There is an assassin!
This was the only thought in the minds of father and son.
Li Shimin subconsciously blocked in front of Li Chengqian, then raised his hand to open the curtain and looked out through the gap.
It was only then that the two of them discovered that the driver driving the carriage had disappeared.
And where the groom was sitting, there were very obvious blood stains.
Obviously, the groom had been killed without anyone noticing during the conversation between the father and son.
And based on the other party's ability to kill the groom without being noticed by the two people in the car, there is no doubt that the other party is a master.
At that moment, the nerves of both father and son were subconsciously tense.
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian beside him and said, "You stay in the carriage, I'll go down and take a look first."
This is not because of Li Shimin's entrustment.
It's because as a father, he has an innate sense of mission and responsibility to protect his son.
Of course, in addition to being a father, he is also an emperor.
He didn't realize it, but Li Chengqian thought of it.
If the other party is ambushing outside right now, wouldn't Li Shimin go out on his own to die?
Compared with Li Shimin, he has integrated the skills of so many people, so he is obviously more powerful than Li Shimin.
Therefore, he didn't agree at all. He directly grabbed Li Shimin's arm and said, "Father, it's better for me to go ahead."
After saying this, he jumped out of the carriage without giving Li Shimin a chance to reply.
His body skills were very good, so he got off the car very quickly, like a whirlwind.
But despite this, he was still targeted by the other party.
As the wind blew three times, three crossbow arrows were stabbed into the place where Li Chengqian had just run.
When he saw the crossbow arrow, Li Chengqian was obviously stunned.
After all, crossbows have long been classified as military contraband, and civilians are not allowed to sell them, let alone make them.
Nowadays, not everyone in the Tang Dynasty's army can be equipped with such weapons.
But if that's the case, where did the other party get it?
Li Chengqian didn't have time to think too much.
After he showed his head, an overwhelming barrage of arrows were shot towards him.
Li Chengqian didn't dare to hesitate at all, so he could only dodge left and right, and hid behind a big tree before he dared to stop and carefully observe the surrounding environment.
The carriage had reached a mountain col at some point, surrounded by dense jungle.
And the carriage was parked on the official road, and the reason why the carriage could stop without a groom was.
It was entirely because of the carriage that it got stuck on a huge stone pier.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the surrounding environment.
After looking around for a while, he finally found the right location.
His toes touched the ground suddenly, and he rushed out like a leopard about to hunt.
Now, he was running in the face of the overwhelming crossbow arrows.
Li Shimin, who was watching this scene in the carriage, couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for him.
Several times, he wanted to rush out to protect his son.
However, judging from Li Chengqian's skills, he is obviously much better than himself.
This not only made him feel gratified, but also surprised him.
How many things do you still don't know about this guy?
The direction in which Li Chengqian charged was exactly where the two assassins were hiding.
Seeing Li Chengqian charging forward, the two assassins did not hesitate, gave up their crossbows and drew their sabers to fight Li Chengqian.
Although Li Chengqian was empty-handed, his physical strength was far beyond what ordinary people could contend with.
Even if the opponent is holding a weapon, he still can't last two rounds.
After the two fell to the ground, Li Chengqian picked up the crossbow and long knife on the ground, and turned to the next hiding place of the assassin.
Now, Li Chengqian's purpose was very clear, which was to kill the assassins hiding in the dark before the opponent could react and assemble into a battle formation to attack him.
But he is powerful and the other party is not a fool.
After discovering Li Chengqian's purpose, the other party immediately began to gather and launch an attack on Li Chengqian.
At that moment, an overwhelming barrage of crossbow arrows were fired at Li Chengqian, making it impossible for him to stand up from behind the bunker.
And just when he was suppressed by the crossbow arrows, two waves of assassins composed of dozens of people were already attacking him from the left and right.
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin on the carriage couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
Obviously, these assassins were not coming for him as the emperor.
The real purpose of these people was obviously to assassinate Li Chengqian.
The moment he figured out the reason, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent.
In this world, there are many people who want Li Chengqian to die, but there are very few people who have the ability to do it.
Apart from those aristocratic families that had been beaten to pieces by Li Chengqian, there was only one person in the palace.
Li Shimin couldn't help clenching his fists.
Now he couldn't help but start to doubt himself.
Is it too kind or too kind to some people?
After thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't control it anymore.
He rushed out of the carriage regardless, and after landing on the side of the road, he went straight towards the place where the crossbow arrows were most densely fired.
While Li Shimin was taking action, Li Chengqian had already dealt with the assassin.
These assassins were obviously dead warriors trained by Jingxing.
Each and every one of them looked fierce and unafraid of death, even more ferocious than the veteran soldiers on the battlefield.
Even though Li Chengqian showed extremely terrifying force in front of them, he still did not frighten the other party.
The other party still launched an almost suicidal attack towards Li Chengqian.
And even the most powerful people still can't stop the siege from all directions.
What's more, a group of ruthless people who would stand up and fight Li Chengqian even if their vital parts were hit?
Soon, Li Chengqian also saw red on his body.
His leg was cut with a foot-long gash by the opponent's dying knife.
Although the wound was not deep, it bled a lot and had a great impact on Li Chengqian's body skills.
As a result, he was unable to deal with the enemy's attack and at the same time, he also had to deal with the crossbow arrows that the opponent would shoot from time to time.
To be honest, Li Chengqian really regretted inventing the crossbow machine at this time.
If it weren't for these crossbows that could perform well in close combat, he wouldn't have been beaten so badly by the opponent.
While thinking of this, Li Chengqian had to start to doubt.
What exactly is wrong with that link.
He obviously kept the drawings of the crossbows strictly. Except for those he owned at home, the rest were placed in the secret vault of the ordnance camp.
Needless to say, even Liu Min, who is the general manager of the ordnance battalion, cannot access the blueprints in the secret library at will, let alone others.
And it's even more impossible for his family.
The people who can work for him around him are the ones he trusts greatly and will never betray him.
So what's the situation now?
Where did these people get their repeating crossbows?
Could it be that some people who are good at making mechanisms made this repeating crossbow again?
At that moment, Li Chengqian was filled with confusion.
And with his current state of mind, he might never even dream of who betrayed him...
