"Your Majesty, you mustn't go!" Some of the veteran officials knelt on the ground and begged.
"Get out of the way!" Qi Yu roared. Seeing that the ministers wouldn't let him pass, he simply tightened the reins and spurred his horse over their heads.
"Your Majesty!! Protect His Majesty at once!!!"
Unfortunately, this delay caused him to fall further behind Xia Yixin, as the rushing civilians and officials prevented him from maintaining a high speed.
At this point, the sacrificial ceremony had completely descended into chaos.
The assassination attempt was designed to create chaos. Tens of thousands of civilians and officials, running around like headless flies, became their best protection, not to mention the cold arrows shot down from the mountain peaks on both sides.
Compared to those killed by the assassins, there were far more civilians and officials who were trampled or accidentally injured, and chaos ensued.
Grand Commandant Shen was also unsure whose people this group belonged to, but seeing the assassins selectively rushing towards Xia Jingfeng, his heart skipped a beat.
Lin Sikong felt a similar jolt in his heart.
Now, everyone in the government and the public knows that the two of them are confronting him, and if Xia Jingfeng dies, the two of them will not be able to escape blame.
After the two escaped, they immediately shouted, "Save the Prime Minister! Quick! Save the Prime Minister!"
Xia Jingfeng realized that the main target of this attack was himself. He didn't suspect the two people confronting him at first, but his tiger eyes were searching for his daughter. When he confirmed that Qi Yu had pushed her onto the car, he suddenly realized something.
Unfortunately, some skilled men in black blocked his retreat, and most of the Northern Martial Guards were blocked by stray arrows.
Xia Jingfeng, clutching his bleeding shoulder, was preparing to risk his life to break through when he suddenly heard the neighing of a horse.
His pupils contracted when he saw the figure of a woman riding a horse galloping towards him.
He knew this girl wouldn't listen!
Seeing more than a dozen assassins rushing towards her, Xia Jingfeng's eyes widened in fury. He pushed aside the Northern Martial Guards protecting him and roared, "Don't worry about me, go protect Wan'er! Now!"
As he spoke, Xia Jingfeng turned around and blocked several more arrows that were flying towards him.
At this moment, there were only seven or eight Northern Martial Guards protecting Xia Jingfeng. They hesitated for a moment, just about to send someone to meet Xia Yixin.
Xia Yixin hadn't expected things to be so difficult. She was hit in the shoulder by a stray arrow, and her horse was surrounded by assassins and couldn't move. She was no match for them.
Just as an assassin was about to pierce the horse's belly, a fine horse suddenly charged out from the side and behind. A man on horseback jumped down after the horse knocked several assassins away, snatched the knife from the horse's hand, and used the knife to block the attack of several assassins.
"Hurry up!" Qi Yu shouted.
Xia Yixin didn't have time to think. Taking advantage of the break in the encirclement, she spurred her horse and charged out.
Seeing that things were not going well, the leader of the black-clad assassins quickly shouted to the others, "Retreat!"
His shout also revealed his location: a tall, thin, dark-skinned man wearing a mask. Xia Yixin glanced at him and saw a red birthmark the size of a coin on the side of his neck. He was the same person she had seen when the sedan chair was overturned that day.
But the situation was urgent, and she didn't have time to worry about those things.
Having received the order, the number of black-clad assassins blocking Xia Yixin decreased significantly, allowing her to break through the encirclement.
They finally managed to get within ten steps of him. At this point, only two of the Northern Martial Guards protecting Xia Jingfeng remained, while seven or eight black-clad assassins were still entangled with him.
Xia Yixin pulled hard on the reins, and the horse reared up and neighed, "Whoa—!"
After kicking the black-clad assassin who was blocking her way away, Xia Yixin spurred her horse and made it gallop again. In the blink of an eye, she was within three steps of Xia Jingfeng. She then nimbly turned her horse around.
The horse kicked up dust and turned around nimbly. As it turned, he shouted to Xia Jingfeng, "Father, mount up!"
The Northern Wu are a people who live on horseback, and the original owner's equestrian skills are now proving very useful.
Xia Jingfeng focused his energy in his dantian, preparing to use the momentum to mount his horse. Unexpectedly, the leader of the assassins who had been entangled earlier seized the opportunity to kill several people blocking his way and rushed out from behind Xia Jingfeng, his tightly gripped dagger gleaming with blood!
"Father, be careful!" Xia Yixin exclaimed, and casually threw the black gold dagger that Qi Yu had given him to the unarmed Xia Jingfeng.
Xia Jingfeng grabbed the dagger and stabbed at the black-clad assassin with a backhand. Strangely, the black-clad assassin seemed to be stunned when he saw the dagger. While he was distracted, Xia Jingfeng knocked the dagger out of his hand and killed him in retaliation.
Before Xia Jingfeng could even breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard a horse neighing in alarm from Xia Yixin's direction.
It turned out that, somehow, one of the children, who were running around in all directions, ran towards Xia Yixin. She hurriedly turned her horse around to avoid the child, but unexpectedly, the edge of the sacrificial altar was right next to her.
A fall from a platform several meters high would mean certain death.
The horse stumbled and fell off the ground.
Xia Yixin's foot got tangled in the stirrup, and she screamed as she fell down.
"Wan'er!" Xia Jingfeng cried out and rushed towards her.
The other person was faster and jumped off where Xia Yixin had fallen.
Xia Yixin only had time to break free from the stirrups binding her legs, but it was too late. The feeling of weightlessness came over her. She closed her eyes and waited for the excruciating pain, but unexpectedly, she bumped into a cold, fragrant embrace.
Qi Yu only had time to use his lightness skill to grab Xia Yixin and protect her in his arms when they both fell off and rolled several times before coming to a stop.
His throat tightened, and a mouthful of blood spilled from his lips.
"His Majesty!!!"
Finally, the burly Han soldiers who had been urgently dispatched arrived. However, strangely, the assassins did not leave a single survivor. The unconscious assassins who could not be taken away were finished off by their comrades, as if they wanted to cut off everyone's route of investigation.
Xia Jingfeng was hit by three or four arrows, one of which was close to his heart. Fortunately, the nourishing medicine Xia Yixin had given him before made him much stronger than the average person. After the bleeding stopped, he recovered quite a bit. It was also fortunate that the other party had not applied poison to the arrows.
This is the point that Xia Jingfeng couldn't understand the most after he regained consciousness.
Logically speaking, these assassins dared to make a move at the sacrificial ceremony so openly, so they should have been determined not to kill him. But these people were clearly coming for him, but as if they were considering something, they did not use their full strength.
Unfortunately, just as Xia Jingfeng was about to investigate, Qi Yu woke up.
"His Majesty said he would handle this matter personally, so please rest assured, Prime Minister," Cao De said respectfully.
Xia Jingfeng keenly sensed that something was wrong, especially since his request to enter the palace to see Xia Yixin was also refused.
Qi Yu possessed formidable internal energy, and surprisingly, he awoke after only a few hours of unconsciousness.
An ordinary person might have had their internal organs shattered, but he only suffered damage to his heart and lungs. Although he still needed to take medicine, he woke up a few hours after the assassination attempt at the festival. He first blocked the news and had the Ministry of Justice begin an investigation.
Then he simply moved Xia Yixin from Fengqi Palace to his own place.
By the time Xia Jingfeng realized what was happening, it was too late. Moreover, due to the inadequate protection of the Beiwu Guards, they were also imprisoned by the Ministry of Justice.
Xia Jingfeng could only watch helplessly as Qi Yu secretly placed Xia Yixin under house arrest.
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