Chapter 374 Li Qi's Enlightenment (Part 3)
The prison door suddenly opened, the long knife hanging outside the door, the blood on the ground, and the sound of fighting coming from farther away. Everything happened very suddenly, but it clearly explained one thing -
Someone wants to take Yu Pingjun's life.
“Clang clang!”
"who?!"
Turning his head suddenly, Li Qi drew the Emperor's Sword from his waist without hesitation.
As the cell door opened completely, several people outside flashed in, but they were also startled by the question.
"Your Majesty?!"
There were five people in total, all wearing the official uniforms of prison guards from the Ministry of Justice, and the long swords in their hands were stained with blood.
At this moment, they all had expressions of extreme astonishment on their faces, and they even subconsciously took a step back.
It was obvious that no matter who had ordered them to kill Yu Pingjun, they had not expected to see Li Qi here.
Compared to their panic, the latter quickly came to his senses and shouted sternly:
"You dare to break into the prison without permission! How dare you!"
"Get out of here!"
“.”
"this"
A loud shout startled the five people and made them retreat again. However, when the sound of fighting not far away floated into their ears, they suddenly came back to their senses.
"Your Majesty! I'm sorry!"
"The Queen must die today!!"
There is no way back now. The man behind the scenes threatens their families, forcing them to kill Yu Pingjun no matter what.
As for Li Qi, although the five of them had already rebelled, they also knew the consequences of assassinating an emperor, so they did not have the intention to kill at this time.
“Swish!!!”
Five figures flashed by and headed straight towards Yu Pingjun, who was curled up on the stone bed with his eyes wide open, ready to kill him quickly and then commit suicide on the spot.
No matter how big a cell is, it is only a few meters long and wide, so the five people rushed to the vicinity of the stone bed in almost the blink of an eye.
But at this moment, the man holding the Emperor's Sword stepped forward and protected Yu Pingjun behind him.
"presumptuous!!"
"I want to see who dares?!"
Although he knew that these five people were spies, Li Qi could see that they were still quite afraid of him, so his tone revealed the emperor's aura, trying to scare them away.
However, this tactic depends on the situation. Now that the assassin is determined to die, this move will not have any effect.
"Your Majesty, move aside."
He stopped suddenly, with the tip of the knife pointing forward.
The leader's face no longer had the panic he had at the beginning, and he uttered a sentence in an extremely cold tone.
"If we are pushed into a corner, we will kill you too."
“.”
For a moment, the cell fell into silence.
Li Qi's expression suddenly became gloomy, but he knew in his heart that the other party was not exaggerating and would not give him too much time to think.
Therefore, I must make a decision immediately.
To give in or not to give in?
The five opponents were all of the middle third rank, the same as himself.
But if a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid I'll be defeated in a few breaths.
As the king of a country, Li Qi naturally has treasures that can be used to save his life.
But now the difference in strength between the two sides is too great. If the other side really wants to kill, then it is still unknown how long these items can protect me. "Your Majesty!"
Suddenly, an urgent shout interrupted Li Qi's thoughts.
He subconsciously looked back and saw the tearful face.
"Your Majesty! I'm going to die sooner or later anyway! Why are you trying to stop me?!"
"Stop pretending to be so hypocritical here! Get out of the way!"
“Get out of the way!!!”
Yu Pingjun grabbed Li Qi's collar tightly and screamed with all his strength, trying to push him aside.
However, the owner of the white dragon robe did not move at all.
At this moment, Li Qi seemed to have some kind of enlightenment and suddenly understood how to be an emperor.
This was the first time he understood this matter after more than 20 years on the throne.
As a king, you cannot retreat!
He slowly pried open the pale fingers on his chest and turned around to look at the five nervous assassins in front of him.
All the worries and hesitations had long since disappeared, leaving only the slowly raised Emperor's Sword and the choice that a true emperor should make.
"remember."
"You can only die if I allow you to die."
"I won't let you die, and no one in this world can kill you!"
"That's how it is today!"
"The same applies in the future!"
"Aren't you going to kill me?!"
“Come on!!!”
"Bang!!"
The next moment, the Emperor's Sword, which was wrapped in the overwhelming power of the emperor, let out a powerful dragon roar and swept towards the five assassins who were horrified.
“Ding ding dong dong!”
“Sizzle!!”
“Zheng!!”
Amid the clash of swords, Yu Pingjun stared blankly at Li Qi, who had not retreated a single step, and at the blood splattered on his body. She suddenly felt that this man whom she had hated for twenty years was very strange.
She was so unfamiliar that she no longer hated him. "Your Majesty."
"So it's me, your concubine. I'm sorry."
An hour later.
When Wei Changtian and Li Wutong rushed to the palace as quickly as possible, everything that had happened in the sky prison had already come to an end.
Wei Changtian could never have imagined that someone would want to assassinate Yu Pingjun, let alone that the Dafeng Palace was so riddled with holes that an assassin could actually succeed.
What he could not have imagined was that these assassins actually encountered Li Qi, and Li Qi saved Yu Pingjun despite being injured! It was outrageous! !
"emperor!"
"Father!"
Wei Changtian and Li Wutong pushed aside the old eunuch and rushed into the hall. They immediately saw Li Qi surrounded by a group of imperial doctors.
The latter looked a little pale, but it seemed that there was no serious problem.
After all, as the king of a country, as long as he was still alive, he could most likely be rescued. What's more, the reinforcements arrived in time, so Li Qi's injuries were not actually that serious.
Of course, even this appearance now is enough to make his daughter feel distressed.
“Father!!”
Li Wutong ran to Li Qi crying, and her tears flowed out of her eyes like they were free.
In comparison, Wei Changtian was much calmer. After simply expressing his concern, he directly asked the most crucial question.
"Your Majesty, how is the Queen now?"
“.”
Li Qi waved his hand to signal the imperial doctors and eunuchs to leave, his expression was very calm.
"His life is not in danger, but perhaps due to the serious injuries, he is still in a deep sleep."
"Dead in sleep?"
Wei Changtian frowned and asked, "Is there nothing the imperial physician can do?"
"Well, I haven't found a way yet, but I think it won't be long."
"That's good."
Nodding, Wei Changtian glanced at Li Wutong who was still wiping tears beside him, and asked another question through the voice transmission line.
"Your Majesty, has the Queen told you about Ning Yongnian and Bai Youheng's conspiracy?"
“.”
"No."
Shaking his head, Li Qi also used his inner strength to condense his voice and answered: "But she will tell you when she wakes up."
"Really?"
Looking at Li Qi's calm expression, a somewhat inexplicable thought suddenly flashed through Wei Changtian's mind.
"Your Majesty, I have one more question."
"What happened tonight will not be you"
"no."
Li Qi's answer was straightforward and cold.
"I just go with the flow."
"That's all."
(End of this chapter)
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