Chapter 209 Snowstorm, Interception
Inside the mountains, in a luxurious inn.

Su Bai stood respectfully in front of a middle-aged man.

"Second Master, it has been confirmed that the Marquis of Changping is indeed going to marry into the Yang family. The Marquis's wife expressed this intention at the birthday banquet some time ago, and the Marquis of Changping and Yang Zhengshan have also been exchanging letters in recent days. The two sides should have been discussing the marriage!"

Su Bai lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly.

The middle-aged man in front of him was Su Shanyu, the second son of Jingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Su Shanyu is slightly fat, with a lot of flesh on his face and his eyes are full of violence. You can tell at a glance that he is not a good person.

He twisted a string of jade beads in his hand and said calmly: "Stop them!"

The prince intends to arrange a marriage between the Qing'an Marquis' Mansion and the Changping Marquis' Mansion, so Ning Qing, the eldest daughter of the Qing'an Marquis' Mansion, came to Chongshan Pass this time.

However, it was not the Qing'an Earl's Mansion that was responsible for making this happen, but their Jingyuan Marquis Mansion.

That’s right, the Marquis of Jingyuan’s Mansion had already surrendered to the Crown Prince, and the purpose of Su Shanyu’s visit was to help the Marquis of Qing’an’s Mansion and the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion to form a marriage alliance.

But now that Liang Chu has chosen the Yang family, he naturally cannot sit idly by.

"This, Second Master, how can we stop it?" Su Bai asked cautiously.

Su Shanyu raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashing with cruelty, "Do I need to figure out a solution for this?"

"Yes, I understand. I will find a way to prevent them from getting married!" Su Bai was so scared that he trembled all over and said quickly.

He knew very well what kind of temper this master of his had.

He is ruthless, cruel and tyrannical, and will kill people if he is not satisfied.

Although he was a close confidant of Marquis Jingyuan, he did not dare to make this gentleman angry.

Su Shanyu twirled his rosary beads with one hand, and his tone returned to normal, "Since the Yang family wants to marry into the Changping Marquis's Mansion, then we will turn this wedding into a funeral and find an opportunity to kill the young lady of the Yang family!"

"Killing a little girl, you should be able to do it!"

He looked at Su Bai indifferently.

How could Su Bai dare to say that he couldn't do it? "Yes, I will definitely let the Yang family hold a grand funeral!"

She's just a little girl, there's no reason they can't do it.

"Well! Go do it!" Su Shanyu waved his hand and said.

Su Bai hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "What about the Seventh Young Master?"

The person he was talking about was naturally Su Shansi, who was building a road outside Anyuan City.

"Hmph, a useless trash, it would be good to teach him a lesson!" Su Shanyu had no intention of saving his brother at all. Even though Su Shansi was his younger brother, he did not have any brotherly feelings for Su Shansi.

If it weren't for the reputation of the Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion, he wouldn't care about Su Shansi's life or death.

"Don't worry about this matter. I will ask the Anyuan prefect to release him in a few days!"

Yang Zhengshan rejected their request, so he naturally would not look for Yang Zhengshan again. As for who to look for, there were many yamen in Chongshan Pass that could govern the Anyuan prefectural yamen. He did not need to go to Anyuan City, he only needed to ask someone in Chongshan Pass.

……

At this time, Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't know that someone wanted Yang Yunxue's life. He helped Yu Qingyi prepare, and then sent Yu Qingyi and Yang Yunxue out of the city again.

"It may be snowy today, please keep warm on the road!"

Outside the city gate, Yang Zhengshan instructed Yu Qingyi.

Snowstorm!

Yu Qingyi looked up at the gloomy sky in confusion, but the weather was not very good and it was indeed possible that it would snow.

"Well, we will pay attention! Master, please take care of yourself at home!"

Yu Qingyi didn't take the wind and snow to heart and spoke casually.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Let's go!"

Afterwards, Yu Qingyi boarded the carriage, and the team slowly headed towards Chongshan Pass.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the receding team and then looked up at the sky.

"The snowstorm won't be very strong, so it shouldn't affect their journey!"

It's only October, and winter has already arrived in Chongshan Town.

"go back!"

Yang Zhengshan turned around, mounted his horse, and galloped towards the city, followed by Han Fei and a group of his followers.

Yang Zhengshan’s weather forecast is very accurate. If he says there will be wind and snow, then there will definitely be wind and snow.

Just after noon, fine snowflakes began to fall in Anyuan City. The cold wind from the north gently blew across Anyuan City, making Anyuan City feel the cold of winter again.

At this time, Yu Qingyi and others had only walked halfway.

It takes almost two hundred miles to walk from Anyuan City to Chongshan Pass. Thanks to the renovation of the official roads in Chongshan Town in the past two years, the official roads they walked along were relatively flat.

If you set out from Anyuan City early in the morning and travel quickly, you will reach Chongshan Pass around the evening.

Inside the carriage, Yu Qingyi was dozing off wrapped in a thick blanket, while the two little girls, Yang Yunxue and Wang Yunqiao, were huddled near the carriage window, lifting the curtains to look at the snowflakes floating outside.

The mountains in the distance are stacked up one after another, and they look hazy under the drifting snowflakes, as if a bunch of black shadows are embedded in the gloomy sky.

"Miss, it's windy, don't let the cold air get into the carriage!"

Next to the carriage, Nanny Song rode over and spoke softly.

Although Nanny Song and Nanny Lin are called Nannies, they are actually not very old.

Nanny Lin is a little older, only fifty-five this year, and Nanny Song is only fifty-three.

In addition, both of them have reached the third level of acquired cultivation, and have not lacked the nourishment of spiritual spring water in the past two years, so their bodies are still very strong.

Horse riding is child's play. Their strength has not declined much as they age.

"Yes, I know, Ma'am!" Yang Yunxue pulled the curtain of the car obediently.

Yu Qingyi is pregnant, so they naturally have to be more considerate.

At this time, not far in front of them, on a gentle hillside, among the dry grass and trees, Su Baizheng and a dozen of his subordinates were waiting quietly.

"coming!"

Suddenly someone spoke up, breaking the silence. Su Bai's expression became serious, and he looked along the winding official road.

Amidst the drifting snow and wind, a team of more than a dozen riders were seen approaching slowly.

"Ten guards, six maids, and a carriage. The people on the carriage should be Yang's mistress Yu and Miss Yang."

"Manager Su, Yu was born in the underworld and has the sixth level of acquired cultivation!"

A scarred man nearby reminded Su Bai.

Yu Qingyi's background is no secret and can be found out with a little investigation.

However, their information was obviously outdated. Two years ago, Yu Qingyi's cultivation was indeed at the sixth level of the acquired realm, but now her cultivation has reached the peak of the seventh level of the acquired realm, and she is only one step away from breaking through to the ninth level of the acquired realm.

However, Su Bai didn't take Yu Qingyi seriously at all. Since he chose to ambush here this time, he had naturally investigated the situation of the Yang family a long time ago and was also very clear about Yu Qingyi's cultivation level.

The sixth level of the acquired realm may not sound weak, but in front of their Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, it is just an opponent with a little strength.

Although the number of people he brought this time was not large, only a dozen or so, but all of them were the elite of their Jingyuan Marquis Mansion. There were four warriors at the third or fourth level of the acquired realm, and the rest were warriors at the refining strength level.

Such a group of warriors is a force that cannot be ignored no matter where they are placed.

To be honest, Su Bai felt that using so many warriors to deal with the Yang family's group of guards and several women was already overestimating the Yang family.

In his mind, the Yang family was just a small family that had just risen to prominence. It had no foundation and no strong power. Even if it had some guards, they were probably just a group of low-level warriors and were not worth mentioning at all.

"Get ready to do it!"

Su Bai said with a cold expression.

He was completely different now from the one in front of Su Shanyu.

In front of Su Shanyu, he was trembling with fear and was extremely respectful, looking like a servant.

And here he is the steward of the Marquis's Mansion, with absolute leadership, without the slightest bit of servility like a slave.

Just like when he was in front of Yang Zhengshan, he also had an arrogant look.

A dozen people dispersed and hid among the withered grass and trees in a moment.

The convoy moved forward slowly, and the wind and snow were still blowing.

The leader's guard looked around casually. This guard was also a disciple of the Tianqing Sword Sect and a disciple of Su Kun, named Wu Zhan.

Wu Zhan is 28 years old this year. When he joined the Yang family, he had the second level of acquired cultivation. He was considered the one with the best qualifications among the ten disciples who joined the Yang family.

Wu Zhan's personality is relatively lazy and not as reliable as Wu Zheng, but he is still very loyal to the Yang family.

At this moment, Wu Zhan looked at the snow drifting around him with some boredom. The thick fur coat wrapped around his body did not make him feel cold, but traveling was a boring thing in itself, so he felt a sense of boredom.

Oh, I miss the warm kang at home!

Wu Zhan drooped his eyelids and couldn't help muttering to himself.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly and he raised his head to look towards the jungle in front of him.

The falling snowflakes had already dyed the withered yellow grass and trees with a layer of white frost, but the frost seemed to have been destroyed in a few places.

As a martial artist, Wu Zhan used to often travel with the escort company's convoys and had experience in the martial arts world, so even though he appears to be lazy, he is actually a very meticulous person.

Especially when traveling, a vigilant heart is hidden beneath a bored appearance.

"stop!"

Wu Zhan thought about it, tightened the reins and stopped the team.

"Uncle Master, what's wrong?"

The guard behind asked in confusion.

Wu Zhan did not answer, his eyes swept across the woods on the hillside.

It's not caused by animals!
The snow only fell for a short time and was not heavy, so there was not much snow in the forest.

But Wu Zhan could still see a lot of things.

The falling snow had definitely been damaged, and it looked like there was a lot of damage, which was not something that could be caused by just one or two small animals.

There was no way they could fail to discover such a large population of animals.

Eliminating the animal factor, there is only one answer left.

That means someone has been active here, and it wasn’t just one person!

"Be careful, we might be in trouble!"

Wu Zhan reminded.

He did not go forward to check, but stayed where he was and continued to observe carefully.

At this time, in the carriage, Yu Qingyi woke up from her sleep because the carriage stopped.

"Madame Song, what's wrong?"

Nanny Song outside the carriage said softly, "Something seems to be wrong ahead. Wu Zhan is observing!"

"Something's wrong!"

Yu Qingyi sat up straight, lifted the car curtain, and looked towards the hillside in front.

Just at this moment, her eyes narrowed suddenly.

"careful!"

The next moment, there was a whooshing sound, and arrows flew over and hit the carriage.

Yu Qingyi's pupils suddenly shrank, and he reached out to grab an arrow!

It is not the standard bow and arrow used in the army, but the sleeve arrow commonly seen in the martial arts world.

The so-called sleeve arrow is a hidden arrow hidden in the sleeve.

It can be hidden in a special quiver in the sleeve. The arrow shaft is short and light, while the arrowhead is heavier.

This kind of hidden arrow is easy to carry and hide, but its disadvantages are short range, small power, and few consecutive shooting times, generally no more than three times.

(End of this chapter)