Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 75: Pursuit (Part 1)
The Tang Dynasty had a system of military service, and military servicemen had to provide their own weapons, so civilians were not prohibited from carrying weapons.
The "Tang Law Commentary" only stipulates that ordinary people are not allowed to privately cast armor, but there are no regulations regarding weapons.
So it is normal to see people carrying swords on the street.
Because of this, when the gate guard first saw someone walking towards this side with a knife, he did not immediately be alert.
In addition, the opponent was well prepared and agile, so two people .
Inside the carriage , Fulai was stunned for a moment when he heard the roar of the gate guard outside. Then he immediately stood up, squatted at the door, and opened his arms to protect Li Yuechen behind him.
Li Yuechen, who was sitting against the car body, was also a little confused. What the hell? Someone was trying to stab me in the street? Could it be a misunderstanding?
Outside, all the gatekeepers in charge of protection drew their swords and surrounded the carriage.
The two assassins had already approached the carriage and slashed at the gate guard who had already drawn his sword.
From the crowd of civilians who had realized something was wrong and were fleeing in all directions, a dozen people rushed out again, drew their swords and slashed at the nearest prison guard.
For a moment, the sound of sharp metal rang throughout the surroundings.
Li Yuechen in the carriage stood up immediately, leaned against the body of the carriage, opened the curtain a little and looked out.
He saw more than twenty people besieging his carriage and fighting with the gate guards who were responsible for protection.
The number of people on both sides was not much different, but these assassins were extremely skilled, and the gate guards were obviously being suppressed.
An assassin swung his knife horizontally, and the guard on the opposite side was unable to resist and his neck was cut instantly.
As a large amount of blood splattered, the person fell down limply.
Li Yuechen in the carriage opened his eyes wide, squatted down , and took a deep breath.
To be honest, this was the first time in my two lifetimes that I saw someone being killed in front of me. For a moment, a huge sense of fear enveloped my whole body, and my hands and feet began to tremble unconsciously.
"Your Highness!" Fulai came over immediately and patted her shoulder gently, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Li Yuechen did not answer, but just gasped for breath.
Then, after just two or three seconds, he calmed down and his limbs stopped shaking.
As an extreme athlete, fear is her most familiar companion. She has faced too many avalanches, huge waves and bottomless cliffs.
When she was enveloped by fear, that was when she was calm.
Li Yuechen calmed down and listened to the sound of metal colliding and occasional screams outside. He looked up at Fu Lai and asked, "How are you?"
"Your servant..." Fulai lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.
He entered the palace as a slave when he was young, had never been to the battlefield, and had never touched any weapons.
If the group fights between eunuchs in the palace are counted, then it can only be said that they are at the level of ordinary people.
Fulai's strength lies not in his skills but in his courage.
He has done countless dirty work for the palace to get to where he is today. Maybe he is not good at fighting, but he is brave and dares to be ruthless!
Li Yuechen stood up again and glanced out through the curtains. Five or six of the gate guards who were responsible for protecting him had fallen down, and the blood beneath them had not yet coagulated.
Only one guard on the opposite side had fallen, and the remaining guards were struggling to hold on.
From this point, it can be seen that these assassins are definitely not ordinary people and have rich practical experience.
"Your Highness, please don't look at it. It's right here..."
"No." Li Yuechen squatted down and looked at Fulai with a serious face, "These people are very strong. The guards at the gate can't hold out until the reinforcements arrive. This place is not safe!"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a "clang" sound, and the carriage shook slightly twice.
Li Yuechen and Fulai were both stunned, and then they immediately understood that someone must have been knocked down and crashed into the carriage.
The situation is not optimistic... Li Yuechen only thought for about a second, then walked past Fulai, lifted the curtain and came out of the carriage.
"Your Highness, you can't do that!" Fulai stretched out his hand to grab her back, but she dodged it nimbly.
When he came to the carriage outside, Li Yuechen just happened to see an assassin next to him swinging a knife to chop down the gate guard in front of him, and then reaching out to grab him.
Li Yuechen took two steps back and returned to the carriage.
Just as the man was about to come forward, a guard at the gate came over and slashed at him with a knife, so he had no choice but to retreat to defend.
Li Yuechen narrowed his eyes as he retreated back into the carriage.
"Your Highness, don't act rashly. Wait for reinforcements to arrive!" Fu Lai reminded.
Li Yuechen thought of the man's actions just now. He clearly had a knife in his hand, but he still stretched out his left hand to grab it towards him.
It was obvious that he was not planning to kill anyone, but to kidnap me.
Come to think of it, kidnapping a princess and assassinating a princess are two completely different concepts.
If it was a kidnapping, as long as the princess came back afterwards and killed the people involved, there would be no evidence. Even if the emperor was angry, he couldn't really do anything.
But if the princess was killed, the emperor would go mad and would not care whether there was evidence or not, and might directly trigger a bloody storm.
Most of these people came for the soap formula, after all, I was still a child.
In their view, no matter how smart you are, you can just scare them a little and they will tell you everything.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen nodded slightly, and had an idea in his mind.
If it were on the plains, he might have no choice but to wait to be captured, but in this city, Li Yuechen was confident that he would not be caught!
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen turned his head and said, "Fulai, go and call for help when you find a chance!"
"Your Highness, you can't do that!" Fu Lai knew what she was going to do again. Worried, he didn't care whether it was an overstepping of authority or not, and he held Li Yuechen's sleeve tightly.
"If you continue like this, you will only die!"
Li Yuechen didn't waste any words with him. He turned around and Fulai felt his hand loosen.
Looking down, he saw that only Li Yuechen's coat was left in his hand, and she had already left the carriage.
Li Yuechen jumped onto the carriage frame, raised his hands, grabbed the beam above the carriage door frame, and hung himself up.
Then he swung his legs upwards, did a backflip in the air, and threw himself directly onto the roof of the carriage.
This scene was obviously a consequence that no one had expected. Even the assassin below opened his eyes wide, wondering what the princess was up to.
Li Yuechen saw clearly that these people did not have bows and arrows.
After all, it is normal to carry a sword on the street, but if you carry a bow and arrow, it would be too conspicuous.
Moreover, there are quite a lot of these people, and such a large number of bows and arrows entering Dongdu will definitely arouse suspicion.
These people probably thought of this, so they don't have this kind of weapons.
That is why Li Yuechen dared to do this. As long as he did not have long-range weapons, he would not have to worry about being shot.
Li Yuechen, who was on top of the carriage, took two running steps, leaped suddenly, drew an arc in the air, and landed steadily on the wall nearly two meters away.
Then he turned his head and took a look, and actually ran towards the South City directly on the wall of the neighborhood.
The wall of the square is at most as wide as an adult's shoulders. It is extremely dangerous to run in such a place, but Li Yuechen has full confidence in his abilities.
As soon as he saw the target running away, the leading assassin shouted, "Chase him!"
The gate guard in charge of protection did not react for a moment, but when he saw them trying to chase him, he immediately rushed up and fought with them.
It is better for the princess to run around in Dongdu City than to be caught by these people.
For a moment, half of the assassins were entangled, and about ten of them chased Li Yuechen.
Three of them climbed over the wall and chased Li Yuechen from below.
In this way, no matter which way Li Yuechen jumps, he will eventually be caught by them.
Of course, Li Yuechen had no intention of competing with them in running speed. How could a little kid like her possibly outrun these people?
While running and observing the route ahead, Li Yuechen saw that the second-floor eaves of a house opposite was not far from the wall of the neighborhood, and an idea came to his mind.
So he suddenly sped up his running speed, leaped forward, rushed out into the air, and accurately grabbed the eaves of the opposite house with both hands.
At the same time, this force swung him forward, like a standing long jump, and he stood accurately on the eaves of the corridor on the second floor.
This scene made the assassins who were chasing below feel incredible. Although the intelligence said that the princess had practiced martial arts since she was a child, she was just a child after all.
I didn't expect that he could have such skills at this age!
Li Yuechen knew that those who could take on this kind of job were either loyal warriors trained by big families or desperate criminals who were reckless.
So we are not safe yet and must continue to escape.
After jumping down from the railing, Li Yuechen heard someone laughing in the room. Seeing that the window was not closed, he jumped in directly.
As soon as I came in, I saw that this was probably the room of some wealthy businessman, and the decoration was quite nice.
On the bed directly opposite, a slightly chubby man and a woman were flirting with each other, and there were only a few pieces of cloth left on their bodies.
Seeing a child suddenly come in, the woman screamed subconsciously and grabbed the quilt to cover herself.
The fat man looked back and saw a little girl wearing a silk middle coat and men's trousers standing at the window.
"Who are you?" he asked subconsciously.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you." Li Yuechen said as he ran towards the opposite door.
He was about to run to the door but suddenly turned back and walked straight to the bedside.
The fat man subconsciously protected the woman behind him and was about to speak.
Then Li Yuechen picked up a hairpin from the woman on the bedside and said, "It's just a loan. I'll give you a good one next time!"
After saying that, Li Yuechen walked out the door while wrapping her ponytail around her head and pinning it up with the hairpin.
It was not until Li Yuechen opened the door and ran out that the fat man turned his head and looked at the woman on the bed and asked blankly, "This palace?"
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The servants in the rich businessman's house were stunned for a moment when they saw a little child coming down from the second floor.
I wanted to ask who it was, but I didn't dare to open my mouth.
Li Yuechen was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and ran out quickly.
This is right at the base of the wall, and I can see various goods and an abandoned car frame piled up in the corner.
Li Yuechen took two running steps, jumped several times on the frame, and then directly flipped over the wall.
After landing, we arrived at Nanshi, which was crowded with people coming and going, making it easy to hide ourselves.
Just as I was about to find a place to hide, I heard a woman screaming nearby.
When I turned around, I saw that the assassins were chasing me. They were holding knives with blood on them, which scared the passers-by.
Of course, the other party also saw Li Yuechen and immediately chased after him.
Oh shit… Li Yuechen felt helpless and quickly ran into South City.
It is very large and prosperous, with various streets and complex terrain. There are wine shops, Buddhist temples, shops, etc.
A child running here alone would naturally be easily discovered, and the assassins behind were chasing him closely. Li Yuechen could only run to where there were more people in an attempt to stop them.
However, these assassins were also smart. After entering, they all put away their knives and did not cause too much panic. At the same time, they quickly caught up with them by moving flexibly.
Seeing the people behind him getting closer, Li Yuechen turned around and went into a tavern.
In this situation, many shops such as wine shops have several doors open, so there is no need to worry about being blocked.
Li Yuechen leaped up, stepped on the windowsill, and threw his body nearly two meters into the air.
Two people were sitting face to face drinking, when suddenly a child jumped in from the window. The child then supported himself on the table with his hands. His originally straight body instantly shrank back, and then the force swung him out more than one meter and landed steadily on the ground.
The two people who were about to clink glasses only felt a flash before their eyes and a white shadow passed by.
I turned my head subconsciously and saw a child land steadily on the ground, stand up and continue running outside.
Such smooth movements made the people in the tavern feel impressive, and many of them even clapped subconsciously.
Parkour techniques, King Kong jump. For Li Yuechen, this is already something that is engraved in his instincts.
The assassin behind also chased in and just happened to see Li Yuechen running out from the side door.
So they immediately split into two groups and attacked from two directions.
Looking back, Li Yuechen thought for a moment and immediately ran into the cloth shop in front.
There's no way. I'm still too young and I absolutely cannot chase them for a long distance in an open space.
Seeing her enter the cloth shop, the two teams of assassins immediately entered from all the front and back doors, intending to force her to the second floor.
Of course, Li Yuechen thought so too. After entering, he did not run to the back door at all, but went directly to the second floor.
When he was halfway up the stairs, he raised his legs, grabbed the railing on the second floor and climbed up.
The assassins followed closely behind him. Although they were not as agile as Li Yuechen, they were strong and had good physical fitness.
After everyone swarmed up to the second floor, Li Yuechen looked back and saw that the assassin had followed him, so he immediately ran to the window.
The assassin behind was surprised. The princess was indeed very skilled, but how could a little child dare to jump down from the second floor?
Could it be that he has already panicked and has no other choice?
Several assassins sped up and chased after him, but Li Yuechen came to the window and without any hesitation, he kicked his feet and flew into the air.
With a somersault, his body formed a straight line in the air and jumped out of the window.
The assassin behind her was shocked and stretched out his hand to catch her, but he was still a beat too slow and could only watch her fall out of the window.
