In addition to the six accompanying councillors and three scarlet priests, Woolley also brought Epicurus and Pompey. According to the agreement, the representatives of both parties who signed the agreement were twelve people, and the accompanying guards were thirty people. The guards could only wear ceremonial shields, swords, and flags, and were not allowed to carry bows and arrows.

Wu Lai did as he was told. Although the above conditions were proposed by Tianjuan, Wu Lai was sure that Helen would not make trouble during the signing ceremony because peace talks were a need for both sides. Moreover, he still had Hatra and more than 19,000 people under his command.

According to the agreement, each side sent two people to serve as masters of ceremonies. Wu Lai's side "borrowed" two officials from the Menia City Government, while Tianjuan's side arranged two clergymen, who were equivalent to the Assyrian scarlet priests in terms of rank.

The signing time was set for noon, but Wu Lai went there early. When the group of 42 people arrived at the ceremony site, Helen's party had just come out of customs.

After Wu Lai and the other twelve people sat down, four masters of ceremonies checked the guards' attire one by one. After confirming that there were no problems, the four masters of ceremonies came to Wu Lai and saluted and greeted him.

Wu Lai smiled faintly and waved his hand.

After the four emcees retreated, Caesar, who suppressed the other twenty-nine guards with his own momentum, strode to the back of Wu Lai's chair and stood there. He leaned forward slightly and said in a muffled voice, "Master, Madam has told me not to leave you three steps. I am only one and a half steps away from you now. If Madam asks, Master must help prove it."

The councillors and priests couldn't help laughing. Wu Lai also laughed, turned his head and waved his hand: "Well, you just stand here."

When everyone's laughter died down, Pompey, who was sitting in the first seat on the left, leaned over and said to Wu Lai, "Lord, should we adjust the position of the seats as well?"

"How to adjust? Like Tianjuan?" Wu Lai asked with a smile.

"Yes." Pompey nodded.

"No need." Wu Lai smiled and shook his head. "Tianjuan is dealing with an emperor who is high above everyone else. The people she brought with her are naturally not qualified to sit side by side with her. We are different. According to Assyrian law, everyone is equal."

"My lord, the emperor of Tianjuan is too arrogant. It's obvious that he lost the fight and doesn't dare to fight anymore, yet he's still putting on so much airs. He even dares to come later than us." Epicurus, who was sitting in the first seat on the right, stroked his short beard and said.

Wu Lai waved his hand disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter who comes first or later. Besides, our fortress is closer to the boundary stone than theirs... Look, isn't it coming?"

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw a flag.

"Everyone, cheer up." Caesar turned around and pointed at the guards who were standing in line thirty steps away, and actually got a response.

"Hehe, sir, these soldiers are quite obedient." Caesar couldn't help but put his big head next to Wu Lai and said happily.

"You are the one who should be more alert, why are you still playing?" Wu Lai couldn't help but glare at him. This Caesar seemed to be getting smarter and smarter in the past six months. He would take advantage of his power to order other soldiers to do this and that every now and then. Fortunately, no one bothered with him.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves became closer and closer, and the four emcees immediately sent people to greet them.

Wu Lai raised the telescope and looked through it, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "Jade carriage?"

The "Five Chariots of the Son of Heaven" was something Wu Lai had mentioned to Helen, Ye Renwu and Ododan during a casual chat in the Green Tower when he was fiddling with the "Complete Assyrian Book". He had described it in considerable detail at the time, and among those who had listened, Helen had obviously listened very carefully and remembered it, because the one she was riding now was the Jade Chariot among the Five Chariots.

The Jade Carriage is just a name, it is not really made of jade, to put it simply it is a large wooden car, an unusual large wooden car - it is composed of a chariot seat, a chariot pavilion and a round plate, the main color is sky blue. The wheel is six cubits high, the chariot cover is nearly five cubits high, the round plate is a dome embroidered with gold round flowers, and it is inlaid with eight round jade plates, so it is called the Jade Carriage.

The carriage in Wu Lai's sight was extremely luxurious - a gorgeous round plate with gold-carved clouds hanging down, and three layers of gold-carved cloud plates were pasted around it. The curtains were made of three layers of blue satin, each layer embroidered with blue cloud feathers. Four gold-blue satin laces were tied to the axle, and the four pillars were painted with golden flowers and leaves. The doors of the carriage hung white pearl curtains, three on each side. There was a throne in the carriage, surrounded by red railings, painted with gold and color, and the railings were covered with flower carpets around them. It was magnificent. Even the four large wheels were decorated with golden flowers, and the eighteen spokes on each wheel were decorated with golden flowers...

Now, Helen, dressed in her best clothes and with her beautiful eyes, sat on the throne. Beside the carriage were six rows of thirty riders, each holding a colorful tasseled flag, with bright armor and awe-inspiring appearance. Even the eight white horses pulling the carriage looked particularly majestic. Behind the jade carriage, there were three rows of eleven carriages.

"Pah." Epicurus couldn't help but spit and shouted, "What a grand ceremony, twelve people and twelve chariots. Fortunately, it's not a battle, otherwise no one would have escaped from my hands."

"Yi Bi, be patient." Wu Lai frowned.

"Understood, Lord." Epicurus nodded in agreement and raised the telescope again...

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"Lord Wu Lai, long time no see." Helen glanced at Wu Lai's face and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"Emperor Helen, please take a seat." Wu Lai stood up with a smile. "Emperor Helen is as dazzling as the stars. Even though I have seen her many times, I still dare not look directly at her."

"Lord Wu Lai's words are so sweet." Helen raised a smile, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Lord Wu Lai first. If it weren't for your consent, your territory and my Tianjuan Empire would have to continue the war."

Wu Lai smiled slightly, "Look, today's ceremony site was built by your country, with the finest bamboo and wood as support and gorgeous brocade as cover. Although the style is very different from Assyria, the effect is the same..."

"Okay, Lord Wu Lai, your metaphor is as inappropriate as usual, but I understand what you mean." Helen smiled, lifted her skirt slightly, and sat down slowly, "I'm sorry, perhaps my directness embarrassed you."

"I am happy to associate with people who speak their mind. There is no scheming, and no harm." Wu Lai smiled faintly. Just as he was about to sit down, Pompey suddenly stood up and pointed at the group of carriages that were turning around and leaving more than 30 steps behind Helen: "Lord, there is something wrong with those carriages!"

Wu Lai froze in his seat, glanced quickly, and suddenly anger flashed in his eyes: "Lie down!!!"

He was startled because the tailgates of the carriages had all been pushed back. Although he only took a quick glance, Wu Lai had already seen clearly that in the rear compartments of the carriages, which were almost lined up in a row, there were people pointing guns towards the meeting table. Wu Lai was sure that they were guns, although they looked thicker and larger than the "guns" that Wu Lai was used to understanding...

He was angry because his compromise and concessions only resulted in an ambush...

Woolley fell to the ground as swiftly as possible, and in the process dragged down the two senators who were sitting next to him. Pompey, who had never doubted Woolley, also fell to the ground immediately. Then, he heard a series of dull explosions, "bang bang bang bang bang bang bang"...

"Master, be careful!" Caesar exclaimed.

It was indeed a gun... As Wu Lai frowned, he heard a panicked cry. He turned his body and looked around, and saw that the three councilors and the scarlet-robed priests on the right who had not had time to duck and hide had all been shot. The worst one had half of his face shot off.

As the blood mist dissipated, a thin layer of red suddenly appeared on Wu Lai's clothes. At the same time, the guards in the back row who were lucky enough not to be hit also rushed over desperately.

"Stand the table upright!" Wu Lai shouted as he pushed the long table with all his might. Given the thickness of the table, it might not be able to protect it 100%, but it could at least block it.

With half of his face covered in blood, Caesar rushed to Wu Lai's side, and with a strong effort of his huge arms, he pulled the huge long table up diagonally. Several councilors and priests nearby also leaned down and stretched out their hands, but the long table was too long, too big, and too heavy, and they could not stand it up for a while.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang", another series of gunshots rang out, and Caesar's body suddenly paused, his hands loosened, and the half-lifted table fell back heavily.

"Master... here I am..." Caesar turned his head to look at Wu Lai, then fell to the ground, with blood gushing out from his shoulders and neck like a fountain.

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Wu Lai looked around anxiously, then reached into his bosom and took out a handkerchief and pressed it against the wound on the left side of Caesar's neck. He turned around and shouted, "Pompeii, come and bandage Caesar!"

"Yes!" Pompey responded while crawling quickly.

"Are you trying to rebel?!" Helen's voice suddenly reached Wu Lai's ears. Wu Lai just frowned when another burst of gunfire rang out. Helen's mournful cry suddenly came. The next moment, Wu Lai saw a graceful figure falling heavily to the ground over the table...

It turns out that they are not just targeting us. Wu Lai's mind was in a hurry. He had just been attacked so suddenly that he had no time to look carefully. Now he saw that more than half of Helen's entourage had fallen in a pool of blood.

More than a dozen guards rushed over, and with their shoulders and hands, the large wooden table was pulled up diagonally again. After another burst of gunfire, six guards fell down, and many large holes appeared on the wooden table.

"Lord! What should we do?!" Epicurus asked loudly while covering the wound on his right calf with his hands.

"I'm here! Don't be afraid! Support will be here soon!" Wu Lai shouted.

He was right. Vulture reacted quickly. When the first round of gunfire sounded, he had already rushed down the fortress wall and ran towards the 500 cavalrymen who were waiting in full battle array. When Epicurus asked loudly, the main gate of Hongguwan Fortress had slowly opened, but it was still several miles away from the signing site...

"Lord, the enemy is coming!" Epicurus had just shouted when another row of bullets came, not only smashing the wooden table into pieces, but also making a big hole in the cheek of the councilor who was struggling to pull the wooden table next to Epicurus.

"Puff", blood splashed all over Epicurus' face.

"Come on!" Epicurus gritted his teeth and simply ignored the wound. He flipped his hand and took out two daggers from his boot, because he saw that those who attacked them had all jumped off the car and were slowly approaching them.

"Lord, I told you! People favored by God cannot be relied upon!" Epicurus roared with hatred.

Wu Lai had no time to deal with him at the moment, because he was crawling quickly under the table, he wanted to crawl to the other side to pull Helen, who was covered in blood. When he made this decision, he did not regard Helen as the emperor of heaven, nor did he regard her as the woman he loved, because he simply wanted to save her and pull her out of danger...

When Helen saw Wu Lai crawling towards her quickly, a warm feeling suddenly surged in her heart, because the anxiety on his face showed that he was here to save her rather than to catch her, so she stretched out her arms towards Wu Lai without hesitation. As for what would happen in the future, she no longer cared.

Woolley grabbed Helen's hand and saw tears in her eyes.

"Where are you hurt?" he asked anxiously.

"I don't know." Helen answered, feeling as weak as a lost animal.

"Follow me, they are coming." said Wu Lai.

"Okay." Helen squeezed Woolley's arm.

"Master! Master!" Caesar's rough voice sounded again.

"Don't move!" Pompey quickly held down Caesar who was trying to turn over and sit up. He now admired the luck of this big guy from the bottom of his heart - although he was wounded in many places, none of them was fatal.

"I'm here!" Wu Lai shouted as he pulled Helen back to crawl.

"Master! I have your gun here!" Caesar pushed Pompey away and with a flick of his hands, the armor on his body was already separated...