Chapter 448 Abnormal

The guard outside the carriage replied anxiously, "Someone suddenly hit the horse in the belly with a flying stone, startling it. Guards have already gone after it."

Wen Zhiming immediately recalled the plan Mo Sixuan had discussed with Lu Shui to assassinate Meng Lingge.

They thought the assassins would stop after Mo Sixuan left, but they didn't expect that they would stay in the capital and continue to carry out Mo Sixuan's previous orders.

"Steady the carriage and continue back to the palace."

No sooner had Wen Zhiming finished speaking than a sharp arrow flew in from outside the car window, striking the spot where the two had been sitting.

The guards outside, hearing the commotion, were on high alert.

Wen Zhiming, holding Meng Lingge, calmly instructed, "I will protect myself and the Empress. You don't need to pay attention to this. Proceed as normal."

The person who caused the earlier incident has already been apprehended by the guards, and the person who is now hiding behind the scenes and attacking others will be dealt with by the secret guards.

He simply stayed by Meng Lingge's side to ensure his wife's safety.

Upon hearing Wen Zhiming's order, the guards did not hesitate any longer and continued to urge their horses toward the palace as usual.

One arrow after another rained down, some lodging in the outer compartments of the carriage, most of them penetrating the windows and embedding themselves in the carriage walls and undercarriage. Two arrows, striking at varying angles towards the rear of the carriage, were also deflected by Wen Zhiming's longsword.

After seven or eight arrows were fired in succession, the situation calmed down, and the carriage's speed also stabilized.

Jiang Lin's voice rang out from outside the carriage.

"Your Majesty, when the two perpetrators were surrounded, knowing they could not escape, they both committed suicide. I saw the totem of the Blue Feather Kingdom's assassins on their hands."

"Bury the person, and it will be as if this never happened."

Wen Zhiming said coldly.

It seems that his guess was correct; the perpetrator was indeed one of Mo Sixuan's men.

News of his successful peace talks with the Blue Feather Kingdom has spread throughout both countries, and we must not let the actions of these two individuals tarnish the facade of the peace talks.

Meng Lingge peeked out from Wen Zhiming's embrace and asked, "Are you one of Mo Sixuan's men?"

Wen Zhiming nodded: "I don't know if Mo Sixuan's intention to sow discord between me and the court officials has not died, or if he left the capital in too much of a hurry and did not have time to withdraw his assassins. Fortunately, today we accidentally lured them out to settle things, otherwise these two would have been a hidden danger."

After saying that, he pulled out all the arrows from the carriage, threw them in the corner, rearranged the jade pillow, and let Meng Lingge lie comfortably on his lap.

"Seven days have passed now. If Mo Sixuan is fast, he should have already reached the territory of Lanyu Kingdom. Soon he will be able to reunite the three of them down below."

The exquisite carriage was wrecked and in disarray by the barrage of arrows, but the two remained completely unaffected, continuing their playful banter inside the carriage and arguing endlessly about whether they needed to cool off.

After returning to the palace, although Wen Zhiming did not shirk his work and stay in Fengyi Palace, he handed the medicine packet to the servants to brew in front of Meng Lingge.

Meng Lingge was both ashamed and angry, but she was afraid that others would find out, so she simply hypnotized herself and treated the thing as a heatstroke relief medicine pack.

While the couple were deeply in love, Mo Sixuan and his party of several hundred people, after days of travel, finally arrived at the border between the two countries.

Mo Sixuan's heart was beating very fast.

He hadn't encountered a single bandit along the way, but his unease only grew stronger.

Not only did Qingfeng fail to summon Chiyu and Xuankai, but he himself was nowhere to be found.

Liu Yan said that after Qingfeng left a mark, he never caught up with the team.

This is very unusual.

Qingfeng, Chiyu, and Xuankai are the top assassins trained by the royal family of Lanyu Kingdom; it's impossible for them to be so slow.

He even stopped and waited for half a day, but still didn't see the three of them.

These assassins only obeyed him. Chi Yu and Xuan Kai may not have received Qing Feng's message and were still in the capital to carry out the mission of assassinating Meng Lingge. But Qing Feng only left clues, so how come they have been unable to catch up with him for so long?

Mo Sixuan knew very well that there was only one possibility.

That means Qingfeng is dead.

Since Wen Zhiming let him go, there was no reason for him to hunt down one of his assassins.

Who killed Qingfeng?

Qingfeng was quite skilled, and even if he encountered some thugs along the way, he could handle them perfectly well.

Mo Sixuan thought it over and over again, and even suspected that it was the work of his subordinate general Liu Yan. However, after several subtle probing attempts, Liu Yan remained as usual in his speech and actions, and his honest and loyal face showed no sign of guilt.

Moreover, both Liu Yan and Qing Feng were his protectors, so Liu Yan had no motive to kill.

Unable to find an answer, Mo Sixuan had no choice but to speed up his journey, hoping to reach the territory of Lanyu Kingdom as soon as possible and return to the palace to send people to investigate more thoroughly.

He traveled day and night under the stars, so he wasn't too tired because he had a carriage, but it was tough on the hundreds of people who came to pick him up.

They had been traveling for nearly ten hours, and everyone looked exhausted, hungry and thirsty. Fortunately, this was the last stop in the Golden Moon Kingdom. After resting and regrouping here, they could continue for another two hours to reach the Blue Feather Kingdom.

Seeing Liu Yan directing everyone to head to the nearby town, Mo Sixuan immediately leaned out of the car window and said sternly, "We won't rest here. We'll continue until we reach Lanyu Kingdom, where we'll take a break."

Upon hearing this, everyone was struck dumb, standing there listlessly, looking to Liu Yan for help.

Liu Yan's honest face was full of smiles as he jogged over to Mo Sixuan.

"My lord, we have been traveling for too long. If we don't rest soon, we'll be too slow. Why don't we stop in town for a bite to eat and rest for a while before continuing our journey? That way we'll be faster and should be able to return to our land before dark."

Mo Sixuan slowly put the pastry in his mouth.

"Are the guards so weak in willpower and endurance? They've only been walking for a short while, and they can't even keep going? We'll be in my country in two more hours. Why waste time until dark? I said, let's go now, right now!"

Liu Yan laughed even harder.

"That's not what I meant. The guards can hold on, but the horses can't. They need a short rest so the guards can eat and drink their fill, and the horses can be fed well. That way, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Whatever we need to do, we must at least make sure everyone has enough to eat. Don't you agree?"

"That's bullshit!"

Mo Sixuan slammed the pastries in his hand on the ground. "This place is fraught with danger. You might lose your life just by eating a meal. Enough of your nonsense, let's get out of here!"

"Yes, I'll leave right away, immediately."

Seeing his anger, Liu Yan dared not say another word. He ordered the team to continue walking while handing over a brand-new flat-bottomed flask.

"My lord, are you thirsty? This is the water jug ​​that I had the steward fill during our last rest. I haven't touched it, so please drink it without worry."

Mo Sixuan raised his chin and took the flat pot.

"You put in the effort."

Mo Sixuan's expression of approval instantly darkened when he saw Liu Yan leave and walk to the front of the group. His sinister gaze swept over the flat pot before he conveniently tossed it into the corner of the carriage.