The words of His Royal Highness injected vitality into the few remaining guards, and the guards who were already at the end of their strength rushed towards the thugs like crazy.
At this time, they had no other thoughts in their minds at all. The only thing they thought about was that they should protect His Highness the Crown Prince well, and not let His Highness the Crown Prince be hurt by these people.
People can always burst out with incomparable strength in desperation, especially in order to protect their crown prince, these guards have unleashed all their potential. After they rushed up, they quickly took away A few thugs were killed, but these guards also had a lot of wounds on their bodies. The guards wanted to continue, but their injuries were too serious. After taking a few lives, they all knelt down on the ground. It is impossible to continue to attack those thugs.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, the faces of the guards were mixed with blood and rain, and everything around them turned scarlet. They obviously wanted to struggle hard to get up and defend His Royal Highness, but all their strength had been exhausted. At this moment, there is no strength to get up at all.
Are they going to die here today? But it doesn't matter if they are dead, what should His Royal Highness do? His Royal Highness is such a good person, his status is extremely noble, he has done so many things for the people of Great Yan Kingdom, how could he die here
However, just when everyone was in despair, the sound of "swoosh" suddenly came from a distance. With the sound of "swoosh", those thugs who had rushed towards them fell to the ground, and within a short time there were more than ten One thug fell to the ground, and there were only three or four remaining thugs. Seeing this scene, the guards felt as if they had come back from a desperate situation. The bandits rushed over, and soon joined forces to cut the rest of the bandits under the knife.
After killing all those thugs, the guards returned to His Highness the Crown Prince, they surrounded His Highness the Crown Prince, and looked cautiously towards the direction of the dense forest. Someone attacked these thugs from the direction of the dense forest just now. The bandits saved their lives.
But at this moment, they saw a young man riding a fine horse coming out of the woods, holding a strange weapon in his hand. He wore a strong look of alertness.
"Who are you? Why are they attacking you?"
The sweet voice of the young man easily reached everyone's ears. His Royal Highness, who was originally guarded by the guards, saw that it was a young man who came, so he walked out from behind the guards. He looked at the young man and cupped his hands towards him. Said loudly.
"Thank you for this little strong man's life-saving grace. I am the current crown prince Li Chengqian."
After hearing His Royal Highness revealing his identity, Qi Wang's eyes flashed, and then he slipped off his horse and quickly walked towards His Royal Highness, while the guards behind the Prince were afraid that there would be an explosion, so they hurriedly stepped forward , all stopped in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, but His Highness waved his hands towards the guards, motioning them to get out of the way, and he just watched Qi Huang walk in front of him.
"Are you really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the one who went to the disaster relief site to distribute relief food to the people during the snow disaster in Liucheng the year before last?"
"It was the flood in the south of the Yangtze River last year. You personally participated in the rescue of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"It's the plague in Yuncheng. You brought the imperial doctor all the way to Yuncheng to treat the people, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"I could actually see His Highness the Crown Prince with my own eyes, and I actually saved His Highness the Crown Prince, my God, this is incredible..."
What Qi Wang said was all the achievements of the prince in front of him. The reason why he was chosen by the current emperor was not only because he was born as a queen in the palace, but because he really had that talent.
For so many years, the current emperor sits in the capital, and His Royal Highness, as the heir chosen by the emperor, often travels around the Great Yan Dynasty to solve various difficult problems for the people.
When His Royal Highness heard the admiration in Qi Wang's tone, his heart was slightly relieved, and he nodded and said.
"That's right, it is indeed Bengong, but Bengong is not as great as you said, I just did what I should do."
However, just after the words of His Highness the Crown Prince fell, Qi Huang suddenly jumped up excitedly, and said cheerfully: "It turns out that I just saved His Highness the Crown Prince, I am really amazing."
Hearing the childish voice of the young man in front of him, the doubts in His Highness's heart dissipated a lot at this moment, and the young man in front of him who had just rescued himself kindly invited him to his caravan.
"His Royal Highness, more than half of your guards have been lost. It is dangerous for you to go alone now. Why don't you go with us. There are more than fifty people in our team, and we can definitely protect you."
Qi Wang kindly invited His Highness the Crown Prince to his caravan, but the chief guard suddenly became vigilant when he heard this, and he stepped forward to stop His Highness the Crown Prince.
"His Royal Highness, the origin of this person is unknown, we don't know whether he is an enemy or a friend, and we still can't fully trust him, so it's better to discuss it later."
This place is not far from the next city, and at that time they can let the prefect send them back to the capital, and it is not a good choice to go with Qi Huang and his so-called caravans.
However, His Royal Highness had other considerations, he waved his hand at the chief guard and said.
"I have my own plan. You take someone to clean up the corpse first, and I will go with him."
Now that His Highness the Crown Prince has made a decision, the chief guard dared not say anything more, and arranged for a person with the highest martial arts to go forward with His Highness the Crown Prince, and that guard was between Qi Wang and His Highness the Crown Prince. , the guards can respond in time.
However, Qi Wang seemed to be unaware of their defense, he gave up his steed to His Royal Highness, and he led the horse and walked on the other side.
The guard who came with them just now was worried about Qi Huang leading the horse, so he asked for the rein, Qi Wang didn't say anything more, and handed the rein in his hand to the guard.
His appearance was too innocent and harmless, he didn't look like a person with evil intentions, the eyes of His Royal Highness flashed, and his eyes fell on the strange weapon in Qi Wang's hand.
Just now in the desperate situation, they didn't find out how Qi Wang killed so many gangsters, but seeing his appearance now, thinking that he could kill so many gangsters, they should get rid of the weapon in his hand. It doesn't matter.
But what kind of weapon is it that can kill so many bandits? If they had such a weapon before, they wouldn't lose so many guards...
The young man in front of him looked extremely innocent, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought about it for a while, but he didn't go around with him, and spoke directly.
"This little strong man..."
Before His Royal Highness finished speaking, Qi Wang interrupted his words, and Qi Wang said with a smile.
"His Royal Highness, you are too polite. You don't need to call me a young man. My name is Qi Wang. My parents call me Ah Wan. You can call me Ah Wan too."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince changed his title in a gracious manner: "Ah Wan, I wonder if you can show me the weapon in your hand? Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to..."
Originally, His Highness the Crown Prince thought that Qi Wang, who was holding such a powerful weapon, would not be willing to give the weapon in his hand to him, but who knew that after he finished speaking, Qi Wang handed over the weapon in his hand to His Highness the Crown Prince very smoothly. .
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little stunned. He didn't expect Qi Wang to hand over the weapon to him so easily. He was silent for a moment, and then spoke.
"You just handed over the weapon to me so easily, aren't you afraid that I will take your weapon away? You must know that you were able to kill those gangsters just now, it should have something to do with this weapon. You are the one with the weapon in hand. It's safe, why did you hand over the weapon to me?"
How could he trust himself so much? Isn't he afraid that he is lying to deceive him
However, Qi Wang said without hesitation.
"His Royal Highness wants this weapon, so you can just take it. It happens that this weapon can protect His Royal Highness himself, but it doesn't matter even if His Royal Highness takes the weapon away. Anyway, I can make weapons myself, and then I can make them again. Just make another one, and if I can hold the same weapon as His Royal Highness, it will be a great honor for me."
What Qi Wang said revealed too much information, His Royal Highness narrowed his eyes and said suddenly.
"You made this weapon yourself? Why did you think of making this weapon?"
You must know that making weapons is not that easy. The boy in front of him looks no more than fifteen years old. How can he have the ability to make such a weapon? It's incredible.
The young man in front of him looked very innocent, but His Royal Highness still did not let go of his guard, he calmly wanted to get more words out of Qi Wang's mouth.
Qi Wang naturally found out that His Highness the Crown Prince didn't trust him, but he didn't think it was strange. How can someone who has been sitting in the position of His Highness the Crown Prince for so many years be a person who has no plans? It is impossible for him to believe in himself just because of his few words.
"When I was in Yuzhou City with my sister, I met bandits. Those bandits killed my aunt's family and seemed to continue to chase us... I fled Yuzhou City with my sister and they were on the road at that time. We encountered a lot of dangers, so I thought it would be great if I could make a weapon myself, and if I had a weapon to defend myself, I wouldn’t be afraid of any bandits.”
Qi Wang's explanation was reasonable and there was no problem, but His Royal Highness did not fully believe his words, he did not ask any more questions, but lowered his head and carefully looked at the weapon in his hand.
This weapon looks a bit like a bow and arrow, but compared with the bow and arrow, it is much more complicated, and there are many more things than the bow and arrow. He saw a groove like a handle on the other end, and in the groove was a some arrows.
His Highness the Crown Prince pondered for a moment, and asked, "Ah Wan, can you tell me how to use this weapon? Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to, and I won't force you to say it."
Qi Huang smiled and told His Highness that this weapon is very simple to use, as long as you press the wrench, you can shoot arrows directly.
"My strength is too weak, and it takes a lot of effort to use the bow and arrow, and I found that the bow and arrow can only shoot one arrow at a time. If there are many enemies, when you use the bow and shoot arrows, they will rush to you. Come in front of me, so I thought that if I could put more arrows in it, then I could hurt a few more people."
Qi Wang told His Royal Highness how to use the bow and crossbow. After listening to Qi Wang's explanation, His Royal Highness raised the crossbow, and then pressed the trigger. After the sound of swish, swish, the arrow penetrated deeply into the crossbow. Among the distant tree trunks,
Qi Wang clapped his hands towards His Royal Highness, and praised His Royal Highness without hesitation.
"His Royal Highness, you are really powerful. What do you think of my weapon? If I present this weapon to the current emperor, will the emperor grant me a fifth-rank Yuanwailang?"
Qi Wang's topic was very jumpy, and for some reason, he suddenly mentioned the matter of the fifth-rank member Wailang, which made His Royal Highness stunned for a moment.
"You want to be an official in the court, so why don't you take the scientific examination seriously?"
Qi Wang scratched his head in embarrassment, as if he didn't know how to answer His Royal Highness's words, but there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing, and soon Qi Wang told His Royal Highness that the reason why he would not be serious He took the scientific examination because he didn't seem to be the material for studying.
"His Royal Highness, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I don't seem to have any talent in reading. The master said that I can't carve out a rotten wood. I can memorize a text, but when I want to write, I always read it. It's not so good... The master said that I can at most be a scholar in this life, and it's impossible for a man to be a dreamer."
"Besides, it is so difficult to take the imperial examination... I have to take so many exams, I think I may not be that kind of material... But I also want to be an official. I heard that there was an ancestor in the history books who offered something that was beneficial to the country, so I decided to do it." Being appointed as a fifth-rank official, I thought that if I can contribute this weapon, maybe I can also get the position of a fifth-rank official... "
"My requirements are not high, as long as I can be a fifth-rank official..."
After saying this, His Highness the Crown Prince did not speak for a long time, which made Qi Wang a little uneasy, and he turned his head to look at His Highness the Crown Prince.
It was just because of the heavy rain, His Highness the Crown Prince was sitting high on the horseback, and with the bamboo hat on his head, the huge bamboo hat covered most of his face, which made it difficult for Qi Wang to see His Highness the Crown Prince clearly. His expression made him feel a little uneasy, as if he didn't even know how to let go of his hands and feet.
"His Royal Highness, do you think I'm too worthless? After all, taking the imperial examination is the right way..."
After a long time, Qi Wang just spoke timidly.
After all, what is emphasized in this era is that everything is low-grade, only high-level reading, and those who want to enter the court and become officials basically take the road of studying and taking the imperial examination. It seems that what Qi Wang is doing now seems to be It's a bit of a crooked way.
If they are more particular, they probably don't like Qi Huang's going sideways like this, they will let their children study hard, even if they pass the exam, they can be regarded as honoring the family.
In fact, His Royal Highness does not think that he is not motivated as Qi Wang thought. From His Royal Highness, everyone in this world has different talents and is good at different things.
For example, Qi Huang is obviously not the material for studying, but he insists on relying on studying to become an official, then he is likely to be mediocre all his life, and he has reached the peak of a scholar after passing the exam. If this is the case, he will never invent. Come out with such a weapon.
It was because of the crossbow that Qi Wang said just now that His Royal Highness discovered how powerful this crossbow was. If the guards could be equipped with such weapons, their combat effectiveness would definitely be improved a lot.
Seeing the energetic young man drooping his head and looking depressed, His Royal Highness thought for a while and said.
"You are outstanding. Not all people in this world are suitable for reading. Some people's ability is not in reading. You are obviously such a person."
After receiving the compliment from His Royal Highness, Qi Wang was very happy, and he looked up at His Royal Highness.
"His Royal Highness, is this true? Then if I present this weapon, will I really be able to get the official position of a fifth-rank officer?"
Seeing that Qi Wang still misses the official position of fifth-rank member Wailang, His Royal Highness can't help feeling a little funny. He hooked the corners of his mouth, showing a gentle smile on his face. Looking at this young man who is staring at him eagerly, His Highness the Crown Prince's mood Much better.
"Indeed."
After getting the affirmation from His Royal Highness, Qi Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief, a big smile appeared on his face, he patted his heart, and said with a smile.
"That's fine. What my father and I are most afraid of is not being able to become an official after handing over the things. If so, my father may force me to continue studying... I don't think I have any talent in reading, but It's pretty good at making weapons."