Although the Xiao family and the Qi family are located in the center of the capital, they are located in a diagonal direction, going in opposite directions. It takes a long detour to go back.
The carriage rocked leisurely, and Ling Yutong wiped the red marks on her palms. She and Qi Yun were in a carriage. Wu Liuguang and Qi Zekai were going to the library, but they were not with them.
Qi Yun glanced at her helplessly, and just as she was about to speak, she heard a gentle knock on the carriage window next to her.
She opened the curtain casually, and Chen Qiushui nodded politely.
"You two ladies, there's been a lot of trouble outside the city recently. It's a long way for you to go back. I happen to have nothing to do, so I just wanted to be a flower protector."
"I just don't know, will the two ladies give me this chance?"
Qi Yun was speechless, turned around and looked at Ling Yutong: "Yutong, what do you think?"
Ling Yutong raised his eyebrows slightly: "Master Chen took the initiative to invite you, so naturally he agreed. However, there is no room in our carriage."
"I just don't know, does Mr. Chen want to ride a big horse and follow the carriage, or... condescend to be a coachman?"
Let Zuodu Yushi become a coachman?
Qi Yun sensed something was wrong and wanted to tug on Ling Yutong's sleeve, but unexpectedly, Chen Qiushui outside the window actually laughed out loud.
He touched his chin and said leisurely: "Coachman? I have never tried it before, so it doesn't hurt to try it once."
After he finished speaking, he immediately got off his horse and looked about to negotiate with the coachman at their house.
Qi Yun was shocked, is this Chen Qiushui serious?
Ling Yutong didn't have any special reaction, but his eyes flashed, as if he was thinking about something.
She didn't think that Chen Qiushui had nothing to do and came here to pull their car.
Recalling the scene I happened to catch a glimpse of when I was leaving the city gate, the city gate was extremely fortified, and every soldier looked like the strings in his head were tense, and as they passed by, I am afraid that this way...
Song Yue's forehead jumped, and in just a few words, Chen Qiu Shui had already sat on the driver's seat, and then knocked twice on the front curtain of the car as a sign.
"Ladies, this is my first time pulling a cart. Please be patient. You must be able to sit tight!"
The carriage suddenly shook slightly, and Song Yue's movement to get off was forcibly stopped.
She turned to look at Ling Yutong, her eyes slightly lowered: "This is unreasonable...I haven't gone down yet..."
Forget about Qi Yun and Ling Yutong, but she has a low status, how can she ride in the car driven by Chen Qiushui himself?
In a hurry, as soon as the carriage moved forward, she remembered that when she reached the door curtain, Ling Yutong grabbed her with quick eyes and hands, raised her eyebrows and said to Chen Qiushui: "What's going on, Mr. Chen? Such a flat road can be shaken like this. What's going on inside?"
Everyone can’t sit still!”
Songyue was pinned down on her seat, at a loss.
Ling Yutong gave her a comforting look and continued to attack Chen Qiushui.
"Okay, okay, we'll be stable soon!"
Chen Qiushui's voice was filled with excitement and laughter, and the carriage stabilized after a while as he said.
After the ride was smooth, Songyue was a little restless, and she still felt that she had to get out of the car and follow her. Ling Yutong had no choice but to firmly hold her down and let her sit down.
They were now near the city gate.
His eyelids suddenly twitched, and Ling Yutong subconsciously touched his heart, having a bad premonition.
Qi Yun saw her expression with her sharp eyes, and just as she was about to speak, she heard a strong gust of wind, and then the carriage shook violently. The curtain was blown up by the strong wind, revealing the arrow feathers deeply embedded in the edge of the carriage.
Chen Qiushui's tone suddenly became extremely serious.
"Sit tight and be careful!"
Ling Yutong quickly raised his eyes, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
The arrow feathers aroused the fear engraved in her heart, and her back felt numb and stiff. It was only after Song Yue pulled her tightly that she suddenly came back to her senses.
The wind brought by the arrow feathers only caused the curtain to lift for a moment, blocking the view. Not only the arrow feathers could not be seen, but also the chaotic situation outside.
"There is an assassination attempt! A blatant challenge to the majesty of the capital! Catch him!"
Ling Yutong's eyes trembled as he heard the shouts of the soldiers stationed in front of the city gate.
The swishing arrows were accompanied by the strong wind, and she felt that the one being targeted was the carriage they were riding in.
Through the curtain of the carriage, Chen Qiushui whispered solemnly: "There is a man who fired three arrows in unison and was always aiming in the direction of our carriage. The distance between that man and us is about a city gate."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Yutong felt the carriage tremble suddenly, and then...
The horse pulling the cart looked up to the sky and screamed, followed by Chen Qiushui's shout.
"Calm down! It's just that the horse was hit by an arrow, and I'm holding on to the reins tightly. Wait!"
"Don't run!"
Ling Yutong opened the car curtain and saw that Chen Qiushui's calm face became visibly panicked.
The dust raised by the horse's kicking on the ground confused her eyes. She had only glanced at it, but she had already seen clearly that the horse's side was hit by an arrow!
The garrisoned soldiers immediately came over to stop the dispute, but no one could hold the mad horse back. Only Chen Qiushui insisted on holding on to the reins, and as a result, the palm of his hand was instantly cut open with blood as a result of his refusal to let go.
"Let go! Let go of the reins!"
she shouted quickly.
Chen Qiushui frowned tightly.
"No! Someone is shooting cold arrows in the dark. I haven't caught anyone yet and the carriage can't stop. I can't let go!"
"If you don't let go, your hand will become useless!"
Ling Yutong also frowned. Taking advantage of the churning force of the carriage, she reached the curtain of the carriage in a few steps and held on tightly to the carriage beam.
The chaotic emotions in her mind were forcibly suppressed by her. She quickly calmed down and spoke again: "Let go of the reins. The horse is tightly fixed with the car. The reins are just commands and have a stopping effect. Since you can't stop now,
Just protect yourself first, do you hear me?"
After saying these words, Chen Qiushui immediately stopped holding on to the rope.
The moment the rope was released, an arrow hit the other side of the horse's belly, making the already uncontrollable situation even more terrifying.
Ling Yutong's teeth chattered and she suppressed her panic.
"Chen Qiushui, hold on tight to the beam!"
"The horse is about to rush out of the city gate."
The car body was pulled around and swayed everywhere. During the bumps, she held on to the curtain tightly to prevent the arrows from flying into their car.
"Where exactly is the assassin?"
"Close the gate quickly! Their horses are crazy!"
The shouts were mixed with the wild screams of the horses. Ling Yutong only had time to turn around and confirm that both Qi Yun and Song Yue were holding on to the beam of the carriage.
The guards were a moment slow in closing the city gate.
The horse ran wildly with blood all over its body.
An arrow grazed the gap in the curtain and drove hard into the car.
Ling Yutong was shocked: "Get away!"
Qi Yun's eyes widened, and a drop of cold sweat fell on her forehead.
With trembling eyes, she turned her face slightly and saw the arrow half a palm away from her.
Ling Yutong breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes instantly as cold as water.
She pulled the car curtain tightly, raised her eyes, and saw a piece of paper rolled into a circle hanging from the end of the arrow.
Qi Yun closed her eyes, pulled down the note, and unfolded it.