Chapter 433 An Assassin
Lin Feng also became alert and ordered the soldiers to step forward and protect the carriage. He then instructed the driver to move the carriage to the side before riding up to them and saying coldly, "Since you are both deadlocked, then step back and let us pass first."
Upon hearing this, both sides were stunned. The next second, they cried out, "Sir! You can't back down! It will bring bad luck!"
Lin Feng drew his sword from his waist, pointed it at the weeping people, and said coldly, "Whether you make way or not is your choice."
Instantly, neither side dared to cause trouble, nor did they want to give way. Someone muttered, "So what if they're officials! The Emperor hasn't left yet. Be careful, or we might file a complaint with the Emperor."
"You delayed my wife's auspicious time! Be careful, or you'll give birth to a son without an anus!" the matchmaker cursed angrily.
Lin Feng glanced coldly at the woman, thinking that officials were indeed impressive, but the Empress was sitting in the carriage. If the woman was really just an ordinary commoner, such words would only tarnish the Empress's reputation.
Holding his sword, he commanded, "The funeral must be over first, the wedding must remain where it is and not be moved."
Those involved in the wedding said, "We cannot back down, otherwise it will be bad luck."
"I didn't tell you to retreat, I told you to stay put and not move." Lin Feng was too lazy to indulge them; he wanted to see if they were really up to something.
Upon hearing this, the people involved in the wedding dared not move, and the people handling the funeral carried the coffin toward them.
Inside the carriage, Jiang Fenghua lifted a corner of the curtain to carefully look at the people carrying the coffin. Just as they approached the carriage, she said to the soldiers in a deep voice, "Make your move."
The next second, the coffin bearers had just pulled their knives from the bottom of the coffin when their feet were chopped off by soldiers.
Meanwhile, the people at the wedding began to take action. Lin Feng was quick and skilled in martial arts, and he was surrounded by elite soldiers. In no time, they were subdued.
Lin Feng stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, they were indeed up to something. Arrest them all. They dared to assassinate Your Majesty. I think they have no desire to live.”
Just as Lianye opened the carriage door to get out, an arrow suddenly shot out from the coffin. Lin Feng sensed the danger and quickly pushed Lianye back into the carriage. At the same time, he was also hit in the shoulder by a hidden arrow. He groaned and said coldly, "Protect the Empress."
However, at that moment, a group of masked men in black suddenly appeared, and they shouted, "Kill the people in the carriage!"
Lin Feng ordered his soldiers to step forward and say, "Protect the Empress." He then fired a signal flare into the sky.
In an instant, the masked men in black and the people who had caused trouble earlier started fighting with the soldiers again.
Inside the carriage, Lianye and Granny Wang flanked Jiang Fenghua, asking, "How could there be assassins?"
Jiang Fenghua wondered to herself, could it be one of Imperial Censor Zhu's men? Who would send so many people to kill her?
Lianye lifted the carriage curtain and glanced outside. She saw Lin Feng still fighting the assassin despite his injuries. Her eyes were filled with anxiety. There was chaos outside, and she couldn't go out and burden him. It seemed that he wasn't seriously injured.
Just then, some more masked men joined the fight.
All that was heard was, "Protect the Empress."
It was a woman's voice. Lianye said, "Your Majesty, Lin Yu has arrived with people. We will definitely be alright."
Seeing two groups of masked men, the officers and soldiers quickly said in a deep voice, "We're here to help you. Don't just stand there, go and kill the assassins."
Just then, another arrow shot towards the carriage, hitting the coachman directly. Immediately afterwards, another arrow shot from the shadows. The horse neighed and charged forward, wounded. Without thinking, Lin Yu jumped onto the carriage, tightened the reins, and said to the carriage, "Lianye, protect Fenghua, hold on tight."
As soon as she finished speaking, the horse galloped off uncontrollably. Lin Yu knew that as long as she kept the horse's head in the right direction, the carriage wouldn't overturn. All she had to do was get the horse to stop.
"Lin Yu, control the direction of the horse's head and make it head towards the main road." Jiang Fenghua recognized this road; it led to the imperial mausoleum. As long as the horse didn't run wildly and they eventually had to stop, they would be safe. She didn't dare jump out of the carriage for fear of hurting the child. Now, she could only calm down. The horse was already injured, and it would eventually become exhausted.
At this moment, Lianye also emerged to help Lin Yu. Lin Yu said, "Go in and protect Fenghua; she's pregnant."
"It was Her Majesty who sent me out. With Granny Wang here, nothing will happen." Lianye also went to help control the horse's direction.
Lin Yu and Lian Ye struggled with all their might to stop the horse from running wild, their hands bleeding from the effort. Jiang Fenghua held onto the handrail in the carriage, trying her best to keep herself still. She held her belly with one hand, praying that her child would be strong and that everything would be alright.
Granny Wang steadied the carriage and asked, "Your Highness, how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. My life isn't so easily taken..."
Just then, Jiang Jinyan and Xie Shang arrived with their men. They called out to the rapidly moving carriage, "Ruan Ruan..." Xie Shang had rushed over with his men as soon as he saw the signal flare in the sky.
The two used their lightness skills to reach the carriage. Jiang Jinyan directly used his hands to hold the horse's head still. At this moment, the horse seemed to be exhausted and its whole body collapsed on the ground.
On the other side, Xie Shang caught Jiang Fenghua in his arms the moment the carriage tilted, "Ruan Ruan, are you alright!"
Jiang Fenghua said, "I am fine, and the child is fine too."
His eyes flashed with thunderous fury; who dared to assassinate the Empress?
Over here, Lin Feng had also captured some people. He finally relaxed when he saw the Emperor arrive with his men. Just as he was about to collapse, Lian Ye suddenly rushed in front of him and supported him, "Lin Feng."
Lin Feng, drenched in sweat, smiled at her as if the arrow on his shoulder didn't exist. "You're finally talking to me. I thought you wouldn't care even if you saw me injured."
Lianye's eyes were red. "Who said I don't care? I just didn't want you to worry about me. I believe you will catch the assassin and protect me and the Empress."
She hugged Lin Feng tightly, pressing his weight against her. Lin Feng then said, "Wow, you're so smart! Hold me tighter..."
"Don't talk, let me see your injury."
"It's nothing, just a minor injury. It's normal for men to get hurt, especially since I was protecting my own woman," he joked.
Lianye said, "Who said you're my woman? After all that, it seems you're not really hurt."
The next moment, Lin Feng really fainted, and Lian Ye's face was instantly covered in tears, "Lin Feng."
Here, apart from the assassin who escaped, all the other assassins were captured. Xie Shang glanced at everyone and said, "Take them all back and investigate for me to find out who wanted to assassinate the Empress."
Jiang Fenghua said, "There are people inside the sedan chair."
Jiang Jinyan lifted the sedan curtain and saw the matchmaker hiding inside, trembling with fear, pleading, "Don't kill me."
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