Chapter 37: Her reputation as a traitor is really loud
As Song Yunchu spoke, she kicked the assassin closest to her back into the lake, then turned to the guards beside her and ordered, "Go and guard His Majesty, and don't leave."
Before she could say a word, three masked assassins came forward and raised their hands towards her. She quickly stepped back, leaving them with nothing to attack.
She noticed the weapons in their hands, which were short and thin scimitars. The blades glowed coldly as they were swung, and one could imagine how sharp they were.
Using weapons of this shape seems more like the "remnants of the Rong State" mentioned in the original book.
The Rong Kingdom was destroyed by the previous emperor of the Tianqi Kingdom three years ago. Their royal family members are sparsely populated, and most of them were either executed or committed suicide. It is impossible for them to restore their country, but two generals of the Rong Kingdom managed to escape with the remaining troops. The only way for them to retaliate against the Tianqi Kingdom is to attack the current monarch.
"You are Rong people, right?" Song Yunchu said in a deep voice, "It wasn't easy to escape successfully back then. It would be great to find a quiet place to live. Why make unnecessary sacrifices?"
"Shut up!" a masked man shouted, "How can a sycophant like you understand our loyalty to the emperor?"
When Song Yunchu heard the word "bastard", the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch.
It's fine if people from Tianqi country scold her like this, but people from other countries also call her that...
Her reputation as a treacherous minister is indeed well-known.
"Stop wasting time talking to this bitch. I'm going to kill her and the dog emperor today!"
Seeing that the opponent's attack was getting more and more fierce, Song Yunchu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Their king is gone, and even the entire royal family has collapsed. They have no one to be loyal to. How much can they do with their limited manpower? Living a quiet life is the best choice.
If you succeed in assassinating the emperor, there will be no reward, but if you fail, you will die.
Since she and Jun Tianyi had a grudge against each other too early, the plot she is experiencing now naturally deviates from the original.
There was no lake cruise in the original novel. She came here to deal with Jun Tianyi and Jiang Yuxi. As for the reason why the dog emperor appeared here, it was not difficult to guess. The dog emperor had always been suspicious of her, and it was reasonable for him to send people to monitor the prime minister's residence. On a day like today, he wanted to go out of the palace to celebrate the festival but didn't know where to find fun, so he could only come to join her for fun.
At the same time, Jun Li Luo was surrounded in the cabin by a group of guards, with a cold look in his eyes.
The remnants of the Rong Kingdom? These people hid well, and this was the first time he saw them show up.
At this moment, the two groups of assassins on the lake have different targets. Logically, he and Jun Tianyi can only take care of their own things. If he is in danger, he naturally can't go to "support" Jun Tianyi. But the assassins on Jun Tianyi's side are his people. Once they find that he is in danger, they will probably lose their composure.
The most urgent task is to get rid of these remnants of the Rong State as soon as possible.
"It is enough to keep two people by my side." He ordered the guards around him, "The others go and help Prime Minister Song eliminate the assassin as soon as possible."
He is not really weak, he just has an old illness and tries not to use force. If the time comes when it comes to using force, these assassins may not be able to hurt him.
Jiang Rumin came back to her senses after being frightened. She immediately took out a medicine bottle from her sleeve pocket and poured out a few pills.
"Your Majesty, I have some Ecstasy incense on me, which may be useful. Once the Ecstasy incense is inhaled into the mouth and nose, the limbs will soon become weak. This pill can counteract the effect of the Ecstasy incense. If we take it in advance, we will not be affected."
Jun Liluo looked at the pills handed to him, picked up one and swallowed it.
The guards beside him were surprised, "Your Majesty! This..."
Your Majesty is usually very cautious, especially now that they are outside the palace. Miss Jiang is not one of them, so how could Your Majesty easily take the medicine she gave him?
And the next moment, he heard Jun Liluo's order, "You also take it."
I learned from Song Yunchu that Jiang Rumin is a simple-minded person who would almost never harm others on her own initiative, and she has no reason to side with the Rong people.
With Jun Liluo's order, the two guards also took the pills.
While Song Yunchu and others were fighting with the assassin, Jiang Rumin quietly moved to the tea table and lit the incense.
She originally used this incense to protect herself from Song Yunchu, but she didn't expect it to come in handy against the assassin.
Soon, a light mist slowly rose from the stove.
Jun Li Luo soon smelled an unusual fragrance. He guessed that it was probably the effect of the love potion. Because he had taken the antidote in advance, his body did not sense anything unusual.
The others who had no time to take the antidote gradually felt overwhelmed during the fight, naturally including Song Yunchu.
Song Yunchu clearly felt that her strength was draining away, and there was always a fragrance lingering between her nostrils. She was very surprised at first, but when she found that the assassins on the opposite side were also slowing down, she guessed that everyone should have been drugged.
"Boss, it seems like we've all been drugged!" A masked man gritted his teeth and said, "These Central Plains people are so cunning!"
"It doesn't matter. You see, they are not as agile as before. Song the dog thief has obviously been drugged. Let's chop him up!"
Song Yunchu: “…”
She obviously had never offended these people.
It’s just that the author wrote the original owner too badly, making her notorious and even people from other countries dislike her.
She subconsciously turned her head to look at Jiang Rumin, and saw Jiang Rumin raising her hand towards her, with a few pills lying in the palm of her hand.
Song Yunchu understood what she meant. She dodged the scimitar coming from the opposite side and tried to move toward the inside of the cabin. However, several masked men were chasing her, looking like they would not stop until she was dead.
The sword is merciless, so she certainly can't expect a weak woman like Jiang Rumin to come over.
In the center of the cabin, Jun Liluo saw that Song Yunchu was being targeted, so he took the pill from Jiang Rumin and handed it to the guard beside him, "Their drugs have taken effect, give the antidote to our people, and give it to Yunchu first."
The guard clenched his hands and rushed towards the direction where Song Yunchu was. When he was only a few steps away from Song Yunchu, a masked man who was close to him took out something from his arms and smashed it hard on the ground. With a "bang" sound, a thick white smoke instantly rose from the pleasure boat.
Song Yunchu coughed because of being choked.
Damn, this smoke bomb was not released earlier or later, but just when someone handed her the antidote.
The smoke bomb in the original book is a special prop for escape. Once it explodes, it will produce a puff of white smoke that cannot distinguish between men and women a few feet away, greatly obstructing vision.
Jiang Rumin had good intentions when he used the incense, but when the incense and the smoke bomb appeared together, they no longer had the advantage.
She could sense that there were many people moving around, but she couldn't tell friend from foe. She could only see clearly when the two were very close.
What made her even more angry was yet to come.
"Song the dog thief is on the upper right side of the bow!" someone shouted, "He smells like sandalwood!"
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