I heard that I had an affair with the sick emperor

Facts have proved that Lou Yu's guess is correct.

That night, they received Jun Qianyao's letter from Feige. The content of the letter was probably that Shi Xu had already joined forces with Dongling's soldiers and horses, and they might strike at the Beiyue border at any time.

Not only that, but even many ministers in the court had different ideas.

After getting this news, Lou Yu and Shi Yan knew very well that they would have a tough battle to fight next, and they couldn't delay at all.

So, the next morning, Lou Yu and the two bid farewell to Qu You.

Fortunately, the civil strife in the Five Poison Sect has almost been put down, so it's not a breach of promise for them to leave at this time.

Seeing that the two of them had made up their mind to go, Qu You didn't stop him.However, before the two left, he gave Lou Yu a gift. According to him, this gift can save people between life and death.

Lou Yu thanked Qu You, and left the Five Poison Sect together with Shi Yan.

On the way back, the group walked in a hurry.

However, it was obvious that Shi Xu couldn't let them return to the imperial city easily.

On this day, it was ten in the evening.

Lou Yu and the others had just entered the border of Beicheng, and because of the long journey, everyone's faces showed signs of exhaustion, among which Lou Yu was the most.Because he was worried that Lou Yu's body would not be able to bear it, Shi Yan decided to stop and rest for a while.

The two got out of the carriage one after the other, and Ying Yi took the initiative to come to them with dry food and water. "You two masters, let's eat something."

Shi Yan took the dry food and water, and handed them to Lou Yu.Lou Yu didn't go to pick up the dry food, but just took the water bottle, he opened the stopper, and took a sip with his head up.The sweet spring water passed through his throat, and the feeling of smoking in his throat finally disappeared.

Lou Yu wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and handed the water bag back to Shi Yan, asking him to take a sip too.

Shi Yan took the water bag, but didn't bring it to his mouth immediately.

Suddenly, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the depths of the dense forest, as if there was something there.

And the next moment, a long arrow whizzed out from the dense forest, and the target of that long arrow was Shi Yan.

Fortunately, Shi Yan had already sensed something was wrong, and when the long arrow was about to approach him, he dodged it.

As soon as the long arrow came out, everyone realized that something was wrong.

"There are assassins." Ying Yi shouted, drew out the long sword at his waist, and stood in front of Shi Yan and Lou Yu.

After a brief pause, more arrows shot through the air.

Several guards couldn't resist, were shot by arrows and lost their lives.

However, from the beginning to the end, Lou Yu was well protected by Shi Yan and did not suffer the slightest harm.

Seeing that Lou Yu's side had lost more than half, the man in black who was hiding in the dark finally showed up.

Although Lou Yu only took a cursory glance, he could still estimate that there must be no less than twenty people coming.

Who sent these assassins, Lou Yu knew all too well.

It seemed that Shi Xu really wanted them to die on this road.

Just when Lou Yu was distracted, Shi Yan grabbed his waist with one hand and whispered in his ear. "Sir, hold me tight."

Lou Yu came back to his senses, and quickly hugged Shi Yan's neck.

Every time at this time, Lou Yu had to complain, why the original owner didn't even know a little bit of martial arts, if not, he wouldn't be a drag bottle every time.

However, the situation in front of him simply did not allow Lou Yu to think too much.

Because soon, a man in black attacked Shi Yan.

The previous rain of arrows had already caused the loss of more than half of Lou Yu's guards, and now including Ying Yi Ying Er is only a few people.

Coupled with the fact that everyone who came was an expert and had an advantage in numbers, although Ying Yi Ying Er tried their best to block them, they still couldn't stop the man in black from attacking.

And obviously, they have only one goal, and that is Shi Yan.

After all, as Shi Yan is the emperor of Beiyue Kingdom, as long as he dies, Beiyue will be in chaos, and Shi Xu can take his place.

These men in black were obviously well-trained, they only allocated a few people to hold back the guards, while more were used to besiege the banquet.

Although Shi Yan's martial arts are good, but with Lou Yu as a motivator by his side, he is inevitably a little timid.

When seeing Shi Yan gradually being forced to retreat by the assassin's fierce offensive, Lou Yu finally couldn't help but speak. "Put me down."

"No." Shi Yan replied decisively while resisting the assassin's attack.

"He won't take my life." Although Shi Xu is now insane to the point of plotting rebellion, Lou Yu knows that he won't kill himself yet.

Not for anything else, because he never got himself from the beginning to the end, and it is absolutely impossible for a person as conceited as him to just let himself die like this.

However, even if Shi Yan knew this, it was absolutely impossible for Shi Yan to endure a little more harm to Lou Yu, let alone let him fall into Shi Xu's hands again.

The hand around Lou Yu's waist tightened a little more.Shi Yan wanted to use this to tell Lou Yu that it was absolutely impossible for him to let him go.

Seeing this, Lou Yu simply stopped talking, so as not to be a god of time-sharing banquet.

Indeed, as Lou Yu said, Shi Xu would not kill him, but his subordinates, seeing Shi Yan desperately protecting Lou Yu, don't they know how to attack his weakness?

Sure enough, some of the assassins who were targeting Shi Yan earlier split up and shifted their target to Lou Yu.

After all, for them, it is easier to deal with Lou Yu who does not know martial arts than to deal with Shi Yan.

In order to protect Lou Yu, Shi Yan's body was cut several times.

The assassins in front of them were also constantly falling down, but they did not give up their attack.For them, if the mission fails, it is absolutely impossible to survive after returning.

The battle has reached a fever pitch, but no one noticed it. At this time, there was still a man in black in the dense forest. He took an arrow from his back, put it on the bow, and pointed it at Lou Yu's body. , shot in the past.

It was Shi Yan who first noticed something strange, when he heard the sound and went to see it.He saw the long arrow coming towards Lou Yu at high speed.

Shi Yan was shocked, he didn't think about anything at that moment, he stood up and blocked Lou Yu by instinct.

The long arrow pierced Shi Yan's chest, and blood spread from the wound.

Lou Yu watched all this in horror, and when Shi Yan was about to fall to the ground, he supported his body.

Seeing Shi Yan hit the arrow, the assassin wanted to give him the final blow, but at this moment, Ying Yi Ying Er rushed over with the few survivors, and fought with the remaining assassins.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how are you doing?" Lou Yu had never felt such fear, even when he was on the verge of life and death, he never felt it.

Shi Yan wanted to tell him that he was fine, but when he opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

The last few assassins were finally slashed under the knife by Ying Yiying. They wanted to chase the man hiding in the dense forest, but they were stopped by Lou Yu. "Stop chasing him, and set off immediately to the nearest town to find a doctor to heal the emperor."