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In imperial hunting, being able to draw a bow once and shoot a rabbit is not bad.

As for the fox that was brought in front of him with its eyes shot through, Fan Zhiyuan knew at a glance that it wasn't the one that Emperor Yan shot with his bow just now. With his eyesight, he knew what Emperor Yan was capable of.

But the emperor cares about face, Fan Zhiyuan silently pretended not to hear the compliments that sounded like the reincarnation of Emperor Wu.

Emperor Yan was not a person who would take risks. Even if he was surrounded by many nephews and nephews led by Marquis Wu Ning, he would not dare to go deep into the mountains. Fan Zhiyuan had no room to play here, he just followed.

His eyes couldn't help but look to the other side of the forest, because Li Li and the second prince of Daxia entered from there.

Even though Li Li had already made arrangements, he was still a little worried. That lazy little fox would sleep late and never get up early. Apart from taking care of his face and being diligent, he had never seen Fan Zhiyuan practicing martial arts before. He really met an assassin. When in chaos, I don't know if I can escape with the lightness of the three-legged cat?

Although Yunxi is there, and the guards around him are also one of a kind in a hundred, but after all, there are only a few of them... There is also Wang Xin of Daxia, who deliberately hides his clumsiness, and doesn't know when to attack...

Fan Zhiyuan didn't think so much before the battle, and now he was full of random thoughts, wishing he could just abandon Emperor Yan and gallop over there.

Emperor Yan pretended to be reserved and handed the bow in his hand to the guards, expressing that he would let it go for a while, his eyes fell on Fan Zhiyuan's worried face, and he couldn't help but said calmly: "Is General Fan worried about A Li?"

Fan Zhiyuan withdrew his thoughts, glanced at Emperor Yan, and did not deny it: "Exactly, the prince is delicate, and he never likes to wield knives and guns, I'm afraid he might not be used to it."

However, Emperor Yan waved his hands when he heard this, and said with a big laugh: "General, you are too worried. Although Ah Li looks lazy, her riding and shooting skills are among the best in Beijing. Even Shen Yuling is not as good as him." He said with a smile Looking at Fan Zhiyuan with ambiguous eyes, he seemed to sigh with emotion inadvertently, "That's how he is. He takes one step and thinks three steps. As long as he can achieve his goal, no matter who he is, he will try his best to get it. Look at the general who is so heartbroken now." From him, you can see Ali's ability, how long ago, you still avoided him..."

In an instant, Emperor Yan stopped abruptly, and the follow-up words disappeared in Fan Zhiyuan's hazy eyes like ice-cold sharp swords. The hostility hidden in them made him unable to speak any more, feeling that this person would commit the next crime in the next moment.

"Since there is already prey, for the safety of the emperor, why not return here?" Although it was a question, Fan Zhiyuan said it indifferently, with an unquestionable tone.

Emperor Yan wanted to refute, but was suppressed by the aura of the general in front of him for a moment, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Marquis Wu Ning, obviously hoping that the old Marquis could reprimand Fan Zhiyuan for him and regain his aura.

However, all of Marquis Wu Ning's thoughts are in another place, and he doesn't want to have a conflict with Fan Zhiyuan here. He knows that after today, he should be able to kick this stinky brat to the frontier, so he keeps silent .

Emperor Yan's face flushed instantly!

At this moment, a loud arrow suddenly rose from the distant sky and exploded, attracting everyone's attention.

"This is……"

"There are assassins!"

When the agreed signal went up, Fan Zhiyuan yelled immediately, and immediately raised his hand to beckon the imperial army and said, "Protect the emperor and return to the camp!"

This order is unquestionable, although Marquis Wu Ning is in charge of the paddock affairs, the safety of Emperor Yan is still in Fan Zhiyuan's hands.

While Emperor Yan was in a daze, Fan Zhiyuan had already taken his reins and led him to turn the horse's head around, while the forbidden army quickly surrounded the hunting group, half urging and half forcing them to return the same way.

At this time, not only Emperor Yan but also Marquis Wu Ning also noticed something was wrong.

"General Fan, you...won't you go and see Ah Li?"

The loud arrow was obviously a signal from Prince Yi's mansion, and based on Fan Zhiyuan's friendship with Li Li, he didn't immediately go to rescue him, instead he was thinking of sending Emperor Yan and many hunting companions back to the camp, which is obviously not normal.

Fan Zhiyuan was naturally anxious. He and Li Li did not want the assassination to happen, which meant that Li Li would be in danger.

Yet it happened anyway.

"The emperor's safety is more important than anything else!" Fan Zhiyuan said through gritted teeth.

And this look of wanting to kill but having to restrain himself made Emperor Yan swallow the next words.

Halfway through the journey, Huo Xiaoxiang came to meet him with a team of people. He rode his horse to the side of Emperor Yan, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have surrounded the paddock near the mountain and blocked all the entrances and exits. I will investigate one by one next, and I will definitely not let you go." Pass an assassin!"

Huo Xiaoxiang, the deputy commander, appeared here, causing Emperor Yan and Marquis Wu Ning's expressions to change instantly. Emperor Yan asked sharply, "Who told you to come here? I didn't order it. Huo Xiaoxiang, you left without authorization!"

Huo Xiaoxiang said unhurriedly: "The Empress Dowager accidentally learned that someone was going to assassinate in the paddock, so she sent a humble leader to protect the safety of the emperor."

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yan was instantly shocked on his horseback, opened his mouth and had nothing to say.

Queen Mother...

But Marquis Wu Ning thought of another thing. How many people did Huo Xiaoxiang bring here this time?

Seemingly seeing through his thoughts, Huo Xiaoxiang's mouth cracked open, revealing eight teeth, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, the emperor's safety cannot be ignored, there are enough people brought by the humble post, and I can protect everyone after checking one by one, don't worry, There is absolutely no way for the assassin to escape, unless he hides in the depths of the Linshan Mountains and jumps off the other side of the cliff!"

Hearing the meaning inside, Marquis Wu Ning immediately looked at Fan Zhiyuan and yelled angrily: "Fan Zhiyuan, how dare you persuade the Queen Mother, send troops privately, and send the emperor where?"

"It's just that I learned from Lord Hou." Fan Zhiyuan said lightly, and then he ordered Huo Xiaoxiang, "Send the emperor back to the camp. Before the assassin is caught, no one is allowed to enter or leave. I will meet the prince."

He was impatient for a long time, and looked at the place where the arrows sounded with a normal look, and couldn't wait to see Li Li.

"Yes." Huo Xiaoxiang knew him and didn't say much.

"Fan Zhiyuan, how dare you!" Marquis Wu Ning was so angry that his chest heaved, there were many guards around him, and he wanted to draw out his sword following his words.

But Fan Zhiyuan didn't pay any attention to him, he pulled the reins, stepped on the snow and let out a long cry, he kicked his horse's hooves, and headed towards the mountains.Behind him, the returning Xiao Fei quickly followed with his own soldiers.

Instead, Huo Xiaoxiang raised his hand, and thousands of forbidden troops immediately surrounded him. Marquis Wu Ning didn't dare to move because of the overwhelming number of people. He could only shake his face and complain loudly: "You are a traitor! You are a traitor!"

He looked at Emperor Yan, whose knuckles had already turned white, showing the anger in his heart.

It's just years of patience, Emperor Yan has long been used to this kind of scene, the only difference is that at that time, Zuo Xiang and Wu Ninghou used this to persecute, but now it's just a different person, who has become his younger brother.

Sure enough, once Li Li came to power, his wolfish ambitions would be exposed.

He sneered and gave Huo Xiaoxiang a sad look, as if he wanted to deeply remember these people who had no law and no respect for the emperor.

"Please, Your Majesty, I will escort you back." Huo Xiaoxiang still humbly made a gesture of invitation.

Emperor Yan swallowed his throat, pulled the reins as if venting his anger, and ran forward.

On the other side, Treading Snow ran like the wind, almost forming an afterimage. Even in the middle of the trees, he still moved fast. He seemed to be able to find Xiaobai's scent and run with a clear goal.

It had been a long time since bringing Emperor Yan back, Fan Zhiyuan didn't know what was going on with Li Li now, but he was flustered.

Soon, some hasty movements and figures vaguely came from ahead.

"Quick, quick, who is it!" The guard with the scar raised the sword in his hand and looked over vigilantly, but when he saw someone coming, he was surprised and said, "General Fan!"

The premise of stepping on the snow was raised, and Fan Zhiyuan turned over and got off the horse neatly. He didn't respond immediately, but quickly looked at the other people who came up after hearing the noise. They were all injured, not serious, but...

"Where's your lord?"

Fan Zhiyuan's question suddenly made the guards' expressions dim, their eyes turned red, and they all knelt down.

In an instant, Fan Zhiyuan only felt that the blood in his body was flowing back stiffly, and his mind went blank with a buzzing sound.

"Where are the others!" he roared.

Xiaofei and his personal guards had just arrived when they heard a roar from their general, and there was a lot of panic in that voice.Feeling bad immediately, Xiaofei hurriedly asked: "Why are you kneeling? What happened? Didn't the prince hunt with the second prince of Daxia? We met an assassin, and then what?"

One of the guards bowed his head and said, "My lord fell off the cliff..."

what?

Not to mention Fan Zhiyuan, even Xiaofei was stunned.

cliff?

Their gazes looked forward in unison, and through the forest, they could vaguely see the cliff.

"Isn't there an arrangement?" Xiaofei said with difficulty, he didn't dare to look at his general's face.

The guard replied: "Those assassins did come, but they were not aimed at the prince, but the second prince of Daxia. The prince was afraid that the death of the second prince in Daxia would cause a war between the two countries, so he ordered to rescue them. Although the assassins are skilled in martial arts, they are not numerous Not much, but our side is not weak, and Young Master Yun carries poison with him, retreats while fighting, and will soon take down the assassin, but, who knows, Wang Xin is a traitor!"

The guard was furious when he said this.

"Did he attack the prince?"

"Yes, I didn't expect that it was just a bluff, but what he really wanted to kill was the second prince of Daxia. The second prince was almost stunned. Wang Xin hit him on the chest and knocked him off the cliff. The prince subconsciously went to stop him. , we didn't react, we were brought down together..."

The guards blamed themselves so much that they wished they could die on the spot to apologize.

Fan Zhiyuan couldn't listen anymore, disappeared in the same place instantly, and ran towards the cliff, this place should be a place where you can fight and retreat, there are many corpses lying there, many assassins in black, as well as Daxia and Prince Yi's mansion The guard, the closest one was Wang Xin's body, with a sword still stuck in his body, it should be Yunxi who finished him off.

Footprints and bloodstains are everywhere here, there are a few obvious footprints left on the edge of the cliff, slipped and elongated, it's self-evident who it is, Fan Zhiyuan can imagine how Li Li lost his footing and fell down.

He touched the mark, his eyes gradually blurred, his limbs were icy cold, and he wished he could jump down together.

The heart was clearly empty, but it throbbed with pain.

Li Li's words suddenly came back to his ears.

"Let me tell you, you're just relying on me to like you. One day I'll fall in love with you, and I won't even look at you if you cry and beg!"

"Fan Zhiyuan, don't regret it."

"Just say it if you like it, let him know, what if one day you want to say it and no one listens?"

……

With the turbulent feelings brewing in the bottom of my heart, I finally mustered up the courage to prepare the words on Yuanxian Mountain, which seemed to be right in one word, but it has become meaningless at this moment.

People are gone, what else to say, who to listen to?

Fan Zhiyuan's hands on the edge of the cliff curled up and tightly clenched into fists. Who can he blame?

The only one who can blame seems to be himself, why not by his side?

He suddenly raised his hand and slammed it heavily on the ground, and the bleeding didn't stop, as if such pain could suppress the deep regret...

"Oh, don't smash it, don't smash it! If it breaks, I'll fall!" Suddenly there was a shout in front, and Fan Zhiyuan's hand fell into the air in an instant.

He was startled, and then stretched out his hand out of the cliff tentatively, only to see a hand stretched out from below, clinging to him tightly...

"General, I have already sent people to look for it under the cliff. They should... be able to find the prince... You... Eh, Mr. Yun!"

Xiaofei came over and was about to comfort his general, when he saw a man in the clothes of a guard jumping up from the cliff with Fan Zhiyuan's hand, his eyes widened instantly.

"It's me." Yunxi replied, dusting off her clothes.

"You, didn't you jump off the cliff?" Xiaofei asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"That……"

"What's down there? Where's Ali?" Fan Zhiyuan suddenly came back to his senses and grabbed Yunxi and asked.

"There is a huge boulder protruding from below, and if you can catch it, the senior brother is right below. Don't worry, you are alive and well, but you were injured when you fell... Hey, second senior brother!"

Before Yunxi finished speaking, Fan Zhiyuan jumped off.

"This is too urgent, go back and find a rope, he can't move, you can't bring it up alone!" Yunxi shouted towards the cliff.

He scratched the back of his head, looked back to see Xiaofei and the bodyguards in a daze, and couldn't help saying happily, "What are you doing here? Take all the corpses out here, and find a rope by the way, otherwise how can you save people?"