The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Chapter 133 Attacked

A lifetime has passed, and Yun Qingjin hears news of her old friend again, her feelings are complicated.

I initially thought I might be a little sad, but now I feel more like an outsider.

It's a bit like... watching someone else's joke from another perspective.

It's strange, even though my new life has only lasted five or six years, I don't feel any heartache at all now.

It's so good.

I used to think that my parents didn't love me and that I had to put in a lot of effort to make them like me.

but now.

Yun Qingjin looked up and saw that in the same carriage were her godmother who had found her on the mountain; her kind teacher from her early education, who was now a capable local official; and her teacher's friend, who was exceptionally skilled in martial arts.

Not to mention the kind older sisters and aunts in the family.

Why should I keep thinking about my so-called biological parents and biological brother?

Not to mention, it turns out I wasn't the only one to discover my family's hypocrisy. Your Majesty, you are truly wise!

Xie Minghao and Xie Mingli, this brother and sister, are really good at pretending. Their so-called good reputation and good name are nothing but self-aggrandizement. In reality, these two are just cold-hearted.

As the eldest son in the family, Xie Minghao is willing to lend a hand when there is profit to be made, but naturally he doesn't care when there is no profit to be made.

He neither studies nor practices martial arts. The Marquis of Changxing wanted his son to join the army, but the Marquis's wife refused. Being a carefree heir is just fine.

And then there's Xie Mingli... sigh, I can't compare. She's a delicate young lady, quite prestigious in the Beijing ladies' circle, and truly talented. What can a country girl like me do?

Besides their two children, the Marquis of Changxing and his wife had several other children, but these children were young and they didn't have much contact with them. They were probably only a few years old now.

And Gu Tinghui.

I finally got to see him when he was younger. Hmm, he was still as handsome and dashing as ever. It turns out he fought alongside Xie Changyuan in the early days.

He looks rather thin; he probably hasn't eaten for several days...

Yun Qingjin suddenly shuddered. She was no longer Gu Tinghui's wife, so why should she care about that person's health?

Bah! I'm such a troublemaker! I've been working like a slave for his family for so many years, and now I'm not the same Xie Mingjin, the resentful daughter of a noble family.

Now I'm like a cloud in the sky, impossible for anyone to grasp.

Yun Qingjin shook her head violently to clear her mind.

"What's wrong, Qingqing?" Yun Yuke kept staring at Yun Qingjin, her small face changing expressions several times.

"Mother, I'm fine! I'm really fine!" Yun Qingjin quickly covered up her embarrassment.

"I just suddenly heard this news, and it's kind of funny. Sister Xiaoyu, are all people in the capital like this?"

"If you're talking about all those young masters, princes, and young ladies in the capital, most of them are living a life of luxury. They live well and carefree. Of course, there are some with real talent and learning, but their numbers are still too small."

Zhu and Xing, along with Yun Yuke, were still chatting about gossip in Beijing.

Suddenly, the driver in front spoke up, "Prefect Zhu, hold on tight, something's fishy around here."

The three of them paused their gossip and Yun Yuke immediately sensed her surroundings.

I was using stealth spells and chatting with my friends, so I didn't pay attention to my surroundings.

Now that I've noticed the situation, I realize that things are indeed not going well.

There were about twenty people around, all riding fast horses, with ten on each side, and all twenty of them were carrying weapons.

These people seem to have ill intentions.

"It seems they've come for the prefect." Xing Xiaoyu lifted the carriage curtain and saw the situation outside.

"Before we left, Staff Officer Liang did say that General Chai had specifically instructed him to send these fast horses and a coachman to help us get back as soon as possible, in case something went wrong on the way."

Xing Xiaoyu had already pulled out the hidden dart from her sleeve and stepped out of the car. "You guys stay in the car and don't come out."

"Prefect Zhu, please be careful, we need to speed up!"

The carriage sped along the rugged road, its wheels rolling and kicking up clouds of dust. Inside, the passengers clung tightly to anything they could hold onto.

"Qingqing, you stay in the car and protect your teacher Zhu. Xiaoyu and I will go outside to keep watch."

"Okay!" Yun Qingjin also pulled a hairpin from her hair, assuming a defensive stance.

Even Zhu Ling took a hairpin off her head. "Luckily, I carry this with me every day now."

Yun Yuke felt inexplicably anxious. She didn't have many magical treasures with her today, and since they were moving at high speed, she couldn't use many of them.

One can only sense the possible locations where the enemy might attack while preparing to respond.

"Whoosh!" An arrow flew through the air, passing from the side where Yun Yuke was standing, and landed directly on the carriage.

More flying swords continued to pierce the air from both sides. Xing Xiaoyu temporarily removed the curtain from the carriage and used the whip as a whip to try her best to deflect the incoming arrows.

Yun Yuke didn't bring any long-handled weapons, so she simply pulled out the arrow that had just flown towards her and used it as a weapon to barely parry some of the arrow's trajectory.

The arrows flew for a while, then gradually stopped. The assassin must have run out of arrows.

"The assassins probably don't have enough arrows. Let's take this opportunity to speed up! Let's go!"

The driver continued to shake the reins, accelerating the car.

Yun Yuke surveyed the surroundings. Although the twenty men did not stop their horses, they seemed to have put away their bows and arrows and switched to other weapons.

"They might charge straight up!" Yun Yuke shouted in alarm.

As if in response to Yun Yuke's words, suddenly, a shout of killing rang out, and twenty mounted assassins appeared like ghosts.

They were all covered by black cloth, holding sharp blades, and their eyes revealed a cold killing intent.

The people on both sides formed a standard queue, and several of them accelerated desperately, seemingly trying to go straight to the front to stop the horse.

The driver shouted, "Hold on tight! Giddy up!"

Yun Yuke carefully examined the surrounding situation: the carriage was speeding along the official road, and the horses were on the ground on both sides. Relatively speaking, the assassins could not speed up because the ground on both sides was not flat. Even if they wanted to speed up, they would not be able to catch up for a while.

Although their own carriages have an advantage for the time being, it is not a good long-term solution.

No matter how fast the horses pulling the carriage were, it would be difficult to really shake off these lightly armed assassins, and it looked like someone was about to catch up.

Is there anything we can use? We brought several throwing weapon boxes, but it's getting dark now, and the range is a bit short.

The original design was intended for close-quarters combat, and it didn't take into account situations like being chased like this.

No, we should bring more things.

"How much further is it to Changgan City?" Xing Xiaoyu asked from beside her.

The driver was quite familiar with the surroundings. After looking around, he said, "At the current speed, it will take half an hour!"