After rebirth, I made the princes cry

In a flash, Yingshu did a "somersault" in the water and kicked her legs hard. At the same time, she reached for her waist, where there was a dagger hidden. This dagger was none other than the cold iron dagger given by Sikong Yuehu. This dagger once belonged to King You of Northern Zhao, but King You did not know how to use it correctly, and he put a sharp weapon into a gorgeous sheath inlaid with gold and gems. As a result, King You's head was harvested by Sikong Yuehu, and the cold iron dagger fell into Yingshu's hands.

It was also before this mission that Ying Shu learned that the cold iron dagger could be kept close to the body and that the correct way to use it was a powerful assassination weapon that could catch the enemy off guard.

Abandoning the gorgeous outer sheath, only the thin blade is taken, and put on a special mermaid sheath, it can be hidden in the waist belt without being noticed. There is also a small mechanism embedded in the handle of the thin blade. After pressing it, the mermaid sheath will be pierced by the cold edge of the thin blade. The martial maid selected by Sikong Yuehu not only demonstrated how to quickly remove the sheath of the thin blade, but also taught Yingshu several close combat techniques. If it was on land, Yingshu would only have a 30% chance of succeeding in the sneak attack, but in the water, the chance would increase by another 30%.

However, when she stabbed out with the thin blade, her wrist was grabbed by someone instead.

"it's me."

A familiar, deep and cold male voice.

Yingshu's mind went blank for a moment.

Then he wrapped his arms around her waist again and continued to swim upstream with her. When she surfaced, Yingshu was breathing heavily. She didn't need to tilt her head to look at the man's eyebrows to confirm whether it was Sikong Yuehu, because she almost immediately heard the familiar voice again.

"Don't worry, I have dealt with the pursuers in the water. It took me a lot of effort to catch up with you. Deputy Envoy Zuo was right. He is a good swimmer."

"of course."

"After swimming through this breath, we can turn into the reed marsh. If I'm right, Deputy Envoy Zuo should have prepared a mount, right?"

"of course."

Yingshu took a deep breath and when she dived underwater again, she felt her fatigue disappear and she was full of energy again. It must be said that after knowing that there were no pursuers and that there was an extraordinary "guard" beside her, her psychological pressure was immediately relieved a lot. When she finally swam into the reed marsh and "feet on the ground" again, Yingshu actually felt that she still had strength to spare. The damp and cold breath of the wilderness filled her lungs. The rain never weakened, but she did not need Sikong Yuehu's help at all. She quickly took out the silent whistle wrapped in several layers of oilcloth and then stuffed into a glass tube from her waist belt and raised her chin: "I summon Feiguang immediately?"

Fei Guang is a mount bestowed by the emperor, and has been tamed to the point where it can obey simple commands. Just in case, Ying Shu had ordered it to run upstream to the reed marsh before boarding the ship. If there had been no unexpected attack tonight, this mount would have become a wild horse of the Northern Han Dynasty. In a critical moment, one really couldn't care less, but such "sacrifice" now seemed very necessary. However, although Ying Shu didn't understand why Sikong Yuehu became her contact, since this person had already come, she still had to seek the Fourth Prince's opinion on the next course of action.

"of course."

The soundless whistle could not be heard by humans, but could be heard by horses. Yingshu blew it for a while, and Sikong Yuehu grabbed her wrist again: "Feiguang is coming."

Not only was the flying light coming, but looking eastward, the torches on the slope leading to the reed field were like a flaming dragon, and the pursuers on land were also approaching.

The two of them rode together, but Sikong Yuehu "turned the tables" and became the horse driver, running into a canyon. Later, he took Yingshu and hid in a cliff cave, where there were even dry firewood and fire starters. When the warm firelight lit up, Yingshu even saw the bird Wenji, which stuck its head out from a pile of hay, glanced at them, and then buried its head again.

The situation was very strange.

This cliff cave was prepared by Sikong Yuehu a long time ago. Could it be that... he expected to be ambushed when he saw me, and he would lead the assassin away alone???

It was not until this time that Yingshu discovered that Sikong Yuehu had a wound on his shoulder.

"When I was dealing with the pursuers in the water, I was accidentally hit by a stray arrow. Deputy Envoy Zuo, please help me and use the cold iron dagger to dig out the arrowhead for me."

The cold iron dagger was still in Sikong Yuehu's hand. His left shoulder was injured, so he was using his right hand now. He held the thin blade and put it into the bonfire. I don't know if he had disguised himself or not. His eyebrows and eyes under the firelight looked real. He was soaked, but still didn't look embarrassed. "Fortunately, my right arm was not injured, otherwise, I could only dodge your stab and dare not take the dagger directly."

There were thousands of doubts in her mind, but Yingshu didn't intend to ask any more questions.

She turned around and untied the bag hanging around Fei Guang's neck. Because it was going to rain tonight, she didn't actually prepare any dry clothes, but she still prepared all kinds of medicines, especially a bottle of magic water. She originally wanted to use it on herself in case she got injured, but she turned out to be unharmed, so she decided to use it on the rescuers.

But Yingshu had no experience in treating injuries, but she had learned from Imperial Doctor Liu how to dissect corpses - the corpses of frogs and rats.

A bit hard to get started.

"Don't be in a hurry, come sit by the fire and dry your clothes first." Sikong Yuehu's half profile still looked extremely calm, "I made this arrangement just in case, but I'm not sure if it can be used, so I only prepared the necessary items and didn't prepare dry clothes."

Yingshu approached the fire silently, still silent.

"Don't you have anything to ask me?" Sikong Yuehu looked at the thin blade burned by the flames, and the corners of his lips were like thin blades.

When he almost thought that he would not get a response, he heard Yingshu finally asking a question.

"How did your Highness know there would be an assassin tonight?"

"You shouldn't ask that question."

"Ah?"

"I will just say what I need to say. I know Jiang Gaofan will harm you, and the only people he can mobilize are Jiang Lina's personal guards. You also know this, but you have a secret, so you can only guard against it in secret. Ming Buchang and Shou Yeduan are loyal to Jiang Tai. They have come to Lantian and know that Jiang Tai will never harm the Lord and you. Of course, they will not obey Jiang Lina's orders. Your plans and arrangements are to ensure that the Lord escapes safely. The deployment is proper, but you cannot completely eliminate the variables against you.

Today, the reason why you arranged for the envoys' guards and cavalry to cross the river first, and the prince and you boarded the boat last, was simply because you were wary of Jiang Gaofan. If the assassination took place at Guandu on the other side of the palace, you could not ensure the prince's safety, but you also knew that the prince would not agree to board the boat separately from you.

Therefore, you must control the possible assassination incidents to the side of the palace ferry. If the assassination takes place at Lantian Guandu, the enemy will be able to prepare enough mounts and will certainly wait for the Lord to land with you before launching the assault. After all, the regiment guards are less than a hundred people, and Jiang Lina's personal guards are many times better than ours. In the chaos, the Lord is likely to be killed.

It is even possible that even Jiang Gaofan is unable to control the situation!

Deputy Envoy Zuo, you knew very well that Jiang Gaofan's target was you, not Dianjun. Your plan was not only to protect Dianjun, but you also wanted to protect the rest of the people. You wanted to ensure that there were no casualties in the entire delegation. You were willing to take risks yourself, so you told Jiang Gaofan that Dianjun and you were the last to board the ship. You gave Jiang Gaofan the opportunity to 'have the best of both worlds' and allowed him to make a more appropriate deployment.

I'm not sure whether you're going upstream or downstream, but I'm sure that when something unexpected happens, you won't cross the Bashui River and go directly to Guandu to escape, because once Jiang Gaofan makes a move, he'll be determined to kill you. If you escape this time, you'll still be chased on your way out of Wuguan. Only if you completely part ways with Dianjun and his party can Jiang Gaofan not have to arrange any other changes."

Sikong Yuehu pulled out the thin blade from the flames, with the tip of the blade facing downward, and handed it to Yingshu: "Go ahead."

The pair of eyes enveloped by the firelight were still cold and merciless.

Sikong Yuehu did answer some of Yingshu's doubts, but the most critical link was still unsolved. When the cold iron dagger was back under Yingshu's control, she truly realized why the dagger was named "cold iron". The handle was actually very thin, but when her fingers and palms touched it from those close to the fire to hers, it was still cold and hard.

It's just like some realities that never become warm and soft.

Holding the hilt of the knife, with her back facing the direction, Yingshu looked at her wrist, and her gaze moved to the cold light at the tip of the blade, which was sharp and cold. She knew that she could easily take a life now, and then all the doubts would not need to be answered anymore, but her wrist did not even tremble.

"Your Highness, please undress yourself. Otherwise, I can't see the wound clearly and I can't clean it for you."

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With his back against the cold and hard cliff, Sikong Yuehu had a good night's sleep. Actually, he usually had a good sleep, but when he was on military campaigns outside, of course it was not as good as "usually". But he slept very soundly and deeply last night, as if he had a good dream. Unfortunately, no trace was left of it. When he woke up, he felt the wound on his left shoulder was very painful. However, he had gotten used to such pain.

At the entrance of the cave, the sunlight was flickering faintly.

He did not send out a signal. The Flying Eagle troops stationed in Lantian County must have known that everything was safe. They must have informed Liang Hui today to prevent the delegation from worrying about Yingshu's safety and delaying their journey. A subordinate would definitely come to pick them up today. He had arranged everything, but he was not finally relieved until the moment he caught up with Yingshu in the water last night.

He never left Lantian.

But there are some things that don't need to be told to her in the current situation. Last night, he saw her jump into the water, and saw her deliberately float to the surface, attracting the pursuers on the shore to chase westward. He really felt at that time... No matter what, he still underestimated her!

In such a critical moment, it is impossible to make a definite guess. Under these two premises, she finally chose the perfect escape route. She didn't necessarily need his help, but he couldn't let her adventure alone. He almost couldn't catch up with her upstream speed. In fact, those pursuers in the water could not pose any threat to her at all.

Sikong Yuehu thought of a pursuer he had killed underwater. In fact, he was almost choked to death. Seeing him approaching, he thought of him as a life-saving straw and climbed over with his limp arms, directly exposing his vital points. He realized it too late and it was still very funny.

Although Yingshu was not in the cave, he was not worried.

After stretching his muscles and checking his clothes, although he couldn't be dressed neatly, at least he could avoid embarrassment. Sikong Yuehu walked towards the sunlight. He saw a spirited woman standing not far away. Her long hair was tied into a ponytail and the ends of her hair hung to her waist. Next to her stood Fei Guang, with Wen Ji resting on Fei Guang's back. The man, the horse and the bird were like a painting, which made him stop and smile helplessly.

When Sikong Yuehu stood beside Yingshu, he also restrained all his emotions and said only: "You can't go through Wuguan, so you have to go to Hanzhong with me."

"I never thought I would be able to witness the Battle of Hanzhong in person. I'm quite excited."

Wen Ji suddenly became excited, flying around in circles and chirping happily. No one knew what the bird was so excited about. The Fourth Prince and Ying Shu were both puzzled.

"I have no evidence to incriminate Jiang Gaofan, and His Highness has already said that he wants to bring him under his wing."

Sikong Yuehu suddenly heard these words and his eyes dropped.

"Your Highness, don't be embarrassed." Ying Shu raised her hand and touched Fei Guang's horse's neck: "Last night, I have to thank Your Highness for rescuing me. Your Highness wants to use Jiang Gaofan, and I am willing to fulfill his wish, but I have one condition."

Ying Shu turned around, her clean face was filled with sunshine. She looked at Sikong Yuehu's unclean shoulders, which were covered with bloodstains. "Let's join forces and abolish the crown prince."

The birds, who were roosting in some unknown bush, were suddenly startled and fled in all directions.

"make a deal."

Yingshu received Sikong Yuehu's promise.

Yingshu didn't want to root out Jiang Gaofan, but she couldn't. The emperor already knew that Jiang Gaofan was a reborn person. She was even worried that exposing the truth that he wanted to kill her would put her in an even more unpredictable danger! She had no impression of Jiang Gaofan and didn't know why she had such a deep hatred for him. But Jiang Gaofan should know that she had been in power for a time, and her ruling was a forgery of imperial edicts and a power struggle. At that time, Wang Yingshu was full of hatred for Sikong Beichen. She was not a qualified ruler. She knew that in order to avenge her personal grudges, she had actually done some things that were against the moral code.

By that time, Lian Nanci had already passed away.

She was no longer afraid of implicating anyone. For example, she had Zhang Jiutong, He Haiyue and others executed for no crime. It was she who forced Jiangdong He to rebel, and she ended up bringing disaster upon herself. The rebellion she instigated also became her grave. She closed her eyes, not knowing what happened later. But she felt guilty before she died, because she finally realized that too many people were implicated by her, and she didn't know whether she had led the country to destruction.

What gradually frightened her was that she even felt that she had destroyed her father's hard work!

She might be a qualified queen, but when she became the queen mother, she had strayed too far from her original intention. She could not forget her trembling wrists when she was reviewing memorials. The cinnabar was like blood, dazzling and piercing. She was distracted and became more and more confused. In the final rebellion, she insisted on leading it. There were piles of corpses in the Jiankang Palace, and she eventually became one of them. When she was reborn, she was still obsessed with hatred and power. She chose to enter the palace without hesitation and stand on the battlefield again. Until now, she has no regrets.

However, he has realized that justice does not belong to Wang Yingshu in his previous life.

She was back on the journey. She couldn't go back to the old path, but she didn't know the correct path for the future. It was very vague. She was only sure that Sikong Beichen was also a reborn person, so what he did was far inferior to what she did.

So no matter how confused I am, I have to change the trajectory of my destiny. Sikong Beichen is not worthy of being the emperor. Even if you only have a short life as an emperor, I will never indulge you. I hate you, and then I despise you. Although I am selfish, I can't plan for myself now. Sikong Beichen, wait for me to return to Jiankang.

Our battle will begin immediately!!!