The cold night is cool and the killing intent is heavy.

Gu Mingxiu was escorted by Song Xuan and retreated, she never fell, Mo Zhu quickly helped her up behind her, and she had already raised her head to look in the direction of the attack. In her sight, in the dark and dangerous night, dozens of starlights suddenly lit up, and one after another, across the long river, in the dense forests on the opposite bank.

The coolness in his eyes became more and more intense, and the uneasiness in his heart expanded rapidly, and Gu Mingxiu Huo Ran's color changed: "It's a fire arrow!" Mozhu, go find your grandfather, I'll go find them—" With that, the girl in purple shook off the two of them and turned around and ran towards the corridor.

"Girl!" Seeing Gu Mingxiu leaving alone, Mo Zhu was in a hurry, but he didn't dare to disobey Gu Mingxiu's words, so he didn't care about this, and quickly ran towards the painting boat.

Song Xuan had a few traces of displeasure in his heart, but before he could catch up with Gu Mingxiu, another burst of cold arrows swept in. After the stray arrows, starry fire arrows were launched in unison, flying towards the painting boat. Dong Zhiyue, who was frightened on the side, screamed, grabbed Song Xuan's arm, and panicked: "Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince!" There are assassins! ”

"Miss Dong, don't be afraid." Song Xuan was annoyed in his heart, but there was no disgust on his face, he whispered to comfort the person beside him, and let her grab his arm and turn her head and move towards the painting boat.

The singing and dancing in the boat are leveling, and the silk and bamboo orchestra hides all the movement of the outside world. Everyone raised their glasses and drank and talked and laughed, not noticing the movement outside the painting boat. Mo Zhu rushed into the boat in embarrassment and knocked down the dancing girl who was dancing in the hall, but she couldn't care about the side anymore, and went straight to General An: "General! Someone is attacking at night, and there are already fire arrows aimed at the painting boat! ”

"What?!" Hearing this, everyone in the painting boat changed color, and everyone got up together, and the panic on their faces did not decrease at all. General An had already stood up suddenly, glanced at the people sitting on the table, and did not hesitate at all: "What a trip!" ”

"Yes!"

The two brothers of the An family got up together, answered and went their separate ways. An Zhixing hurriedly ran out of the painting boat, and An Zhikang had already called someone to arrange for the ladies and ministers to go out from the other side of the painting boat.

The painting boat was suddenly unstable, a little bumpy, Gu Mingxiu knew that it was Mozhu who had already brought it, but he didn't care about the bumps in the painting boat, and ran up holding on to the railing. The lake splashed a lot and fell on the hem of her skirt, and the coolness spread from her toes, Gu Mingxiu didn't care, just continued to walk.

"Fourth sister!" The exclamation sounded behind herself, Gu Qingyue ran out from a corner, her face was full of nervousness, and when she saw her, she eased up slightly, and ran towards her, her voice trembling a little, "I, I just heard my father talking to His Royal Highness the Prince.... They—they said they were going to assassinate your majesty tonight—"

Her mouth was suddenly covered, Gu Mingxiu pulled her and pushed open a room and hid it in, and said in a low voice: "They have already done it, but Your Majesty is not in the painting boat..... Do you see them? ”

"The fifth sister and Miss An have already gone downstairs, I'm afraid they will find General An and them in a while." Gu Qingyue's voice was still a little trembling, she spread out the envelope that had been crumpled in her hand, and asked helplessly, "Someone is chasing me, fourth or fourth sister, this is evidence of the conspiracy between the prince and Prince Song, what should I, I do....."

Gu Mingxiu patted her back soothingly, and said softly: "I'll go and lead them away, you tell His Royal Highness King Xiao about this - Third Sister, don't be afraid, it'll be fine." ”

The girl in purple smiled slightly, carefully pushed open the door and crossed the two corners. Gu Qingyue didn't dare to make a sound, she just covered her mouth and hid in the room, after she heard a deliberate sound, the footsteps that were originally very close to her chased after the sound in unison.

"Where's Xiu'er and Tingting?!" Seeing that the hall was not too flustered, General An looked at Mo Zhu and walked out while stepping out of the table, "Why aren't the three of them here?" ”

"The girl went to find Miss Liyi."

"You stay here!"

Mo Zhu's steps as he walked out froze in place, and he glanced at An Li, who had already gotten up behind him and frowned slightly and stared at the scene inside, grabbing his sleeve a little anxiously, and biting the corner of his lip helplessly: "Girl......"

"She's the other." A cold questioning voice sounded behind him.

Mo Zhu looked back and saw Shen Huai walking to her side while instructing the people behind him, his eyes lit up, and he came up with a little hope: "His Royal Highness King Xiao!" She took two steps forward, looked left and right guardedly, and lowered her voice, "Girl go upstairs, Your Highness—" She called the person who was about to leave, and her voice was slightly serious, "The girl said, please be careful... The thief shouted to catch the thief. ”

Shen Huai didn't reply, he had already turned around and strode out the door.

There was already a panic outside the painting boat, and the sound of arrows shook the sky. Many fire arrows were shot down, but many of them also fell on the painting boat, which had already burned into a piece, and the candle fire palace lamp smashed on the ship's board, and it was a mess.

Shen Yang was directing people to kill the assassins who rose from the water, but his eyes were slightly dark, as if he was still looking for something. Song Xuan paused slightly at the door, and behind him was Dong Zhiyue, who was still holding his sleeve, with obvious fear on his face. Shen Yang turned his head to see Song Xuan, and his face was full of guilt: "I will definitely give an explanation for today's matter, and please go to take refuge at this moment." ”

"Don't say that, I think it's all because of me, but it's a burden to you." Song Xuan's face was a little dissatisfied, but he was still in a good mood and bowed slightly.

Shen Huai sneered, which attracted Shen Yang's attention: "Uncle Huang, why didn't you take refuge first-"

"You've studied for so long, and you've only learned one refuge?" Shen Huai unceremoniously interrupted Shen Yang's words, and the mockery in his eyes was clear, "If the eldest brother knows what you did tonight, I'm afraid I will be extremely disappointed." ”

Shen Yang's eyes were a little gloomy, he just felt guilty: "What Uncle Huang said is that your nephew disappointed you and your father......"

"Long-winded." Shen Huai strode past the two of them and headed towards the second floor of the painting boat, his movements fast and clean. The dark wind cloak obscures the young man's figure, and from a distance, it seems to blend in with the night.

At the corner of the second floor, she almost collided with Gu Qingyue, and the frightened girl looked at Shen Huai and cried with joy as if she had seen the light. She stepped forward and grabbed Shen Huai's arm, and said a little incoherently: "Someone, the fourth sister, the fourth sister is ....... No, it's the fourth sister who is being chased! Your Highness, hurry up—"

"Luo Feng." Shen Huai glanced at the direction Gu Qingyue was pointing in, then called the people behind him, and immediately strode away.

The person named looked at Gu Qingyue respectfully, and said softly: "Miss Gu San, please come down with your subordinates, and your subordinates will take you to a safe place." ”

Taking advantage of his petite posture, Gu Mingxiu walked through several rooms and ran to the highest floor of the painting boat. There was a lot of mud splashed on the skirt, and the coolness spread almost all over the body. The girl in purple almost fell while holding on to the railing, stabilizing her body, Gu Mingxiu calmed her breath slightly, and heard the footsteps chasing behind her.

Her eyes were slightly dark, and before she had time to think about it, she blew out the lights in the room and hid behind the wooden cabinet by the window.

Through the wooden window, you can see the painting boat that has burned in the reflection of the lake, and you can vaguely see that the rest of the people are being picked up on a small raft on the right. Dark-clad men in black lurked up from the water, and were shot dead by waves of brocade guards around the boat. She hid behind her to avoid being exposed to the faint light.

By the thin light, Gu Mingxiu saw that the two people who came up were not dressed as guards, but two people in black.

Her eyes were slightly dark, and there was a little thought in her eyes.

Tiny silver needles flew past the girl's ears and shot into the two men in black almost instantly. In her slightly stunned gaze, the two fell to the ground silently.

Gu Mingxiu just blinked, and suddenly a hand was freed behind her back, grabbed her waist and carried her out of the window. Cold water droplets splashed on his face, Gu Mingxiu subconsciously wrapped his arms around the other party's neck, let the other party take him out, and buried his head in the other party's chest to avoid the chill on his face.

"Tsk." The sneer sounded lazily in her ears, and after a few swords collided, the other party's voice was still careless, with a bit of lazy teasing, "You're not afraid at all, and you're not afraid that the people behind you will come to take your life." ”

After being placed in a grocery box sheltered from the wind and waves, Gu Mingxiu raised his head and calmly let go of his hand: "Your Highness said with a smile." ”

Shen Huai straightened up, raised his hand lazily, and casually and easily stabbed the man in black who attacked silently behind him with his life. Blood splashed on Shen Huai's face, and the person with a few cold smiles on his lips lowered his head slightly in the night, and the smile was extremely playful and cold: "Guess who is the yellow finch tonight." ”

“...... Things have changed. Gu Mingxiu said slowly, she frowned slightly, a little puzzled, "It's impossible for Shen Yang not to know that His Majesty won't participate in the banquet tonight, even if he knows it temporarily.... There should be a chance to cancel this assassination. That person .... That person shouldn't have done such a reckless thing. ”

"You know him." Shen Huai sneered, his eyes overflowing with a hint of coldness, "Your Majesty is indeed not on the painting boat tonight, and it is also a temporary decision not to participate in the banquet tonight, Shen Yang is indeed not so stupid." ”

The feeling of powerlessness spread throughout his body, and Gu Mingxiu asked calmly: "Your Highness, do you feel any discomfort?" ”

Shen Huai raised his eyebrows, paused, and then looked at her fixedly.

Gu Mingxiu said: "It seems that tonight ..... It's because we've been mistaken for praying mantis. ”

"Oh, it's a small total." Shen Huai didn't care about holding the long sword and got up, his eyes were a little violent and dangerous, he straightened up quickly, but the action of swinging the sword gradually slowed down.

The uneasiness in Gu Mingxiu's heart became more and more intense, she climbed the box and glanced at it, and saw that most of the painting boat had been gone. When she looked back at Shen Huai again, she was just about to speak, when she saw that far away, a little cold light was coming towards Shen Huai - the young man with some difficulty was slashing the enemies that were constantly attacking in front of him, not paying the slightest attention to the variables.

"Shen Huai!!"

Almost without hesitation, Gu Mingxiu pressed his hand into the broken porcelain on the ground. The pain stimulated her nerves, and after a moment of recovery, she climbed the box and got up, knocking the young man in front of her away with all her might.

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