A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 877: Assassin
"How can you explain this? Can these local tyrants see through this?"

"On the surface, there are hundreds of guards behind Yuan Zizhu, but each of them is a brave and elite soldier picked from a hundred miles away, and only then can they follow the King of Heyin. Behind each of the hundreds of palace soldiers, there are at least hundreds or even thousands of people."

At this point, Yuan Wuyou sighed and said, "Since they are able to become local bosses, they certainly won't be stupid enough to offend Yuan Zizhu, a general who controls the army!"

Mi Qinlin shook his head and said, "What if they are offended?"

Yuan Wuyou glanced at him and said, "Only you Dangxiang people... a bunch of reckless men with courage but no strategy would dare to say such a thing. Even if your Khan came, he would have to think twice. He might not dare to say such a thing."

"Hey? What do you mean?"

"The Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Three Kingdoms have been in a state of balance for too long. It's called a balance of power, but in reality it's a stalemate. Young soldiers are eager to establish meritorious service. Isn't this an ironclad fact whether it's in the Central Plains or in your West?"

"Tsk, we Dangxiang have a legitimate reason to fight."

Yuan Wuyou turned his head and blinked at Mi Qinlin.

"So all the countries lack a legitimate reason to attack Rang County."

As she spoke, she turned her head and looked ahead, saying lazily:

"If they dare to resist these hundreds of people, let alone the death of guards, even if they suffer minor injuries, it will be enough for Yuan Zizhu to find an excuse to march tens of thousands of troops into Rang County and raze their gang to the ground. In addition, the eight pillars and twelve armies will prosper together. If he cannot defeat them, the Northern Zhou court will have to step in to conquer them."

Because it was already late at night and there were no soldiers guarding Rang County, it was very chaotic both day and night and too unsafe, so Yuan Wuyou set off overnight and stayed in a hotel in Nanyang.

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The next morning.

Yuan Wuyou, who hadn't slept for two hours, set out again with Mi Qinlin. As soon as they left the city gate of Nanyang, they saw two people blocking the door.

On the way, I met two gangsters who blocked my way.

There were two people, a man and a woman, the man was wearing a gray coarse cloth shorts and a bamboo hat, he looked mature and steady just standing there. The girl was wearing a tight outfit and had braided hair, she looked cynical.

Others passing by these two people didn't get blocked, but when Yuan Wuyou tried to pass by, she got blocked.

She only glanced sideways, and the white-shirted Qiang man beside her understood and stepped forward, shouting, "Who are you doing? Why are you blocking the road?"

The girl sneered and rolled her eyes, "I'm not looking for you, why are you showing off?"

Then, she raised her finger and pointed at Yuan Wuyou, and asked loudly:
"You are the orphan of the Western Wei Dynasty, the Prince of Fengling of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuan Jixiao?"

Yuan Wuyou looked gloomy, "So what?"

"That's right!"

Before she finished her words, the heroine drew the sword at her side and rushed towards Yuan Wuyou!
Yuan Wuyou was not in a hurry. She drew her sword from its sheath with a "swish" and waited for the female hero to stab her, standing still like a mountain!

Mi Qinlin exclaimed: "You want to assassinate me? You are so brave!"

As he said this, he drew his sword and went to help.

Yuan Wuyou snorted without even turning his head: "You are no use to dealing with a mere newborn calf. I can handle it myself."

As expected, the female warrior then performed a set of sword moves towards Yuan Wuyou, which dazzled the onlookers, but in fact, she didn't even cut off Yuan Wuyou's hair.

Yuan Wuyou almost laughed.

But there was a fight going on at the city gate, which made the place, which was already sparsely populated, even more deserted.

Yuan Wuyou blocked a few times and then knocked the girl's sword away.

Soon after, the man in the bamboo hat joined in.

However, these two men's fancy moves were no match for Yuan Wuyou, who was well-versed in real combat.

The two men wanted to assassinate her, but she counterattacked and they were beaten back step by step.

In just a few moves, Yuan Wuyou kicked the man in the bamboo hat away, clamped the girl with one hand, and then put the sword against her neck.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Who sent you to assassinate me?" The female knight twisted her neck and snorted arrogantly: "Han people! We are here to uphold justice for the Han people!"

"Ridiculous! I am a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Is it your turn to uphold justice for the Han people?"

Mi Qinlin, who was watching the fun with a knife in hand, also echoed, "Are these two the so-called knights? They are so self-righteous. I am ashamed for them."

Seeing the girl being captured, the man in the bamboo hat panicked, but he still tried his best to calmly appease Yuan Wuyou and negotiate with her, "Your Highness, please let my niece go, and we will stop now!"

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted at the top of his voice:

"Fengling King! Qilian! Why are you here?"

Several people looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Xiao Jiangsheng coming.

Mi Qinlin said: "Do you know these two people? They specifically want to assassinate King Fengling!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiangsheng turned around in shock and looked at the man, "Qi Lian, is this true? Why did you assassinate King Fengling? King Fengling is innocent."

As he said this, he walked straight towards Yuan Wuyou, bowed and smiled apologetically. "Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding here, please let these uncle and nephew go..."

At this time, Yuan Wuyou still had a stern face, and he pinched the girl's neck unmoved. He even suddenly raised his hand and lifted her feet off the ground. Seeing that she rolled her eyes due to suffocation and her face turned blue, he pushed the girl towards the man in the bamboo hat in a casual manner.

He also added: "Where you two came from, don't overestimate your abilities and try to shake a tree with a gnat."

The man rushed over to greet her and embraced the girl.

Xiao Jiangsheng, who was standing by, was so frightened that his eyes widened. When he saw that the princess had let the girl go, he trembled and said:

"Your Highness, please calm down... There must be a misunderstanding here. We still have to get down to business, right?"

Yuan Wuyou nodded in response and raised her leg to go over, but the uncle and nephew who were blocking her way turned their heads to look at her.

After the man in the bamboo hat helped the girl sit up, she coughed and said angrily:

"Why do you look down on us? My uncle is the best swordsman in Jiangling!"

Yuan Wuyou sneered.

"A swordsman in Jianghu, who thinks he is a master of martial arts and invincible in single combat, dares to come and kill the king? If it is really as simple as you think, wouldn't everyone in the world be able to become the emperor?"

The female warrior heard this and wanted to open her mouth in indignation, but the man in the bamboo hat raised his hand to stop her. He then clasped his fists towards Yuan Wuyou and said:
"King Fengling really has the air of an emperor. He is majestic without even getting angry. It was us who believed the rumors and offended the majesty of heaven."

"You have good eyesight. You can tell at a glance that I am King Fengling among the crowd."

The girl rubbed her bruised neck and coughed, "To be honest, you are too conspicuous. You have an official air about you, which is different from ordinary people. I want to beat you up just by looking at you."

"Oh? I'm not pretending. It's you, though, who are a little jealous."

"you!"

The man in the bamboo hat stopped the angry girl again and took over the conversation, saying to Yuan Wuyou in a serious tone, "You are noble in your bones, very majestic. Ordinary people pretend to be so. You can't pretend to be an ordinary person."

Xiao Jiangsheng also bowed and smiled, "Yes, the distinction between officials and bandits has always been like this. The upright King Fengling is definitely not a bad guy. This is a big misunderstanding. I will treat you to a drink some other day, and you two must apologize to the king."

Before the man in the bamboo hat could speak, the princess said with a sullen face, "No need to drink. If you want to apologize, don't block the way." As she spoke, she glanced at the girl who had a face full of indignation.

"Finally, I'll give you some advice. No matter how powerful a martial artist is, he may not be able to defeat ten thousand enemies on the battlefield. If you have the chance, join the army and see the famous generals of the time."

The girl glared and snorted, "We are living a good life, who wants to be your running dog?"

"This is the limitation of vision. Excuse me, if you don't join the army, you will see me like a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky. If you join the army, you will see me like a mayfly looking at the sky."

Yuan Wuyou put to use what he had just learned from the special envoy of the Great Zai.

She did not give any face to the assassin uncle and nephew, and was in a hurry to get on with her journey, so she only took Xiao Jiangsheng with her and went to Xi'e City together.

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