Chapter 79 Jumping off a cliff
"There's a cliff on the mountain over there. If you jump down, you'll be in the lower reaches of the Jian River. We in the royal family can swim, so we won't die."
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "Did you decide to stay after thinking about it from the beginning?"
The Fourth Prince smiled and said, "Second brother is more brave than wise, if he stays here, he will probably fight to the death.
The prince is young and the third brother has no opinion, so they were obviously frightened.
The eldest brother probably wanted to show his loyalty, but was also a little scared, so he stood still.
If I don't come out, I can't really leave you here alone, my great aunt. It would make us brothers look like useless people."
Li Yueyao was very happy to hear this and reached out to touch the Fourth Prince's head:
"Our Li family has a successor."
The Fourth Prince did not say anything after hearing this. Instead, he placed a white piece in his hand on the chessboard and said:
"Thank you, great-aunt."
After the two finished playing a game of chess, the Duke of Zhenguo walked back from a distance, his hair slightly disheveled, his face covered in dust, and his armor stained with large patches of blood.
"Your Highness, the best strategy is to evacuate as soon as possible."
Li Yueyao and the Fourth Prince stood up from the imperial carriage and watched the fighting ahead.
Suddenly an arrow shot over and hit the top of the sedan chair.
Li Yueyao led the Fourth Prince and said, "Let's go, get on the horse."
After the two mounted their horses, Li Yueyao said to the Duke of Zhenguo:
“Let’s go to that hilltop. If the pursuers retreat, they’ll pick us up there.
If the pursuers catch up with you, remember to find us in Jianhe River after you escape."
The Duke of Zhenguo was stunned when he heard this. Before he could react, the pursuers in front of him had arrived and the number of arrows in front of him suddenly increased.
The Duke of Zhenguo didn't have time to think too much and said, "Your Highness, go first. I will cover your retreat."
Li Yueyao and the Fourth Prince both rode their horses forward, galloping towards the mountains in the west.
The leader of the pursuers acted decisively, found a horse on the side of the road, and rode in pursuit.
Li Yueyao and the Fourth Prince felt arrows whizzing past their heads from time to time as they ran.
The two of them ran to the middle of the mountain. The Fourth Prince looked down from above and said to Li Yueyao:
"Grandma, it looks like we need to take a bath today."
Li Yueyao also turned around to look at the pursuers behind her and said:
"Then just wash it, it's no big deal."
The two ran to the edge of the cliff. Li Yueyao and the Fourth Prince dismounted and looked down.
"The mountain doesn't look that high from down below, but it looks a bit scary from here."
Li Yueyao spoke.
"It jumped as soon as he closed his eyes. It's no big deal." said the Fourth Prince.
Before the two of them could say a few words, they saw a man in black tights, with a burly build and a scar running through the left side of his face, chasing them from behind with a fierce look.
After seeing Li Yueyao's face clearly, he said angrily:
"If you are not that dog emperor, who are you?"
"Li Yueyao."
"The Grand Princess of Jinyang?" the man asked in surprise.
"good."
"The dog emperor actually escaped... Damn it!" said the man with red eyes.
Then he drew his knife and walked towards Li Yueyao and the other person:
"If I kill you two, I can go back and report to my superiors."
Li Yueyao saw this and said, "Look, we're all going to die. Before I die, I want to know who wants to kill me."
"The dead don't need to know so much."
"What you said is not right. If I knew the mastermind behind this, I would go and seek revenge on him.
If you don't tell me, I will become a ghost and come to seek revenge on you."
The man in black, dressed in tights, agreed and said, "Then go and seek revenge on Gao Hongchen."
"Are you Gao Hongchen's subordinate?" asked the Fourth Prince.
"Yes."
"Then you are not Gao Hongchen's subordinate." Li Yueyao replied.
"I am Gao Hongchen's subordinate." said the man in black.
"If you were his subordinate, you should address him as Master or Prime Minister, not by his first name."
When the man heard that he had been exposed, his expression suddenly changed and he walked towards the two men with a knife in hand.
"He's just a dead man, and you still dare to talk too much."
Li Yueyao pulled the Fourth Prince back step by step to the edge of the cliff, looked down and whispered:
"Heng'er, I'll count to one, two, three, and then we'll jump."
After saying this, he said: "One, two..."
Before the third prince could shout out, he saw the fourth prince pulling Li Yueyao, turning around, and jumping down face down.
Li Yueyao's voice echoed from the cliff: "Ah... I haven't counted to three yet..."
When the man in black saw the two men jump down, he walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. He saw two small black shadows falling down.
He snorted coldly and turned back.
…
The emperor and the virtuous concubine had a very smooth journey. After leaving Luoxia Lake, they walked less than five miles and arrived at the Cang River.
Feng Qing sent a signal flare into the air, and people from the camp outside the capital rushed over and escorted the emperor back to the palace.
The emperor immediately sent another team to rescue Li Yueyao and the fourth prince.
Feng Shenyu was reading the news of the past two days in the study, preparing to see who to attack next, when he suddenly saw Yan Xin push the door open and come in.
"My dear, this is terrible. His Majesty has been assassinated, and the Grand Princess of Jinyang and the Fourth Prince are missing."
When Feng Shenyu heard this, he stood up and looked at Yan Xin with a cold gaze and said:
"Tell me more carefully."
After saying this, Feng Shenyu raised his foot and walked out the door.
Yanxin hurriedly caught up and followed Feng Shenyu as he walked and talked.
"Today, His Majesty took several princes to the imperial farm outside the capital to farm the fields, and on their way back, they encountered an assassination attempt.
The Grand Princess of Jinyang and the Fourth Prince stayed behind to attract the enemy and buy time for His Majesty.
Your Majesty and the Concubine Xian, along with the other princes, escaped from Luoxia Lake and have now returned to the palace.
The people from the camp outside the capital rushed to meet up with the Duke of Zhenguo, but they found... they found that the Fourth Prince and Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess of Jinyang had jumped off a cliff and fallen into the Jian River.
Currently, his whereabouts are unknown.”
After hearing this, Feng Shenyu continued walking and walked quickly towards the dormitory.
He changed into a black robe, then put on a sash, dressed up as a ranger, and prepared to go out with a sword in his hand.
Yan Xin suddenly said, "My dear, there are spies in the mansion."
Feng Shenyu was very annoyed after hearing this and said, "Go call Yantai and ask him to stay in the study."
Yanxin went out to do it immediately after hearing this.
Feng Shenyu called Yu Zhan in again and ordered, "Bring along those who are skilled in martial arts, and follow me to Jianhe to look for the person."
Yu Zhan asked stupidly, "Who are you looking for?"
"The Grand Princess of Jinyang and the Fourth Prince."
When Yu Zhan heard this, he turned around and left without saying anything.
A quarter of an hour later, Feng Shenyu mixed in with Yu Zhan's team and left the house, riding his horse straight to the Jian River.
It was getting dark at this time.
Feng Shenyu was extremely anxious. The weather in February was still very cold at night. If the two were injured and soaked in water, they would definitely have a fever at night.
When Feng Shenyu thought of Li Yueyao's pretty face, which became lifeless, his expression became a little colder.
When they arrived at the Cang River, they found that the people from the Duke of Zhenguo and the camp outside the capital were all there.
So Feng Shenyu went directly to find the Duke of Zhenguo.
Yu Jinzhi was stunned for a moment when he saw Feng Shenyu, but then he thought of his relationship with the Su family, so he described the situation in detail.
"You mean, before His Highness separated from you, he told you to go pick them up on the cliff, or come to Jianhe to look for them?"
"yes."
Feng Shenyu felt a little relieved after hearing this. This was obviously planned by Li Yueyao in advance.
"Where did His Highness jump from?"
"Over the Wind Cliff."
After hearing this, Feng Shenyu turned around and left, bringing Yu Zhan and his group to the foot of Guofeng Cliff.
"Yu Zhan, measure the water flow speed."
Yu Zhan turned around and went to the river.
"My dear, the water flows for thirty."
Feng Shenyu listened and calculated silently in his mind before saying:
"Focus on searching between ten and thirty miles downstream."
"Yes."
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