Meng Zhuqing didn’t say anything about himself, but said, "It’s crucial to clear your father’s name first! Hurry up! Otherwise, none of us can leave!"
They could not escape together; one of them had to cover the rear, hold off the pursuers, and allow the other to make their escape first.
Tobanya looked at Meng Zhuqing, pursed her lips, and then mounted her horse.
As Tobanya rode away, from the corner of her eye, she saw Meng Zhuqing get stabbed several times by pursuers in an attempt to buy her time to escape, immediately causing him to cough up blood.
Tobanya suppressed the urge to turn her horse around and go back to save Meng Zhuqing, and continued to whip her horse forward, heading towards where An Jing and Xiao Changyi were staying.
As she rode to find An Jing and Xiao Changyi, she couldn’t help but mutter, "You must hold on... I’ll come back for you, I absolutely will come back to save you..."
As long as she delivered the evidence to Xiao Changyi’s hands, she would come back.
An Jing and Xiao Changyi had just finished accompanying their four children at the doorstep when they were about to turn and enter the yard but heard the sound of horse hooves, instinctively looking towards the source of the noise.
The sound of the horse hooves was urgent and numerous; clearly, it was not just one horse coming their way, and soon, they saw Tobanya in black riding towards them.
Immediately after, many horses followed Tobanya, all ridden by men, clearly in pursuit to kill Wild Goose Jade.
Xiao Changyi and An Jing turned pale with shock, realizing their four children were at risk.
"Quick, take the children inside!" Xiao Changyi picked up Su Yi Jing and Su Yixing and entered the yard.
An Jing also hurriedly picked up An Yiqing and An Yiyun and went inside.
After ensuring all four children were sent hurriedly into the inner chamber, Xiao Changyi grabbed An Jing’s shoulders and said, "You stay inside and look after the children; I will handle this alone. Do not come out unless I call for you, under no circumstances"
An Jing knew this was not the time to fight alongside her husband, as she still had four small children to look after.
"Be careful." Worry filled her eyes.
"Hmm." Xiao Changyi nodded, then hurried out to handle the situation, lest those people break into the yard and endanger his wife and children.
An Jing secured the doors and windows of the inner chamber tightly, then had the four children cover their ears tightly, urging them not to listen to the sounds outside. The children were too young, and she feared that the sounds of fighting outside might frighten them.
"Prince!" Tobanya reached the entrance of the yard just as Xiao Changyi rushed out from it, and she hurriedly called out to him.
Xiao Changyi, without a glance at Tobanya, secured the yard gate.
Fearing that those pursuing Tobanya might climb over the walls, Xiao Changyi called out, "Zhuri!"
Zhuri, who was grazing not far away, heard its master calling and immediately charged over.
Upon reaching Xiao Changyi, Zhuri reared on its hind legs, neighed to the sky, its excitement and arrogance unmatched.
Xiao Changyi lightly patted Zhuri’s raised hoof, "Trample as many as you can."
With too many pursuers, even if he could handle them all, it would take time, and in that time, the pursuers might breach the yard. He needed Zhuri’s help.
Zhuri, having fought alongside Xiao Changyi on the battlefield, understood its master’s gesture as if applauding its effort. Now, even though it was just a horse, habitual understanding rushed to Xiao Changyi’s intention immediately.