After hearing what Murong Kai said, the Duke of Zhenguo and Murong Kai's guards understood that since this was a "long-planned" assassination, you assassins who were pretending to be dead should be left to die.
When Murong Kai's guards attacked the assassin lying on the ground, the Duke of Zhenguo also instructed: "Leave two of them alive, and go back to ask who is so bold as to attack the prince and princess in broad daylight."
Zhen Junran, who had been stunned just now, was even more shocked at this moment. If he killed him, he would not be able to explain to that person. If he left him alive...
Zhen Junran didn't care about anything else. He looked at the assassins on the ground and attacked them, killing them with one blow without leaving any room for them. He wanted to kill them all now. If there were no survivors, he would have a better chance to explain himself.
However, there were too many people who took action, and in the end, only two leader-like people were left. Murong Kai's guards were watching over them personally. Zhen Junran wanted to take action several times, but seeing that they were covered in blood and were on guard, he finally gave up.
However, when the Duke of Zhenguo saw him looking at the assassins with flickering eyes, he couldn't help but tease him, "Master Zhen's skills are not up to par. The people he killed were only slightly injured."
Zhen Junran could only smile awkwardly and follow behind this group of people. Even if he had great courage, he could not say that he was deliberately letting them win. If he did, they would confuse him with the assassin.
What Zhen Junran didn't know was that even though he tried hard to act indignant, everyone present already knew that he was the accomplice of this group of assassins, and the fight that had just made them feel like they were on the verge of life and death was just a show directed by him, Zhen Junran.
When everything was settled, the endless snowfield was already covered with bloodstains, but most of them were from assassins dressed in black. It was not because they were not as skilled as others, but because they were discovered and crushed to death before they could even put up a fight.
Murong Kai's personal guard walked up to him and asked softly, "Sir, let's..."
"Who asked you to come back?" Murong Kai's eyes were cold and fierce.
The guards lowered their heads and dared not answer. They wanted to come back on their own initiative because their master was here.
But the master asked them to protect Princess Aman. They let Princess Aman go and came back, which was just disobeying orders. If the master investigates this, they will definitely be severely punished.
"I know I was wrong, and I'll accept your punishment, sir." Several guards said in unison that they were willing to accept any punishment as long as it would ensure their master was safe.
"It was A'man who asked them to come. If they didn't come, A'man would come here in person. Why, do you want A'man to come here for you?" The Duke of Zhenguo listened to Murong Kai blaming the guards and spoke softly.
Murong Kai looked at the Duke of Zhenguo. When he looked at him before, his eyes were full of vigilance, but today, when he looked at him, there was a little more kindness, and the words he said sounded like an elder scolding his junior.
Obviously, at the critical moment of life and death, he gave his clothes to Ah Man and asked his guards to escort Ah Man away. This fact made the Duke of Zhenguo change his long-standing rejection and vigilance towards him.
"Duke Zhenguo, even if Ah Man asked them to, they shouldn't... leave Ah Man in danger. If anything happens to Ah Man..."
"A-Man, nothing will happen to you. She is safe now. Nanfeng and the others stayed to protect her. She was worried about you, so she asked us to come here."
“Duke Zhenguo…” “The guards cannot be exempted from punishment this time. Murong Kai wanted to continue arguing with him. After all, he was a soldier and knew the importance of enforcing orders.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, the Duke of Zhenguo said in dissatisfaction: "Duke of Zhenguo, Duke of Zhenguo, you don't have any other name for me?"
Murong Kai was stunned for a long time before he reacted and called out tentatively, "Uncle."
His voice was very low, and the Duke of Zhenguo did not agree, but the smile on his lips betrayed his mood at the moment.
(End of this chapter)