Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1255: Chapter 1164: Lady Chancellor 103

Yan Yi had just helped Luo Linlang complete a purchase mission, and upon returning, he saw Yan Qi hurrying towards the direction of the stables.

Yan Yi frowned and shouted, ”Yan Qi, it’s so late, where are you going?”

Yan Qi, running, replied to Yan Yi, ”Big brother, the Lord asked me to deliver a letter, and the timing is tight. I’m leaving now, don’t wait for me for dinner.”

As the words fell, Yan Qi had disappeared from sight. Hearing it was Shuangshuang’s command, Yan Yi refrained from further questioning, instead contemplating what to continue doing for Miss Luo.

Thinking about it, Yan Yi couldn’t help but sigh. Luo Linlang was challenging to win over, wholeheartedly following the Lord, intending never to marry and entirely devoid of romantic sentiments. His journey of pursuing a wife was truly long and arduous.

Yan Yi now regretted immensely that when he first met Luo Linlang, she was unfamiliar with everyone, and he had so many opportunities to win her favor, yet he missed them.

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Gao Ya said he would take Shuangshuang to the gold mine location, and the next day, he proactively approached them. Today, Gao Ya wore a set of men’s clothing suitable for action.

Although dressed in men’s clothing, there was no heroic spirit of a man but rather an added flair of unique charm, unmistakably identifying him as a female with a captivating presence.

Shuangshuang took most of the people with her, leaving only about ten to guard the government office. Along the way, Shuangshuang and Gao Ya were seated in a carriage. Once in the mountains, Shuangshuang, weaker physically, couldn’t climb, thus switched to a sedan chair.

Gao Ya declined to lead the way at the front, as sitting in the sedan chair wasn’t convenient, insisting on walking, which Shuangshuang did not object to. Gao Ya led the group along the narrow path, quickly reaching the edge of a cliff.

Calling it a cliff might be misleading, as the mountain there was not steep, with quite a wide distance from the cliff, making walking relatively safe.

The only unsafe aspect was during winter when the road was slippery due to snow, risking avalanches, and in summer, heavy rains potentially causing landslides.

The group reached there when Gao Ya suddenly claimed fatigue, requesting to rest, and Shuangshuang raised her hand, leading everyone to stop and rest. Gao Ya took out her water pouch to drink.

Shuangshuang also drank some water. Now, as winter had nearly ended, it wasn’t as cold, and the journey wasn’t tiring, so Shuangshuang’s body wasn’t too uncomfortable yet.

On the other side, Gao Ya suddenly walked to the edge of the cliff, pacing back and forth along its rim. After a few steps, Gao Ya turned to Shuangshuang and smiled.

”Lord County Magistrate, do you know that the previous County Magistrate who fell off the cliff did so right here? What do you think would happen if a small woman like me jumped off here?”

With that, Gao Ya mysteriously smiled at Shuangshuang and leaped off. The group hadn’t expected Gao Ya to suddenly jump, leaving them momentarily stunned.

Simultaneously, from atop the mountain, numerous ambushers wielding bows appeared, led by County Captain Chai Pengfei who had been concealed.

Yan Yi shouted, ”Protect the Lord!” drawing his sword and standing in front of Shuangshuang.

At the same time, Ying Yi also drew his sword and stood alongside, as Yan Team and Eagle Team members surged forward, tightly protecting Shuangshuang.

Wei Yingnan wielded a longsword, standing closest to Shuangshuang, as her personal protector.

Within the entourage’s firm protection, Shuangshuang looked up at County Captain Chai Pengfei, similarly surrounded on the mountain, his face full of smugness.

He laughed a few times at Shuangshuang, ”Mr. Yin, meeting for the first time under such hostile circumstances is truly a faux pas. You’re indeed impressive, overpowering us right upon arriving at Qinglin County.

But alas, no matter how formidable you are, today blood will spill here. Remember in your next life to be a compliant woman; a man’s world isn’t playful.”

Shuangshuang remained composed, showing neither panic nor anger, devoid of fear, her voice crisp and cold. ”County Captain Chai, you’re bold. You ambush me here today, do you think the court will ignore it?”

”Hahaha!”

Chai Pengfei laughed audaciously, his expression arrogantly satisfied, ”You needn’t worry about that, Lord Yin. In the future, the court will only learn of your hubris, insisting on investigating the former County Magistrate’s cause of death during a snowy day, ending in a tragedy of a mountain collapse burying all at the former County Magistrate’s cliff base.

The Lord is new here, unaware that our local weather is unpredictable. Though other areas may not snow, we occasionally experience snowy days, the tale of your snow-clad demise won’t be questioned.”

Shuangshuang chuckled coldly, ”County Captain Chai is meticulous, arranging my cause of death so clearly, presumably more thoughtful than those of the previous County Magistrates.”

Chai Pengfei snorted coldly, ”Mr. Yin is thoroughly professional, attempting to extract words even at death’s door. But no matter your intentions, your aim to extract confession or delay time, I’m no longer fooling around, attack!”

With Chai Pengfei’s command, the archers on the mountain immediately drew their bows and shot arrows, targeting Shuangshuang’s direction with a whizzing sound.

In Chai Pengfei’s anticipation, upon his command, Shuangshuang’s group would be pierced like hedgehogs.

However, Chai Pengfei didn’t expect that as his arrows flew, Shuangshuang’s party quickly retrieved collapsible metal objects from their backs.

Once taken out, those items swiftly unfolded into a triangular shape, as Yan Team and Eagle Team members cooperatively stood in position, raising the unfolded triangular metal objects in front.

All wielded metal artifacts combined instantaneously, forming a massive, tightly fitting semi-circular metal sphere.

Chai Pengfei’s arrows fell to the ground upon striking the metal sphere, with Shuangshuang’s group securely shielded by it.

Witnessing this, Chai Pengfei’s expression transformed, eyes turning sinister, feeling an ill omen as that unfamiliar shield clearly countered their arrows.

Unsurprisingly, Chai Pengfei had never seen this, as it was lavishly created and exclusively equipped by the Emperor for the Hidden Guard.

Compact and portable when folded, it expanded into a handheld shield during combat, forming a defensive perimeter against external assaults. Its cost was exorbitant.

The Emperor, fearing the astute Shuangshuang might encounter danger, provided numerous Hidden Guard equipment sets, tacitly allowing Shuangshuang to equip her guards.

Previously, Yan Yi, Ying Yi, and others had already mastered these small shields’ applications and coordination methods, cooperating flawlessly to entirely shield Shuangshuang.