Chapter 185 Assassination
The convoy continued to move south.
Zhao Cong served beside His Majesty, and naturally noticed that the low pressure around His Majesty was getting heavier day by day.
Ever since the Empress came out of the study that day, His Majesty seemed to have cut off contact with her, and even prepared a carriage for her alone.
Zhao Cong speculated that after the Empress went to the study that day, His Majesty must have confirmed the fact that the Empress had poisoned Liu Shuren, so he was so angry that he was unwilling to ride in the same carriage with the Empress.
However, strangely, although His Majesty was angry, he never punished the Queen.
Zhao Cong vaguely felt that His Majesty seemed to be waiting for the Queen to take the initiative to surrender and seek reconciliation with him.
But the queen seemed to be unaware of it. She sat leisurely in the carriage every day, eating well and sleeping well, and she didn't care about the condition of His Majesty at all.
Zhao Cong was extremely anxious and secretly sent a smart maid to the empress, hinting that she should take the initiative to look for His Majesty.
But the queen seemed not to understand what the maid meant at all. She still stayed quietly in the carriage every day, not thinking about anything else.
When he arrived at the county to rest, he would only rest in his own room.
This stalemate has lasted for nearly a month.
Although the carriage that Shen Yuning was riding in was not as spacious and grand as Quan Minghe's, it was still exquisitely and comfortably decorated.
Xi Tong sat aside and said softly, "My queen, we are about to reach Ruijin County. I wonder how Feng Moheng is preparing."
Ever since Shen Yuning's last secret meeting with Feng Moheng, Feng Moheng hurried back to Ruijin County to prepare for related matters.
Shen Yuning was holding a book in her hand and flipping through it. She replied calmly, "Quan Minghe will stay in Ruijin County for a long time this time. We don't need to rush."
However, just as he finished speaking, the carriage suddenly shook violently.
A burst of rapid horse hooves sounded, making people's eardrums hurt.
The carriage that Shen Yuning was riding in quickly broke away from the convoy and ran madly towards the hillside.
Shen Yuning's body shook violently with the bumps of the carriage. Seeing this, Xitong hurriedly held her tightly. In order to stabilize their bodies, the two of them held on to the wall of the carriage with both hands.
"My Lady, is this Feng Moheng's arrangement?"
Xitong asked in a low voice during the bumpy ride, with a hint of panic in her voice.
Shen Yuning frowned, feeling confused.
"have no idea."
Although Quan Minghe deliberately kept a distance from her, perhaps he sensed her hypocrisy, and there were many people secretly monitoring her.
She had been well-behaved during this period of time. Every day she was either in the carriage or in her room after arriving at the county. She seldom went out.
She used Quan Minghe to get rid of Liu Shihan, but she didn't want Quan Minghe to become an obstacle for her to achieve her other two goals.
In this way, even if Feng Moheng wanted to contact her, he would not find any opportunity.
Therefore, Shen Yuning currently knows nothing about Feng Moheng’s specific plan.
But the situation of the carriage losing control is so dangerous, could it really be Feng Moheng's doing?
Shen Yuning didn't have time to think carefully.
Because she had already heard the sound of Kwon Myung-hyuk riding his horse coming from behind the carriage, and he should be followed by many guards.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder.
Soon, Quan Minghe appeared beside the carriage, and a familiar and steady voice came into the carriage: "Mianmei, don't be afraid."
When Quan Minghe heard the unusual sound of horse hooves, he immediately opened the car window to check. The scene in front of him made him break out in a cold sweat.
Shen Yuning's carriage was seen rushing madly towards the mountain.
Quan Minghe got off the carriage, rode a guard's carriage and rushed over.
Although he caught up with the carriage, Quan Minghe could not rashly shoot the horse or cut the reins, otherwise the carriage would roll down at a high speed.
But letting the carriage rush towards the top of the mountain was not a solution, and the situation was temporarily at a stalemate.
Quan Minghe, riding on a fierce horse, had a solemn expression on his face. He stared closely at the carriage where Shen Yuning was, not daring to relax for a moment.
Shen Yuning suddenly felt a little flustered because she couldn't be sure whether Feng Moheng was responsible for the carriage losing control.
If not, her life would probably have ended here today.
In a flash, she made a prompt decision and shouted to Xitong beside her: "Xitong, let's go a little further forward and wait for the right opportunity to ride directly onto the horse."
The carriage she was riding in was pulled by three horses.
"good!"
Shen Yuning endured the violent shaking of the carriage and moved forward with difficulty.
His posture was disheveled, but his eyes were determined, and he crawled on his knees to the front of the carriage.
Shen Yuning was already an expert in riding, so he seized the opportunity, grabbed the reins, and swiftly flipped over to sit on the horse's back.
Xitong followed suit and quickly sat on the other horse.
However, there were suddenly two more people on the horse's back, and the already crazy horse seemed to be further stimulated and became even more manic.
Just as Quan Minghe was about to ride side by side with Shen Yuning's horse and was about to carry Shen Yuning directly onto his own horse, an arrow suddenly shot out from somewhere, and with a "whoosh", it accurately cut the rope connecting the horse Shen Yuning was riding and the carriage.
In an instant, Shen Yuning and his horse rushed forward like an arrow.
Zhao Cong, who was following behind His Majesty, had a face as hard as steel.
There is actually an assassin hiding in the dark. Who is so bold as to launch an attack on your Majesty's team?
Quan Minghe watched Shen Yuning's horse running forward like crazy. He was so anxious that he didn't care about anything else. He whipped the horse without hesitation and followed closely.
However, the guards behind them found it difficult to keep up with their speed because they were a little far away.
In just a moment, Shen Yuning and Quan Minghe's figures quickly disappeared from the guards' sight.
At this moment, another arrow shot like a meteor. Quan Minghe, who was following closely behind Shen Yuning, saw it clearly. The arrow actually went straight from behind Shen Yuning. If it hit, it would definitely go straight through the chest.
He shouted fiercely: "Go!"
Then, he stepped hard on the horse's back, and using the horse's momentum, he leaped onto Shen Yuning's horse's back.
He stretched out his long arms, wrapped them around her waist, and protected her from behind.
Quan Minghe groaned as the arrow hit his back. Because he was tall, the arrow did not hit his vital parts. In addition, he practiced martial arts and had a strong body, so the arrow did not penetrate his body.
The assassination was obviously aimed at her, but who did she offend?
Who else could have such extraordinary abilities that not only knew his whereabouts, but could also plan such an ingenious assassination!
When Shen Yuning heard his suppressed groan, her heart tightened instantly.
"What’s wrong with you?"
She seemed to have heard the sound of an arrow piercing the air, and an ominous premonition came over her.
Quan Minghe...
"I'm fine."
Quan Minghe didn't want her to worry now.
He was quite skilled in riding a wild horse. Although he was injured at the moment, he was still able to control the horse to move left and right, and narrowly avoided several arrows that followed.
The horse, which was originally running madly towards the top of the mountain, was forced to change direction under Quan Minghe's strong pull and ran towards the forest on the flat land in the mountain.
When he finally could no longer feel any movement behind him, Quan Minghe endured the severe pain from his wound, pressed on Shen Yuning's back, leaned forward, pulled out the dagger he carried with him from his waist, and stabbed it hard into the horse's aorta.
Suddenly, blood overflowed and splashed everywhere, and some warm blood stained Shen Yuning's face and body.
It made her heart palpitate.
The horse soon couldn't hold on and fell down with a loud bang.
Quan Minghe held her and landed on the ground.
Shen Yuning felt dizzy. This was the first time in her life that she felt death was so near. Her mind went blank for a moment.
At this time, Shen Yuning's face was still stained with blood. Quan Minghe felt a little distressed. He held her shoulders with both hands and gently turned her body around so that she was facing him.
He looked at her whole body and asked, "Are you hurt?"
Shen Yuning looked at him with clear eyes and shook her head.
Then he lowered his head and inadvertently saw blood gushing out from the lower part of his chest.
My heart suddenly tightened.
"You're bleeding!?"
She cried out in surprise and hurried around behind him, only to see an arrow stuck in his back.
Shen Yuning's eyes widened.
"It's okay. Zhao Cong will be here soon. The wound is not serious."
He had suffered countless injuries during the years he had fought on the battlefield, but the injury he suffered today would not cost him his life.
But if the arrow just now had hit her, given the force and position of the arrow, she would have been dead for sure.
Thinking of this, he felt a little scared.
Quan Minghe slowly sat down and leaned half of his body against the thick tree trunk, carefully avoiding the injured area.
"I have some golden wound medicine on me, which was specially prepared for me by Doctor Hu."
Shen Yuning quickly squatted beside him, looked at the arrow, and hesitated: "If you want to apply medicine, your arrow..."
"Help me pull it off."
Quan Minghe looked at her with trust and encouragement in his eyes.
Shen Yuning bit her lower lip, looking embarrassed: "I have never done this before..."
Quan Minghe slightly moved the corners of his mouth, and his voice became softer unconsciously: "Don't be afraid, just take off my clothes, pull them off quickly, and apply the medicine, that's it."
Then he pretended to be relaxed and jokingly said, "If you don't dare, are you going to watch me bleed to death?"
Shen Yu stared at him, his eyes seemed to be fixed on the wound.
After a moment, she slowly raised her hand and began to carefully take off his clothes.
As his clothes slipped off, his sturdy body gradually revealed, and his hideous wounds suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Shen Yuning stared at the wound, her eyes instantly becoming blurred, as if an invisible force was stirring in her mind, and some blurry fragments flashed by quickly like broken light and shadows.
Those blurry images made her heart suddenly tighten.
"ah!"
She couldn't help but let out a soft cry as a sharp pain came over her.
She supported her head with both hands, her facial features wrinkled in pain, and her face turned pale in an instant.
Quan Minghe turned to look at her: "What's wrong, are you scared?"
Shen Yuning endured the headache and tried to relax for a while, and the severe pain gradually subsided.
She took a deep breath and pretended to be calm and said, "No...no."
Shen Yuning gritted her teeth, reached out her hand to grab the arrow, held her breath, and pulled it out with all her strength.
Quan Minghe only felt a sharp pain. He couldn't let her get more nervous, so he gritted his teeth and endured the pain without making any sound. However, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead uncontrollably.
The arrow was finally pulled out, and bright red blood flowed out.
Shen Yuning did not dare to delay for even a second. He picked up the medicine and poured it on the bloody wound.
Quan Minghe reached out and tore off a piece of his sleeve and handed it to Shen Yuning.
Shen Yuning took the cloth and bandaged his wound carefully.
Her movements were gentle yet a little flustered.
After everything was done, Shen Yuning's hand unconsciously touched the bandaged wound.
He asked softly, "Have you been injured here before?"
She knew that Quan Minghe's body was covered with scars of varying sizes, which were the marks left by his battles on the battlefield.
But in the fragments that just flashed through his mind, he seemed to have been injured in the same place, and it was definitely not due to fighting.
Could it be that these sudden flashes of memory were the part of her memory that she had lost?
Did Quan Minghe save her before?
So today's assassination triggered her previous memories?
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