45 Chapter 45 Blood on the tip of the sword
◎ Yunhe stood in front of Yuliu.◎
Incense is lit everywhere during the night lantern festival, and the bitter smell of blood is subtly mixed in, like a hidden horn, ruthlessly crushing the joyful opening.
The iron blade drinks blood, and the swords clash.
The crowd that was just laughing and talking suddenly became chaotic and scattered in all directions. Fortunately, Yuliu was protected in Yunhe's arms and was not affected.
But this also made Yuliu unable to determine where the fight started.
There were chaotic footsteps, helpless and panicked screams and shouts, and the thousands of lights on the long street were as bright as day, just like flames shooting up into the sky.
The hellfire that she had once experienced like a dream suddenly flashed through Yuliu's mind.
Her slender figure seemed frozen by the chill of the evening breeze. Her fingertips unconsciously clenched the brocade robe around Yun He's waist, and her voice became unnaturally tense: "What's going on?!"
This is the Emperor's territory. How could someone be so audacious as to openly wield a knife and injure someone?!
Yuliu's intuition is not very good.
Even though the night lantern festival is crowded with people and is a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters, it is absolutely not necessary to make such a big move to attract attention at the very beginning.
——Unless the reason for taking action is so urgent that the other party is forced to take action!
As the Fourth Prince is a royal relative and a son of the dragon, even if he travels in casual clothes, there must be many secret guards following him in the dark. That's why Yuliu specially entrusted Su Yunyue to the Fourth Prince, not only to let the two of them talk together, but also to ensure Su Yunyue's safety.
The crowd dispersed, and a team of black-clad secret guards surrounded them against the flow of people. The word "Xiao" was engraved on their swords. It was obvious that they were the secret guards privately raised by the Fourth Prince.
Yun He was protecting Yu Liu, and only after hearing this did he turn around and glance: "It's an old man who was injured. Master Chen is treating him, and Fang Yue is also fine."
Yun He paused, probably worried that Yu Liu might overthink the word "injured," so he continued the previous topic to divert her attention, saying soothingly, "If you were wondering about the Fourth Prince's wife's condition, I took a quick look and she's in good health. The pregnancy is stable, so there's no need to worry."
How could Yuliu not worry?
She was originally worried that Su Yunyue would be "helped" to escape, so she brought Yunhe and Shen Louzhu along. Now both of them were in front of her, and they had no motive to plot. It can be seen that this night outing was not the time when Su Yunyue secretly escaped in the original book.
This makes the situation even worse.
The assassins' origins were unknown, and their work was clearly divided. They started by injuring civilians to create chaos, and then attacked the Fourth Prince and his wife during the riot. It was obvious that they had an old acquaintance that led them to such a plan.
What should we do if either the Fourth Prince or his wife is injured?
Xiao Su and Su already have family and national affairs that have not yet been resolved. What will happen if one of them gets injured?
Yuliu heard the sudden sound of swords about to be put to rest, and made a move to break free from Yunhe's arms.
However, the secret guards surrounded Yunhe and Yuliu like a human wall. She could only vaguely see a black figure across the gap between their shoulders, just one shop away.
There was a crowd of people kneeling around the Fourth Prince, who was obviously extremely angry. He held a sword in his long arm, the tip of the sword was stained with blood, and it fell to the ground like a fluttering flame.
Yuliu's pupils shrank sharply.
——No red peonies are seen.
She didn't see Su Yunyue.
"Sister!" Yuliu was anxious and quickly let go of Jinyi's hand that had subconsciously grabbed Yunhe, wanting to find out what was going on.
Just as the Fourth Prince waved his arm, the secret guards surrounding Yunhe and Yuliu immediately lined up in a well-trained manner and marched behind the Fourth Prince.
Yuliu followed.
At this time, the crowds on the long street of West Road had dispersed, and the thousands of bright lights actually reflected a sense of loneliness.
The night wind blew, sweeping across the long street, and the lights flickered for a moment.
Before Yuliu got close, she heard Xiao Tianmin's angry sneer, and the cold wind blowing in her face made the scene even more eerie.
He sneered, "Okay, let's run."
When Yuliu heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself, "Oh no!" The plot was finally continuing along the lines of the original text.
It is now a fact that Su Yunyue has disappeared, and even if the Fourth Prince is extremely angry, he cannot turn back time.
"Your Highness the Fourth Prince," Yu Liu had no choice but to persuade him, "This happened suddenly. Perhaps someone has kidnapped my sister and wants to use her as a hostage to threaten you. Don't fall for their scheme to sow discord!"
"Chasing her?" Xiao Tianmin turned around, his eyes blazing, and said angrily, "I was actually relieved that she went to such great lengths to please me last night and begged me to take her out of the palace for a tour."
"You, the daughter of the Su family." Xiao Tianmin approached Yuliu with heavy steps, and suddenly raised his sword, intending to point it at Yuliu, "You are truly courageous!"
Yuliu was blinded by the bright, still-dry blood on the sword. However, she couldn't escape in this situation. She could only suppress the nausea in her stomach and struggle to stay where she was. "Your Highness, please calm down. No matter what, the most urgent task right now is to send more people to track down my sister..."
The sword intent never stops.
The tip of the sword suddenly drew a drop of blood, which fell on the open space in front of Yuliu's embroidered shoes. However, just before the tip of the sword was about to approach Yuliu's shoulder and neck, Yuliu suddenly felt someone behind her holding her arm and pulling her back!
Yuliu did not move just now. Firstly, there was a difference between the emperor and his subjects, so she could not be disrespectful. Moreover, she had to persuade the Fourth Prince to calm down.
Now that the Fourth Prince's wife has been kidnapped, the situation has become the worst. If the Fourth Prince misses the best opportunity to retrieve her in his impotent rage, the situation will only get worse.
Secondly, the sword light and lights were so dazzling, and the blood was so twisted like purgatory. She was extremely scared, but she couldn't show it outwardly. Even though her limbs were weak from fear, she had to pretend to be calm.
But in a flash, just before the tip of the sword was about to approach Yuliu's shoulder and neck, the pair of powerful hands, wrapped in a refreshing and soothing herbal fragrance, pulled her away from the dangerous and ferocious sword.
Yunhe flashed and stood in front of Yuliu.
——Also, he protected Yuliu from the sword.
Xiao Tianmin had never seen Yun He before. Seeing someone so bold, his face immediately turned cold. He flicked his wrist, pointed his sword at Yun He, and asked:
"Who are you? How dare you do this?!"
【Author’s words】
My dears! I didn't post so many on purpose, it's just that it's too hot and my computer blue screen...
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