Zhao Huan's left arm was stabbed, blood gushing out. The man in black was about to pounce on Zhao Huan and cut him into pieces.

There was a sound of horse hooves, and a man came riding towards them. It was Pan Bufeng.

Pan Bufeng lashed the horse's buttocks with the back of his sword, and the horse galloped forward. One of the men in black, seeing the situation was not good, raised his sword and chopped down on Zhao Huan's head.

With a "clang!", the black-clothed man's long sword was blocked. Pan Bufeng blocked the black-clothed man's long sword with his right hand, grabbed Zhao Huan with his left hand and threw him onto the horse's back. The two of them rode back quickly.

Just when he was about to succeed, Cheng Yaojin showed up and kidnapped Zhao Huan, and the man in black chased after him with a knife.

At this time, Wang Zongchu, Wu Ge and others had already rushed over. The man in black saw that the situation was not good and turned around and fled.

Pan Bufeng reined in his horse, and the others came forward. Zhao Huan was seen clutching his left arm, his clothes stained red with blood.

The generals were terrified to death. There was an assassin lying in wait in the royal hunting grounds. If the emperor were killed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Wu Ge was so frightened that he jumped off his horse and picked up Zhao Huan. He ripped open the hem of Zhao Huan's left arm wound and saw the blood was bright red. Fortunately, the assassin's blade was not poisoned.

Wang Zongchu took out some medicine and bandaged Zhao Huan's wound. Kang Huojian shouted, "Protect the emperor! Urgently summon the imperial physician!"

Zhao Huan waved his right hand: "Don't worry about me for now, go and catch the assassin!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Ge jumped on his horse and waved his hand to the guards around him, saying, "Follow me!"

Zhao Huan looked at Pan Bufeng and said, enduring the pain: "Fortunately, I brought you here. You saved me. I will never forget you. Pan Bufeng, what reward do you want?"

Pan Bufeng bowed and said, "I do not seek any reward. Your Majesty has given me the opportunity to serve you. I am content to serve you like a dog or a horse."

Zhao Huan smiled faintly: "I like that you are not arrogant despite your achievements. Pan Bufeng, I gave you your name, and I will definitely use you."

The generals escorted Zhao Huan to the outside of the hunting ground. The guards were all shocked to see the emperor being assassinated. According to the law, guards who failed to provide adequate protection would be beheaded. The guards immediately knelt on the ground.

When hunting in the forest, accidents are inevitable, so the accompanying imperial physician prepares various wound medicines.

The accompanying imperial physician came running over in a panic, carrying a medicine box. He was so nervous that his hands were shaking slightly as he opened the box.

Zhao Huan wanted to cry, even more so to scream. The cut on his arm was deep, the pain piercing his bones. If he hadn't had to maintain his image in front of so many people, he would have burst into tears by now.

The one who remained calm while having his bones scraped to treat the poison was Guan Yu. Although Zhao Huan's injury was not as serious as the one that required scraping his bones to treat the poison, his wound was still extremely painful.

The imperial physician cleaned the wound with clean water, sprinkled ivory powder on the wound, and finally bandaged it carefully.

Zhao Huan endured the pain and asked, "Has the assassin been caught?"

Wang Zongchu said, "General Wu has already gone after them."

Wu Ge led his men into the woods to look for the assassin's traces, but the trees were too tall and the forest was too dense to find any traces.

Suddenly a guard shouted: "General, there are traces here."

It had just rained a few days ago, and although it was dry outside, the woods were damp, and the footprints were still clearly visible, but there was only one person's footprint, which showed that the assassins had fled separately.

The horses in the forest were heading south. Wu Ge dismounted and followed the tracks: "Chase!"

The guards drew their swords and dismounted, forming a fan-shaped formation and searching carefully along the footprints in the woods.

About a cup of tea later, a guard suddenly said, "Over here! Stop!"

I saw a man in black appear from the bushes ahead, and he turned and ran away.

Wu Ge was overjoyed: It depends on where you run. It will be easy if we catch you.

A group of guards surrounded and chased him from both sides, and finally surrounded him in a relatively open area.

Wu Ge sneered, "Run! Run! You're so bold to try to assassinate the Emperor! Tell me! Who ordered you to do this?"

The man in black panicked. He looked around and saw guards everywhere, making it impossible for him to escape. Suddenly, he pulled out a black pill from his pocket and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

Wu Ge was shocked: "Stop him!"

It was too late. In the blink of an eye, the man in black rolled on the ground wailing. After rolling a few times, he foamed at the mouth and died.

Wu Ge felt extremely regretful. He should have avoided wasting time with him and instead captured him directly, forcing him to take the poison without any time to react. However, these assassins were well-trained and would surely have other methods of committing suicide.

Wu Ge leaned over and carefully examined the dead assassin. He saw that he had no identification on his body. Apart from his ordinary black clothes and the sword in his hand, there was nothing special about him. The sword was also found everywhere in the weapons shop.

Wu Ge removed the black-clad man's mask, only to find that his face was also unfamiliar. He couldn't help but be secretly shocked: this man has so many connections, he could actually train such a group of assassins, and his target is the emperor. Who is this powerful person? The thought of his background is chilling.

Zhao Huan didn't rush back to the palace. He held his arm wound tightly and waited for Wu Ge. If he could be caught alive, that would be the best. There was no mouth in the Heavenly Prison that couldn't be pried open.

After a long time, Wu Ge and his men rushed out of the hunting ground, dismounted and came to Zhao Huan.

Zhao Huan had already guessed almost everything just by looking at Wu Ge's expression, but he couldn't help asking, "Wu Ge, has the assassin been caught?"

Wu Ge bowed and said, "I was incompetent and let the assassin escape. I only caught one, but unfortunately he's already dead."

Zhao Huan was very disappointed: "Did you find anything on the assassin?"

Wu Ge shook his head: "The assassins had nothing on their bodies to prove anything. They came prepared."

Zhao Huan sighed inwardly. It was a pity that Zhan Yunpeng was dead, otherwise with his ability he would have been able to discover some clues.

Who would benefit if I killed him? Zhao Huan suddenly remembered one person: his father, Zhao Ji. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat at the thought. If he died, Zhao Ji would have the opportunity to ascend the throne once again.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense. The emperor has been under house arrest, and it is impossible for him to order assassins to carry out the assassination.

Then there were the Jin people. If they sent assassins to kill him, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun had already been taken over by the Song Dynasty, so even if they killed him, it would not benefit the Jin Dynasty in the slightest.

Who was trying to assassinate me? Who was the mastermind behind this? I had no idea. Zhao Huan racked his brains but couldn't come up with anything. He could only shout: "Return to the palace!"

Zhao Huan went straight back to Wende Hall, leaving Cao Dongsheng alone to serve him.

When the palace heard that the emperor had been assassinated, there was chaos, and the empress and others in the harem were even more panicked.

Tang Wan'er, Yu Muxin and others kept urging the maids to come and inquire about the news. Li Sisi even brought her maids to Wende Hall to break into the palace.

Nangong Lian'er was very clever. She knew that concubines could not go to the front hall without an imperial decree. So she went to the Renming Hall to find the empress, hoping that Zhu Lian would take her to the Wende Hall to visit the emperor. After all, she was the empress, the master of the six palaces, and no one dared to stop her from violating palace rules.

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