Chapter 162: Chasing and Blocking
The Third Princess immediately shook her head upon hearing this:
"No, how can father risk his life for me? If someone really wants to harm me, you will become a target! I will never agree to this!"
When Xian Shijun heard the Third Princess' firm refusal, he felt very relieved. He patted the Third Princess' head with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"The princess has grown up and understands the responsibilities she has to shoulder. I am very happy, and I believe your mother will also be very pleased.
Since the Queen asked you to return to the capital, it proves that something will happen against you in the near future. Your mother also asked you to go back because she was afraid that she would be out of reach.
But since you have your own ideas, I won't stop you. I'll go back and explain it to your mother in person, and then you can calm down and act according to your plan."
The wise servant gave his daughter the greatest trust.
This made the Third Princess blush a little, but she still nodded and asked Xian Shijun to take away the guards arranged by the Queen, and the reason was ready.
"Since we want to create the illusion that you took me away, the people arranged by the Queen Mother must not stay. Those people are not stupid and will not leave their master without protection, especially those arranged by the Queen Mother to protect you."
"I understand. That will leave the secret guard to you."
Xian Shijun was not a hesitant person and made a decision immediately.
"Just leave two people behind. There's no need to keep all of them. You don't know what you'll encounter when you go back this time."
Neither of them trusted the other, and in the end it was Xian Shijun who made the final decision. He took away the Third Princess's visible guards, and left most of the secret guards to the Third Princess, leaving only two people with him.
At sunset the next day, he left Fengxuan City with the Queen's order, and went straight to the capital without meeting Deputy General Zhao who was stationed outside the city.
The last two people of the Panlong Kingdom's assassination team just happened to pass by Xian Shijun's men and did not meet each other. When the two contacted the person who delivered the message from the Zhao family, the other party told them that Xian Shijun had left Fengxuan City with the third princess the day before.
The two were dumbfounded. The target of assassination had disappeared, but the people chasing him did not retreat. They could only bite the bullet and start chasing the third princess according to the direction provided by the other party.
By then, the Third Princess had already disguised herself and was fully armed, helping the city's imperial physician to make medicine to treat the plague. She used the three carts of medicinal herbs brought by the virtuous servant, which enabled the imperial physician to make a substantial breakthrough.
Because of the timely isolation, the plague in Fengxuan City did not spread over a large area. These people were infected with the plague because they did not follow the requirements of the female official in the government office.
Now that they had learned from previous experience, the people in the city implemented the measures issued by the government office on preventing the plague without any compromise, and the plague was brought under control. The entire city began to boil aged vinegar for disinfection, and uniformly handled the corpses of humans and poultry. In addition, the relief food that was delivered along with it made the people completely feel at ease.
As Xian Shijun was rushing back, they encountered numerous assassination attempts, but because they were prepared and Xian Shijun himself practiced martial arts, they managed to return safely. When they were approaching the capital, they were caught up by the two assassins from Panlong State.
The two men received a death order, saying that they were killers and would be killed. Moreover, their brothers had all died in Fengqi Country, and they did not want to go back alive. So when they caught up with Xian Shijun and his party, they rushed forward to fight without regard for their lives, and even used something called a thunder bomb, which caught Xian Shijun and his party off guard.
Lianyi was currently looking at the news sent by Fengshou. The spies from Xuanwu Kingdom and Baihu Kingdom were already close to their target, and good news would be reported back in two days. This was probably the last message.
With a "pop" sound, Lianyi looked up vigilantly and found that the white jade teacup next to her hand had a crack, and the clear tea inside seeped out directly.
Lan Xin, who was waiting on the side, took a look and immediately stepped forward to remove the teacup and replaced it with a white jade teacup.
Lianyi raised her heroic brows and contacted Shijiu in her mind:
"Nineteen, are you there?"
"What is it?"
Shijiu's response this time was very straightforward.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Wait a minute! Let me see!"
Just when Lianyi was about to lose his patience, Shijiu replied:
"Your premonition is quite accurate, but the one in trouble is not your daughter, but your husband. Xian Shijun was blocked by two assassins from Panlong Country in a sycamore forest ten miles outside the capital. I'm afraid he will be injured. The other party wants to die together and drag Xian Shijun to die with them."
"Didn't I arrange secret guards for them? How could this happen?"
Ripple asked, frowning.
"Do you even need to ask? The Third Princess hasn't returned, so most of the secret guards are left to her. The Wise Servant has become a target, attracting all the firepower."
Shijiu told Lianyi everything he knew.
"Phoenix head!"
Ripple shouted loudly.
"I'm here!"
"Take people to the Wutong Forest ten miles outside the city to pick up Xian Shijun. Try to capture those attackers alive to ensure Xian Shijun's safety. If you cannot capture them alive, kill them."
"yes!"
Although Fengshou didn't know why the Queen knew that Xian Shijun was in trouble and also knew the exact location, this did not stop her from following her orders. She personally led people to meet him.
When she arrived outside the capital, she saw a pop of fireworks exploding in the sky in the direction of the Wutong Forest. This was a distress signal from their royal secret guards. As long as they saw this signal, the secret guards on missions nearby had to rush to support immediately.
"Let's hurry up!"
"Yes, Chief!"
Feng Shou, accompanied by twenty men dressed in black, rushed quickly into the Wutong forest like ghosts in the dark night.
At this time, Xian Shijun was holding a long sword and, with the help of the trees in the Wutong forest, was fighting with a group of people who were surrounding them. There was sweat on his face, his breathing became more rapid, but his eyes were exceptionally bright.
The guards and secret guards who were surrounding him and fighting and retreating were not so lucky. They were all injured to varying degrees. Some of them had their hair and robes burnt. If you smelled carefully, you could even smell the smell of burnt flesh.
The cold-faced female guard had a solemn expression. They had encountered three waves of ambushes along the way, all of which they had repelled. This time, the two men in black were particularly difficult to deal with. They fought with almost no regard for their lives, and they had to protect the virtuous king, so they were inevitably restrained. That was why they felt a sense of frustration as if they were being suppressed.
When the two of them detonated the first thunder bomb, she knew that these people were Panlong Kingdom's death squad, because thunder bombs were something only available in Panlong Kingdom, and had been banned due to its excessive lethality, so they were caught off guard, and two sisters died, and two others were seriously injured. They were able to barely protect the virtuous king.
Fortunately, Xian Shijun is different from ordinary young men. He can protect himself and does not panic when encountering problems, which greatly reduces their burden. Moreover, the secret guards have already sent out a distress signal, so they just need to hold on until reinforcements arrive.
With a whoosh, a black egg the size of an egg flew towards Xian Shijun again.
"careful!"
(End of this chapter)
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