Chapter 5

When rescuing people in the bamboo forest, Cui Liu had this doubt, and she asked after struggling.

Xu Yuan lowered his eyes, feeling even more distressed, and said in a deep voice: "When I went in, the room was filled with smoke. The reason why he didn't move was because he inhaled the smoke."

"What?!" Cui Liu's hand holding the reins trembled, "The little master is only two days old, and even normal people can't resist the smoke, let alone such a young child! These people are really heartless!"

Cui Liu was indignant and asked worriedly: "Madam, the little master is now..."

"He is just in a coma now, but it is hard to say when he will wake up. It may be later, or it may be the next few days. It all depends on whether the effect of the medicine has dissipated." Xu Yuan lowered the curtain and said in a serious tone, "Speed ​​up."

Before coming, in addition to the homemade muscle softening powder, she also brought an acupuncture bag with six silver needles.

Cui Liu's anger is not unreasonable. This group of people is really heartless! The child is still so young, and the use of acupuncture will not only have little effect, but may also bring a series of dangers.

Xu Yuan thought about it, holding the child's hand tighter, and murmured in a low voice: "Child, you must be fine..."

At this moment, a jolt made Xu Yuan lean forward involuntarily. She frowned, but heard Cui Liu's panicked voice from outside: "Madam, we seem to be in trouble."

Xu Yuan's heart tightened. Could it be that Shen Yun'an found something wrong and drove the carriage to chase after us? She lifted a corner of the curtain, wanting to find out what was going on, but saw a row of checkpoints not far from the carriage. Three burly men holding sharp blades blocked the way.

In order to avoid a collision with Shen Yun'an, she deliberately asked Cui Liu to choose another path. Seeing that they were about to enter Beijing, they encountered robbers who were making trouble here.

A man's rough laughter came: "Boss, you really made the right choice to let us set up a checkpoint here, and we actually got an unexpected reward!" The

one who spoke was a fat man, who was stroking his chin at this time, looking at Cui Liu outside the carriage with a lecherous look.

"Huh? There is another one in the carriage!" The man saw a corner of the curtain being lifted, and he seemed even more excited.

"Madam, you take the young master to hide in the carriage, and I will deal with these three villains!" Cui Liu jumped off the carriage, pulled out the sharp blade she brought, and stabbed one of them.

Xu Yuan was terrified. Although Cui Liu had martial arts skills, there were three people on the other side, and she was not at an advantage in terms of manpower.

Oh, right! She still had some muscle softening powder that had not been used. But she was holding the child, so her movements were greatly restricted.

"Cui Liu, use this to deal with them!" Xu Yuan threw the bottle of muscle softening powder at Cui Liu.

Cui Liu jumped up and caught the bottle steadily, shouting, "Madam, please be careful!"

"Today, the three of us are so lucky. The one in the carriage is even more beautiful than this one!" The man who was close to her also saw Xu Yuan's face clearly when she leaned out her upper body, and his voice was full of greed.

"Boss, second brother, you guys deal with it first, let me go meet this little beauty!" The man approached Xu Yuan.

Facing the man's approach, Xu Yuan frowned. The muscle softener had been given to Cui Liu, and the man approaching was several times stronger than her. She was no match for him in terms of body shape or strength.

"Madam!" Cui Liu didn't expect someone to go to Xu Yuan, and she was instantly anxious. But she was restrained by people in front and behind, and she couldn't afford to be distracted at all.

Cui Liu suddenly had an idea, thinking of the use of the bottle, and immediately threw it in the direction of another person. With the sound of the bottle falling to the ground, the powder inside floated out. Cui Liu quickly covered her mouth and nose. The other two had no time to react. They inhaled the soft muscle powder and collapsed to

the ground. In the carriage, Xu Yuan looked at the approaching strong man, put the child steadily on the carriage couch, and took out a silver needle from the acupuncture bag. The master who taught her medical skills once said that silver needles can not only save people, but also protect themselves in times of crisis.

The strong man's hand had touched the edge of the carriage, and he was about to pull down the curtain and invade the carriage. Xu Yuan's heart tightened. Even if it was a matter of life and death, she had to protect the child!

She calmed her mind and waited for the strong man to lift the curtain, and then she used the silver needle to stab his vulnerable parts. However, before she could make any move, the strong man's wailing suddenly came.

Could it be that Cui Liu is back? Xu Yuan was puzzled, but saw a man in black holding a long sword, raising his foot and kicking the strong man to the ground.

Cui Liu, who came over, was also shocked by the scene in front of him. This man's skills are amazing!

"Madam, are you okay? And the young master..." Cui Liu ran to Xu Yuan's side.

"My child and I are fine." While Xu Yuan was answering, she saw the man coming back.

Xu Yuan's heart was lifted again. This man must be very skilled to be able to kick down such a big man by himself. She and Cui Liu were afraid they were no match for him.

However, the man in black stopped at a distance from the carriage and bowed, saying, "Don't be afraid, my master and I are passing by here on our way back to Beijing. I heard some noise and came to help."

Seeing that the man was sincere and had no malice in his behavior, Xu Yuan was relieved and got off the carriage.

"Thank you for your help, young master."

"It's just a piece of cake. Madam, this place is sparsely populated and often haunted by robbers. It's not peaceful. You'd better leave early." The man in black spoke in a gentle tone.

Xu Yuan nodded and saluted. However, when she turned around, the acupuncture bag she was carrying in her sleeves accidentally fell to the ground.

"This is..." The man in black saw Xu Yuan bending down to pick it up, and he looked hesitant, and asked tentatively, "Madam, you are carrying an acupuncture bag, do you know medicine?"

"I know a little bit." Xu Yuan replied.

"Great!" The man in black took two steps forward, but stopped abruptly for fear of disturbing her, "Madam, since you know medicine, can you come with me to save my master in return for your help just now?"

"No!" Without waiting for Xu Yuan to answer, Cui Liu spoke almost immediately, "Madam, although this man saved us, we don't know his background yet, you can't agree to him!"

The man in black also knew that he was presumptuous, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he bowed his hands to apologize: "This lady is right, I am rude."

"Wait." When the man in black was about to leave, Xu Yuan, who had been silent, said, "I can go with you."