384. Escape
Zhaoyu's fingers were like lightning, and he quickly bounced the sugar gourd off the bamboo skewer and hit the bullet.
Seeing the sugar-coated red fruit explode in front of her eyes, Ye Jingjing couldn't help but exclaim.
She was glad that the current firearm was not a pistol in the real sense, and the speed was not so fast, and it could be caught by a chivalrous woman like Zhaoyu.
Emperor Qianling glanced at Qi Wushuang, and the two of them planned to bypass the assassin's sight and capture him alive.
There was another gunshot, and the old trick was repeated according to the rain, but Qi Wushuang's face changed greatly, "Be careful!" ”
He didn't have time to think, his body was already faster than his brain, and instinct made him push away Zhaoyu!
The incident happened suddenly, and the other three people didn't react, especially Zhaoyu, who looked at Qi Wushuang who threw himself down in a daze, and only reacted after a few seconds, pushed him away with a red face, and scolded, "Deng's disciple!" ”
In exchange, Qi Wushuang groaned slightly.
Only then did Zhao Yu notice that Qi Wushuang had been shot in the leg, and it seemed that he had blocked it for himself just now.
A trace of surprise flashed across Zhaoyu's face, and then guilt actually appeared, "You ......"
Ye Jingjing lost her face, and hurriedly bandaged Qi Wushuang with half of the silk in her hand.
"Damn, I should have thought of that!" Ye Jingjing was full of remorse. "The musket is not fired continuously, and one shot requires a bullet...... Just now and at the beginning, there were obviously two gunshots, which proves that there were two assassins! ”
Emperor Qianling and Zhaoyu next to him did not hesitate, one picked up the bamboo pole at hand, and the other peeled off the last sugar gourd and threw it in the direction of the two assassins.
I only heard two screams of "ah" in succession, and the two fell off the roof at this moment.
"Go grab the firebolt." Emperor Qianling said sharply.
Ye Jingjing was afraid that he would be counterattacked with a fire gun at this moment, and if something happened to him, she hurriedly went with him; Zhao Yu picked up Qi Wushuang and pulled out a knife from his waist.
However, at this time, the four of them heard footsteps from far to near.
Soon, the deserted street was occupied by a group of officers and soldiers.
The one at the head pointed at them with a big knife and said sharply, "The four wanted criminals have finally been found, so don't you hurry up and arrest them!" ”
"Presumptuous!"
Emperor Qianling shouted, Long Yan was furious, his face was suddenly full of majesty, and the momentum of the emperor's family was completely different from Fang Cai.
"I am the son of the current calendar, and you dare to say that I am a wanted criminal?"
Even if he faded from the dragon robe, his appearance could still scare many officers and soldiers.
The one at the head laughed, "You are the emperor, then grandpa and I are the king of heaven!" Don't hurry up yet! ”
"Wait, we've brought the jade seal!" Ye Jingjing hurriedly said.
But the officers and soldiers turned a deaf ear and slashed at them with their swords.
Only then did Ye Jingjing understand that this group of people was not blind to the wrong person at all, but clearly came at them!
Emperor Qianling naturally understood this, and there was no need to say more, so he directly entangled with them.
However, two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, the other party is overwhelmed, and reinforcements are constantly coming; There were only four people on Ye Jingjing's side, and one was injured, the four of them didn't dare to fight, and after beating up with the things of the street vendors, they hurriedly turned around and fled.
"Chase!"
With the leader's order, the officers and soldiers quickly chased after him.
Emperor Qianling pulled Ye Jingjing, Zhaoyu took Qi Wushuang, and in the chaos, the two groups of people went in opposite directions.
This gave the pursuers a head start, and they were stunned, not knowing which side to chase.
"Boss, which one do you say is the emperor?"
An officer asked their leader.
The leader pondered for a moment, and pointed in the direction where Emperor Qianling and Ye Jingjing disappeared, "Chase these two!" The man just now said that he was the emperor, and he would rather believe in it than believe in it! ”
The officers and soldiers received the order, and most of them chased in that direction, leaving only a small group of people to chase Qi Wushuang.
It was dark all night, and the 20 or so officers and soldiers kept chasing after them, but they didn't see anyone at all.
When they stopped to rest, one of them cautiously asked, "Will it run away?" ”
The one at the head pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's possible, I think they're not bad." ”
"Or, stop chasing?"
"In case that man is the emperor and lets go of the target, how can you follow the boss?"
An officer and soldier of an older grade frowned and scolded.
"Hey, didn't the boss say it before, they are chasing the emperor!" The person questioning was indifferent.
"If that's a trick on their part, we're in big trouble. Anyway, let's look again. ”
A group of people searched the neighborhood again, especially a ruined temple that was deserted, only to find that there was nothing but cobwebs and rats.
An officer and soldier looked at the load-bearing pillar that had fallen to the ground and sighed, "This ruined temple must have been abandoned for a long time, and look, even the load-bearing pillar has fallen to the ground because of disrepair......
"No, let's go."
His companion waved his hand and beckoned him to leave.
When these officers and soldiers walked away, Zhao Yu poked his head out from behind the load-bearing pillar and let out a sigh, "They're leaving." ”
Qi Wushuang held on to the pillar, struggled to get up, and smiled bitterly, "You are really bold enough, you actually used my sword to cut off the pillar and hide behind here." ”
"I originally meant to cut the Buddha statue, but unfortunately your sword is too broken to cut it." Zhaoyu teased.
Qi Wushuang didn't say anything, but leaned against the wall and limped out.
Zhaoyu's heart moved, and he grabbed him, "Where are you going?" There's a pursuer outside, you're injured, it's hard to ......"
"Isn't that what you expected?" Qi Wushuang said coldly. "When we left the palace, you secretly handed over information to Di Jianian, and he sent someone to hunt us down......"
"I didn't." Zhao Yu categorically denied it.
"Do you dare to do it?"
Qi Wushuang scolded sharply, his eyes full of contempt and disgust, as if Zhaoyu was a piece of stinking rotten flesh.
"Don't you signal your companion to come and get me? Oh, could it be that you're trying to save me and gain our trust before ......"
"I didn't!"
Zhao Yu repeated in an accentuated voice.
"If I really wanted to kill you, why did I have to save people just now?"
Her face was also a little gloomy.
Today's expression was really rich, but now Qi Wushuang couldn't care about it, "Who knows if that's your bitter ploy?" I did think that you would take advantage of this opportunity to sneak attack, but I didn't expect that you would make such a big battle......"
"If the fifth prince really wants to rebel and assassinate the emperor, he will definitely choose to kill people with a knife, instead of sending killers in a big way, and let the emperor die on the streets!"
Zhao Yu raised his voice sharply, loudly interrupting Qi Wushuang's speculation.
"If the emperor dies unclear, someone will definitely track him down, and there will still be traces of the goose, let alone people? He wouldn't risk doing such a thing, and I didn't even hand over the information! Don't forget that I've been following you since I went out today, and I didn't have a chance to deliver a letter! ”