Chapter 33: Flame Flower (2)
“…half and half?”
Zhou Cheng was a smart man and immediately understood the meaning of Xue Han's words.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to save the princess—"
"Well! Please—"
Even if he knew that it was half life and half death, what could Zhou Cheng do? Apart from asking the two great doctors in the world for help, all he could do was pray.
"Your Majesty, news just came that the Imperial Mausoleum was attacked not long ago—"
"What?"
A military officer ran in hurriedly. His appearance and the news he brought broke Zhou Cheng's meditation. The three people in the room were shaken by the words they heard at the same time.
"Explain it clearly to this king?"
"Yes, at midnight, when the guards of the Imperial Mausoleum were changing shifts, they discovered that an assassin had invaded. General Shan had already led his troops to the Imperial Mausoleum to encircle and suppress the assassin—"
"What?"
Zhou Cheng couldn't believe it. When had such an attack on the imperial mausoleum ever happened?
"Prepare the horses. I will go there in person. Xue Han, Doctor Wang, you will come with me..."
"yes!"
Zhou Cheng couldn't wait to set off for the imperial mausoleum. He knew that if he affected Yin Yin now, he would die at any time. There was no time to lose. Zhou Cheng wanted to reach the imperial mausoleum as soon as possible to know the details.
The imperial tomb is located on a mountain west of the royal city.
From a distance, we could hear the sound of weapons clashing on the mountain. It seemed that the battle was fierce...
There was a sound of galloping horses.
Not long after.
The imperial tomb is located on the top of the mountain.
"Are these the only ones left?"
"Yes, except for the few assassins who escaped at the beginning, this is all—"
Shan Zhen glanced at the bodies of assassins and garrison soldiers on the ground, and finally his eyes fell on the dozen or so captured assassins. He waved his sword in front of one of the assassins and said: "Tell me, what are you doing here? Who ordered you to do this?"
"snort--"
The assassin just sneered and then fell to the ground.
"What?"
Before Shan Zhen could react, the other captured assassins also fell down another. When they reacted, he immediately stepped forward and lifted the cloth covering the fallen assassin's face. It turned out that he had committed suicide by taking poison. The others who came to their senses also followed Shan Zhen's example and lifted the veils of other assassins one by one, and the results were the same...
"hateful--"
Shan Zhen instantly felt a burning anger, this feeling made him feel familiar...
"Immediately send people to seal off the entire area, and arrest anyone who is found!"
"yes!"
Shan Zhen quickly gave the order.
At this time, the sound of galloping horses diverted Shan Zhen's attention. After seeing that the leader was Zhou Cheng, Shan Zhen stood up to greet him. Before Zhou Cheng's horse completely stopped, he jumped off and walked quickly towards Shan Zhen...
"Your Highness—"
"Shan Zhen——"
"This general pays homage to His Majesty!"
"Get up, everyone, get up, Shan Zhen, where's the assassin? How is he?"
Ignoring the soldiers' salute, Zhou Cheng strode towards Shan Zhen. After Shan Zhen also saluted him, he waved his hand impatiently to let the soldiers stand up. Soon he asked Shan Zhen about the situation again. Shan Zhen avoided Zhou Cheng and shifted his gaze. Zhou Cheng noticed his silence. Through him, Zhou Cheng saw that the black-clad assassins who were tied up by Shan Zhen had all fallen down, with blood at the corners of their mouths...
"This is?"
Seeing the bodies of assassins all over the ground, how could the astute Zhou Cheng not know? The next moment...
"Yin Yin——"
Zhou Cheng hurriedly walked towards the entrance of the ice cellar under the imperial mausoleum, followed closely by Xue Han and Wang Ye. Shan Zhen also slowly came to his senses and followed behind him. At this moment, he had no time to be displeased with the assassin's actions. It would be more practical to go and see Yin Yin's condition first. Of course, others were not allowed to enter. They had to do what they were supposed to do and also do a good job of cleaning up the mess.
After passing through multiple checkpoints, Zhou Cheng and his group quickly arrived at the ice room where Yin Yin was!
Yinyin was lying on the ice bed, sleeping as usual. Her appearance had not changed at all, and the years had not left any evidence on her face. She was still as beautiful as when she fell asleep. Xue Han and Wang Ye quickly stepped forward to examine Yinyin, while Zhou Cheng, who was standing beside her, was eagerly waiting for the results...
"Your Majesty, the princess is fine—"
"Um!"
After learning that Yin Yin was fine, Zhou Cheng's tense facial muscles relaxed a little, and Shan Zhen behind him also felt relieved.
"Shan Zhen, do you know the assassin's origin?"
"No, they committed suicide by taking poison before they could ask any questions—"
"Take poison and commit suicide?"
Shan Zhen's words immediately reminded Zhou Cheng of the past situation. "Is it the same as that time——"
Zhou Cheng said something meaningful. Except for Shan Zhen who knew the inside story, Xue Han and Wang Ye looked as if they were completely unaware of it.
"This is ridiculous. Who is he? Why did he target Yin Yin without mentioning what happened last time?"
Yin Yin has been in a deep sleep for at least half a year. It is really puzzling that the enemies who had appeared before would target Yin Yin.
"I have ordered the entire area to be blocked off. Any suspects found will be taken into custody immediately. I believe the whereabouts of the escaped assassins will be found soon."
"They are not ordinary assassins. Ordinary methods will not work."
"I understand!"
The conversation between Zhou Cheng and Shan Zhen, which was full of mutual understanding, was really boring for Xue Han and Wang Ye standing by. They felt like outsiders. In fact, they were indeed outsiders...
"After we finish the defense here, I will join the search—"
"Well, please—"
Shan Zhen's next words hit Zhou Cheng's chord. He also thought so. The seriousness of the situation was more worrying than Zhou Yan's. This was why Zhou Cheng had to be cautious. Shan Zhen was his most trusted general, and it would be less troublesome to leave the matter to him than to anyone else...
"Xue Han, Doctor Wang, from now on, one of you should stay by Yin Yin's side at all times!"
"yes!"
Zhou Cheng gave the order, and a bad feeling came over him. Whether it was the Zhao State incident, or Zhou Yan's incident, and now Yin Yin's incident, was it an illusion? Why did he feel like the three incidents were connected to each other? Just as he was thinking this, the assassin who came to the Imperial Mausoleum this time seemed to be connected to the assassin of the Gray Valley Council a year ago. A series of questions came to him, making Zhou Cheng very uneasy.
“Hmm—”
"emperor--"
Zhou Cheng felt dizzy because of his heavy heart . He put his hand on his forehead and stumbled, almost falling to the ground. Fortunately, Shan Zhen was quick enough to hold him up...
