037 Jade Dan assassination, still missing one person

  They rode their fierce horses recklessly towards the high platform, and just as they were about to crash into it, the riders leapt off their mounts. The loud neighing of the horses was accompanied by the sudden appearance of sword clashing sounds, and several black figures darted towards Gong Sunlie on the main seat like lightning!

  "Save the Emperor!"

  "Your Majesty!"

  "Your Majesty!"

  The sudden change was so unexpected that the sharp sword edge mixed with the pressing light rushed towards Gong Sunlie, and this emperor over fifty years old narrowed his eyes, pushed away the gentle concubine in his arms and suddenly retreated!

  However, even if he was faster, he couldn't outrun the sword's edge. Just as the cold light was about to invade the bright yellow brocade robe, a green figure, an unexpected figure, shot out like an arrow and pounced in front of Gong Sunlie!

  "With a 'pfft' sound, the clear and visible sound of the cold sword entering flesh, Gong Sunlie hadn't even had time to see who the person falling into his arms was before he was surrounded and protected by the Crown Prince and Gong Sunmo and others beside him."

  "Come on, take down these assassins quickly!"

  The crown prince shouted loudly, his face slightly pale. Just a moment ago, he was clearly the closest to the emperor, so why did someone else rush up to block the arrow for the emperor instead of him?!

  In an instant, the scene on the high platform became chaotic. The leader of the assassins was blocked by a sword and quickly retreated into the formation of swords formed by the other assassins. The originally lively scene suddenly fell into chaos. The officials and their relatives shouted as they slowly retreated, while the people on the high platform desperately ran down. Those black-clad assassins had sharp sword moves and heroic spirits, fortunately, their target seemed to be only Gong Sunlie, and no innocent people were hurt.

  The turbulent crowd surged in the direction of Gu Yunxi, her eyes fixed coldly on the sword light and murderous aura emanating from the high platform. From being on the brink of death at the beginning, Gong Sunlie was now protected by the Crown Prince and others behind the guards. Gong Sunmo had already drawn his sword and was changing moves, cutting down several assassins who were getting close.

  Gongsun Chenglin had rushed forward at the time of the sudden change, and now he was fighting together with Gongsun Mo in the sword array to protect Gongsun Lie. Gu Yunxi's mind was racing, those assassins' equestrian performance earlier was flawless, it could be seen that this assassination had been planned long ago. The day of the royal hunt had been set early on, and anyone with some power and means in the capital knew roughly what day it would be. Who could have carried out this assassination without leaving any traces until now? If someone hadn't blocked a sword for Gongsun Lie just now, today's assassination would have succeeded!

  Gu Yunxi was knocked left and right by the wildly fleeing crowd, her gaze swept across the scene without missing a single detail. Suddenly, it landed on one person. Amidst all the panic and fear, there was only that one person who seemed so calm and collected at this moment, standing out starkly against the chaotic backdrop.

  Wan Xi stood far away in a corner, wrapped in a black cloak, his guards standing behind him. His eyes swept coldly over the platform of clashing swords and shadows, his calm and collected demeanor making him seem like an onlooker to this assassination attempt, or even... its mastermind!

  Gu Yunxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and the assassin who was originally filled with murderous intent was gradually surrounded by the Imperial Guards who rushed up in a swarm. With Gong Sunlie's imperial guards approaching, the situation today has been decided!

  "Give me back my Jiudan, you big Yan bandit!"

  Suddenly a loud shout instantly dispelled all doubts from everyone present, Jiudan!

  This country, which was just swallowed up by the State of Yan, has quickly thrust its sword of revenge into the chest of the people of Yan. As soon as the two words "Jiu Dan" came out, Gong Sunlie's face changed greatly, his wrinkled face flashed with a fierce color, and under the violent anger, the emperor's prestige was revealed without doubt. "Kill them all for me!"

  As the voice fell, all the Imperial Guard's offensive became more fierce. Seeing that the assassins were about to exhaust their strength, another group of people rushed out from among the original Imperial Guards. No one had expected this second wave of attacks, and since they were wearing the same military uniforms, it was momentarily chaotic!

  Gongsun Mo was already protecting Gongsun Lie in the front, at this moment his eyes suddenly changed, and with a swift movement of his hand, he had already beheaded the two people in front of him. The imperial guard assassin on the other side seemed to have seen that Gongsun Mo was difficult to defeat, and immediately attacked towards him. The sword light and shadow came so fast that Gongsun Mo, who was being attacked from both sides, naturally couldn't take care of everything. Just as he was about to be stabbed in the back, a figure quickly blocked the attack.

  "Cheng Lin!"

  Gongsun Chenglin sucked in a mouthful of cold air, the icy sword slid down from his arm, and blood was seen in an instant. He covered the wound on his arm and leaned against Gongsun Mo's back, "In the past, it was my second brother who helped me block the knife, now it's my turn!"

  Gongsun Mo's eyes turned slightly red, he suddenly raised his inner energy and charged straight at the Imperial Guard assassin. Fortunately, this second wave of people was not numerous, under Gongsun Mo's sword moves, they finally could not escape being subdued!

  Gu Yunxi was still worried about the sudden change, but at this moment, her heart gradually fell, her eyes swept over the black figures that had fallen one by one, and she heard them shout out that sentence, her chest tight with emotion.

  It was also at this time that Gong Sunlie had the time to take a look at who had just saved himself, and upon taking a look, he couldn't help but be shocked and suspicious. The figure in green from earlier was actually... Luo Xiao!

  That foreign prince who had been living a life of seclusion in his own estate for years, today, unexpectedly saved the Emperor Yan!

  A deputy general of the Imperial Guard reached out and touched Luo Xiao's nose, his eyes lighting up with joy. "Your Majesty, you still have breath!"

  After all, it was a narrow escape from death. The perilous scene just now was witnessed by everyone. Gong Sun's eyes lit up as he looked at Luo Xiao's chest, where a black hole was oozing blood, and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, save her for me!"

  As the scene was gradually brought under control, some people who had not had time to leave stood in various corners of the hunting ground. The smell of blood filled the air on the high platform. It was unknown what the prince said to Gong Sunlie's ear. Gong Sunlie's eyes fell fiercely on the corpses at this moment, and then walked out of the enclosure under the escort of the prince, the princess, and other concubines, as well as the heavy guards!

  Gongsun Chenglin, due to his injury, naturally returned to his own palace with Gongsun Lie to treat his wounds. As they were about to leave, Gongsun Lie glanced at Gongsun Mo and said, "Mo'er, for now, the Emperor only trusts you, so I'll leave this matter in your hands!"

  This sentence is naturally very heavy, and Gong Sun Mo has been ordered to stay behind. At this time, the crowd in the arena had already dispersed by more than half. Gu Yun Xi was standing far away, her eyes scanning in the direction of Wan Kuang Chen, only to discover that he had disappeared at some unknown point. Her eyes narrowed, just as Gong Sun Mo walked over from this side.

  "Is Your Highness unwell?"

  Gongsun Mo's gaze swept over her body first, and then she shook her head slightly, "Cheng Lin helped me block a sword!"

  Gu Yunxi let out a sigh, "As long as nothing major happens, being able to block the sword for Wangye is probably also what Wang Gongzi wants in his heart, so there's no need for Wangye to worry!"

  Gongsun Mo nodded, "Follow me, now that something unexpected has happened, this palace is no longer very safe!"

  Gu Yunxue was slightly stunned, and before he could say anything, a group of imperial guards approached Gong Sunmo. The deputy commander bowed deeply and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, there are twenty bodies of assassins at the scene. Fourteen people who participated in the horse show were killed, and six people infiltrated the imperial guard. Two of them died from poisoning, and four were stabbed to death."

  Gongsun Mo nodded and walked towards the assassin's corpse, followed by Gu Yunxi. Her eyes swept over the body with an extremely calm expression, without a hint of fear.

  Gongsun Mo saw a hint of excitement in her eyes, he walked past the corpses wearing cavalry uniforms and stopped beside those wearing imperial guard uniforms. He took a closer look, then turned back to Gu Yunxi and whispered, "Yunxi, can you see that these people are different from us?"

  Gu Yunxi looked carefully and shook her head.

  Gongsun Mo nodded, "Then go take a look at the people wearing equestrian clothes over there. Their eyebrow bones are high and prominent, their nose bridges are also much higher than ordinary Yan Di people, and their skin tone is much whiter than Yan Di people."

  Gu Yunxi took a glance and indeed it was so. Gong Sunmo paused before continuing, "Yunxi, if you were the one who plotted this assassination, would you have arranged for two groups of people? And would the second group be smaller than the first?"

  Gu Yun Xi hesitated for a moment, then raised her head and said, "I won't. Today's assassination target is the Emperor, and it's in such a grand occasion. If I were the assassin, I would only gather all my strength to arrange one move, because my chance is only in the first sword!"

  Gongsun Mo smiled and nodded, "These people wearing Imperial Guard uniforms are all unfamiliar to me. They only appeared when their companions were about to be subdued, and as soon as they did, they targeted the king... You tell me..."

  The people around were busy with the lockdown and cleanup of the scene, as well as investigating the personnel, and no one noticed the low conversation between the two. Gu Yunxi's eyes narrowed slightly, "They are actually just taking advantage of the sudden change on the scene to sneak in, they are not from Jiudan, they are assassins who were originally planning to kill the prince!"

  Gongsun Mo nodded, his eyes suddenly becoming serious, "Open attacks and secret arrows one after another, it seems that someone is already very impatient!"

  Gu Yunxue was about to speak, but saw a guard approaching from this direction. She took a slight step back and only heard the guard say, "Report to King De, the scene has been cleared up, all participants in today's equestrian performance have been taken away, and also..."

  Looking at the little soldier who wanted to speak but hesitated, Gong Sun's eyes moved slightly, "No need to hide, just say it!"

  That little soldier bowed deeply, "Also, when I questioned the other equestrian performers earlier, they said that there were three groups of fifteen people who rushed up to assassinate the emperor in the end. On the scene, we only found fourteen corpses wearing equestrian uniforms!"

  Gongsun Mo's eyes sank for a moment, his lips pursed, "Immediately seal off the palace, search for me!"

  Digression

  Thanks to [kszhengjian] beauty for the diamonds, mua~ This chapter was written with my blood boiling, so I released it early. The next few chapters will have highlights too~ Please everyone support me more, thank you thank you~