Chapter 233 Assassin

Su Qianqian's wailing in her heart did not affect her efforts to save her life. Just as the guards rushed over, she approached the "emperor" covered with a quilt and shouted, "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor!"

Emperor: I suspect you are a traitor...

Su Qianqian already knew that the assassins were very skilled in martial arts, but she didn't expect that these people were even more powerful than the previous ones. In just a few moments, a guard was killed on his horse!

This is the emperor's close bodyguard! Su Qianqian tried hard to stay calm. She remembered that the small barrel of gasoline was not used up yet and was hanging on the side of the saddle. She hurriedly took out a gun wrapped in cotton and soaked in gasoline. When a man in black was fighting with his back to this side, she lit the arrow and drew the bow to shoot.

The rocket hit the man in black on the shoulder. The man in black groaned, then cried out in pain from the fire. The guard who was fighting with him took the opportunity to kill him with a sword.

This trick was effective. Su Qianqian simply rode a little white horse and stood in front of the prince's sleigh. When a man in black pounced on him, she first sprayed him with chili powder and then poured gasoline on him, and then set him on fire while he could not open his eyes.

A fire man was running around with his eyes closed, which frightened the other men in black. The guards' fighting spirit was rekindled and they fought with all their might.

Several men in black fell, but the guards were already injured, and it was still difficult for them to deal with the remaining assassins. Gradually, the battle group became smaller and smaller, moving closer to the prince and the emperor. Finally, one of the assassins broke through the guards' protective circle and slashed towards Su Qianqian!

[Why are you killing me? Shouldn’t you kill the emperor? Ahhh, are you blind or deaf! 】

Su Qianqian urged the little white horse to run forward, but the knife still injured the little white horse's hind legs. It neighed in pain and raised its hind legs. Su Qianqian lost her balance on the horse and fell to the ground.

[It’s over. I’m out…]

Su Qianqian watched as the men in black rushed towards her, but she didn't dare to use her peak power. She was mentally prepared to try her best to block them, but if it failed, the game would have to end.

"Swoosh..." The sound of a feather arrow breaking through the air was heard. Su Qianqian was about to close her eyes, but at the last moment she saw the men in black who pounced on her fall one after another. Then the sound of horses' hooves stepping on the snow was heard, and a group of people and horses galloped over.

The "emperor" covered in a brocade quilt then threw the quilt on the prince and fought with the man in black with a sword in hand.

The leader was Qin Hanzhang, followed by Duke Zhou Guogong and the Marquis of Jinyang and his son. These people dealt with the men in black and immediately turned the situation around.

Seeing that the man in black had no chance, Su Qianqian had already gotten up from the ground and prepared to watch the fight to the side.

Suddenly, a masked man in black turned around and risked having his arm cut off by Prince Ping's sword. He rushed over and put his knife across Su Qianqian's neck and shouted, "Marquis Wuning, don't do it again, or I will kill her."

With the cold blade against her neck, Su Qianqian truly felt the taste of death, but she was unexpectedly calm and did not panic to seek Qin Hanzhang's help.

Qin Hanzhang suddenly stopped swinging the sword and looked back at the man who put the knife against Su Qianqian's neck and took off her veil, revealing a calm and composed face in the snowy night.

"What are you going to do? If she gets hurt, I'll make sure you'll suffer a fate worse than death." Qin Hanzhang said coldly, gripping the hilt of the sword tightly.

"We were asked to kidnap her. Since Marquis Wuning is unwilling to let her go, at least we should be able to escape unscathed. If Marquis Wuning is willing to let us go, we will return her after we leave the hunting ground. If Marquis Wuning is unwilling, we can only take Young Master Su with us."

The man in black sneered and pointed at the prince with his chin, "If you delay any longer, I'm afraid His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't be able to wait any longer."

In the face of the safety of the emperor and the crown prince, the life of a small clerk is like an ant. Qin Hanzhang was guilty of even hesitating. He thought for a moment and said, "You can take your people away and let me take her place. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to my wife when I go back."

Qin Hanzhang threw down the sword in his hand, dismounted and walked towards the man in black.

"Stop, you are skilled in martial arts, even without weapons it is difficult to control, unless you cut off your hands! Otherwise, let us take her away, a weak scholar is nothing to be afraid of, as long as you send us out of the hunting ground, we will naturally let her go."

The man in black seemed to have lost his patience and pressed the knife closer. Su Qianqian only felt a slight chill, followed by a slight pain in her neck.

Even in such a dark night, Qin Hanzhang could see blood flowing from Su Qianqian's neck with the faint light from Su Qianqian's saddle, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to release these people for Su Lushi's sake. I am willing to take the blame and leave it to Your Majesty to deal with me."

Qin Hanzhang bowed and made a request to Emperor Gan De, who was wearing a veil and disguised as Prince Xiang.

Emperor Gan De was silent for a moment. Assassinating the emperor was a matter of killing nine generations of the clan. It was impossible to let them go easily. However, he thought that Su Qian had saved them. If he was so ruthless and ignored his life in front of the ministers, he would lose the hearts of the ministers in the future. So he nodded and said, "I approve it."

"Thank you, Marquis Wuning, I'd like to borrow a few more horses." The man in black held Su Qianqian hostage and retreated. The only two remaining men in black also came over, guarding against him vigilantly.

Qin Hanzhang signaled the guards to bring three horses. The man in black placed Su Qianqian horizontally on the horse's back and jumped on it himself. The other two also jumped on the horses.

"I'm leaving now. Marquis Wuning doesn't need to see me off. If someone follows us in secret and ambushes us, I will immediately cut her throat!"

"I will send you out of the hunting ground and take her back personally. Otherwise, how can I ensure that Su Lushi is safe and sound?" Qin Hanzhang also jumped on his mount and said in a deep voice.

This time the man in black did not object, but sneered: "Marquis Wu Ning can follow you, but I don't believe your martial arts. Let me stab you with a sword. Only when you are injured can we escape."

"No!" Marquis Jinyang at the back was the first to stop it loudly, and then everyone else objected.

"Okay!" Qin Hanzhang stretched out his arms without hesitation.

The man in black gave Qin Hanzhang a deep look and ordered the other man, "Stab the Marquis with a knife, but don't hurt his life."

The man in black took the order and stabbed Qin Hanzhang in the front shoulder. Qin Hanzhang didn't say a word and let the blood flow down.

Su Qianqian couldn't see how Qin Hanzhang was doing, and she couldn't help but worry.

"You're a real man! Let's go. If others follow us, we'll die together!" After saying this, the man in black rode his horse towards the valley.

Su Qianqian was jolted around by the galloping horse and was so dazed that she didn't know where she was. She just heard the sound of Qin Hanzhang's horse hooves following closely behind her. She felt relieved but also anxious.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the man in black suddenly stopped and turned his horse towards Qin Hanzhang: "Marquis Wuning, I didn't expect you to do this for your brother-in-law. Unfortunately, you can't leave this place today because of him. Let you two go to hell together and keep each other company!"

As he spoke, he shot a flaring arrow into the sky, then pushed Su Qianqian off the horse and rode away.

If Qin Hanzhang had ridden his horse to chase after her at this moment, he would certainly have been able to make it in time. However, he suddenly heard a loud rumbling noise coming from the mountain next to him. Without having time to think, he jumped off his horse and ran towards Su Qianqian, picked him up and flew up to the nearby tree.

Huge rocks rolled down. If they had not reached the tree at this moment, the two of them would have been turned into meat paste. The rumbling sound of the rocks seemed to be a little smaller. Su Qianqian was about to take a breath, but heard a strange sound and the whole tree was shaking.

"Oh no, is there a mountain collapse?" Su Qianqian's eyes widened in disbelief...