Chapter 370 Moment of Crisis
Lin Lanting naturally heard what the assassin leader said to Wei Shijun.
I also guessed that the Mrs. Lu he was talking about should be Wei Shijun's second sister, and I knew what his purpose was in saying these words.
Seeing that although Wei Shijun's face changed because of those words, he did not lose his composure when facing the enemy. In addition, Wei Qingyan reached Wei Laosan's side faster than him, so he concentrated on dealing with the seemingly endless assassins.
But after hearing the assassin's next words, he could no longer maintain his calmness. Seeing that Wei Shijun's face had turned pale, Lin Lanting no longer cared about the danger, broke through the siege of the assassins, and came behind Wei Shijun.
Standing back to back with her, he simply said four words, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He concentrated again and took on the assassin's continuous attacks.
Wei Shijun never knew that these four simple words could give her a great sense of security.
Lin Lanting placed his back in her trust, forcing herself to suppress those painful and embarrassing memories. Her hands, trembling slightly with anxiety, gripped the hilt of the sword firmly again, with a fierce look in her eyes.
Let’s talk about other things later. At least for now, she can’t drag Qingyan and Lin Lanting down.
Tu Dao was angry when he saw that Lin Lanting was not affected at all and instead calmed Wei Shijun down. When he was about to say something to provoke the two of them, Wei Qingyan's sword stabbed at him again.
This time, he was not so lucky to dodge and was stabbed in the back by Wei Qingyan. However, Wei Qingyan was able to attack him with one hand and deal with others with the other hand.
But no matter how good Wei Qingyan's martial arts skills were, no matter how determined Lin Lanting and Wei Shijun were, they were ultimately outnumbered.
Except for Wei Qingyan, the other two were injured to varying degrees.
"Don't worry, just let the Crown Princess breathe."
A long time passed, and the mission was still not completed. Tu Dao felt uneasy, "Kill the rest."
The assassins who were worried about accidentally hurting Wei Qingyan attacked more fiercely than before after receiving his orders. This time, even Wei Qingyan's arm was cut.
Wei Shijun's thigh was pierced by the assassin's sword. Just as the assassin raised his knife to chop at Wei Shijun, the sound of horse hooves came from far away.
At the same time, three sharp arrows came from a distance, one of which pierced directly into the assassin's eyebrows, saving Wei Shijun from her predicament.
The other two arrows hit the assassins beside Wei Qingyan.
Although Shi Yu had covered his face, Wei Qingyan recognized him just by looking at his eyes, and felt much more at ease.
Tu Dao didn't know who the visitor was, but it was obvious that he was not here to help them. He no longer cared about whether his subordinates would be harmed, and only hoped to take Wei Qingyan away in time.
However, it was difficult for him to get close to Wei Qingyan, because in addition to the dozens of masked men in black who flew over, there were dozens of archers around.
This was far from the end. Not long after, Liang Fusu came with a group of people on horseback. Before he even dismounted, he shouted, "Who is this traitor who dares to assassinate General Lin?"
An old man beside him responded, "Sir, it seems to me that they are in the same group as the one who took the concubine away. Otherwise, why didn't we see them when we chased the concubine here?"
"Grandpa Jixiang is right. If that's the case, then my Liang family can't just sit back and watch.
Today I want to see who is this daring rebel who dares to collude with the government, secretly replace the serious criminal in the court, and even attempt to assassinate my general Feng Zhao."
Jixiang echoed him, "To murder loyal ministers and good generals, he must be a traitor. I also want to see who this bastard is."
The old man and the young man started fighting with the butcher knife while they were saying this.
Shi Yu had already flown to Wei Qingyan's side, glanced at the injury on her arm, and asked, "Are you injured anywhere else?"
"I'm fine."
But my third sister has something to do.
Shi Yu followed her gaze and looked at Wei Shijun. He understood what she meant and went to Wei Shijun with her. The two of them tacitly led Wei Shijun away from the fighting circle.
If Tudao didn't know who the person was before, how could he not know that it was Shi Yu when he saw the archer heading straight for Wei Qingyan?
Tudao's heart sank to the bottom. While the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it, the Venerable's plan was discovered by Shi Yu.
There was no hope of capturing Wei Qingyan, so he could only try to save his life first, "Retreat!"
He must not fall into their hands, otherwise his wife, children and family would be implicated.
On the other side, Shi Yu handed a medicine bottle to Wei Qingyan.
Wei Qingyan hurriedly poured out a pill and put it into Wei Shijun's mouth. He then took a medicine bottle from Shi Yu and poured the powder on Wei Shijun's wound. He first stopped the bleeding for her and then bandaged it simply.
Just now asked, "How did you get here?"
"When I saw that no one went to look for Shi Dehou, I guessed we had fallen into a trap."
He said it simply, but Wei Qingyan knew that it must not have been easy for him to bring so many people here in time.
He apologized, "I'm sorry, I was careless."
Shi Yu poured the powder on the wound on her arm and said, "If you think so, then I should be the one to apologize. These past few days, you have been worried that I would lose my life due to the curse. Now that you have the clue of the cursed object, you will naturally rush to look for it.
I am two years older than you. I failed to detect the other party's conspiracy, and I failed to protect you. If there is anyone to blame, it should be me."
Seeing that she was fine, he could speak so relaxedly, but on the way here, his heart was in his throat.
Qingyan had previously reminded him that Shi Dehou might have been poisoned by a Gu, so he ordered his men to keep an eye on the brothel so that they could respond in time.
However, he found that although some people were searching for Shi Dehou, they didn't seem to take it seriously, which made him realize that something was wrong.
After some thought, he finally understood the key. When he was about to go out to meet Wei Qingyan, he felt inexplicably panicked. Perhaps it was because they had shared the Merit Seal, and they had some telepathy with each other.
This panic showed that the situation on Qingyan's side was not good. The soldiers brought by Wei were left in the inn, and it was not convenient to mobilize a large force, so he secretly went to the princess's mansion and borrowed a lot of lovers from Qingwu.
He needed a reason to go out, so he went to find the old marquis again. He said that he had discovered that his concubine had been replaced and wanted to arrest her, and asked Liang Fusu to follow him.
No one knows how he suppressed his anxiety and arranged all this, and how thrilling the journey was.
But there is no need to go into details about these. As long as his little Yan is well, everything is fine.
"Don't be so annoying. You are all right. The one who is wrong is the evil intentions of the people behind the scenes."
Wei Shijun, whose bleeding had been stopped, interrupted the two of them, "Lin Lanting has also been seriously injured. You should go and help him."
Shi Yu said, "Liang Fusu and the others brought a lot of medicine. Lin Lanting will be fine, but we have to leave immediately."
"Are you worried that the Queen will send someone to the Prince's Mansion to find us?" Wei Qingyan immediately understood what he meant.
Shi Yu nodded, "I'm not worried, she will definitely send someone."
Or go in person.
By then, there will be no one in the Prince's Mansion, which will make it difficult for them to do something disadvantageous.
Wei Shijun didn't understand for a moment, but since they said the queen would look for her, she would definitely look for her, so they had to rush back in time.
But, "Will these assassins not be arrested?"
Especially the leader. If we catch them, wouldn’t we be able to expose the queen’s hypocrisy?
Without the help of Shi Yu and Qing Yan, Liang Fusu and the others would probably not be able to catch that man.
Shi Yu explained, "To be valued by His Majesty, one must either be sufficiently loyal to His Majesty, or have hostages or leverage in His Majesty's hands. Even if captured, they will not betray His Majesty. At most, they will be used as scapegoats. By then, it will be difficult to investigate what happens next."
How could a venerable master who could hide so deeply be brought down by just catching a few assassins?
Fengyi Palace.
A cry of surprise woke up the palace guards who were on guard outside.
Lady Xia hurriedly pushed the door open and went in. "Your Majesty, did you have a nightmare?"
The Queen pressed her well-maintained hands against her chest, trying to calm herself down. "I dreamt about the fire that year. I dreamt the Crown Prince was covered in flames."
"Your Majesty, those were all dreams. The prince is fine. Don't think too much about it." Lady Xia, who was unsure whether the queen's words were true or not, comforted her.
"It was my fault. He is my flesh and blood. How could I have angered the Crown Princess over the affairs of the late Emperor of Wei, and then angered the Crown Prince and become angry with him?
Now that we, mother and son, have finally been reunited, it is God's mercy. That's all, I should accept the wife he has chosen."
The Queen lifted her blanket and stood up, "Change your clothes. I will personally bring the imperial physician to see the Crown Princess."
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