Empress

Guan Hongfeng's face turned dark for a moment.

He turned around, looked at the endless forest, and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to find it for me."

Half of the guards went into the woods to look for Rong Cheng, Guan Hongfeng sat in the gazebo, waved his hand violently, and the knocked down teacup shattered into several pieces.

Gently persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, the dragon fighter should not be able to run very far."

Guan Hongfeng didn't speak. He thought of Rong Cheng's initiative to come to the paddock, and he felt cheated.

Originally thought that Rong Cheng wanted to see that dog slave, so it was this idea.

Guan Hongfeng picked up the fragments on the ground and held them in his hands. The blood from the wound dripped down the lines on the table.

The sky gradually darkened, and the returning guards said they found nothing.

Guan Hongfeng scolded a waste, "If you can't even catch a wounded person, what use do I need you?"

He threw away the bloody shard in his hand, got up and walked out of the gazebo.Wen Yan hurriedly stood up, and asked behind him: "Your Majesty, where are you going?" Guan Hongfeng led the white horse brought by the palace man, and stepped on the saddle, "I'm going to find that bastard who doesn't know how to live or die."

Wen Yan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, let me go with you." Guan Hongfeng frowned, as if he didn't agree, and then heard Wen Yan say: "I will follow the Emperor, nothing will happen."

"What's more, if there is one more person looking for it, the search will be faster."

Guan Hongfeng was moved by the words, he contemplated for a moment and hummed, then pulled Wen Yan onto the horse and headed towards the forest.

He didn't believe where Rong Cheng could escape to.

Guan Hongfeng drove his horse into the woods. He looked around, and there was a dead silence, which was terrifying.

Guan Hongfeng shouted: "Dragon trick!"

The voice echoed in the woods, and the only answer to him was the rustling of leaves.

Guan Hongfeng took the reins and spun around on the spot, "If you come out now, I don't care about you, otherwise I will catch you, and you will suffer."

There was still no response, and there was no one in the woods.Guan Hongfeng grabbed the reins tightly, he swung his whip, hit the horse's buttocks, and rode into the depths of the forest.

When he catches Long Ji, we will punish this ignorant person together.

There was a heavy gasp in the dead forest, Rongcheng slowly opened his eyes, and woke up from a coma, his eyes were blood red, the blood on his cheeks had dried up, the sky above his head was already dark, and weeds were overgrown at the entrance of the cave.

Rong Cheng reacted slowly, he fell into a cave.The tree moved with the wind, revealing a strange and gloomy look.

Rong Cheng wanted to move, but a sharp pain came from his right leg, penetrating through all limbs, as if tens of thousands of needles were pricking him.

Unable to move, he leaned against the stone wall to pant, and turned his head to look at his injured arm. The crossbow bolt was broken when it rolled down the hillside, and only half of it was deeply buried in the flesh.

If he doesn't deal with it, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his hand.

Rong Cheng rolled down his thirsty throat, reached out and grabbed the broken arrow, took a deep breath, made up his mind, closed his eyes and pulled it out forcefully.

Severe pain instantly spread throughout the body.

Rong Cheng gritted his teeth and groaned in pain, raised his head to reveal his rolling Adam's apple, was sweating profusely, and tore off his sleeve with all his might, covering the wound that was bleeding continuously.

The assassin was after him.

I'm afraid that even the palace man is also a fake eunuch, who tricked him into the forest with a false imperial decree just to kill him.

As for who did it, Rong Cheng didn't know.

Either King Shaonan, or Wen Yan, more likely the emperor.

Suddenly at this moment, there was a hissing sound beside him.

Rong Cheng turned his head, and by the thin moonlight, he saw a snake scurrying out from a dark corner, slowly moving towards him.

Rong Cheng held his breath, not daring to move.

The snake sensed the aura of a stranger, and crawled to Rong Cheng's feet, his hands trembled violently, and his curled eyelashes kept trembling.

"hiss----"

The snake was spitting out its letter, and had the illusion of wrapping its neck tightly and shrinking tightly. Fear surged up, Rong Cheng fumbled behind him calmly, and found a hard stone in his hand, lifted it up and slammed it at the snake at his feet .

With red eyes, Rong Cheng raised his hands and lowered them until the snake was smashed into a bloody mess. He threw away the stone, his hands were still shaking, he wiped the handle on his clothes vigorously, let out a long breath, and leaned against the cave wall .

He can't stay here anymore, he has to escape.

Rong Cheng stood up precariously. He looked around and found that there were uneven stones on the cave wall.

Maybe you can step on it and climb up.

Rong Cheng walked up to the cave wall, reached out and grabbed one of the stones, stepped on the hollow with his feet, and climbed up carefully.

His forehead was wet, and he was sweating coldly in pain. Every time he crawled, the wound felt like being pulled.

At the time of night, I can't see my fingers.

Rong Cheng climbed halfway, he raised his uninjured arm and tried to reach it, when his fingers were about to touch the opening of the hole, his feet suddenly slipped, instantly fell into the bottom of the hole, and fell heavily on the ground.

Painful groans echoed in the cave.

Rong Cheng curled up in pain, his face was pale, without a trace of blood, the blood that flowed out stained the cloth on his arm, and he tightly covered it with his hands.

After resting for a while, Rong Cheng once again supported the cave wall to stand up, and continued to climb up.

I don't know how many times I fell down, and my physical strength was about to be exhausted.

Rong Cheng was drenched all over.He couldn't tell whether it was blood or sweat, he was about to be exhausted, and he climbed up numbly. Just when he was about to give up, his hands finally grabbed the entrance of the cave, and with all his strength, he climbed out with difficulty and fell on the ground. In the grass, the tip of his nose was full of bloody smell.

There were birds flying overhead, and there was the rustling of bushes in my ears.

Rong Cheng got up, his lips were chapped, he looked towards the hillside ahead, wondering what was waiting for him behind the darkness.

After a short rest, he dragged his weak body and continued to climb up.Although the hillside was trembling, at least there were strong old tree trunks to hold on to, and we climbed through thorns and thorns all the way, and finally went up the slope.

Rong Cheng looked at the dark surroundings, but couldn't make out the direction, he was lost.

Although he had entered the forest once before, he followed Guan Hongfeng, and he had never entered so deep.

The moonlight penetrates the branches, and from time to time, the sound of long-distance insects can be heard.Rong Cheng stumbled and walked back based on the memory of when he came, he struggled to hold on to the tree trunk, not daring to shout rashly for fear of attracting assassins, so he could only walk forward step by step.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes was heard in the distance.

Rong Cheng froze, and immediately stopped at the same spot. He didn't know whether it was an enemy or a friend in front of him. When he was hesitating, a familiar voice sounded: "Dragon trick!"

It was Guan Hongfeng.

Rong Cheng gasped and opened his eyes wide. He was about to go out when suddenly someone patted his shoulder from behind.

Rong Cheng turned his head abruptly, Wen Yan stood behind him, holding a lantern in his hand, the red candlelight reflected on his face, looking weird and terrifying.

Wen Yan smiled slightly, "Long Ji, are you here?"

Rong Cheng took a step back, his back pressed against the tree trunk, it was too dark in the forest, Wen Yan's voice was not as brisk as usual, with a gloomy smile, which made people feel uneasy.

Rong Cheng tensed his body, and asked vigilantly, "Why are you here?" Wen Yan's appearance was the same as usual, and he said unhurriedly: "You disappeared suddenly, the emperor was very worried about you, and sent many guards in to look for you." you."

Rong Cheng didn't believe it.

I'm afraid Guan Hongfeng is not worried about him, but afraid that he will run away.Rong Cheng endured the discomfort in his body, pretended to be calm and said: "I'm fine, I just got lost, take me to find Guan Hongfeng."

He didn't know how embarrassed he was at this moment, with a disheveled face, disheveled clothes, and blood all over his face and body.

Wen Yan said with a smile: "Long Ji doesn't seem to be lost, but rather assassinated."

Rong Cheng narrowed his eyes, suddenly realized something, and said coldly: "Could it be that you sent someone to assassinate me?"

Wen Yan said innocently: "I don't understand what Long Ji is saying." Rong Cheng didn't want to entangle with him any longer, he turned to leave, and grabbed his wrist with one hand.

Wen Yan showed a sinister smile, "I'm afraid you won't be able to go out here today."

Rong Cheng's heart trembled, and he was about to shout out, but was covered by the sharp-eyed Wen Yan, the red lantern fell to the ground, and the two became entangled, and in the confusion, one of them lost their footing, and they both rolled down the slope .

Rong Cheng was dizzy from the fall, and before he could recover, a cold light flashed in front of his eyes, and the knife stabbed straight at him.

Shocked, he turned over to avoid the knife, brushed his waist and plunged into the ground.

Rong Cheng struggled to get up from the ground, and ran forward with a limp, sweating coldly from the pain on his back and hands.

Wen Yan chased after him, and the sound of chasing footsteps echoed in the woods.

Rong Cheng was seriously injured, and with the fall just now, he couldn't run anymore. He found a thick tree trunk to hide in the darkness, not daring to make a sound.

Wen Yan's voice sounded behind him, "Long Ji, I was just kidding with you just now, come out."

Rong Cheng wouldn't be so stupid as to be fooled, he dug his hands tightly into the tree trunk, the surging pain cheered him up so that he wouldn't faint.

Wen Yan was still persuading, his voice was innocent and pitiful, as if he wasn't the one who was about to stab Rong Cheng with a knife just now.

Rong Cheng pursed his lips, leaned his back against the tree trunk, squatted down slowly, touched a stone on the ground, and quietly threw it in another direction.

The stone hit the weeds, making a slight noise, and after a while, the footsteps behind him turned around.

Taking advantage of this moment, Rong Cheng ran away.

He clutched his wound and fled in a panic, not daring to look back. After running for an unknown how long, a light appeared in front of his eyes.

There was hope in Rong Cheng's eyes, and he staggered towards that place with all his strength, followed by the sound of horseshoes, he thought Wen Yan was catching up again.Running faster and faster, a few strands of sweaty hair stuck to his cheeks, and he let out a rapid breathing sound.

Just as he was getting closer and closer to the light, an arrow flew from behind and pierced Rong Cheng's chest, blood spattered everywhere, and he fell to the ground with a "bang", his eyes wide open, he continued to look at the light .

After a while, someone turned him over.

In the blurred vision, Guan Hongfeng was sitting on the horse, holding a bow in his hand, with an indescribable expression on his face, he smiled with red eyes: "Longji, you really want to leave me."