This was a hair-trigger, life-or-death situation, but a thin little girl intervened.
Cohen's heart skipped a beat, shouting that it was bad, but the current situation made him dare not act rashly. The assassin was too close to Qin Lun, and he could kill Qin Lun with just one blow... Now, he can only
He hoped that the assassin would not take this little girl seriously and would directly attack him over her. In fact, Cohen was absolutely sure to turn defeat into victory.
If he is a qualified assassin, then he is unlikely to kill anyone other than the target.
But in any case, due to the appearance of Qin Lun, Cohen has been distracted, and the momentum he had gathered before has gradually declined. The possibility of catching the assassin's blow is now very slim.
While Cohen was worried, the assassin remained in a half-crouched position without moving, still covering Cohen with his eyes, cold and flickering. There was silence in the huge space, and the falling red powder evenly spread on the bluestone in the middle of the room.
On the ground, a thin layer.
Compared with before, Qin Lun has changed a lot in recent times. Although the palace dress she is wearing has some wrinkles, the fitting clothes still make her cute and cute, and the thin face in the past has also become plump.
Many of them have become red, but the only thing that hasn't changed is those big, energetic eyes.
Now, these pure eyes were staring at the assassin, flickering, full of doubts.
The assassin didn't move, Cohen didn't move, but Princess Qinlun took a small step forward.
Cohen was so nervous that his heart almost jumped out of his chest, but at this moment he could not say anything to stop Qin Lun. He knew that even if he showed any tiny flaw, the assassin would attack violently like thunder.
Xiao Qin Lun took another step forward, the confusion in her eyes became more intense. Her movement seemed to attract the assassin's attention, and the assassin turned back his gaze to Qin Lun... Cold sweat broke out in Cohen's hand holding the dagger.
"Ah..." Princess Qinlun called out softly. She jumped and quickly walked around to the left side of the assassin. The excited expression on her face fell into Cohen's eyes, leaving him confused.
But what's even more puzzling is that the assassin didn't react at all to Princess Qinlun's behavior, but Cohen understood that the assassin's eyes never left him. After Qinlun appeared on the scene, his eyes narrowed a little.
, but the fragmentary light that occasionally flashes is even more powerful.
Xiaoqin Lun had already run around the assassin and returned to the place where he originally appeared.
"Ah! Ah!" Princess Qinlun cheered, and took on a posture familiar to Cohen. She faced the assassin sideways, put one hand on her hips, and stretched out the other hand. She first pointed at the assassin and clicked two points, and then pointed at herself——
Before Cohen could understand, Princess Qinlun was already swinging her arms exaggeratedly, shouting "Ah" and rushing towards the assassin!
Cohen was quite shocked. In his panic, he could only crouch forward and prepare for the impact. He used his momentum to restrain the assassin so that he did not dare to take any action. But the cheering Princess Qinlun had already rushed over.
In front of the assassin, she jumped up - she wanted to climb on the assassin's shoulders!
Cohen gritted his teeth and rushed out quickly. The dagger in his hand had already been raised, and it lit up with an icy cold light.
What surprised him even more was what came next. Although the assassin's eyes stayed on him, he stretched out his left hand to hold the soles of little Qinlun's feet, and lifted Princess Qinlun onto his shoulders!
Princess Qinlun, who climbed onto the assassin's shoulder, let out a giggle. The smile on her face made Cohen's forward body freeze. Since entering the palace, Princess Qinlun would not easily climb onto anyone's shoulders except Cohen. She
Not many people know this action, and there are only two people who know how to cooperate with her!
If he hadn't been wearing a helmet at this moment, the idiot expression on Cohen's face would have been seen by the assassin.
With a smile on her face, Xiao Qinlun began to grab the assassin's face scarf. Within a few strokes, she grabbed the bloody face scarf, and the long golden hair slid from the top of the assassin's head to his cheeks... See
The assassin's face, and Cohen's heart felt as if they had been hit by a sledgehammer. He took several steps back and could barely hold the dagger in his hand.
Crow! The assassin is actually a crow!
Anyone could have been the assassin, but why the crow? Cohen stood blankly, watching Xiao Qinlun dab the blood on the corner of the crow's mouth with a handkerchief. All kinds of feelings were tumbling in his heart. This unparalleled ruffian suddenly became
I couldn't find anything to say.
"There is another person beside this girl." Crow stood up slowly, looked straight at Cohen in armor, and said in a voice without any emotion: "Hand him out, and I will spare your life today."
After hearing what Crow said, Cohen suddenly felt dumbfounded.
This sentence comes from the mouth of an assassin, let alone a killer like Crow. Cohen is his assassination target. In order to kill Cohen, he has paid a huge price and is about to succeed.
But Crow is actually willing to give up all of this for a chance encounter with "White Cloud"... If he misses this opportunity and takes action again, he may have to pay the price with his life.
"Do you think you have this ability?" Cohen's voice changed. The situation took a turn for the worse and his bad nature began to show up again: "This place has been heavily besieged. No matter how great you are, you can't escape unscathed, let alone bring you with you.
Two people on board?”
"I'll show it to you." Crow still had that calm expression, and his words still didn't contain any extra words: "Make a decision."
"Leave it to you? This method is feasible, but there are some technical problems." Cohen snickered in his heart: "Why don't you listen to my conditions?"
The crow was silent and said nothing.
"I think! Let's stop fighting." Cohen threw the dagger in his hand and inserted it into the ground at his feet. Just when the crow was secretly surprised by his action, Cohen had already taken off his helmet: "Why don't we sit down and talk
Let’s talk! I’ll treat you to a snack… My friend, what do you think of my idea?”
Crow's eyes narrowed and he took a step back slightly. Although Cohen had black hair and black eyes, his appearance and demeanor were exactly the same as Bai Yun whom he was familiar with.
"Are you still going to kill me now?" Cohen chuckled, changing the color of his hair and eyes: "I told you that you are a violent person, but you still don't believe it..."
After confirming that the armor-clad Emperor Sibiya in front of him was the Bai Yun he knew, Crow's face changed continuously. The injury that he had been suppressing could no longer be suppressed at this moment. A wisp of blood appeared at the corner of his tightly pursed mouth.
The person shook a few times and finally fell down amidst Xiao Qinlun's screams...
"Hey, hey - don't scare me!" Cohen rushed up in a few steps, took over Princess Qinlun with one hand, and supported the crow with the other. Although he was full of concern, he was still joking: "They say this career is not suitable for you...
...Men are afraid of getting into the wrong profession!”
The murderous Crow looked at this shameless man and wanted to punch him away, but his body was scarred and he was helpless against Bai Yun's teasing.
The light curtain covering the surface of the building flashed for a few times, and then slowly disappeared. The guards and elf elders surrounding the outside broke through the door and rushed in through the window. The originally empty hall was immediately filled with people, and the guards had arrived.
Rock also carried a very exaggerated battle ax and squeezed to the front...
But seeing such a scene in the hall, everyone was stunned.
"Have a look! Is there anything good to see? If you are okay, get out!" Cohen held the crow in his hand and looked at the rock: "Is there anyone injured or killed?"
"Yes, sir." Rock had long been used to Cohen's strange behavior, and he straightened his chest and replied sternly: "The envoy of the Gallo Empire is dead, and the guards were injured a lot."
The entire door was torn down and more people poured in.
"Husband." Feilin, who was surrounded extremely tightly by her personal guards, saw that Cohen was really fine, and the panic on her face disappeared a little: "The envoy of the Gallo Empire is dead, and we need to give an explanation. In addition, the king was assassinated.
It is very important, and on the eve of his enthronement, an announcement must be made immediately to prevent anyone from spreading rumors."
"Order the magicians to treat the wounded quickly. The envoys of the Gallo Empire colluded with the assassins to plot evil and took his body to feed the dogs." Cohen thought for a moment: "Send the order again to search for citizens of the Gallo Empire in the Holy City. If you see a
Catch one of them and interrogate them one by one to make the matter bigger."
"So, about the assassin..." Feilin glanced at Crow in confusion: "What should we say?"
"As for the assassin..." Cohen handed Princess Qinlun to Wen Sili who came forward, and looked down at the crow whose face was covered with blood: "The assassin failed in the assassination, and has been chopped into meat paste, with broken bones.
Gray!"
"Yes, sir!" Rock turned and walked out.
"Winslee, has your mother arrived?" Cohen felt the crow's pulse and felt it was very weak.
"We're already here, let's rest in the inn." Although she knew the crisis was over, Wen Sili was still flustered. She didn't know who the person Cohen was supporting was and didn't bother to ask.
"Invite her into the palace immediately." Cohen directly picked up the crow and walked straight out the door: "Everyone, come to my room and tidy up this room."
Cohen knew that the crow's body could still hold on, but what about the crow! No matter how much Cohen swung himself around on his shoulders, he remained silent. Maybe he felt that the things in front of him were too bizarre and he couldn't accept it yet! But
In any case, this assassination operation was a complete failure.
After entering the room, Cohen put Crow on the bed, and the two royal magicians immediately stepped forward to clean the wound of Crow. Although Crow was not used to having people mess with his body, he could not resist Cohen and Qin Lun.
The invincible and concerned look... I had no choice but to accept it.
After cleaning the blood on Crow's face, several internal affairs supervisors were shocked. Crow's appearance was very similar to Fichet, especially his expression... The four imperial concubines looked at Cohen with doubtful eyes.
, but Cohen did not answer.
The magician was treating the superficial wounds of the crow, while Cohen discussed with the princesses the series of events caused by the assassination. He turned a blind eye to the doubtful looks of the princesses, explained the matter clearly in threes and fives, and then
He motioned to the wives to leave for a while.
"If mother comes, please notify me." Cohen warned Wensley, dispelling the worries of several wives with a smile.
After sending everyone away and closing the door, Cohen turned around and let out a big breath: "Huh... I'm afraid."
"What else are you afraid of?" When it comes to being clever, the crow lying on the bed is no match for Cohen. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and said, "I see that you were quite organized when you escaped. You had a good strategy. How can you be afraid?"
What does it look like?”
"Is it okay if I'm afraid?" Cohen pulled a chair and sat down, then picked up Qin Lun: "Have you ever thought about it, you, me, Qin Lun baby, if any one of you died... Damn it! What the hell is this world!
"
The crow looked at the ceiling silently and did not answer.
"Is there anything you want to tell me now?" Cohen said calmly: "At this point, there is nothing worth hiding anymore, right?"
Crow closed his eyes again, the expression on his face was extremely complicated, and the clenched fist beside him was trembling slightly.
"Since we are friends, we should trust each other!" Cohen sighed: "If I had known this, I shouldn't have let you leave that day."
"How could you not leave?" A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Crow's mouth: "No one can resist fate."
"Bullshit fate! What a big deal? Why can't you resist?" Cohen snorted coldly: "Fate asked you to kill me, but you didn't succeed. Didn't you resist?"
"Yes, I resisted, but the outcome didn't seem very good." Crow turned his head slightly: "Did anyone among your men die?"
"No, but it hurt a lot." Cohen shook his head: "You were very measured in your actions."
"That's not measured, that's utilitarian." Crow smiled bitterly again: "They are not my targets, they are not worth spending energy on them... I am a mean killer."
"Why do you have to belittle yourself? You don't need to look down on yourself so much, right?" Cohen came closer and said, "It doesn't matter what happens. Anyway, I didn't kill any of my own people, and I saved a lot of trouble."
"Trouble?" Crow looked at Cohen: "What do you mean?"
"Although you were a little injured, your head is still clear, right? Do you think I will let you leave under this situation?" Cohen smiled slightly: "I have learned a lesson once, and I will never do it again.
This is my second mistake. At this time, dominance and power are my most powerful weapons."
"Didn't you chop me into pieces and smash my bones into ashes?" Crow replied indifferently: "Now, I don't have anywhere to go."
"Don't look so lifeless. Don't you feel comfortable being with us? You don't have to treat me as an emperor. In fact, the status of emperor is used to scare people. I am still the same Baiyun." Cohen paused for a moment:
"Even if I agree to let you leave, baby Qinlun will not agree."
Qin Lun shouted "Ah" and rushed to the bedside, holding the crow's hand tightly.
"I'm a killer..."
"Bullshit, I'm still a gangster! But so what? Am I still good at being an emperor?" Cohen snorted dissatisfiedly: "Is it possible that you have a family or something that can be used against the other party?
In hand?"
"I have no handle, and I have no family." A strange look flashed in Crow's eyes, and he shook his head and said, "I am an orphan."
"Now that you are an adult, it doesn't matter whether you are an orphan or not." Cohen smiled: "Listen to me, my friend. I don't want you to think that I am forcing you to ask, but you have to tell me who it is.
I asked you to kill me?"
"What? Do you have many enemies?" Crow asked back.
"There are so many as the stars in the sky, you can't even count them all."
"It seems that your environment is indeed not much better than mine." Crow looked at Cohen's show-off expression and said angrily: "But you don't feel tired of living like this?"
"There's no way! Who told me to be such an arrogant person?" Cohen clapped his hands and laughed: "It's because of another guy that I have so much hatred."
Crow finally showed a little sign of smiling. Just when he was about to speak, the sound of footsteps outside the door made him shut up again. It should be that Wen Sili's mother had arrived. At this time, others would not
Come to disturb the emperor.
"If you don't want to say anything now, I can wait." Cohen lowered his voice: "If you want to say it now, I can ask the people outside the door to wait."
"Let me think about it and talk about it next time!"
"No problem, you can say it anytime, but I hope you won't do stupid things again... I will ascend the throne tomorrow and may be very busy." Cohen stood up: "If you are in better health, I would like to
You stay with me tomorrow. A friend who is very important to me can no longer come to my coronation ceremony. I don’t want you to be absent again."
"talk later!"
"Okay." Cohen nodded: "Qin Lun, watch him for me."
Qin Lun nodded solemnly and squeezed his little hands tighter, looking very serious.
Cohen opened the door, without saying anything, and first bowed deeply to Wensley's mother, the leader of the Elf clan.
"You are already the emperor, so I should salute you." The great elf smiled gently and looked at the changes in Cohen with pure eyes: "My child, you have become more powerful."
Cohen patted his heart and replied bitterly: "The power is stronger, but the burden here is also heavier."
"Are you okay?" The Great Elf looked inside the door: "Is anyone else injured?"
"Yes! There is something wrong with the two people inside. Please mother, please worry more." Cohen looked back at Crow and Princess Qinlun: "I still have to go to Dad to explain this matter clearly... and there are a few more
Princess...this is a big trouble."
"Then go! Leave this to me." The big elf replied. When Cohen walked out of the room, he turned to him and said: "Cohen, do you know what is the most important thing about being an emperor?"
"What is it?" Cohen looked confused.
"Peace, inner peace. When you feel too tired, just find a quiet space and let yourself be quiet."
"Yes, I'll give it a try."
Cohen scratched his head and walked away with a confused look on his face. (To be continued)