Not far from the place of prayer, there was a group of people stationed there, ready to go, and they could be heard talking.
"Sir, Miss Li Han's signal is coming!"
"Get ready immediately and go meet up with Li Han!"
"yes!"
The two people who were talking were Xiaofeng and Du Jian, and this group of people were Du Jian's men.
Li Han not only placed some of her own people around the queen, but also sent someone to notify Du Jian after she set off, asking him to follow quietly in secret.
After all, Li Han's ability is limited, and it is impossible for him to place too many people around the queen, as this will easily expose them. Therefore, he only left a few people to transmit messages and intelligence.
Therefore, Li Han left most of the power to Du Jian, asking her to work together with him from inside and outside so as not to be caught off guard, and all this depended on her signals.
So Du Jian arrived at the temple not long after Li Han did, but he was afraid that the Queen's people would find out and cause unnecessary trouble, so he stayed at a distance and waited for Li Han's signal.
After receiving Li Han's signal, Du Jian immediately ordered the entire team to set off and prepare to meet up with Li Han according to the previous plan.
At this time, one of Li Han's men rushed over and said to Du Jian, "It's bad! Just now, when we were praying, an assassin rushed up. In order to save the Queen, the young lady was stabbed by the assassin!"
"What?" Du Jian suddenly felt a little suffocated and asked hurriedly, "So how is Li Han now? Where is the assassin?"
"The young lady is now in danger of death, and I don't know where the assassin has gone. Now I don't know what to do. The young lady said that if anything happens, I will come to you and you will definitely find a solution!"
After hearing this, Du Jian suddenly felt a little relieved. He didn't expect Li Han to trust him so much. Du Jian felt that he could not let Li Han down. He thought that Li Han would be fine at the queen's side, and the most important thing now was to catch the assassin.
Du Jian wanted to chop the assassin who injured Li Han into pieces and feed them to the dogs, so he asked, "Which direction did the assassin run to?"
The subordinate pointed to Du Jian's left and said, "Go in that direction. The man is injured and can't run far!"
Du Jian looked in the direction the man pointed and immediately ordered his men, "Surround this area now. If you see anyone suspicious, arrest them immediately!"
Then he said to the two followers behind him: "You two follow me!" Then Du Jian rode away at full speed with his men.
Just as the attendant said, the assassin was injured and had not gone far. Du Jian rode his horse along the road to look for him and indeed ran into the assassin.
"You are surrounded, surrender quickly!" Du Jian and his men surrounded the assassin.
"Don't even think about it!"
The assassin refused to obey and rushed towards Du Jian with the knife in his hand. However, because he was injured, he was out of breath and could not exert any strength, so Du Jian easily avoided the attack.
Then he jumped up from his horse, tore off the black veil covering the assassin's face, and kicked him. The assassin flew out fiercely, hit his back on a tree, and fell to the ground coughing up blood.
Without the veil, the assassin's face was revealed in front of Du Jian. This person was Xie Su, whom Hua Yunyun had accidentally met before.
Du Jian looked at the man and felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere, but he just couldn't remember where. Just when he was about to go and arrest Xie Su, Xie Su suddenly took out a small bottle from his arms and sprinkled it on Du Jian and the others.
The contents of the bottle were similar to the incense ash that Xie Su had used to deal with the generals under the Queen. After it was spilled, a lot of particulate smoke filled the air, affecting people's normal vision. Xie Su took this opportunity to escape.
After the smoke dissipated, Du Jian was a little angry when he saw the person running away, but he did not chase after him. He left his followers to continue looking for the person, while he rode his horse at full speed to the temple. After all, he was still very concerned about Li Han's comfort.
Not long after, Lu Li also arrived. He was able to arrive so quickly because he was handling official business nearby. If she was still in the capital, it would be hard to say how long she would have to wait.
After Lu Li arrived at the temple, he found that the gate was locked. He thought it was closed for self-protection. Without thinking too much, he ordered the soldiers to rush in and break in.
When Lu Li entered, he saw Li Han lying on the cold ground in the distance. Lu Li couldn't help but clench his fists, his face looked extremely serious, his eyes were full of worry, and he immediately ran forward.
When the queen saw Lu Li, she asked in surprise: "Lu Li, why are you here?"
Lu Li didn't bother to answer the Queen and quickly shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Where's the imperial physician? Hurry and save him."
Afterwards, Lu Li picked up Li Han and ran to the room, gently placing her on the bed. The imperial physician arrived at this moment, and Lu Li hurriedly said to him, "Hurry up and see if she's alright!"
"Okay, I will take the princess's pulse for a few days!" said the imperial physician respectfully.
Seeing that the imperial physician was treating the patient, Lu Li did not interrupt him. He walked aside and called over everyone who was present at the scene. He asked angrily, "Where did the assassin go? Has anyone seen the assassin? What did he look like? Tell me everything you know. Anyone who hides anything will be charged with treason!"
After Lu Li's threat, all the soldiers, palace maids and eunuchs present knelt on the ground in fear. Lu Li asked everyone to answer one by one.
Because the scene was too chaotic, many palace maids and eunuchs were busy escaping and had no time to care about the assassin. The soldiers were also surrounding the queen at the time, so naturally they didn't pay much attention to the assassin. So after asking around, Lu Li didn't get any useful information.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Lu Li's patience was worn out.
At this time, the general who had fought with Xie Su came up and said, "That man was wearing a black veil at the time. I don't know what he looked like, but he was very skilled in martial arts and seemed like a well-trained assassin. When I fought him, I injured his arm. Judging from his build, he should be about the same size as you, General Lu!"
After Lu Li thanked the man, he asked an artist to draw a simple portrait based on those characteristics, and then sent all the people he brought with him out to search for the assassin according to the portrait.
"What's wrong with Li Han now? Is he okay?" Lu Li saw the doctor coming out and hurried forward to ask.
"This sword only hit the shoulder, injuring the tendons and bones. He may not be able to exert strength for a while and needs to rest, but..." The imperial physician suddenly stopped talking.
"But what?" Lu Li became more and more anxious as he listened.
The imperial physician looked troubled and sighed, "But there's a problem. This knife is poisoned!"
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