Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

The fire spread very quickly.

"Water bullets on a flying fork."

[Yes, host. 】

Flying Fork swiftly summoned items from the shop. In the blink of an eye, water-like objects rained down from the sky, landing around Li Qingyan and the others.

Water bombs can only have a temporary effect and will quickly turn into a hail of fire. But at least they give them time to escape.

"What are you standing there for? Run!"

Li Qingyan pulled away the handkerchief that Hongyu was covering her mouth and nose and shouted.

The group quickly retreated, but the flaming arrows pursued them relentlessly like raindrops.

"Flying Fork!"

【Host……】

The sound of the fork was like that of a cassette tape machine, with a hissing and somewhat harsh electrical crackling.

The water sphere that had just covered an entire town had already consumed a large amount of the flying fork's energy.

Suddenly, an arrow appeared behind her and shot straight at Li Qingyan's back.

The arrow had a bluish glow, clearly indicating it was poisonous.

"You little brat!"

Just as the arrow was about to reach Li Qingyan, a shout rang out.

All the arrows froze in mid-air.

Li Qingyan's eyes gleamed with a golden light.

'Bang'

The golden halo spread outward from Li Qingyan like waves, causing the arrows flying in mid-air to change direction.

"boom"

In the blink of an eye, all the arrows returned along their original path.

"Um?"

Li Qingyan and the others were stunned for a moment. What happened? Why were those arrows flying back?

The assassins quickly retreated with Li Qingyan. They didn't know how many ambushes were lurking around. Hongyu placed Li Qingyan behind a bunker, letting her stay with Cuiping and Zheng Taohua.

"Red Rain..."

Li Qingyan held Hongyu's hand.

Hongyu crouched down, "Those who serve as martyrs are willing to risk their lives for their masters."

He turned and led everyone out.

Cuiping used her body to block Li Qingyan and Zheng Taohua.

As the sounds of fighting rang out, Zheng Taohua covered Li Qingyan's ears.

The sound of swords clashing was particularly clear; even with her ears covered, Li Qingyan could still hear it.

The assassins, including Yan Li, numbered only twenty-seven, while the enemy had no fewer than a hundred. This doesn't even include those killed by the arrows earlier.

Although Xi Zhao was also there, he had been burned in several places by the rocket while saving people, and his left shoulder was pierced by an arrow.

He forcibly tied the knife to his right hand in order to fight.

It's not difficult for a few to fight against many, but there were other things in the fire just now, so he could only use half of his internal energy.

After killing fifty of the enemy's men.

Some of the suicide squad members were already exhausted.

He gritted his teeth and, leaning on his sword, stood up from the ground.

Xi Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood. "It would be truly shameful to die here."

Cheng Yan glanced at him. "Why are you so mature for your age? There are still over fifty people left. Kill them so that the young prince can live. Too much nonsense is not good."

Hongyu wiped the blood off her face, glanced at him, and wondered who this person was who was talking so much nonsense.

Yan Li pierced a man's chest with his sword before retreating back to their side.

He was the one with the lowest fighting ability among them.

Because they have been trained for many years, horses are more agile and have a good ability to dodge.

Currently, only he and Hongyu are relatively unharmed.

Hong Yu, dressed in dark green, with a matching hairband fluttering in the wind, appeared to be only in his early twenties, his face cold and indifferent. He glanced at the crowd behind him; the final battle would be a fight to the death.

They had no chance to rest.

"Fellow soldiers, let us fight to the death!"

Yan Li wiped the dust off his face with the back of his hand. "It's a pity my brother didn't see this heroic side of me, tsk tsk. I risked my life for that bastard's son."

Despite saying that, he actually liked Li Qingyan very much, always feeling that the young princess resembled the Yan family. If he hadn't witnessed his two older sisters getting married and having children, Yan Li would have thought the young princess was his niece.

The crowd scattered and rushed toward the hidden assassin.

The sounds of fighting rang out once more. Zheng Taohua held Li Qingyan in her arms, saying, "Don't be afraid, Your Highness."

But Li Qingyan could clearly feel that her hands were cold and her body was still trembling.

Cuiping stood protectively in front of the two, untied the hair ribbon on her head, and tied the short knife to her wrist.

He took out a small bamboo tube containing poison needles from his pocket and placed it in Li Qingyan's hand.

"Your Highness, if I fall, you and Miss Zheng will have to rely on yourselves. Don't forget the skills His Majesty taught you for using hidden weapons."

After Cuiping finished speaking, she used a discarded door panel to block the two people and then fought against the oncoming assassins.

"Cuiping..."

Li Qingyan bit her lip. Why couldn't she do anything? Why did it keep happening to her?

Everywhere you look, there are ruins and corpses everywhere.

Li Qingyan shook her head before the scene before her eyes returned to normal.

The wooden planks were moved, and Zheng Taohua squeezed Li Qingyan into a corner and used her body to cover Li Qingyan.

'Bang'

The wooden plank fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Zheng Taohua's voice trembled as she said, "Get out, get out of here."

Her voice was trembling.

Li Qingyan tried to push Zheng Taohua away but was pinned down by her legs.

"My little one is already chubby, and the girl will flatten him into a meat patty in a minute."

Li Yan crossed his arms and looked at Li Qingyan, who was only sticking out one chubby little hand. After seeing that she could still thrash around, he breathed a sigh of relief and started teasing her.

"Um?"

Upon hearing this address, Zheng Taohua stopped trembling, straightened up, and took two steps forward, prying Li Qingyan's face off against the wall. Seeing the mark on her face, she asked, "Is...is Your Highness alright?"

Li Qingyan's hair was a mess. She never expected that the seemingly weak Zheng Taohua was so strong. She rubbed her face.

"No...it's nothing."

Seeing Li Yan in her black and gold martial arts uniform embroidered with bamboo and cypress, she exclaimed in shock, "Li Yan! You've come?!"

Li Yan picked the person up from the ground, frowned in disgust, "You fell for their trick and got all dirty. Tsk, even if you become a roast pig, no one will help you collect your corpse."

Just as Li Qingyan was feeling touched, she looked at Zheng Taohua after hearing this and said, "Taohua, where's the mute medicine I gave you a few days ago for the poisoned banquet? Give me a portion so he can take some too."

Zheng Taohua took a half step back. This man was clearly Li Qingyan's father, who was none other than the current emperor. If she really gave it to him, she would truly have done right by the entire village.

Li Qingyan hugged Li Yan's neck. "Where are they?"

Li Yan carried Li Qingyan outside, saying, "Ten are dead. The rest have some injuries."

Li Qingyan's eyes suddenly reddened. These assassins had been following her for more than twenty days, and each of them had done their best to take care of her.

Li Yan patted her head and said, "Taking care of their families is the most important thing you should do next."

The path to becoming an emperor means treading on corpses; sorrow is acceptable, but one must never wallow in it.

Li Yan's head touched hers. "Little brat, this is just the beginning."

You will see more people leave in the future.

Every emperor had to crawl out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Li Yan led her to a high place.

Yan Xu led the White Tiger Army into battle.

This was the first time Li Qingyan had witnessed the power of the White Tiger Army firsthand.

However, the five of them forced the remaining thirty-odd assassins on the other side to retreat steadily. Yan Xu stood at the back, his back to Li Yan and Li Qingyan.

Even from a high vantage point, his strategic acumen was evident. This was the mark of a great general.

The five-man squad, like cats toying with mice, surrounded the assassins and killed them one by one.

Until only one remains.

That person was deliberately left behind.

Unfortunately, the person had poison in their mouth, and one bite caused them to vomit blood.