Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

"Young people just have no martial ethics and tend to launch sneak attacks." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu put his hands behind his back and walked into the hall with Zhang Zhenxuan, who also had a shocked look on his face.

"Your Highness... these black-clad warriors around you... why are they getting stronger and stronger..." Seeing that there were no other retainers around, Zhang Zhenxuan finally asked the question in his heart.

"This question... it's as difficult for me to explain as it is for you to explain that you know thunder magic." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled when he heard it and said, "Go ask the old Taoist priest yourself later!"

"Oh... okay..." Zhang Zhenxuan nodded upon hearing that, being unusually honest.

"Hey? He didn't run away?" Just after His Royal Highness the King of Chu answered Zhang Zhenxuan's question, he looked up and found that the person sitting on the throne above the hall was the person in the portrait that Su Wen had sent him before - King Gao Jianwu of Goguryeo.

"The King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty? He is indeed so young that I am a little surprised." - Gao Jianwu looked at the handsome young man whose armor was already stained with blood, and his heart could not help but surge: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, I have no personal grudge against you, only national hatred. You want to kill me, and I think it is reasonable. But... I still want to know, at this point, can Your Highness, the King of Chu, give me a way to live?"

"A way to survive?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this. As expected, Gao Jianwu was not as useless as Quan Gaisuwen described him to be. "Your way to survive was cut off many years ago, the day your father, King Yingyang, ordered the remains of the former Sui soldiers to be built into a Jingguan!"

"But I did not issue such an order!" Gao Jianwu still argued after hearing this.

"Heh..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled slightly upon hearing this: "But you didn't order it to be demolished, did you? Besides, do you still remember how I got the name 'King of Chu'? You bastard, you sent out a disgusting thing like Gao Qi, asking the Tang Dynasty to exchange 300,000 taels of gold for the remains of the former Sui soldiers, and you even dared to laugh at my elder brother. That's why I was so angry and took action, creating a great story..."

"Ahem..." Zhang Zhenxuan felt that he shouldn't laugh in such a serious occasion - so his throat was just itchy.

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu...are you really not going to negotiate terms with me?" To be honest, if Gao Jianwu didn't know that he couldn't escape at all, he would never have negotiated with the other party.

Of course, he is still gambling that the inner city defenders outside the palace can break through the palace gate as soon as possible to increase his bargaining chips.

"I'm talking about you@#￥@!" It was still the well-known "Tang Dynasty Elegant Language" of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Li Kuan didn't want to waste time talking to him. The previous conversation was just to facilitate the shadow assassin beside him to check whether there were any ambushes around. After confirming that there were no sword-wielding soldiers behind the screen, but only two or three pretty palace maids in dishevel, His Royal Highness the King of Chu didn't plan to waste any more time: "Prepare to die, you dog!"

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu really wants to kill me?" Gao Jianwu panicked when he saw Li Kuan walking up the stairs with a knife in hand: "After all, I am the emperor... I must die in a dignified way... How can I use a sword..."

"Your Highness, be careful!" It happened in a split second. Just as His Highness the King of Chu was about to sneer back, Gao Jianwu suddenly slapped the armrest of the throne, and then six powerful crossbows shot out from behind him and flew towards Li Kuan.

"Bang!" His Highness the Prince of Chu, who had been paying attention to Gao Jianwu's movements, first raised his knife with his right hand to block an arrow shot at his neck, and then crossed his left hand across his chest: "Dang! Ding ding!"

His Royal Highness the King of Chu took advantage of his armor and used his arm guard to block the three arrows shot at his heart.

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu, I--" Gao Jianwu was about to speak when he saw that the assassination attempt had failed. The next moment, a cold light flashed before his eyes, and then his world began to tumble until it turned into chaos.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" Zhang Zhenxuan has now come to the side of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"I'm fine." Li Kuan shook his numb left arm, then gave the other party a confident smile: "This little battle is nothing compared to the time when I led Ashina Helu and others to charge into the Turkic army of 10,000 in Yanqi."

"Your Highness, we won't have to do that next time..." Zhang Zhenxuan was about to continue persuading him, but he saw that His Highness the King of Chu had already bent down and picked up the head on the ground: "Zhenxuan, we have to go."

"Your Highness, I feel that this matter is a little strange." Zhang Zhenxuan suddenly looked at the throne above and said, "Why did Gao Jianwu only bring two eunuchs here? This move seems to be..."

"Swoosh!" Suddenly, a sound of breaking through the air came rapidly from outside the hall. Because Zhang Zhenxuan was standing in front of His Royal Highness the King of Chu at this moment, the hidden arrow that was originally supposed to be shot at the back of the King of Chu's neck happened to hit the back of Zhang Zhenxuan's chest.

It was too late to shout "be careful".

His Royal Highness the King of Chu almost subconsciously dropped the head and sword in his hands, then rushed down the stairs at an incredible speed, knocking Zhang Zhenxuan away who was two steps away from him.

"Swish!" This time, the hidden arrow did not miss.

"Your Highness? Your Highness!" Zhang Zhenxuan finally reacted and realized what had happened. He suddenly got up from the ground and rushed straight to Li Kuan.

Looking at His Highness the Prince of Chu, whose chest was pierced by an arrow and whose lips had turned pale, the usually calm and composed Little Heavenly Master panicked and was afraid: "Your Highness! Your Highness!"

After calling him "Your Highness" four times, Zhang Zhenxuan was already in tears.

"Ahem..." Suddenly, the Prince of Chu, who was lying on the ground, raised his hand and slapped Zhang Zhenxuan on the head: "Zhang Zhenxuan, next time you dare to come out without armor, I will beat you to death!"

"Your Highness, you..." Zhang Zhenxuan was stunned at first, then he said ecstatically: "Just lie down and don't move. I have some medicine for your injuries."

"I'm fine!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu also had to sigh that some things are really destined by fate: "The peach charm you gave me, I always carry it with me. Look, it was this peach charm that blocked the arrow that was trying to penetrate the armor. But then again, it's almost two hundred steps from the square to the palace, and it can still have such power. The person who shot the arrow must be an archer..."

"Your Highness, please don't talk, take your time." Zhang Zhenxuan said as he stretched out his hand to pull out the arrow. He then looked at the azure arrow and was stunned for a moment before his face darkened. "The arrow is highly poisonous!"

“Oh my goodness…May you be blessed with infinite happiness…” This time, His Royal Highness the King of Chu truly believed in the power of the peach charm: “Forget it, don’t talk about these useless things for now. You must promise to give me a better amulet when you come back, otherwise I will beat you up right now!” (Note 1)

After His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, he made a gesture to stand up.