101 The Incompetence of Sima Taigong
A sharp arrow is hurtling towards her.
When Ah Feng rushed back, he saw a man in black raising a sword and stabbing at his husband from behind.
Ah Feng leaped forward, drew his sword, and blocked the man's sword aimed at Sima Hong, shielding the man behind his own lord.
Sima Hong recognized him and immediately asked, "What are you doing here! Where is the princess!"
“My lord, it was the princess who sent me back. They should be safely back in the city by now.”
Assassins surged forward again from all sides. Sima Hong had no time to ask any more questions and raised his hand to block the sword that the assassin in front of him was about to strike.
Sima Hong had been dealing with these people for so long in order to leave as many survivors as possible. Now that A-Feng was here, the assassination plot meticulously planned by the Prince of Yi and the Guo family was coming to an end much faster.
Of the twenty rigorously trained assassins, only three remained alive. Sima Hong looked at the three assassins whose jaws had been dislocated by A Feng and A Tai, and ripped off their masks.
These people have poison hidden in their mouths, so they can't even commit suicide now. Sima Hong said to A Feng, "Keep an eye on them and don't let them die."
"Sima Hong, you will die a horrible death! You followed the Empress and acted as her accomplice, no wonder..." The man in black had his jaw dislocated, but his mumbled words were still understandable.
"Ah!" One of the men in black cried out in pain as Atai's sword pierced his thigh.
Sima Hong wiped his blood-stained hands with a handkerchief, restoring their whiteness, and then threw the blood-stained handkerchief on the ground.
Seeing that Sima Hong had no reaction, the man in black suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha! You've been so ardent in your pursuit of power by siding with the Empress and the Crown Prince. You don't even know if you can still be the Empress's son-in-law if the princess dies!"
Sima Hong walked up to the man and said, "You seem to know a lot. It looks like I'll have to have someone treat you well." Sima Hong's face was as cold as ice, and his words were chilling.
The assassin deliberately provoked, saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, but wouldn't the princess's death be just what Master Sima wanted? After all, it seems Master Sima didn't want you to marry the princess."
Sima Hong grabbed the man in black by the neck. "You have a lot of guts. I hope you can withstand A-Feng's torture."
Sima Hong turned his head and said, "Ah Feng, show him your best skills and give him a good welcome."
"yes!"
After saying that, Sima Hong mounted his horse and led Atai and the others straight towards the direction where Qi Gu was.
Even if this person is just trying to sow discord, it shows that Qi Gu is in danger!
At this moment, in a forest only a few dozen kilometers from the city gate, Qi Gu crawled forward through the dense grass. Her forehead was covered in sweat. She restrained herself and made her movements as small as possible so that the people in the trees could not see her or notice that the grass and trees around her were moving.
A gust of wind blew by, cooling the hot sweat on Qi Gu's head. She was extremely nervous, afraid of attracting the attention of the people in the tree.
Half an incense stick later, the assassin in the tree seemed to have run out of patience. Qi Gu looked up slightly through the gaps in the grass and trees, and the person in the tree was gone!
He must have already climbed down the tree to search for her! This is her chance!
There was a crooked tree ahead that could block her view; her next step was to get there, taking advantage of the moment when the assassin came down.
Just then, Qi Gu half-squatted up from the ground, took off running, her eyes fixed on that crooked tree.
Hurry, hurry up, we'll be safe behind the tree!
Qi Gu ran with all her might, but then she heard that familiar "whoosh" sound again.
As she ran, she looked back and saw a sharp blade piercing the sky, flying towards her.
Qi Gu lunged forward, and the arrow missed its mark, but another arrow came from behind!
Qi Gu dared not stop, and stood up to continue running towards her goal.
But how could the speed of two feet compare to the speed of an arrow? The assassins behind her kept shooting arrows, and finally, one arrow grazed Qi Gu's shoulder.
Qi Gu clutched her shoulder, ignoring the burning pain, and quickened her pace. She was almost behind the crooked tree when, at the last moment, an arrow came flying and struck her calf!
A sharp pain shot through her calf, and Qi Gu felt a chill run through her body. The scene of being pierced in the heart by an arrow in her past life resurfaced in her mind.
But she still didn't give up her last hope. Dragging one leg, she walked forward with all her might. Once she reached the tree, everything would be alright. Qi Gu could no longer feel the arrows behind her; her eyes were only on what lay ahead.
The arrows behind her had stopped at some point, replaced by increasingly closer footsteps. The man in black seemed to see her as a sitting duck, wanting to kill his prey at close range.
Qi Gu finally struggled to reach the crooked tree. She leaned against the tree, and at this moment, it was meaningless whether she hid or not.
Because the man in black was already only ten feet away from her, and that distance was still shrinking.
Despite the pain in her legs, Qi Gu asked with pale lips, "Let me, a dying man, say my last words to you. I guess you are not a member of the Prince of Yi or the Guo family."
"How can the princess be so sure that I am not a member of Prince Yi or the Guo family?"
Qi Gu pointed to the bow and arrows behind him and said, "Because the bows and arrows you are carrying are different."
The man in black looked somewhat surprised, glanced back at the bow and arrows on his back, and then said to Qi Gu, "Princess, you are so meticulous, no wonder... Sir... then guess who sent me?" At this point, the man in black began to chat with Qi Gu at a leisurely pace.
"Let me think about it?" Qi Gu showed a thoughtful expression: "In this capital, the only people I have a grudge against are the Second Prince and the Second Princess. But since the Guo family has already sent people, they won't do anything more. That leaves only the Gao family?"
Before the black man could speak, Aunt Qi added, "But I guess you're not from the Gao family either."
"Oh? Why?"
Qi Gu said, "It seems your master really dislikes me. But aren't you afraid that if you kill me, your young master will blame you later? Your old master is getting old and won't live for many more years, but your young master will live for a long time."
If Qi Gu's words surprised the man in black earlier, then these words now filled him with fear.
Qi Gu saw the black-clad man's pupils tremble, indicating that she hadn't misheard; the voice belonged to someone she knew.
He and his old master certainly never expected that their princess, who had only recently returned from the countryside, would guess their identities as master and servant.
Yes, if it weren't for her past life experiences, how could Qi Gu have guessed that the renowned Sima Taigong would actually do such a terrible thing to her, even going so far as to cooperate with the Prince of Yi and the Guo family to send someone to kill her!
"I didn't expect the rumors outside to be false. Your wisdom, Princess, forces me to kill you as soon as possible, lest your continued existence cause the masters to turn against each other."
"Hahaha!" Qi Gu laughed loudly: "What virtue or ability do I, Chu Qi Gu, have to make Sima Taigong personally come forward to kill me? Everyone says that Sima Taigong's talent is no less than Zhang Yi of the previous dynasty, but in my opinion, he is not even worthy of carrying Zhang Yi's shoes!"
"Shut up! Who gave you the audacity to insult my great-grandfather!" The man in black hadn't expected that the princess would not only not be frightened, but would also utter such words.
Qi Gu sneered, "Doing such despicable things, you dare to compare yourself to Zhang Yi of the previous dynasty? I think his narrow-mindedness is comparable to that of a rat. I never thought that someone like Sima Heng could raise a grandson like Sima Hong?"
"How dare you address Grandfather by his given name and even insult him! You're utterly courting death!"
"Ha! I died at the hands of the Sima family in two lifetimes, what else do I dare not do! I will not only curse that old bastard Sima Heng, but also his adopted son Sima Hong. Just like him, not a single member of the Sima family is any good! If I have another chance, I will make the Sima family repay me a thousandfold!"
"Shut up! Don't you dare insult Grandfather and Young Master!"
The man in black was clearly enraged by Qi Gu. He raised his bow and arrow high and aimed it at Qi Gu's forehead!
Qi Gu stared unblinkingly at the sharp arrowhead. She raised her chin and said, "Bah! What kind of noble family is the Sima family? I predict that from this day forward, Sima Taigong and Sima Hong will be estranged, and their blood relatives will turn against each other. The Sima family will decline and become a disgrace to the clan. This is my curse, hahaha!!!" Qi Gu's eyes were bloodshot, and her words were extremely sharp and grating.
The man in black hesitated, his hand still holding the bow and arrow, unable to make a move.
Qi Gu seized upon his hesitation; no matter how shrewd Sima Taigong was in his youth, he had become so muddle-headed in his old age.
"What, you're hesitating? It seems I was right! You must be feeling uneasy too. If Sima Hong really takes his anger out on this, then a rift will inevitably form between Sima Taigong and his grandson. Will the Sima family still be able to live up to Sima Taigong's wishes in the future...?"
“Princess, you are so insightful. But there is one thing I don’t understand: how did you know that I am Sima Taigong’s man?”
Qi Gu said mysteriously, "Maybe we met in our past lives—Wu Zhuan." Actually, she wasn't entirely lying; they had indeed met in their past lives. Back then, when Sima Taigong kicked her out of the Sima Mansion, it was this person who "invited" her out.
"You, you recognize me?" Wu Zhuan was shocked.
"Stop talking nonsense, just kill me if you want!" Qi Gu closed her eyes.
Her fearless attitude towards death made Wu Zhuan even more uncertain. Could it be that the young master told the princess? Did the young master really love the princess?
If he really killed the princess, wouldn't that cause a rift between the grandfather and the young master?
Wu Zhuan felt a chill run down his spine, and he dared not release the fully drawn bow.
Qi Gu opened her eyes. She had made the right bet. She stood up from the ground again. "It seems that Wu Zhuan, you have made your choice."
Qi Gu dragged one leg and turned away. She pretended to be calm, but in reality, she was sweating profusely the moment she turned around.
Blood streamed down her leg and onto the ground, but she didn't even look at it. As long as she reached the city gate ahead, she would be safe.
One step, two steps, three steps... Qi Gu walked steadily with a limp, forgetting the pain at this moment.
One drop, two drops, three drops of blood behind her... turned her footprints red.
Almost there. Qi Gu looked at the tall and sturdy city gate getting closer and closer. Just when Qi Gu thought she was about to reach the city gate.
A "whoosh" sound came from behind.
"Qi Gu! Watch out!!!"
When Qi Gu turned around, she saw a sharp arrow hurtling towards her!
Immediately afterward, a white figure flew towards her from behind. One arrow and one person approached her with lightning speed, one after the other!
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