An Yingcheng did not care about them, waiting for An Lingge and the others to burn the incense in front of Princess An, then he led the group down the mountain.
Prince An's Palace's carriage rumbled on the winding mountain road, and a group of people suddenly jumped out from it. They were passing through a dense forest.
They were burly men, each armed with a knife and a stick, and stood viciously in front of the carriages.
"Brothers, we've finally caught a fat sheep today."
The leader had one hand on his waist and the other was pointing a blade at the carriage in front of him. His eyes were filled with greed.
The guards of Prince An's Palace immediately stared at the group of people vigilantly, quietly gripping the swords in their hands, if there was any movement from these bandits, they would immediately rush forward to fight them.
"Look at this carriage, I can tell that the people up there are definitely rich. We're rich this time!"
Another bandit also jumped out and sized up the carriage from top to bottom. He rubbed his chin and revealed an excited smile.
An Yingcheng immediately knew that they had met a bandit. He brought his guards and walked down from their horses, looking at the bandit with a dignified look in his eyes.
The guard was clever, he immediately scolded the bandit, "Bold, do you know that you are intercepting Prince An's carriage?"
"Prince An, which duke is Prince An? I have never heard of it. Brothers, have you heard of this before? "
The leader of the bandits laughed and turned to ask the people beside him.
"Never heard of it, never heard of it."
The bandits laughed heartily, not concealing their contempt and contempt for Prince An's Palace.
After the bandit leader finished laughing, he made a gesture to have the people behind him quiet down.
"I don't care who you are, today you've met us brothers, so you have to obediently hand over your money. I can spare your lives, but if you go against me, hehe, then don't blame me for not showing mercy."
He had a thick beard on his face, and when he glared at her, he did look a little scary.
An Yingcheng's face sank. He was a dignified Duke, when had he ever received the threat of a lowly person like the bandit?
Anger rose from the bottom of his heart as he ordered without hesitation, "How can we allow the bandits to be so impudent at the feet of the Emperor? Exterminate these bandits for the sake of the people!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes!" The guards acknowledged in unison as they drew their swords from the scabbards' scabbards. Ling Ling's cold gaze shone upon the bandits' sneering faces.
"Brothers, attack!"
The bandit laughed sinisterly, as though he could not see the sharp sword in front of him. He only used the blade, spear and staff in his hands to stab at the guard, and in a short while, he was in front of An Yingcheng.
An Yingcheng's expression slightly changed, the guards beside him immediately held him back, "This Mountain Thief is not simple, Your Highness, please leave!"
The other people in the carriage also heard the commotion. Aunt Li and An Lingyi looked at each other, and smiled complacently.
An Lingyi received her mother's signal and immediately got off the carriage to walk over to An Yingcheng's side.
"What are you doing here?" An Yingcheng shouted angrily. Although the guards they brought were well-equipped, they were too few in number. They were not even worth looking at in front of the dozens of bandits.
Right now, she was being besieged by bandits. Wasn't she creating more trouble by coming down now?
An Lingyi's eyes were filled with worry, "I heard some movement and was worried that you were in danger, so I came down to check."
As soon as she asked this question, she heard the bandits laugh vulgarly, accompanied by some unsightly obscenities, "Yo, these little girls have white skin and tender flesh, why don't we catch them and make you our boss's wife?"
"Right, right, right. Capture him back to be our boss's wife."
The bandits roared and rushed towards An Lingyi's direction.
An Lingyi's face revealed a little fear, but he endured his fear and stood in front of An Yingcheng, "Father, quickly leave, these bandits are not good people."
Her petite body stood in front of An Yingcheng, as if wanting to defend him from the attacks of the bandits.
An Yingcheng didn't even have time to be moved when he heard a bandit shout, and a large blade flashing with a cold light slashed across his eyes.
He was so scared that he took a step back, but the bandit was already pouncing towards him with a grin. An Yingcheng kicked towards the bandit, only to see that the bandit actually patted the dust in front of him without feeling pain or itchiness, and the corners of his mouth curled into a bloodthirsty smile, "I didn't expect that Prince An's martial arts would be so bad, this kick wasn't even enough to tickle me."
After suffering such mockery, his face flushed red with anger, but he was unable to refute these words.
He had always walked the path of a scholar, so how could he compare to these bandits?
"You guys are too bold!" Aunt Li hurriedly got off the carriage and walked to An Yingcheng's side. She glared angrily at the bandits and said, "If you stop right now, our Prince will pretend that nothing happened today, but if you guys don't stop now, don't blame us for asking the Lord Guardian over to disrupt your nest!"
"Lord Guard? It's really scary. "
The leader of the bandits patted his chest, as if he was frightened. His current state made the bandit behind him laugh even more presumptuously, and one of them just raised his rod, waving it towards An Yingcheng, "Since it's like this, then us brothers will be even more unable to let you go. We brothers will also need money."
"You're right, kill all those men. As for women, bring them back to our brothers for them to enjoy!"
The bandit chieftain gave the order, and the bandits became even more excited as they roared and rushed towards the carriage.
"Don't come near me!" An Lingyi stood firmly in front of An Yingcheng. Her face was pale white, and the corners of her mouth were trembling, but she continued to speak to the people behind her, "Father, quickly leave. You are the hope of our entire Duke Palace.
An Yingcheng's eyes reddened. He never thought that when he was threatened by a bandit, it would actually be An Lingyi, his most proud and arrogant daughter, who stood in front of him, blocking those dangers for him.
But at a time like this, how could he abandon his concubine and his children?
An Yingcheng pursed his lips, a determined look on his face, "No, this king will not leave you behind. Rest assured, this is the official road, and soldiers will be coming soon. As long as we can hold on, nothing will happen to us. "
As King An, he naturally had some understanding of the situation of the capital's garrison.
A look of panic flashed in the eyes of the Aunt Li at the side, and she hurriedly gave the bandit leader a look.
The bandit leader received the signal, and with a leap, he jumped onto the carriage.