Lady forced to seek prince

Chapter 493 Assassination
Xiao Qi grabbed Wang Zeng's hand and said with difficulty: "General Wang, be careful, those assassins..."

As he spoke, he looked around, as if there were people hiding in the darkness.

"There should be some of them hiding, but not all of them have been found."

Xiao Qi's hair was disheveled and his expression was in a hurry. He had long lost the composure beyond his age, revealing his original childishness.

A 14-year-old child was suddenly attacked and already confused. No wonder he is still suspicious now.

Wang Zeng raised his other hand and patted Xiao Qi's shoulder gently: "It's okay, they can't run out as long as I'm here."

Xiao Qi didn't seem to hear it, and continued to mutter to himself: "They suddenly broke in from outside, and they were going to take my life with their swords. Thank you, thank you, someone stopped me, otherwise I would be dead now."

The guards around Wang Zeng stepped forward, intending to see Xiao Qi's injuries, but Xiao Qi trembled and dodged backwards, almost falling to the ground.

"Don't...don't come here."

The guard was startled and stopped.

Wang Zeng immediately said: "He is not an assassin."

Xiao Qi began to shake his head desperately: "Assassins wear armor like this. I thought they were here to protect me, but it turns out they are not. It turns out they are not."

Wang Zeng frowned. The people he had cultivated over the years were all trustworthy, especially the people who brought Iron Castle. He didn't expect that someone would betray him. If Xiao Qi said that, it would be troublesome.

How can they tell the difference if you wear armor and blend in with them?

The guard also understood and said hurriedly: "General, I will go back and count the personnel now. Anyone who was not on duty in the camp just now is not allowed to approach the general for the time being."

After saying this, the guard still felt unsafe. What if there were assassins who hadn't taken action yet?
"My subordinates suggest that we select someone from among the 300 of us to protect the general."

The 300 people mentioned by the guards are just like Wang Zeng's family generals. They are Wang Zeng's most trustworthy people.Now that Wang Zeng was injured, he needed someone to protect him closely. These hundreds of people couldn't have any problems.

Wang Zeng nodded.

The guard responded: "My subordinates will find the assassin as soon as possible."

Originally, the camp where Wang Zeng was was required to go through many checkpoints, and was wrapped several times inside and out, but there were more than 300 people. Now in order to prevent assassins, he redeployed his manpower, and only 300 people were left temporarily.

The doctor was treating Xiao Qi's wound. Wang Zeng looked over and saw that bones could be vaguely seen in the deepest part.No wonder Xiao Qi was like this, he was really hurt.

Wang Zeng was about to go outside to see the situation, but Xiao Qi grabbed his sleeve: "Where is General Wang going?"

Before Wang Zeng spoke, Xiao Qi asked: "General Wang, are you going to abandon me?"

Prince Yu's eyes gradually became more panicked. He ignored the injury on his arm and stretched out his arms to hug Wang Zeng: "General Wang, when we leave here, I will convince my aunt. She will definitely believe what we said and return the favor." Yes...and...the soldiers and horses of Prince Yu's Mansion will also recognize me as the heir apparent, General Wang, don't abandon me."

The prince of Prince Yu was injured, and Wang Zeng would not ignore it. What the prince said was correct. Now that the prince stayed with him, there was no harm in it.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Wang Zeng said, "Didn't we agree? No matter where I go, I will take you with me, and we will advance and retreat together with you in the end."

Xiao Qi's eyes turned slightly red.

The doctor took the opportunity to pull Xiao Qi's hand back: "Young Master, you can't move, the bleeding hasn't stopped yet."

"Hurry up and apply the medicine," Xiao Qi urged the doctor, "I will go out with General Wang."

As soon as Xiao Qi said these words, Wang Zeng knew that in order to make the prince feel at ease, he would have to take Prince Yu with him wherever he went tonight.If Xiao Qi hadn't been able to take advantage of him, Wang Zeng would have thrown away this weak and incompetent baby right now.

While Wang Zeng was staying, he heard the shouting outside getting louder. During this period, Aunt Jiang, who had been blocked outside, finally ran back. The master and servant met and burst into tears.

Aunt Jiang knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wang Zeng again, promising that she would never forget General Wang when their prince returned to the capital.

Wang Zengzheng helped Nanny Jiang up, and the guards came in to report: "General, someone has led troops to attack our iron castle."

Wang Zeng felt a chill in his heart, and he no longer cared about the master and servant beside him: "Have you seen clearly who is coming?"

The guard shook his head and said: "It's dark and I can't see the faces of those people clearly, but they are wearing Daqi armor and have sharp weapons in their hands."

So no matter where they come from, they are all soldiers and horses of Daqi.

"Could it be Feng Fengzhi?" Xiao Qi murmured, "The Feng family wants to kill me. They must know that I am hiding here, so they sent people to assassinate me."

What Xiao Qi said makes sense.

Who would kill Xiao Qi? At the moment, it seems that the Feng family is the most likely.

"Shall we go to seek refuge with our aunt?" Xiao Qi begged, "Let's go to Taozhou. I guarantee that my aunt will accept us when she hears about my origins."

Wang Zeng originally didn't want to defect so early. If the Feng family really targeted them, they really had to make plans early.

"General, Your Majesty, my subordinates will protect you and leave first..."

Before the guard could finish speaking, there was a "boom" sound, and the ground seemed to be shaken.

"Someone buried a firearm in the camp."

When Wang Zeng heard the noise, he immediately pushed Xiao Qi aside and strode out to check.

The firelight was mixed with the smell of saltpeter. Some people were wailing and shouting. The fire in Aocang became stronger and stronger, igniting the houses next to it.

There are still people attacking the city from the front...

This is a combination of inside and outside to capture them.

Wang Zeng took a deep breath: "Take the people and evacuate the Iron Castle from the back first."

Fortunately, he had made arrangements in advance and secretly dug a passage, just in case someone suddenly besieged the Iron Castle.Feng Fengzhi's men and horses will never be short. With Xiao Qi being attacked, he didn't even need to go to the tower to check. He had a rough idea of ​​the opponent's number in his mind.

Without enough confidence, Feng Fengzhi would not start a war arbitrarily.

The news was all gathered together, and Wang Zeng made a decision almost immediately. There would be no benefit in a head-on confrontation with Feng Fengzhi. Even if he was lucky enough to stop Feng Fengzhi, his vitality would be severely damaged. By then, his soldiers, horses and refuge would be worthless.

Wang Zeng led Xiao Qi along the way. The passage leaving the Iron Castle was narrow and only three people could enter side by side. Wang Zeng and Xiao Qi walked in front. After walking a certain distance, Xiao Qi suddenly found that Grandma Jiang was missing. He shouted immediately.

"Aunt Jiang, Aunt Jiang..." Xiao Qi seemed to be going crazy, "I'm going to find Aunt Jiang. I can't leave without her."

Wang Zeng was also surprised, wondering where the old servant had gone.But at this time, he couldn't let Xiao Qi run wild. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xiao Qi rushing towards him.

Wang Zeng was used to Xiao Qi's behavior and thought that Xiao Qi still wanted to grab his sleeve. Xiao Qi's hand did touch it, but the next moment, Wang Zeng felt a slight pain in his lower back. He wanted to say something, but in front of him It turned black and the whole person fell backwards.

(End of this chapter)