Everyone followed the command, got on the horse, raised the whip and whipped it heavily. The horse turned its head and ran up the mountain.
After they had run for a short distance, Yun Shang heard something flying behind the forest. She immediately turned around, drew out her sword, and deflected the arrows shooting at her.
Qian Yin gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, my belly is really aching. You go first, I will follow behind."
Before Yun Shang could reply, Qian Yin had already mounted her horse and rushed out. Yun Shang turned around and saw her jump up from the horse. She flew towards the men in black behind her.
"Qian Yin!" Yun Shang shouted, "turn back to save Qian Yin."
The leader of the secret guards raised his voice, "separate some people to save Qian Yin. As for the others who are not poisoned, help her highness go down the mountain."
Yun Shang's eyes widened when she saw the leader of the guards whipped at Yun Shang's horse. The horse seemed to go mad as it rushed down the mountain. Yun Shang couldn't stop it anyway. The other guards whipped out the horsewhip and followed her, protecting her along the way.
In less than half an hour, the men in black behind her had caught up. Yun Shang was worried about the safety of Qian Yin and the other secret guards. She knew that if the secret guards were not poisoned, they would not necessarily lose. It was her own carelessness that she fell for such a clumsy trick. Furious, she took out the dagger tied on her leg and was about to dismount from the horse.
"Your Highness, you can't be hurt. His highness is still at the Ya Clan and we don't know about his situation. Please do it for his highness. You can go back to the Qi Lan Town as there are our people to help you there. " The secret guards had been following Yun Shang to protect her secretly. As soon as they saw Yun Shang's actions, they knew what she was going to do. They raised their voice to shout.
Yun Shang was shocked at their words. She felt as if her heart had been stabbed by a sharp knife. After a while, she calmed herself down and shouted, "okay! You must be alive."
The secret guards said yes, turned their horses and rushed towards the man in black. Yun Shang gritted her teeth and her face turned pale. She whipped the horse several times in succession.
It was dark in the forest, and the horse ran very fast. The trees kept sweeping past Yun Shang, and Yun Shang didn't know where she was now. She calmed down and slowly turned around. She saw a deep and shallow cliff nearby. She made up her mind and jumped down from the horse at once, rolling a few times on the ground before she could finally stop. Resisting the pain, she stood up slowly and ran to the other side of the mountain. There were grass higher and many cliffs, which were good for keeping herself hiding.
Yun Shang found several jagged rocks of grotesque shapes. She pushed aside the bushes and hid herself under the stones.
Yun Shang heard the wind blowing the rustle of the forest and the sound of running water in the distance. Her heart hung in the air, and many thoughts came to her mind. How about Qian Yin and the others? Will she be found? Will she die here? What would Qingyan do if she died? What would mother and Chenxi do if she died?
She had been reborn for this life, and even revenged herself. But now, she was too greedy. She wanted to get happiness with Qingyan, to have children with him, watch her children grow up, and to see that her mother and Chenxi were all fine.
Hands clenching the rocks behind her, Yun Shang heard footsteps coming, which seemed to be made by those men in black. "The footprints are still there. I'm sure she is going down the mountain. Send a signal to the guards at the foot of the mountain, make sure no one leaves."
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