When they arrived at the inn where Bai Siheng was staying, the royal guards had subdued all the assassins. The assassins were lying on the corridor one by one. Murong Hao looked at the group of people on the ground. He saw the two tough guys he saw at the mutton restaurant today. The big man was among them.

Murong Hao slightly opened the curtain of his hat. When the royal guard saw that the emperor was coming in person, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted.

"Master." The cavalryman stepped forward and bowed in salute.

"Are these assassins dead?" Murong Hao frowned.

"Master, they were no match for the royal guards. They all bit themselves with poison and killed themselves. No one survived." This was the first time the cavalry saw such an assassin, and he killed himself before he was captured.

"Master, it seems they are a group of dead soldiers." Tianyi said looking at the assassins on the ground.

"Tianyi, you are responsible for finding out this matter. Who did it? Why did you want to assassinate the champion? Is Bai Siheng okay?" Murong Hao believed in the strength of the royal guards, but he was still a little worried about the safety of the champion.

"Master, the champion is being protected by our people. He's fine. He's in his room." A royal guard pointed to the guest room where Bai Siheng lived.

"Let the innkeeper keep today's matter a secret. No bad news about the No. 1 Scholar can be spread." Murong Hao said, holding Lin Yunxi's hand and entering Bai Siheng's room, followed by Tianyi.

Now that he entered the room, he saw Bai Siheng and his bookboy being protected by two or three royal guards. When he saw Tianyi coming in with two masked men, the guards saluted respectfully.

"master."

"Well, please step back first." Murong Hao said in the curtain hat.

"Yes." Several royal guards responded and exited Bai Siheng's room.

Murong Hao took off his curtain hat and sat at the round table in the room with Lin Yunxi.

When Bai Siheng saw it was the emperor, he immediately pulled the book boy to kneel down.

"Bai Siheng has seen..."

"No need to be polite, get up and talk." Murong Hao didn't want the people next door to hear that he came to Bai Siheng's room in person and interrupted Bai Siheng's salute.

"Yes." Bai Siheng looked at the emperor in front of him in surprise. How could he appear outside the palace? It seems that the man in black outside is the famous royal guard, and the masked woman next to him. If you guessed correctly, If so, she is the current queen.

"Bai Siheng, who have you offended?"

Murong Hao wanted to know if Bai Siheng had any enemies. If he wanted to use him in the future, he would have to find out. However, he had asked the secret guards to check before. The Bai family in Jiangnan was a century-old family and had been doing business honestly for several generations. There were no big enemies. , As for Bai Siheng, the secret guards didn't find anything wrong with him. Who wants to assassinate him as a champion?

"Back to the emperor...Master, thank you for saving my life. I am a pure scholar and have not offended anyone. I don't know why I am facing this disaster today. Is it because I won the top prize and someone is jealous?" Bai Siheng was still there at this moment. In his panic, he never thought that someone would assassinate him in his life.

"Who did you have a grudge against while you were preparing for the exam in the capital?" Murong Hao continued to ask.

"Master, no. After I came to Beijing, I almost never left this inn except for eating and reading every day. Usually, the book boy went out to buy things for me. I didn't interact with anyone." Bai Siheng said respectfully. replied.

"Well, it's okay. You can change your stay at an inn. Go to the Feng Kelai Inn on East Street. It's safer there." In Murong Hao's own Feng Kelai Inn, some of the shopkeepers and waiters were his retired secret guards. Or a soldier, with great martial arts skills, he would feel at ease if the No. 1 scholar lives there.

"Yes, Master, I will move over with the book boy right now. Thank you for your concern, Master." Bai Siheng clenched his fists and bowed deeply to Murong Hao. Thanks to the appearance of the emperor's royal guards today, otherwise he would have become the first person in history. The number one scholar is in the coffin as soon as he wins the first prize.

"Well, be careful when going out these two days." After Murong Hao finished speaking, he took Lin Yunxi's hand and left the room.

"Thank you, Master." Bai Siheng watched the emperor and empress go out, and his heart that was still frightened just now slowly calmed down.

"Let's go and stay at Feng Ke Lai Inn." Bai Siheng asked the book boy to pack his luggage.

"Master, who is this and why are you protecting us?" Shu Tong asked curiously as he was young and did not understand worldly affairs.

"You don't need to know, let's pack our luggage and leave the inn." Bai Siheng calmed down and began to pack the books on his desk.

Here, Murong Hao and Lin Yunxi took Tianyi to a deserted street corner.

Murong Hao ordered Tianyi.

"Tianyi, go carefully to investigate what happened today, and also to find out if Bai Siheng has any enemies. The Queen and I will return to the palace first."

"Yes, Master." Tianyi accepted the order and quickly left the street corner. He knew that the empress used the magical teleportation technique to leave the palace today, and she would naturally use the teleportation technique to return home.

After watching Tianyi go away and making sure that no one was around the corner, the two entered the science and technology library and returned to the Dragon Saliva Palace.

In a teahouse, a man wearing a golden mask sat at the table, and a tall man with a heroic face half-knelt in front of the masked man.

"Master, the operation failed. The champion was rescued by the royal guards."

"It seems that Murong Hao values ​​​​the Number One Scholar very much. Since the Number One Scholar is not dead, our plan has changed. The royal guards will definitely protect the Number One Scholar in these two days and let our people stop. There are plenty of opportunities. "The cold voice came from the golden masked man's mouth, making people shudder.

"Yes, Master." The man stood up and walked out.

"Master, what should I do if the champion is not dead?" A man in a silver mask stood next to the golden mask, and he asked respectfully.

"You go to the south of the Yangtze River and do some business with the Bai family. Don't worry, we will take a long-term approach to catch big fish." The man in the golden mask played with the ring in his hand. He didn't believe it. He couldn't deal with Murong Hao.

"Yes, Master." The man in the silver mask agreed and left the room.

"Murong Hao, let's see how long you can be the emperor, hum!" The golden masked man said, took a sip of tea, stood up and left the tea room.

In the Ambergris Hall of the imperial palace, not long after Murong Hao and Lin Yunxi went to the inner hall and lay down, Zhixia reported outside the palace gate.

"Empress, the military machine room sent several boxes of parts. They asked their subordinates to check them. I haven't seen those parts before and I'm afraid there will be no problems in the inspection."

Zhixia has been following Lin Yunxi for many years. She knows the queen's temperament. She likes her subordinates to tell the truth, so she will tell the truth now.

Lin Yunxi was woken up by Zhi Xia as soon as she fell asleep. She didn't blame her. She and Murong Hao stayed in the palace for several hours. The servants didn't know what they were doing at the moment.

"Have someone move the parts to the outer hall, and I'll check immediately." Lin Yunxi answered the door.

"Yes, empress." Zhixia ordered.

"Husband, let me go and take a look." Lin Yunxi dragged his tired body and wanted to get up.

"Sleep well. Are you still worried about the things that Mo Jinchuan personally forged in the military machine room? You are so tired and you are so brave. Be obedient and sleep with me. I will install it with you when you get up." Murong Hao held him down. , not letting her get up, this woman is pregnant and will tire herself out, I really won over her.

"Okay, sleep."

Lin Yunxi lay down again and heard the sound of servants carrying things in. She slowly closed her eyes. She was a little tired today and it was time to take a good rest.

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