Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chu Ning looked at the blood-soaked and furious Seventh Prince in front of him, and his mind raced.

Why is the Seventh Prince here, and why is he being hunted?

Many questions suddenly popped up in Chu Ning's mind.

In just a moment, Chu Ning thought of countless possibilities.

Just at this moment, the stumbling Seventh Prince was about to arrive in front of Chu Ning under the cover of the crowd.

But at this moment, the men in black who were chasing behind him suddenly raised their left hands in unison, revealing their hidden arrows.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~”

More than a dozen broken arrows whizzed out, and wherever they passed, the people who blocked their way screamed in pain, and several people were actually shot dead.

The seventh prince was not spared either. Although he managed to dodge three short arrows, he was still hit by several others.

"Pfft~"

The short arrow pierced through his chest, and the Seventh Prince's eyes suddenly widened with a look of disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that he would be assassinated.

The fallen body symbolizes another dead soul filling up hell.

Chu Ning, who was in deep thought, came to his senses at this moment. He watched the Seventh Prince die in front of him, and his face looked a little ugly.

He did not bring too many guards with him when he went to the palace this time. In addition, Shen Wanying was with him, so of course he chose to protect his woman with all his strength first.

If the Seventh Prince could break through the crowd and come here, he certainly wouldn't mind lending a helping hand.

Unfortunately, the Seventh Prince was still some distance away from him.

What's more, the killer had hidden arrows, so he didn't dare to send anyone for support and could only defend himself first.

But after seeing the Seventh Prince being killed, Chu Ning also reacted and made a prompt decision: "Defense!"

He was not sure whether the other party's target was the Seventh Prince, or him and Shen Wanying.

If so many sleeve arrows were aimed at one person at the same time, even Ran Ming would not be able to handle it.

At the command, the palace guards immediately stepped forward to form a human wall, blocking Chu Ning and Shen Wanying behind them.

When the black-clad assassins noticed Chu Ning, they looked at each other and then rushed towards Chu Ning.

Although the crowd was in chaos, no one dared to come over here, making this area a vacuum zone.

The man in black was murderous, holding a hidden arrow in his hand, determined to kill Chu Ning in one fell swoop as there were not many guards around him!

Ran Ming was furious when he saw this: "Damn it, how dare you attack His Highness!"

He roared angrily, spun the spear in his hand, and rushed forward as a shadow.

The killers immediately raised their hidden arrows and shot.

"Humph!"

Ran Ming was forced to stop, and the spear in his hand kept spinning, knocking the sharp arrows to the ground.

But even so, he alone could not block dozens of sharp arrows, and several of them hit him.

"Ding~ding~ding~"

The armor, which was made of tempered steel, made a clanging sound, and the sharp arrows were difficult to penetrate and were all blocked.

Taking this opportunity, Ran Ming roared, his voice like a huge bell, resounding through heaven and earth, shocking the group of killers so much that they looked painful, and some even couldn't help but cover their ears.

Ran Ming took this opportunity to pause on one foot, and his body turned into a shadow and rushed forward.

"Come and die!"

His face was ferocious, and he was determined to kill all the killers in front of him.

It would be fine if these people killed the Seventh Prince, but why did they also want to kill the King of Chu? This violated his big taboo!

In addition, the sharp arrow just hit him, which made him extremely angry.

If it weren't for the protection of his armor, he might have been shot to death on the spot like the Seventh Prince!

With a heart full of rage, Ran Ming came aggressively!

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of men in black suddenly appeared on the surrounding roofs, holding bows and crossbows, and shot arrows at Ran Ming.

"Ran Ming, step back quickly!" Chu Ning sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted behind him.

Ran Ming's face changed. Hearing the sound of breaking air, he did not dare to be careless. In addition, with Chu Ning's order, he could only turn around and retreat immediately.

The archers on the roof wanted to continue shooting arrows, but at this time a roar came from the street: "How dare they commit crimes in Kyoto City! Come, take them down!"

Immediately, soldiers from the city defense camp arrived. They were numerous and equipped with crossbowmen and shieldmen.

This scene made the killers dare not neglect it, and the leader of the killers made a prompt decision: "Retreat!"

The killers moved like the wind, advancing and retreating freely, and obeyed orders. At one command, all the killers retreated.

"Chase, you must catch up with them!"

The leader of the city defense camp who was chasing after them yelled, with a hint of anger in his words.

During the Lantern Festival, there were people causing trouble in the busiest Flower Street, which was a blatant slap in the face of the City Defense Battalion.

Of course, this person also knew Chu Ning, and upon seeing this, he immediately bowed to Chu Ning and said, "I, the commander of the city defense camp, Su Wenguang, greet His Royal Highness the King of Chu and the Queen of Chu."

Chu Ning glanced at the man and nodded, "So it's General Su. These assassins are highly skilled and well-trained. You must be careful when you chase them.

Also, send someone to deliver Seventh Brother’s body to the palace.”

As soon as these words came out, Su Wenguang's face changed drastically: "What, the Seventh Prince he...he..."

As he spoke, Su Wenguang quickly looked around and soon found the body of the Seventh Prince not far away.

"This……"

Su Wenguang was shocked and rushed forward.

Looking at the corpse of the Seventh Prince, he did not give up. Instead, he squatted down and reached out his hand to feel his breathing through his nose and mouth. Then he touched his neck and found that there was indeed no pulse. Then he slowly stood up.

"It's... it's over."

As the commander of the city defense camp, he actually allowed the Seventh Prince to be killed in the city. As the commander, he was most likely the leader.

Originally, the commander of the City Defense Battalion was He Qingyun, the son of He Peng, the Minister of Works. However, because Wang Wenguang, the Minister of Rites, was killed, He Qingyun was dismissed from his post, and this position was taken by Su Wenguang.

But now that a prince has died, how can the emperor forgive him?

Chu Ning frowned as he looked at Su Wenguang, who was nervous and at a loss. "Alright, send someone to send the body back immediately. I will lead the others to chase after the killers!"

After a pause, he was somewhat worried about Shen Wanying's safety, so he turned to look at the palace guards and ordered:

"You escort the princess back to the palace. The entire palace is on alert tonight. No one is allowed to enter or leave!"

Shen Wanying frowned when she heard this, and a look of worry flashed across her face: "My Lord, those people have hidden arrows in their hands, you must be careful."

She knew she couldn't stop Chu Ning and could only give him instructions.

Chu Ning tightened her cloak and said softly, "Don't worry, I have Ran Ming to protect me, nothing will happen to me."

Then, he immediately ordered: "Escort the princess back to the palace!"

The guards escorted Shen Wanying onto the carriage, and Chu Ning withdrew his gaze.

At this time, Su Wenguang, who was standing by, also ordered his men to lift up the body of the seventh prince.

"General Su, tell Father what happened here, and ask him to immediately order the four gates to be sealed!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do as you say."

Seeing that everything was arranged, Chu Ning took Ran Ming and rode on the city defense camp's war horses to chase forward.

Su Wenguang did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to the palace with the seventh prince's body.