Chapter 5767: Liar
At the same time, dozens of assassins dressed in grey suddenly swarmed from around the carriage. Each wielded a long-handled bow and arrow, continuously firing iron arrows at the group. Their speed was incredibly fast, catching everyone off guard and causing a momentary scramble. Two ordinary guards were struck by arrows and fell to the ground.
The leader, yelling at the top of his lungs, shouted, "Capture them alive!" He raised a hand, and countless arrows aimed at Mo Yu and his group's carriage.
Qiao Lin turned her head, exchanging glances with Mo Yu. The young girl gestured with her eyes, indicating to Mo Yu, "Your enemies?"
Mo Yu quickly shook his head, spreading his hands to show helplessness.
"Judging by their attire, these should be assassins sent by the Li Kingdom," Baozi bounced in front of the two, sweeping his sword horizontally, easily deflecting a dozen long arrowheads. "Your Royal Highness! This subordinate will hold them off here. You take Miss Qiao and leave quickly!!"
Mo Yu and Qiao Lin both twitched their lips, silently exchanging a look of exasperation. He didn't expect the Crown Prince's personal hidden guard to be such a good actor. The way he was putting on a show was truly comical.
Qiao Lin rolled her eyes at the sky.
It didn't take long for Mo Yu's guards to virtually outflank and suppress the enemies. What was amusing was that Baozi, the guard, was still prancing around in front of them, waving his long sword while intently scanning the surroundings. He was practically hoping for a few stray arrows to fly out so he could block them. However, after waiting for a long time without a single arrow appearing, he turned somewhat sheepishly to look at the expressionless Crown Prince.
Clearing his throat, Baozi the guard whispered, "Your Royal Highness, this place is very unsafe. You should take Miss Qiao and leave first."
Little Qiao Lin rolled her eyes at him and directly hopped off the carriage. Baozi the guard quickly stepped forward, blocking little Qiao Lin's path with his arm. "Second Miss, be careful!"
Mo Yu couldn't help but raise a hand to cover his face. He now had reason to suspect that when they trained the hidden guards, they might have overemphasized loyalty and overlooked the most crucial point... intelligence!
Qiao Lin looked at Baozi the guard expressionlessly, silently bypassed him, and walked towards the two fallen guards. These two were ordinary guards who, initially caught unprepared, were the first to be struck by arrows and fell to the ground, their injuries to the waist and abdomen being quite severe.
Qiao Lin crouched beside them, skillfully stopping their bleeding and applying medicine. Baozi the guard stared wide-eyed at Second Miss Qiao's fluent movements, foolishly chuckling, "Second Miss is a physician, huh?"
"Not a physician," Qiao Lin shook her head. She was only a half-baked healer. She naturally knew how to deal with simple external injuries. As for complex internal injuries or poisoning, she could only be described as having half a bucket of medical knowledge.
Baozi the guard watched as she, with a flick of her hand, stopped the bleeding of the two guards. After she gave them medicine, their complexions gradually improved, and he felt deeply impressed. Seeing Qiao Lin's humility, his favorability towards her naturally soared. He thought to himself: No wonder His Royal Highness looks at Second Miss Qiao like a fly to honey. So, Second Miss is beautiful, kind-hearted, and skilled—she has so many优点 (advantages). If his Royal Highness knew that this fellow was slandering him in his thoughts, he wouldn't know what to think.
After Qiao Lin finished treating their injuries, she had everyone carry them away to rest.
The Li Kingdom's Scheme
Turning around, she saw the grey-clad assassin leader from the Li Kingdom raise his hand and shout, "All clear, let's scram!"
Mo Yu: ...
These troublesome Li Kingdom assassins are truly unprofessional. They looked like they were here for a laugh, even spouting some nonsensical jianghu jargon before leaving.
"Are these people the hidden guards arranged by the Li Kingdom's royal family?" Second Miss Qiao asked, looking startled. They really don't look good!
"Probably not," Mo Yu shook his head helplessly. "They look more like scouts."
"Scouts? But didn't they already scout outside Xijiu City?"
The small group that attacked Princess Huaizhu outside Xijiu City, according to Mo Yu, was also sent by the Li Kingdom to prevent the princess from entering the city. It seemed they were quite... persistent about this Princess Huaizhu.
"Why do the people of the Li Kingdom insist on preventing this Princess Huaizhu from entering Mo Capital City?"
Baozi the guard chuckled and said, "Second Miss, this subordinate knows. The Li Kingdom is located in the northwest border of our country, and its national power has been growing stronger in recent years."
"And Tundong Kingdom was originally under their jurisdiction, paying tribute to them every year."
"In recent years, although the corpse puppet disaster has gradually improved, the growth of crops and other things is still very slow."
Baozi the guard explained eloquently, "This Tundong Kingdom was originally a small country. In the past two years, it has suffered greatly from the Li Kingdom's oppression, and the entire country is in a state of starvation."
"Now that Tundong Kingdom suddenly wants to break free from the Li Kingdom's control, the Li Kingdom is naturally unwilling. As soon as they heard that Tundong Kingdom intended to send a princess for a marriage alliance with our Beimo, they eagerly mobilized their forces, repeatedly trying to sabotage this alliance."
Second Miss Qiao let out an "Oh," then glanced at Mo Yu, snorted, and turned to leave. Liar, he even said it wasn't a marriage alliance.
So, she is here for a marriage alliance!
Mo Yu frowned, glared at the talkative Baozi the guard, and said in a cool voice, "I see you've been living comfortably recently, your face has even gotten round. Tomorrow, when we return to the capital, you can report to Wu Luo Mountain yourself and train properly!"
Baozi the guard: ?????
What did I do? His Royal Highness suddenly got angry! Is His Royal Highness's intermittent neurological disorder acting up again?
Is it? Is it, is it, is it??
Watching Mo Yu lift his leg and float away from him, Baozi the guard slumped his head with a bitter expression. He turned and shouted at the guards behind him, "What are you all still standing around for? Chase them! We must see them alive or their corpses!"
He's furious! It's all these Li Kingdom people's fault, always bothering His Royal Highness! Now look what happened, His Royal Highness took all that frustration out on him. Who did he provoke?
He must eliminate all these rascals from the Li Kingdom and teach them a lesson!
"Your Royal Highness, Princess Huaizhu has fainted." Mo Yu, who had just been snubbed at the carriage door, was still fuming. He turned back to hear Imperial Physician Liang nervously say a sentence and cursed impatiently, "Am I the Imperial Physician or are you the Imperial Physician? You report every trivial thing. What's the point of having you as an Imperial Physician?"
"If you can't handle it, then leave as soon as possible. Stop prattling on here."
Poor Imperial Physician Liang just reported one sentence, but he was immediately rebuked by the furious Crown Prince three or five times. He instantly clutched his head and scurried away, too terrified to say anything.
Mo Yu was about to get into the carriage when a cushion was thrown out from inside.
Little Lin's angry voice came out, "He's asleep."