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2. Assassin ([-])

The carriage didn't run for a long time, the injured horse on the left gradually exhausted, but the horse on the right was restless, pulling the carriage forward and galloping forward, the unbalanced tension on both sides made the carriage rush out of the corner of the road and slide down the slope .

Xu Qingfeng's palms were wet with sweat, his body was gradually numb after exerting too much force, and his mind was groggy, which was caused by the lack of oxygen and exhaustion caused by long-term tension.

Feeling that the carriage finally stopped, Chen Ke patted Xu Qingfeng, motioned him to relax, and led him to sit up.

Xu Qingfeng let go of his hand hesitantly, Chen Ke pushed aside the scattered debris around him, and pulled Xu Qingfeng out of the carriage.

The carriage ran farther than Chen Ke expected.Although the frightened horse panicked, it basically walked along the road.

However, as a small urban hub, Songjiang Town has three avenues around it, and there are also forks on the avenue. Pulling Xu Qingfeng up the slope, Chen Ke thought about the current situation.

The best situation is that Zuo Ming and the others have already sent someone to find them, and they will be able to find them soon, so just stay where they are and wait.

But Zuo Ming and his party were not the only ones looking for them, and the condition of the assassins was unclear, so it was reasonable to speculate that they still had soldiers left.

If the other party finds them before Zuo Ming and others, Chen Ke, who is with Xu Qingfeng, will definitely be at a disadvantage, not to mention how many people the other party still has.

The horse on the right had calmed down, panting and snorting, and the horse on the left collapsed, rolling its eyes and twitching its hind legs.

But at least they now have a horse as a means of transportation.There is still food in the carriage, which can always be dealt with, and there is also a sword in the carriage.

Chen Ke took Xu Qingfeng back to the carriage, analyzed all the good and bad situations in his heart, and prepared for the worst.Chen Ke was not worried that Zuo Ming would not be able to find them, he was only worried that the assassin would be faster.

Zuo Ming had indeed dispatched more people to look for King Ren. He and Eunuch Quan anxiously waited for Guan Hongfeng to come back to join him.

Guan Hongfeng, who was just one step back, was very annoyed, "It's true that the poor should not chase after you! If I was there at that time..."

"Guan Guan, let's not talk about this." Eunuch Quan was the most calm, but at this moment, his forehead was sweating, "Have you caught up? Where's the assassin?"

Hearing this, Guan Hongfeng's expression became even worse. "Two people escaped. They played tricks. I caught one alive. I didn't expect him to have poison in his mouth, so he committed suicide. The other one, let him escape."

Guan Hongfeng's face was gloomy, and he was gnashing his teeth. The two escaped assassins were very cunning. He thought they were playing hard to catch. He thought he had seen through the opponent's scheme and was full of confidence in his own skills.

But in the final analysis, it was his carelessness and conceit that made the assassin escape.Guan Hongfeng regretted endlessly.

"No." Zuo Ming calmly analyzed: "There is definitely more than one assassin left. The hidden weapons just came from three different directions. I'm worried that there are at least three more of them! We must find the prince as soon as possible!"

"Divide the troops into three groups." Eunuch Quan made a quick decision, "The prince still has Mr. Xu by his side, so the situation is very unfavorable, but if the prince makes any mistakes, we will all die!"

"I'm afraid that the other party is faster than us. There is no delay, so let's set off immediately!" Zuo Ming led a few people to search for the widest avenue, while Guan Hongfeng and Eunuch Quan led people to the other two roads.

Zuo Ming's worries were not unreasonable, and Chen Ke was most worried about this situation. The assassins were desperate to assassinate, and even if Zuo Ming and Quan Gonggong sent troops immediately, the assassins were very likely to be one step ahead.

Chen Ke and Zuo Ming's worries are not unreasonable.

Assassin A followed the speeding direction of the carriage and pursued without stopping, one step ahead of the hidden guards sent by Zuo Ming, but all he found was an empty carriage.

Before a stick of incense, Chen Ke took Xu Qingfeng back to the carriage and found a sword on the carriage.

The appearance of the sword is simple and unpretentious, but the blade is very sharp. With a flash of blue light, Chen Ke closed the scabbard and found a dagger beside the sword.Without hesitation, Chen Ke stuffed the dagger into Xu Qingfeng's arms: "Take it..."

Compared with Chen Ke's sword, Xu Qingfeng's dagger is much more gorgeous. The scabbard is inlaid with shiny gems, and it is also equipped with a dark red strap. The dagger is more decorative than a weapon.

Xu Qingfeng held the dagger, his eyes flickered with panic, no matter how dull he was, he could feel the tension in the atmosphere.

Unconsciously, Xu Qingfeng pursed his mouth tightly, followed Chen Ke with his eyes, without saying a word.

The carriage overturned twice, and Xu Qingfeng was very frightened. The wound on his previously injured arm collapsed. Xu Qingfeng remembered that Chen Ke had said that he had to tell where it hurt.Now his arm hurts a lot, but Xu Qingfeng feels that he can't say it. If he says it, Chen Ke will definitely be worried.

Chen Ke patted Xu Qingfeng's head, trying to ease the tense atmosphere, but he didn't know what to say, so he briefly explained their next actions: "We will walk into the woods in a while, you have to follow closely, don't talk, don't shout. "

Xu Qingfeng didn't know if he understood, but he nodded seriously.

"Let's go." The two went deep into the forest, and Chen Ke walked a certain distance, and then left a mark on the tree. No matter what Chen Ke did, Xu Qingfeng followed quietly, neither making noise nor making trouble.

Throwing the stone used to mark the mark aside, Chen Ke waved his arm uncomfortably. When the horse was startled, Chen Ke was thrown and knocked to the back of the right shoulder. Now he only feels his arm is heavy and dull, but the surrounding Circumstances did not allow him to stop and examine the injury.

Xu Qingfeng noticed Chen Ke's injury, and was anxious but didn't know what to do. He still remembered that Chen Ke told him not to talk, so he had to poke his head to look at Chen Ke's back, but of course he couldn't see anything.

Chen Ke signaled that he was fine, and the two continued to walk forward.

Assassin A climbed up the slope, looked at both ends of the official road in the distance, there was no one on the road, then turned his head to look at the dense forest, walked down the slope without hesitation, carefully discerned the traces on the ground, and walked slowly into the depths of the forest go.

This forest is not small, and ordinary people will choose to hide in it. As long as they guess the direction correctly, they can catch up with the target very quickly.

To the east of the forest is the direction of Songjiang Town. Going west through the forest, there is a village called Hexi Village.

Going southwest, the terrain gets higher and higher, and there is a small goat horn mountain that Songjiang passes by.Assassin A thought for a moment, then headed southwest.

As the terrain got higher, the road under their feet became difficult to walk. Chen Ke and Xu Qingfeng looked a little embarrassed.

The clothes of the two of them were too conspicuous in the village, and they must not lead the danger to the people, so Chen Ke chose to go southwest.

The altitude of Yangjiao Mountain is not high, but the forest is dense. Chen Ke hopes to find a hidden place to hide as soon as possible. Just now he found that the wound on Xu Qingfeng's arm was open, and there was blood oozing from the white gauze. Now they need to have a rest.

The further he chased, the more the traces on the ground could prove his judgment. Assassin A couldn't help but feel a little proud. The so-called "A" means "No. 1", and he is "Assassin A", that is, the No.[-] assassin.

In the previous ambush, he used means to set up simple traps in three directions. The aim doesn't need to be too good, as long as he can throw the hidden weapon out to interfere with the line of sight, everything is going according to his plan, except that the situation of the horse is uncontrollable, but it is good. Successfully separated the target from the guard.

Assassin A felt excited, "As long as I take off King Ni's head, I will be A forever!"

But the task has not been completed, and it is too early to say anything. Assassin A took a deep breath, adjusted his state, increased his speed to catch up, and did not forget to leave marks along the way.

After him, four more Assassins waited for his signal, but Assassin A wanted to complete the task alone if he could.

Xu Qingfeng walked fairly steadily, following Chen Ke firmly step by step.In an instant, the intuition of the body was faster than the reaction of the brain. Xu Qingfeng himself didn't understand what was going on, but his body turned to the rear vigilantly, and there was nothing in his eyes.

"What?" Chen Ke also turned around quickly, and immediately found the assassin A who was hiding.No time to marvel at Xu Qingfeng's sensitivity, Chen Ke stepped forward to block Xu Qingfeng behind him.

Meeting Chen Ke's eyes, Assassin A didn't flinch, but walked out of the shadows gracefully, with an appearance of winning. "King Ni?" Assassin A seemed to be asking, but it was more like announcing the goal.

Chen Ke responded, "Who sent you here?"

Assassin A turned a deaf ear and walked forward slowly.

Chen Ke stared at the assassin in front of him, and secretly rubbed the sword frame with the thumb of his right hand. If there was only one opponent, Chen Ke was still very sure.

The confrontation of eyes was like a hand-to-hand combat. Chen Ke's naturally superior aura created a sense of oppression for Assassin A. Assassin A licked his lips, pressed the soft sword on his waist, and pulled out the sword with his backhand. Like a tiger full of demonstrations.

Chen Ke snorted coldly with disdain, and took the lead in the attack. The intensive and powerful offensive forced Assassin A to retreat. Assassin A was shocked. He didn't expect Chen Ke to hide such deep kung fu.

In the days before the age of nine in Xiangguo Temple, Chen Ke practiced martial arts every day. After returning to the palace, in order to hide his strength and bide his time, Chen Ke has been carefully concealing his level of martial arts.

But for Chen Ke, what he is best at is not weapons and swords, but physical close combat.

At the beginning, Chen Ke forced Assassin A to retreat, but soon Assassin A discovered Chen Ke's inexperience in every move, and soon found a breakthrough to counterattack. Eager to attack, the two temporarily opened a safe distance.

Assassin A was calculating in his heart while looking at Xu Qingfeng next to him.His gaze was like a poisonous snake, and he could not help but get goosebumps when he landed on Xu Qingfeng. Subconsciously, Xu Qingfeng smashed out the stone that he had been holding in his hand. The accuracy and strength were not bad, and the stone flew towards the assassin A——

"Crack." Assassin A tilted his head to avoid the stone easily, the stone fell to the ground, and the wheel spun a few times.

The atmosphere tensed up to the extreme for a moment, the Assassin A attacked Xu Qingfeng in a flash, Chen Ke also quickly blocked in front of Xu Qingfeng, the sword collided with the sword and made a loud "clang" sound, and the vibration was transmitted from the blade to the hilt , the tiger's mouth was shaking so painfully, Assassin A jumped back, keeping a step away, while Chen Ke still stood motionless in front of Xu Qingfeng.

Assassin A raised his eyebrows and smiled, he found the real breakthrough——