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Qing Qing hurriedly denied it. "The Emperor is chenqie's sky. How could chenqie not care?"

Song Caiyao could not make out what they were saying, but seeing how happy they were chatting, she could not help but interrupt their conversation, "My royal brother and my royal sister are very close."

Only now did Duanmu Yu Ling realize that Song Yao was still beside him. He smiled and said, "The people below should have already been arranged. Let's go."

A glint flashed across Qing Qing's eyes. From the looks of it, Duanmu Huanghun wanted to hug her and enjoy the blessings of having her around his arms. His affability level of 80 points towards Song Yingyao seemed to be a bit lacking. The relationship between him and Song Yingyao didn't seem to have any real feelings for each other. At the very most, it would be childhood sweethearts, and he would give Song Yingyao a little more favor than other women.

"Empress, why didn't you shoot an arrow?" Duanmu Yu Ling rode his horse up to Qing Qing and looked at her with a puzzled expression on his face as he took in the sight of every single arrow.

With a bright smile, she replied, "Your luck is bad today. I haven't run into a single prey yet."

Before Duanmu Huanghun could open his mouth to reply, Song Jin smiled and said, "Why don't you come with us, sister-in-law?"

Duanmu Huanghun chimed in. "Let's go together, empress. It's more competitive and fun to compete with each other."

Qing Qing did not intend to refuse, so she replied respectfully, "Yes."

As he silently followed behind Duanmu Yu Ling, he suddenly heard a rustling sound enter the ears of the three people. Duanmu Yu Ling turned around and made a silent gesture.

Just as Qing Qing was about to pull out an arrow, she heard Xiao Qi's anxious voice. "Qing Qing, be careful. There are assassins in the forest."

As soon as his voice fell, a few men in black clothing surrounded the three of them.

Qing Qing frowned. Who was so bold as to dare to assassinate Duanmu Yu Ling? Although Duanmu Yu Ling had ordered his imperial bodyguards to wait at a distance for him to enjoy himself, they would still be able to hear him if he called out to them.

The murderous aura of the man in black standing in front of him gave Duanmu Yu a bad feeling. He berated, "How dare you! Who are you people?!"

"Who we are has nothing to do with you! You only need to know that we are here to send you on your way. " The leader of the men in black slowly approached them, his thin eyes filled with a cold killing intent.

Duanmu Yu Ling didn't waste any more time and shot out a few arrows, but these people were all experts, so they easily dodged them. The leader who had just spoken raised his sword high up in the air and aimed a sword at Duanmu Yu Ling.

Qing Qing didn't hesitate any longer. She picked up the arrow from her back and joined the battle. Seeing that Duanmu Huanghun was gradually losing, she shouted, "Your majesty, I'll clear the way for you. We'll follow you out."

Song Yingyao, who was standing at the side, did not want to be outdone either. She said: "Imperial Sister-in-Law is right. Royal Brother, you go first. I will open a path for you with my imperial sister-in-law."

'Ding … guide target affability level + 5, current affability level 70. '…

'Ding … target's affability level for Song Yao increased by 5, current affability level is 85. '…

Duanmu Yuling was moved, but if he really did leave first, then these two weak women would die without a doubt. Moreover, this wasn't the style of a king.

He gritted his teeth and rejected the pure offer, "I cannot abandon my wife and my beloved girl. This will cause everyone in the world to despise me."

Duanmu Huanghun dismounted, his bare fists clashing against the black-clothed men. Qing Qing anxiously dismounted from her horse. If Duanmu Huanghun died, her mission would be a failure.

"Little Seven, you have to watch him closely and secretly protect him."

Fortunately, the original owner's father raised her like a foster son. Otherwise, if she rushed over like this, even if she didn't die, she would still be crippled.

Song Yingyao also looked very anxious, but she did not get off the horse and charge towards the man in black like Qing Qing did. Instead, she just rode the horse and wanted to step over the man in black, but how could these men be so easy to deal with? She waved her hand and cut off the horse's legs.

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Yu Ling wanted to rush forward and help him up, but before he could do anything, he was stunned by the scene before him.

The man in black who cut off the horse's leg slowly moved the tip of his sword closer to Song Yingyao's neck, and just as he was about to end it for her, the woman lying on the ground suddenly stood up, kneeled on the ground and begged: "Spare me, I have nothing to do with them, please let me go, I will absolutely not tell anyone about what happened today."

'Ding … target's affability level for Song Yao -30, current affability level is 55. '…