Wei Hanzhang was very competitive and was having fun. He was riding his horse forward when he heard one of the guards behind him say, "Several groups of people have gone to this area just now. The more sensitive animals have all hidden. Why don't you change your position?"

The forest was vast and she could not tell the direction very well, so she had to rely on the guards' reminders to hunt a lot of prey these days. Hearing this, she immediately turned her horse around and headed towards another mountain road, following the advice.

This road goes deep into the mountains and forests, and it is a path that few people walk on.

These days, all the small animals outside have been hunted down. After all, many ladies are afraid of danger and are unwilling to go deeper, so they just play outside.

Wei Hanzhang’s riding skill was very steady, and it was not difficult for the guards to follow him, but there were a lot of prey hanging on their horses, which delayed their action.

In the end, they had to split into two teams, one team continued to accompany the escort, and the other team returned to the camp with the prey.

After a while, there were only a few people left around her.

The group went deeper and deeper into the forest. The road was sparsely populated. Inside was the inner hunting ground. The head guard was a little worried. He looked at the sky and advised, "It's getting late. Why don't you return to the camp and hunt again tomorrow?"

Wei Hanzhang didn't have time to pay attention to him at the moment. There were indeed few people coming to this area, and there were much more prey than in the outer areas. She stared at a brown-furred fawn in the bushes, drew her bow and arrow, aimed, and shot.

As soon as the arrow hit the target, a guard went to pick it up immediately. Wei Hanzhang put down the bow and arrow with satisfaction. Just as he was about to listen to the advice and go back home, he vaguely heard a noise not far ahead. He looked up to see what was going on, and at this moment, the sound of a sharp arrow breaking through the air came from behind him.

The accompanying guards reacted quickly, blocking the arrows shot from the dark, and drove their horses to surround Wei Hanzhang.

When I looked up again, a group of masked men in black had appeared all around.

The head of the guards shouted: "Who are you to dare to assassinate the Crown Princess?"

The group of men in black ignored them and attacked them quickly and with a clear goal.

After a few rounds, the few guards on Wei Hanzhang's side were dispersed.

Someone fell off his horse and hurriedly took the signal arrow from his waist and wanted to shoot it into the sky, requesting the nearby imperial guards to come to support him, but was stopped by a man in black who waved his sword.

But in an instant, a man in black approached Wei Hanzhang, and without any hesitation, he chopped her in the face with a knife, aiming to take her life.

The murderous aura was so close at hand that Wei Hanzhang had never encountered such a dangerous situation before. He subconsciously squeezed the horse's belly and dodged to the side. The next moment, the knife-wielding hand of the man in black who rushed forward was chopped off along with the wrist.

Only a blade broke through her clothes and cut her arm.

The situation was extremely dangerous. The four secret guards arranged by Xiao Boqian for her had all appeared and were guarding Wei Hanzhang.

The guard leader was stabbed in the back and was in despair. But when he saw reinforcements coming, he was overjoyed: "Quick! Protect the master back to the camp!"

The four secret guards did not respond to him. Instead, two of them protected Wei Hanzhang, and the other two prevented the man in black from approaching.

Since this group of men in black can ambush here, who knows if there will be danger on the way back to the camp.

The secret guards were very skilled in martial arts and could fight ten men at once, but since the men in black dared to assassinate him, they were naturally no ordinary people and there were many of them. After a while, Wei Hanzhang's side showed signs of defeat.

Men in black broke through the encirclement from all directions. Ying Er and Ying San, who had been standing beside Wei Hanzhang, were both injured in order to protect her.

The mission of this group of men in black was obviously to take her life at any cost.

Wei Hanzhang was riding on a horse, with blades coming at her one after another, but they were all blocked by the secret guards. She didn't even dare to scream, for fear of affecting the performance of her own people.

Another blade came slashing, Wei Hanzhang urged his horse to dodge, but the blade hit the hip of the fierce horse under his crotch. The already frightened horse howled, and galloped away without anyone expecting it.

Wei Hanzhang's right arm was injured, so he could only hold the reins loosely, and now he had no way of controlling the crazy horse.

He could only try his best to hold the horse's belly tightly to prevent himself from falling off. Coincidentally, the crazy horse was galloping in the direction of the inner circle, and this area was originally a small road, and few people would come out from here.

But in addition to several assassins who were secretly ambushing here, Wei Hanzhang actually met someone head-on.

When the mad horse under her crotch had its front hooves chopped off by a man in black, Chen Zishu appeared from the forest path on his horse. Obviously, he did not expect that someone would dare to assassinate her in the paddock, and the target of the assassination was the future Crown Princess. After he reacted, his usually calm face changed drastically.

At that time, Wei Hanzhang was about to fall off the horse, and a man in black rushed towards her with a knife. She felt dizzy and her waist tightened. The next moment, she sat on Chen Zishu's horse.

The sound of swords clashing pierced his eardrums, and in the blink of an eye Chen Zishu was already exchanging moves with several men in black.

He held the reins with one hand, holding the person in his arms to prevent her from falling, while raising his sword to block the attack of the men in black, and asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

“Don’t worry about me now.” Seeing that he wanted to break out to the front, Wei Hanzhang reminded him loudly, “There are more assassins ahead, don’t run to the periphery.”

Chen Zishu responded with a "OK" and immediately turned his horse around.

His mount was obviously extraordinary and his riding skills were excellent. While protecting the person in his arms, he tightened the reins and went deeper into the inner circle. Amidst the flashes of swords and sabers, the horse under his crotch was not injured at all.

It was already completely dark at some point, and those who had been hunting in the inner area during the day had already returned to the camp. Only the wild beasts began to come out without hesitation to look for food.

"They didn't catch up," Chen Zishu listened for a few seconds and said, "It would be difficult to find them at night."

The jungle was so dense that even the moonlight was blocked out. It was pitch black in front of him, but Wei Hanzhang felt inexplicably at ease.

She was about to speak after taking a quick breath, but the person behind her said, "It has been an hour or two since the young lady was assassinated. His Highness must have heard the news. If I am not mistaken, this forest has probably been surrounded by the imperial guards by now."

"I just don't know whether the black-clad assassin retreated before the Imperial Guards surrounded the mountain, or is still in the mountains and forests, trying to find us before the Imperial Guards show up."

He asked in a low voice: "In your opinion, should we go out on our own now, or continue to hide here and wait for the imperial guards to find us?"

Wei Hanzhang was already feeling dizzy. Hearing this, he thought for a few breaths and said, "We can't go out. These men in black are willing to risk their lives to kill me. They won't retreat easily. If we go out now, what's the difference between that and walking into a trap?"

Just like the legendary assassin, he would risk his life to kill her.

Chen Zishu deeply agrees, but...

He hesitated and said, "For your safety, we really can't go out rashly. However, if we do so, I'm afraid your reputation will be damaged."

At night, in the mountains, a man and a woman alone.

Wei Hanzhang pursed his lips and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)