Those people were all secret guards of the Prince An's mansion handpicked by Lu Xiaoyun. Each of them was highly skilled in martial arts, but they were no match for the large number of assassins, and their martial arts skills were also quite formidable.
We've run into a tough opponent today.
The men in black quickly arrived in front of the carriage. At this point, arrows were no longer an option, so they each drew their swords. Their objective was clear: to kill the two people inside the carriage.
Ruoling was just a young maid who rarely left the palace, so it was obvious that these men in black wanted to kill Lu Yuyan.
The two imperial physicians who were with Physician Jiang did not know that Zhu Chen was behind Ruoling's plague. One of them was so afraid of being killed for no reason that he mustered up his courage and shouted, "You have killed the wrong person. The Third Prince is not in that carriage. He will not return to Shengjing until tomorrow."
The implication was that if you wanted to kill Zhu Chen, you should ambush him here again tomorrow.
One of the men in black sneered, "We're going to kill Lu Yuyan!"
The two imperial physicians didn't understand, but Physician Jiang did. It turned out that these were black-clad assassins sent by the Third Prince.
But those assassins don't seem to be very bright. Why would you tell them something so bluntly?
Seeing that they weren't there to kill them, the coachman flicked the reins and quickly spurred the carriage away.
As a result, an arrow pierced through the air and pierced his throat. The coachman didn't even utter a sound before collapsing to the ground.
Physician Jiang and the others were so frightened that they hid in the carriage and dared not move.
Oh no, they're going to kill us to cover their tracks, and they'll be in trouble too.
Even if Xi Yi and Wu Chuan were highly skilled in martial arts, several of the hundred or so arrows that flew towards the carriage still managed to embed themselves in it.
One after another, the black-clad assassins were killed by the guards.
But then a dozen or so men in black rushed at them.
Lu Yuyan tightened his grip on Ruoling's arm, his hand gripping his sword as he stared intently out of the carriage.
These men in black clearly knew that Xi Yi and Wu Chuan were highly skilled in martial arts, so they sent out more than twenty men to entangle them.
For a time, Xi Yi and Wu Chuan were entangled and unable to break free.
There were many men in black, and several of them immediately slashed at the carriage.
Lu Yuyan and Ruoling dodged left and right, barely managing to avoid one sword strike when another came crashing down.
The next instant, a loud bang was heard as a sharp blade cleaved down from the top of the carriage, almost grazing Lu Yuyan's face. With a deafening roar, the carriage was split in two by a powerful force.
Lu Yuyan rolled on the spot with Ruoling, thus avoiding having half of his head sliced off by the man in black.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid; Ruoling's face was already pale, and now it was deathly white.
Wu Chuan fought his way through the encirclement and shielded them behind him: "Mr. Lu, you take the princess and go first!"
Lu Yuyan immediately said, "Alright, don't linger in the fight, escape if you can."
Wu Chuan didn't even have time to respond before he went to fight again.
Lu Yuyan grabbed Ruoling's hand and ran wildly.
But Ruoling's body was too weak, so they couldn't run fast at all.
Moreover, there were simply too many men in black. Although most of them were entangled by the guards of Prince An's mansion, one or two of them still managed to spot them trying to escape.
Two men in black blocked their way, one in front and one behind.
Lu Yuyan shielded Ruoling behind him, his cold gaze sweeping over her: "The person you want to kill is me, don't make things difficult for Princess Ruoling."
Ruoling was actually terrified: "Ayan, I won't leave you."
“Princess, Lu Yuyan has already lived a life worthy of your favor. Please, when you return to Shengjing, do not tell Prince An that I am dead. Just say that I have gone on a journey.”
Ruoling's tears streamed down her face.
The two men in black sneered, "What's with this farewell of life and death? Don't worry, we won't let either of you go! We'll kill everyone here!"
"Go!" The two men in black immediately raised their knives and slashed at them.
Lu Yuyan truly regretted not practicing martial arts properly, and he couldn't even protect Ruoling. He was truly useless.
I thought the knife would fall on my head, but it didn't.
The scene before him terrified him so much that his legs went weak.
Ruoling rushed over without hesitation and grabbed the man in black's leg tightly, preventing him from hitting Lu Yuyan.
"Ayan, let's go!" Ruoling shouted.
The man in black was clearly enraged and struck Ruoling hard in the back with his elbow.
Ruoling had only recently recovered from the plague and was already very weak. This elbow strike immediately caused her to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Another man in black rushed towards Lu Yuyan.
Lu Yuyan was shocked and charged forward with his sword.
Perhaps seeing Ruoling in too much danger, Lu Yuyan, driven by a burst of energy, swiftly slit the throat of the man as the two charged at each other.
Seeing his companion killed, the man in black who was being held by Ruoling's leg gritted his teeth, gripped his knife with both hands, and stabbed Ruoling in the back with a ferocious expression.
Lu Yuyan's pupils suddenly contracted, but he was too far away from Ruoling.
It seemed that Ruoling's heart would be pierced through in the next second.
No sooner said than done, with a whoosh, the arrow whirled through the air and flew in.
The arrow struck the man in black squarely between the eyebrows. It was full of power and a chilling aura. The next moment, the man in black's eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, the long arrow's tail fin buzzing.
Lu Yuyan turned his head and saw on the high slope, a silver-white armored figure with a black cloak fluttering in the wind, holding a bow and arrow, looking in this direction, "Your Highness Prince An" Lu Xiaoyun, with her horse neighing and rearing up.
It was his older sister! His older sister came to save him!
Lu Yuyan hurried to help Ruoling up.
Ruoling was badly injured by the man in black's elbow, and was spitting out mouthfuls of blood.
Before Lu Yuyan could ask his sister how she knew he was in danger, he immediately carried Ruoling aside to treat her.
Ruoling's condition was not good. The elbow strike had displaced her internal organs, and she had already lost consciousness.
Lu Xiaoyun coldly ordered, "Kill them!"
Feng Yan and his group of guards quickly surrounded the man in black.
Those men in black never expected that Prince An would suddenly appear out of nowhere. He was incredibly fierce, so they fought and retreated, trying to escape.
Feng Yan sneered, and his sword seemed to have eyes, weaving through the men in black and immediately felling a group of them.
The men in black, who had just been in a favorable position, were suddenly turned into the targets of a one-sided massacre.
More than a hundred men in black were killed, leaving only twenty or thirty in less than an hour.
Feng Yan, Wu Chuan, Xi Yi, and others surrounded them.
The other two imperial physicians, including Physician Jiang, were quite frightened. His Highness Prince An was too ruthless. He killed more than a hundred people without hesitation. No wonder people said he was a ruthless killer and the "Number One Demon King of Shengjing".
And this guy named Feng Yan, his martial arts skills are so high. It would be best if they avoided provoking Prince An in the future.
"Leave two alive, kill the rest on the spot!" Lu Xiaoyun ordered, her face as cold as ice.
Upon hearing this, the two imperial physicians shrank back like quails in fear.
Feng Yan, Xi Yi, and the others killed the men in black as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. One by one, the men in black fell down, and in less than half an hour, only two men in black remained.
The two men were forced to kneel on the ground by Xi Yi and Wu Chuan.
Lu Xiaoyun asked coldly, "Who is your master?"
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