After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

The sounds of fighting outside were incessant. Even though Xie Yuze and Xie Xing had hidden under the low slope, this place was still not safe. The sounds of fighting were very close to them, and if someone was knocked down, they would be able to find them hiding here.

Xie Yuze pulled Xie Xing aside and whispered, "It's not safe here. Let's find a chance to slip away."

Xie Xing didn't dare to make a sound and obediently nodded.

Xie Yuze couldn't help but glance at her again.

The little girl looks obedient, and when she looks over with her clear eyes, it seems like she trusts people completely. But she has a sharp tongue, and every time she speaks, she makes her mother so angry that she wants to whip her.

Humans are restless; tears fall easily, and once freed from constraints, they turn and run away without even looking back.

She was genuinely frightened at this moment, and relied on him like an older brother, tightly gripping a section of his sleeve with her little hands, looking extremely well-behaved.

A strange feeling rose in Xie Yuze's heart.

He couldn't help but wonder, if this accident hadn't happened, Xie Xing, who had grown up with him, would have followed him around sweetly calling him "brother."

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he extinguished it instantly.

Pooh!

What was he thinking?

Xie Xing is a little rascal, so he can't be soft-hearted.

Xie Xing had no idea that Xie Yuze's mind had been racing for so long.

She followed behind Xie Yuze, inching her way away from where she stood, using the surrounding branches for cover.

The two of them didn't know which way to go to be safe.

The emperor followed them into the forest, and it is likely that everyone was already inside, waiting to be killed there.

"Go to the left; the left side is closer to the Emperor and Luo Hanfeng." Just then, the system suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing tugged at Xie Yuze's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, shall we go to the left?"

Xie Yuze certainly heard the system's voice.

joke!

These assassins came to kill the emperor. The closer you are to the emperor, the more assassins there are. He only listened to Xie Xing and went to the left after he killed the emperor.

Xie Yuze immediately made a decision: "Go to the right."

Xie Xing: ...

She opened her lips as if to say something, but Xie Yuze made the final decision before she could speak: "Go to the right."

Xie Xing silently shut his mouth.

Fine.

There was nothing she could do if Xie Yuze didn't go to the right.

The two stealthily ran along the right side.

*

The smell of blood permeated the forest.

Jun Lanjin stood on a tree branch, his black robe fluttering slightly in the wind. He wore a mask, and his eyes beneath it were narrowed. He held a bow and arrow in his hand, and with a pull and a release, three arrows were fired at once, striking the assassin below in the heart.

Only after everyone around him had been dealt with did Hua An go down to check.

"Lord."

Hua An picked up a jade pendant and handed it to Jun Lanjin, his expression slightly grave: "This token seems to belong to the Luo Yan Hall, a well-known assassin organization in the martial arts world. Isn't it a remnant of the previous dynasty?"

Jun Lanjin took the jade pendant and examined it for a while. Suddenly, his eyes turned cold and dark. "Let's go!"

Upon seeing this, Hua An's expression changed drastically: "A diversionary tactic!"

Were they sent away?

Who made this?

Jun Lanjin lightly touched the ground with his toes, using his lightness skill to quickly head towards the hunting grounds.

suddenly--

An arrow pierced the air and struck Jun Lanjin.

Hua An immediately raised his sword and cleaved the arrow in two, coldly shouting, "Protect the Prince!"

In an instant, the Blood Fiend Guards surrounded Jun Lanjin.

Arrows kept flying from the woods.

Jun Lanjin was protected within the safety circle, his cold eyes fixed straight into the woods.

He raised his bow and fired five arrows at once, shooting them straight into the woods.

Phew!

All that could be heard was the sound of an arrow piercing flesh, and five people fell to the ground in the woods.

But there were just too many arrows. Even after killing a few, the arrows kept coming. If this continued, the guards around him would be worn down and die.

Jun Lanjin's face was extremely ugly. He concentrated all his internal energy under his feet, using the ground as a medium and himself as the center, and the powerful internal energy spread out directly around him.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

A burst of energy, three meters high, suddenly exploded a hundred meters away.

"Let's go!" Jun Lanjin's lips paled slightly as he turned and walked into the forest.

"Your Highness!" Hua An immediately followed.

His eyes were filled with deep worry. If the prince had been in his prime, that attack wouldn't have been a problem, but he had been poisoned by a slow-acting poison.

The legendary healer once said that if one were to practice internal energy cultivation, the toxins would rapidly enter the internal organs, hastening the time of death.

Why did I have to be outmaneuvered at a time like this!

Hua An cursed inwardly.

The Blood Fiend Guards were invincible. After Jun Lanjin's attack, the Dark Guards quickly followed up and killed all those who had fired arrows from the shadows.

The guards followed Jun Lanjin and the others, and handed the jade pendants they had collected to Jun Lanjin for a look. They were also from the Jianghu assassin Luo Yandian.

what happened?

"The Dog-Killing Emperor!"

"Rejuvenation!"

The sounds of fighting could be heard from within the forest.

Jun Lanjin paused, then looked over with his men and saw that the assassins had surrounded the emperor and Luo Hanfeng and the others, while Xie Tongchen was protecting the emperor and fighting the assassins.

This can't go on like this!

Xie Tongchen gritted his teeth.

If this continues, they will all be wiped out!

"Seventh Prince! You take the Emperor and leave first. I'll stay here and hold them off!"

Xie Tongchen roared.

He didn't have time to think about it anymore. Xie Xing said that the Seventh Prince Luo Hanfeng won the Emperor's favor this time, which also meant that Luo Hanfeng would not take action against the Emperor at present.

"Young General Xie! Take care!"

This was exactly what Luo Hanfeng wanted. He helped the emperor onto the horse, and just as he was about to mount, he suddenly looked up and his gaze pierced through the layers of branches, landing directly on Jun Lanjin.

At that time, Jun Lanjin was wearing a mask, so his face could not be seen.

Luo Hanfeng narrowed his eyes dangerously, made a gesture towards a corner, then mounted his horse and rode away with the emperor.

The moment Luo Hanfeng turned around, more than a dozen masked men in black blocked Jun Lanjin's path.

Now, how could Jun Lanjin not understand what had happened?

The lips beneath the mask curved slightly upwards.

"You have certainly given me quite a few surprises."

*

War is imminent here.

Xie Yuze and Xie Xing were also feeling bad.

As the two walked, they came face to face with the assassin.

Xie Xing & Xie Yuze: "..."

Xie Xing's voice was tinged with tears, "I told you to go to the left, but you wouldn't listen."

Xie Yuze: "..."

What else can we do?

run!

Before the assassin could react, Xie Yuze turned and grabbed Xie Xing, and they ran.

At that moment, the assassin also realized what was happening and shouted, "Stop!"

What a load of crap!

Xie Yuze ignored the people behind him talking nonsense. If he didn't run now, he would be taken hostage and be truly finished!

Xie Xing wasn't that fast; he was practically being dragged along by Xie Yuze.

Because she was running so fast, the surrounding branches scratched her face, leaving bloody marks. Xie Xing ran as fast as she could, despite the pain.

Putting everything else aside, her escape speed was top-notch.

But that's still too slow.

Xie Yuze paused for a moment, then hoisted Xie Xing onto his shoulder and used his light footwork to quickly traverse through the forest.

Xie Xing was carried on his back, her almond-shaped eyes widening in shock.

It's flying! It's taking off!