Pei Zhiyuan remained silent, holding the jade token in his hand, feeling very lost.

Women's sixth sense is really scary. She was absolutely right. The real relationship between them was that of comrades-in-arms, nothing more.

Even if she had forgotten Song Lin, she could feel that he was not the one she loved.

In her heart and subconsciously, she had never had any feelings for him, which was why she was subconsciously wary of him.

Seeing Pei Zhiyuan's low mood, Shen Xu said to comfort him, "I'm sorry, I must be used to dressing up as a man, and I can't find the feeling of liking men.

Although I have forgotten what we went through, I believe that if I give myself some time, I will fall in love with you again."

"It's okay, it's not your fault."

"It's almost time, let's find a chance to retreat." Shen Xu put away the night pearl, adjusted to the darkness for a moment, and walked out of the rockery.

At this moment, the banquet ended early because Xu Wanrong fell into the water, and the guests were saying goodbye and leaving one after another.

Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan also said goodbye and prepared to return to the inn. Song Lin did not show up. He had disappeared since the middle of the banquet.

Pei Zhiyuan felt something was amiss, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

The two of them rode in a carriage towards the posthouse, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.

Li Shuang slightly lifted the curtain of the carriage and lowered his voice, "Your Highness, it seems we are surrounded."

"Well, first find a way to escape, contact the nearby Mirror Master, and pass the news back to the country."

"Your Highness." Shen Xu nervously pulled Pei Zhiyuan's sleeve.

"Don't be afraid, we still have to return to Haoyue Country alive."

Li Shuang whipped the horse whip hard, the horse neighed loudly, and ran away wildly, and the carriage began to shake rapidly.

Seeing that the carriage did not stop, the killers around hurriedly rode their horses to chase after it.

The carriage was quickly stopped, and more than twenty killers with their faces covered were found, armed with knives, guns, sticks and other weapons.

The leader was a masked man holding an iron-hearted silver spear. He rushed forward without waiting for Pei Zhiyuan to ask any questions.

Since they were going to a banquet today, no one brought a crossbow, so Li Shuang and several guards drew out their embroidered spring swords to fight back.

For a moment, there was a loud sound of swords clashing and shouting.

Ye Fan, with his face covered and a silver spear in hand, rushed towards Pei Zhiyuan on the carriage with a clear goal.

Pei Zhiyuan took out a flare specially used by mirror users from his sleeve. The white light streaked across the night sky, leaving behind a series of whistling sounds.

He skillfully dodged Ye Fan's spear, jumped off the carriage, and with a draw of his sword, he chopped down the assassin who was blocking his way.

Ye Fan immediately attacked him. His spear skills were fierce and domineering. The cold light from the spear tip was as fast as lightning. There was a flash of swords and shadows. The sword and the spear collided and sparks were splashed in the darkness.

Pei Zhiyuan was once one of the most skilled warriors in the Haoyue Kingdom. He had served as both a royal guard and an assassin for Master Hua, making him well-suited to fighting in the dark. His swordsmanship was incredibly swift, and in the dim light, the light from his blades flickered around him like fleeting fireflies.

"Heh." Ye Fan took advantage of the opportunity to dodge and turned the gun tip towards Pei Zhiyuan's abdomen. Pei Zhiyuan dodged sideways, and the Xiuchun sword in his hand swung wildly.

Ye Fan was pushed back a few steps and stood still. "It's still fun to fight with Xiu Chun Dao. The Regent of Hao Yue Nation is so good at martial arts. I'm really impressed."

Pei Zhiyuan touched the blood oozing from his abdomen and snorted softly, "My brother-in-law's spearmanship is truly domineering. He just took my weapon and then turned against me and tried to assassinate me. The Yanyang Kingdom is trying to provoke a war."

The other party's figure paused noticeably, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the silver spear. He pretended to be calm and said, "How could the Regent of Haoyue Kingdom come to Yong'an City? We only killed an assassin who tried to assassinate His Majesty."

"Brother, stop it now. You can't afford the price of Yanyang Country killing the Regent!" Upon hearing this, Shen Xu hurriedly shouted to persuade him.

"Shut up! I'll settle the score with you when we get back!" Ye Fan growled, ordering the assassins who were fighting with the guards nearby, "You two, tie up the young lady first."

Pei Zhiyuan quickly retreated, blocking Shen Xu and threatening in a deep voice, "Yanyang Kingdom wants to change the emperor?"

"Hmph, just a quick tongue." He turned his wrist and raised his gun to attack Pei Zhiyuan again. "Since my adoptive father wants you to die in Yong'an City, he has naturally prepared all the countermeasures. The mouth is on the body of the living, and the dead have no right to speak."

Pei Zhiyuan blocked Ye Fan's attack, and the two started fighting again. The two killers quickly approached the carriage, roughly pulled Shen Xu's arm, and dragged her off the carriage.

Pei Zhiyuan's attention was distracted, and Ye Fan stabbed him in the arm again. The arm holding the Embroidered Spring Blade was already covered in blood. He dodged Ye Fan's attack with some difficulty, trying to withdraw to help Shen Xu. But Ye Fan did not give him any opportunity to separate himself, and pressed forward step by step. In a short while, his body was already covered in wounds.

Seeing that several guards were outnumbered and were being chopped to the ground, Li Shuang took the opportunity to grab a horse and escaped into the night.

While struggling, Shen Xu picked up a knife and quickly put it on his neck, shouting at everyone to stop.

"What a trouble." Ye Fan frowned and kicked Pei Zhiyuan in the injured abdomen, knocking him to the ground, then strode towards Shen Xu.

Pei Zhiyuan was surrounded by assassins, with a shiny knife at his neck.

"Back off! Everyone, back off." Shen Xu waved his knife wildly. Seeing someone approaching, he put the knife to his neck in resistance. "Brother, you can't make this mistake. The regent can't be killed. We can't afford the consequences of provoking a war between the two countries."

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