Chapter 273: Attacked on the Way Back to the Palace
The night was as dark as ink, and the imperial concubine's procession, illuminated by palace lanterns, meandered along the quiet streets.
In the carriage, four night-shining pearls were inlaid in the four corners of the box car, shining as brightly as daylight.
Wen Li'er snuggled in Yan Shixu's arms, the romantic emotions of the day had not yet completely faded.
The remaining laziness made her a little drowsy, and her slender fingers unconsciously circled around the buttons of Yan Shixu's robe.
Yan Shixu held her in one hand, a scroll in the other. He seemed focused, but in reality, his peripheral vision was constantly monitoring the movements of the person in his arms. His thin lips pursed slightly, revealing a subtle hint of contentment.
Just as the carriage reached a relatively secluded alley with tall houses on both sides—
"call out--!"
A sharp sound of breaking through the air tore through the tranquility of the night!
Immediately afterwards, there were countless similar fierce roars!
"Protect the emperor! There's an assassin!"
Outside, Zhang Sicheng's roar exploded almost at the same time as the first poisoned crossbow arrow!
“Knock, knock, knock!”
The dense rain of arrows hit the thick nanmu walls of the carriage, making a dull and harsh sound.
There was also a ray of light that penetrated the gauze of the car window and shot straight in with a cold murderous intent!
"Pear!"
In a flash, Yan Shixu pressed Wen Li'er into his arms with one hand.
At the same time, the other long arm swung out, and a strong airflow swept past.
The flying arrow changed direction and hit the wall of the car.
Wen Li'er's nose tip hit his solid chest unexpectedly, and her eyes were filled with tears in pain.
The lazy sleepiness she had just felt disappeared, and she could clearly hear the terrible sound of the arrow nailing into the wood.
Feeling Yan Shixu's sudden outburst of momentum, she screamed in surprise and subconsciously clutched the collar of his shirt tightly.
"His Majesty!"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Yan Shixu's voice sounded above her head, low and calm, with an unquestionable power that could penetrate chaos.
He didn't look down at her. His deep eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and they instantly swept across the chaotic battlefield outside the car window.
On the roofs and in the shadows on both sides of the street, dense black shadows emerged like ghosts, there were more than three hundred of them.
"Kill the evil concubine!" One of the assassins roared fiercely, holding a sharp blade and a powerful crossbow, and fearlessly rushed towards the carriage surrounded by the Royal Guards.
The Royal Guards are well-trained, strong and brave.
Even if they were attacked suddenly and the enemy had the advantage of terrain, they would not panic at all, but would just draw their swords and fight the enemy calmly.
In addition, the secret guards hiding in the dark appeared one after another, fighting one against ten.
Even though there were many assassins, they could not get close to the carriage for a while.
The sounds of screams and weapons clashing were endless.
There was a cold light in Yan Shixu's eyes, and the imperial pressure that permeated his body seemed to make the air stagnant.
He was no longer just defending. One hand was still tightly protecting Wen Li'er, while the other hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed the shaft of a crossbow arrow that shot through the broken car window with lightning speed!
With a turn of his wrist, the crossbow arrow infused with tremendous internal force seemed to come alive, shooting out at a speed even faster than when it came, with a piercing scream!
“Puff!”
Outside the encirclement, an assassin who was fighting with the Royal Guards was instantly pierced through the forehead by the flying arrow. He fell backwards without even being able to scream.
Yan Shixu's martial arts skills were not weak to begin with, and after King Wu came to the capital, he taught him a lot of archery and techniques to kill the enemy.
The only thing missing now is... I've never practiced on an enemy.
"Li'er, stay in the car and don't come out!"
Yan Shixu ordered sternly.
When Wen Li'er saw him about to go out, she was both scared and worried, worried that something might happen to him.
But meeting his stern gaze, she nodded obediently.
"Your Majesty, you must be careful."
Yan Shixu patted her head, and his voice softened instantly.
"Don't worry, I will be fine and will protect my Li'er."
After he finished speaking, he called out again, "Hua Zhan, Qiu Ying."
The figures of two maidservants flashed into the carriage in an instant.
"His Majesty."
Yan Shixu: "Beware of sneak attacks and protect your master."
"yes."
Only after Hua Zhan and Qiu Ying surrounded Wen Li'er on the left and right to protect her in the middle did he fly out of the carriage.
His figure was like a tiger that had been accumulating strength for a long time, exposed to the rain of arrows and the flashing of swords.
The leading assassin seemed stunned for a moment when he saw him.
During this brief gap, Yan Shixu swung his sword and took his head.
The assassin leader was awakened by the cold air and barely avoided his own head, but one of his arms was cut off at the root by the sword energy swung by Yan Shixu.
The assassin leader screamed in pain and retreated several feet away in panic.
Yan Shixu was worried about Wen Li'er's safety, so he didn't dare to go too far away from the carriage and didn't chase after her.
Facing the swarming assassins, every swing of his sword was like thunder, precise, ruthless and merciless!
Wen Li'er's heart was almost in her throat. She could only stare at the emperor's figure through the gap in the car window, praying that he would not be hurt.
At this moment, an assassin holding a poisoned scimitar attacked him silently from behind, with the blade going straight for his neck!
Wen Li'er saw it clearly from inside the car and was terrified.
"careful!"
Yan Shixu seemed to have eyes on his back. At the moment when the blade was about to touch his skin, he suddenly turned sideways, and the sharp blade passed by his dragon robe.
At the same time, he stretched his arm back like a pair of pliers and grabbed the assassin's knife-holding wrist with incredible precision!
There was a sharp "crack" sound that made one's teeth ache, and the assassin's wrist was crushed by him!
Yan Shixu snatched the scimitar with smooth movements, without any delay.
Then he swung his hand back, and the knife flashed with a cold and bloody edge.
The assassin covered his bleeding throat and fell to the ground groaning.
Yan Shixu threw the scimitar he had just snatched onto the corpse in disgust, as if he had touched something dirty.
Immediately afterwards, the sword in his other hand turned into a deadly silver light. Wherever the blade passed, blood splattered and screams of pain were heard.
Any assassin who comes within three feet of the carriage will be killed or maimed!
At this moment, he is not only an emperor, but also a god of death walking on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
Wen Li'er was frightened but also felt relieved.
The man in front of her had shed the lazy intimacy he had shown when they were cuddling in Qiwu Garden, and revealed the absolute power and cold-blooded killing power of an iron-blooded emperor.
The look that looked down upon the world and the power to control life and death made Wen Lier feel the dependence and trust from the depths of her soul.
It didn't take long before the assassin's offensive was contained and defeated.
Seeing that there was no way out, the remaining assassins tried to escape into the darkness, but were strangled one by one by the ghostly secret guards.
The streets were littered with corpses and the smell of blood was so strong that it was sickening.
When the fighting subsided, Yan Shixu put away his sword and threw it to Zhang Sicheng beside him.
Zhang Sicheng took the sword and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, we have captured more than ten people alive."
"Severe torture."
Four words, the voice was not loud, but it was icy cold.
"yes."
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