Realizing their intentions, the enemies gradually gathered towards the weakest areas.
"Don't let them escape!" The leader of the assassins shouted.
Those who were able to follow Shang Junlin were the best of the best. Under the leadership of Shang Junlin, they slaughtered their way out.
The silence in the forest was broken. The sound of weapons clashing would attract the attention of others sooner or later. The assassins knew this and needed to end the battle quickly.
Shen Yu had used up more than half of the arrows on his body. Shang Junlin held him tightly in front of his chest and was not injured at all. However, the smell of blood lingered in the air. Blood splattered on his body and face.
— — It was the enemy's blood.
Shen Yu clung tightly to Shang Junlin. At this time, he could not bring any unnecessary burden to him.
He gripped the bow tightly and his knuckles turned white. Every time someone tried to attack Shang Junlin when he was unprepared, they would be killed by him.
The two of them cooperated well and there was no danger along the way.
The Hidden Dragon Guards who received the secret order appeared in time and the situation was reversed.
"Keep them alive. I want to know who ordered them to do this." Shang Junlin rode his horse and looked down at the suppressed assassins.
Shen Yu heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed his body.
He leaned into Shang Junlin's arms and relaxed his tense nerves. All his strength flowed out like a tide. If Shang Junlin did not hold him tightly, he would have fallen down.
Such a big matter could not be concealed. When Shen Yu and Shang Junlin returned to the camp, the officials had already received the news.
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin were stained with blood. Many of the guards behind them were injured. Shang Junlin ordered them to take care of the situation. He also brought Shen Yu back to the camp.
The assassins were handed over to Official Fang. Shang Junlin did not care about the lives of these people. He just wanted to know who ordered them to do this.
The palace maids nimbly prepared hot water and clean clothes, and then retreated.
Shang Junlin was wearing black clothes. The blood only deepened the color a little. Shen Yu was wearing light clothes. Once blood came into contact with his clothes, it would be very obvious.
Shen Yu touched Shang Junlin's clothes. They were all wet. When he let go, his hands were stained with blood.
He frowned, "Is Your Majesty hurt?"
"It's all other people's blood." Shang Junlin took off his outer clothes and wiped the blood off Shen Yu's hands with a clean inner shirt. "A Yu protected me.. how could I get hurt?"
Shen Yu's performance surprised Shang Junlin. It was not easy to remain calm in the face of such a dangerous situation. He was worried that Shen Yu would be frightened, so he protected Shen Yu in his arms and did not let him see the bloody scene. Unexpectedly, he did not feel the slightest fear from Shen Yu. He even avoided several injuries because of Shen Yu's help.
"Today, it's all thanks to A Yu." Shang Junlin raised his hand to touch Shen Yu's face. When he saw the blood on his hand, he paused.
Shen Yu took the initiative to hold his hand and put it on his face. "With Your Majesty here, I'm not afraid of anything."
Feeling the body under his hand trembling slightly, Shang Junlin's thoughts were interrupted. "A Yu was frightened today."
Shen Yu shook his head, but his body trembled more and more violently, revealing his true emotions.
"A Yu was very powerful today." Shang Junlin gently kissed his forehead and held him in his arms.
When the body in his arms stopped trembling, he released him. "Wash up first. Soak in hot water and relax."
"Okay." Shen Yu nodded gently.
Shen Yu could not stand the smell of blood. He took off his clothes as fast as he could and soaked in hot water. At this moment, there was no trace of fear on his face.
Shang Junlin was called away by the minister. After such a big assassination, Shang Junlin could not be idle.
Under the hot steam, Shen Yu slightly closed his eyes. No one could see the coldness in his eyes.
Of course, he was not afraid. He had encountered many similar things in his previous life. However, he was not afraid in his previous life. In this life, although he was not favored by Count Zhenbei, he had never really faced a life and death situation. He should not be so calm when encountering such a thing.
Shen Yu was thinking about who caused this assassination.
Did the same assassination happen in his previous life?
He did not know.
It was easy to make a list of all the suspicious people in his mind. Shang Junlin had been very active during this period of time. Whether it was in the imperial court or outside, people with motives could be found.
The water gradually cooled down. Shen Yu stopped thinking.
After washing up, Shen Yu changed into clean clothes and went to find Shang Junlin.
"It's cold outside. Dry your hair first before going out." Mu Xi came in with a dry cloth. His Majesty had specially ordered her to wait outside and inform him if something went wrong.
Shen Yu thought about it. It was not good to go out with wet hair. So, he sat down.
"How is it outside?" It had been some time since they came back.
"A lot of guards came. The entrances and exits of the mountain were all blocked. Without His Majesty's order, no one can leave." Mu Xi said while drying Shen Yu's hair.
"Where is His Majesty?"
"His Majesty summoned Prime Minister Fang and several other ministers for a meeting. They are just next door."
"How did the people outside behave?"
"All the ministers were reasonable. They did not make trouble and stayed quietly in their own tents. Some of them were hunting outside. His Majesty also sent people to bring them back."
After his hair was almost dry, Eunuch Meng came in with a bowl of medicine.
"It seems that you are almost done. This is the medicine that His Majesty specially ordered. Please take it."
Shen Yu took the medicine and slowly stirred it with a spoon. Because it was soaked in hot water, his face was faintly red. At first glance, his complexion was very good.
"His Majesty is worried about you, so he specially asked me to come and serve you. If you need anything, just let me know."
After Shen Yu drank the medicine, Eunuch Meng hurriedly presented the candied fruits that had been prepared.
Shen Yu picked up one and put it into his mouth: "Did His Majesty also ask for this?"
Eunuch Meng nodded: "His Majesty knows that you are afraid of bitter food, so he asked me to prepare a lot of candied fruits."
Shen Yu ate a few candied fruits and reluctantly suppressed the bitter taste in his mouth. He did not continue: "Where is His Majesty now? Is it convenient for me to go and find him?"
"Yes, yes," Eunuch Meng nodded again and again, "Please come with me."
Eunuch Meng did not go with him today. He heard from the imperial bodyguards that it was very dangerous today. Shang Junlin specially ordered that if Shen Yu was afraid and wanted to find him, he could directly bring people there.
Now that Shen Yu wanted to see His Majesty, Eunuch Meng would naturally bring people there. But Eunuch Meng could not tell that Shen Yu was afraid.
Shen Yu did not intend to pretend to be afraid. Except for the matter of his rebirth, he felt that there was no need to hide anything from Shang Junlin.
Eunuch Meng took Shen Yu to another tent, which was specially used for discussions. There were two burly guards standing outside. When they saw Shen Yu, they respectfully saluted.
The discussion in the tent had come to an end. When he saw Shen Yu, Shang Junlin waved his hand to indicate that they should leave first.
Shang Junlin had also changed his clothes. He was no longer wearing a narrow-sleeved riding suit, but an imperial robe with wide sleeves. With such a thing happening, it was naturally impossible for the hunt to continue. The most important thing right now was to investigate the origins of the assassin and see if there were any other assassins hiding in the mountains.
Compared to other things, the safety of the Emperor was the most important.
"Do you have any clues?"
"We are still investigating," Shang Junlin stroked Shen Yu's hair on his temples. "In the following time, A Yu must stay by Zhen's side."
"Other than those who were caught, there are other assassins?"
"Just in case, Zhen will be more at ease if you stay by Zhen's side."
It was still uncertain whether the assassins had accomplices or not. Some of the assassins who ambushed them in the mountains were killed on the spot, and some were captured alive.
"Does Your Majesty have any thoughts about the origin of these people?" There was another question that Shen Yu was also uncertain. "Did these people come for Your Majesty, or for me?"
Shang Junlin's heart trembled. They all tacitly agreed that these people came for him, but they never thought that there was another possibility. What if these people came for Shen Yu?
Shang Junlin immediately called Eunuch Meng: "Go find Fang Jun. Tell him, Zhen doesn't care what method he uses, he must find out from these people who they want to assassinate."
Eunuch Meng accepted the order and left.
Fang Jun didn't know what Shen Yu had experienced when he was young. Although he didn't understand Shang Junlin's order, he still followed the order to interrogate these people.
"Your Majesty, we caught a sneaky person." A guard pushed in a tied-up person.
Shen Yu glanced at the person. He was dressed as a servant and had an ordinary face. He was forced to kneel on the ground and trembled in fear.
"Take him to Fang Jun and let him interrogate him properly."
"Yes."
The guard carried the person out. Shang Junlin rubbed his eyebrows in annoyance.
With such a big mistake, the official in charge of the inspection couldn't absolve himself from the blame and came to beg for forgiveness.
Shang Junlin sat at the head of the table and looked down at the official kneeling on the ground. He didn't speak, and the tent fell into a dead silence.
The official kneeled on the ground, his legs couldn't help but tremble, and his back was gradually soaked with cold sweat.
"You said that when you sent people to inspect the mountain, there was nothing wrong with it?"
After a long time, the Emperor's ambiguous question came from above.
"Yes, yes, I dare not lie. Even if I have ten thousand guts, I dare not lie about this matter. Your Majesty, please understand." The official kowtowed again and again.
He really didn't dare to lie about this matter. This matter was related to more than his life. If he didn't handle it well, it would implicate his entire family and make him a sinner of the entire family.
Tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table, Shang Junlin said in a light voice, "I can give you a chance to atone for your crimes. If you can find out how these people quietly avoided all the guards and entered the mountains, I will be lenient."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you."
No one expected that there would be an assassination during this autumn hunt. The mountain was not as safe as the palace. The officials began to write letters, hoping that the Emperor could return to the palace as soon as possible.
"If this assassination was targeted at Your Majesty, they must have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time." Shen Yu flipped through the letters handed by the officials. He had to admit that their considerations were reasonable. The palace was indeed safer than the mountain.
"I haven't encountered this kind of thing for a long time. I thought they had stopped." Shang Junlin sneered.
"Driven by profit, ambition will never die." This kind of thing could never be stopped.
After washing up, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin prepared to sleep. Suddenly, the leader of the imperial guards came to report.
Eunuch Meng was guarding outside. Seeing the anxious look on the other party's face, he didn't dare to delay and hurriedly reported to the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, please go and take a look. If there is nothing important, Eunuch Meng won't disturb you at this time." Shen Yu pushed Shang Junlin.
Not long after, Shang Junlin walked in with a cold face.
Shen Yu sat up. "What happened?"
"Shang Junyue was rescued."
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