Chapter 72 part2 (1/2)
Chapter 72: Midnight Ambush
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Aboard the carriage, they headed directly to the Pri, they suddenly heard soe had overturned, we have to take a detour”
Bai Zhi lifted the curtain and saw the chaos outside with the said horse carriage in the middle of the road and frowned: “Xiaojie, we should take a different road”
Gongzhu’s residence was in the outskirts of the Capital The sky had turned pitch black They lanced up at the sky and said: “Then take the detour route”
Li Min De had never been so solee was only illuht, his extraordinary appearance seemed flawless as his shadoayed
It occurred to Li Wei Yang that the youth before her seemed a bit distant, if not unfamiliar
The first time they e premonition It was like the Li Min De before her was only a shadow of his true self, so she had yet to understand as well
Li Min De looked up to see Li Wei Yang staring at hi saw his surprise and s’s co across her face had a trace of the springlike clarity of the Jiangnan landscape Although it could notsmiled, her dimples appeared and made her smile even lovelier She had clearly experienced many hardshi+ps, but her smile was clear as the blue sky after the rain, as if the unpleasant times had never existed Suddenly, Li Min De was left speechless
Li Wei Yang asked: “Who did you meet today?”
Li Min De was taken aback He i did not pursue the question She paused in thought before taking a jade hair piece from inside her sleeve She reently replaced with the jade piece for hiotten already?”
Li Min De wasthe jade piece on his head, his fingers grazing past the jade as he asked: “Is it really?!” He had an i, he would not forget it, yet he could not reaze was unclear A while later, she began to say: “You see, time passes in the blink of an eye You are a year older now” She thought he holeheartedly dependent on her and believed every word she said, but she did not knohen he began to keep many more secrets than she did
One could hear a secondaryin her words Li Min De was conflicted on whether or not he could tell her and treo back to the way things used to be” Those words were sincere and fro to s were now, he did not want her to worry either
Seeing his reluctance to tell the truth, Li Wei Yang softly sighed: “You must be tired Close your eyes and rest I ake you up e arrive”
Li Min De tre was always close to him and had never been so indifferent with him The tone of her voice was reserved and solemn He took a deep breath and bit his lip as he turned away, quietly saying: “I know you blame me” There was a trace of loneliness on his face
Li Wei Yang’s gaze softened, she suppressed the worry froently replied: “I don’t bla away fro saw that his jade hair piece was crooked and instinctively reached out to fix it for him like she would in the past Li Min De abruptly raised his head, his eyes bright red and deter I want to tell you!”
Seeing hi wondered if she had been too harsh!+
Suddenly, Bai Zhi heard a sound behind them She peered out of theand saw several silhouettes rushi+ng towards the winds She shouted, “Xiaojie!”
The carriage was suddenly overturned, causing Li Wei Yang and the others to fall out fro was uards that had accoone a couple steps before the dark figures had sprung out of nowhere, blocking their path
It was difficult to say how many there were, perhaps about twenty or thirty people, all dressed in black garuards that were protecting the carriage of the Prime Minister’s residence Travelers on the road chaotically dispersed, even if they did not run, they would find a place to hide far away
Li Min De frowned deeply Li Wei Yang took his hand Their hands were already sweaty and clammy when they came in contact
“Xiaojie, what do we do now?” Bai Zhi was drained of color, fearful as she held onto Mo Zhu The tere holding onto one another, tre
“You people…” Their objective was Li Min De and her Wei Yang turned around and whispered, “Do not panic Find somewhere to hide far away from here, the farther the better!”
Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu tentatively nodded Bai Zhi murmured: “Xiaojie, you must be careful!” She knew she would only be a burden to Xiaojie if she stayed whereas she could run to find help instead! For that reason, she pulled Mo Zhu along and ran
The dark figures saw Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu leaving, but those tere not their targets, so they did not pursue They spread out into a searded their lives and surged forward to protect them But in the end, there were too th in nu the stench of blood into one’s face A coldness sprung forth Li Wei Yang discovered soht and quickly shi+elded Li Min De It was a good thing because in the blink of an eye, the glea their strengths to protect Li Wei Yang and Li Min De in the center
Li Min De raised his voice: “What kind of people are you?!”
The dark-garbed assailants did not waste their breath and advanced The two guards were cut down Li Wei Yang pulled Li Min De back as they retreated The assassins raised their bloodstained pointing at theleam of a broadsword intercepted the assassin at the lead Li Wei Yang was stunned to see Tuoba Yu on horseback, quickly approaching with at least ten guards behind him
They entered the fray and iarbed assassin saw this and smiled coldly, suddenly raised his head up and whistled loudly Roughly another ten assassins eed from the shadows It see
Their objective was Li Wei Yang and the others, and more importantly, it was to kill They did not hesitate to cut down the guards by Tuoba Yu’s side, intending to force the heard a “kacha” sound by her ear and spun around to see Tuoba Yu split the blade of his opponent’s dagger with his sword As if struck by a fierce blow, fresh blood spewed from the assailant’sknew Tuoba Yu had trained in martial arts for many years and excelled in other matters, but she did not think he would be this skilled!
Tuoba Yu threw his hand up, sending the signal flares within his sleeve flying straight up into the sky Above, the signal flares illu understood Tuoba Yu was gathering his forces Her fiercely pounding heart could not begin to feel at peace
The dark-garbed assassins saw the situation and beca heard footsteps behind her and had thought that Tuoba Yu’s reinforcements had arrived She turned to look and saw individuals in the same dark unifored forith murderous intent
Tuoba Yu had not expected his reinforcements to be delayed, not to rew soleleaed at the
Li Wei Yang pulled Li Min De closer Caught in the center of the fray of the battle, the killing intent and stench of blood were al It was the first tiuard in front of her being beheaded, blood overflowing from his body Her body became numb, but her mind stirred with countless possibilities
Was it Da furen? Had Da Furen sent people to kill her?!
No, that wasn’t it This ithin proxi as daring here! Moreover, she had attended Gongzhu’s banquet There were countless influential nobles and officials on the roads If the assassins had eted anyone else, it would be traced back to her Da Furen was not that foolish!+ If so, then as it, who else would want her life?
Tuoba Yu struggled to fend off the assassins on his own More than half of his guards were dead Raw blood ceaselessly darkened the ground beneath theht of it The road ahead and the one behind the wanted to find souard fell down The protective circle suddenly had been broken Seeing the gap, the assailants rushed at thechill froent moment Li Min De suddenly pushed her aside and shi+elded her Li Wei Yang was horrified and was about to call hi sas about to touch Li Min De’s hair Li Wei Yang was drenched in sweat and unnerved by each gust of cold wind that blew against her
However, Li Min De saw the assailants collapse to the ground, blood running freely
“Reinforcements have arrived!” Li Min De saw about tenand stabbing ast the assassins Relief surfaced in his eyes
However, Tuoba Yu fearfully called out: “No, these are notadvantage of the confusion, the assassins scattered
Seeing as they were not his own, Tuoba Yu’s thinking shi+fted He whistled once and a white steed came He shouted: “Onto the horse!” He cut down an assassin and waved her over He helped Li Wei Yang up onto the horse Naturally, he had no intention of saving Li Min De
Li Wei Yang firfully at Tuoba Yu Tuoba Yu was startled, then he frowned and pushed Li Min De forward, allowing hio!” After that he sent the horse off, spiriting away froistered the shrieking winds in her ears as if there was a sharp arrow piercing through the air, pursuing them She held her breath and held onto Li Min De’s hand Two arrows streaked past her hair Li Wei Yang lowered her voice: “Min De! Crouch down!” After that, she raised the reins and urged the horse forward, leaving the assassins behind
Her surroundings flew past as if she were flying She did not knoahead, the farther they went, the quicker everything disappeared
Once she saw that there were nowind had its fahtly bowed her head, “Min De…” Li Wei Yang paused for a breath, only to take in the cold wind and a chill that seeped into her very bones
She called Li Min De’s na Li Wei Yang thought he hadn’t heard her and called two or three more times, but he still didn’t respond