Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

In fact, he had already guessed it back at the Hunting Palace: the assassin was likely sent by the Empress.

The reasons Kita gave were simply not convincing enough to him.

Lin Ling's primary responsibility was indeed to protect the Empress, but during the hunt, Li Yunsheng and the Empress were together.

Could it be that someone has come forward to assassinate the current prime minister, and Lin Ling, the Grand General of the Imperial Guard, is turning a blind eye?

Even if Li Yunsheng and the Empress separated, he would still have the Imperial Guards protecting him.

Although the Imperial Guards were no match for a second-rank military officer, they could hold him off for a while.

Once a fight breaks out, either Shangguan Xuanran or Lin Ling can rush over immediately.

There's only one possibility: they won't appear.

That was the Empress's order, forbidding the two of them from making a move.

However, the person before him was a notorious assassin from the State of Wei.

If the Empress wanted to find an assassin, the Great Chu wouldn't be unable to find a second second-rank expert, so why would she go to the State of Wei to look for someone?

The fourth brother took off his mask.

"You can remember my face; it will make you famous tomorrow."

Ling Zuo's pupils contracted, and he blurted out.

"The Four Heavenly Kings!"

……

The next day.

Behind the Empress, officials stood in a line.

From the distant woods, a deer suddenly darted out.

It's no wonder it fled in such a manner, as it was being pursued by three wolves.

Jiang Qingying was delighted at the sight of the hunt, and immediately drew an arrow from her quiver, pulling the bowstring taut like a full moon.

The string twanged, and the arrow on the bow shot out.

With a scream, a wolf fell to the ground.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!..."

Behind Jiang Qingying, the soldiers shouted in unison.

Flattery was constantly ringing in my ears.

"Your Majesty's archery skills are superb!"

"Your Majesty is undoubtedly the greatest archer of our Great Chu!"

"That's not true! He is clearly the greatest archer of our time!"

Jiang Qingying ignored these people and instead calmed herself down, drawing another arrow.

My gaze followed the charging wolf, moving slowly.

The bowstring rang out, and an arrow pierced the wolf's neck, pinning it to a tree.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!..."

Amidst the shouts of "Long live the Emperor!", the voices of the surrounding officials gradually subsided.

They all stared at Jiang Qingying as if they didn't recognize the Empress.

Is this still the empress they know?

This arm strength, this skillful archery, is completely unlike the empress they know.

Only Li Yunsheng remained calm, even somewhat smug.

This archery expert was one of the buffs he stacked for the Empress, and unexpectedly, her archery skills returned to normal in just two months.

It's worth noting that just two months ago, the Empress was shooting arrows at a target that didn't even have any arrows on it.

Nowadays, they're not far from being top-notch archers.

"Your Majesty's archery skills have improved considerably since the last time at Weiyang Palace."

Jiang Qingying: ╭（╯＾╰）╮

The last remaining wolf also sensed the danger, abandoned its prey, and turned to flee frantically back the way it had come.

Seeing that the last wolf had run away, Jiang Qingying looked at Li Yunsheng standing to the side.

"Li Qing, let's have a contest to see who can shoot this wolf first."

"Your Majesty is valiant; I am certainly no match for you," Li Yunsheng said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Li Qing is too modest. At the Flower Moon Gathering, you defeated the Liang Kingdom's prince in one move. Who in the capital doesn't know that?"

Without giving Li Yunsheng a chance to refuse, Jiang Qingying spurred her horse and took the lead in chasing after him.

Li Yunsheng dared not lag behind; don't forget, there was another assassin watching him from the shadows.

Although he was already being protected by Wei Xiang and Ling Zuo, one openly and one covertly, it was easier to dodge a spear than to guard against a hidden arrow.

He only felt safer when he was with the Empress.

If an assassin comes, he will immediately use the Empress as a shield; he doesn't believe Shangguan Xuanran won't step in to protect him.

With Lin Ling added, four second-rank experts would be more than enough to deal with one assassin.

In the past two months, it's not just the Empress who has made progress.

His martial arts skills have also improved considerably, and he is now quite adept at riding horses.

He had been secretly practicing horseback riding for a long time, keeping it a secret even from Wei Xiang.

Wei Xiang knows the original owner of this body too well. Once she finds out that she can't ride a horse, she will immediately become suspicious.

In front of Wei Xiang, he always carefully imitated all of the original owner's habits, afraid of giving himself away.

Wei Xiang is just a little simple-minded, not stupid; on the contrary, she is very smart.

Even the slightest clue could attract her attention and arouse her suspicion.

So ever since he transmigrated, he has really tried his best to be a good Li Yunsheng in order to survive.

She fled, he pursued, as the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance.

"Protect His Majesty!"

Lin Ling shouted, then led only a small squad of imperial guards to give chase, while the rest of the army stayed behind to protect the officials.

As soon as Jiang Qingying turned around, she saw Li Yunsheng, who was hot on her heels.

Seeing that she had already left the Imperial Guard's main force, she loosened the reins with both hands, nocked an arrow, and drew her bow.

Whoosh!

The last wolf fell to the ground with a thud. At that moment, a dark figure leaped down from a large tree not far above Li Yunsheng's head.

Chapter 37 Protecting the Emperor!

coming!

Since Ling Zuo had not returned, Li Yunsheng knew that another assassin would definitely appear.

He had been paying attention to his surroundings and was not surprised by the sudden appearance of the man in black.

Wei Xiang lightly touched the stirrup with his toes and leaped into the air.

With a clang.

The short sword clashed with the long sword in mid-air, and Wei Xiang stopped the black-clad assassin.

With just one strike, the assassin knew he was no match.

Seeing that his companions still hadn't made a move, he became a little anxious.

"What are you waiting for?!"

However, he was unaware that his companions had already been buried by Li Yunsheng.

Not far away, three dark figures were observing from the shadows.

"Big brother, fourth brother has made his move!"

The second brother whispered from the side.

"Why does the fourth brother's voice sound strange?"

When the eldest brother saw that the Empress was about to run back, he didn't care about anything else.

"Let's do it!"

Seeing that the assassin had already made his move, Jiang Qingying immediately turned around and rode back.

Shangguan Xuanran had not yet caught up, and she was somewhat afraid as she had no guards by her side.

Seeing her run back, Li Yunsheng immediately followed.

At the same time, he shouted, "Protect the Emperor!"

The two men were moving side by side, which had already drawn out the last assassin, and Li Yunsheng's tense heart finally relaxed.

"Your Majesty need not worry, I will protect you."

Jiang Qingying had no interest in arguing with him; instead, she waited for another assassin to appear.

At this moment, Lin Ling and Shangguan Xuanran led a group of imperial guards on horseback at high speed.

Li Yunsheng immediately pointed to the man in black in the distance.

"Assassin! Capture the assassin!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a huge spiked club flew over and struck one of the Imperial Guard soldiers.

boom.