Gu Muchen rode his horse around twice in place, then shouted loudly ahead, "Since you have already made your move, why not show yourself?"
A wind stirred in the shadows, rustling the leaves. Several masked men in black bodysuits descended from the sky, each carrying a longsword.
My God! This is practically a live assassination attempt on the emperor! Before Luo Jiu could finish her exclamation, one of the men said:
"Today we are ordered to assassinate the Emperor of Daqi. If you know what's good for you, release her and leave immediately."
"No way!" Luo Jiu muttered, her grip tightening even more.
She whispered nervously to Gu Muchen, "Uncle, don't abandon me!"
Seeing Gu Muchen's furrowed brows, she felt he was a bit unreliable. If she died, wouldn't the male lead be able to ascend the throne and become emperor without any problem? That was terrifying.
Luo Jiu addressed the masked assassins before her, saying, "I am merely a puppet emperor; you have mistaken me for someone else! Regent, if you have grievances, settle them; if you have grudges, settle them!"
Gu Muchen felt an urge to slap the heartless person in his arms. His face darkened further.
"Since that's the case, let's kill them both!" As soon as the words were spoken, the masked men rushed forward.
Gu Muchen drew his sword and fought the assassin on horseback.
"Bang bang bang!"
Luo Jiu huddled in Gu Muchen's arms, hearing only the clashing of swords and the ear-piercing sounds of their impact. She grew increasingly frightened, gripping Gu Muchen's belt tightly, refusing to let go.
"Screech!"
Luo Jiu smelled the blood emanating from Gu Muchen and immediately looked up. Unexpectedly, before she could even raise her head, Gu Muchen pressed her back down.
"Don't look up, hold me tight!" Gu Muchen's voice was hoarse, but his tone was firm.
Luo Jiu was deeply moved and said in a choked voice, "Waaah... Uncle! Hang in there! I'll listen to you in everything from now on! I'll never talk back to you again, and I'll never say anything bad about you again."
"Shut up, you're not dead yet!" Gu Muchen was almost laughing out of anger.
"Oh~ hiccup~" Luo Jiu cried so hard she could barely breathe, and even hiccuped.
As Luo Jiu noticed Gu Muchen's movements slowing down and his wounds multiplying, she felt a pang of pity.
He murmured in a low voice, "Uncle, why don't you give me to them? They just want me dead anyway."
With the system protecting me, I should be able to start over after I die, right...?
"Impossible!" Gu Muchen said, panting heavily but with unusual determination, "With me here, I won't let you die!"
With more and more people arriving, it was only a matter of time before their energy was completely depleted.
"hold me!"
Before Luo Jiu could react, she obediently clung tightly to Gu Muchen.
All he felt was Gu Muchen spurring the horse hard, and the horse and man charged outwards.
Moments later, the masked assassin was still hot on their heels. Gu Muchen and Luo Jiu had nowhere to run; a cliff lay ahead!
The horse paced back and forth along the edge of the cliff.
Luo Jiu stuck her head out and saw an assassin with a knife in front of her, and a bottomless cliff behind her.
007, 007. Quick, is there any item that will allow us to jump down and not die?! If we don't get out soon, your master is going to die!!
【Hmm... You can buy a cheat with your points. But you don't have any points right now...】
I'll definitely have it in the future, I'll pay it back! I need your help urgently!
Two cheat codes?
right.
[Ding. Purchase successful.]
Luo Jiu let out a soft breath. Seeing that Gu Muchen was about to give up, the two of them had already dismounted. One more step back would have meant an abyss.
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