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Jadeite muttered to herself, "I wonder what's wrong with the fourth lady. She has been in a bad temper ever since she returned from the General's Estate. Furthermore, there is a hint of fierceness on her face that she doesn't understand and has never seen before."

When he thought about how he had always been by the side of the fourth lady's side and hadn't noticed anything strange had happened, he felt that the fourth lady had undergone a completely different change.

Except for that night, she had been sent to the side yard to help, leaving the four young ladies alone in the side room. When she returned, she found that the Fourth Miss had already gone to sleep. When she woke up the next day, the Fourth Miss had become like this.

Did something happen during the four hours she was gone that she didn't know about?

Jadeite paled, warning himself not to think any further, perhaps he was overthinking it. What could happen in the general's manor? There were soldiers patrolling everywhere, so nothing could go wrong.

Just as the emerald was stabilizing its emotions, it suddenly heard Li Xiao Yuan shout from outside, "Crap, there's an ambush!"

Following that, a wave of sword rain attacked the two carriages. Arrows were shot on both carriages, and the woman's panicked and terrified screams immediately rang out from within the carriage.

A dozen masked bandits appeared out of thin air in the forest on both sides of the public road, blocking their way.

"Fourth sister and fifth sister, are you alright?" The first thing Li Xiao Yuan thought of was the safety of his two younger sisters.

He hadn't expected that such a danger would appear so soon at Clear Water Prefecture.

"Second brother, I'm fine." Li Die replied loudly.

Although she was quite scared, it was fortunate that she and Yan Luo were fine.

"Second, second brother, I'm fine too." Li Rou Ping's face turned pale and she even stuttered when she spoke. She had lived for fifteen years, and it had been smooth sailing for her. When had she ever seen a bandit before?

Li Xiao Yuan was slightly relieved as he shouted at them, "Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, you guys go back. Don't turn back. I'll stop these scumbags."

"Second brother, how can this be?" Li Die raised the curtain and shouted at Li Xiao Yuan, not caring about etiquette.

Seeing the obvious worry on her face and eyes, Li Xiao Yuan's heart warmed.

Li Xiao Yuan returned to Li Die with a peaceful smile and said, "Fifth Sister, be good and go back quickly. Find a place with no people to hide. Second Brother will come find you."

Li Die looked at Li Xiao Yuan's firm gaze and nodded slightly.

"Oh, where is the little lady going? Go home with everyone else, and enjoy yourself, hahaha. "

The leader of the robbers spoke frivolously, causing Li Xiao Yuan to be enraged.

"All of you, quickly leave."

The coachmen in the three cars immediately turned their heads and ran on the road they came from.

Li Xiao Yuan drew his sword and immediately fought with the bandits.

How could the smarter robbers miss out on a few beautiful women, they all chased after the horse carriage.

"Fifth Miss, are you alright?" Yan Luo held Li Die's hand and asked anxiously.

When the arrow had shot over, it had grazed Li Die's hand, which was now covered in blood.

Li Die, her lips pale, forced herself to calm down.

"It's alright, now is not the time to talk about this. Pillar, go faster and catch up with the carriage of the fourth lady."

"Alright, let's go." The coachman named Zhu Chi used all of his strength and gradually matched the carriage in front of him.

"Sister Four, Sister Four, are you alright?" Li Die lifted the curtain and shouted at Li Rou Ping.

Jadeite also lifted the curtain and looked over, "Fifth Miss, we're fine, what about you guys?"

Li Die shook her head and said, "We can't go on like this. Those robbers aren't slow, they seem to have trained in speed. They will catch up soon enough."

"Then what should we do?" Li Rou Ping shouted in shock.

"One of us got out of the car and led them away. How could they let a woman who was walking on the carriage go and chase after her? "

"Miss?" Yan Luo looked at Li Die in shock.

What was he trying to do? Save one, sacrifice another? Needless to say, she was the one who was prepared to sacrifice herself.

"Fourth lady, we can definitely escape together." Yan Luo anxiously shouted at Li Rou Ping.

She was begging the Fourth Miss not to agree to Li Die's request. If they wanted to run away together, if they wanted to stay together, wouldn't it be in this kind of difficult situation that sisters would help each other?

Li Rou's mind flashed. What happened that night was like a knife hanging over her heart. It was unbearable. If it was possible, then this time would be the best opportunity.

As if having made up her mind, Li Rou Ping said to Li Die, "Fifth Sister's method is also feasible. The public road is surrounded by mountains and forests, which cave are you hiding in and waiting for someone to come rescue you, it might be a good idea. "

"Fourth Miss?" Jadeite lightly shouted and looked at Li Rou and Ping in disbelief.

Should he sacrifice the five girls in exchange for their chance of survival? Although the four ladies were delicate, their actions were still very reasonable. How could they make such a decision at such a crucial moment?

Li Die believed that since she was young, she had been in the General's Estate and knew a bit of martial arts. Compared to Li Rou Ping, who would not leave the main gate, her chances of survival were much greater.

"Okay, that's a deal. Sister Four, you guys hurry up and leave. "

"Yes."

The two carriages just brushed past each other. In that instant, Li Die seemed to see the coldness in Li Rou Ping's eyes.

She shook her head, letting go of the strange feeling in her heart and tried to comfort herself with the thought that she was mistaken.

"Pillar, stop the car."

"Pfft."

Li Die and Yan Luo immediately got off the carriage, "Feng Zhu, quickly run. They'll catch up soon."

The driver pillar's admiration for Li Die was very clear. He said in a low voice, "I'm not leaving. I want to protect the five ladies."

"Hurry up, it's useless even if they catch up to a man like you." Li Die yelled at him in exasperation.

"I am a servant of the Li Residence after all. How could I abandon my master at such a critical moment? I only want to escape by myself."

Li Die looked at the pillar deeply and said, "What a stubborn head."

With that, the master and his servant ran into the forest. The robbers behind them had obviously seen them and chased after them.

Fortunately, the trees in the forest were arranged in an orderly fashion, and the dense undergrowth prevented the robbers from discovering their tracks too early.

At this time, the sky had already completely darkened. Li Die and the other two had lost their way in the forest.

"Fourth Miss, this servant really can't walk anymore." Yan Luo ignored its image and collapsed onto the ground. The pillar was better, just breathing hard.

Li Die had long since been unable to endure such a long journey, and her heart was supported by a wave of faith.

Second Brother said that he would definitely come and find her. She would always wait for him to come and would never give up.