"Atong!!"
"princess!"
Xi Menghan and Lindong were horrified. They wanted to go to the railing to see what happened to the two people who fell into the river, but the assassins in front of them were so entangled that they could not get away.
At this moment, several black-clothed assassins armed with crossbows emerged from nowhere, shooting arrows one after another towards the river where Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen fell into the water just now.
Xi Menghan and Lindong were extremely anxious. Fortunately, Lian Ye and Shen Geng arrived in a hurry and quickly joined the battle.
The four of them joined forces and quickly eliminated these assassins and the crossbowmen at the railing. But when they looked towards the river again, Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen were nowhere to be seen?
With her whole body wrapped in the cold and biting river water, Xia Luotong felt that the heat in her body seemed to dissipate in an instant, but she did not feel panic because the man in front of her always held her tightly in his arms without letting up at all.
Wu Zechen held Xia Luotong in his arms and glanced down at her worriedly. Seeing that she knew the nature of water and didn't look panicked at all, and there were no signs of injury on her body, he felt a little relieved. He frowned and hugged her. Sneaking in the water with her.
In the scene just now, Xia Luotong really didn't expect that Wu Zechen would risk his own life for his own safety and just stand in front of him, blocking the rain of arrows.
It was impossible not to be touched. It was only then that she realized how deep Wu Zechen's feelings were for her, so deep that he didn't care about his own safety.
Although they didn't have a wonderful encounter, luckily they didn't miss it later.
Isn't it lucky for her to meet him?
For the first time, Xia Luotong felt the strong emotions for the man in front of her surging in her chest. Even though she was in the bitingly cold river, she could still feel the warmth in her heart.
Seeing the man's tightened brows as he carefully protected her while swimming in the river, she couldn't help but bury her face in his chest and put her arms around him...
Suddenly, Xia Luotong froze. Her eyes were full of shock, and even a little panicked. With trembling hands, she carefully touched Wu Zechen's back.
There, there are two arrows inserted at this moment...
He was hit by an arrow!
It turns out that when he protected himself and jumped into the river just now, he was not uninjured! It's just that he never showed it!
For a moment, Xia Luotong felt as if his heart was being clenched tightly by an invisible hand. Even his breathing was stagnant for a moment, and a little fear spread in his heart...
Suddenly, she felt a gentle force pat her back. She looked up and found Wu Zechen looking at her with comfort in his eyes.
After comforting Xia Luotong for a while, Wu Zechen continued to swim forward cautiously.
Seeing this, Xia Luotong had to work hard to suppress the uneasiness in his heart. After calming down, he reached out to Wu Zechen's back again and groped carefully.
After groping for a while, Xia Luotong felt a little relieved. This may be considered a blessing in misfortune. Although Wu Zechen was hit by two arrows in the back, perhaps he made adjustments and neither of the arrows hurt him. Crucial.
But even so, it was still very dangerous, because at this time Wu Zechen not only had to swim hard in the river, but also took himself with him.
They have been sneaking under the river for a while, but Wu Zechen has never surfaced. It seems that he is also aware that the current situation and situation are not optimistic.
There were so many assassins on the dragon ship. It was absolutely impossible for them to be hiding on the ship from the beginning, because it was impossible to hide so many people without being discovered, so they probably just boarded the ship.
The dragon ship was surrounded by escort ships, which had been guarding it all the way and never left for a moment, so it was impossible for a strange ship to approach without being discovered.
Xia Luotong carefully observed the assassins who besieged him before. They were all very dry. There was no trace of moisture in their clothes or hair. This meant that they did not come by diving, but approached by boat and boarded the dragon boat. of.
The only way to be so blatantly close to the dragon ship is that it was a escort ship. In addition, the goal of these assassins is very clear, and they are coming for themselves, so the origins of these assassins have already been revealed.
What's more, there is the wave of arrows that appeared at the end. It is said that if there are so many crossbowmen lurking on the third floor, then as early as the initial raid, these crossbowmen will have a chance to release the rain of arrows, so that I might It has already been tricked.
But these assassins did not do this, but waited until Wu Zechen appeared...
Now everyone in Beijing knows that Prince An loves Princess An very much. If Princess An is in danger, Prince An will most likely go to rescue her.
Putting this together, it is very likely that these assassins are coming for Wu Zechen, Prince An, and attacking him is just to lure out Prince An.
Nowadays, there are only two or three people in the capital who most want Prince An to die, and who have the ability to arrange escort ships to send assassins to the dragon ship. There are only two or three people in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, so there is almost no need to guess anymore.
What Xia Luotong was a little confused about was the situation in the banquet hall. Just by listening to the noise outside, he could tell how intense the assassination was inside. It didn't look like a show at all.
It's impossible for the emperor to arrange for an assassin to assassinate him, right? !
If it was the Queen and the Crown Prince's fault, and the Crown Prince was anxious to ascend the throne, it might not be impossible, but now is not the best time.
Because the prince's strength is not enough to suppress the whole situation, the power of King Jin and King Qin is equal to that of the prince. If the prince wants to forcefully ascend the throne, it will only lead to a strong counterattack by these two people, and it is still unclear who will win in the end. .
The situation of King Jin and King Qin was similar, so Xia Luotong was a little confused about the origins of the assassins who broke into the banquet hall.
Could it be that the surrounding countries did it?
Recently, various countries have indeed taken frequent actions, but Xia Luotong is not sure what the situation is.
But regardless of the origins of those assassins just now, it is not safe above the river, at least within the scope of the escort ship.
Xia Luotong could even see one or two arrows piercing the water from time to time and shooting diagonally towards the depths of the water. It could be seen that someone was shooting arrows into the river on the ship. What was the purpose? Xia Luotong could only shoot at the worst. Think about the direction.
The two of them were in the river at this time. If they rashly poked their heads out and there were assassins lurking on the ship around them, they would really become living targets.
But the arrow stuck behind Wu Zechen couldn't be dealt with, so Xia Luotong reached behind Wu Zechen and broke off the arrow tail, leaving only a small section on Wu Zechen's back. At this time, he was not out of danger yet, and he was in In the river, there is no way to treat the wound, so it is not appropriate to pull out the arrow at this time.
