The banquet hall at that time was really chaotic. Several parties were fighting on their own, and even the assassins came from different forces.
Fortunately, according to Wu Zechen, the Xi family is not seriously injured. It can be said that the entire Xi family is a soldier. Even Mrs. Xi has good skills, and the maids and guards she brings are all masters, so they can protect themselves. By the time Wu Zechen rushed out of the banquet hall to look for Xia Luotong, the battle with the Xi family was almost over.
As for the Fengguo Duke's Mansion, the situation is slightly worse. Many people have lost their jobs, but their lives are not in danger.
It was only then that Xia Luotong suddenly understood why she had always felt that the composition of the people who came to participate in the dragon boat prayer at the Fengguo Palace was a bit strange today.
The people who came to the Duke’s Palace to participate in the dragon boat prayer today were all those who had to be there. As for the Lord Ruirong and others, as long as they were not required to be there, none of them came today!
Xia Luotong has now fully understood such a suspicious situation, because the Duke of Fengguo had long known that there would be such an assassination today!
And it is very likely that he came for Wu Zechen!
However, no matter who the target of the Duke of Fengguo was, they all participated in today's incident, but they did not expect that they were also prey in the eyes of others, and many family members were injured in this incident. It was really a big deal. An extremely ironic thing.
After Xia Luotong told Wu Zechen about the situation, he chatted with Wu Zechen about tonight's events for a while, and then fell asleep unknowingly.
Maybe she didn't even realize that she seemed to get tired easily in the past two days. Otherwise, with her vigilant temperament that she had developed over the years, and with Wu Zechen's injury, she would never have been so helpless. I fell asleep alertly...
Sensing the lingering breath of the person in his arms, Wu Zechen's eyebrows gradually softened, and he lowered his head and placed a soft kiss on her forehead like a falling feather...
Early the next morning, before dawn, Xia Luotong had already woken up. As soon as she made some movements, Wu Zechen, who had been hugging her all night, also woke up immediately.
Xia Luotong didn't expect that he, who had planned to keep vigil all night, would actually fall asleep first and let an injured person stay vigil all night. His face suddenly turned red, and when he noticed that Wu Zechen had been hugging him, he said shyly: "Always It's so tiring to hold me, you're still injured on your back, you can put me aside."
Wu Zechen looked at her with a smile, with indescribable tenderness and affection in his eyes: "How could I be tired holding you? And you soaked in such cold river water last night, I'm afraid you will catch a cold."
It turns out that he has been using his body temperature to keep himself warm...
Xia Luotong's face became increasingly red, but her heart felt sweet: "Do you want to rest for a while?"
She looked back at the branches covering the entrance of the cave. At this moment, the heavy night outside had just faded away, and the sun had not really risen yet.
"No need, I'm holding you, I'm resting well." Wu Zechen couldn't help teasing her. Seeing her blushing face, he chuckled and stood up, "It's safer to leave earlier."
When Xia Luotong saw this, he didn't care about the heat on his face. He stood up and helped Wu Zechen put on his clothes. Wu Zechen had an injury on his back, and Xia Luotong didn't worry that he would injure the wound by dressing himself.
Originally, the clothes for the dragon boat dinner were very luxurious and heavy, but Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen already knew that this dragon boat trip would not be peaceful, so they made preparations in advance.
Under the gorgeous coat, there are light dark clothes, which can be used for daily wear. Fortunately, it is winter now, and I wore two clothes like this yesterday without letting others notice.
At this time, Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen were wearing these two ordinary-looking clothes. As for the luxurious coats, they had already buried them in the cave to prevent others from discovering their traces.
After extinguishing the bonfire and erasing all traces, the two of them left the cave where they rested for the night and set off again away from the river.
At the moment, they don't know the specific location they are at. They can only make a rough judgment based on the position when they fell into the river, and the direction and distance they traveled after swimming out of the river.
Next, they need to find a populated place and determine the specific location before they can go to the stronghold and join Wu Zechen's subordinates.
Although Wu Zechen's men must be looking for traces of them everywhere at this time, there are probably a lot of people searching for them at this time. In addition, it is not so easy to find two people in the vast land, not to mention that they have to avoid all directions. The pursuers sent by the forces.
Although it was probably just the emperor who assassinated Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen on the dragon boat at the beginning, now that something happened to the two of them and fell into the river and their whereabouts are unknown, then those who secretly were ready to attack Prince An's Mansion I'm afraid I can't sit still anymore and will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to take action. It's a good time to fish in troubled waters!
This possibility is quite high, and it is not Xia Luotong's random guess. After all, there are at least three kinds of poisons poisoned by Prince Xian'an. In other words, there are at least three forces that are worried about Prince Xian's palace.
At this time, it is the best time for these forces to take action.
What Xia Luotong didn't expect was that the people who came to them first were not the forces from Prince An's Palace...
Before they could find any villages or towns, Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen encountered the people who intercepted and killed them.
A group of seven or eight masked men in black suddenly sprang out from all directions in the dense forest. Without saying a word, they opened their knives and attacked the two of them without any hesitation with their gleaming weapons.
No need to make any guesses, this group of masked killers is here to intercept and kill them!
Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen didn't have any weapons and could only deal with it with bare hands, but fortunately, there was no one else besides them here and there!
Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen made eye contact, and after confirming this, she took action decisively!
Two kinds of poisonous powders were quietly released one after another, and these masked killers soon screamed and fell to the ground. They never figured out how they were infected until they died!
Xia Luotong has been waiting for this moment for a long time!
There were a lot of worries on the dragon boat, and she had been unable to take action. She could only stand aside and watch, feeling aggrieved. Now she finally had the opportunity to take action. How could she still hold back this tone? !
I think she was also a famous person in her previous life, and she has never been so aggrieved!
Besides, Wu Zechen was still injured, and she didn't want him to take action again.
As for the medicines she had prepared earlier, she was naturally well protected, especially since she knew the situation on the river, and waterproofing was the top priority, so the medicines she had prepared were not damaged by falling into the water. .
