With a few "swoosh" sounds, three arrows cut through the air and came swiftly. Qin Zhou hugged Murong Jin and dodged sideways. The arrows brushed past her ears and fell behind her.
Qin Zhou's heart sank. She came to hunt today, and she had ordered the area to be cleared last night. It was impossible for outsiders to enter the hunting grounds.
"Mother, are there any assassins?" Murong Jin was young and unaware of the danger. He was actually very excited. He hugged Qin Zhou's neck with both hands and asked.
"Hutou, listen to your mother and just hold her. Don't let go no matter what you see." She whipped the horse, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and rode quickly to the southeast.
Over there, the imperial guards are deployed.
The number of assassins who sneaked in could not be that large. If she hadn't brought the tiger head with her, she wouldn't have to escape.
Hu Tou obeyed and hugged Qin Zhou tightly, but his little head couldn't help but look in the direction of the assassin.
"Mother, I saw a person on the top of the mountain."
Just as he finished speaking, three more arrows came flying at him. Qin Zhou drew his sword and shot down two of them, but one still hit the horse's leg.
The horse under him began to become restless due to the pain. Suddenly, several assassins appeared on both sides of him and rushed towards him with swords in hand.
Qin Zhou held the sword in one hand and picked up Murong Jin with the other. He jumped up and flew towards the hillside in front of him on the horse's head.
"Qin Zhou, you bastard, give me your life!" Several assassins appeared in front.
Qin Zhou had no intention of fighting, and with the sound of arrows coming from behind him, he blocked a few attacks, hugged Murong Jin tightly, and the two of them rolled down the hillside.
This place was still a bit far from the Imperial Guards, and it might be too late to run over there. Fortunately, the hillside could block the archers, so she only had to fend off these assassins with swords.
But she had to act quickly to avoid being chased by the archers.
The assassins also jumped down and surrounded Qin Zhou and Murong Jin.
"Qin Zhou is a dog thief, everyone has the right to kill him, kill him!" The leader, the man in black, gave an order and everyone attacked him.
More than a dozen assassins attacked fiercely, and every strike was fatal.
Qin Zhou held Murong Jin in her arms, and it was a bit difficult to fight amidst the swordplay. But she was a military general after all, and her endurance was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Occasionally, an assassin would take advantage of Qin Zhou blocking the attacks of several others and stab directly at Hu Tou, but they were all beaten back by Scar Suo, and were fatal.
Soon they found that if they only attacked Qin Zhou, the magical rope would not appear. So everyone focused their efforts on Qin Zhou, and no one attacked Murong Jin anymore.
This actually appeased Qin Zhou, and he killed two assassins in succession.
Even so, Qin Zhou still had several scratches on his arms and his body was covered in blood.
"Qin Zhou, I advise you to surrender obediently, so that we can still save the child's life." The assassin leader who had not taken any action sneered.
Qin Zhou ignored them. There were only four assassins left, and they were all injured. It would not take long for her to deal with them.
"It seems that you must die holding him together. I will help you!" The assassin leader waved his hand, and the remaining six assassins actually dodged and retreated. Three archers surrounded them and forced Qin Zhou and Murong Jin to the foot of the hillside.
"Hutou, hold on to your mother tight!" He didn't expect the archer to catch up so quickly. With his back against the hillside, Qin Zhou tore off the cloth strips to tie up Murong Jin, ready for a desperate battle.
The assassin leader looked at her and did not stop her. He admired Qin Zhou's struggle with great satisfaction. He had even thought about how he would sit on the throne with her head after Qin Zhou died.
"preparation!"
(End of this chapter)