Chapter 165: The Second Attack
Mo Yi's next sentence made her eyes darken, and she almost fainted: "I got the news a few days ago, His Royal Highness King Juan was assassinated, and it is said that it is already ...... There's no way back. ”
Luo Liyao's eyes widened and blurted out, "How is it possible?!" ”
"Your Majesty also learned of this news not long ago, His Royal Highness the King of Juan, he - it seems that he was assassinated in his own stronghold." Mo Yi carefully considered her words, for fear that because her words did not reach the meaning or the description was inaccurate, she would be suspicious of Luo Xizheng, "If it weren't for Yun Junze, the son of the city lord of Pingsha City before, he went to the palace alone, explained the news to His Majesty, and begged His Majesty to send someone to treat King Juan...... We can't find their hiding place. ”
Luo Liyao stared at Mo Yi tightly, wanting to see something from his face, but Mo Yi didn't look up at her at all, and only kept hanging her head to maintain a respectful posture.
"Cheng Juan is also his younger brother, he will definitely send someone to save Cheng Juan's ......"
In the end, Luo Liyao's voice gradually became quieter, because her mind was very chaotic, and an extremely terrible thought directly appeared in her mind - without her hindrance, Luo Chengjuan would be the primary threat to the stability of Emperor Luo Xizheng's throne!
When she was there, Luo Xizheng might have been a little worried, but now that she is on her way to Shenchu, she can't take care of everything in Tianqi at all, let alone influence Luo Xizheng's decision-making.
"Your Highness, Yun Junze has confessed to everything, King Juan, they have more than a dozen secret strongholds in Qiushui City, large and small, most of which they haven't even been aware of." As if knowing what she was thinking, Mo Yi interrupted her thoughts with a timely statement, "Just in case, Your Majesty still let Mo Wei and Miss Shi go in person, and the sentence 'King Juan's injury is no longer able to return to the sky' was also said by Miss Shi herself." ”
Luo Liyao paused, and it took a while to realize the meaning of his words.
It's not that there is a problem with her comprehension, but the news is too sudden, just like when Bang Yue ran into the inner hall in a hurry and told her that her father had vomited blood and was in a coma...... While catching her off guard, she added some familiar heartache and sadness.
Shi Yuezhen said it himself, Luo Chengjuan's injuries are no longer able to return to the sky.
That's the real hard thing to do.
Luo Liyao suddenly closed her eyes.
The brothers and sisters are all on different sides, at least they can know that each other is okay, and they can even toast a glass of wine together for thousands of miles.
If there really is someone who has left completely and is gone, then they are "killing each other" in the true sense.
It seems that fate always crushes her into the valley when she thinks that everything is about to be okay
At the end, you can show your ups and downs.
Luo Liyao trembled her hands, closed her eyes and tightly grasped the big coat on her body, curled up, and almost fell straight down.
Mo Yi saw it in his eyes, but he didn't dare to touch her with his hand, and the hand that stretched out half of it was so awkwardly stagnant in mid-air, hesitating and not knowing what to do.
And Luo Liyao didn't care about him, but felt that a depressed sullen breath suddenly appeared in his heart, which couldn't be dispersed or suppressed.
Luo Chengjuan is about to die.
There's no going back.
The boy who used to be always smuggling around to get into trouble, the younger brother who would pull her and call her "sister", the child who felt that she was abandoned by the whole world and was no longer needed......
Obviously, not long ago, although he was in poor condition and even mentally disordered, he could at least stand in front of her in good health and intact, and he could even have a big fight with Luo Xizheng.
But he was dying.
Obviously, he is the youngest of the brothers and sisters, and he is still the one who is most like Luo Zhuangxi.
Luo Liyao didn't know what she was feeling in her heart, and she didn't know which thing or person was to blame for the situation at this moment.
It seems that it is only when life and death are about to be parted that people will regret it—regretting why they didn't do what they did to the dying man in the first place.
Luo Liyao is like this, when Luo Xizheng was seriously injured and dying, she regretted why she had to fight him-for-tat and why she couldn't really adapt to the situation. At that time, she even prayed to various gods and Buddhas that she didn't believe in, as long as Luo Xizheng survived this catastrophe, she would never want to regain the throne, but only assisted him and saw everything he could bring to Tianqi.
But, in the end, prayer is only the last bit of solace for those who are powerless.
Luo Liyao took a deep breath, finally opened her eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "How long has it been?" ”
Mo Wei didn't understand what she meant for a while: "What does Your Highness mean?" ”
"It's so far apart, and there's a delay in getting the news...... How long ago was this? ”
"The last payment was seven days ago, October 14." Mo Wei really didn't want to hide it, so he directly took out a piece of paper that was extremely folded by himself from his sleeve and handed it to her respectfully, "Now that we are already in the sea area of Shenchu, and we have never docked, even if there is new news, it is inevitable that it will be delayed." ”
Luo Liyao's gaze was fixed on the incomparably clear four small words "powerless to return to the sky" on the paper, and she only felt that something important in her heart had been cut off from life, and it was so empty.
Her hands trembled, and only one thought echoed in her mind - "Cheng Huan's injuries are powerless."
days, and seven days have passed since then, which means ...... Now, Cheng Juan may all be dead! ”
Cheng Juan, already dead!
"Your Highness......" Mo Yi coughed lightly, subconsciously looked around, and persuaded, "Your Highness's day is mourning...... We're still on the Shenchu boat. ”
Luo Liyao subconsciously stretched out her hand back, and finally stood up straight by the side of the boat, and took a few quick breaths before saying, "If it's him...... Here, I can't even cry out loud for him......"
She said this intermittently, her tone and emotions fluctuated, as if she was extremely sad, but in Mo Yi's ears, it was more like a sad self-mockery.
"Your Highness......"
"Needless to say, I know it in my heart." Mo Yi still had to persuade a few more words, but Luo Liyao directly interrupted him, "You only tell me - besides you, who else is on this boat?" ”
Mo Yi didn't think about it, so he confessed directly: "Except for the idler under him, Mo Yue is by the side of the county lord of Liran, and Mo Yan is in the honor guard. ”
"You're quite honest......" Luo Liyao was surprised when she heard his unhesitating answer, and said with a wry smile, "This is also what he ordered?" ”
Mo Yi lowered his head, and let her ask questions honestly: "Your Majesty said that these things cannot be hidden from Your Highness at all." ”
"You've been in the send-off team from the beginning?"
“...... Yes, it was all arranged by His Majesty—"
"Don't say it's just to protect me." Luo Liyao leaned back, looked at him idly, and no longer allowed him to hang his head, "Raise your head." ”
Mo Yi paused: "Your Highness...... It's not in order. ”
"Look up."
Mo Yi sighed silently, hearing her irrefutable tone, he slowly raised his head helplessly, and met her reddish but clear pupils.
"Your mission...... What exactly? Luo Liyao looked at him, but couldn't see any clues from his expression, "He ......"
"Your Majesty has never thought of doing anything harmful to you!" Mo Yi hurriedly took the initiative to attack and said directly, "When I knew that you were also going to Shenchu, Your Majesty arranged for a few of his subordinates to mix in the family sending team, so as not to happen on that day—I was afraid that one day, Your Highness, you would be in a different place...... Be careful! ”
Before Mo Yi's words were finished, his complexion changed suddenly, and he didn't care about any courtesy of the monarch and ministers, so he rushed forward directly and knocked Luo Liyao down.
Luo Liyao didn't react at all for a while, and was directly thrown on the deck by him, and he pressed his shoulder with one hand and pressed it to death.
Mo Yi was not completely desperate, only pressed Luo Liyao's shoulder with one hand, supported the deck with the other, and completely covered Luo Liyao with his body, completely putting his life and death out of the way.
As her eyes widened in disbelief at the man's body in front of her, a sharp sound of breaking wind almost brushed the ears of the two of them, nailing straight into the bulkhead of the ship not far from them.
The voice......
Luo Liyao is simply extremely familiar.
Whether it was outside Qiushui City a few months ago, or inside Nanchuan City in the middle of the night not long ago...... It was all so familiar with the sound of feathered arrows breaking through the wind, piercing the air like a bamboo, directly threatening her life so strongly.
There wasn't anyone on the deck nearby except for her and Moyi, so that arrow just now and even the archers who could hear the sound that night were all coming for her?!
"Your Highness......" Mo Yi propped himself up slightly, and was forced to lower a little by an arrow, only to keep a distance of only a few inches from her, "Your Highness, this arrow is not shot from the ship's boat. ”
Luo Liyao tilted her head, and glanced at the place where the feather arrow was inserted—the arrows were still all gone, and the decoration of the end of the arrow was still a blood-red feather that was bright to the extreme.
The same archery power as that day, the same feathered arrows as that night.
It's all for her.
"Find a way to make a big move, it's not the way." Luo Liyao stabilized her mind, trying to ignore the man's body that Mo Yi was pressing on her, "This should be the same person as that night......"
"My subordinates understand." Mo Yi carefully maintained the height of his body while slowly moving away from her without touching her, "Later, the subordinates will directly use fire and thunder on the side of the unmanned cabin, Your Highness remember to stay away." ”
The more times like this, the more passive the party must remain calm, such as Luo Liyao and Mo Yi at this time.
Luo Liyao saw that this person was the same as that night, and if this person was Shen Chu's, it was very likely that he was from Chu Lingyuan's faction, and his relationship with them was that of friend and foe - then as Zuo Ying's faction of Chu Lingyuan's faction, it would be best not to push them secretly, and he couldn't be expected to take the initiative to save them.
Fortunately, neither Luo Liyao nor Mo Yi panicked because of this - Luo Liyao curled up silently, while Mo Yi squatted down, holding a few fire mines in his hands, and hid under the side of the ship and silently went to the unmanned cabin with cargo in the distance.
The goal of both men was clear: to create a big movement that everyone on the ship could notice, and then obscure the target of the opposing assassin, so that they could get out of the passive situation.
But at this moment, the boat suddenly tossed violently!
Mo Yi, who had martial arts in his body, reacted extremely quickly, but he was also caught off guard and was thrown out of a distance before stabilizing his body.
Luo Liyao, on the other hand, fell directly to the ground and was thrown out by the violently jolting boat.
Luo Liyao dizzily reached out to the side and held on to the bulkhead of the ship, only then did she frown and slowly want to open her eyes.
"Your Highness!"
She had just been hit in a lot of places, and when she opened her eyes, she still felt that her eyes were a little blurry, but when she saw the scene in front of her clearly, a subconscious panic scream was stuck in her throat.
(End of chapter)