When Li Chengqian came out of Li Yuanchang's house, the sky had already darkened.
Since Li Tingxue and Gao Zhixing had already left, Li Chengqian could only walk back to the palace.
It was also a coincidence that as soon as I came out of the house, I saw Yuchi Baolin walking towards me.
This guy had just attended a banquet and looked a little tipsy.
When he saw Li Chengqian, he quickly came up to say hello.
"Hey, Your Highness!"
Yuchi Baolin asked with a smile: "Are you taking a break from your busy schedule today to relax?"
No one knows that Li Chengqian has been busy with official duties recently, so seeing him on the street is indeed a strange sight.
"Let's throw away the hammer."
Li Chengqian sighed softly and said, "I'm here to do something."
"ah?"
Yuchi Baolin was stunned, then looked behind Li Chengqian and said, "Then why doesn't His Highness bring a few followers?"
As the current prince, his personal safety must naturally be given top priority.
When he goes out to do business without any followers, he is clearly irresponsible for his own personal safety, and is also irresponsible for the entire court.
And Li Chengqian didn't bother to argue with him: "Isn't this why you are here?"
Hearing this, Yuchi Baolin understood and asked his servants to take the horses back to the palace, while he himself followed Li Chengqian all the way to the palace.
Prince Lu's Mansion is not close to the imperial palace.
If you take the main road, you may have to walk for an hour or two.
Therefore, Li Chengqian chose a deserted, secluded path and took Yuchi Baolin along.
Also because of drinking, Yuchi Baolin became a bit talkative and kept chattering beside Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian didn't mind at all and kept listening to him with a smile.
"Your Highness, I really admire you."
"If a person looks good and has a good family background, he will have a better wife."
"What makes me even more impressed is that you are so capable. It's not an exaggeration to say you are perfect." Yuchi Baolin sighed softly and said, "Sometimes when I think about it carefully, I really envy you."
"Envy me?"
"Do you know what I've been through?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed, recalling the painful experiences of his childhood.
He was beaten by Li Shimin, beaten by the wolf mother, scolded by the wolf mother, and scolded by Li Shimin.
Then he had to be scolded by his husband, the common people, and the officials. He almost grew up surrounded by scolds.
But thinking about it, those scoldings actually made him grow up faster.
Without those people, Li Chengqian would be working as a salted fish now.
Li Chengqian sighed again: "Only when you were born into an emperor's family can you understand the hardships of the emperor's family. Don't envy me. It's not good for you."
"It's the humble minister who overstepped his bounds."
Yuchi Baolin also knew that Li Chengqian didn't really care about her, so she bowed her hands and changed the topic.
"Actually, when I first heard about His Highness, His Highness was also riddled with infamy."
Yuchi Baolin chuckled and said, "But I knew at that time that His Highness would never be the kind of person they said he was."
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh.
"You are young, frivolous and ignorant. If you say something or do something without considering the consequences, you will naturally get infamy."
"And isn't it the same for you kid? How good of a reputation did you have back then?"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said: "Generally speaking, between you and me, we are evenly matched, and no one should judge the other."
Hearing this, Yuchi Jingde also laughed out loud.
Just when he was about to start a few words with Li Chengqian, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking wind.
Before Yuchi Baolin could react, she felt a huge force coming from her side, and she flew sideways.
By the time he got up, the wine was completely gone
woke up.
When he looked up, he saw a bright steel arrow stuck in the position where he just stood.
"There are...there are assassins..."
Yuchi Baolin's face was filled with anger, and she immediately said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, be careful, there is an assassin!"
"You still need to tell me?"
If Li Chengqian hadn't reacted quickly just now, this guy might have been penetrated by the steel arrow.
At this moment, Li Chengqian was squinting his eyes to observe the movements around him.
However, this is the most embarrassing moment of the day.
The sun is about to set, shadows cover the earth, the moonlight has not yet risen in the sky, and all that can be seen is darkness.
Li Chengqian tilted his head and shouted into the darkness: "You hidden rats, how dare you stand up and talk to me face to face?"
Of course it was impossible for the other party to answer him, but he responded with steel arrows.
Li Chengqian's body skills are excellent and his reactions are extremely fast.
When the steel arrow was about to hit his body, he suddenly touched the ground with his toes and slid sideways for more than half a meter, just in time to avoid the edge of the arrow.
But just when his footing was not stable, another strong wind hit him.
However, this time it was not an arrow, but a person.
I saw this man wearing dark gray night clothes and carrying two knives. While he was still in mid-air, he put the two knives together and swept them straight towards Li Chengqian's neck.
The opponent was coming fiercely, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to give way.
However, he did not sit still and wait for death. While he was still retreating, his palms were already spread out.
When he stood still, a bamboo rake suddenly appeared in his hand. He didn't know where it came from.
Bang!
While using a bamboo rake to deflect the two knives, Li Chengqian kicked out violently, heading straight for the man's chest.
This man didn't confront Li Chengqian head-on. He just used the force of his arms to push him in the air. A kite turned over, and the person flew back lightly.
Upon seeing this, Li Chengqian immediately wanted to pursue him.
But at this moment, there was another series of breaking wind sounds in his ears.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows flashing with cold light shot towards Li Chengqian one after another from the distant roof.
Faced with such a swift and fierce offensive from the opponent, Li Chengqian could only evade and dodge.
And Li Chengqian didn't bother with him, and had already reached the corner of the street in two or three steps.
When he looked up, he saw that Yuchi Baolin was still in a daze, and Li Chengqian couldn't help shouting: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you leave quickly..."
But how could the other party let them leave easily?
After the flying arrows stopped, the man with two swords pressed forward towards Li Chengqian again, the cold light pointed directly at Li Chengqian's choked throat.
The assassins arrived suddenly and were extremely capable. Li Chengqian was alone, so he seemed a bit weak in the face of the siege from these people.
Just when Li Chengqian was fighting with the assassin, Yuchi Baolin also wanted to join the battle group.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian said directly: "Don't come over here, go call someone!"
After hearing this, Yuchi Baolin finally reacted.
He took advantage of Li Chengqian's rake to force the opponent back, threw off his legs and plunged his head into the alley next to him.
At this time, at both ends of the alley where Li Chengqian was, several men wearing night clothes and carrying knives appeared one after another.
Li Chengqian, on the other hand, was happy and undaunted. When he stood with a rake in his hand, he showed even more of his imperial domineering air.
"Who asked you to come? How much did they pay you?"
"How about we make a deal, I'll give you double, and you go chop off his head and give it to me?"
The man with two swords who rushed out first sneered and said: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, this is not about money, we just want your life."
As soon as the words fell, the four men suddenly transformed into four bolts of lightning and rushed towards Li Chengqian...