Chapter 1002 – Must Protect Princess Yaoguang’s Safety

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Wei Cang immediately waved his sleeve.

He arranged for a guard with good qinggong to scout ahead.

The others moved the carriage into the inconspicuous forest.

Seeing that Wei Cang had really started to take note of the situation, Gu Nuo’er wasn’t in a hurry to get up.

The child sat in the carriage and leisurely wanted to pour a cup of tea.

However, she realized that there was no more water!

She pouted in distress, grabbed the teapot with her small hand, and poured it. There was not a single drop of tea.

“Boohoo… I’m thirsty.”

The child complained pitifully.

At this moment, a water bag reached in from outside the window.

It was from Yuan Gu.

“Your Highness, if you don’t mind, you can drink mine.”

The child tilted her head and looked at him for a while before immediately revealing a sweet smile.

“Gugu, you’re much better than Dudu. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll confer you the title of Lord Dudu. You’ll definitely be stronger than him.”

Yuan Gu’s ears turned red from the praise. The word ‘honest’ was written on his tanned face.

Initially, he thought that Gu Nuo’er was too young. However, because of her noble status, she became a target for His Majesty, Ling Tianyin.

It was already very pitiful for her to be captured by them and have to leave her parents and family.

He didn’t expect Gu Nuo’er to be so sensible.

Yuan Gu’s heart began to lean slightly towards this little princess.

If there was a situation where he could help and not anger Wei Cang, he would definitely take care of her.

Soon, the guard who had gone to investigate quickly rushed back.

He looked terrified. “Lord Governor, there are mountain bandits ahead robbing and tyrannizing. They occupied a village and many people died!”

Gu Nuo’er immediately frowned.

As expected, someone was causing trouble.

Wei Cang immediately asked, “How many mountain bandits are there?”

“At least 60 of them!”

Wei Cang was not afraid of fighting. They were all soldiers who had been to the battlefield. It should not be a problem for them to deal with the mountain bandits.

However, there were definitely Gu Yihan’s pursuers behind them.

If they were held back by the mountain bandits, it would probably waste time.

At this moment, a childish voice sounded.

“Dudu, I don’t think you have a choice. If you return and take another path, you’ll be delayed for at least an hour.”

“Why don’t you just break through the encirclement? With your strength, you can’t possibly not be able to stop the mountain bandits, right?”

Wei Cang turned around and saw Gu Nuo’er’s fair face and smiling eyes. She was young and filled with innocence.

Although she looked like a child, her words were actually clear.

At this moment, Wei Cang suddenly had a deep feeling.

It was as if everything was under the control of this little Princess Yaoguang.

Somehow, she didn’t seem to be a prey but a hunter!

Wei Cang frowned and pondered.

In the end, he nodded at the guards. “Follow me. Two teams will walk in front and clear the path. The rest of you, pay attention to the flanks and back wings. You must protect Princess Yaoguang’s safety and bring her back to Xili successfully.”

“Yes!” The guards echoed loudly.

Gu Nuo’er pursed her pink lips and smiled sweetly.

However, the child’s eyes were very cold.

She was thinking to herself.

That group of bandits who were causing trouble actually dared to massacre a village.

Did they really think that they could do whatever they wanted just because they were far away from the capital?

Since she didn’t bring her own people out today, she would arrange for Wei Cang and the others to help her eliminate the mountain bandits!

Soon, as they entered the mountain path…

More and more corpses could be seen by the roadside.

They were all villagers who lived nearby and their bodies were covered in blood. The women’s clothes were not covering their bodies and one could imagine what they had encountered when they were alive.

The most pitiful one was a baby who was hung on a branch.

He had already died for a moment. His face was green and one of his small arms had been twisted off.

When Gu Nuo’er saw this, she secretly bit her lip, her watery eyes surging with anger.

This group of unforgivable mountain bandits.