Chapter 564 Assassination (Update 2)

"Who let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince block the way of others!"

Just one sentence, the assassination was about to take place. Two groups of men in black, holding sharp blades, rushed towards the Crown Prince at a high speed. For a moment, there were flashes of swords and shadows, and murderous intentions at every step.

This was the second assassination attempt that the little prince had experienced in his life. Unlike the last time when he fell off a cliff and almost died, this time, he was strong enough and had the ability to protect himself.

These people were obviously killers, but no one knew which party sent them.

They could be intercepted on their way, which must have meant that these people knew about it as soon as he left the city.

Lu Zexu fell into deep thought. The only ones who knew about his sudden departure this time were the royal guards, his fourth and fifth brothers, and the prefect Qin An.

There shouldn't be anyone who would betray him among these people.

The little prince held the reins in one hand, his eyes quickly shifting among these killers, his little face tense.

"Your Highness, I will escort you away first!" A guard who always stood beside the little prince said calmly.

Lu Zexu moved the reins in his hand, "Go!"

The little prince clamped his legs around the horse's belly and rushed forward, followed by six guards.

The sound of wind whistled past his ears, and there was a smell of blood in the air. The little prince did not look back. These killers were determined men who would not stop until they achieved their goal.

He had to break through the siege to survive.

Suddenly, an arrow came one after another, breaking through the air.

The guards shouted, "Be careful of the hidden arrows!"

The prince leaped off the horse, and the two arrows missed.

The sneak attack failed, and the assassins attacked more fiercely. One assassin chopped the horse's leg with a knife. The prince was about to fall back on the horse, but with a thud, the horse's front legs knelt on the ground, unable to continue running.

The prince landed on his feet and immediately became the focus of the siege, and the way to break out was completely blocked.

But even so, the prince was still not hurt at all.

He drew out the sword in his hand, his eyes were like torches, "You guys are the only ones who can kill the prince, don't you think I'm serious?"

The leading black-clothed man was very calm, "Without the secret guards, do you think the sick prince can leave here safely today?"

The little prince's eyes flickered slightly. It was not surprising that the other party knew about the secret guards. The noble families in the capital with a long history would privately train secret guards, but they would not call them secret guards.

However, the other party knew that his secret guards were not with him, which was very telling.

Lu Zexu suddenly raised the corner of his lips, "Then give it a try."

The little prince suddenly took the initiative to attack, the sharp sword blade reflected the cold light, the sword was sharp, and the aura was intimidating, rushing into the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, there was a flash of blood, and the sword came out, and four people died.

Just one sword shocked all the killers.

"Your internal strength is so deep!" The leader of the assassins secretly moved his fingers holding the sword, and a sharp wound on his wrist was dripping blood.

If he hadn't dodged quickly just now, that sword would have definitely cut off his arm.

The little prince made a sword flower, "It's just so-so, more than enough to deal with these miscellaneous things of yours."

On the dark mountain road in the forest, swords collided, and people on both sides fell one after another.

Blood filled the nose, and the swords ruthlessly harvested lives.

A quarter of an hour later, all the assassins were dead, and no one survived.

It was not that the young prince did not want to keep them alive for interrogation, but that these people never took their lives seriously. For assassins trained from childhood, the first priority is always the mission.

In an assassination attempt, the young prince was also injured and bleeding, and most of the guards were killed or injured.

"Your Highness, our whereabouts have been leaked. We can no longer take this road. It's not safe."

The chief guard was also injured, but at this moment, his eyes were full of ruthlessness. Someone actually dared to assassinate the prince! !

The little prince stretched out his thumb, wiped the blood between his lips, and said in amazement, "It seems that something really happened in Shandong, otherwise, the other party would not be so desperate that

they would even think of ambush us halfway." "Huahua, what do you think the other party will do if they know that the assassination failed?" The little prince actually smiled, but the smile looked a little cold.

The guard's face became even uglier, "Your Highness, let's go back to Gusu. The front is too dangerous. Your Highness is worth a lot of money and cannot take risks." "

If the purpose of this ambush is just to arouse our suspicion and deliberately attract us back to the city, the road back to the city has already been full of ambushes?" The little prince asked with a faint smile.

The guard's pupils shrank slightly. The current situation has actually become so bad?

"Your Highness, do you know who the other party is?"

The young prince did not continue the topic, but ordered people to quickly clean up the scene and change the route.

As the night deepened, the group sped along the official road, rolling up layers of fallen leaves, which finally drifted down slowly.

*

The third prince never thought that one day, he would capsize in the ditch.

Since arriving in Shandong, he has been on guard, wary of Shandong patrols and Shandong officials.

With the prince's rice and medical support, the disaster relief was not too difficult.

The second prince had experience in disaster relief, and there was no problem leaving these things to him.

The main task of the Third Prince was to investigate the Shandong patrol and find out where the first batch of 1.5 million disaster relief silver was used.

The Third Prince had not seen his uncle Chen Chu for a long time, but they had communicated before and he still had a basic impression of this uncle.

He did not have any special feelings about this meeting. His uncle was still the same as before, gentle and enthusiastic, just like his own children, but he was very sensible in doing things. In front of him, he would not rely on his elders to dictate to him.

For a while, he even thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had guessed wrong. His uncle really did not seem like a corrupt person. Could there be any misunderstanding here?

However, facts have proved that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is good at judging people. The Third Prince has been secretly investigating for a while and the facts are very clear: all officials in Shandong are rotten.

When the third prince found the account book, he was stunned. Facts speak louder than words. Of the 1.5 million silver taels for disaster relief, no more than 100,000 taels were used for the people.

These officials in Shandong are rotten to the core!

However, the third prince did not expect that he would capsize in the gutter.

He brought soldiers with him to Shandong for disaster relief, but these people could not leave Shandong at all.

At this moment, he realized that the whole of Shandong was completely in the hands of the other party.

The third prince could only flee Shandong alone with the account book.

How could he have known that he would encounter civil unrest.

However, looking at so many black-clad men holding sharp blades, the third prince sneered, this is not a civil riot, these are clearly trained soldiers