bullyxtreme Chapter 117 Ambush
Chapter 117 Ambush
"Cough cough..."
Zhao Yunzheng felt a tickle in his throat and couldn't help but raise his hand to his lips, coughing lightly twice.
Ying glanced over and whispered with concern, "Master, you soaked in the cold pool for so long last night. There's hardly any sunlight in this forest. If you stay here all day, I'm afraid you'll really get sick."
Zhao Yunzheng's sharp gaze swept over the suspicious bushes ahead, and suddenly, his brows furrowed, and he nocked an arrow and shot it.
"Whoosh—Pfft—"
With the sound of arrows piercing the air, the dull thud of arrows piercing flesh followed.
"Hit!"
Ying raised an eyebrow and curled the corner of her mouth.
The attendant who was following not far away immediately stepped forward and picked up the prey, which was a big, fat rabbit.
Zhao Yunzheng thought of the promise he made to Xu Jiaojiao before setting off and couldn't help but smile: "It's alright, just drink more ginger soup when you get back to camp."
Shadow One: "?"
What and what?
He glanced sideways at his master in surprise.
Upon seeing the tenderness in his master's eyes, he instantly understood.
It seems that the master's trip last night was worthwhile; at least he has won back his beauty.
After a moment's thought, a hint of gossip flashed in Ying's eyes. She then spurred her horse to Zhao Yunzheng's side and said, "Master, why did you go to soak in that cold pool last night? When I arrived, I saw Consort Xu crying with snot and tears streaming down her face. I was almost scared out of my wits."
Zhao Yunzheng glared at Yingyi with an annoyance: "Have you been quite free lately, daring to meddle in my affairs?"
Yingyi quickly clicked her tongue: "How dare I! How dare I! I was just a little curious when I saw Consort Xu crying while taking care of you so busy that morning."
Zhao Yunzheng's heart skipped a beat: "Jiaojiao, she..."
Yingyi was very perceptive. Knowing that there were some things his master, a grown man, would find difficult to say in front of him, he didn't wait for his master to ask and began to talk non-stop.
"After I brought you back, Consort Xu kept wiping your body with a hot towel and massaging your frozen hands and feet. If it weren't for Consort Xu, I'm afraid you wouldn't have woken up so quickly!"
Zhao Yunzheng was speechless, having rarely seen Ying Yi speak so fluently and express himself so vividly.
For a moment, he didn't even know whether he should laugh or cry or feel sweet and touched.
"call out--"
Just then, the sound of a cold arrow piercing the air came from the shadows.
The arrow was incredibly fast. Zhao Yunzheng and Yingyi both frowned and quickly dodged it.
Yingyi stopped joking and looked solemnly in the direction from which the cold arrow had come.
From the depths of the forest, several ghostly figures appeared simultaneously...
……
When Prince Chen left, it was already broad daylight, and the camp was bustling with people.
Xu Jiaojiao was dressed as a maid and did not wear a veil. If she walked out of Prince Chen's tent in such a carefree manner, it would definitely cause controversy.
After a moment's thought, Xu Jiaojiao, who hadn't slept all night, simply took off her shoes and snuggled into Prince Chen's bed to catch up on sleep.
Xu Jiaojiao didn't know how long she had slept before she was awakened by a chaotic and noisy commotion.
In her dazed state, she heard a voice say, "His Highness Prince Chen has been ambushed..." flashing quickly past outside the tent.
The person who shouted moved very fast, and Xu Jiaojiao didn't hear the second half of the sentence before the person had already run far away.
Just from those two sentences, Xu Jiaojiao was completely sober.
Prince Chen has indeed run into trouble!
Knowing that Prince Chen's health had not fully recovered, Xu Jiaojiao's heart jumped into her throat.
She didn't care about anything else for a moment, she sat up abruptly, put on her shoes and ran out of the tent.
There was some unrest within the camp.
Many people gathered outside the main tent and discussed the matter.
Xu Jiaojiao stepped forward to inquire and quickly learned what had happened.
Not long after Prince Chen entered the hunting grounds, he was ambushed by assassins. During the fierce battle, the brown bears deep in the hunting grounds were alerted.
Brown bears are ferocious and cannot be fought by ordinary people. When the soldiers who rushed to the scene heard the commotion, they only saw bloodstains and rags on the ground, as well as the carcass of a brown bear. Prince Chen and the assassin were nowhere to be found.
The soldiers followed the trail of blood all the way to the edge of the cliff at the end of the hunting grounds, but they could not find Prince Chen. So they hurriedly returned to camp to report.
The soldiers returning from the hunting grounds went straight into the main camp and immediately reported to the Emperor the news of Prince Chen's accident.
The Emperor's face was ashen. He calmly ordered the soldiers to seal off the entire hunting ground and search it inch by inch until they found Prince Chen's whereabouts and the assassin's location!
A small number of soldiers and imperial guards remained in the camp to protect the emperor's safety, while the remaining imperial guards and the guards brought by the officials were also to join the search.
As she watched the groups of people rushing towards the hunting grounds, Xu Jiaojiao's heart sank.
Brown bear?
The royal hunting grounds are patrolled by soldiers year-round, and soldiers also clean the area before the hunt begins, ensuring that birds of prey such as brown bears and tigers, which are difficult for humans to hunt, are never allowed to appear.
So how could there be brown bears in the hunting grounds?
This was clearly a pre-planned ambush, designed to create an accident and conveniently take Prince Chen's life!
No wonder Prince Chen was seriously injured in the previous life; that was a brown bear!
Thinking about how much Prince Chen had tormented her last night for her sake, causing her to be in poor health, Xu Jiaojiao felt uneasy.
Zhao Yunzheng, oh Zhao Yunzheng, you absolutely must not get into trouble!
I finally made up my mind to spend the rest of my life with you, so please don't leave me!
Don't forget, you're about to have a baby!
I don't want my child to be born without a father!
Xu Jiaojiao was distracted and completely unaware that a venomous gaze was fixed on her from the shadows.
Su He, who had been guarding not far from Zhao Yunzheng's tent, was so angry that she almost vomited blood when she saw Xu Jiaojiao walk out of the tent.
Xu Jiaojiao really is a bitch!
No wonder she didn't find Xu Jiaojiao when she sneaked into Jia Rong's tent in the afternoon.
Now that Brother Yunzheng has been ambushed and the entire camp is in chaos, it's the perfect time to take action against that bitch Xu Jiaojiao.
Seeing that Xu Jiaojiao had returned to Jia Rong's tent, Su He immediately turned and left.
Inside the tent, Xu Jiaojiao felt cold in her hands and feet. She sat down in a chair in a daze, forcing herself to calm down and think.
After thinking for a while, she suddenly realized something, and her whole body relaxed, her expression changing from unease to calmness.
When I came to my senses, the sun was already setting on the horizon.
Apart from those searching for Prince Chen and the assassins, everyone else who went to the hunting grounds has gradually returned to the camp.
Seeing that there was still no news of Prince Chen, a look of doubt appeared in Xu Jiaojiao's eyes.
After a moment's thought, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.
She needs to go into the hunting grounds to find someone!
After making up her mind, Xu Jiaojiao found the gold-threaded soft armor and put it on.
Before Jia Rong returned, Xu Jiaojiao went to the military camp's armory, using the excuse of choosing weapons for Princess Jia Rong. She selected a hidden dart, a dagger, two thunderbolts, and a crossbow.
After selecting her weapon, she left the armory and prepared to head to the hunting grounds.
She had barely set off when she felt a tail following her.
Xu Jiaojiao's eyes were unfathomable as she continued towards the hunting grounds without making a sound, only a barely perceptible mocking smile playing at the corners of her lips...