Chapter 483 Return to Beijing
Tang Li and Wei Qing rode forward on horseback.
Because they took a detour to Liangzhou, the journey took three or four days longer. In order to catch up with the carriage back to Beijing, they rode almost non-stop during the day, sleeping only a few hours at night before continuing on their journey.
Eight days later, the two finally caught the carriage back to Beijing.
This place should be about fifty miles away from the capital.
The two stood on a high place, looking at the carriage parked below. Several secret guards dressed as servants were sitting around the carriage, resting.
Wei Qing saw the problem at a glance: there were fewer people, everyone looked disheveled, and the carriage was dirty.
Wei Qing frowned, feeling that something had happened.
Tang Li pulled Wei Qing to a secluded place, removed the illusions from both of them, and restored their original appearance.
The two walked towards the carriage.
The servants were all dressed as secret guards and were very vigilant. In fact, they had already noticed them.
Even though he was happy that his master and mistress had arrived safely, they looked calm and showed no unusual behavior, as if they had just gone out for a walk and came back, which was quite normal.
When Wei Qing walked to the front of the carriage, he found arrow holes on it and the axles were broken and in tatters.
Wei Qing and Tang Li looked at each other, and both guessed what had happened.
"Eleven, what's going on?" Wei Qing asked.
"Master, when I came here from Yizhou, I was chased by two groups of people. Half of my brothers... died." Eleven said in a low voice.
They were secret guards and had long been prepared to die at any time, but after all, they were companions who lived together day and night, and they still could not remain indifferent when their companions died.
Wei Qing frowned.
"The subordinates did not allow anyone to approach the carriage, and no one noticed that you and your wife were not in the carriage."
Tang Li looked at Eleven's hand, which was only bandaged with a piece of cloth and blood was seeping out.
"Eleven, your hand..."
"Madam, my hand is fine." Eleven said hurriedly.
"The medicine is gone?"
Tangli took out a bottle of hemostatic medicine from his arms and handed it to Eleven.
Eleven hesitated.
They had recently encountered a wave of pursuit and suffered heavy casualties. Their medicine had run out and they had not yet reached the next town, so they could only move forward with their injuries. At this point, they were already at the end of their strength.
However, they are secret guards, so it is normal for them to be injured.
It is best to save the medicine and use it when you need it more.
"I still have some, take it and use it quickly, you will get better quickly after you use it up." Tang Li said.
Yes, they really need to get better quickly and protect the master and the lady!
Eleven took it, uncovered the cloth on his hand, and poured hemostatic medicine on it.
"Use this." Tang Li handed him clean gauze.
These were all brought in Tangli’s bag.
Eleven wrapped the wound with gauze.
With the medicine and clean gauze, the bleeding stopped quickly.
The wounds of the other injured people were treated again.
Everyone didn't stay here for too long. After their wounds were treated, they continued on their way.
They had to rush back to the capital to avoid any changes.
Two groups are chasing each other, and the enemy is coming with great momentum. Who knows if there will be a third time...
Tang Li and Wei Qing were sitting in the carriage, both of them were very alert.
Walked for a while.
"My lord, Madam, be careful!"
Suddenly, a scream came from outside.
When Wei Qing heard the sound of arrows breaking through the air, he immediately put his arms around Tang Li's shoulders and pushed her down. The next moment, several arrows pierced the carriage.
Wei Qing hugged Tang Li, lifted the car curtain and jumped out.
Now walking into the woods, Wei Qing held Tangli in his arms and quickly dodged behind a rock.
Wei Qing stretched his head out to look, and saw that the arrows were still being shot. The secret guards dodged the arrows and had already reached the front of the assassin and started fighting with him.
At a quick glance, there were more than a dozen assassins, each of them very strong and skilled.
The secret guards were already injured and were in a weak position, so Wei Qing stood up and prepared to take action.
"Husband, be careful." Tang Li said.
Wei Qing nodded, stood up and flew out, tapping his feet on a tree. With a few leverage points, he landed in the battle circle and kicked one of the assassins.
The assassin's neck twisted and he fell to the ground.
Tang Li found a place to hide. She stretched out her hand and aimed the crossbow at the assassins. The crossbow flew out and hit one of the assassins.
She quickly changed her position and attacked again.
These assassins were extremely tall and strong. Even though Tangli's crossbow injured them, they seemed to be completely unaffected by the pain and continued to attack desperately.
The assassin's sword slashed through her husband's arm, leaving a deep bloody mark.
Tang Li could no longer hold back, took out a dagger for self-defense, and headed towards the battle circle.
Tang Li looked at the tall assassin in front of him, suddenly stood up, and stabbed the dagger in his hand directly into his chest.
The woman's face was very delicate and she looked harmless, but her eyes were filled with murderous intent and she was very ruthless in her attack.
The assassin fell.
A sword stabbed towards Tangli.
Tangli dodged quickly.
Just now it was a surprise attack, but now in a head-on fight, Tang Li discovered how powerful this assassin was.
Tangli couldn't get close to the opponent at all and could only keep dodging.
It became increasingly difficult for her to hide, and she reached a stalemate.
At this moment, an arrow suddenly came from behind and pierced the assassin's back.
Tangli saw the right opportunity, launched an attack immediately and defeated the opponent.
Tangli looked towards a certain place, but was blocked by trees and could not see anything clearly.
Under the cover of the trees, a figure was hidden on the tree. He held a longbow in his hand, his peach blossom eyes were cold, and his lips were tightly pursed.
His eyes were like a hawk, and he pulled the bowstring, the muscles in his arms bulging.
An arrow flew out...
The arrow was extremely accurate, never missing its target, and extremely powerful. Its damage was much greater than Tangli's crossbow. Almost every arrow could injure the assassin.
With this person's secret help, the situation was immediately turned around.
Soon, the assassins were dealt with.
Seeing that defeat was inevitable, the few surviving assassins immediately took poison and died.
These are well-trained assassins, and they can’t catch them alive!
However, all the assassins were dead, the crisis was averted, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Tang Li looked around. Fortunately, someone was helping him secretly, otherwise he would have no idea what the outcome of this battle would be.
Tang Li quickly stood up and rushed to Wei Qing's side. Wei Qing hugged her with his good hand.
"I'm fine, don't worry."
He reeked of blood and his face was a little pale.
Tangli picked up his left hand.
“Don’t look…”
Tang Li ignored what he said and lifted up his sleeve, and saw a deep wound on his arm. The flesh was exposed and bleeding profusely, which was extremely horrifying.
Tang Li quickly ran to the carriage, found his bag, and rushed to Wei Qing.
The bundle is full of medicine.
Wei Qing leaned against the tree, looked at Tang Li's anxious look, and smiled.
"Wife, I'm fine, just a little bleeding..."
"Shut up." Tang Li said with a stern face.
Wei Qing could only shut up.
His eyes fell on Tangli, and were particularly gentle.
Tang Li first poured medicine on the wound, then bandaged it with gauze to stop the bleeding.
Only then did Tangli pay attention to other people.
Eleven was stabbed in the leg and bleeding profusely. He was trying to stop the bleeding himself.
Tangli wants to bandage him.
"Madam, I don't need it." Eleven retreated repeatedly.
How could a master bandage a secret guard?
It would... dirty her hands.
"Don't move." Tang Li said with a cold face.
"Madam told you not to move, so just don't move. Don't you listen to the master?" Wei Qing said.
Eleven didn't dare to move.
Tang Li tore open his pants and poured the medicine on them.
Eleven's whole body was tense, partly because of the pain and partly because his master was treating his wounds, which made him very frightened.
Tangli moved quickly and efficiently, treating the wound quickly.
"The difference between master and servant is more important than your lives."
"You should learn from Fourteen and show me your wounds so I can bandage them." Tang Li said.
As he said that, he went to help the next injured person and treat his wound.
Eleven looked at her back, slightly dazed.
Fourteen is the Madam's personal bodyguard, and he often speaks well of the Madam in front of them.
The lady is actually a very nice person, and the master is also very nice, and he values the lives of their secret guards as his own.
Tangli treated everyone's wounds.
The two lightly injured secret guards had checked all the assassins and found no information about the instigator.
The other party came prepared and would not leave any clues.
This is also expected.
"Those who can ride horses should take those who cannot ride horses and continue on their journey." Tang Li said.
The secret guards stood up and quickly mounted their horses.
The carriage was no longer accessible, so Tang Li and Wei Qing rode horses together.
Wei Qing had one hand injured, but he still had the other hand, so it didn't have much impact on him.
Wei Qing mounted his horse and extended his hand towards Tang Li.
Tangli didn't hold his hand, but climbed onto the horse himself.
Wei Qing held the reins.
"Give it to me." Tang Li said.
"Wife, I'm fine..."
Tangli grabbed his reins and put his good hand around his waist.
"drive!"
She flicked the reins and the horse galloped away.
The group continued to move forward.
"Husband, who do you think sent the assassin?" Tang Li asked.
"Whoever wants me to fail in flood control wants me to die in Yizhou..." Wei Qing stretched out his tone.
Tangli's eyes were cold.
"Zhao Shu?" Tang Li asked.
"Eight or nine out of ten." Wei Qing said.
Zhao Shu...
She remembered the lives of so many secret guards and the hands of her husband, and she would take revenge one day.
The group entered the capital safely. When they arrived, it was noon, when the sun was at its hottest.
Countless people were staring at Wei Qing, so as soon as he entered the city gate, the news that the imperial envoy had returned to the capital quickly spread throughout the capital.
This matter naturally reached Zhao Shu's ears.
His expression changed immediately.
"Did you see clearly, it was Wu Yu and Tang Li?" Zhao Shu asked coldly.
"Your Highness, I saw it clearly. There were indeed two people riding on the same horse. It's absolutely true!" the subordinate replied.
You're back?
He sent out so many assassins, but they couldn't kill him?!
waste!
They are all trash!
Zhao Shu's chest heaved violently, and he suddenly threw the teacup in his hand to the ground. His handsome face was distorted and looked very ferocious.
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