Zhang Shenmu has been in Tai Hospital for many years. What conspiracy and risks have he never heard of? With his medical skills, he should have died of old age in the capital, but he was able to retire and return to his hometown. This is all because his mother lived long enough and was ill.

Now when I heard Su Ya say this, I immediately understood and gasped, "You, you mean...?"

"If you have any ill intentions, the best opportunity is on the road." Su Ya looked at Zhang Shenmu's gray beard and hair, and did not speak too clearly. Instead, she comforted: "Maybe I am overly worried, but you should take care of yourselves."

She gently held up Shen Huai's hand again. This was her favorite hand, but now it had many red blood stains. She pointed to the small bleeding holes exposed on his fingertips and wrists, and asked Zhang Shenmu: " If the previous situation occurs again, do I still need to undergo bloodletting for relief?”

"Now we can only do this," Zhang Shenmu sighed: "...it can only last for a while."

Su Ya lowered her eyes. Shen Huai's hands were cold and weak, and they were held weakly by her. But above his elbows, the hot fire was already steaming up. His body was like a burning oil lamp, inch by inch. Life burns out.

"It'll be fine," she said.

Zhang Shenmu hesitated to speak, but finally sighed and hurriedly went to clean up.

In a moment, morning light has arrived.

Guarded by cavalry soldiers, the carriages and horses lined up and started again in front of Zhang Shenmu's house.

Su Ya raised the corner of the carriage curtain and watched Xu Guogong and Cao Kaihe board the carriage in front. She did not ignore the glances and whispers that Cao Kaihe exchanged with several of his men before he got on the carriage.

Before lowering the curtain, her eyes passed over the dozens of soldiers behind the car. She raised her hand and knocked on the frame of the car. She said to the two coachmen sitting in front: "Go slower later, the stone road is uneven. Mr. Shen cannot withstand the bumps."

"Girl, you're not happy," a driver responded, "We have to follow the car in front of us."

"If you are told to go slow, go slow. Where do you get all those conditions?" Su Ya said displeasedly: "Can you drive the car? If not, just change someone else."

The coachman's smile froze, and he was about to show a hint of anger. The coachman next to him pulled him, smiled at Su Ya, and said, "I understand, sit down, young lady, and you guys will be a little slower."

Su Ya snorted and rolled down the car curtain, leaving a small gap.

Sure enough, a man immediately went to find Cao Kaihe. After a while, the man came back. After a few whispers, the carriage and horses started. Xu Guogong and Cao Kaihe took the lead, followed by Shen Huai and Su Ya's carriage, and the carriage in which Zhang Shenmu was riding followed. Finally, we exited the alley one by one.

At this time, Mao Shi had just arrived, and the morning air was meager and still vaporous. There were only a few scattered pedestrians in the streets, and it was very deserted. Only Su Ya's constant criticizing voice could be heard from time to time.

"Hey! Why are you driving? It's too bumpy!"

"Slow down, didn't you hear me?"

"Quickly? Did you do it on purpose?!"

"..."

The coachman may have received orders from Cao Kaihe, but the carriage was actually not moving very fast, but Su Ya was still dissatisfied. Just after crossing two streets, she ordered Zhang Shenmu's carriage to pass ahead on the grounds of bumpy terrain.

"This woman doesn't have good intentions, I'm afraid she's still dissatisfied." Xu Guogong lowered the car curtain, endured it, and finally complained: "I can't tell that she has some domineering habits."

"Master Shen is a young man with a young spirit, and he must be a little pampered at ordinary times." Cao Kaihe responded: "The Duke was tossed around in the middle of the night without any rest. It was very hard. Why don't you go back to rest first? I will stay here to take care of you. Can."

"Hey, no," Xu Guogong waved his hand, "After all, he is a relative recognized by the emperor, and will be the pillar of the country in the future. Today I am trying to resolve your war, and I am too eager, but now I feel that something is wrong... so let me

Slow down the carriage and horse, we will send the people to Caodu Mansion, it is safest to start well and end well."

Cao Kaihe was supposed to be telling his entourage to do things through the car curtain, but his hand wearing a wrench stuck out from the car window, knocked on the wooden wall, and made two more gestures.

Su Ya was touching the dagger on her leg, leaning against the car curtain with a nervous expression on her face. The car in front blocked her view, but at this time, she was turning a corner in front of her, and Su Ya saw Cao Kaihe's hand sticking out of the car.

Looking up, there was a vague flash of sharpness on the wall of the alley ahead, the familiar color of a crossbow arrow. Chills stood up instantly. Su Ya pulled out the dagger without hesitation, opened the curtain, and hit the two coachmen's necks with the handle quickly and hard.

On the side, the two of them didn't even have time to say a word before they were knocked down by Su Ya.

As soon as the dozen or so cavalry soldiers behind got the signal and distanced themselves from the carriage, they saw the vehicle in front suddenly turned around at the corner and ran towards the other side of the long street.

"What's going on!"

They were unable to react and looked at each other in shock, but they saw arrows raining like rain in front of them. A team in civilian clothes holding swords, bows and crossbows jumped out from the streets and alleys and chased Su Ya's carriage.

The commotion alarmed the car in front, and Cao Kaihe and Zhang Canmu opened their car curtains almost at the same time.

"Protect the Duke!"

Cao Kaihe shouted, and twenty or thirty cavalry soldiers immediately gathered to defend the carriage tightly.

"What happened?" Xu Guogong asked in surprise.

"There is an assassin!" Cao Kaihe said solemnly: "The prince must not take any danger. Cao will go and have a look right now."

After he finished speaking, he lifted the curtain and went out. Immediately, his followers came over to listen. Cao Kaihe's eyes were bloodshot with anger, and he gritted his teeth and yelled: "Trash!"

At that moment, he didn't care much anymore, he put his saddle on the horse and galloped away.

Su Ya actually didn't know how to drive a carriage, but she just bit the bullet and relied on her daily observation and imagination, plus the little advantage she had just gained, to swing the riding whip hard behind the two horses.

He also drove the carriage into high gear and headed straight down the long street to the northwest of the city.

However, the pursuers quickly closed the distance. When an arrow from behind hit the horse's butt, the horse was frightened and ran rampant in the street, arousing screams of surprise.

However, after running for a while, it was enough. Su Ya quickly got back into the car, picked up Shen Huai on her back, looked at the gap where the street turned again, jumped down decisively, and ducked into the alley next to it.

The carriage whizzed past, leaving behind a short and winding alley that looked like a dead end.

However, Su Ya didn't hesitate at all. After landing, she carried Shen Huai and ran towards the end of the alley. When she reached the end, it suddenly became clear to her right that there was another straight corner.

Su Ya gritted her teeth and rushed over. As soon as she and Shen Huai hid, several figures swept past the alley and chased the carriage.

In the clear sky and daylight, they actually dared to assassinate and chase him on the street. Su Ya's heart was beating loudly. Cao Kaihe was really crazy.

She didn't dare to stay, so she carried Shen Huai to the end of the narrow alley.

Su Ya had some considerations when choosing to jump out of the car here.

She travels in Huai'an city all year round and is very familiar with the streets and alleys in the city. From Zhang Shenmu's residence to Cadu Mansion, she must pass through the long street next to it. The long street is dependent on the Li Canal that runs through the city. Coming from Zhang's house,

It happened to be blocked by the canal and formed a "D" shape.

This T-shaped road leads to Guanfu Yamen Street on one side, and goes deep into the area where officials and merchants gather on the other side.

As luck would have it, deep in this narrow passage that looks like a dead end, you will pass by an acquaintance's house.

Everything was planned. As soon as Su Ya turned the corner with Shen Huai, who was unconscious, the sound of rapid footsteps could be heard on the street outside, and the sound of arrows hitting the carriage and the stone road could be heard crisply or muffled.

Su Ya's hands were trembling a little, but she didn't dare to hesitate for a moment. After hearing the sound outside a little further, she immediately carried Shen Huai and went straight to a corner door ahead.

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