Chapter 110 Ambush Above

  I came out of the prime minister's mansion and found Ying Mo You waiting for me in front of the horse carriage.

  Only one groom followed, with a dozen or so scattered guards.

  Is this really the attitude to celebrate a birthday? Too stylish!

  "Too slow, get on the bus." Mo Yu said and turned around to jump onto the bus. I also followed and climbed up.

  Inside the carriage

  "Where's Mo Yu, and where is the team that came to offer congratulations?" I asked cautiously.

  "He set off the day before yesterday," Mo Yu said with her eyes closed.

  "Why don't we go together?" Now I'm even more confused.

  "Ziqi Guo has always wanted to destroy the alliance between our country and other countries, this opportunity will not be missed. The congratulatory gifts and the envoy's team are separated, to ensure that at least one of them can reach the Tianlan Dynasty."

  I tilted my head and thought for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed: "Your meaning is that our main purpose this time is actually to lure away the assassins sent by the Purple Qi country, in other words, we are covering up the gift-giving team that set out two days ago. Will there be danger?"

  "So to speak."

  "What? The Emperor still wants me to accompany you?! And reward you?! Who are you kidding?" I was about to go crazy.

  "Don't worry, the real bait isn't us, but the gift-giving procession that has already set out."

  I immediately fell silent, thought for a moment and said: "That team must have made a big show in the city. And many guards were sent to protect them, just to make the people of Purple Qi country believe that this is the real gift-giving team. Right?"

  "That's right."

  "So, the real gift is actually on you!" I excitedly guessed.

  "Right." Mo Yu's heart felt a bit strange: such an important secret, how could it be casually spoken out just to make her feel at ease?

  After hearing what he said, I felt much more at ease.

  The horse carriage quickly drove out of the capital city and continued on until nightfall.

  A group of people had arrived on a rural path. There were low shrubs all around, and in the distance, there was a large forest. The surroundings were pitch black, with only a few torches maintaining the light.

  The low hum of insects kept coming from the side of my ear. There were also the "dang dang" sounds of horseshoes and the footsteps of several attendants who followed the carriage and stepped on the grass.

  The temperature gradually dropped, and I shivered a little and shrunk my neck.

  "Is it cold?" Yu Mo suddenly popped out a sentence from one side. It scared me and I thought he was asleep.

  "Nonsense!" I gave him a white eye.

  "Aren't you prepared with warm clothing?"

  "I'm staying indoors with my feet warm, who knew spring would still be so cold?"

  "...". Mo Yu was just about to respond when suddenly everything around them seemed to quiet down.

  I too am silent and listening——

  A murderous aura is lingering in the air. I seem to have also caught a whiff of Xuan Iron's scent.

  Is it a sword? Is it an assassin?

  "Stop." Mo Yu beckoned with one hand, and as soon as he finished speaking, he jumped out of the carriage.

  "Kill!" Concentrating, he heard someone whispering orders.

  Then, the rapid footsteps grew closer. And upon careful listening, there were quite a few people. My heart skipped a beat: assassins, or had they come?! The carriage was now the most dangerous place. I decisively lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage. More than ten guards surrounded the carriage in a circle. Ying Mo Yu stood at the forefront of the troops.

  At this moment, dozens of black-clad men suddenly jumped out from the surrounding bushes. Under the moonlight, their knives emitted a cold glow. With a turn of the handle, they stabbed towards the horse carriage.