"Yes!" The soldier immediately turned the carriage around and, with a "giddy-up," drove the imperial chariot into the darkness.
"Don't let a single person here escape." The leader in black gave the order: "Chase them!"
A dark mass of men in black, carrying torches, relentlessly pursued the imperial carriage.
Yu Nanqing watched the black-clad man catch up, his gaze fixed on the increasingly smaller, bright yellow figure.
Those men in black were highly skilled, but they waited until the imperial carriage had traveled far enough before they began to surround Yu Nanqing.
A cold glint flashed as a horse descended, and the soldiers driving the imperial carriage instantly lost their heads.
Immediately afterwards, the three horses pulling the imperial carriage were startled and reared up. In the blink of an eye, several arrows were fired at once, coming from all directions and heading straight for Yu Nanqing.
Yu Nanqing, sitting in his wheelchair, remained motionless. Just as the arrow was about to miss him by a hair's breadth, a collision sound suddenly rang out!
The guards of Prince Gong's Mansion rushed to the scene and protected Yu Nanqing firmly in the middle, ensuring she was unharmed!
In a short while, the palace guards who came to the rescue engaged in a fierce battle with the black-clad assassins.
"Your Highness, we are late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive us!" one of the guards said, bowing to Yu Nanqing.
Among the dozens of people who arrived, each of them carried a burlap sack on their back!
"How is Wanyan doing?" Yu Nanqing asked as his first question.
"Your Highness, rest assured, our people are already stationed and ready to act on Her Majesty's side."
In the shadows of the forest, a siege crossbow was poised to fire at Yu Nanqing.
The princess stood atop a fortress already erected in a tree and asked the man in black who was operating the siege crossbow, "How is it?"
His tone conveyed an air of certainty.
"The people from the Prince's Mansion have arrived."
"Hmph, he was indeed on guard." The princess's eyes flashed with malice: "Find the right opportunity, and today we must make sure he dies without a burial place."
Siege crossbows are crossbows capable of breaching city walls; their power and speed are unmatched by ordinary bows and arrows.
She had set up no fewer than ten siege crossbows in this forest. Even if Yu Nanqing had extraordinary abilities, it would be impossible for him to avoid them every time!
"yes!"
As soon as the man in black agreed, the arrow on the crossbow "whooshed" like lightning, and in the blink of an eye it was already in front of Yu Nanqing!
Yu Nanqing's heart skipped a beat!
They moved so fast that even the guards beside them couldn't react in time!
Yu Nanqing suddenly leaned backward, causing her wheelchair to tilt as well. Even though she reacted in time, a strand of her dark hair was still cut off from her forehead.
However, just as they dodged that arrow, another whooshing sound pierced the night sky.
Yu Nanqing was still tilted in mid-air, along with her wheelchair.
"..." Yu Nanqing frowned slightly, the arrow had already struck his heart from behind.
"Your Highness!" the arriving guard exclaimed in surprise!
This is not giving him a chance to breathe.
Yu Nanqing's eyes darkened slightly, and a burst of internal energy erupted in an instant. He spun around and dodged the crossbow bolts that were shot at him once again!
"How is it?!" the princess asked anxiously from the shadows.
The man in black, who was holding the crossbow, frowned. Yu Nanqing was nowhere to be seen in the wheelchair. He replied uncertainly, "No... he's gone."
The eldest princess's face darkened: "What do you mean 'disappeared'? Did you hit him or not?"
"No...no." Crossbows have a long range, high speed, and amazing destructive power; ordinary people simply cannot dodge them!
This was specially transported here to deal with Yu Nanqing!
After all, Yu Nanqing is known as the God of War!
Just now, Yu Nanqing had to stay in the air along with his wheelchair to dodge the first arrow, and the timing of the second arrow was just right, so there was no way he could dodge it.
But……
Now, Yu Nanqing is nowhere to be seen in his wheelchair. He is a paralyzed and useless person. How can he find a place to stand without his wheelchair?
Just as the man in black was still searching for Yu Nanqing, a tremendous killing intent suddenly poured down from above. The man in black felt a chill run down his spine, and his heart tightened. He turned around and shouted to the princess, "Run!"
However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than a cold light descended from the sky, and a long sword with a piercing sound pierced through the black-clad assassin's head and body, causing blood to spurt out unexpectedly.
The princess felt a sudden chill run down her spine. She saw Yu Nanqing's face turn ashen, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he slowly raised them and stared at her intently.
At this moment, she was completely enveloped by his massive figure.
A chilling aura rushed straight to my face, and in an instant, fear arose from my heart, causing my legs to go weak and I couldn't control them.
Her beautiful lips, adorned with vermilion, were parted, and whether from shock or fear, she stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word.
Yu... Yu Nanqing...?
This is... Yu Nanqing?
In her eyes, Yu Nanqing was always a useless person who was paralyzed in bed and rotting away in the Prince Gong's Mansion, waiting to die.
But now... standing in front of her was a monster that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, as if it wanted to chew up and mash her blood, making her tremble uncontrollably.
"Oh..." Yu Nanqing curled her lips, but the deathly aura in her pupils grew even stronger, and the words she uttered seemed to carry the aura of hell: "It's my elder sister..."
Just one sentence made the princess's heart leap into her throat.
She clenched her fists inside her sleeves, forcing herself to calm down, and glared at him fiercely through gritted teeth: "Aren't you...aren't you already paralyzed? Why..."
Why is he able to stand up now?
Impossible!
Yu Nanqing is indeed paralyzed. Three years ago, when Yu Nanqing returned to the capital, she and her brother went to confirm it. She still remembers how he looked, half-dead!
But why... why is Yu Nanqing able to stand up now!
“Perhaps…” Yu Nanqing’s smile widened, but his face was so cold it sent chills down one’s spine: “Heaven is looking after me.”
Having said that, he slowly raised the long sword in his hand.
The princess was shocked: "You...you dare to kill me!?"
"Today I was assassinated, which implicated the Princess. When I return, I will offer incense to the Princess every day." Yu Nanqing smiled and slashed down with his long sword.
Just then, another "whoosh" sound came!
A direct look at Yu Nanqing's appearance.
Yu Nanqing frowned in displeasure, and had to change the direction of his sword, slicing the incoming arrow in two with a "clang".
At the same time, several assassins in black suddenly appeared out of nowhere, grabbed the princess, and ran away!
At that moment, the black-clad assassins around them surged forward, as if to provide cover for the princess's escape.
Yu Nanqing was displeased.
The moment the assassin got close, she blocked the attacking assassin with a few raised hands, and with her other hand she used her inner strength to strike the black-clad assassin who was carrying the princess away!
"Pfft—" The black-clad assassin coughed up blood on the spot.
"Ah—" the princess cried out in surprise and fell into the bushes in the forest.
Yu Nanqing lightly touched the ground with her toes, intending to go over, but was blocked by dozens of assassins.
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