The emperor stared at Li Wan, his eyes were particularly gentle.
Li Wan's heart softened. She moved closer, resting her forehead against the emperor's, and whispered, "It is because of you that I came into this world."
The emperor was shocked and did not comprehend the other meaning of this sentence, but just this sentence was enough to make his heart burn.
"Ah Wan."
The two kissed for a long time amid the sound of the waterfall, then held hands and lay quietly looking at the sky and clouds.
Just like the emperor said, do nothing, think nothing, just lie there quietly, listen to the sounds, watch the clouds, and enjoy the cool breeze.
The strong wind did not disturb the two people. They staggered from one end to the other to eat, and went to the river to drink water when they were thirsty. It was very comfortable.
Both of them were people who could calm down, and it was rare for them to have such a peaceful and comfortable moment. They actually lay there leisurely for half a day, and when they saw that it was getting dark, they walked back.
The two men rode on their horses and entered the jungle at a leisurely pace.
As soon as we entered the jungle, the light suddenly became dim. The lush branches and leaves above our heads completely blocked the light from outside, leaving only a faint glow. The forest became dark, and the sound of horse hooves stepping on the dead branches and leaves on the ground was particularly clear. The crisp bird calls that were hidden in the leaves during the day now inexplicably had a gloomy atmosphere.
Gale's pace gradually slowed down, and he let out a breath of anxiety from his nose.
Li Wan suddenly had a bad feeling.
The smile on the emperor's lips completely disappeared, his expression gradually became solemn, his phoenix eyes were filled with coldness, he squeezed Li Wan's hand around his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Hold me tight."
Li Wan silently hugged the emperor's hand tightly.
The emperor gently pulled the reins, and Ji Feng immediately stepped back alertly.
However, at this moment, something strange happened!
A sound of breaking air suddenly pierced through the dark forest—
Li Wan's pupils suddenly contracted.
There's an assassin!
At the same time, there was a swish and the sword was unsheathed.
Li Wan only saw a flash of silver light, and then heard the sound of metal connecting.
The arrow was knocked away by a sword!
The emperor held the sword in one hand and the reins in the other, and shouted: "Wind! Go!"
Ji Feng immediately turned around and ran in another direction.
Li Wan had never encountered such a dangerous situation before. His heart almost jumped out of his chest. He subconsciously turned his head and saw a black shadow jumping down from a tree in the direction where the arrow came from. His movements were almost undelayed. The moment he landed, he immediately stood up and chased after him.
The sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air continued to be heard.
The black shadow of the gust of wind moved swiftly through the jungle like a ghost.
Arrows shot into the trees behind them.
But arrows still shot at them.
The emperor waved his sword to resist from time to time.
Li Wan was terrified. With so many arrows, how many people were hiding in the dark?
"Awan, there is a whistle in the saddle bag next to your right leg. Take it out and blow it."
The emperor's voice remained calm, but there was a hint of tension in it.
Li Wan leaned forward, put one hand around the emperor's waist, and touched the bag on the saddle with the other hand. She reached out to take it out. From time to time, she could hear the sound of arrows breaking through the air. Her hands were shaking. She took out the whistle with all her strength, put it to her mouth without hesitation, and blew it with all her strength.
The high-pitched and sharp whistle instantly resounded throughout the dark jungle!
As the whistle sounded, the arrows suddenly became more dense!
Suddenly, it seemed as if there were assassins everywhere.
Li Wan tried desperately to search her memory, but she could not remember the assassination. An arrow flew past her ear, and the wind brushed her cheek with a sharp touch. At this moment, Li Wan's mind was suddenly struck by lightning!
She suddenly remembered that after the Li family was punished, someone once said that the Queen Mother and the Li family had conspired to assassinate the emperor...
Is it this time?
Does that mean that no matter how dangerous the situation is, the emperor will be able to escape danger in the end?
He is the meaning of her existence in this world. In a sense, he should have the aura of the protagonist.
In this situation, Li Wan couldn't think too much. Apart from asking for help, he could do nothing to help. He could only hold on to the sides of the emperor's clothes to prevent himself from being thrown off and dragging the emperor down.
However, the emperor did not forget to comfort her at such a critical moment: "Awan, don't be afraid, reinforcements will be here soon."
Li Wan gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "I'm not afraid."
In fact, she was not only afraid, but also extremely afraid.
I was so scared that I lost all feeling in my body.
At least she was riding on a horse. If she had to stand on the ground, her legs would probably be too weak to walk.
She considered herself not a coward, but facing danger head-on, with arrows flying from all directions, this instinctive fear was not easily overcome.
She never again scolded those characters in disaster movies who couldn't walk because of fear. You really don't know how terrifying this feeling is until it happens to you. It is almost an instinctive reaction of the body.
Although she secretly believed that the emperor would be out of danger in the end, she was not necessarily sure.
She always felt that an arrow would pierce her from behind.
The young man chopped off the arrows flying from the side with his sword. Knowing that she was pretending to be calm, there was a hint of a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Good evening."
As soon as the words fell.
Two cold arrows, one on the left and one on the right, came out from the side and shot straight towards me!
The emperor caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, but it was too late to avoid it, so he immediately took Li Wan and threw him off the horse.
The tip of one of the arrows passed through his arm, instantly tearing his sleeve, leaving a trail of blood, and then nailed into the tree with blood.
He and Li Wan fell to the ground and rolled several times before stopping.
Li Wan felt dizzy and dazed. When she landed, the emperor held her tightly in his arms, acting as a cushion and absorbing most of the impact.
Before she could react, she saw a silver light slashing down, and the Emperor was on top of her.
At that moment, she really didn't think about anything. Her mind was blank. She instinctively used all her strength to push the emperor away, and then watched the knife chop towards her.
This knife would probably cut from her face all the way to her chest. She would definitely not survive.
It's not much better than beheading.
Beheading would kill her in one blow. After this blow, she would probably struggle a few more times and leave a few intermittent words.
All the random thoughts in my mind came to my mind at this moment, but in fact, it was only a moment.
The knife was about to hit her face.
What Li Wan was thinking was, if she died like this, would it be considered a success?
When death is imminent, I don't feel much fear, but instead a bunch of messy thoughts.
She even took the time to glance at the Emperor.
Seeing the horror in the emperor's eyes.
He actually felt heartbroken for him, watching her fall tragically to the assassin's death in order to save him would become a nightmare for the rest of his life.
"A Wan!" The emperor was so horrified that he raised his arm without even thinking, trying to use his arm to block the knife that was chopping towards Li Wan.
Li Wan's eyes became hot and he thought that his death was not in vain.
But at this moment!
Only a sound of breaking air was heard!
Immediately afterwards, an arrow hit the blade accurately.
The arrow had such a powerful impact that the knife that was slashing towards Li Wan was suddenly deflected to the side, and the hand of the man holding the knife was numb from the shock, and he almost dropped the knife.
Escape from death!
Li Wan's soul had already left her body at this time and she didn't know how to react.
The emperor pierced the assassin's chest with a sword, and then shouted excitedly: "Qin Lin!"
Li Wan looked blankly and saw Qin Lin riding a horse towards him in the distance. His face was extremely grim. His hands were not pulling the reins, but holding the bow, nodding the arrow, pulling the string, and an arrow was shot, and a black shadow fell from the tree.
Without any pause, he drew the arrow, put the arrow on it, pulled the bow, and shot several arrows in succession with an expressionless face. His arrows never missed their target, and people fell down one after another.
However, Li Wan saw several figures emerging from the woods. He did not feel relieved at all. It was hard to imagine how many assassins were lurking in the woods.
Li Wan's pupils suddenly shrank and she screamed, "Qin Lin! Watch out behind you!"
Qin Lin's expression did not change. He turned around and shot an arrow. The figure who jumped down from the tree with a knife in his hand and pounced on him froze in mid-air and fell straight to the ground.
Qin Lin turned around and said sternly: "Take her away!"
With a flash of silver light, the emperor cut the assassin's throat with a sword. Blood spurted out, and a drop splashed onto the corner of his eye. He turned his head, looked at Qin Lin deeply, then grabbed Li Wan's hand and pulled him up from the ground. Ji Feng had disappeared, so he could only pull Li Wan back, hoping to delay a little time for reinforcements to arrive.
Seeing that the emperor was about to run away, all the assassins immediately gave up attacking Qin Lin and rushed towards the emperor and Li Wan instead.
Their goal was clear: to kill the emperor.
And it was clear that the longer they delayed, the less likely they would be to complete their mission.
The offensive suddenly became fierce!
The emperor pulled Li Wan behind him and faced the three assassins with sword in hand.
Fight and retreat at the same time.
Qin Lin threw away his bow, drew his sword, jumped off his horse and chased after him.
The emperor and the assassin fought all the way. He had to deal with several people at the same time, and he also had to protect Li Wan everywhere and was restricted everywhere.
As if realizing that Li Wan was his weak spot, the assassin began to attack Li Wan fiercely. In order to protect Li Wan, the emperor gradually fell into a disadvantage.
By the time the emperor finally escaped from the jungle, he had several wounds on his body.
However, Li Wan was protected firmly behind him and was unharmed.
Li Wan looked at the emperor's sword-holding hand, which was already soaked with his blood. Blood was still dripping from his sleeves. His profile was cold as ice and pale as paper. Li Wan's eyes were bloodshot and red, and his heart was aching.
Where are the reinforcements? Why haven't they arrived yet?!
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