kvmb Chapter 130: Overt and covert attacks
Chapter 130: Overt and covert attacks
The emperor rushed to the hunting grounds, hurriedly changed his clothes, took his precious bow, mounted his fine steed, and, accompanied by two personal guards, plunged into the hunting grounds to find the place Lu He had described and to search for the divine deer.
After witnessing the emperor's entry, Lu He informed the sentry that the location given to the emperor was a weak point in the Imperial City Guard's patrols, the back door that had originally been prepared for the Crown Prince to assassinate the Eldest Princess.
The sentries have received their orders and are waiting for the emperor to enter.
The emperor was solely focused on finding the auspicious deer, and with the covert protection of his personal palace guards and the Thousand Machine Guards, he advanced rapidly, quickly arriving at the designated location.
The horse had just stopped when four iron chains flew out from all sides. In the blink of an eye, the tall horse was pulled to the ground, and the emperor also fell off his horse, tumbling to the ground. At the same time, eight iron hooks flew towards two palace guards, leaving them no time to attend to the emperor.
"Assassins!" A palace guard, unable to move due to being bound by iron chains, could only shout, "There are too many of them! Quickly send a signal to send someone to protect the emperor!"
However, the other palace guard was also tightly entangled, covered in blood, and unable to free his hands to fire the signal arrow.
Before the two could say anything more, their necks were snapped by the iron hook.
The emperor was terrified. He scrambled to his feet, not caring about his appearance, and fled for his life.
"Where are my Thousand Machine Guards! Where are my sentries!" he shouted frantically, both frightened and furious.
From the dense grass and woods, iron chains were thrown out to intercept the fleeing emperor.
With a few clanging sounds, the iron chains were stopped by the commander of the Thousand Machine Guards, who suddenly leaped out of the bushes and blocked the emperor with his sword. He had multiple wounds on his body.
"Why are you so late! Where are my guards? Where are the sentries?" The emperor angrily berated the commander of the Thousand Machine Guards, and kicked him twice from behind.
"Your Majesty! The secret sentries have rebelled! Our men have been ambushed!" The commander of the Thousand Machine Guard wiped the blood from his face: "I fought my way out of the encirclement, but almost the entire secret sentry force was mobilized! The Thousand Machine Guard was outnumbered and all of them are dead!"
"What!" The emperor finally began to tremble; he realized the gravity of the situation: "Have we asked for help?"
"There's no way to contact the Thousand Machine Guards and Thousand Machine Division outside. All the signal arrows were destroyed by the hidden sentries."
As they were talking, six black-armored sentries caught up and swept their chains across them.
The commander of the Thousand Machine Guard had no choice but to shove the emperor aside and rush forward to confront him: "Your Majesty, run!"
The emperor was pushed hard again. He stumbled to his feet and started running wildly.
The sentries didn't pursue the emperor; they were focused on eliminating the commander of the Thousand Machine Guard.
"Something's not right!" The commander of the Thousand Machine Guards was puzzled when a ray of sunlight suddenly became dazzling. Immediately afterward, he felt a gust of wind sweep around his neck, causing a slight stinging pain. He only had time to utter one word: "Fly..." His throat felt hot, and his body leaned backward, blood gushing out. Before he fell, his eyes were wide open, and through the red curtain of blood, he watched the commander of the Dark Guard slowly approach.
The six sentries present bowed and said, "Commander."
The commander of the secret service was only concerned with retrieving the beautiful throwing knife. In the whole world, only his throwing knife had beautiful golden patterns on it. When it flew, it was like a dazzling ray of sunlight, both eye-catching and deadly.
"Commander, Li Zongheng has escaped. Aren't we going to chase him?" The black-armored sentry addressed the emperor by his given name.
The commander of the Dark Guard smiled confidently: "No need. Our mission is simply to wipe out all the Thousand Machine Guards. Continue searching the hunting grounds for any remaining Thousand Machine Guards, and kill them all, leaving none alive." As he spoke, he took out a signal arrow he had just seized from the palace guards, lit it, and threw it into the air. It was time to lure the remaining Thousand Machine Guards into the trap and kill them.
Soon, shouts rose and fell throughout the forest, all yelling, "Assassins! Protect the Emperor!"
The emperor had only run two miles when he was already panting heavily. Looking back, he saw that no one was chasing him, so he assumed that the Thousand Machine Guards had stopped him. Just as he was about to sit down and rest, the bushes ahead rustled. He immediately became extremely suspicious and held his breath.
As the bushes parted, the Imperial Guards filed out. The Emperor, as if seeing long-lost relatives, hurriedly waved and called out, "I'm here! I'm here!"
Imperial City Envoy Bai Yu, riding a tall, spirited steed, led a whole squad of Imperial City Guards over.
"Your Majesty, I am too late to save you! I deserve to die!" Bai Yu dismounted, knelt before the emperor, and bowed.
"A rebellion has broken out! The secret sentries have rebelled!" The emperor grabbed Bai Yu, helped him up, and pointed in the direction behind him: "Immediately send men to quell the rebellion! Send as many men as possible!"
Bai Yu pondered for a moment: "Your Majesty, I cannot leave your side even for a moment. I must protect Your Majesty and ensure your safe return to the capital." He quickly made a decision: "Imperial City Guard Commander, step forward!"
"Yes!" The supervisor stepped forward excitedly. He hadn't had a chance to establish his authority since taking office, and now he had unexpectedly secured such a great achievement! And it was for saving the emperor's life!
Bai Yu then pointed to the two who remained: "The rest of you shall all go with the commander to quell the rebellion!"
Upon receiving the order, he immediately led everyone to attack the direction of the hidden sentry.
Bai Yu, accompanied by two others, escorted the emperor. Bai Yu helped the emperor onto his warhorse and led it from the front, while the two guards followed behind.
Bai Yu walked slowly ahead, seemingly waiting for something.
When they let the Crown Prince's assassins in earlier, they also let in the assassins arranged by Liu Xiao...
The target of these assassins was none other than Crown Prince Li Guangqi.