscles today.