Soon enough, several guards in front of the carriage fell to the ground, and a sharp arrow was about to pierce Zhu Zhiye's back. Wu Muning blocked it with his body without hesitation.
"Miss Wu."
Hua Rujin was horrified by what she saw. She looked at the direction where the hidden arrow was shot, pulled out the dagger for self-defense and flew away.
Seeing this, Ye Chengguan also drew his sword from the carriage and followed closely. He spotted an assassin behind the eaves and threw the sword in his hand violently.
The assassins in the dark were very cunning and fled quickly when they saw that the momentum was not right.
Ye Chengguan and Hua Rujin chased after him, only to catch an assassin who had already been killed. Worried about what might happen to Wu Mu Ning and Prince Ning, they had to turn back quickly.
"Go quickly to the Inspector General's Office to mobilize manpower to protect His Highness's safety."
Ye Chengguan's heart tightened, and while he ordered Ting An to call for help, he bent down to check the injuries of several people.
"Who is so bold to assassinate in front of the government office?"
Hua Rujin looked around carefully, but there was no trace of the assassin. It didn't look like he was coming for Prince Ning.
Firstly, this is an inner city with many government offices at all levels; secondly, there are not many people coming, which is nothing like the last time.
To assassinate a prince in the inner city, the power required is definitely not something that such a small number of people can accomplish.
She and Ye Chengguan looked at each other, thinking of what the old man had just said, they both looked at the old man lying on the ground.
"Wu Suantou, how are you?"
When Zhu Zhiye's voice came, Hua Rujin immediately retracted her thoughts, lifted a lantern from the carriage, and took a closer look. She saw a sharp arrow stuck diagonally on Wu Muning's shoulder. She was so painful that her face turned pale.
"I'm fine, Your Highness, don't worry."
Wu Muning endured the pain, glanced sideways at the old man next to him, and asked, "How is the old man doing?"
Zhu Zhiye looked back and saw that the old man had closed his eyes.
He tried to feel his breath, but he was already out of breath. Just as he was about to answer, Hua Rujin bent down to protect the old man and said loudly: "The old man is fine, Miss Wu, don't worry."
After saying this, he immediately ordered Ye Chengguan and Zhu Zhiye to help him carry the old man onto the carriage.
Then he went to help Wu Mu Ning up, and lowered his voice and warned: "These assassins must be coming for the old man. I am afraid that the old man is hiding some secrets. The news of his death must not be spread. Master Ye, hurry up and lead people to the east of the city."
Check, I will send His Highness and Miss Wu back to the post house."
Ye Chengguan was still hesitating when he saw Ting An leading dozens of people and driving them out of the government office.
"This place is still some distance from the post house. You take His Highness and Miss Wu to the Inspector General's office first. If you have any errands, please let Ting An handle it."
After Ye Chengguan handed over everything to Ting'an, he led his troops out of the city in a hurry.
Hua Rujin was also afraid that he would be too worried, so she had to ask Ting An to point out a few cronies, and together they supported Wu Mu Ning and carried the old man's body into the inspector's house.
The rest stayed to clean up the corpses of the guards and search for traces of assassins nearby.
Seeing that Wu Mu Ning was hit by an arrow in his shoulder, Ting An led a few people to the young master's inner room and said quickly: "Your Highness and the two young ladies will be here later, I will call for the medical officer right now."
"No, we can't ask for a medical officer."
Hua Rujin glanced at the old man's body and ordered, "Just go and prepare some medicine."
Then he roughly checked Wu Mu Ning's injuries, and first comforted Prince Ning: "Your Highness, don't worry, Miss Wu didn't hurt any vital parts, she just scratched the flesh. I can just pull out the arrow. On the contrary, this old man,
I'm afraid that Mr. Ye may not be able to find out anything by going here, but we can only wrong the old man for a few days. I think the assassin will definitely come back if he learns that the old man is still alive, so we might as well wait and wait."
Zhu Zhiye nodded hesitantly. Seeing that she was unharmed, he felt lucky and couldn't help scolding Wu Muning: "Wu Suantou, why are you so stupid? You were so dangerous just now. If you have any good intentions, how should I tell Ayue
Tell your parents?"
"I am blessed with great fortune, no one can hurt me."
Wu Muning pretended to smile casually.
Recalling the situation just now, Ye Chenggui immediately protected himself, and Hua Rujin suddenly felt warm in her heart.
It's just that Wu Muning, a silly woman, didn't think about saving her own life. Instead, she stood up to protect Prince Ning. This kind of friendship is rare.
"Okay, Your Highness, you go out first. I will pull out the arrowhead for Miss Wu and apply some medicine."
Seeing Ting An getting the medicine, Hua Rujin urged Zhu Zhiye to leave together, then helped Wu Mu Ning cut off the clothes around the arrow feathers, and carefully pulled out the arrowhead.
"Fortunately, it's just an ordinary feather arrow, otherwise I'm afraid you would be in trouble."
While Hua Rujin applied medicine and bandaged her wound, she told her, "But you have to be extra careful recently. Don't use force on this arm."
"Those assassins just now don't look as tough as the ones we met last time, but I don't understand why they want to hunt down an old man?"
Wu Muning rested for a while, feeling much better. He leaned on the soft bed and began to make random guesses.
"No, Shopkeeper Hua, are you lying to me? I was hit by an arrow, how could I not be seriously injured?"
Thinking of this, she no longer had the heart to care about why the assassin wanted to pursue the old man, and begged in frustration: "Go and call the doctor quickly, just say I'm going to die."
Hua Rujin couldn't see her little thoughts, but she just wanted Prince Ning to take care of her more. She smiled bitterly and replied: "Miss Wu, why do you have to be like this? It's better to let nature take its course, otherwise you will be self-defeating and suffer the consequences."
tired."
After thinking about it, she simply said bluntly: "I know that you have a deep friendship with His Highness, but after all, he has been growing up in the palace since he was a child. I am afraid that he is still a little dull about the love between his children and doesn't know what he wants. You
Didn't I say before that I don't want to force others into trouble, so you should be more patient with His Highness."
"Aren't you afraid that I will snatch His Highness away from you?"
Wu Muning asked carelessly.
"Miss Wu, where do you start talking about this? I have nothing to do with His Highness, and I am not a good person, but I still have some self-awareness. Your Highness is a prince, and I am just a country girl. How can I do it if we are well-matched?
don't know."
Hua Rujin replied solemnly.
"Do you really think you are just a country girl?"
Wu Muning smiled evilly at her: "I heard some rumors when I was in Jiangling City, saying that you have some connection with Governor Luo. He is a first-class military prince in the dynasty and has a high position. You have to be careful. This man is so romantic.
Cheng Xing, if he wants you, no one can stop him."
I thought she would guess her relationship with Luo Chuhuai, but her reminder later made Hua Rujin dumbfounded.
"Don't worry about my affairs. How can a person like me get into the eyes of Governor Luo?"
Hua Rujin didn't want to mention the relationship between the two, and said with a smile: "Just take good care of your injuries. His Highness is not a heartless person, so don't think about it."
"Well, it's up to you."
Wu Muning smiled faintly. Although she still felt a little aggrieved, Shopkeeper Hua did not have His Highness in her heart, which made her feel relieved.
Moreover, if the love between me and His Highness's childhood sweetheart is really lost to a woman whom I met by chance, it means that she was just wishful thinking from beginning to end, and has nothing to regret.