The King of Chu's secret guards were clearly surprised that Gu Yuzhi would dodge the sword, and were stunned for a moment.
But Mr. Huo seized the opportunity.
Without thinking, he threw a pebble, which deflected the man's soft sword. Before the man could react, he charged forward with a plum blossom branch in hand.
Mr. Huo's killing moves were wide and powerful, heavy and full of killing intent, while his opponent's killing moves were gloomy and full of hidden secrets.
Gu Yuzhi couldn't explain why, but he felt that the opponent's moves were like a rat hiding in the shadows, watching him all the time, ready to bite him when it got the chance.
Hearing the commotion, the other guards in the mansion rushed over to provide support. Several stood in front of Gu Yuzhi, while others drew their swords and flew to help.
Chief Secretary Xie stood in front of Gu Yuzhi, pacing back and forth from time to time. He turned his head and whispered, "Your Highness, should we spare their lives?"
Gu Yuzhi stomped his foot, snorted, and continued running towards the bedroom.
As he ran, the assassin and Mr. Huo and the others followed suit.
Chief Secretary Xie quickly followed: "Your Highness, what do you need?"
After the incident where His Highness was attacked and he failed to escape on his own, no one thought he would be afraid and run away. Instead, they thought he might be looking for a weapon.
Just as Xie Changshi was thinking this, he heard Gu Yuzhi say, "I'm going to get my bow and arrows!"
Gu Yuzhi's tone was full of anger, but his voice still carried a childish quality: "They came to assassinate me because they thought I was easy to bully!"
He rushed into the bedroom, took the bow and arrow, and when he returned, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, using the momentum to fly quickly towards the assassin.
"I want to show them that I've grown up and I'm not someone to be bullied!"
He studied martial arts with Guard Qi for two years and military strategy with Mr. Huo for one year, sparring with large, ferocious beasts like Xue Ye.
He's not someone to be trifled with!
Gu Yuzhi's face tightened, and using the support of the tree branch, she sat upright on the wall.
Nock the bow, aim...
Gu Yuzhi performed all his actions in one smooth motion.
Gu Yuzhi has always given people the impression of being a cute and innocent little prince.
Even when angry, she'll just snort and turn her head to one side, or puff out her cheeks, pout, and mutter a few words like "I'm not talking to you."
No one expected that Gu Yuzhi would be like this when he was truly angry.
Gu Yuzhi held the same position after drawing his bow, his eyes fixed on the assassin.
As time went on, fine beads of sweat appeared on Gu Yuzhi's forehead, but even so, his hand did not tremble, and his eyes remained fixed on the assassin.
Xie Changshi wanted to call out, but he was afraid of interrupting his attention, so he could only look over as well.
Mr. Huo had already taken the sword from the guard. The sword was more powerful than a tree branch when he swung it, and the assassin was clearly struggling under Mr. Huo's pressure.
The assassins had been in Changzhou for some time, but they did not act immediately. After all, Qi Chenglang was renowned, and they dared not act rashly, lest they fail in their mission.
But to their surprise, the investigation in Changzhou revealed that Qi Chenglang had been away from Prince Wen for some time.
Meanwhile, Guard Zhang left for Xinliang due to some business, so there are currently no capable guards around Prince Wen.
But damn it, what's wrong with this guard!
All of his moves looked ordinary, but they were incredibly imposing, almost overwhelming him.
The assassin was terrified, and his movements naturally became more unpredictable.
Just then, Gu Yuzhi finally released his grip on the bow, and the arrow shot through the air with a whistling sound.
Hearing the sound of approaching arrows, Mr. Huo swung his sword even faster, the blade almost leaving afterimages as he trapped the assassin firmly within it. The assassin watched helplessly as the arrows whistled towards him, with no way to dodge.
With a thud, the arrow pierced the assassin's body. Mr. Huo kicked the assassin away, sending him flying into the wall behind him. The assassin then fell to the ground with a thud, coughing up blood.
The next instant, the guard's knife was already at the assassin's neck.
Without a second thought, Mr. Huo dislocated the assassin's jaw.
Only then did Gu Yuzhi jump down from the wall, grab his bow, and jog over, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the assassin.
"Your Highness." Mr. Huo squatted down and looked at his palm. He saw that his originally fair and tender palm had been rubbed with a deep red mark.
Mr. Huo felt somewhat guilty. He wanted to say that His Highness didn't need to do that, but when he looked up and saw Gu Yuzhi's bright eyes, he swallowed back the words he was about to say and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness. It was because Your Highness threatened me with the bow that I was able to act without any worries."
Gu Yuzhi's already bright eyes shone even brighter, and a big smile spread across his face: "Really?"
He gripped the bow tightly, then chuckled.
Having practiced martial arts for over two years, he could naturally tell that Mr. Huo had the upper hand in the battle just now, and that Mr. Huo could defeat the assassin without his help.
But Mr. Huo said that his help relieved him of any worries. He scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.
Mr. Huo also burst into laughter: "What I said is of course true."
He stepped forward, grabbed the assassin's hand, and twisted his arm hard. The assassin's face contorted in pain, and large drops of sweat instantly streamed down his face.
Mr. Huo seemed not to see it, and exerted force again, finally causing the assassin's hand to open uncontrollably.
"Your Highness, please take a look."
Gu Yuzhi tiptoed and peeked out from behind Mr. Huo's shoulder, craning his neck to see what was happening. He saw that the assassin was holding a hidden arrow tightly in his sleeve.
The arrowhead in the sleeve was jet black, clearly poisoned.
Mr. Huo declared loudly, "I have not lied."
"If His Highness's arrows hadn't been locked on this thief, preventing him from getting distracted, the hidden arrow would have already been fired."
What Mr. Huo didn't say was that when he took the long knife and engaged the thief in combat, the thief's hidden arrow had no chance to be used.
The Huo family army, inheriting their signature killing moves, all aim to kill their opponents, never wasting energy on unnecessary techniques.
Although the thief's moves were insidious, all tricks were useless in the face of an absolute killing move.
When Gu Yuzhi saw the arrow hidden in his sleeve, his expression changed slightly.
During that rehearsal on the snowy night, Guard Qi had told him that the assassins who tried to kill him last time were not professionals.
There is a type of professional assassin who carries various hidden weapons and poisons with them, in order to kill their targets in the first instance.
And the person in front of me had an arrow hidden in his sleeve...
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