The arrow came hard and accurately, and shot directly towards Zan Xiruo's head, but Zan Xiruo happened to bend down slightly, and the fatal arrow missed his scalp.
Zan Xiruo was immediately frightened out of his wits, and his first reaction was to pull his entourage over and block him in front of him.
One arrow missed, and there was a second arrow.
The second arrow followed quickly, and the target was still Zan Xiruo. This arrow was shot from outside the door and went straight to Zan Xiruo's chest.
Fortunately, Zan Xiruo reacted quickly and immediately pulled the follower in front of him. The follower grunted and was hit by the arrow.
"There is an assassin!" Zan Xiruo yelled.
After shouting, Zan Xiruo turned around and ran upstairs.
As soon as he took two steps, Zan Xiruo stopped. He suddenly remembered that there was Duke Li beside him. This Duke was a very important official of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If something happened to him today, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo would be ruined.
Not allowed anymore.
So Zan Xiruo gritted his teeth, turned around and returned to Li Qinzai, picked up his arm, and the two of them ran upstairs together.
Li Qinzai was obviously drunk, his body was swaying, and he was a little unconscious. His arms were held up by Zan Xiruo, but his whole body was limp. Zan Xiruo spent a lot of effort, but it seemed like he was carrying a pile of mud.
From the moment the first arrow was shot, to the second arrow hitting Zan Xiruo's entourage, to Zan Xiruo carrying Li Qinzai upstairs to escape for his life, it's a long story, but it only happened in the blink of an eye.
It wasn't until Zan Xiruo's entourage fell down from the arrow that the guests and girls in the brothel noticed. A burst of screams suddenly broke out, and people fled in all directions with their heads in their hands.
At this time, the members of the Li family who had been guarding the door also heard the commotion, and Feng Su led the soldiers into the brothel immediately.
Zan Xiruo was holding Li Qinzai on his back and running upstairs with difficulty.
Li Qinzai was so drunk that he seemed to have lost consciousness and was at the mercy of Zan Xiruo.
Zan Xiruo gritted his teeth and used all the strength in his life. While running away, he looked back in panic, trying to find the trace of the assassin.
At this time, the third arrow finally arrived as promised.
Zan Xiruo didn't know how many assassins there were, but what was certain was that somewhere outside the brothel there was an archer from the other side, and he was a marksman.
The third arrow came very cleverly. It was shot through the window lattice of the brothel. This arrow still went straight to the vital part of Zan Xiruo's body.
Zan Xiruo may have some skills himself, he has been waiting for the assassin's third arrow, and he also knows how to protect himself.
While dragging Li Qinzai to escape, he also used the railings, tables and chairs around him as cover, and kept shaking his body so that the opponent's sharpshooter could not determine the target.
Therefore, although the assassin's third arrow went straight to his neck, it hit the wooden railing leading to the pavilion on the second floor of the brothel.
The arrow missed again.
If Zanxi can confirm now, the person the other party wants to kill is himself.
The target of three consecutive arrows is him, so the key now is to save your life, save your own life.
The Duke Li who could not be woken up by his side seemed to be in no danger. Zan Xiruo hesitated for a moment and then made a decision immediately.
He and Li Qinzai were not familiar with each other, and they were not even friends. They almost had a quarrel just now when they were each their own masters. Now when their lives were at stake, and they were on the Tang Dynasty's own territory, it seemed that he had no obligation to continue to protect him.
So Zan Xiruo made a quick decision and immediately abandoned Li Qinzai and fled upstairs alone.
After running for a few steps, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound. Zan Xiruo's scalp was numb and he squatted down subconsciously. However, he did not feel any pain on his body. Instead, he heard Li Qinzai, who was collapsed at the stairs, let out a scream.
's screams.
Zan Xiruo was shocked and his face suddenly turned pale.
It's over! Just as he left Duke Li behind, he was hit by an arrow. This was serious. Afterwards, Zan Xiruo was afraid that he would not be able to escape accountability.
At this time, there was chaos downstairs, people were rushing to escape out the door, and the entourage brought by the Li family Buqu and Zan Xiruo were also trying hard to rush into the brothel.
However, there were too many people escaping, like a torrent. The Li family's Buqu and the Tubo followers who were rushing towards the brothel struggled to swim against the current under the impact of the torrent.
In the crowd of people fleeing for their lives, a figure suddenly shot up. Covered in a black scarf, he pulled out the dagger from his arms and ran towards the stairs.
At the moment when Zan Xiruo was running for his life, he looked back in panic and happened to see that figure. He saw him covering his face with a black scarf and rushing towards the stairs with a dagger in his hand.
There was no time to think about the fate of Duke Li who had just been hit by an arrow at the stairs. Zan Xiruo knew that no one could care about anyone at this moment, so he had to save his own life first.
The last scene Zan Xiruo saw was the assassin raising the dagger in his hand and stabbing Li Qinzai fiercely.
Zan Xiruo couldn't care about what happened next. He turned around and ran upstairs quickly. He opened a loft at random. There was a window in the loft. Zan Xiruo opened the window and turned over. He grabbed the window frame with both hands and looked into the night.
downstairs.
The floor is not high, but you will be injured if you jump down. Zan Xiruo turned around and looked behind him, listening to the footsteps of the assassin going upstairs, and then looked at the people downstairs who had just escaped from the brothel, and the many people heading towards the building.
The struggling troops and followers.
Gritting his teeth, Zan Xiruo jumped down from the building without hesitation.
With both feet on the ground, Zan Xiruo only felt the excruciating pain in his ankles and knees. He subconsciously looked at the window lattice upstairs and saw a figure flashing past the window lattice, as if he was thinking about whether to jump down and continue the pursuit.
Zan Xiruo immediately screamed: "I am here, Zan Xiruo is here, protect me quickly!"
The Tibetan followers who were rushing in downstairs heard his voice and immediately reversed direction and rushed towards him.
The assassin at the window upstairs saw someone protecting Zan Xiruo, and knew that the situation was over, so his figure flashed out, and no one was seen outside the window.
Zan Xiruo was surrounded by his followers and looked around with a pale face. He ignored the injuries to his legs and feet and said in a trembling voice: "Quick, go and protect Duke Li!"
The last scene that came into view just now was the assassin stabbing Li Qinzai with a dagger. It was not known whether Duke Li was alive or dead at this moment.
If something happened to Li Qinzai, the consequences would be serious. It would not only be a personal matter, it would definitely rise to the level of the two countries, Tang and Tubo.
By this time, the people in the brothel had almost escaped, and the Li family had successfully rushed in.
Zan Xiruo endured the pain in her legs and feet and did not dare to ask about Li Qinzai's life or death. When she heard the Buquqi named Feng inside the brothel roaring and urging Buqu to call a doctor for help immediately, Zan Xiruo's heart trembled.
The painful legs and feet became increasingly weak.
"Go, go ask... how is Duke Li." Zan Xiruo said in a trembling voice.
A Tibetan attendant immediately ran into the brothel. Not long after, the attendant hurried back with a five-finger mark on his face. It was obvious that he had just been slapped by the Li family.
The entourage said aggrievedly: "Prime Minister, the assassin has escaped. Duke Li was stabbed. He was hit by an arrow in the leg and stabbed in the abdomen. The stairs are covered with blood. It is said that his life is in danger. The Li family tribe... blames the Prime Minister for abandoning him.
Duke Li ran for his life alone and slapped the villain."