Chapter 495 The mastermind behind it all isn't Consort Yang?

"Protect the Emperor!"

The guards' eyes were bloodshot with rage.

If Li Yuan dies, they will all be buried with him.

"You dare to draw your knife in front of me? You're still ten years behind!"

The dagger was about to pierce Li Yuan.

Old Qiu kicked out suddenly.

He kicked the assassin away!

"Old Yuan, step back!" Old Qiu shielded Li Yuan behind him.

Li Yuan was shocked.

I never expected that old Qiu would actually have some skills!

"Protect the Emperor Emeritus!"

The guards breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Then provide immediate support.

But before they could take more than a few steps, a large group of assassins suddenly appeared and blocked their way!

"You bastard!"

The guards were extremely anxious.

They were hiding in the shadows, so their numbers were naturally not many.

So many assassins suddenly appeared that they couldn't break through the barrier for a while.

There were also seven or eight assassins in front of Li Yuan.

Now all we can do is pray that old Qiu can hold out a little longer.

"Old Qiu, now I believe you can fight tigers."

Li Yuan was, after all, the emperor.

Aside from being a little startled at first, I quickly regained my composure.

"Of course!"

Old Qiu was extremely confident: "You step back first. I can easily handle these few bastards."

Bang.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Old Qiu was kicked to the ground.

She clutched her stomach and struggled a few times.

He just couldn't get up.

"..."

Li Yuan's eye twitched.

I take back what I just said.

You'll still just talk the talk.

"kill!"

The assassin roared.

They attacked Li Yuan again.

"Your Majesty, run!"

Wu Qiqi picked up an inkstone from the stall and smashed it with calligraphy and paintings to defend herself.

But the assassin entered an empty place and killed his way straight to them.

"snort."

Li Yuan remained calm in the face of danger.

He grabbed a stool from beside him and slammed it down hard on one of the assassins who was getting close.

Bang.

It's a perfect shot.

But the assassin was completely unaffected and continued to stab at him fearlessly.

"Your Majesty, get out of the way."

Upon seeing this, Wu Qiqi pushed Li Yuan to the ground.

The dagger slashed past my eyes, cutting off a few strands of hair.

Li Yuan narrowly escaped once again.

"court death."

The assassin was furious.

They didn't care whether Wu Qiqi was a little girl or not.

He slashed back at Wu Qiqi with a backhand thrust.

"It's over."

Wu Qiqi is, after all, a girl.

They were no match for these professional assassins and could only watch helplessly as the daggers came hurtling towards them.

"You dare touch her and see what happens!"

Just then, an angry voice boomed in my ear.

The assassins felt a hurricane pass by, and suddenly a young man appeared before them.

Bang.

After a loud bang.

The assassin who lunged at Wu Qiqi was sent flying dozens of meters away.

What?

All the assassins were stunned.

What kind of bizarre force is this?

"Wei Shuyu, you've finally arrived."

at the same time.

The three of them huffed and puffed as they ran...

Suddenly.

In a flash, Wei Shuyu in front of him disappeared.

"Where's the big pot?"

Choi Shin-ki rubbed his eyes.

“Next to Qiqi,” Fang Yiai replied.

Holy crap!

How did they get across the big pot?

Hundreds of meters in a single breath?

Choi Shin-ki shivered.

"Sister Qiqi, wait for me, I'm coming to save you!"

Qin Shandao, with his short legs, rushed forward.

"Seventh Seventh, Emperor Emeritus, are you alright?" Wei Shuyu asked.

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Li Yuan patted his backside and stood up, looking calm: "A few mere scoundrels, I can easily handle them."

Um?

Old Qiu, who was lying on the ground, was stunned.

Why does this sound so familiar?

And what about the Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor himself?

Could Lao Yuantou be Li Yuan?

"kill!"

The other assassins were stunned for a moment, but quickly came to their senses.

They immediately raised their daggers and attacked.

"Shuyu, these people are not worth my time, so I'll leave them to you," Li Yuan said domineeringly.

"..."

You've really gotten away with this.

When the dagger struck, Wei Shuyu grabbed the other man's wrist.

With a gentle snap.

They then broke his hand bones.

Then he snatched the dagger...

With a ripping sound.

They then took the assassin's life.

Swish, swish, swish...

After dodging and slashing a few times,

Seven or eight assassins near Li Yuan had blood spurting from their necks.

They all fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The guards finally broke through the obstruction and arrived at Li Yuan's side.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Li Yuan angrily rebuked him.

There are so many assassins lurking around, I don't know what they're doing.

I'm too lazy to argue with those good-for-nothings.

Li Yuan helped Old Qiu up...

"Old Qiu, did you see that...?"

"This is Qiqi's boyfriend."

What do you think of his family background, character, and appearance?

Old Qiu was completely dumbfounded.

He just heard Wu Qiqi call out Wei Shuyu!

If we're talking about who has the most prestigious reputation in Chang'an right now?

Wei Shuyu is undoubtedly the one.

At a young age, he is in charge of the Ministry of Commerce. He is an expert in poetry, money-making, and insults. Now, his combat prowess is also unparalleled.

Most importantly...

She's not ugly!

"This humble subject greets the Emperor Emeritus."

Old Qiu broke free from Li Yuan's support and quickly bowed.

"well."

Li Yuan let out a long sigh.

This is what he fears most.

Once people learned that he was the Empress Dowager, things took a turn for the worse.

"Big pot, I'm here."

Choi Shin-ki and Fang Yi-ai charged at them, brandishing bricks.

As for Qin Shandao...

They drew fire for them and were focusing all their efforts on dealing with the assassin.

Bang bang.

The two men had barely gotten close when they were kicked away by the guards.

The current situation...

The secret guards were not allowed to allow anyone to get close to Li Yuan.

"Wang Fatan!"

Choi Shin-ki patted his butt and stood up: "I'm here to protect the Emperor Emeritus."

"..."

With the fighting ability of the two of you.

Are they here to protect, or to seek protection?

"Have those two come over here."

Li Yuan rebuked him with great dissatisfaction: "You can't even tell friend from foe, you're simply stupid!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Without turning his head, one of the guards said, "The assassin's identity is currently unknown, so we cannot allow anyone to approach you."

"What did you say?"

Li Yuan rebuked, "Didn't you hear my order?"

"Feel sorry."

The guard remained unmoved: "Your safety is the most important thing."

"You bastard."

Li Yuan took two steps forward, making a move to punish the disrespectful guard.

Who would have thought that the guard would flip his wrist?

They also had an extra dagger.

Then, with a backhand thrust, he slashed towards Li Yuan's neck.

"Fuck your mother!"

Li Yuan was startled.

He never imagined that there would be a traitor among the secret guards responsible for protecting him.

"The Emperor Emeritus..."

Wei Shuyu sensed the killing intent and turned around abruptly.

However, the secret guards were too close to Li Yuan, and he couldn't rush to their aid in time.

Sizzle.

A spurt of blood splattered onto Li Yuan's face.

The guard looked down.

A dagger was now lodged in his chest.

Looking up at the dagger, they saw Old Qiu laughing wildly.

"Old Yuan, did you see that?"

"I already told you, I can easily crush this kind of scum!"

Bang.

After saying that, he drew his dagger.

He shoved the guard to the ground.

"Old Qiu?"

Li Yuan looked at Old Qiu and burst into laughter.

"You're good."

"I'll introduce my granddaughter to your grandson another day!"

Pooh.

Old Qiu spat: "Who would want your granddaughter? She can't cook, she can't farm, and she's incredibly pretentious..."

"Old Qiu, you can't be a nobody, can you?" Li Yuan squinted.

"snort."

Old Qiu snorted coldly.

"It's just that you, Li Yuan, are lucky to have gotten such a great deal from us!"

"Otherwise, how could you possibly be in charge of this world?"

Cheap?

Li Yuan was taken aback.

They quickly realized who the other person was.

Li Yuan was able to seize power amidst the chaos because various rebel armies had overthrown the Sui Dynasty...

Then look at Old Qiu's age.

His identity is becoming increasingly clear.

One of the million-strong resistance army back then!

Even... their status might not be low!

"Everyone, step back five steps!"

Seeing that Li Yuan was unharmed, Wei Shuyu hurriedly ordered his guards to approach.

The guards also knew that this was not the time to take things too seriously.

With Wei Shuyu around, they believed that ordinary people couldn't harm Li Yuan.

So he obediently took a few steps back.

"Wei Shuyu, it seems we guessed wrong."

Just then, Wu Qiqi suddenly spoke up.

"Um."

Wei Shuyu nodded with a grim expression.

His analysis was wrong.

The mastermind behind this may not be Consort Yang.

Perhaps it was because of Li Ke...

Consort Yang was persuaded by the mastermind behind the scenes to participate in some events.

But she wasn't the real mastermind!