
The next morning, a caravan passed through the streets of the capital, attracting the attention of everyone who saw it.
People from Prince Yu's residence very rarely traveled out by carriage, so as this carriage marked Prince Yu passed by, people looked at him curiously. But no one dared to ask because the appearance of the carriage guard was fierce and unfriendly.
After glancing with a short time, people then returned to their respective activities.
But suddenly, the horse carriage that was at the very front of the line suddenly stopped.
Someone suddenly shouted. "Killer!"
An arrow had pierced the heart of the chariot driver, making his blood flow to the ground.
A second later, several black-clothed people descended from the roof of the building and started attacking the people who were in the caravan.
They actually dared to commit murder in broad daylight!
People were screaming in panic. They run down the ridge here and there. The mood suddenly became chaotic. In an instant, the once crowded streets were now only a few people left.
The guards in the caravan took up arms and fought off the assassins, trying to protect the person inside the carriage.
One of the assassins approached the carriage as the guards caught their guard off guard.
A sword pierced through the side of the carriage, and nearly stabbed the person inside.
The person in the carriage stared straight at the sword in front of his eyes. Not long after that the sword was pulled back.
Realizing that the situation was unfavorable, the person inside the carriage finally got out.
What came out was a man, dressed in black and a jade crown on top of his head, looking like a figure in the comics. However, it seemed, those assassins were not at all impressed with the man's beauty.
As the man's feet began to step on the ground, the assassins who were fighting the guards then changed their targets.
Unable to dodge the battle, the man then took his sword and exchanged blows with the assassins.
The attacks of the assassins were extremely aggressive and ferocious, despite being martial experts, the man was still overwhelmed.
Just as a sword was about to slash at the man, from within the carriage another person appeared. That person then blocked the attack from the assassin.
The man who was about to be slashed nodded towards the person who had saved him. Then the other party joined the battle.
Xie Hongyi fought a number of assassins. His movements were smooth and fast looking deadly. With a makeshift device, he hit their bodies. Xie Hongyi did not exert all his strength in the blow, so quickly the assassin got up and charged back.
The assassin's long sword was about to stab Xie Hongyi in the head, but quickly the woman dodged it. As a result, the tip of the sword hit the rope covering Xie Hongyi's face, so that in a moment later, the cloth fell down and was trampled by others.
Xie Hongyi did not have time to pay attention to him as the other assassins tried to attack him.
Xie Hongyi wore a face mask of satin cloth because if anyone saw his face, it would probably be troublesome. Also, if she wanted to put on the skin mask back, she had to go to Xie Hunping.
Xie Hongyi's brows furrowed in annoyance at realizing that the assassins really wanted them dead.
Although the guards of Prince Yu were well trained, they were not the opponents of these assassins. So in a short time, the guards were defeated.
Realizing that they had a chance, the assassins rushed to attack Xie Hongyi and Huang Long.
But then things that nobody predicted happened. An arrow shot out and managed to pierce through the chest of one of the assassins.
Everyone looked back, where some horsemen came. It seemed like they were from Prince Yu's Residence.
"Groan!" Shouted the man in the front row.
Then his men obeyed the order and immediately attacked the assassin.
The group sent by Prince Yin this time had very high martial will, different from the guards earlier.
With the arrival of reinforcements, the assassins were finally defeated.
Xie Hongyi sighed in relief. He then turned to look at the man who seemed to be the leader of the group. "thank you. If there's no one, we'll probably get killed."
The leader of the group turned his head, and was instantly stunned. No one knows what he's thinking.
The man replied after a moment of silence. "Miss don't be so polite, we're just carrying out orders." After saying that, he continued to stare at Xie Hongyi. But the woman did not know because she first turned her head to see some bodies lying on the streets, looking like salted fish being dried.
After someone reported that they were attacked, Prince Yu directly ordered one of his strong confidants, Yin Hui to go protect them.
The man then ordered his men to examine the dead murderers.
The movements of the Yin Hui men came to a halt when they discovered an object that was in the clothes of one of the assassins. Then he handed it to Yin Hui.
Yin Hui frowned, she recognized the thing in her hand. "They have the government token."
Xie Hongyi's heart turned cold. So the Northern Emperor tried to kill him?
Yin Hui also made a guess in her day. It was not difficult to find a reason why the Northern Emperor had tried to kill Huang Long.
Then why do they do it in a crowded place with many people? Then the people knew that the people in the caravan were people from the South, and if that happened, maybe they would support the assassins to finish off these two people. Killing two birds with one stone, the one who planned it was a very smart person making use of the situation.
"Yin Tianrui, you're really brave!" Xie Hongyi gritted his teeth.
Huang Long was silent, yet his face was colder than Xie Hongyi's.
They then continued their journey. Yin Hui ordered some of his men to follow Huang Long.
After the carriage disappeared from sight, Yin Hui and a few of his men were still standing on the scene.
One of his men couldn't bear to ask. "Why does her face look so much like Madam's?"
He was also initially shocked when he saw Xie Hongyi's face, but since he had to fight the killer, he didn't think about it. Then after everything was done, he could finally ask.
Yin Hui also thought the same thing. The woman who was with Huang Long had a face similar to their Madam. It would be strange to say that these two people have nothing to do.
Yin Hui did not answer the questions of his men and instead said, "Quickly finish their corpses. I need to report this to you immediately."
This matter should be immediately notified to Prince Yu.
The moment Yin Tianrui heard about Huang Long's arrival through the eunuch outside the room, his heart trembled.
It just so happened that by then the routine court had been completed that the officials had disbanded. So now there is only her in that room.
Yin Tianrui was still calm, acting like he knew nothing.
He said, "Let them in."
Huang Long and Xie Hongyi then entered. Xie Hongyi's face was so fierce as if someone owed him eighty million. The look on his face could not be hidden even though he was wearing a face mask that he could get out of nowhere.
While at his side, Huang Long still displayed a flat face. But when he saw Yin Tianrui, his cold eyes displayed a slight ripple.
Huang Long asked in a flat tone, straight to the point. "North Emperor, we need an explanation."
They were here supposed to talk about the peace treaty, but now the situation has completely changed.
"There's no explanation. You should have known why Zhen did that." Yin Tianrui said calmly.
Hearing Yin Tianrui's words, Xie Hongyi sneered. "You're so afraid that anyone would disturb your throne? Emperor, we are not petty people, nor are we the ones who bite the hand of the one who feeds us!"
If only Yin Tianrui had not been silent about their existence in the Northern region, it was possible that some parties who had a grudge with the South would have attacked and made everything troublesome. Perhaps it was only that good side that Xie Hongyi looked at from Yin Tianrui.
The calmness of Yin Tianrui instantly collapsed as Xie Hongyi acted impudently to her. "How dare you say that to Zhen? Where's your respect?!"
Yin Tianrui narrowed her eyes while saying sharply. "Don't forget where you are right now."
Xie Hongyi was extremely anxious and wanted to speak again, but Huang Long held his hand, gesturing to stop.
Xie Hongyi looked at Huang Long with a look of dissatisfaction.
Huang Long looked straight at Yin Tianrui. "North Emperor, don't forget without our help, the matter of the Xiao family will forever not be resolved. At least give us a face."
"I never knew that you were an ungrateful person. Even a dog knows what it's called return."
Now Xie Hongyi looked at Huang Long in admiration. He never realized that this person who had facial paralysis could speak sharply.
Under the pressure and verbal attacks from Huang Long and Xie Hongyi, Yin Tianrui was speechless. He was also furious when he realized Huang Long equated him with a dog. When he was about to say a few more words, something canceled it.
At this moment, the eunuch who was outside shouted again. "Prince Yu came to see His Majesty!"
After hearing what Yin Hui reported to them, Prince Yu and his wife rushed off to the Palace. They want to make sure of something.
They were very impatient and wanted to know the truth immediately. But they came at an inopportune time. When Yin Tianrui usually wanted her sister to come to the Palace, this time she did not feel that way.
"Make them wait!" Yin Tianrui shouted out loudly.
But then, the wooden door in the room was forcibly broken down. Then, the figure of Prince Yu and his wife appeared.
A eunuch who was behind them had an anxious expression. His Majesty has not allowed them to enter yet, but these two people do not care about him at all.