Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

At this moment, the pitiful-looking girl was less than three steps behind Xiao Ye.

She kept her head down, one hand tucked into her sleeve.

Gu Mingli's mind raced.

It cannot be directly exposed.

There were too many people at the scene.

If the assassin, cornered and desperate, were to attack in the crowd, innocent bystanders would not be spared.

With so many people getting agitated, a stampede is bound to happen.

The mission countdown is still flashing.

【25......24......23......】

We need to get Xiao Ye away from this woman's attack range as soon as possible.

Without further hesitation, Gu Mingli suddenly grabbed Xiao Ye's wrist.

"Come on! I'll show you something interesting!"

Xiao Ye frowned as he was suddenly tugged at.

"I'm not going..."

"Ugh, I have to go! I'll regret it for the rest of my life if I miss it!"

Gu Mingli grabbed Xiao Ye's wrist and rushed forward.

The force was so great that it didn't seem like they were going to play around, but rather like they were trying to escape something.

Xiao Ye keenly noticed.

His eyes sharpened as he glanced behind him.

His gaze quickly fell upon the girl he had just rescued.

The man still had a pitiful look on his face, but the shrewdness in his eyes was not directed at his benefactor.

Instead, they were observing the surrounding environment and deciding when to act.

Xiao Ye quickly made a hand gesture to Geng Zhi and Liu An.

Upon receiving the signal, Geng Zhi immediately arranged for his bodyguards to be on guard.

Meanwhile, Liu An, familiar with the area, withdrew and disappeared into the crowd, then went to mobilize the Imperial Guards.

Xiao Ye shut his mouth, did not break free from Gu Mingli's pull, and quickened his pace to catch up.

The woman behind her saw her target suddenly speed away, and her slightly lowered eyelashes lifted.

The tenderness in their eyes, which had been brimming with tears, faded, revealing a cold glint beneath.

She quickened her pace and followed, pretending to be nonchalant.

Gu Mingli turned his head and glanced at it.

Damn! People are still following them.

The system countdown is still ticking [17...16...].

The entrance to the duck-catching area of ​​the maze is just ahead.

A sudden inspiration struck Gu Mingli.

"Over here!"

He dragged Xiao Ye straight towards the maze entrance.

The guard at the entrance was taken aback when he saw two people rushing over in a hurry.

"Eh? Young Master Gu, you want to catch ducks?"

"Yes! Our team has the whole place to ourselves!"

Gu Mingli pulled out a handful of receipts from his pocket, not knowing how many there were, and stuffed them all into the waiter's hand.

"Enough already? Open the door!"

The waiter was intimidated by his imposing manner and quickly stepped aside.

Gu Mingli pulled Xiao Ye along, followed by Geng Zhi and six shadow guards.

Before the crew could shout "Start," a group of people rushed into the maze.

The waiter stood at the entrance, staring in disbelief. Before he could even close his mouth, a frail-looking girl rushed over.

Two tall men with cold, sharp eyes followed behind him.

The girl moved very quickly, rushing in without even glancing at the waiter.

The waiter opened his mouth, "Hey, miss... your ticket..."

No one ignored him.

In this way, Gu Mingli led the assassin away from the densely populated area.

Even if they take action, it won't affect the vendors and ordinary people, making it easier for the shadow guards to carry out their duties.

The path was flanked by earthen walls, chest-high loess walls, with the open night sky overhead.

Once you go inside, your field of vision narrows.

You can only see the passage two or three steps ahead.

The light from the lanterns spilled over from the high platform, illuminating half of the wall in a dim yellow light and the other half in complete darkness.

There are many forks in the road, with left and right turns.

Gu Mingli dragged Xiao Ye around three turns.

He only let go of her hand after confirming that no footsteps were following behind him.

He leaned against an earthen wall, panting heavily.

The system countdown has finally stopped.

Gu Mingli breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Ye stood in front of him, his expression calm.

The moonlight streamed down from above, illuminating half of his face, making it appear as white and jade-like as jade.

"What did you discover?"

Gu Mingli looked up at him.

"There's something wrong with that woman."

He lowered his voice and cautiously looked behind him in the passageway.

The area behind the earthen wall was quiet, with only the faint quacking of a duck coming from afar.

"There was a glint of a knife in her sleeve."

Actually, he didn't see anything.

The reason wasn't very clever, but it was still plausible.

After all, he couldn't very well say, "This was also told to me by an immortal."

Xiao Ye's gaze sharpened slightly, but he did not press the matter further.

His sensitivity to assassination attempts far surpassed that of Gu Mingli.

He turned his head and glanced in the direction of the maze entrance.

With her eyelashes slightly lowered, she pondered for a moment.

"No rush."

He spoke calmly.

"Let's keep them at bay. Once we figure out who their target is, we can determine who sent them."

Gu Mingli silently praised it in his heart, "666".

The emperor is indeed the emperor.

Even though they were being targeted by assassins, all they could think about was how to manipulate power.

This mindset and perspective truly embody the "art of an emperor" to the core.

"Let's split up." Xiao Ye looked at Geng Zhi. "Send three people to protect him."

Xiao Ye looked up at the crowd of onlookers on the high platforms surrounding the maze.

The crowds were dense and the lights were bright.

The locals were peering excitedly into the maze, waiting to see who would catch the duck first.

Perfect timing!

He turned to look at Gu Mingli.

"Meet in the center of the field. Close the net where there are the most people."

"good!"

So the group split into two.

One group was led by Gu Mingli, and the other by Xiao Ye, heading in two different directions.

As he rounded the first bend, Gu Mingli glanced back.

Xiao Ye's figure had already disappeared into another side road.

He looked away and quickened his pace.

A moment later, the three assassins caught up with the group at the fork in the road.

The woman looked in the direction Gu Mingli had left.

"left."

The three of them chased after Gu Mingli in the direction he had left.

In this way, the situation became clear instantly.

That means these people's target wasn't the emperor at all.

Instead, it was Gu Mingli who was in charge.

There's only one person who's been wanting to kill him lately.

The Cui family!

Last time, the six assassins from the Cui family were cornered in a narrow alley and were beaten to a pulp.

It's only been a few days? And they've already sent people again?

However, this time they were smarter.

The assassin was sent to mingle in the crowd, posing as a vulnerable woman being harassed, to gain sympathy.

If it weren't for the system's warning, he probably would have lost his life on this food street.

Gu Mingli got angry and ground his back teeth.

Okay! Cui Ming, right?

If you won't let me have some peace and quiet, I won't let you have any peace and quiet either.

He absolutely had to get Huang Jiaojiao to catch the assassin and interrogate him properly today!

If he could uncover even a single word, he would pin the blame on the Cui family!

Even if you're angry, you can't stop walking.

Gu Mingli closed his eyes and made a thought.

A holographic map that only he could see instantly appeared in his mind.

The entire maze is clearly shown on the map.

The location of each earthen wall and the direction of each fork in the road were clearly marked with light blue lines.

Three red dots were approaching from the two side roads behind him.

Its movement speed is not slow, indicating that it has a strong tracking ability.

The central duck pen is located in the very center of the map, in an oval-shaped open area.

Surrounded by high platforms on all four sides, the platforms are densely marked with countless green dots.

Those were the onlookers.

Gu Mingli opened his eyes and ran away.

"Keep up!"

Three shadow guards followed closely behind.