C193 Return Attacks

Jing Yuan could only ask carefully, "Princess, King Mu sent someone to seek her opinion, when …" Return to the palace? "

"I'm not going back to the palace, I'm going straight to the inn." Princess Lan Xun's voice was still sobbing, but her thoughts were very clear.

"This... That's not right, right? Although I am not staying in the Imperial Palace, it would be too impolite to return from hunting in the Western Sea and not pay respects to the Emperor Queen of the Eastern Abyss if you do not stay in the Imperial Palace. " Jingyuan's thoughts were very thoughtful.

Princess Lan Xun thrashed a few more times before finally lifting up the thin blanket, revealing her small, wet face. Her face was covered with sweat or tears, and after a moment of absent-mindedness, she said, "That's right, this princess is going to the Imperial Palace first to meet Emperor Dongyuan."

Jing Yuan was glad that the princess had finally thought things through, and hurried back to the palace to help the palace maid change her clothes and wash her face.

When Princess Lan Xun arrived at the entrance of the palace, the rest of the people were already fully prepared. Their gazes naturally gathered on the belated princess.

Princess Lan Xun wore light makeup to cover her swollen eyes, but her expression remained calm and serene. It seemed as if nothing had happened.

"Princess... Why are your eyes so swollen? " Gu Qingruo was the first to notice the change.

Princess Lan Xun slightly lowered her eyes and indifferently said, "The soil and water cannot stand it. Yesterday, something like that happened again. At night, sleep is not good."

"Oh." Gu Qingruo's face was full of sympathy. "I'll teach the princess a few tricks later. The edema will be gone very soon."

Princess Lan Xun forced a smile, sat in the carriage, and said no more.

The carriage slowly moved forward, and in the middle of the hunting squad was a carriage which had been modified to become a prison carriage. Those two demented dancers were imprisoned inside, only falling behind the carriage of the woman. They were being watched very closely.

It was only a few hours' journey, and since they were on such close watch, there shouldn't be too much trouble.

There was still a few miles to go before they reached the official road.

As the hunting party passed through the narrowest part of the road, people began to rush out from both sides of the road. They attacked the guards from both sides with swords in their hands. The team was slowed down because of this.

The princes were not alarmed. The surprise attack formation was still not as impressive as it was last night. There were only thirty to fifty people present. Moreover, these people seemed to be very lax. They only dared to fight on the periphery while simultaneously retreating as if they were ready to escape at any moment.

A portion of the guards, under the command of Xiao Yi Mo, strictly guarded the carriage, avoiding the attack. They continued forward, leaving behind a portion of the guards to pester them.

They had not even gone half a mile when they heard a loud bang. The ground beneath the carriage suddenly exploded, causing it to almost fall apart, except that the front part of the carriage was being pulled forward while the front part was screaming. The rear part of the carriage actually fell off the ground, and with a loud bang, it fell into a dark pit.

This was clearly a trap that had been designed beforehand. They would first split up their forces and then detonate the gunpowder in the preset pit, causing the carriage to collapse.

The entire ceremonial procession finally broke into a disarray and panicked. The western guards were the first to surround Princess Lan Xun's carriage, preparing for battle. No one dared to jump into the deep pit to investigate.

The Dongyuan guards had surrounded the four princes and were looking around, waiting for an unexpected turn of events. They also didn't dare to give chase.

After the rest of the guards exchanged blows with the enemy for a while, they realized that they had started to retreat. Many smoke bombs were thrown on the ground, making them cough.

"Don't chase after a desperate enemy!" As soon as Xiao Yi Mo gave the order, the guards could only rush over in panic and gather with them.

After the smoke cleared, there was nothing left behind but the ground, and not even the enemies that had attacked them.

"Truly useless! To think that you're all from the capital's Royal Guard Battalion, a bunch of useless bums! And not even an assassin can be left behind! " Xiao Yi Mo scolded sternly.

Although the guards were reprimanded, no one dared to make a sound.

Only Xiao Yijin's expression darkened. He couldn't hang on any longer. As the commander of the imperial camp, the personal guards of the capital city were all under his command and training. Of course, he knew which of his subordinates were available, so before the hunt, he had complied with his father's arrangements and sent a few squads of his men to protect the hunting party.

At the same time, Xiao Yi Jin had a plan in mind. Although he was led by Xiao Yi Mo this time and had to listen to all of King Mu's orders, in truth, if anything happened, he would be the first to know and could secretly dispatch these guards. For example, the corpses that had been sent to the memorial hall last night, or the two dancers in the prison cart today … He knew the situation inside even better than Xiao Yi Mo did.

However, Xiao Yijin was even more clear on his plan after encountering such an accident on the way back — he wasn't just superficial cursing at the imperial guards, but he was going to blame it all on Xiao Yijin, the commander.

If it weren't for the commander in chief of the imperial guards who neglected training and management, how could the guards of the capital city be so useless?

Understanding this, Xiao Yijin slightly sneered, "Third Royal Brother's words are wrong. The imperial guards camp of the capital had always been the best of the best. If there was something wrong with the plan, it would be unreasonable. If you don't sleep well, then it's strange that your bed isn't soft enough. There's no reason in the world. "

Xiao Yi Mo's expression was heavy as he said, "If you don't feel good about sleeping, it must have something to do with the bed being not soft enough. If you don't believe me, then try and get some sleep while lying on a rock. "

Xiao Yijin wanted to retort, but Princess Lan Xun already said impatiently, "Alright, by the time you two come up with a question as to whether the bed is soft enough, the person who fell into the pit has already disappeared."

Both of them were on guard as they shut their mouths at the same time. Only then did they realize that a guard had already jumped into the dark pit to search for them. They all turned to look at Xiao Yiyan, and it was he who sent the guards down.

Xiao Yiyan didn't even look at them. He only calmly commanded them, then watched as the guards slowly walked up, their faces covered in dirt.

"No one is here …"

"The person is gone. There's only a puddle of blood in the carriage. I don't know whose it was."

"There is a very narrow passageway at that end. Only a single person is allowed to walk through it. Someone is already following the passageway and going in after them."

Xiao Yiyan sighed lightly. He didn't say anything, but his expression already explained everything. Too late, the dancers had been rescued.

Sure enough, after the guards that were chasing after him returned, not a single one of them didn't dejectedly answer, "They didn't catch up … It leads to a shrubbery half a mile away. It's the place where the assassin jumped out to ambush us. "

Another guard reported, "It seems like those who tried to kidnap us were not the same as those who tried to assassinate us last night. Their methods are very different."

Of course, it was not the same path. Last night, the goal of those people was to trade lives for their lives and attack them without any discrimination. However, these people today were obviously just bluffing with the intention of snatching the two dancers away.

"Let's return to the palace." Xiao Yiyan looked at the two of them, who were still frowning.

"Return!" Xiao Yi Mo restrained his anger. With a dark expression, he glanced at Xiao Yi Yan and ordered him to return.

After returning to the Imperial Palace on time, the various princes and princesses of Orchid Star City entered the palace to report to the Emperor.

The Emperor was surprised and puzzled that the ten-day journey had been abruptly reduced to two days. However, what shocked him even more was what had happened during the hunt.