Chapter 414: Assassination Test
"So what are you going to do when you return this time? Isn't it going to be easy for your father?"
Wujina said, "He ordered my assassination, hoping to use my death to encourage my mother to avenge me. Then, through the war with Daxia, he would seize military power and consolidate his position. When I return, I will join forces with my third brother and make public the news of his murder of both of us."
Ji Yunshu reminded her: "You don't have any evidence, right?"
The Fifth Prince acted very efficiently and the assassination left no trace.
As for the third prince's leg, it really wasn't done by the fifth prince.
I have to say that this man is quite cruel. If he were to take action, the Third Prince would probably lose his life.
Wujina said, "We Mobei people don't really require conclusive evidence when we do things. I'll let him go back before me. When he announces my death in Daxia and encourages the other tribes to attack Daxia to avenge me, I'll reappear and reveal that he killed me and that Daxia saved me. My people will definitely believe me more."
Ji Yunshu thought her plan seemed feasible, so he asked, "What about the King of Mobei? He might not believe you, right?"
Wujina said, "I don't need his trust. If he insists on thinking about the Fifth Prince, my mother will not let him go. He is not the only one who can decide Mobei."
After all, Mobei is different from Daxia. It is not a unified central government. Although the various tribes are subject to the King of Mobei, they mostly govern themselves.
If the King of Mobei acts inappropriately, it is not impossible for him to be overthrown by the tribal leaders.
This is also the reason why the King of Mobei clearly wanted to support the Fifth Prince, but did not dare to do so for so many years.
Once his thoughts are revealed, the Fifth Prince may really die of illness at any time.
Ji Yunshu has always known that the biggest obstacle for Wujina to ascend the throne is King Mobei. Now that it seems that she does not take King Mobei seriously, she feels that her chances of success are very high.
Sometimes, people compete with each other over who is more willing to risk their lives. If Wujina no longer cares about the King of Mobei, she will have the support of the Mobei tribes and her chances of winning will naturally be quite high.
The carriage was shaking, and the two men felt sleepy while talking and fell asleep.
On the other hand, Zhao Shen did as Ji Yunshu said, and wanted to cause trouble for Bilige so that the Mobei delegation could not return to Mobei before him.
Although Wujina had to wait until Bilige returned to Mobei and announced her death before coming out to clarify.
But they still have a lot of preparation to do.
It seems that there will be drought in the north this year. The people are already having a hard time, and if a war breaks out, who knows how many people will die.
Therefore, Zhao Shen still hoped that Wujina could take control of Mobei as soon as possible and eliminate this war invisibly.
Bilige was also very anxious. He wanted to return to Mobei as soon as possible and use Wujina's death to arouse the hatred of the queen and the forces behind her, so that they could unanimously declare war on Daxia.
But it was true that he was in poor health. He couldn't ride a horse, and even riding in a carriage would be too much for him to bear after a long time.
His body is now so weak that he cannot even get tired.
In the carriage, he kept coughing with his handkerchief covering his mouth, and the people serving him had to shout at the coachman to go slower and slower.
Bilige coughed bitterly, and finally stopped for a while. He took a sip of tea and said, "Just walk normally. My body is like this. It's not a problem."
The servant poured him a cup of hot tea and then lowered his head and said, "You'll feel better if you go slower. If you had known this would happen, you would have just handed it over to someone else. Why suffer this?"
The Fifth Prince's body simply could not withstand such a long journey.
I had just set out on the journey, and my health, which I had finally recovered somewhat in Daxia, was now obviously worse than before.
I don’t know how much medicine I need to take to make up for it.
"Some things can only be assured if I come in person."
The servant thought that the Fifth Prince had not gone out much during his time in Daxia, and had not done anything important.
But when he thought of the third prince's leg and Princess Wujina's death, he said nothing.
It’s not like I didn’t do anything.
As the two were talking, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Someone outside shouted in panic: "There's an assassin."
Then a barrage of arrows came flying.
Bilige was protected by someone, and all the arrows shot at him were blocked.
Then a wave of men in black rushed over, and the people from Bilige's delegation quickly killed several of them.
Although Bilige was protected by someone, the powerful man mentioned by Wujina was lured away, and Bilige was still hit by an arrow, but fortunately there was no injury to the vital parts.
After a while, the assassin retreated, the fifth prince was injured, and the delegation had to stop and set up camp nearby.
When Zhao Shen rushed back, Ji Yunshu had already woken up. Wujina's eyes flickered when she saw him, but she didn't ask anything and returned to her carriage very consciously.
This made Ji Yunshu a little embarrassed: "What did you do? Why does she seem a little afraid of you?"
It was indeed hot outside. Zhao Shen got on the carriage, feeling the coolness inside. He drank a few more cups of tea before saying, "Why don't you tell me what she did wrong that made her afraid of me?"
Ji Yunshu was speechless. The fact was, everyone who came into contact with her, whether it was Xiao Yue or Wu Rina, seemed very afraid of Zhao Shen.
So she felt that the reason was Zhao Shen's.
But it was difficult to tell Zhao Shen about this, so he had to change the subject: "Why did you come back so soon? I heard from Wujina that there's a master beside Bilige who can even block the arrows of Mobei's archers without making any moves. Did you meet him?"
Zhao Shen's throat felt much better after drinking the tea. "I met him. He was really powerful. He protected Bilige perfectly. Fortunately, I lured him away. Bilige was hit by an arrow. We don't know what caused his illness, but the arrow was real. It's hot now, and the wound won't heal well. His journey will be delayed. This time we have enough time."
Ji Yunshu suddenly remembered Wujina's words: "Since we can shoot him, why not..."
Just kill the person?
Zhao Shen laughed and said, "That arrow was an accident. It's difficult to kill someone. That expert's skills are similar to mine. We might not be able to determine the winner even after fighting for a whole day and night. It's a pity that such an expert has to serve as a guard beside the Fifth Prince."
Ji Yunshu hadn't taken Wu Rina's words seriously before, but after hearing what Zhao Shen said, his eyes widened immediately: "Really? Who on earth is this person?"
Zhao Shen is her standard for measuring a person's kung fu level.
In her impression, there seemed to be few people whose kung fu could match Zhao Shen's.
Zhao Shen shook his head. "He's wearing a mask, but judging by his build, he doesn't look like someone from Mobei. He's most likely from Daxia. Besides this expert, Bilige's guards are also quite capable. It's possible the King of Mobei has touched his own wealth. Fortunately, this was just a test. If they really wanted to kill him, I'm afraid they'd have to pay a heavy price."
What Ji Yunshu disliked most was this kind of meaningless sacrifice.
"Forget it, he won't live long anyway. Let's not waste our people."
Zhao Shen knew she would say that, and smiled as he pinched her face: "Are you so reluctant to leave those people?"
He had long discovered that in Ji Yunshu's eyes, there seemed to be no distinction between high and low among people in this world.
She respects everyone equally, even assassins and secret guards.
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