The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1596 - 1683: Outnumbered and Outgunned

However, on the side of the Eighth Princess, there are only a dozen or so guards. While they are enough to handle flowery fists and embroidered legs, the black-clad assassins they face now are ruthless killers who lick blood off the knife’s edge, and they outnumber them, with thirty to forty men.

The enemy is many, we are few.

The people in black strike viciously, forcing the guards protecting the Eighth Princess to retreat incessantly.

Swords have no eyes. Bai Xian carefully avoids the swords that might cause him harm while also observing the situation.

The Eighth Princess’s guards, due to the opponent’s superior force and numbers, are gradually showing signs of defeat. Yet one of them releases a signal flare.

The signal flare whooshes into the sky, igniting green smoke above.

The Eighth Princess has left another group stationed at the Zhu family of Nanling. These garrisoned guards, seeing the signal flare fired from Wanglong Mountain, are startled and then immediately mount their horses, galloping out of Nanling City Gate, heading straight for Wanglong Mountain!

At the same time.

The Great Commander, who idly hangs around Dong Huiying, also notices this smoke signal flare.

The Great Commander, with numerous contacts, was informed long ago when the Eighth Princess and Bai Xian left the city. Now, with the signal flare fired from Wanglong Mountain, the Great Commander knows something is wrong and immediately orders Huang Qi to go and check.

Meanwhile, on Wanglong Mountain, the Eighth Princess and Bai Xian have been forced to the cliff edge by the people in black.

Lian San, caught up in the chaos, realizes that alone, she cannot survive, so she edges closer to the Eighth Princess, thinking that at least sticking with them might be slightly safer. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Who knew that after making this wrong decision, Lian San would regret it once more.

She really was too foolish!

And truly too slow-witted!

She had already seen that the people in black were after the Eighth Princess, so why did she have to involve herself?

She really shouldn’t have!

With a slap, Lian San hits herself on the cheek. This shows how much regret is driving her to madness.

The Eighth Princess may have many faults, but her guards are undoubtedly loyal.

At the time of crisis, these guards protected the Eighth Princess; over half of the dozen or so guards were lost as a result.

Watching helplessly in a short span, most of the guards have perished, leaving only a handful struggling to hold on.

Reinforcements from Nanling City are rushing here, but the mountain road is rugged, and they fear it won’t be swift.

The Eighth Princess is burning with fury but has no recourse. She surveys the terrain around her; behind is the cliff, a bottomless chasm, and ahead are the assassins with murderous intent.

Death lies both ahead and behind, an inescapable predicament!

At this moment.

The people in black break through the guard’s protection; one of the black-clad men raises a knife towards the Eighth Princess. The Eighth Princess, having practiced martial arts since childhood, might not be a master but certainly isn’t like an ordinary person.

She sidesteps swiftly, while not forgetting to pull Bai Xian out of harm’s way.

Bai Xian stumbles towards the Eighth Princess, feigning a frightened, clumsy manner, inadvertently hindering the Eighth Princess, making her movements no longer agile.

Another slash comes. Bai Xian quickly shouts, "Concubine, watch out!"

But it’s already too late.

The Eighth Princess has no time to react; the knife from the black-clad man cuts swiftly along the Eighth Princess’s shoulder blade, heading straight towards her waist!