Tang Yan sat on the main seat and stared at the two guards who were gorging themselves on the food. He deliberately coughed twice.

The guards were engrossed in eating thin slices of fresh and tender rabbit meat. They didn't even raise their heads.

Tang Yan's face darkened. He got up and walked towards the direction of the guards.

One of the guards glanced at Tang Yan and hurriedly buried his head in eating even faster.

The smell of the rabbit hotpot hit him in waves. Coupled with the fact that the two guards were eating so happily, Tang Yan felt even more greedy. Seeing that there wasn't much rabbit hotpot left on the plate on the table, Tang Yan hurriedly asked, "How is the taste of the food that Lord Xiangjun sent?"

The two guards hurriedly nodded. They couldn't speak as they ate and could only give him two thumbs up.

Tang Yan didn't expect these two fellows to be so uncooperative. They couldn't understand his thoughts at all.

"How delicious is it?"

One of the guards, with his mouth full of rabbit meat, vaguely said, "Daren, you follow His Highness Prince Jin every day and eat delicious food and drink spicy food. Now you're not thinking of snatching food from us, right? Besides, this rabbit meat hot pot was bestowed to us by you!"

Tang Yan was speechless. His face turned from black to red. He coldly snorted and angrily scolded, "You only know how to eat. What a bunch of good-for-nothings. Eat faster. Can't you smell the smell of rabbit hotpot in the tent?!"

There was no need for Tang Yan to mention it. In less than a quarter of an hour, a large bowl of steaming rabbit hotpot had already entered the stomachs of the two guards. Not even a drop of soup was left.

Tang Yan was so angry that he wanted to kick them out of the tent one by one.

Wenqing returned with the rabbit hotpot and told Chu Lian about Mo Chenggui and Tang Yan's reactions.

Chu Lian only smiled faintly and entered the tent to rest.

The next day, the convoy set off early in the morning.

At this time, they were already more than halfway to Liangzhou.

Just after noon, the convoy had just finished resting and was ready to set off. Tang Yan received news from the northern border. It was said that the northern border army had encountered an accident and had fallen into a bitter battle outside Liangzhou City.

Without waiting for Chu Lian to react, Mo Chenggui was already flustered and restless.

Although their journey to the northern border was already very fast and they took small roads instead of official roads, there were still women in the convoy.

But after all, there were women in the caravan, as well as those cotton-padded clothes, blankets, and other supplies that were used for show. How could they rush at that speed?

That afternoon, Mo Chenggui went to look for Chu Lian and Tang Yan. He told them that he wanted to bring Count Jing 'an's subordinates with him and head to the northern border first.

Mo Chenggui had been in Duke Jing 'an's residence for a long time. Furthermore, he had been prejudiced against Chu Lian for a long time. Thus, he didn't think much of Prince Jin's subordinate, Tang Yan. Although he said that he wanted to discuss leaving first, he was actually just informing Chu Lian and Tang Yan.

By the afternoon, Mo Chenggui had already left with Duke Jing 'an's family warriors. He also brought along the secret guards that Matriarch He had arranged to protect Chu Lian.

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Thus, the group suddenly lost half of its members.

After another day, the northbound group finally passed by a small town. They stayed in the town for the night, but when they set off the next day, they were told that Tang Yan had a high fever.

Chu Lian was speechless. She didn't expect that the weather would be so bad. She, a girl, didn't have any major illnesses or minor pains, but Tang Yan, a grown man, couldn't stand the increasingly cold weather and fell ill.

It really was like a landslide when an illness came.

Although Tang Yan wasn't a martial artist, he definitely didn't have a weak body. However, such a young man couldn't survive the winter cold and fell ill on his bed.

Tang Yan's fever didn't subside, and his condition was serious. He couldn't ride a horse or ride a carriage. The group could only stay in the small town for a day. However, by the next day, Tang Yan's condition still didn't improve.

Chu Lian became anxious and worried. If they were delayed for a day or two, it would be fine. Everyone would have to work harder and still be able to reach Beijing in time. However, Tang Yan's condition didn't improve by the third day.

Without waiting for Chu Lian to say anything, Tang Yan had no choice but to let Chu Lian go first.

More than half of the people sent by Prince Jin stayed behind to take care of Tang Yan. Chu Lian's group went to the north first. There were fewer people and more resources, so most of the resources and daily necessities were left for Tang Yan's people to carry.

On the afternoon of the third day of resting in the small town, Chu Lian set off with her people.

At this time, they were only three days away from Liangzhou.

Chu Lian was especially careful along the way. Finally, there was only one day left before they reached the north.

At this time, the sky was dark. Steward Qin ordered the carriages to stop and found a dry grassland by the side of the road to set up camp.

She thought that they would be able to reach Liangzhou safely by being so careful. Who knew that in the middle of the night, Wenlan, who was the most vigilant, would discover a sneak attack!

Chu Lian was immediately woken up by Wenqing.

Knowing that something was wrong outside, Chu Lian quickly put on her clothes and hid a sharp dagger hidden under her pillow into her sleeve.

The wind blew against her body, threatening to scrape off a layer of flesh. Wenqing only wore a thin layer of clothing and rushed into the tent with her sword in hand. In the darkness, she couldn't see Wenqing's worried expression. She could only hear her anxious voice, "Third Madam, someone attacked us. There were too many people and we weren't their match.

You should hurry and leave! "

After she finished speaking, she yelled at the somewhat stiff Wenlan, "Wenlan, what are you waiting for?

Hurry and run with Third Madam. There's a horse tied to the third elm tree next to the tent. Take Third Madam and escape on a horse! "

Wenlan came back to her senses after being yelled at by Wenqing. She immediately pulled Chu Lian's wrist and left the tent.

As soon as she stepped out of the tent, Chu Lian heard the sounds of fighting mixed with a language she did not understand. Under the light of the fire, she could see that these people who suddenly attacked were wearing fur and had many long braids.

Chu Lian's eyes narrowed.

These people were barbarians!

They were holding machetes in their hands. Although they looked fierce and their attacks were fierce, they didn't have much skill when fighting. Most of them relied on their brute strength, which was much stronger than the people of the Great Wu Dynasty.

One of the guards didn't manage to dodge, and Chu Lian saw with her own eyes that one of his arms had been chopped off. The guard's legs turned to jelly as he knelt on the ground and howled in pain.

The sounds of fighting and screams filled her ears. Although Chu Lian couldn't bear to watch, she knew that she wasn't a match for these strong barbarians with only a few moves. Although she really wanted to stay and help them defend against the sneak attack, she knew her own strength very well. She knew nothing at all when it came to arranging troops.

Staying here would only be a burden to them.

Thus, Chu Lian didn't say a word. She just lowered her head and followed Wenlan's lead.

Their breathing became heavier, and their footsteps became heavier. Finally, they found the place where Wenqing had tied the horses.

Wenlan was just untying the reins when she suddenly heard two people talking not far away.

Chu Lian vigilantly looked in the direction of the voices.

The voices of the three men running towards them were strange, and their footsteps were even stranger.