Shen Yanchuan shook his head.
Princess Qinyang suddenly realized and became somewhat worried: “Just how many assassins have actually come?”
Even a fool could see that these people had come well-prepared, and from the very beginning, they had formulated a meticulous plan and acted in separate groups!
Although they had managed to deal with six of them so far, what about the third prince’s side—
Whoosh!
From the nearby woods, several birds suddenly shot out in a flurry.
Along with that sound, several familiar figures were rapidly running towards this direction.
Seeing the leader, Princess Qinyang’s eyes lit up: “It’s the third prince!”
That person was dressed in bright blue brocade, slender in build, and had a handsome appearance. If it wasn’t Xiao Chengqi, then who else could it be?
The three people closely following him looked to be his guards; they all had obvious traces of blood on them, looking disheveled. Even Xiao Chengqi himself had some disordered hair, and his left shoulder was simply bandaged with a piece of cloth.
It was clear that these people had just gone through a fierce battle.
At this moment, Xiao Chengqi finally noticed them too. His eyes, filled with extreme vigilance, were stunned for a moment before he finally let out a sigh of relief.
Shen Yanchuan’s gaze fell behind Xiao Chengqi.
They were clearly being chased by someone, and Xiao Chengqi was not weak; to be forced into such a situation...
Shen Yanchuan smoothly drew three arrows from his quiver.
Ye Chutang slightly tilted her head.
It was obvious to everyone that there were definitely more than one assassin chasing the third prince, but now that the figures were still not clearly visible, how could Shen Yanchuan already determine their positions?
As this thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Chengqi suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around, and laughed heartily.
“Everyone has had a tough time chasing us all this way. How about we sit down and rest for a while?”
The threatening tone in his words was quite obvious.
At this moment, the assassins who had been chasing them for so long finally saw Shen Yanchuan and the others not far away, and their hearts skipped a beat.
—Oh no!
We should have dealt with them earlier!
Now that these few have arrived as well, with so many enemies and so few of us, a head-on clash is surely a death sentence!
The few of them exchanged glances, made a quick decision, and then turned to run!
This move inevitably caused a commotion.
And at that very moment!
Shen Yanchuan’s long fingers suddenly released! Three arrows were shot out simultaneously, speeding in three different directions!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Several muffled sounds followed.
The figures that had just appeared then fell one after another.
All three arrows hit their targets!
With the sharp arrows piercing them, the remaining assassins realized that things were going badly. Ignoring the fate of their companions, they immediately decided to retreat and flee!
Ye Chutang looked at Ye Yunfeng, lifting her chin slightly.
“Go.”
It’s not so easy to find sparring partners of this caliber.
Bây giờ họ chủ động đến tận nơi, thì tại sao lại không tận dụng?
……
Bầu trời đã hoàn toàn tối đen, một vầng trăng sáng treo lơ lửng giữa không trung.
Tam Hoàng tử và con trai của Định Bắc Hầu vẫn chưa trở về; ngay cả Công chúa Quận Thanh Dương cùng với Ye Chutang – những người đã vào rừng tìm người – cũng không hề có tin tức gì.
Hoàng đế Mù Vũ ngồi với vẻ mặt u ám, mọi người xung quanh không dám phát ra một lời nào, bầu không khí trở nên căng thẳng đến cực điểm.
Quý phi nhìn vẻ mặt của Hoàng đế Mù Vũ, tiến lại gần vài bước, nói nhẹ nhàng: “Bệ hạ đã sai người đi tìm rồi; chỉ là rừng này quá rộng lớn, việc không tìm thấy họ ngay cũng là chuyện bình thường. Chỉ cần chờ thêm một chút nữa, biết đâu họ sẽ được tìm thấy thôi.”
Công chúa cả ngồi bên cạnh nhíu mày.
Lời nói này có vẻ nhẹ nhàng, nhưng thời điểm thì lại quan trọng đến mức nào! Nếu chậm lại một chút nữa, không biết sẽ phát sinh bao nhiêu nguy hiểm nữa!
