The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

Seeing the arrow flashing with cold light approaching, it was about to penetrate Nan Wangyu's back.

Lu Lingxi used his left hand to pull Nan Wangyu towards him, and quickly grabbed the arrow shaft with his right hand. Even though his palm was burning with pain, he did not let go.

Although Lu Lingxi grabbed the arrow shaft, the arrow was obviously very powerful and the tip of the arrow still penetrated Nan Wangyu's body.

Nan Wangyu felt a pain in his back and instantly understood what Lu Lingxi's actions just now meant.

He looked at Lu Lingxi with gratitude and sighed: "Lingxi, you saved me again."

Lu Lingxi looked at the blood flowing from Nan Wangyu's back. Although the arrowhead did not completely penetrate his body, the tip of the arrow still pierced him. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't hold it firmly, and you were still injured. You bleed so much."

Nan Wangyu shook his head: "It's just a superficial wound, it's okay, this is where the heart is. If you don't grab it, the consequences will be disastrous. You saved my life again."

Seeing that the arrow didn't pierce deep enough, Lu Lingxi hardened his heart, pulled out the arrow, looked at it in front of him, and asked, "Should we keep this arrow as evidence or something, or see if we can trace where it was made?"

Nan Wangyu also took a closer look and shook his head: "It's useless. There is no mark on this arrow, and the material is ordinary iron that can be found everywhere. There is no way to trace it."

Lu Lingxi didn't see anything, so he threw the arrow aside.

Nan Wangyu immediately reached out to pick it up and took a closer look.

Lu Lingxi looked suspicious: "But have you figured out anything?"

Nan Wangyu shook his head.

"Then what did you do with it?"

Nan Wangyu said excitedly: "This is proof that you saved me and protected me. I have to take it back and keep it well."

Lu Lingxi looked embarrassed: "What's the situation now? In such a critical situation, what's wrong with you?"

After saying that, he found a big tree for cover, curled up into a ball, and didn't move. He didn't want to pay attention to Nan Wangyu and also wanted to reduce the risk of being exposed.

Nan Wangyu put the arrow behind his back and leaned behind Lu Lingxi. He stopped moving and waited for the secret guards to deal with this group of assassins.

This time it took a little longer than before, but noticing that fewer and fewer arrows were falling, Lu Lingxi knew that the secret guards still had the situation under control, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

When Ying Chen came to Nan Wangyu again to report, two quarters of an hour had passed.

"This group of assassins has been cleared out. Your Highness, please hurry down the mountain."

There was still tidal blood on Ying Chen's face, and Nan Wangyu could see a rare sign of fatigue on his face, knowing that this battle would definitely not be easy.

So, with his brows furrowed, his eyes revealed concern and worry. He slowly walked towards Ying Chen and asked in a low voice: "What's the situation on our side? How many casualties are there?"

Ying Chen replied: "Three dead and five injured."

Ying Chen's answer was concise and seemed emotionless, but Nan Wangyu knew that those people were his brothers who trained, improved, and lived with him. Ying Chen still had feelings for them. He just knew in his heart that it was common for secret guards to be killed while on a mission. Only by continuous training, strengthening themselves, and completing the mission better could casualties be reduced. There was no time for him to feel sad. So he developed his current introverted personality, which seemed to be emotionless.

The casualties had already occurred, and there was no point in saying more. Nan Wangyu ordered: "Let the dead rest in peace, send more people to help the injured, and we will go down the mountain immediately."

When the group reached the middle of the mountain, there were also bloodstains on the ground, but the horses and carriages were still there. It seemed that the assassin knew that the target was not here, so he only sent a few people to let the horses run away, creating obstacles for them to go down the mountain, and increase the time for the assassination, creating more opportunities. However, the people who were left behind were all killed.

After Nan Wangyu and the others arrived, they didn't say much. Some got on their horses, some got on their carriages, and drove quickly to the foot of the mountain.

With horses and carriages, and after such a long time of hard work, the sky was already getting gray and was about to get light.

Therefore, even though the second group of assassins did not report back the news of successful assassination, they did not send a third group of assassins.

Qi Wang Nan Jingye was so angry that he smashed the teacup beside him and scolded: "A bunch of useless people. I usually spend a lot of money, but I only raise such useless people. I send out batches of people, but there is no news at all. You failed to assassinate the crown prince, and you can't even hurt the crown princess and her children. What's the use of you?"

The leader of the Qi Wangfu secret guards who was in charge of the assassination operation, An Yi, knelt down and apologized: "Your Highness, please calm down. It is indeed our fault this time. But the Crown Prince seemed to have been prepared. The guards were replaced in advance by the Crown Prince's secret guards who are more familiar with assassinations. That is why our subordinates failed one after another. Maybe this was also a trap set by the Crown Prince. Besides, the people we sent out were not completely in vain. The Crown Prince's Mansion also lost a lot of people. Maybe the Crown Prince was also shot by arrows. It's just that no one made it public."

Nan Jingye slammed the table and roared, "Are you trying to take credit for your guess? Even if he is really injured, so what? He will be alive and kicking again in a few days. As long as he is not dead, he will always be a burden on me. I want him to die! I want him to die! Don't you understand? Idiot!"

An Yi lowered his head even lower: "Your Majesty, please calm down! I know I was wrong! Next time, I will spare no effort to clear the obstacles for you!"

Nan Jingye closed his eyes and didn't bother to look at him. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go away! Go recruit more people and strengthen the training. If you fail again next time, there's no need for you to live."

After An Yi retreated, Nan Jingye rubbed his temples a little irritably. He knew very well that Nan Wangyu might have been prepared for this, or even set up a trap, waiting for him to fall into it so that he could find out his mistakes.

But this was also a rare opportunity for him. It was difficult to hide in the wild mountains and wilderness, and there were limited guards. He thought that if he sent more people, they would always succeed. If they succeeded, they would disguise themselves as wild beasts and attack. This was his own fault. In the middle of the night, instead of staying in his own house, he ran into the deep mountains and forests. If something happened, he could not blame others. What a good opportunity.

Once something happens to the crown prince and he has no children, and the other princes are still young, the position will have to be his.

It's a pity that he was defeated by that bunch of good-for-nothings.

Fortunately, they were all fed poison in advance and there was no evidence. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Nan Wangyu really got hold of the evidence.

When the sky was bright, Nan Wangyu and his party returned to the Prince's Mansion. Because Nan Wangyu was injured, Lu Lingxi supported him and rushed to Changqiu Palace.

On the way, I ran into a concubine wearing a pink dress and with a graceful figure. She was admiring the potted plant in her hands with her maid.

When she turned around, she unexpectedly saw a group of people standing behind her. She screamed and the potted plant in her hand fell to the ground.

The sudden scream also frightened Lu Lingxi.

Nan Wangyu felt it and patted the back of her hand soothingly.

After the concubine screamed, she saw clearly that the people behind her were the Crown Prince and his wife, and she quickly knelt down to apologize: "I deserve to die for disturbing His Highness and His Majesty."

Nan Wangyu's injury was more serious at this time, so it was inconvenient for him to get entangled with others. Lu Lingxi just said, "Get up, and move aside. There is no need to say more, and waste time."

The concubine stepped aside, and Lu Lingxi supported Nan Wangyu and rushed to Changqiu Palace.

The concubine looked up and saw the wound on Nan Wangyu's back. She fell into deep thought, not knowing what she was thinking.