Chapter 20: The Arrow
From the time of departure, five days have passed until now, but in these five days, it has been calm, nothing has happened, not only Mu Yunlan feels strange, even Chu Qian feels that things are a little weird.
Seeing that tomorrow is about to enter the realm of Yunshu Country, if someone acts in Yunshu Country, then something really will happen. Because at that time, it was a major event between the two countries.
Mu Yunlan looked at the mountain outside the window, thought about the contents of the book he was reading, and finally decided to discuss it with Chu Qian.
"Do you know the terrain of this area?"
Although he was still looking out the window and didn't look at Chu Qian, he understood that Mu Yunlan was talking to himself when he had been sitting in a carriage with Mu Yunlan for the past few days.
Looking out the window from the curtain lifted by Mu Yunlan, Chu Qian's expression finally changed a little.
"I'm afraid, something is going to happen. ”
Mu Yunlan, who didn't understand why Chu Qian said this, turned his head to look at Chu Qian, his eyes were complicated, and his heart was full of questions.
"There's a valley ahead, it's the best place to ambush, and our convoy is big and the target is eye-catching, so if anyone wants to do it, then they will definitely calculate that we will reach that valley tonight. ”
Although he was an envoy to Yunshu Kingdom this time, in this way, except for the first day, the rest of the itinerary was commanded by people sent by Nangong Yujue.
Now, if it weren't for Mu Yunlan suddenly talking about this, he would be so careless that he didn't find the problem with the itinerary. Could it be that you are too confident in yourself?
Chu Qian reflected on his mistakes, but at the same time, his mind was spinning rapidly. With Nangong Yujue's temperament, if he was sent to Yunshu Country with Mu Yunlan, then he would not have arranged the itinerary into such a dangerous situation as it is now, but now, all this points to Nangong Yujue.
With his understanding of Nangong Yujue, he felt that this kind of thing would not happen.
Following the gap in the curtain, Chu Qian looked at the person who was still leading the way in front, and his eyes sank. It seems that someone in the capital wants his life.
Mu Yunlan, who heard the meaning of Chu Qian's words, dragged his chin and thought about it, then looked at Chu Qian, who was still calm although his expression had changed, and suddenly asked, "Do you have arrangements there?"
Glancing at Mu Yunlan appreciatively, Chu Qian still nodded.
"There is an arrangement, but in order not to be discovered by others, I told them to come later. I just don't know if it was my people who came first, or if the people who wanted to kill us arrived first. ”
Mu Yunlan, who understood the meaning of Chu Qian's words, also looked at the leader along the gap, since Chu Qian said so, it seems that tonight, it is destined to be calm, but I don't know how many people want to kill them.
After thinking about it, Mu Yunlan continued to ask, "You believe in Nangong Yujue so much?"
Listening to Mu Yunlan calling out Emperor Tianxu's name in front of him so naturally, and asking this question so indifferently, Chu Qian smiled and said, "We grew up together since childhood, what kind of person he is, I understand." ”
Because of Chu Qian's words, Mu Yunlan suddenly became interested in gossiping, but now the atmosphere is not very suitable, after thinking about it, Mu Yunlan finally held back, these things can be asked in the future.
Seeing Mu Yunlan's eyes suddenly becoming bright, Chu Qian knew what she was thinking. Stroked the somewhat wrinkled sleeves, Chu Qian said lightly: "I can tell you these things in the future, but you have to promise me that no matter what happens tonight, you will not get out of this carriage." Although it seems ordinary, it should indeed be made of special materials to protect against swords. ”
At this time, Chu Qian was still concerned about Mu Yunlan, which was very touching for her, nodded obediently, and Mu Yunlan responded.
Then there was silence in the carriage. Maybe it's because of the sunshine of the past few days, but today, the sky has finally become gloomy, and there is a faint thunder coming, and there is a posture of mountain rain coming.
Chu Qian didn't have the heart to read, so he put away the book in his hand, then leaned on the side of the carriage and closed his eyes.
What he is most worried about now is Mu Yunlan, this matter had nothing to do with her, but now, he had to withdraw her.
If it was he who was assassinated, he could still concentrate on facing it, but now that there was one more Mu Yunlan, he didn't know if he could protect her in such a chaotic situation.
Mu Yunlan, who didn't know that Chu Qian was worried about him, saw his closed eyes, so he also followed Chu Qian's example and closed his eyes. It's just her hand, but she unconsciously pinched something at her side.
The clothes Mu Yunlan is wearing today are after her research, and finally let the brocade kite re-sew, although it still looks like a cumbersome women's clothing, but it is much more convenient to act, and this dress is made of her favorite moon white.
On the edge of the skirt, there are ink-colored lotus flowers, lining Mu Yunlan as if she is a lotus fairy, coupled with her beautiful face, it is simply because this woman is only in the sky, how many times can I see it in the world!
Because he didn't wear a mask, Chu Qian asked Mu Yunlan to wear a veil, so except for the people from King Xuan's Mansion, no one had seen Mu Yunlan's true appearance.
Unknowingly, Mu Yunlan fell asleep, and when she woke up, it was already dark.
Through the curtains, looking out the window, and turning his head to look at Chu Qian, Mu Yunlan asked, "Here, is the valley you said?"
Nodding, Chu Qian looked straight at Mu Yunlan, and then said earnestly: "Yun'er, no matter what happens, don't come out!"
"Why?" Why didn't he call her out, did he want to face all the dangers?
I don't know why, at this moment, Mu Yunlan felt warm for Chu Qian's protection of him, but when he heard Chu Qian say this, he felt a little heartache.
Are you a flower in a greenhouse that needs to be protected?
Chu Qian didn't answer her question, because he had already noticed something unusual.
Looking at Chu Qian, who didn't answer his question, Mu Yunlan lowered his head silently, it seems that he and this ancient world are really not suitable.
"Whoosh!"
"Ahh
The voice that suddenly remembered pulled Mu Yunlan's thoughts back at once, and it was not until this moment that she found the same outside, looking at the curtain that was still shaking, she didn't realize that Chu Qian had left the carriage.
"There are assassins, protect the prince and princess!"
Because of the suddenness of the incident, the guards didn't react at all, and the leading guard, who had been arranging the itinerary for the past few days, didn't know where to go at this time, so the scene was chaotic.
After all, the guards were guards, and they were not as ruthless as the assassins who had been on the tip of their knives all year round, so the scene was almost one-sided, and after a while, there were only twenty or thirty people left in the team of hundreds of people.
Chu Qian just stood quietly on the side of the carriage, motionless, because he didn't know if these people were coming for him or Mu Yunlan.
And those assassins, when they saw Chu Qian standing on the side of the carriage, they were like taking stimulants, and they all wanted him to pounce.
If Chu Qian couldn't tell who these assassins were going to kill at this time, then he wouldn't be Chu Qian. Let Ye Rong Ye Jing protect the carriage where Mu Yunlan was sitting, Chu Qian stayed away from the carriage, the sword had no eyes, even if Ye Rong and Ye Jing brothers were there, it would not necessarily be safe.
On the other side, Jin Kite was escorted by Ah Li to the carriage that Mu Yunlan was riding, because the goal of these assassins was very clear, that is, to Chu Qian, so he had to go over to help the prince, but he couldn't rest assured that Jin Kite could not get off the Jin Kite, so he could only let Jin Kite go to the carriage where Mu Yunlan was.
Because there are Ye Rong and Ye Jing there, and after this period of his guidance to Jin Kite, her fist and foot kung fu is still good, so she is afraid that something will happen to Mu Yunlan when she lets Jin Kite pass.
Since Mu Yunlan married into the Xuan Palace, although Ah Li didn't like this foolish princess, he could see how much his prince attached importance to this princess, he was not a fool, nor was he wood, so now, protecting the princess is more important than protecting the princess.
The scene became a little easier because of Chu Qian's joining, but those guards didn't expect that King Xuan, who had always looked gentle and elegant, would have such powerful skills.
Mu Yunlan looked through the gap in the car window and looked at the man shuttling between the assassins, again and again, in danger, but again and again, he turned the danger into a disaster. drove Mu Yunlan's heart, and also rose and fell.
However, she hated Chu Qian so much that she dared to underestimate her, so after this incident, she must give him some color.
The valley is not very high, just because it is high, so people in the valley cannot see the view from above. In the dark, a man who completely blended into the night with a bow and arrow in his hand looked at Chu Qian who was constantly shuttling among the assassins, and then turned his gaze to the carriage that was being protected. It's just that his eyes changed from the initial infatuation to resentment all of a sudden.
Then, slowly, he raised his bow and arrows and aimed them at the window of the carriage. On the arrow, there is a faint black light, and at first glance, it is highly poisonous.
Chu Qian, who seemed to have sensed something, suddenly looked at a dark place above the valley, and while dealing with the assassin in front of him, he moved towards the carriage where Mu Yunlan was, he had a bad premonition.
Looking at Chu Qian, who was moving towards the carriage, the person holding the bow and arrow secretly said that it was not good, and then without hesitation, he shot the bow and arrow.
At the moment when the bow and arrow were shot, a cold light flashed in Chu Qian's eyes, and he didn't care about the assassins who surrounded him, and rushed towards the direction where the bow and arrow were shot.
He didn't expect that the praying mantis fluttered the cicada, and the yellow finch was behind, and someone would actually make a move on Mu Yunlan at this time.
However, those assassins would never give Chu Qian a chance to leave, there were bows and arrows in front and swords in the back, if he blocked the bow and arrows, then he would be injured, but if he blocked the swords behind, Mu Yunlan in the carriage would be injured, and he held his eyes around, but he didn't expect that there were so many assassins. Ye Rong, Ye Jing, and Ah Li were all entangled by assassins, and there were very few guards left on their side. The people who arranged it have arrived yet, and I don't know if there will be assassins in the back......
However, time did not allow Chu Qian to think too much, so he turned around and knocked down the sword behind him, but unexpectedly, the bow and arrow were already in front of him.
When Mu Yunlan rushed out of the carriage, what he saw was the scene of Chu Qian being hit by an arrow.
At that moment, she seemed to hear something broken in her heart.