bestfiction Chapter 144 has too many discarded chapters, which is not a good thing.
Chapter 144 has too many discarded chapters, which is not a good thing.
"There are too many people at the Imperial Academy. Do you want everyone to know that you want to be my subordinate?" Zheng Luoqi retorted sarcastically.
"The results aren't out yet, so how can you be sure you'll win?" Quan Yuyuan was somewhat dissatisfied with Zheng Luoqi's answer.
"Then we'll see tomorrow. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb the young master's class any longer!" Zheng Luoqi walked over and patted Quan Yuyuan on the shoulder, saying jokingly.
Quan Yuyuan watched Zheng Luoqi's departing figure, lost in thought.
"My lord, this young prince seems quite good, but he seems a bit too immature!" He Jinyu said from the side.
“I know, it’s because he’s not so cunning now that it’s easy to talk to him. Once he becomes like the Prince of Huainan, it will be much harder to get him to join us!” Zheng Luoqi sighed.
"My lord, did we come out today just to watch the prince's competition?" Zisang was puzzled; this didn't seem like Zheng Luoqi's usual behavior.
“Yes, but some people certainly won’t let me return to my residence so easily. I reckon my whereabouts have already been spread!” Zheng Luoqi replied.
"You all need to be extra careful later, and pay attention to the people around you! Who knows what surprise awaits me!" Zheng Luoqi reminded him.
He Jinyu and Zisang exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.
"What happened?" Zisang asked in a low voice.
He Jinyu shook his head: "I don't know, it's right to listen to the adults."
They watched Zheng Luoqi walk out of the Imperial College gate and board the carriage as usual. But this time, Zheng Luoqi glanced at the driver.
He Jinyu and Zisang rode horses, positioned on either side of Zheng Luoqi's carriage.
Just then, something unexpected happened. Zheng Luoqi suddenly pulled out a sword from the carriage and stabbed the coachman in the back.
Blood splattered, and the coachman screamed and fell to the ground.
"My lord!" He Jinyu was the first to react to Zheng Luoqi's actions, realizing that someone was watching them, and quickly turned around to see if Zheng Luoqi was alright.
Just then, a number of men in black suddenly appeared around them, leaping off the rooftops like ghosts.
"Heh! You're certainly vigilant! But too bad..." The leader of the men in black sneered, his gaze fixed on Zheng Luoqi and the others. "You corrupt officials! Today is your death day!"
"Why waste words with him? Just kill him!" At this moment, another woman in black spoke up. Her voice was clear and pleasant, but her tone was full of murderous intent.
Zheng Luoqi was secretly judging the origins of these people and realized that they were no ordinary assassin organization, because ordinary assassins would not be so verbose.
"Haha! I didn't expect these pretty boys to be so good-looking! How about we tie them up and take them back to have some fun first?" At this moment, another female voice came, with a hint of mockery and greed.
Zisang, with her killer instincts, realized that these people were all quite skilled in martial arts, and that she hadn't brought enough men today.
Zheng Luoqi remained completely calm, which surprised the men in black who saw that she had no reaction.
"This pretty boy doesn't seem afraid of us at all!" said the woman who had just said she wanted to mess with Zheng Luoqi and the others.
Just then, Boyu arrived with his men. How could Zheng Luoqi not have a backup plan when she went out?
Zheng Luoqi looked at the men in black chatting idly and sneered inwardly: "You haven't made a move for so long, and you're still chatting. If I were like you, I would have died a hundred times over."
I'm not taking action because I'm waiting for someone to do it. Why aren't you doing anything? Are you waiting to die?
When Zheng Luoqi saw Bo Yu arrive with his men, she immediately gave the cold order: "Kill them all, leave no survivors!"
When Boyu and his men rushed over, the men in black realized that their original intention to surround Zheng Luoqi had backfired, leaving them the ones who were now surrounded.
"It's all your fault! You guys kept chatting away. Now look what happened, we're the ones who are surrounded!" At this moment, the last black-clad leader, who had been watching the show without saying a word, couldn't help but complain.
Upon hearing Zheng Luoqi's order, Boyu's men immediately sprang into action and engaged in a fierce battle with the men in black.
The remaining four men in black stopped chatting and rushed straight towards the carriage where Zheng Luoqi was.
Zi Sang and He Jinyu drew their swords without hesitation to defend themselves, while Boyu also rushed towards Zheng Luoqi's carriage to join the battle.
A cold glint flashed in Zheng Luoqi's eyes. Without hesitation, he drew his sword and charged straight at the man in black who had spoken first.
Seeing Zheng Luoqi thrust her sword at him, the man in black hurriedly swung his sword to defend. After exchanging several blows, he realized that Zheng Luoqi's martial arts skills were extremely high. He feared that he would not be able to defeat her if things continued like this, and that he himself would be the one to die.
Then, making a quick decision, he shouted to the other men in black, "Retreat!"
The man in black seemed to realize he had acted impulsively today. When he first received the job, he was wondering what was so scary about a civil official? Why did so many people need to assassinate him? And the bounty was so high.
When the man in black accepted the order, he had considered that it might not be so simple, so in order to ensure that the order could be completed, he called a few more helpers.
The man in black now felt that he hadn't prepared enough; there must be a reason why the bounty was so high.
When Zheng Luoqi saw the man in black trying to escape, she knew she couldn't let him get away, so she immediately gave chase. He'd already come all this way, how could she let him go? If she didn't finish him off, would she wait for him to come back again?
Many of the men in black were killed. The four men in black who were in the lead tried to escape in the chaos, but they were relentlessly pursued by Zheng Luoqi and her group and could not shake them off.
For a moment, I almost forgot who was the one who wanted to assassinate whom.
The four men in black who were leading the group ran for their lives, and Zheng Luoqi led Zisang and the others in a desperate chase.
"Damn it! I can't shake him off!"
Just then, several men in black spotted a house in the distance. They climbed over the wall, went inside, and then suddenly disappeared.
Zheng Luoqi and the others went inside and looked around. They knew there must be some kind of secret passage, but they couldn't figure out exactly where it was.
"My lord! What should we do?" He Jinyu looked frustrated after seeing the person run away.
"Send people to thoroughly inspect this place. There must be some kind of secret passage here, and this might even be one of their strongholds," Zheng Luoqi instructed.
"Understood!" He Jinyu replied respectfully.
"When you fought them, did you notice anything unusual?" Zheng Luoqi asked.
"My lord, they don't seem like assassins; they look more like江湖人士 (jianghu figures, people of the martial arts world)!" Zisang replied respectfully.