Chapter 272

At this time, it was already dark, and it was a barren countryside, with no people around.

Dong Mingchun walked quickly into the octagonal pavilion with a lantern.

By the dim light of the lantern, he found an arrow mark on the pillar of the pavilion.

He hesitated, but decided to go forward in the direction of the arrow.

Ahead is a small forest.

The woods were pitch-dark, and I couldn't see anything clearly, and occasionally I could hear the sound of small animals running by.

Dong Mingchun walked forward cautiously, so scared that his hand holding the lantern was shaking.

At this moment, a man in black suddenly descended from the sky, and the blade in his hand slashed straight at Dong Mingchun!

Dong Mingchun learned the art of riding and archery when he was young, but as a civil official for so many years, he has long forgotten the art of riding and archery. In addition, he is old, and his reflexes are far less sensitive than when he was young.

He could feel the cold wind falling above his head, and his intuition told him that he was in danger and had to avoid it, but his body's reaction speed couldn't keep up with his brain.

He just stood there blankly.

Seeing that the blade was about to fall on his head, another sword light suddenly burst out, blocking the fatal blow of the man in black.

The weapons collided in mid-air, making a crisp sound.

Zhao Xian arrived in time with five Yulin guards and guarded Dong Mingchun's side.

After the man in black landed, he quickly stepped back and whistled.

The whistle drew three men in black.

Both sides fought to the death.

Zhao Xian is agile and strong in martial arts, but the four men in black are not vegetarians. They are extremely fierce, and they don't even care about their own life and death.

Dong Mingchun looked at the shadows of swords, lights and swords that kept flashing in front of him, his face turned pale with fright.

He hurriedly backed away, trying to get out of this dangerous place.

Zhao Xian focused on dealing with those men in black, but he didn't notice that Dong Mingchun was getting further and further away from him. When he heard Dong Mingchun's screams, he found that Dong Mingchun's arm had been slashed, and blood kept pouring out.

The lantern in Dong Mingchun's hand fell to the ground and immediately burned.

He clutched the wound on his arm and screamed in pain.

When the masters make a move, the victory and defeat are often in an instant.

Because Zhao Xian was attracted by Dong Mingchun's shout, he was caught by a man in black, and the blade in his hand slashed down towards his chest!

Just as he was about to be hit with a knife, he suddenly felt a heat in his chest.

Immediately, the man in black's knife was bounced off by an invisible force.

This change shocked the man in black.

He has traveled the world for many years, and countless souls have died under his sword, but he has never seen such a strange thing.

Zhao Xian quickly reacted, he grabbed the gap between the opponent's stunned eyes, and pierced the opponent's throat with a sword.

The man in black just fell straight into the pool of blood, and he didn't even have time to close his eyes, and the stunned expression on his face was frozen forever.

Zhao Xian rushed in front of Dong Mingchun at the fastest speed, protecting Dong Mingchun behind him, and continued to fight with other men in black.

Two of the four men in black were killed one after another, and the remaining two saw that the situation was not good, and immediately resisted the bodies of their companions and retreated.

All the six people on Zhao Xian's side were out of luck, and their movements were restricted. In addition, Dong Mingchun passed out due to excessive blood loss. Zhao Xian decided to give up the pursuit.

They escorted Dong Mingchun back to Shengjing.

Luo Qinghan didn't know the news of Dong Mingchun's assassination until the next morning.

Zhao Xian truthfully recounted what happened in detail.

Luo Qinghan asked, "Can you tell the origin of the four men in black?"

Zhao Xian had thought about this question for a night last night, and answered without hesitation at this time.

"Judging from their neat and tidy behavior, they are like professional killers, especially the two who escaped. Their martial arts are very powerful. If they are really killers, they must be masters among killers. A friend, go back and ask them to see if you can find any clues."

Luo Qinghan nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you."

"Here."

Luo Qinghan then asked, "How is Dong Mingchun now?"

Zhao Xian: "Dong Shangshu suffered a stab wound on his right arm. The wound is a little deep and bleeding a lot. He is recuperating at home."

Luo Qinghan said: "You worked hard for you last night, go back and recuperate."

"The last will obey."

He turned around and limped away from Mingguang Palace.

In the battle with the killers last night, he was accidentally slashed in the right leg. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, and the muscles and bones were not injured. He should be able to recover in a few days.

In fact, he really wanted to ask about the amulet.

He was almost killed by a man in black last night. The knife was bounced off by an invisible force at a critical moment. Afterwards, he checked the injuries on his body and found that the amulet originally placed on his chest had turned black.

Zhao Xian guessed that the reason why he was able to escape by luck was probably related to this amulet.

He wondered how this amulet came about? Why can it have such a miraculous effect?

But reason tells him that there are some things that he can't intervene.

So he wisely chose to shut up and didn't mention the amulet.

At noon, Luo Qinghan went to Qingge Hall.

He and Xiao Xixi had lunch together.

Xiao Xixi chewed on the duck neck with relish. The duck neck was boiled in brine for a long time. It was very tasty and delicious.

Luo Qinghan looked at her expressionlessly.

How greedy is this woman, she refuses to let go even the little meat on the duck's neck.

Seeing that he kept looking at her, Xiao Xixi thought he wanted to eat too, so she pushed the plate with the duck neck in front of him and said enthusiastically.

"Do you want to try it, Your Highness? This duck neck is delicious."

Luo Qinghan refused.

He doesn't want to eat this kind of pickled stuff!

After eating and drinking, Xiao Xixi was about to take a nap as usual, but was stopped by Luo Qinghan.

"You change your clothes and do something with the lonely palace."

Xiao Xixi was surprised: "What are you doing out of the palace?"

"Dong Mingchun was assassinated and injured last night. I'm going to see him. By the way, I can learn about the specific situation. Maybe it can be of use to you."

Xiao Xixi is still very dedicated in business.

She reluctantly gave up the lunch break plan and nodded in agreement.

She put on a light lotus-colored narrow-sleeved skirt and followed the prince out of the palace, accompanied by two little eunuchs and a dozen Yulin guards.

The group arrived at Dong's house smoothly.

Knowing that His Royal Highness was visiting, Dong Mingchun got up from the bed with his injured arm and took his sons out to pick him up.

The Dong family knelt down at the door.

Dong Mingchun knelt at the front and said respectfully, "I don't know if His Royal Highness is coming here, and if you miss it, I hope His Highness will forgive you."

Luo Qinghan said lightly: "Don't be too polite, just get up and talk."

Dong Mingchun stood up with the help of his two sons.

Because of the injury, Dong Mingchun's face was extremely pale, he took a step back, turned his body sideways, and let the prince go first.