Chapter 1614 Hunter Prey
Zhu Feng sat in the chair, his hands clenched involuntarily.
Nan Yan, who was standing aside, also frowned, but didn't dare to say anything easily. Everyone held their breath and lowered their heads cautiously.
Everyone knows that the relationship between him and Ye Zheng is more than just that of a monarch and his subject.
Nan Yan understood better.
In addition to Ye Zheng's brother Ye Quan, who once used his life to protect Zhu Feng and survived in such a harsh and difficult environment, Ye Zheng has been with him through life and death over the years, and the relationship between the two has long surpassed ordinary brotherhood.
Upon hearing the news of Ye Zheng's injury, Zhu Feng had already tried his best to suppress his temper, even when he was in the capital.
By this time, I couldn't hold it in any longer.
However, he still suppressed the anger in his heart.
Nan Yan even saw the traces of gritting his teeth on his face. After a long while, he said, "Where did the arrow hit you?"
Yang Dai hurriedly said, "Chest, right in the middle."
Zhu Feng frowned again.
"An arrow in the chest?"
"Yes, it went through my entire body. I asked a doctor to come and take a look. He said that the arrow was extremely dangerous and missed my heart meridian by a hair's breadth."
Hearing this, Ran Xiaoyu took a breath.
Nan Yan looked back at her without saying anything. She just reached out and gently held her cold hand, only to find that her palms were covered in cold sweat.
A knot also formed between Zhu Feng's eyebrows.
He glanced at the person lying on the bed.
A few months ago, he was still in front of him, full of energy. When talking about the establishment of the Seven Guards of Guanxi, he was still ambitious and wanted to lead the Shazhou Guard to become a strong shield in the northwest of the Great Yan Dynasty.
However, on that New Year's Eve, he experienced such a life-and-death situation.
Seeing the emperor's gloomy face, everyone dared not even breathe.
"An arrow...hit the chest..."
Zhu Feng's face was gloomy. He muttered these words again, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Where's the murderer? Have you found him?"
Yang Dai lowered her head and said carefully, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
“…”
"After Lord Ye was injured, we were worried that the assassin would continue his actions, so we immediately protected him and escorted him back to the Governor's Mansion. We then sent people to search the surrounding area, but..."
Nan Yan couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
In this case, it would be strange if it could be searched.
However, under the circumstances at the time, Yang Dai and the others were indeed more worried about Ye Zheng's life and death, after all, he was related to the safety of the whole area.
and--
An arrow hit the chest, right in the middle?
Zhu Feng asked, "Is the person who did it in the city?"
Yang Dai hurriedly said, "That's right."
“…”
"At that time, Lord Ye was standing on the wall with his back to the outside of the city. If there were still bandits outside, even if they wanted to attack Lord Ye with a sneak attack, they would probably have shot him in the back. But he was shot in the chest, so the murderer must be inside the city."
"But you didn't find it either?"
“…Your humble servant is incompetent!”
At this time, Ran Xiaoyu, who was standing aside, took a step forward, as if she wanted to say something, but Nan Yan sensed it in advance and squeezed her hand hard.
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu stopped immediately and looked back at her.
Nan Yan shook her head at her, then stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, is it possible that the person who did this is in the army?"
In fact, this is what Zhu Feng thought.
After all, given the situation at the time, Ye Zheng had originally planned to use archers to deal with the bandits who had fallen into his trap. There were archers all around, and if someone in the army colluded with them, this situation was also possible.
When Yang Dai heard this, her face turned pale with fright.
You know, if there are spies like this in the army, it means they are not disciplined enough.
This is a capital crime!
He said hurriedly: "This is impossible."
Zhu Feng asked, "Oh? Why are you so sure?"
Yang Dai hurriedly gestured to a guard behind her, and the guard immediately went down. After a while, he brought in a cloth bag.
Yang Dai took it, opened the cloth bag, and presented it to Zhu Feng and Nan Yan.
"Your Majesty, please look."
"This is--"
Zhu Feng took a look and immediately frowned.
His voice sank as he spoke slowly, "Is this the arrow that hit Ye Zheng?"
"Exactly."
Although Nan Yan followed Zhu Feng around and participated in several wars, she was still not very familiar with weapons. She just looked at the crossbow arrow, which had a slender body, a sharp tip, but almost no feathers.
She whispered, "What is this?"
Zhu Feng reached out, picked up the arrow, looked at it carefully for a moment, and then, as if answering her, said, "This is a crossbow arrow."
"Crossbow?"
"The arrows shot from a powerful crossbow are different from those used in bows."
"crossbow……"
"Compared to bows and arrows, this weapon has a longer killing range and greater killing power, but it is expensive and has not been widely used in the military."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows and immediately understood.
The person who took action could not be someone in the military.
Zhu Feng looked at it for a while, then looked up at Yang Dai: "Since the murderer shot Ye Zheng with a powerful crossbow, where is the crossbow?"
Yang Dai continued, "After the incident, I checked the army and found no one in possession of a crossbow. Even if someone were to lose something this large, it would be difficult to conceal it."
So, the weapons haven't been found yet.
The weapon hasn't been found yet, so it's even harder to find the man.
However, what they knew was that there was a killer with a crossbow hiding in the earthen city of Shazhouwei.
I don't know when he will appear again.
No one knows when he will strike again.
Who is he targeting again!
Thinking of this, Nan Yan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Although she had experienced many dangers while following Zhu Feng, the feeling of being in the open while others were in the dark, as if she was someone else's prey and could be hunted at any time, was really not a good one.
This time, her hands were held behind her back again.
She looked down and saw that it was Ran Xiaoyu holding her hand.
It seemed like he was telling her through his actions - don't worry, I will protect you.
Nan Yan looked at her and let out a sigh.
Zhu Feng was still staring at the crossbow arrow in his hand. After a while, he put the arrow back into the cloth bag. He looked up at Yang Dai and said, "He was shot, but why is he still unconscious? Has this arrow wound never healed?"
Yang Dai hurriedly said, "No, Your Majesty, Lord Ye was still conscious at the beginning."
“…”
"It's just that his injuries were so severe that he didn't have the strength to write a letter."
Zhu Feng's face darkened.
He said, "I know all this."
Yang Dai continued, "After that, we originally thought his injuries would gradually improve with the doctor's treatment, but unexpectedly, his injuries healed, but his spirits became worse and worse. He fell asleep and woke up from time to time, and later, he fell into a coma."
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