eurekapd Chapter 629 Another Assassination
Chapter 629 Another Assassination
After finishing this matter, the three of them found the largest inn in Linhai Town to spend the night.
The name of this inn is "Qing Yu Jia". Zhou Chang knew without asking that it might be related to the Yuan family. However, Yuan Qi has always been low-key and has not made a fuss since he entered Linhai Town. Therefore, she and Shou Hou did not ask much and just stayed there after a tiring day.
The next day, the three of them hired a carriage and continued their journey north.
Perhaps it was because they were too cautious or because of the aftereffects of falling into the water, but Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi, two people who were not prone to motion sickness, developed varying degrees of motion sickness symptoms, one feeling dizzy and the other nauseous, even though the horse-drawn carriage was much more comfortable than an ox-drawn carriage.
The skinny monkey, on the other hand, didn't react at all and ate up the last remaining portion of lobster jerky.
Everyone's blessings are different.
The skinny monkey has the heart and lungs of a foodie, and that is where his luck lies.
As the sun was setting, Governor Yang Yi led his troops to meet Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi on the official road. Both sides felt relieved when they met.
Yang Yi had become so thin after not seeing him for half a month that he looked unrecognizable, with sunken cheeks and wrinkles all over his face. He was so excited that he almost fainted: "Oh, Your Highness Prince Yi... Your Highness... Your Highness is safe and sound, thanks to Your Highness. It is a blessing in disguise. After I escaped from danger that day, I have been searching for Your Highness. I heard the news about Your Highness this morning, which was really a blessing from heaven, a blessing from heaven..."
Zhou Chang looked around but didn't see Gao Yuan and Liu E, so he asked anxiously, "Master Yang, where are Gao Yuan and the others? Did something happen to them?"
"Nothing, nothing... Your Highness, don't worry. I rushed here as soon as I received the news this morning. As for Lord Gao and the others, they have been looking for Your Highness like crazy and often don't come back all night these days. I have already sent someone to report the news, and I believe they are on their way." Yang Yi replied.
"Oh..." Zhou Chang finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a general way, "Are they all okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay... If His Highness hadn't fallen into the water and disappeared that day, everything would be fine." Yang Yi still has nightmares when he thinks of that night, and he is still frightened. "Gao Yuan, Deputy General Jin, and the soldiers on the ship are all fine. There are no casualties, but the military rations and medicines are gone. It's a heavy loss, but these are not a big deal, as long as His Highness can return safely..."
Zhou Chang also nodded: "Yes, yes, Lord Yang has had a hard time these days, I know. Lord Yang, let's discuss the matter of food and grass when we get back, and don't block the official road here."
"Ah, yes, yes... Look, I am confused. Your Highness must have suffered a lot these days. You must go back and have a good rest." Yang Yi quickly arranged to turn around and escort Prince Yi back to Beiji.
With Yang Yi's escort, Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi felt much more at ease and were able to relax for a while on the way back.
After wandering around in a daze for another two hours, they were about to reach the west gate of Beiji when a group of people came to meet them.
Zhou Chang originally thought it would be Gao Yuan, but unexpectedly the leader was Chen Yuan from Yidanxing, followed by Gao Yun and Han Bin.
"Why did you return to Beiji?" Zhou Chang asked Chen Yuan first.
As I recall, Chen Yuan should have taken Gao Yun to deliver food and fodder to the front line in northern Vietnam first, and they had agreed in advance to meet up with them at the front line.
Chen Yuan bowed in front of the carriage and said, "After delivering the food, I was going to wait for the prince at the front line, but I thought about rushing back to help because the prince was short of manpower. I didn't expect to receive news that the prince's ship was attacked on the Jinmin River when I was only halfway there, so I rushed over to look for people with Brother Gao. These days, I and Brother Gao have been divided into two teams, looking for news about the prince along both sides of the Jinmin River. I just received the news from Lord Yang and rushed over along the way."
"Where is Gao Yuan? Is his injury okay?" Zhou Chang wanted to ask just now, but Yang Yi was an outsider after all and didn't seem to pay attention to Gao Yuan.
Gao Yun rushed forward and answered: "Your Majesty, my brother's injury is not serious. It's just that he has lost a lot of weight these days because he has not eaten or slept day and night in order to find you."
Zhou Chang looked at the people walking alone in front of him. Although he couldn't remember some of their names, they all looked haggard and had lost a lot of weight. One could imagine how worried and anxious Gao Yuan had been these days.
But the road was not a place to talk, so I could only say, "Very good, thank you for your hard work. It's good that you came back so that you can spend more time with your brother."
Gao Yun nodded obediently: "Yes, Your Majesty, I believe my brother and the others will be here soon..."
But before he could even utter the word "here", there was a sudden "whoosh" sound behind his head.
Before Zhou Chang could react, he heard Chen Yuan shouting, "There's an assassin..."
"Swoosh, whoosh..." Two more sounds.
The team immediately became agitated with people falling to the ground and horses neighing.
"Oh no, there is an assassin..." voices came one after another.
Zhou Chang had originally been in the carriage and had not gotten out, so he instinctively retreated back into the carriage.
The place where their team stopped happened to be a three-way intersection, which was also the only way to enter Beiji City from the east.
For a moment, no one could tell the assassin's direction.
Zhou Chang only heard the sound of "whoosh, whoosh..." as if the arrows came from the bushes on both sides of the road, followed by the sound of weapons colliding.
When he lifted the car curtain and looked out, he saw a dozen men in black had rushed into their convoy, all heading towards Prince Yi's carriage.
There is no doubt that these men in black are definitely the same group as the pirates from more than half a month ago.
But why are these people so persistent and determined to kill Prince Yi?
why?
Who is the mastermind behind this, and against whom does Prince Yi have such a deep hatred?
A dozen men in black brought Yang Yi over at once and disrupted the hundred or so officers and soldiers, but the number difference was huge after all.
Zhou Chang felt relieved and shouted to the outside: "Catch them alive, keep them alive..."
As soon as he finished shouting, "Tap tap tap..."
There was a sound of hurried horse hooves behind me.
The sound of hooves was like rain, and it seemed that a team of more than a dozen horsemen were galloping towards them again.
Then a deputy general beside Yang Yi shouted, "Be careful... there are cavalry behind us. We are surrounded."
Most of Yang Yi's troops were infantry, with only about twenty people on horseback.
Everyone was suddenly in a panic.
The men in black had a clear division of labor. Those on horseback surrounded Zhou Chang from the outside, while those with knives attacked Zhou Chang's carriage.
"Go, go quickly..." In this situation, you must not fight to the end. Zhou Chang wanted to urge the driver to move forward.
For some reason, Yang Yi's carriage stopped where it was, blocking their way.
Chen Yuan, who had been leading a group of people guarding Zhou Chang's carriage, drew his sword and rushed forward, cutting a bloody path. He shouted to Yang Yi's adjutant, "Don't delay, hurry into the city."
The adjutant finally reacted and with a wave of his hand, he led his officers and soldiers to charge forward.