Chapter 909 Why did they still dare to make a move?!
"careful!"
She instinctively gasped, but before the sound could escape, the cold light had already transformed into a bolt of lightning, shooting swiftly toward the carriage!
With a "thud," an arrow was embedded deeply into the window frame of the carriage!
Pei Xingyuan was stunned. He turned his head in disbelief and saw that the arrow was only inches away from his face, just a hair's breadth away from hitting him! His expression immediately changed, and he shouted to Su Qinglan, who was also staring in astonishment outside the window, "Get out of the way!"
After saying that, he lowered the curtain.
At the same time, the guards escorting him reacted instantly, retreating back to the carriage and drawing their scimitars from their sheaths with a few swift movements. The blades gleamed coldly, exuding a menacing aura. Upon seeing this, some people on the street screamed in terror, while others, confused and seeing the officials draw their swords, panicked and scattered in all directions.
In an instant, the people on the long street were in complete chaos.
Su Qinglan was pushed aside by several guards who immediately retreated to the carriage. She staggered back to the side of the street, her face pale with fright. Before she could recover, there were several whooshing sounds behind her, and several arrows flew over one after another.
"Watch out, there's an assassin!"
"Protect the prisoners!"
The guards reacted extremely quickly, wielding their broadswords with great force, deflecting several arrows in succession. With a few clangs, the arrows were cut down and fell to the ground, but a few pierced through and became embedded outside the carriage!
One of the guards reacted very quickly. He looked up in the direction of the arrow and sure enough, he saw a dark figure on the roof of several tall buildings on the other side of the long street. When they made eye contact, the person seemed to panic and turned to run away!
"The assassin is there!"
The guard shouted and immediately rushed over to capture the assassin.
The remaining guards, seeing the figures hidden in the streets, alleys, corners, and rooftops from the direction from which the arrows they were deflecting were coming, also brandished their knives and gave chase.
At this moment, Shang Ruyi, who was standing by the window on the second floor, also panicked. She never expected such a thing to happen!
Someone actually wants to assassinate Pei Xingyuan!
Who is it?
The Crown Prince? Or the Crown Princess?
Why! ?
Why did they dare to take action?
Why did they dare to make a move at this time?!
Countless questions flooded her mind, engulfing her like a rising tide. She was so anxious she felt like she was suffocating. She quickly turned to Yuwen Ye beside her and asked, "What's going on?"
Yuwen Ye's brows furrowed.
He clearly hadn't expected anyone to assassinate Pei Xingyuan at this moment, but there was no time to answer or think. Especially seeing that several guards were chasing after the assassins they had discovered, only a few guards remained around the carriage. Two of them had just been hit by arrows in the shoulder and thigh, and now they were all like frightened birds, gripping their knives tightly, their backs against the carriage, staring intently at their surroundings.
The carriage was hit by several arrows from all sides, and two arrows even pierced through the curtain and went inside, but there was no movement inside the carriage.
Was Pei Xingyuan injured?
How is he?
Shang Ruyi was also looking at the carriage anxiously, wishing she could rush down to see what was going on inside. But before she could turn around, her wrist was suddenly grabbed. When she turned her head, she saw Yuwen Ye holding her with one hand and bending his index finger to his lower lip with the other, whistling downstairs.
The whistle was sharp and carried quickly down the mountain.
When they entered the restaurant, all the accompanying guards remained downstairs, standing watch at the entrance. They too were startled by what they had just witnessed on the street, but they had their duty to protect the King and Queen, even amidst the bloodshed outside. Upon hearing the King's whistle, the leader immediately looked up.
Yuwen Ye winked at him and then glanced at the carriage.
The guard realized what was happening and whispered a few words to the people around him. Everyone reached for the hilts of their swords, but instead of moving forward immediately, they kept their eyes fixed on the carriage ahead.
In the blink of an eye, the guards who had chased after the assassin had vanished without a trace.
However, chaos broke out on the long street. Those near the carriages knew what was happening and backed away, while people elsewhere only heard whooshing sounds and screams of terror, exclaiming that the officials were going to kill people. They scattered like headless flies, and soon a crowd surged toward this side.
The remaining guards' expressions changed drastically, and they immediately shouted, "Get out of the way! All of you, get out of the way!"
They all realized that the situation was unfavorable to them. They didn't know how many assassins were still around, but the streets were full of people, and someone might take advantage of the chaos to strike. So they shouted desperately, but the more they shouted, the more chaotic the people around them became. Even the drunkards who had been drinking all night and were still hungover in the taverns were alarmed and ran out of the taverns.
This made the long street even more chaotic.
Just then, several drunkards who had come out of the restaurant suddenly changed their drunken state, drew knives from their sleeves, and pounced on the carriage.
The guards were all on high alert, watching the people on the street, and didn't have time to look behind them. Fortunately, Su Qinglan, who was standing to the side and was stunned by the sudden turn of events, saw what was happening and shouted hoarsely, "There's an assassin! Be careful!"
The guards quickly turned around.
But it was too late. They had been standing on the street to avoid being hit by people on the street, and they never expected that assassins would rush out of the restaurant. At this moment, several people attacked from behind, and one of them even jumped onto the carriage and reached out to lift the curtain.
Just then, Yuwen Ye's men suddenly rushed over from this side of the long street!
Having just received the order, they began running towards the other side of the long street, but due to the surging crowd, they could not reach it immediately. Just as the assassin was about to rush into the carriage, the leading guard raised the knife in his hand and threw it forward with force.
The broadsword spun around and slashed at the assassin's arm.
The man screamed and fell off the carriage. The people behind him tried to rush up, but the other guards and Yuwen Ye's bodyguards all ran up and immediately engaged them in a fight.
One of the assassins turned around and saw Su Qinglan, who had just warned the guards. He gritted his teeth in hatred and said, "You wretched woman!"
As he spoke, he swung the knife in his hand and slashed at her.
Su Qinglan turned pale with fright and hurriedly turned to run away, but it was too late. She felt the cold wind mixed with the sharpness of the blades rushing towards her!
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