The sound of fighting and screaming sounded from time to time in the depths of this dense forest, and the smell of blood wafted in the wind, which made people can't help but feel nauseous.

I don't know how long it took for the sound of the fight to gradually disappear, the torch was lit, Qiao Mingyue came out from behind the tree, and watched Qi Jingyun return with blood, his robe was stained red with blood, and the sword in his hand was still dripping with blood.

Behind him, the masters of the Admiral's Mansion pressed more than a dozen black-clothed people, and a few of them had lost their breath and were thrown aside at will.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong here, the Admiral hurriedly said that he was going to greet the prince in person, knowing that he wanted to go to the prince to ask for merit, Qi Jingyun did not stop him, he just pointed to the location of the prince casually, and did not care about the people in the Admiral's Mansion.

Turning over the horse, he stretched out his hand to Qiao Mingyue from the horse, Qiao Mingyue hooked her lips and smiled, stretched out her hand to hold his hand, Qi Jingyun pulled Qiao Mingyue onto the horse and protected her in his arms, and he hugged her tightly from behind.

The horse walked slowly, Qi Jingyun leaned on Qiao Mingyue's shoulder, and his tone was stained with a trace of exhaustion, "Next time, don't take risks!" ”

Qiao Mingyue didn't refute, just nodded and agreed, Qi Jingyun's voice was muffled, Qiao Mingyue didn't look back, but he understood why he was like this.

If she saw him almost die in front of her, she would have done the same!

Especially after knowing that those arrows were quenched with poison afterwards, I was even more afraid.

He whispered all the way, Qiao Mingyue agreed one by one, and when she returned to the camp, she carefully checked Qi Jingyun's body, and found that he was not in serious trouble, but there were a few abrasions on his body, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Qi Jingyun is fine!

There was no rush back, they rested in the hunting ground for the night, and returned to Kyoto early the next morning.

The prince was wounded by the sword, the wound was not deep, the trouble was that the wound was contaminated with poison, although the poison was resolved in time, the person was a little weak, and looked sick.

Back in Kyoto, Qiao Mingyue sent someone to investigate the origin of those assassins, and the Admiral Yamen also began to interrogate those assassins who were captured alive.

After all, two days later is the Flower Dynasty Festival, this year's Flower Dynasty Festival will be presided over by the crown prince Tuoba Yu, if the prince's injury is known by the emperor, there will definitely be a replacement to preside over the Flower Dynasty Festival.

And in addition to the crown prince, the most suitable candidate is the sixth prince Tuoba Gong!

In fact, there is no need to investigate this matter, as long as you think of who will profit the most from it, it is not difficult to think of who did it.

Three days later, at the Flower Dynasty Festival, Qiao Mingyue and Qi Jingyun appeared at the Flower Dynasty Festival wearing the costumes of the Great Zhou, and Yun Ling, who had been confined in the Six Princes' Mansion, also appeared at the Flower Dynasty Festival.

It is said that the emperor was gracious and let Yun Ling come out to participate in the Flower Dynasty Festival, and the appearance of Yun Ling caused a lot of discussion among the people.

Qiao Mingyue watched from a distance, only feeling that Yun Ling's face had become much thicker these days, if she had been talked about like this according to Yun Ling's personality in the past, she would have been furious.

"Do you feel that Yun Ling is a little different?" Qiao Mingyue lowered her voice and leaned into Qi Jingyun's ear and said, biting her ears as if no one was next to them.

Qi Jingyun shook his head, he hadn't been to see Yun Ling at all, it was enough to have Qiao Mingyue by his side, what else to do to see Yun Ling?

The two of them were talking, someone shouted His Royal Highness the Prince, everyone immediately stopped talking, looking for prestige, the prince Tuoba Yu appeared at the venue wearing a bright yellow five-dragon python robe, with a ruddy face and a smile on his face.

The appearance of the prince caused everyone to cheer, and the prince smiled proudly, and his eyes fell on Tuoba Gong who was standing in the corner.

Who is the real son of destiny and who is the future master of this country, it is now obvious!

Tuoba Gong, you dare to fight me!

With a smile on his face, Tuoba Yu led the hundred officials and the people to worship the gods and pray for blessings under the guidance of the ceremonial officials, and the prayer line was very long, the crown prince stood in the first place, and the emperor sat on the high platform, observing everything in front of him throughout the whole process.

The crown prince is the future emperor, and his every move represents the majesty of the royal family.

Fortunately, the prince was also serious this time, there was no mistake in the whole process, the prince had just finished worshipping the gods, and the sky did not know where a bird flew from, and the colorful tail feathers stretched out, and circled around the prince several times, and in the exclamation of everyone, the bird turned away and disappeared into the sky again.

"It's a phoenix! Phoenix, a sacred bird! The crowd didn't know who exclaimed, and then everyone knelt down, and the prince also knelt down with the crowd and bowed to the sacred bird Phoenix.

Nanzhao respects the phoenix and the dragon as gods, Nanzhao's royal totem is the pattern of the phoenix, and now in front of everyone's eyes, the phoenix is still circling around the prince, everyone can feel that the prince is the future prince chosen by God.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live long live, long live your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, long live Chitose Chitose! Blessed by the gods, I am in the south of Zhaoding, the wind and rain are smooth, and the country is prosperous! The people cheered in unison, as if the crown prince was the most suitable person.

The emperor on the high platform looked at the scene in front of him with a satisfied look on his face.

Only Tuoba Gong's face was very ugly, even if he had been standing in an inconspicuous corner, Qiao Mingyue still saw Tuoba Gong's ugly face.

I was secretly amused in my heart, Tuoba Gong destroyed her Lingzhi, although it was fake, but it also made her dispel her mind and decided to change to a more surprising method.

As for the so-called phoenix just now, it is just a bird that looks very similar to the phoenix, and after some training, he put something on Tuoba Yu that can attract birds, and the effect is just created.

It's just that this kind of effect is perfect for Nanzhaoguo, a country where all the people believe in God.

Retracting her gaze, Qiao Mingyue obediently stood beside Qi Jingyun, accompanied everyone to finish the worship ceremony, and then followed the prince and others to the high platform.

At the top of the high platform, the emperor was full of smiles, and when he saw the prince coming, he also beckoned cordially, "The prince has done a good job this time, since he has been blessed by the gods, he must do his best in the future to benefit the people." ”

The emperor's voice came overhead, and the crown prince knelt down and said yes, with a respectful attitude.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and gave the crown prince a seat, and the next thing was for the holy woman to communicate with the gods of heaven and earth, and Yun Ling's master stood in the middle of the altar, his hands were raised high above his head, and his eyes were closed tightly and his mouth was chanting.

As for what was said, everyone naturally didn't understand, Qiao Mingyue came to be lively, after all, the annual Flower Dynasty Festival in Nanzhao Country can be said to be the most important festival for the people of Nanzhao in addition to Chinese New Year's Eve.