Chapter 918: Heavy Siege
Luo Qingluan reacted suddenly, and Yuan Xing's words finally caught her attention.
Just now, I kept thinking about whether this assassination was really done by Southern Wei or whether it was instigated by Lin Yixuan, so Luo Qingluan ignored this point a little.
She only thought about the consequences just now, but she didn't remember that Yuan Xing and Yongan had always worn swords, and they had always used swordsmanship, since there were knife wounds on the assassin's corpse, how could it be Yongan and Yuan Xing's doing?
Yuan Xing and Yongan were swordsmen, and the monks of Puji Temple who appeared later were disciples of Buddhism, and they would not make the sword pollute the purity of Buddhism, so who would do it? Moreover, the assassin is very strong in martial arts, and there is no one else now, so the biggest doubt now is, who killed this assassin?
Could it be an accomplice? That's ridiculous!
Thinking of this, Luo Qingluan thought secretly, in this situation, it would not make sense if this assassin was killed by his accomplices. There are many assassins, and they are all strong in martial arts, if you want to take away a corpse, although it is not easy, it is not completely impossible.
Although it seemed that the assassin was at a disadvantage just now, the act of leaving a corpse was still a little deliberate now. If the assassin was really killed by an accomplice, then for what purpose, and why did it have to leave the body so that she could find the marks on it?
If it is a coincidence, it is inevitably a bit far-fetched, and although the secret guard mark of the Southern Wei Dynasty on the assassin is rare, if they deliberately track it down, they can also find it.
Moreover, the fabric on the assassin's body is the same as that of the scene of the incident, although it can be explained, but if all the doubts are gathered together now, people can't help but think that all the coincidences are actually just deliberate.
Was it the Assassins' deliberate doing?
If so, then the people behind the scenes are really terrible, and they know almost everything about their situation!
It's too complicated, Luo Qingluan can't figure it out at this time, the situation in various countries is very delicate now, and the relationship between interests is complicated, and it's not something she can sort out right now.
And she can't define it now, what is the target of the assassin in this assassination operation, although this second assassination seems to want to kill Dongfang Zhidie and Ao Xiuzhu, but what is the reason?
Now Nangong Qing, as the Emperor of Western Chu, and Empress Su Yitangtang are all in this Puji Temple, and the two of them can't make a mistake, otherwise the stable situation of the Three Kingdoms will be broken. Perhaps, the other party should be coming for Nangong Qing!
After hearing Yuan Xing's question, Nangong Qing also noticed something, and his face became solemn: "Indeed, since it wasn't you who did it, then I don't know if it was his accomplices?" If it was really his accomplices, why did he kill his own partner? There must be some conspiracy behind this! ”
Although Nangong Qing was the emperor, after all, he had not been on the throne for a long time, and his experience in facing these assassinations was far inferior to the guards who had been staying by Nalan Ye's side, and even Luo Qingluan was not as good as him. At a critical time, he was used to listening to Luo Qingluan's thoughts, hoping that she could solve the current situation.
Luo Qingluan couldn't risk the lives of Nangong Qing, Su Yi and the others, and he had already suffered two assassinations from the assassins, and the two assassination sneak attacks were unexpected, causing them to be unprepared in the two encounters.
There's no guarantee that the Assassins won't be able to carry out a third sneak attack!
And Luo Qingluan knew in his heart that the possibility of a third sneak attack was not small.
This second sneak attack, the group of assassins obviously did not achieve their goal, then it will definitely come again, and now how to protect the safety of everyone is the primary problem.
Nangong Qing saw that Luo Qingluan was only meditating, and did not pay attention to his inquiring gaze, so he could only continue to speak: "Su Yi and Qingluan are a woman, they must not be able to take risks here anymore, I suggest that you leave first!" ”
"The old man thinks the same." Master Xianyun also nodded in agreement.
He clasped his hands together at Su Yi and Luo Qingluan: "Lord Luo, Master Su, it's not that Lao Wei doesn't look down on the two donors, but that the safety of the two cannot be ignored, and there can be no mistakes." Nangong Gongzi, it's not that the old man drove the distinguished guests out of the temple, but now that such a thing has happened, staying here is indeed not conducive to the safety of everyone, and I hope that Nangong Gongzi can send you back as soon as possible, so as to avoid the next tragedy. ”
Ao Xiuzhu's injuries were not serious, and after resting for a while, he had already recovered.
When he came in, he heard Nangong Qing talking to Master Xianyun, and knew that Nangong Qing wanted to bring Su Yi back, and Su Yi looked panicked and frightened, Chu Chu was pitiful, and he had been hiding behind Luo Qingluan and Nangong Qing, which made him feel distressed.
Ao Xiuzhu was dissatisfied with Su Yi and Nangong Qing's closeness, and now that he saw that the opportunity to show his loyalty had come, he was willing to let it go.
He hurriedly walked over, stood still in front of Su Yi, and comforted with tenderness, "Miss Su don't worry, with me by your side, I can protect Miss Su from harm, if you go back now, I'm afraid that there may be an accident on the road, you have to think about it carefully." ”
When Su Yi heard him say this, it was not easy to refuse, so she smiled faintly and replied, "Thank you Ao Gongzi for taking care of me, I'm fine." ”
Nangong Qing's face sank, he was very angry at the cordiality between them, if he didn't see that everyone was concerned about the assassin, it would not be good to get angry here, he could only clench his fists and try to suppress his anger.
Su Yi was not satisfied with what Nangong Qing said just now, and now seeing that Nangong Qing cared so much about Ao Xiuzhu's behavior, he did not become happy because Nangong Qing paid attention to himself, but planned this move to Nangong Qing as an emperor, his unique possessiveness.
He just didn't want his wife to feel like he was being remembered by other men, not his love for her.
Thinking like this, Su Yi couldn't help but take a few steps away from Nangong Qing, but with this move, she directly saw the corpse of the assassin on the ground.
The bloody and dilapidated corpse was directly reflected in Su Yi's eyes like that, where had she ever seen such a scene? The corpses of the two monks in the morning and the bloody body of Dongfang Zhidie had already stimulated her, and now when she saw it, she almost fainted.
"Ahh Su Yi couldn't help screaming, and as if she had reacted, she quickly covered her mouth.
Luo Qingluan had already paid attention to her, and hurriedly walked up and grabbed Su Yi's back, gently comforting: "I'm scared of you, don't look at it, hurry in." ”
Luo Qingluan's comfort was more like a catalyst, Su Yi couldn't help the fear in her heart now, grabbed Luo Qingluan's sleeve tightly, gritted her teeth and said softly: "Qingluan, I don't want to stay here any longer, let's leave here, okay......"
Nangong Qing couldn't help but step forward, wanting to comfort her, but Su Yi didn't look at him, his face sank, and he almost wanted to leave with his sleeves brushed up, but he couldn't bear it.
Luo Qingluan glanced at Nangong Qing and comforted Su Yi: "Su Yi, I know you're scared, but now the assassin hasn't been caught, let's rush on the road, it's too dangerous, wait a little longer, it will be safe, don't be afraid." ”
Luo Qingluan looked at Su Yi, who was pale, and couldn't bear it, but now, as she said, they didn't know much about assassins, and no one could guarantee safety on the road, so it was better to stay in Puji Temple first.
Nangong Qing's face was very ugly: "Qingluan, what do you think should be done now?" ”
Knowing that he was worried about Su Yi, Luo Qingluan said: "Now we don't know who the assassin's target is, and if we rush on the road now, we will be sent to death, and we will likely be ambushed, and at that time we will be able to dispatch less force." Once the other side sends more manpower, I am afraid that we will be more dangerous. Therefore, what we can do now is to strengthen our protection and be more careful. ”
It is definitely not possible to go now, but staying in this Puji Temple is not a long-term solution, and after discussion, everyone agreed that it is best to let a person go out to spread the message now, and inform Nangong Yu of the main city, with the help of foreign aid, it is the most suitable.
Yong'an is obliged: "Miss, I'll go." ”
"Well, I believe you." didn't say much, Luo Qingluan nodded directly, and instructed Yongan to take the letter of help written by her own hand to Nangong Yu to rescue them as soon as possible.
"Miss, don't worry, at most tomorrow, I will definitely bring someone back."
Yongan looked at Yuan Xing: "Miss will be handed over to you." ”
I thought that Yong'an would be able to come back tomorrow, but after a while, Yong'an came back, his face was extremely ugly, and he brought bad news.
"Miss, they've been ambushed outside." Yongan said the situation just now, as soon as he stepped out of the mountain gate of Puji Temple, countless arrows shot at him. If it weren't for his agility and constant vigilance, he would have been hit by an arrow.
"Actually......" Luo Qingluan frowned even more tightly when he heard this.
It seems that the other party wants to kill them!
Nangong Qing's face also darkened, and he was now thinking about who was so bold that he wanted to trap them in this Puji Temple and wipe them out.
Yong'an is strong in martial arts, and he can't get out, not to mention that there are weak women like Su Yi and Luo Qingluan among them, who don't have any skills at all, and Dongfang Zhidie is still injured, not to mention. Now that they were at a stalemate, they didn't know when the Assassins would launch a third attack, which was already a struggle to deal with, and they didn't know how they would defend themselves against the next attack?
Now you can't force your way through the main entrance.
Luo Qingluan turned his gaze to Master Xianyun and asked at Master Xianyun, "I wonder if there is a secret passage in the temple that can go out of the mountain?" The master also wanted to see that the situation was tense and allowed us to borrow the secret passage in the temple. ”
Master Xianyun shook his head and said, "Lord Luoshi, it's not that we don't let everyone use the secret passage, it's just that there was an earthquake in the mountains a few years ago, and the secret passage has long been destroyed, and there will be no secret passage in the future, and now it can't be used." ”
His face darkened, and Luo Qingluan couldn't say anything, he could only sigh that his luck was not good.