At the command, the imperial carriage immediately sped up, and the fox, seemingly alert, darted through the forest, running faster and faster.

The imperial carriage followed closely behind the fox, and Emperor Yuanhe nocked an arrow while on the carriage.

Yu Nanqing turned around and saw that most of the ceremonial guards following the imperial carriage had disappeared, and Su Wanyan's carriage had vanished into the woods in the blink of an eye.

Su Wanyan: "..."

She looked left and right, the honor guard was still marching, but she had no idea where they were going.

She asked the palace maid serving her, "The Emperor has already disappeared, where are we going?"

"Your Majesty need not worry. His Majesty has already made arrangements. If the guerrillas cannot return today, they will set up camp in the wilderness."

Where should we set up camp?

"Once we arrive, Your Majesty will naturally know."

"..."

Su Wanyan didn't know how things were going on Yu Nanqing's side, but on her side, she had indeed arrived at the place to set up camp. It was a shallow beach in the forest, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with towering cliffs. As she went up the shallow beach, the mountain path between the cliffs became narrower and narrower.

Downstream from the shallows was the path they had come by, a forest that stretched as far as the eye could see.

It gets dark quickly in the hunting grounds, and they had only set off at noon, so by the time they reached the shallows, it was already getting dark.

Su Wanyan looked at the team that had already begun to get busy, all in an orderly and composed manner, as if they had known all along that they would be camping in the wild today.

She pulled Kobu and Tanaka aside and whispered, "You two keep an eye on things. It's getting late, which is a good time for them to make their move."

Judging from their expressions, Emperor Yuanhe had no intention of returning today.

I wonder if setting up camp here is just to deal with her alone, or to wait for Yu Nanqing to arrive before dealing with her together.

Su Wanyan's intuition told her it couldn't be the latter.

Yu Nanqing's martial prowess has already been exposed. It would be much simpler to separate them and deal with her first, since she is powerless to even kill a chicken.

Tanaka was the first to accept the order: "Your Majesty, rest assured."

His orders were to ensure the safety of the Princess Consort at all costs, even at the cost of his own life.

Su Wanyan looked at the forest cliffs that stretched up the beach: "Look here, this is the critical point of the hunting ground. If anything happens, there will be no escape from here."

It's a good thing I didn't bring Qiuye and Huangye, otherwise they would have been an even bigger burden.

Xiao Bu whispered, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this terrain makes it easy for us to move around."

"Hmm." That's true.

"Is Your Highness hungry? Dinner is ready," a palace maid reported.

Even when traveling, the honor guard brings a cook with them.

After Su Wanyan finished her dinner, it was completely dark that day.

The soldiers lit a campfire on the shore of the beach, and Su Wanyan sat on a large rock, not even thinking of going into the tent.

Once inside the tent, she feared that if any unexpected situation arose, even running away would be difficult.

Suddenly, the sound of birds flying away from the forest came from afar. Su Wanyan looked up alertly: "What's that sound?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, it's not this way."

If it's not this side, then it must be Yu Nanqing's side?

Otherwise, where would such a big commotion come from when all the birds are returning to their nests?

As night falls in these mountains, it's as if the area is swallowed by darkness, and even the campfires cannot illuminate the surroundings.

Suddenly, a "whoosh" sound pierced the darkness, striking straight at Su Wanyan's back.

Xiao Bu reacted first: "Your Majesty, be careful!"

He had already pulled Su Wanyan up and was holding the hidden arrow in one hand.

In an instant, several arrows were suddenly fired from the forest. Tanaka was startled and drew his sword to block Su Wanyan: "There's an assassin!"

"ah--"

"Assassins! Protect Her Highness the Princess!" The soldiers who were protecting her belatedly realized what was happening and rushed forward to surround Su Wanyan.

However, some of them didn't even have time to grab their weapons before they were screaming in agony. Many soldiers, eunuchs, and palace maids fell to the ground after being hit by arrows before they could even react.

"The arrow is poisoned!" Xiao Bu warned, noticing the blackened skin of the person hit by the arrow.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than several cold glints flashed in the forest, and a large group of men in black suddenly swarmed out, like a swarm of locusts. Each of them had a fierce look in their eyes and attacked the tents without distinguishing friend from foe.

The direction these men in black came from completely blocked the way back.

This was something Su Wanyan had anticipated. Xiao Bu reacted quickly, picking Su Wanyan up and running upstairs, saying, "Your Majesty! Forgive me!"

Tanaka protected the two and covered their retreat.

As the swords clashed, the man in black saw that Su Wanyan was about to run away. With a gesture, he sent another swarm of men in black chasing closely behind them.

Looking at the number of people, Su Wanyan realized it was on a completely different level compared to the assassination attempt in the capital last time.

These weren't assassins at all; they were a dense, swarming mass of insects, numbering no less than an army.

Where did Emperor Yuanhe get these people from?

Were they all trained by him?

After the assassination attempt in the capital, Yu Nanqing had already used up most of his men. How could he possibly have so many left?

The guards protecting the emperor were wiped out the moment the assassins appeared, and not a single palace maid or eunuch escaped their clutches.

Meanwhile, Emperor Yuanhe and Yu Nanqing were also assassinated.

In one part of the forest, it was so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face; only the lanterns lit by the imperial carriage provided a faint glimpse of the scene.

Emperor Yuanhe was seen kneeling on the ground, exhausted. He had been shot in the shoulder with an arrow, and blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth. There were obvious signs of a struggle all around.

He gritted his teeth, glaring at the men in black who had surrounded them, and demanded with fierce eyes, "Who sent you? Do you even know who I am?"

Yu Nanqing sat on the imperial carriage, surrounded by soldiers protecting him.

The palace maids and eunuchs who had been serving them were now trembling with fear.

"The Emperor of Great Jin will kill you!" From the darkness, the man in black replied, raising his hand: "Attack!"

At a command, several flashes of cold light appeared, and all the assassins swarmed forward once again.

"Protect...protect the Emperor! Quickly...protect the Emperor!" The eunuch beside the imperial carriage was so frightened that he could barely speak. The soldiers who had been surrounding Yu Nanqing quickly moved to Emperor Yuanhe's side.

However, it was destined to be futile. As soon as they surrounded them, the assassins picked them off one by one, like lambs being slaughtered.

Emperor Yuanhe had no choice but to fight back.

Just then, an assassin in black targeted Yu Nanqing, raised his curved blade from behind, and slashed directly at his neck.

Yu Nanqing's long eyes darkened slightly, and a powerful aura of ferocity burst forth instantly. With a loud "bang," the assassin who was about to launch a sneak attack screamed "Ah—" and was directly blasted into a tree trunk.

This action made all the men in black shudder.

Emperor Yuanhe stared in disbelief; he had indeed regained his power!

Although he had already guessed it, he was still incredulous when he saw it with his own eyes!

In the blink of an eye, his eyes turned cold!

The only time to kill him is now. If we wait until he has fully recovered, the consequences will be unimaginable!

He gritted his teeth and roared, "This place is no place to stay any longer! You all take Prince Gong away immediately! I will cover your retreat!"