Chapter 206 Colorful Random Pattern Mask
Mu Xi forced a smile: "Ah, yes, yes..."
Mu Sheng was unusually lively today: "I'm not joking, I'm serious. Liu Yang is a recognized sharpshooter in my Northern Region. If you follow him, you won't be able to catch any prey. Anyone who catches his eye will not survive."
Mu Xi replied casually, "Really? General Yingyang truly lives up to his reputation."
"Sigh, it seems my cousin Xi really has no interest in hunting at all." Mu Sheng finally noticed Mu Xi's absent-mindedness.
Mu Xi spoke the truth: "We came here to support and cheer for the King."
"Hehe, that's true. But Cousin Xun's riding and archery skills should be pretty good, right?" Prince Mu Sheng of Xuanyou spoke to Mu Xun again.
Mu Xun could only modestly reply, "Not at all, I'm afraid I'm not as good as the Crown Prince, much less as good as your General Yingyang."
As they talked, they gradually fell behind.
Mu Xi had already distanced himself from the king and said, "My cousin just said he would accompany the king, so I'll take a break and slip away now."
"Huh?" Mu Sheng didn't understand.
Mu Xi pointed in the direction of the King of Yu: "The royal carriage is going far away. Cousin, aren't you going to chase after it? If you don't, I'm going back to my tent to rest."
"Oh..." Mu Sheng finally understood, clasped his hands in farewell, and led his group forward.
Mu Xi watched them go, and was about to turn back when she suddenly heard a cry of alarm from ahead: "Assassins! Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!"
Both of them felt a sudden tightness in their chests, exchanged a glance, and knew without a word what had happened.
This is Lord Shen's plan beginning.
"This is no fun, let's go..." Mu Xi glanced around and decided to leave the place of trouble.
"Wait a minute..." Mu Xun suddenly hesitated, "Today we are accompanying the king. If nothing happens, it would be understandable for us to leave now. But if we flee now that something has happened, wouldn't that arouse suspicion?"
After a cry for help, seemingly out of nowhere, a large number of Red Carp Guards appeared and rushed towards the direction of King Yu Muji.
"This..." Mu Xi thought about it for a moment and understood the reasoning, but she didn't know what to do. "Should we stay here and watch from the sidelines, or pretend to go to the rescue?"
“No, it’s not us, it’s me…” Mu Xun had already made up his mind. “Jiang Meng, you take some men and stay here to protect the young master. I’ll go and take a look.”
"You're alone?" Mu Xi asked worriedly. "The Crown Prince of Xuanyou is advancing instead of retreating at this time. He's not avoiding suspicion, which means he's not afraid of being exposed. But those assassins might not recognize you..."
It is known that Xuan Youjun and Marquis Shen Lun of Yongguo have secretly reached a cooperation agreement, and this assassination of King Yu is their common goal. However, neither she nor Mu Xun participated, so the details are unknown.
Who knows if there's something fishy going on?
Mu Xun said, "Whether the assassin recognizes me or not doesn't matter. But since Prince Xuanyou has gone there, if he's doing it under the guise of protecting the emperor, then as Prince Jinfang, you shouldn't be absent. You don't know martial arts, so I'll go and take a look on your behalf. As for you, you shouldn't be here. You should leave immediately."
Chaos had broken out ahead, the shadows of the trees were thick, and the shouts and sounds of fighting grew louder and louder.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." As arrows flew wildly, the scattered people fled in all directions.
Some people also fled in this direction.
Through the dense forest shadows, nothing could be seen at all from a distance.
Mu Xi was uneasy and still wanted to go with Mu Xun, but Mu Xun had already given the order: "Jiang Meng, take the young master away, I will follow later."
Then he spurred his horse and rode alone toward the king's carriage.
As Mu Xi was about to catch up, Jiang Meng had already pulled on the reins, urging the horse on with one hand and then pulling on Mu Xi's horse to turn it around.
In the short time it took to say those few words, shouts of battle and sounds of men and horses falling swept in from all directions.
Mu Xi was worried about Mu Xun, but the hunting parties around the Prince of Yu and the surrounding area were all starting to scatter and run away, so she had no time to worry about anything else.
Jiang Meng rode on his own horse, while holding Mu Xi's horse with one hand. Under the protection of guards and servants, they struggled to traverse the rugged and densely wooded mountains of the hunting grounds.
Mu Xi kept turning back but couldn't see Mu Xun return, and her panic intensified.
While having his guards clear the way, Jiang Meng dodged the fleeing troops from all directions.
Without realizing it or where they had escaped to, they were fortunate enough to evacuate in time and gradually moved away from the sounds of shouting and fighting.
Mu Xi, still anxiously looking back from her horse, asked, "Why hasn't he turned back yet?"
Jiang Meng relaxed slightly and looked around again: "Young Master, we've probably gone astray. Even if the Second Young Master turns back, he won't be able to find this place. We should head back to the camp and meet up with the Second Young Master."
Before Mu Xi could make a decision, she suddenly felt cold arrows shooting from above.
Before she could react, Jiang Meng pulled her down, causing him to tumble off his horse as well, shouting, "Your Highness, be careful!"
Mu Xi fell off her horse and landed on Bao Fan, who was accompanying her.
Before they could even react, Jiang Meng's voice cried out in alarm, "Watch out... guards... there's an assassin!"
assassin?
who?
To assassinate her?
Mu Xi was terrified and her mind went blank.
Before he could even feel the pain from the fall, Jiang Meng had already pulled him up.
Not far away, several guards were already fighting with ordinary soldiers who were wearing colorful, patterned masks.
In Yansheng, those who wear masks are either shamans or bandits.
"Who are you? Attempting to assassinate the Crown Prince in broad daylight?" Jiang Meng demanded.
The colorful, patterned mask didn't answer; instead, another group of cavalrymen wearing the same masks suddenly appeared from the side.
What's going on?
Could it be that besides assassinating King Yu, someone else is trying to assassinate her today?
Wearing a mask, it's impossible for him to be a bandit.
These people even impersonated soldiers, and then...
Before Mu Xi could think, Jiang Meng had already snatched a horse: "Your Highness, mount up. We cannot linger in battle."
“Bao Fan…” Mu Xi mounted her horse and saw Bao Fan accompanying her.
The guards had horses, but the servants who accompanied them did not ride horses.
Jiang Meng turned around and seized another horse, then pulled Bao Fan along.
Mu Xi wasn't very familiar with riding, but she had no choice but to learn, so she gripped the reins tightly and urged her horse to gallop away.
I hadn't run more than a few steps when I caught a glimpse of a soldier from the hunting grounds out of the corner of my eye on the left. I was about to call for help when I looked closer and saw that he was wearing a mask with colorful, messy patterns.
Mu Xi instinctively pulled on the reins, dodging to the right.
Jiang Meng and several guards quickly caught up from behind and engaged in a fierce battle with the people wearing colorful, patterned masks.
Why didn't these colorful, patterned masks use them to assassinate King Yu, but instead hid here to attack her?
Could it be that Lord Shen's plan has been exposed, and someone wants to use this opportunity to get rid of her?
Or perhaps someone is taking advantage of the chaos to kill her?
If that's the case...
That must be none other than the Grand Marshal Gao, who commands the Imperial Guards.
Despite taking countless precautions, guarding against the "mantis stalking the cicada unaware of the oriole behind," I still ended up becoming that "cicada."
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