More than a dozen swords gleaming with cold light came from all directions, and Xu Shi was so frightened that he lost his composure.
Qi An smashed the carriage to pieces with a single palm strike, then carried Xu Shize out through the roof.
Of course, it was Xu Shize's head that broke it.
Xu Shize was in so much pain that he saw stars; he suspected that his brain had been splattered out.
"Ayu, you..."
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
The assassins swarmed forward and charged towards Qi An.
Boss Qi has no weapon, nor does she need one; Xu Shize is the weapon that is readily available.
A sword thrust at the left, and Qi An handed Xu Shize to the left.
"ah……"
Xu Shize was stabbed in the abdomen, and blood gushed out.
A slash came from the right, and Qi An blocked Xu Shize to the right.
"oh……"
Xu Shize was stabbed in the shoulder, and blood gushed out.
Two poisoned darts were shot at him from the front and back. Qi An subtly shifted his position and switched places with Xu Shize.
"Ah...ah..."
Xu Shize had a poisoned dart stuck in each of his kidneys, the positions perfectly symmetrical.
The assassins gritted their teeth, surrounded Qi An, and attacked her simultaneously, their eyes flashing with the light of blades.
They refused to believe that the princess's "human shield" could withstand any of their deadly attacks.
Qi An gave a wicked smile and grabbed Xu Shize's arm.
Then, using himself as the center and Xu Shize's body as the radius, he drew a perfectly round circle, blocking all the assassins' killing moves.
Xu Shize's screams were incessant; he had been stabbed more than a dozen times and could no longer tell where the pain was coming from.
The assassins were utterly bewildered as they looked at Xu Shize, who was almost covered in blood.
Rumor has it that the eldest princess is deeply devoted to her husband and can't bear to say a harsh word to him.
Looking at the woman in front of them, using her husband's body as a human shield to relentlessly abuse him, they even doubted whether they had chosen the wrong person.
Xu Shi said weakly, "Ayu, you...you let...you let me go, it hurts so much..."
The assassins: "..."
Yes, it is indeed the eldest princess.
Rumors can be misleading.
Qi An said with a serious expression, "Don't shout, or I'll get distracted and won't be able to protect you."
Protect him?
Xu Shi then coughed up a mouthful of blood.
This was the first time he had ever discovered that Nie Yuhuang had such a shameless side.
If she continues to "protect" him, he'll probably be torn to pieces.
These people came for Nie Yuhuang; he can't die here, he still has a great mission to complete.
In the face of life and death, Xu Shize disregarded the devoted lover persona he had just established and struggled to his feet, crying out, "Ayu..."
Qi An slapped him across the face: "I told you not to yell. Can't you see I'm busy? Can't you be a little more sensible?"
\"I……\"
Qi An's expression changed, and he said gently, "Alright, I know you're worried about me. Don't worry, with you protecting me, I'll be fine."
"no I do not……"
"Shize, you just said that you would protect me no matter what danger there was, and now you've really kept your word. I believe in your sincerity. You're so good to Ayu."
"vomit……"
Xu Shi then coughed up another mouthful of blood.
The assassins confirmed they had the right target and charged again.
Qi An glanced at Xu Shize, who was lying in his hand like a dead dog, and said indifferently, "You dare to hurt my people? You're courting death."
After saying that, she threw Xu Shize like a volleyball, knocking down five or six assassins in the front row.
Xu Shi rolled on the ground more than a dozen times before stopping, lying on the ground spitting out mouthfuls of blood, barely clinging to life.
Qi An had had his fill of fun. With a swift movement, his figure moved like a ghost, so fast that it left afterimages.
The assassins were horrified; such terrifying skill!
Is this a speed that a human can achieve?
Before they could figure it out, their necks were snapped, and a series of cracking sounds rang out as the assassins fell to the ground with their eyes wide open.
In less than a minute, Qi An was already standing amidst a pile of corpses, wiping his hands with a handkerchief.
Xu Shize, who witnessed everything: "..."
Qi An walked over and squatted down beside him, looking terrified: "I was really scared to death just now, thank goodness you were here."
Xu Shize's lips trembled; he was so angry he almost rolled his eyes back.
"Ah Yu, it's good that you...you're alright."
Xu Shi comforted himself, thinking that if he could exchange his injuries for Nie Yuhuang's complete trust, it wouldn't be too much of a loss.
Xu Shizhe, believing the crisis was over, forced himself to continue the performance:
"No matter what danger there is, I will stand in front of Ayu, don't be afraid."
Qi An's eyes curved slightly: "Alright, I've got it."
The next second, a whooshing sound rang out, and three sharp arrows shot out from the shadows, their target Qi An.
Without the slightest hesitation, Qi An grabbed Xu Shize and shielded him in front of him.
The arrows pierced his flesh instantly, two of them missing his heart by mere millimeters, and the last one... struck the bullseye.
—It was inserted perfectly into Xu Shize's "three-piece set".
Everything went wrong.
Xu Shize fainted without even letting out a scream, unaware that he had become a eunuch.
Qi An threw down the large piece of trash in his hand, clenched his fist, and the person hiding in the shadows exploded and died.
Just then, a patrol of soldiers finally heard the commotion and rushed over.
Amidst a field of gruesome corpses, only one woman in palace attire stood, her hair perfectly intact.
"Ah, it's the Princess! Someone come quick! An assassin is trying to kill the Princess..."
News of the assassination attempt on the eldest princess quickly spread throughout the capital.
Before everyone could guess who the real culprit was, the eldest princess personally led a group to raid the Duke of Han's mansion.
It is said that the eldest princess would carry a sword and kill any who resisted on the spot. The Duke of Han was the first to offer his sword as a sacrifice.
The princess was so furious, it is said, because her husband, Xu Shize, was unconscious and barely clinging to life.
Everyone thought to themselves, "No wonder."
...
After a two-week hiatus from court, the officials of Dayu finally received a notice to attend court again.
At this moment, the court officials stood on both sides, staring in disbelief at the woman sitting on the dragon throne.
Wearing a red brocade robe, with her dark hair pulled up high and a bright and elegant golden floral crown, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
The woman was none other than Princess Dayu, Nie Yuhuang.
However, that's not the point. The point is that what's embroidered on her red brocade robe isn't a phoenix, but... a golden dragon.
That was a dragon robe!
And, she was sitting on... the dragon throne.
The court officials were shocked and exchanged glances, all thinking that the princess had been too traumatized and had gone mad.
Is the dragon throne a seat that anyone can sit on?
Prime Minister Wenbin's eyes darkened: "Princess, you've sat in the wrong place."
The Minister of Rites added, "Although Your Highness has been ordered to oversee the country, that position is not yours to sit in, and your attire is also inappropriate."
Several elderly censors were even more vehement, almost to the point of tearing off Qi An's dragon robe and dragging her off the dragon throne.
Qi An casually dusted off his dragon robe, leaned back on the dragon throne, and sat more comfortably.
Wenbin stepped forward and demanded sternly, "Your Highness, what do you mean by this? Are you planning a rebellion?"
Qi An looked at the assembled court officials, smiled slightly, and said casually:
"Congratulations, Prime Minister, you guessed correctly."
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