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"Not good, the enemy is attacking!"

A shout of surprise caused Ling Feng's sword to move slightly to the side while Ji Tian Ning tried his best to move to the side. There was a pain in her shoulder, a stab in her shoulder, and she could hear the chaos in the distance. This could be an opportunity. As long as there was a chance, she wouldn't easily give up her desire to live. Just now, when she had angered Ling Feng, she just didn't want to be humiliated.

"What is this mess?"

Ling Feng held his treasured sword as he viciously stared at Ji Tian Ning, whose shoulder was covered in dark red blood. As the cold wind blew, he calmed down. She could not die. If she died, how could he go back to report? He still needed to rely on this hostage to continue delaying. Even if it could only drag on for a day, it was still good.

"Lord Manager, there's an enemy."

"Get on the horse. Bring that sinful concubine and shut her mouth. First, take her to the horse. Let's go."

Ling Feng returned the treasured sword to its sheath, stood up and mounted the horse. He did not want to know who was coming, nor did he want to fight. He only wanted to return to Fengwu as soon as possible.

He ordered his men to cut off the rear and lead the troops. He ignored the enemy attack and quickly disappeared into the night. It was now night, and this place was close to being fertile. If they continued on this route, at this speed, they would reach the city tomorrow night.

It didn't matter how many people he killed. As long as he could bring Ji Tian Ning back, it would be a great merit. The Emperor had promised that if he could capture Ji Tian Ning alive, he would grant him the title of a general director. That was the position he had been thinking about day and night, and it was also the highest position for the eunuchs in the harem.

If it was not so, he would not have offered up this plan and personally led the troops to go after Ji Tian Ning.

"If I don't take the risk, how can I gain a high position?"

Ji Tianjiao was tied to the back of the horse. This time, he felt better because he had a fur coat on him. She gazed into the distance with some anticipation. She did not know where they were from. However, as long as they were not people from Fengyuan City, it would be much better if they fell into someone else's hands.

She secretly looked forward to it in her heart. Hen Tian and the others had already reported this to King Jian, or Shang Qiu Yuan, but she also understood that there was still a way to go before this place became abusive. Whether it was King Jian, or Shang Qiu Yuan, neither of them could know about this.

Someone was tying the rope around her body. Ji Tian Ning didn't pay any attention to that person. Instead, she continued to gaze into the distance.

The man silently tightened the rope to prevent her from falling off the horse.

"It's tight, don't let her fall off the horse, don't be careless, hurry up."

Ling Feng instructed in a low voice as they sped away. Seeing that no one was chasing them, Ling Feng stopped and had Ji Tian, Ji Tian, tied to the horse's back.

The two of them fixed Ji Tian onto the back of the horse. They were still lying on the ground with bundles of rice dumplings that looked similar to each other.

The large group resumed their journey, not daring to tarry the entire way. Everyone knew that they would only be safe if they returned to the city as soon as possible. Although the great army was pressing down on their territory and had arrived at the city gates, they were still safe as long as the great army was not breached.

On the road, regardless of which country or people they met, they only had two paths. One path was to die in battle, and the other path was to surrender. However, they were different from the ordinary Feng Yuan soldiers. They were the imperial guards of the Royal Capital, and their families were within the capital. The emperor had already made an order. If any of them surrendered, then the nine clans would be annihilated.

Thus, he only had one path left, and that was to die in battle. Even if they managed to escape, they would still be punished. They would often be sentenced to death.

Due to the war, the new emperor had tightened his army and tortured everyone. As a result, many of the Fukuhara soldiers who had not died in battle would rather turn into stragglers than go back.

In the darkness of the night, there was only the sound of the horses' hooves striking the ground, and the sound travelled very far. Ji Tian Ning believed that if someone tried to attack this group of people, they would be able to find them.

In order to increase his speed, Ling Feng did not hide any traces of his presence. At this moment, there was no need for them to circle around or hide. As long as they got close to Fenggong, they could notify the people in the city to come out and receive them.

After all, there were soldiers guarding the city. They didn't dare to rashly attack the city.

Shang Qiuyuan surrounded the city for a few days, but he did not attack once, only bluffing every day. Because the city walls were sturdy, it was easy to defend, but hard to attack. If he didn't pay a huge price, he wouldn't be able to break through.

Ji Tian Ning silently observed her surroundings. She hoped to have the chance to escape. If she really was captured and brought to the Feng Rong Capital, then she might not have the chance to escape.

The surroundings were densely packed with Ling Feng's men and horses. She could only wait for someone to attack or stop her. Only then would she have the chance.

The dark night was the best cover. If both sides were fighting in the chaos, she might have a chance to escape. However, if there was no battle, she wouldn't have the chance to escape.

Behind him, the faint sounds of horses' hooves could be heard. From the sound of it, it didn't seem to be a large group of people. Ji Tian Ning was slightly disappointed. If it was a small group of people, they would not have the opportunity to stop Ling Feng's large group from advancing, and this was not enough to make Ling Feng worry.

Ah!

Shocked cries came from the front, as if the front team had encountered an ambush. Ji Tian Ning's heart tightened. This could be an opportunity. She gripped his hand tightly.

"What happened?"

Ling Feng shouted, feeling extremely nervous in his heart. He was not a general leading soldiers, but a eunuch of the imperial harem. He had no experience leading soldiers to war. The general that led the group wasn't him, but he was the leader. He had to obey his orders.

"Reporting to the Head Supervisor, the frontteam encountered an ambush. Someone laid an ambush in front of them, but there aren't many people on the other side. They retreated as soon as they came into contact with us."

"Who is it?"

"I don't know. Without the flag, the opponent's speed is very fast."

Ling Feng whispered to the high-ranking officer beside him, "Commander Wei, who would that person be?"