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

Even with a helmet on, his head still looked like a bursting watermelon.

The immense impact sent him flying, blood splattering everywhere from his deformed helmet.

Whoa!

Li Yunsheng and Jiang Qingying reined in their horses at the same time, each with their own thoughts.

Jiang Qingying was wondering, how did two more assassins appear?

She looked at Shangguan Xuanran beside her, her eyes filled with inquiry.

At this moment, Shangguan Xuanran's face was full of solemnity; she had no time to explain to the Empress.

The three people in front of her were clearly not people she had hired, and they were all experts at the second rank. She and Lin Ling were no match for them.

"Your Majesty, let's go quickly!"

Seeing the solemn look on her face, Jiang Qingying understood that this was a real assassin.

Li Yunsheng, standing to the side, exclaimed, "Good heavens! There are three more assassins!"

When I interrogated Kita last night, he clearly said that there were only two people.

Now that Bei is dead, and Wei Xiang stopped one, how come three more have suddenly appeared?

The leader of the assassins was as strong as a black bear, and he charged into the Imperial Guard ranks in a few strides.

He swung his spiked club with ferocious force, making it impossible for the Imperial Guards to get close.

Even a long spear would break instantly when faced with such a powerful weapon.

Meanwhile, Lin Ling and Shangguan Xuanran were already engaged in a fierce battle with the second and third leaders of the assassins.

Li Yunsheng reined in his horse and shouted from behind Jiang Qingying.

"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"

Jiang Qingying turned around and looked at Li Yunsheng, who was hiding behind her, and questioned him angrily.

"Is this how you protect the emperor?"

The remaining twenty imperial guards gathered and stood in front of Jiang Qingying.

With a formidable enemy at hand, Jiang Qingying couldn't afford to argue with Li Yunsheng and drew an arrow from her quiver.

bass.

As the arrow left the bowstring, the assassin leader, seeing the arrow hurtling towards him, used his spiked club to lift up a member of the Imperial Guard and use him as a human shield.

Seeing that the Imperial Guards could not hold them off, Li Yunsheng shouted loudly.

"Ling Zuo!"

However, there was no response.

Now, even Li Yunsheng, who had been relatively calm just moments before, started to panic.

They thought that the Imperial Guards couldn't stop this person, and that Ling Zuo, who had been secretly protecting him, would definitely be able to stop him.

Unexpectedly, even Ling Zuo has disappeared without a trace.

He glanced at Wei Xiang out of the corner of his eye. Although Wei Xiang had the upper hand, she would not be able to break free anytime soon.

At this moment, he disregarded the etiquette between ruler and subject and shouted at Jiang Qingying beside him.

"Hurry up and leave!"

Helpless, Jiang Qingying glanced at the Imperial Guards fighting desperately, then spurred her horse and galloped into the depths of the woods.

Originally, he separated from the Imperial Guard to facilitate the assassination of Li Yunsheng.

Unexpectedly, a real assassin appeared, leaving her in a difficult situation.

Seeing the Empress leave, the eldest brother roared and swung his spiked club forward past the imperial guards who were blocking his way.

The spiked club was extremely fast, flying towards the Empress's back.

"careful!"

Li Yunsheng rode behind on horseback. His perception was extraordinary, and he immediately offered a reminder.

He was just pretending to protect the emperor; now he's really protecting him.

Judging from this spiked club, you can tell that this person is after the Empress.

If the Empress dies, his system will also be gone.

At this moment, he was genuinely panicked. He thought he had been cautious enough with his two guards, one in the open and one in the shadows.

Goodness, I didn't expect the other side to have more people, and they were all experts.

As soon as Jiang Qingying turned around, she saw the spiked club flying towards her.

She took a deep breath, flipped over, and hung on the left side of the horse's belly.

Click.

A sound of bones cracking rang out as the horse's head was smashed beyond recognition by a flying spiked club.

With a thud, the lifeless BMW suddenly knelt down on the ground.

The immense forward momentum caused Jiang Qingying to tumble several times on the ground.

She endured the dizziness and managed to stand up.

Reaching into the quiver, he drew an arrow one at a time, and as the dizziness gradually subsided, he drew the bow like a full moon.

With a whooshing sound, the assassin leader did not dodge, but instead ran forward.

He reached out and caught the arrow that was shooting towards him with his bare hands.

Jiang Qingying stared with her phoenix eyes, realizing something was wrong.

Li Yunsheng caught up on horseback and reached out to grab the Empress.

"Come up."

Jiang Qingying was clearly stunned for a moment. To be honest, she had just suspected that the assassin behind her was sent by Li Yunsheng.

But now, just when the assassin is about to succeed, Li Yunsheng decides to save her.

Jiang Qingying really couldn't think of anyone else besides Li Yunsheng who would want her dead.

Saving her life was the priority right now, and she couldn't think about anything else.

She reached out and took Li Yunsheng's outstretched hand.

However, just as their hands clasped together, the assassin leader suddenly flung the arrow he was holding.

Whoosh!

The arrow he threw with one hand had more force than the arrow Jiang Qingying shot with a bow.

With a whooshing sound, it was too late for Li Yunsheng to turn around.

The arrow struck him squarely in the back, the force of which sent him flying off his horse.

puff--

Li Yunsheng coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling as if several of his ribs had broken.

If it weren't for the golden silk armor blocking his way, he estimated that the arrow would have pierced through his back and chest.

Unfortunately, while the golden silk armor could block the arrow tip, it couldn't stop the force of the arrow itself.

However, he quickly forgot about the pain in his back and tightly protected his chest with both hands.

boom!

Li Yunsheng crashed into a huge tree trunk, breaking two of his ribs.

Upon landing, he only saw Jiang Qingying running towards him.

The empress opened her mouth and shouted something, but he could no longer hear her.

His consciousness gradually faded, and he soon fainted.

Chapter 38 She's my leading lady!

"Li Yunsheng!"

Jiang Qingying knelt on the ground, holding the unconscious Li Yunsheng in her arms, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

Facing death, Jiang Qingying looked at the face before her, her eyes filled with mist.

This guy could have run away on his own, but he insisted on saving her.

She never imagined that she would end up dying alongside the person she desperately wanted to get rid of.

Thinking of this, a bitter smile appeared on her lips.

"If only you hadn't rebelled. I once wanted to marry you."

When Li Yunsheng was assisting her in vying for the throne, he was a young man who had achieved great success and was full of vigor.

Back then, their relationship wasn't as cutthroat as it is now.

She had fantasized about marrying this man, whom all the women in the capital coveted, after she became emperor.

Later, she did indeed ascend the throne, but everything changed.

He changed, and I changed too.

This throne can change people.

Tap tap.

The assassin leader picked up the spiked club that had hit the horse's head, held it in his hand, and walked towards Jiang Qingying.

Jiang Qingying wiped her cheeks with her delicate hand, drying the tears from the corners of her eyes.

She took out a clean white handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of Li Yunsheng's mouth.

Then I gently let go of her and let her lie back on the ground.