Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 430: Ambush

Yin Le didn’t have many belongings. She took out an old bundle cloth, packed a set of change clothes, and that was it.

Afraid that her face might scare people, she also brought a bamboo hat and intentionally let down a fringe to cover her injured left face with her hair.

Using a bamboo tube, she filled a pot with water. Once everything was ready, she locked the door and set out with Qin Yao.

Traveling by day was much easier than the night before, and it was downhill. In less than an hour, the two reached the mountain pass of Fake Ya Mountain.

Passing through the pass, their eyes suddenly opened up to the farmlands of Fake Ya Village. The rice seeds, sown not long ago, were sprouting and growing tall, lush and verdant, pleasing to the eye.

Yin Le took a deep breath of the fresh air and suddenly realized that today’s sunlight was especially bright.

She hadn’t felt this relaxed in a long time. Now, just thinking that the source of evil, Beauty Pan, would get her deserved punishment, gave her hope for the future.

"Wait here for a moment, I’m going to get the horse."

The two arrived in front of a small thatched courtyard. Qin Yao gestured for Yin Le to wait outside while she went in to fetch the horse.

Yin Le nodded and obediently stood waiting.

Qin Yao entered the fenced yard; there was no one inside, probably busy with farm work.

Fortunately, Old Huang was tied to the tree trunk behind the house. Qin Yao untied and led it out, planning to inform the owner when passing the field.

"Get on." Qin Yao mounted the horse, patted the empty spot behind her, and reached out a hand to Yin Le.

Yin Le felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness, "Sister Qin, I’ve never ridden a horse before."

Qin Yao’s response was simple and direct, "Just get on and hold tight to me."

Yin Le happily agreed, grasping her hand, and felt a powerful force lift her into the air.

By the time she came to her senses, she was already sitting on the horse’s back, facing Qin Yao’s straight spine.

Yin Le quickly embraced her waist, and then felt the horse moving beneath her, gently undulating at a moderate speed, giving her time to adapt.

Being fond of her own horse, Qin Yao was reluctant to make it carry two adults on a wild run. The weather was nice, so she trotted leisurely out of Fake Ya Village with Yin Le.

Passing by the young villager who looked after the horse, she thanked him.

Old Huang seemed to have been well-fed and cared for, the villager hadn’t let it go thirsty or hungry.

However, Old Huang apparently wasn’t satisfied yet, and whenever it spotted fresh grass by the roadside, it would stop to snack, eating as it walked.

This pace provided Yin Le ample time to get used to horse riding for the first time. She soon realized not to sit firmly on the horse’s back, otherwise, her buttocks and thighs would be chafed painfully.

So, following the horse’s steps, her body moved up and down, gradually mastering the right rhythm.

Seeing that the timing was about right, Qin Yao urged Old Huang to pick up some speed, trotting towards Kaiyang County.

In the late afternoon, the two arrived in Qingshui Town, had a meal to fill their bellies, rested for two-quarter hours, and then continued on their journey.

Due to the remoteness and difficulty of finding Xinghua Village, and since nothing unexpected had happened that morning, Qin Yao thought they might make it to the county town of Kaiyang smoothly today.

Unexpectedly, not long after leaving Qingshui Town, they were blocked by a large boulder that rolled down from the hillside.

Old Huang was nearly hit, startled, but luckily Qin Yao’s skillful horsemanship stopped it from running down towards the river in a panic.

Otherwise, the two of them would have rolled into the rushing river from the two-meter-high road.

When Yin Le snapped out of her shock, she thought it was an accident.

But looking up, the hillside was covered with grass, with no cliff, making it impossible for such a large stone to roll down suddenly.

Rustling footsteps came from ahead; Qin Yao, initially serious and tense, suddenly laughed mockingly.

At this moment, around a dozen figures slid down from the side-slope grass, each masked, armed with hidden weapons and knives, coming on fiercely.

Without a word, fifteen people quickly blocked their path, brimming with murderous intent, closing in on Qin Yao and Yin Le on horseback.

They seemed to know this woman was hard to handle, so they were particularly cautious, ready to throw hidden weapons as soon as Qin Yao made any move.

Qin Yao had only one knife, facing these well-equipped professional assassins, the odds were against her.

Moreover, she had to protect another person now, making things exponentially harder.

Yin Le’s heart thundered, she hadn’t even realized these people were after her.

Swallowing hard, she said with difficulty, "Sister Qin, it seems like we’ve encountered mountain bandits..."

Qin Yao responded, "Yes, we’ve encountered mountain bandits."

So killing bandits is not a crime!

In the blink of an eye, the distance between them was less than five meters.

One assassin suddenly raised his hand, throwing a handful of yellow powder into the wind, then charging forward at speed.

Qin Yao’s vision blurred, unable to see the figure rushing at her through the cloud of powder.

Moreover, she felt that the powder wasn’t just meant to obscure vision. Quickly, she took the bundle at her side and blocked it against Yin Le’s face, then lifted her to shift from behind to in front, holding her breath and clapping the horse’s sides, turning its head.

A fierce wind came from behind, Qin Yao didn’t look back, thrusting her knife backward, the sound of tearing flesh quickly reaching her ears.

The opponent’s knife, about to touch her back, helplessly fell when struck.

A dull "thud" resounded, marking the assassin’s fall from the air.

But dealing with one, the next came quickly again. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

This time two people, throwing lead-ball chains, trying to trip her horse.

Qin Yao made the horse leap high to avoid the thrown chains.

On the horse’s back, Yin Le was thrown up high by the sudden leap, and then fell hard. With the bundle covering her face, she nearly passed out from suffocation.

Qin Yao sped up, and Old Huang seemed to sense the life-or-death urgency, pushing with all its might, running fast.

However, the opponent had more tricks up their sleeves.

The ground ahead suddenly kicked up dust, a dirt-colored rope abruptly tightened, blocking the road.

If the galloping horse ran into the rope, the outcome would be disastrous.

Murderous intent surged in Qin Yao’s eyes. She yanked the reins, using great strength to lift Old Huang high, then leaned forward to prevent it from falling back, forcibly changing direction.

The horse’s painful neigh and the billowing dust echoed in the gorge, the sound hurting the eardrums.

Once the horse’s forehooves landed again, the two sides faced off, less than ten meters apart, able to catch up with Qin Yao and Yin Le in just two breaths.

But now, there was no more powder blocking her view.

Qin Yao gently patted the poor Old Huang, dismounted, and charged forward with her knife, seething with anger.

All of you, die!