Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 136 9 deaths and 1 life

Not only did Fang's mother and son not expect that Luo Yu would stay behind to cover their retreat, Master Murong also did not expect that she would volunteer to stay.

What’s annoying is, why did she force him to accompany her to cover her retreat, this bad woman.

Luo Yu only carried a scimitar for self-defense, a hidden weapon on his wrist, and a backpack with some food and banknotes in it.

After Luo Yu took the things, Qin Bingrui drove the carriage forward without looking back. Fang and Bai Lingyi shed tears but did not dare to cry out loud.

Murong folded his hands over his elbows, and a smile crossed the corners of his lips. This Miss Qin was really heartless. She abandoned their former sisterhood without hesitation, but obeyed Miss Bai's words absolutely. She was quite a character.

The reason why Luo Yu chose to stay was very simple. That group of people would definitely be able to recognize Concubine Ying's figure. Perhaps they even had a portrait of Concubine Ying, so she couldn't implicate the Bai family mother and son.

Only if she stayed could Qin Bingrui escape safely with the Bai family mother and son.

She didn't want to stay and die alone. Although she couldn't win, she had the help of Master Murong, a master, so maybe she could escape?

If it really doesn't work, she can only use the last method, die and then be reborn the day before departure!

After all, if she died first, she could be reborn. What if Qin Bingrui was left behind and was killed by these killers? Wouldn't he just return to his original body? Wouldn't that mean the whole story would end early?

As for Master Murong! Luo Yu felt a little sorry for him. If he couldn't defeat him, he would try his best to protect him and prevent him from dying before him.

If he died first and she saved her life, she didn't want to start over again by killing herself for him.

This crappy superpower is really infuriating.

Seeing her unhappy expression, Murong tied up his horse and asked, "You asked me to accompany you to cover your retreat, but you didn't ask for my opinion?"

"Do you want to leave me and run away now?"

Luo Yu would not force him. If he really wanted to leave, she really had no choice.

I can only bet on Mr. Murong's character.

"I never thought someone as treacherous as you would actually sacrifice yourself to protect others, including me." He snorted and laughed, "Are you the only one these killers are after?"

"Guess what you will."

"If you don't tell me, I may not help you."

"..."

He's still bargaining at this time, he's really something.

Seeing the group of killers chasing after him, Luo Yu had no choice but to compromise.

"Yes, they should be the ones who are hunting me down because I stole something very important from their master."

"..."

After saying this, she saw the man in black approaching, so she pulled Master Murong and fled into the woods.

"They have arrows in their hands. The two of us are definitely no match for so many experts. Besides, these people are obviously well-trained. They are definitely much more powerful than those cheap assassins just now."

Lightning saw a horse parked by the roadside, and then saw two figures rushing into the woods. One of the figures was a woman, and looked a bit like the one described by the queen's maid.

He signaled everyone to stop their horses, leaving three people to watch the horses, and the rest followed him to chase the person who ran into the dense forest.

The forest was dense and dark, and it was impossible to turn around on horseback, and they were not necessarily more agile than humans. Lightning made the others light the torches they carried and chase the two people in the direction they were running in the forest.

Luo Yu didn't know the way either. He looked up and saw only dense leaves covering the path. The animals should be asleep by now, right? He didn't want to step on a snake and scare the hell out of him.

Young Master Murong's eyesight is excellent, worthy of being the one who broke into the palace in night clothes.

"There's light ahead. We should be able to get through the woods."

"Getting out of the forest will be even more troublesome. How confident are you with so many people?"

A sly glint flashed across Master Murong's eyes, and he chuckled softly, "Without you being a burden, I could easily escape."

Luo Yu immediately shut up.

At this moment, she was still a little touched that Master Murong was willing to stay and escape with her. This agreement was indeed not signed in vain.

"If I take you away, you have to tell me your true identity."

"Didn't I say I was being hunted because I stole something? What's the point of being so rude about my true identity? I don't treat you like an outsider, so why would I lie to you?"

"Then Miss Bai, tell me, what could you have stolen that would have caused a group of assassins to come after you? Did you steal the Emperor's seal?"

"You're really interesting, but that's enough. I've stole a secret that belongs only to the Queen. Do you want to hear it?"

In order to prevent this boy from really abandoning her, Luo Yu had to tell him the queen's secret to tie him down.

"explain."

"The prince the queen just gave birth to is not her biological son."

"..."

"Okay, we both know a common secret, and now we're on the same page. Don't even think about abandoning me."

Murong found himself really funny. It was obvious that the more secrets he knew, the closer he was to death, but curiosity killed the cat.

Forget it, even if he didn't know these secrets, he had already embarked on this path.

When the two of them came out of the woods, Murong discovered that although Miss Bai looked petite and slender, she was very agile and her movements were light, like a martial artist. She had hidden herself very well along the way.

Luo Yu naturally knew that his eyes were drifting towards him, and he said quietly, "Master Murong knows so many of my secrets, yet he never reveals who he is."

"I, Murong Huaijin, am just an ordinary scholar."

"Who was shot by an arrow while wearing a nightgown?"

"Compared to the girl, my secret is nothing."

"Don't worry, even if you tell me, I don't want to know. Secrets are not good to know too much. Look at my series of secrets, how many assassins have been attracted. I'm a weak woman. I don't know if I can survive to Qianzhou and see my master for the last time."

The speaker is pitiful, and the listener is indifferent.

Outside the woods, the moonlight is bright.

Countless stars twinkled, like a piece of gorgeous silk dyed in the night, dotted with dazzling patterns.

However, there is no way forward, only a cliff.

Murong could escape, but she couldn't. If there were forty or so assassins chasing her, each with an arrow aimed at her, she would surely die without a burial place.

Luo Yu looked at the bottom of the cliff and smiled bitterly.

It seems that I can only start over again. I wonder if jumping off a cliff to death would be easier. It should be better than being shot to death by arrows, right?

Just close your eyes, take a light jump, and you will be free?

What if he is not dead but just lame or disabled? Wouldn’t that be more terrifying?

Luo Yu swallowed when she thought of this, and her legs seemed to tremble a little. She didn't have the courage to jump down directly.

"What, are you scared?"

Looking at the assassins holding torches vaguely appearing in the mountains and forests, Murong couldn't help but complain about her.

"Which would be quicker, jumping off a cliff to death or being shot to death by arrows?"

"You want to die?"

Murong's eyes darkened. He didn't expect her to give up so quickly. He thought she would resist at least.

"Master Murong, I'm sorry. If you can escape, please do so. I shouldn't have dragged you down."

She would be free only if she jumped, so she decided to be a good person again and give him a chance to live.

"Don't be discouraged. Talk to them and try to find a way out."

If it weren't for the cliff, Murong would still have some confidence in escaping with her, but now, he could only save himself.

If she had insisted on dragging him to ask for help, he might have just rushed out and left, but she let him escape first...

Didn't she want to live from the beginning?

The bright moonlight sprinkled on her fair face, imprinting a sense of desolation on her beautiful face, and one could clearly see the cold indifference in her eyes.

The corners of her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but the words never came out of her throat.

Did she want to call for help but was trying hard to restrain herself?

A group of black shadows were getting closer and closer. The moment the leader Lightning saw Luo Yu, his eyes lit up.

"Are you exactly the person the Queen is looking for, Jiang Qiuning?"

"Exactly."