“Bang!”
As soon as Leng Yun finished speaking, Wu Yuanzhang suddenly dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground, and snorted coldly:
"It's my opinion. You can forgive others, but is there anyone willing to forgive you? If you have such thoughts, how can you achieve great things in the future? How do you know that Leng Xi is not interested in the throne? How do you know how much Concubine Li has done in private? Don't think that everyone in the world is as naive as you. Do you think the emperor is as cowardly as he appears to be? No, if he hadn't used some cruel means back then, how could he have reached this position? So grandpa tells you, don't say such words again in the future. I don't want to hear them again."
"Yoona knows she was wrong."
Leng Yun lowered his head and said, "From now on, I will listen to Grandpa."
Seeing that he was willing to admit his mistake, Wu Yuanzhang sighed and said with a frown:
"From now on, do whatever you are told to do. Don't ask too many questions or inquire too much. Everything your uncle and I have done is to ensure that you can ascend to the throne smoothly."
Leng Yun stood up at the right moment, bowed and clasped his fists towards Wu Yuanzhang and said:
"I will always remember the kindness that grandpa and uncle have shown me. If I achieve great things in the future, I will definitely not let them down."
Wu Yuanzhang nodded with great satisfaction. Even though Leng Yun was his grandson, he only regarded him as a tool to seize the throne of Daning, because only Leng Yun could ascend the throne legitimately after the death of the old emperor. Leng Yun was a useless person. Even if he became the emperor, the throne of Daning would still be in the hands of their Wu family.
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and a smug look appeared on his face.
Wu Hong's face was filled with joy. According to his expectation, Leng Yu and others had already entered the place where he had ambushed in advance. He was just waiting to hear good news.
…
Leng Yu and his group walked on the road for a whole day. When it was almost evening, Xiao Lingzi came to report.
"Your Majesty, there is a village nearby. Should we stay there for the night?"
Leng Yu glanced at Luo Lan, then opened the curtain door and asked:
"The villagers are timid. If so many grown men like us go to stay overnight, we might disturb them. How far is the nearest town?"
Xiao Lingzi glanced forward and continued:
"The nearest town is still five miles away, and there's a three-mile mountain road. It might be difficult to travel in the dark. Should we move forward or stop? Your Highness, please give us your instructions."
Leng Yu frowned and lowered the curtain to look at Luo Lan. "It's five miles, and it will take about two hours to walk. Is my wife feeling okay?"
Luo Lan knew that he would not go to the nearby villages to disturb the people, so the only way was to keep moving forward.
She pursed her lips, smiled and nodded.
"I haven't walked a single step. The horse isn't tired, so why should I be tired?"
Seeing her say this, Leng Yu nodded to her, then opened the curtain door again and said to Xiao Lingzi:
"Let's continue on our journey and find an inn to stay in the town ahead."
After Xiao Lingzi agreed, he spurred his horse forward.
Today is February 13th. Although there are still two days until the 15th, most of the moon can be seen in the sky, so it is much easier to walk on the road at night.
A group of people, in this quiet night, slowly moved forward.
The mountain road was rugged and bumpy, and the horses seemed to have difficulty walking.
The night was very quiet, with nothing else but the sound of a group of people's horses' hooves.
Suddenly, Xiao Lingzi, who was walking in front, tightened the reins of the horse and raised his hand with a serious expression. The horses behind him stopped and the carriage also stopped.
The little twins stepped forward and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Lingzi looked around solemnly and said vigilantly:
"I feel some movement, everyone be careful."
Leng Yu, who was sitting in the carriage, also felt something unusual. He said softly with a serious expression:
"Lan'er, follow me closely later."
Luo Lan knew that they must have encountered an ambush. She frowned and nodded heavily, "I know, my husband, be careful."
As soon as she finished speaking, countless arrows flew out from nowhere. Without time to think, Leng Yu directly picked up Luo Lan by the waist and broke through the roof of the sedan chair. The sedan chair was instantly riddled with holes caused by the arrows.
Outside, Xiao Lingzi and others were fighting with a group of men in black. Leng Yu held Luo Lan in one hand and landed on the ground, wrestling with two men in black.
The scene was a bit chaotic for a while. Although the men in black were not very good at martial arts, they were numerous and kept emerging from the darkness.
Xiao Lingzi, Xiao Shuangzi and others slowly approached Leng Yu and said to him loudly:
"Your Highness, please take the princess and go ahead. We will meet you in the town ahead."
Leng Yu's face was gloomy, and he said in a cold voice:
"If we want to stay, we stay together. If we want to leave, we leave together."
The little twins couldn't wait to shout:
"My Lord, please leave quickly. There are many people on the other side. Don't hurt the princess."
Leng Yu lowered his eyebrows, looked at Luo Lan in his arms, and nodded heavily, "Okay, you guys have to be careful."
After saying that, he held Luo Lan in one hand, jumped on the horse, and under the cover of Xiao Lingzi and others, rushed out of the crowd and ran forward.
At this moment, a long arrow shot straight towards them, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would be hit.
Suddenly, two horsemen rushed out from the darkness. They stood behind Luo Lan and Leng Yu, knocked down the arrow that was rushing towards them, and stopped the men in black who were about to catch up with them, and fought with them.
Suddenly, Xiao Lingzi subdued one of them and took off her veil. She frowned and asked,
"Who are you?"
Hearing this, an arrow suddenly flew out and hit the man in the chest. Then someone shouted:
"withdraw!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the men in black who were still fighting with Xiao Shuangzi and others retreated one after another, while Xiao Lingzi and others pressed on step by step.
At this moment, the man in black riding on horseback suddenly threw a smoke bomb. By the time Xiao Lingzi and others reacted, they had already mounted their horses and left.
Zhang Yuan quickly came to Xiao Lingzi and asked:
"Why did they withdraw?"
Xiao Lingzi twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a smug smile:
"Because they've revealed their identities."
After saying this, he turned his head and asked:
"Just now, two people helped the prince and princess leave. Where are they?"
Little Shuangzi, Little Ningzi, and Little Tanzi all shook their heads, and several other guards followed suit.
"I don't know. The assassins withdrew and they disappeared."
Zhang Yuan held his chin with one hand and pondered:
"Why do I feel like their figures are familiar? But I just can't remember where they are."
Xiao Lingzi frowned slightly and murmured:
"If I'm not mistaken, they are Acai and Ahong."
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan opened his mouth in astonishment and shouted loudly:
"Acai, Ahong, is that you? Where are you? Come out?"
"Acai, Ahong, are you guys coming out? Why did you leave so suddenly? Is that you guys?"
"Acai, Ahong..."
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