Li Xiaochen is a doting husband. Hearing Lin Yuxin's words, he thought that after traveling for so long, he couldn't let his wife suffer, so he stopped to rest for a while.
Besides, if Lin Yuxin wanted to stop, no one in the entire team had any objections!
When the special forces heard that the princess wanted to eat meat, some of them immediately went out hunting.
They were quite fast, and soon returned carrying several rabbits and pheasants.
This isn't some remote mountain area; it's already quite an achievement to be able to hunt rabbits and pheasants here.
Li Xiaochen only took one rabbit; he asked the others to make some food for everyone to try.
Qiu Jingfan was already used to this scene. He had noticed the Xia soldiers' attentiveness to Lin Yuxin when they left the capital of Xia Kingdom.
He also discovered that sometimes Li Xiaochen's words were not as effective as Lin Yuxin's.
Qiu Jingfan had his doubts at first, but that was all. He didn't have any other thoughts. Lin Yuxin and the others had been helping him all this way, so he wouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts. He couldn't bring himself to do something like kicking someone after they've served their purpose.
So he turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside and focused solely on eating his own food.
Li Xiao started roasting rabbit meat for Lin Yuxin. Just as Lin Yuxin was finally eating the meat and feeling incredibly happy, Li Xiao's expression tightened, and he whispered:
"alert!"
Apart from Lin Yuxin and her two companions, the other fifty-odd special forces soldiers immediately went into combat readiness and surrounded Lin Yuxin and Cheng Tinghao, preventing even a fly from getting in.
Li Xiaochen also stood in front of Lin Yuxin and the others, protecting them behind him. He stood behind the special forces soldiers, vigilantly observing the surroundings.
Immediately, a group of assassins appeared to their left front, about twenty or so, each wielding a long sword and masked, standing opposite them. The masked assassin at the front coldly stated their purpose:
"Your Highness, our only target this time is the Second Prince. As long as you hand him over, we will not make things difficult for you!"
"The Second Prince is my friend. He is visiting Zhao and is unfamiliar with the place, so he needs to ask the Second Prince to act as a guide. Therefore, I am sorry that I cannot grant your request."
Li Xiaochen raised an eyebrow and did not agree.
"Since the prince disagrees, then don't blame us for showing no mercy! Attack!"
When the assassin realized that reasoning was ineffective, he remembered the emperor's words: if Li Xiaochen was not human, just kill them all. Then, hang Li Xiaochen's head on the border of Xia Kingdom to entertain the soldiers!
So the assassin stopped talking and waved his hand, and everyone behind him rushed towards Lin Yuxin and the others.
They simply assumed that Li Xiaochen and his men were just ordinary guards, and that it would be incredibly easy for them, as assassins, to kill them.
Therefore, their focus has always been on Li Xiaochen, as he is the only one they can be wary of.
But to their surprise, these assassins couldn't even break through their first punch.
The first one to rush to the outermost special forces was punched away by one of the special forces soldiers before he could even make a move.
The assassins behind them also became alert, raising their longswords to attack the special forces' weaknesses. As a result, they attacked with great enthusiasm, even though they thought it was a sure thing.
The person opposite them simply dodged lightly, then swiftly grabbed, and the swords in their hands were in the other's grasp.
Before the assassins could even figure out what was going on, the special forces surrounding them changed formation and opened a gap.
This led the assassins behind to believe they had found a breakthrough, and they all swarmed in, wanting to strike at the heart of the enemy and kill Qiu Jingfan directly.
However, after they entered, they were unaware that their exit had been silently blocked, and they were caught in a trap by the special forces.
By the time they realized it, it was too late.
The assassins' moves were all aimed at killing, yet they rarely managed to injure these special forces soldiers. Gradually, the assassins also realized that something was wrong.
"We can't hurt them! What should we do?"
One of the assassins, feeling a little panicked, asked their leader, "I'm facing one enemy, but even that one is proving difficult to kill. That guard is incredibly strong; a single punch from him will leave me in pain for a long time."
Even when he tries to attack his vital points, his opponent can predict it in advance and dodge it? How can they fight like that? Isn't this just toying with them?
He can only talk to the boss when he has a spare moment.
"That's right, boss, don't even try to take my sword! Look at my face!!"
Another hitman, who had been beaten so badly he was questioning his own identity, couldn't help but come over to complain.
These soldiers didn't kill them; after they took his sword, they only beat him, slapping his face every time! He only feels pain in his face now!! Waaaaah!
"Let's gather our men together and kill Qiu Jingfan first!"
The lead assassin hurriedly dodged the attacks from the opposing guards, thought for a moment, and then quickly spoke.
It seems we can't linger in this fight. Since we can't kill Li Xiaochen, we'll kill Qiu Jingfan first.
Soon enough, the assassins were seen frantically attacking in one direction again.
Lin Yuxin, hiding behind Li Xiaochen, peeked out and watched the scene, shaking her head in disbelief.
"Tsk tsk tsk! These assassins are out of their minds! They were clearly surrounded, and our army was playing them for fools. They had no chance to escape, yet they still thought of fighting their way in? They must be incredibly bold!"
Li Xiaochen looked down at the little head on his arm, pulled her out, and made her stand still:
"If you want to watch, then watch openly and honestly. You trained these soldiers yourself, are you afraid of losing?"
Lin Yuxin: ...?
Didn't you hide me behind your back?
Fine, I'll forgive him for the sake of such a spectacular gang fight!
Lin Yuxin pouted, stopped looking at him, and turned to look at the center of the trembling.
Special forces soldiers know their limits when they strike, and very few of them are armed; they're mostly unarmed. Yet, even unarmed, they managed to keep the assassins at bay, which is rather strange.
Gradually, the assassins became more and more alarmed, and realized that they were no match for these guards at all. No, these people might not be ordinary guards at all!
Who are these people who possess such abilities?
The assassins exchanged glances, and all thought of one word: escape!
So the assassin thought he should back down; if this mission failed, he would try again next time.
As a result, these assassins now realize that they have nowhere to retreat; their escape route was blocked when they came in.
Li Xiaochen casually raised his hand and waved it. The special forces soldiers knew it was time to leave, so they stopped teasing them and each of them threw a punch with eight-tenths of their strength at the assassin's head. The unarmed assassin was immediately knocked unconscious.
Those who had weapons tried to struggle, but were ultimately overwhelmed by the mob.
Before long, the twenty or so assassins were all lying motionless on the ground.
Then they were tied up like rice dumplings, strung together, and that was the end of it.
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