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"Yan Feng, the Head Supervisor gives you a chance to capture that sinful concubine and present her to him. This way, he can ensure that nothing will happen to your family and give you the position of a fourth rank general."

Shouts and shouts, accompanied by tempting conditions, were tossed out.

Ji Tian Ning said with a wry smile, "Emperor Feng Yuan is really willing to invest."

"Feng Jingping's actions are also like a dog jumping a wall. Feng Rong is currently in a precarious situation, so I can only come up with this strategy. Perhaps I can find a way to alleviate this situation."

"Brainless, does he think that by capturing me, he can force Father, King Monk, to retreat? Even so, the people of the other three countries won't take a step back because of this. "What an idiot. If there is such an emperor, then there is really no justice for him."

Tang Mu Chen didn't say anything. He wasn't sure if Shang Qiuyuan would hesitate if Feng Jing Ping was using Ji Tian Ning as a hostage.

Yan Feng had also heard the rumors of dissension from Ling Feng's subordinates. He did not dare to guarantee that his subordinates would be loyal and unmoved by the temptation.

When he was delivering Xiu-Er to him, Xiu-Er had whispered in his ear that there was a spy inside. He looked back at Xiu-Er who was still unconscious. He felt sad.

A young life form throbbed in his arms, causing his heart to soften.

Gazing into the depths of the forest, he saw that the traces of Ji Tian Ning and the rest were already blurry. He wasn't sure if he should follow them. Initially, he had planned to follow them and protect Ji Tian Ning as she made her way out of the encirclement. However, he had an unconscious wife by his side and a child in his arms. If he followed her now, not only would he be unable to protect Ji Tian Ning, he would also become a burden.

Moreover, no one could not hear the shouts from Ling Feng's subordinates earlier. He was worried that Tang Mu Chen would suspect his motives.

Gritting his teeth, he took out the child from his arms and said, "Xiao Niu, I'll leave the child and your sister to you. If you can't escape, just surrender, I won't blame you. I'm going to protect Lady Ji. I can't put her in danger because of us. "If I can't come back, then you can decide on what to do. If you can escape, then leave Fengyuan and live a peaceful life in a secluded place."

"Brother-in-law …"

Yan Feng hardened his heart and gave the child in his embrace to Xiao Niu. He chased after Ji Tian Ning without looking back.

The calf's eyes were filled with tears. It stared at the child and its unconscious sister in its arms. It would be too difficult for them to escape with one of them in their arms.

"Wow, wow …"

The child seemed to be hungry and began to cry loudly. The calf reluctantly stuck a blade of grass into the child's mouth. The child sucked hard and stopped crying for a moment.

Someone heard the child's wail and chased after him. The calf and a small group of its companions fled into the jungle. Knowing that a spy had appeared within the sect, he didn't know who he could trust or who he couldn't. Thus, he could only bring the people around him and do his best to dig deeper into the mountains.

"Someone's coming. You two go kill that man."

Tang Mu Chen listened attentively as a voice came from behind him and commanded the two people beside him. The two men did not make a sound. They slowed down and hid behind the big tree, waiting for the people behind to ambush them.

"Miss Ji, it's this lowly general. He has come to protect you."

Yan Feng also thought that Tang Mu Chen would hear his arrival and sent people to wait in the dark for an ambush, so he softly called out, not daring to make a loud noise.

Ji Tian Ning stopped, "Let him come over."

"Miss, you cannot trust this person."

"No problem, let's see what he wants to say."

Ji Tian Ning had never believed that all of this was related to Yan Feng and that he was a victim. If it wasn't for her, the stronghold wouldn't have suffered such a disaster.

The two guards did not stop Yan Feng, but held swords instead, watching him. Yan Feng did not draw his blade, and quickly ran over, and upon seeing Ji Tian Ning, he quickly knelt on one knee. This lowly general has come forward to protect the left and right of the bodyguards, I hope that the young lady will allow me to do so. "

Ji Tian Ning stretched out her hands to help Yan Feng up. She was still not used to how the ancient people treated her with such respect. She felt apologetic in her heart. She might have implicated Yan Feng, not Yan Feng.

"General Yan, you have a wife and children to take care of. I have the Wind Chaser Cavalry soldiers by my side, so you don't need to do this. Go back and take care of your family and subordinates."

"Don't say it like that, young lady. If I didn't invite young lady over, how could such a thing have happened? "Since we are so familiar with this place, we must do our best to send this girl out."

"Yan Stronghold Chief, I don't think there is a need for that. We can protect Lady Ji if we want to. You do not need to follow us."

Yan Feng's mouth was full of bitterness. He knew that Tang Mu Chen didn't trust him, so he was worried that he would reveal Ji Tian Ning's location and even use their whereabouts to ask for a reward.

"General Yan, please go back and take care of your family and subordinates. I have the Wind Chaser Cavalry guarding by my side, as well as the people that were left behind by Shang Qiuyuan. They should be quite familiar with this area."

"Let's go!"

Tang Mu Chen didn't say anything more and used his gaze to warn Yan Feng Mo to come over. He led the guards to protect Ji Tian Ning as he quickly retreated.

With the help of the complex terrain and dense forest made up of mountain rocks, Tang Mubai had sent two people to contact the people outside. At this moment, the shouts of battle had died down. They didn't know where or what the situation was.

Tang Mubai waved his hand in front of them and the line stopped. He turned his head to listen, but he could clearly hear that there was someone at the side.

whoosh, whoosh, whoosh … *

The sound of the wind blowing through the treetops echoed in his ears and stopped. The sounds of swords clashing could be heard from all directions.

They had long since abandoned their horses and avoided the road, heading towards a place where no one could be seen.

"Someone's coming. Hide yourself well and see who it is."

A small group of people slowly retreated. One of them asked, "Which brother is in front?"

Tang Mu Chen ordered everyone to surround Ji Tian Ning in the middle, preparing for battle. He saw dozens of people, who were Yan Feng's subordinates, coming over with wounds on their bodies. They were all supporting each other.

"Don't come over. If you get any closer, don't blame us for being impolite. You guys retreat in other directions."

"So it's the Empress here. We are the subordinates of General Yan, and we were chased to this place by Ling Feng." "Why don't we join forces and defend against the officials?"

Ji Tian Ning looked around as he whispered into Tang Mu Chen's ear, "They're not the ones that came with us, there's something deceptive about them."

Tang Mu Chen didn't know where Ji Tian Ning had seen it from, but he was a bit careful. He suddenly shouted, "Kill!"

He would rather kill the wrong person than let them go. If the other party had evil intentions towards them and delayed them for even a moment, they would not be able to escape. Following his order, the guards hidden in the surroundings all released arrows and raised their weapons, rushing towards him.

Only by taking care of these people as quickly as possible would they be able to escape, lest they reveal themselves.

"The unfilial concubine is here! The unfilial concubine is here! Capture the unfilial concubine …"

The troop saw that they had been seen through and revealed their ferocious faces. They shouted and raised their weapons to defend.

The numbers on both sides were about the same, but for the people escorting Ji Tian Ning, other than the Wind Chaser Cavalry of the Shoulder King and the Death Soldiers under Shang Qiuyuan, they were naturally not people that these people could resist. In just a short moment, more than ten people had been put down.

Seeing that they were no match for him, the other side scattered in all directions, shouting as they ran, intending to attract Ling Feng's men.

"Bastard!"

Tang Mubai cursed as he found it hard to deal with these people, so he hid everywhere in the forest. He knew that Ling Feng would definitely send people to chase them down and kill them, so he said in a low voice, "All of you should escort Lady Ji to the north first, while I will cut off the rear here."

"Ah …"

Screams came from the depths of the forest. Blades and leaves could be seen flying everywhere.

"Generals, please spare us!"

"So it's you. I've told you who the traitor is. I never expected that it would be you."

"Hmph, Yan Feng, why should we follow you?" He could not protect himself in this chaotic world, so he was lacking in food and clothing. "Why don't you surrender to the emperor and capture that sinful concubine together? You can also rise to the rank of official and make a fortune, which is better than being a bandit while you're in the grass …"

Before he could finish his words, screams of agony rang out incessantly. Yan Feng had been following behind them from the start, and upon discovering the group of people, he had brought a few of his close brothers with him to kill them.

"Miss Ji, please leave first. This lowly general will cut off the rear here."

When Tang Mubai saw that there were people blocking them from the back, he didn't waste any time and left a few people behind to continue his retreat. They were not familiar with the roads, so they had to walk around randomly.

"We are not familiar with this area, so we can't just randomly walk around. We don't know where there are people waiting to ambush us. The two of you, scout ahead."

Tang Mu Chen divided the group into three parts. The few of them went ahead to scout the path, leaving behind a few people to block the rear while the rest went to protect Ji Tian Ning.

The sounds of weapons clashing and battle cries gradually weakened, and the surroundings became silent.

"Tang Mu Chen, stop."

Tang Mu Chen quickly gave the order and had the group stop. He walked up to Ji Tian Ning and asked, "What orders does Miss have?"

"Don't you feel that something is wrong?"

Tang Mu Chen listened attentively, but he didn't hear a single sound. He looked at Ji Tian Ning with a puzzled expression.

"Someone is lying in ambush not too far away. I can feel it. Let's not move yet."

He looked around and arrived at the foot of a mountain. Although he did not see anyone, Ji Tian Ning could sense that there was a trap in front of him. She looked around. This intuition of hers had never been wrong. She remembered the first time, that it was in the Southern Champion Palace, that someone had predicted that a prince would be murdered, and then sent out the White Horse Emperor who was playing with her in the hot spring.

After that, the death of the patient, the death of Tadashi, never once, without a premonition, and then the real thing happened.

"Don't worry miss, we've already sent people to investigate the surroundings. If there's any news, they will immediately report it to us."

"Dang, dang, dang …"

The sound of metal clashing could be heard from the front. Tang Mu Chen didn't believe Ji Tian Ning's words at first, because he didn't see or feel anything. However, the clashing of weapons told him that there was indeed an ambush here.

"Hurry and retreat, there's something buried here …"

Two voices cried out, but before they could finish, they were cut off. Tang Mu Chen's expression changed. The people guarding Ji Tian Ning here were all elites that were carefully selected. If they weren't dead, then they wouldn't have stopped moving halfway through the journey.

"Retreat!"

Not long after he left, two people came back to report, "Reporting to the Commander, the person who found Yan Feng and his wife are right in front. They said they knew a secret way out, and they asked if we were coming. "

Tang Mubai hesitated for a moment. This place was too unfamiliar. If they continued barging in like this, it was very likely that they would all be wiped out.

"Miss, I'll go take a look."

Ji Tian Ning nodded. Li Hantian asked in a low voice, "How do you know there's an ambush ahead?"

"It's just a premonition. My premonition is very realistic, but of course, it's not something that can be found all the time. Only in times of danger do they sometimes appear. "

Not long after that, Tang Mubai ordered his guards to follow Xiao Niu and the others. Ji Tian Ning saw the man who had held Xiu-Er's leg just now. He was still holding the child in his arms as he led the way.

"Empress, this servant has been waiting for Empress for a long time. May Empress follow this servant on the journey."

A shady voice rang out as Xiao Niu and the rest ran away.