Chapter 336: Escape from Death

"Swish, swish, swish!"

"Over here, over here!"

In the mountain forests of Chuan Shu, a Horse Carriage sped along. Despite the thorns everywhere on this road, the speed of the Horse Carriage never dared to slacken.

Because not far behind, a troop of soldiers and horses was following, filled with murderous intent.

These men were all dressed in black, holding various weapons and Crossbows. At a glance, they were clearly well-trained assassins.

Today.

It began to rain in Shu, a torrential downpour, and the road was muddy.

As the War Horses trampled through, they immediately splashed up streaks of muddy water, which flew up and landed on the masked faces of these men. Beneath the black veils, those pairs of eyes were incomparably sharp.

These men.

Were the secret troops under the command of the Third Crown Prince of Shuzhou, Xie Yang: the Black Guard!

In all of Shuzhou, who did not know of the Black Guard's fearsome reputation? They were most skilled in the arts of assassination and pursuit. Shu was mountainous with treacherous terrain, perfectly suited for training such killing machines. Xie Yang had been operating in Shu for many years, and there was no telling how many people's blood stained the hands of this Black Guard.

At this moment.

The ones they were hunting down were, without a doubt.

Yan Lin and Xie Chen inside the Horse Carriage.

"Faster, faster, faster, hurry up!"

Listening to the swish-swish-swish of short arrows frequently flying past his ears, Yan Lin, covered in sweat, kept shouting.

"Master Yan, Master Yan..."

Xie Zhen was trembling all over with fear; his arm was already wounded, blood gushing out, and the physician beside him was hurriedly treating and bandaging it.

"Your Highness, hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer!"

Yan Lin was actually feeling quite desperate at this moment.

Because he knew the strength of the Black Guard; once stuck to by them like this, there was almost no possibility of escape. These Black Guard members were like cats playing with mice; they had already slaughtered the entire group that had been protecting Xie Zhen.

At this time.

Only this violently jolting Horse Carriage, which seemed as if it might fall apart at any moment, remained to help them withstand the killing intent.

However.

Just then, the coachman responsible for driving the Horse Carriage suddenly shouted, "Master Yan, there is no road ahead!"

"What?"

Yan Lin's expression changed drastically.

In their panic, they had actually arrived at the edge of a cliff. His face changed violently, and he shouted, "Quick, quick, quick, stop!"

The Horse Carriage came to an abrupt halt.

The neighing of the War Horses echoed through the sky.

The Horse Carriage stopped, and those Black Guard members also slowly came to a halt.

"What exactly do you want to do!"

"What do you want to do!"

Xie Zhen's mental pressure was too great; finally unable to bear it, he stepped out of the carriage and roared.

The rain was still falling.

The icy rain hit his face, making it impossible to tell if it was rainwater or tears of terror on Xie Zhen's face.

Yan Lin sighed.

These people had deliberately forced them here. Because if Xie Zhen were to die on the road, it would damage Xie Yang's reputation, but if they were forced to this place and their corpses thrown off the cliff, then no one would be any the wiser.

Those Black Guard members watched coldly, not saying a word.

"Come on, kill me, just kill me!"

"You bunch of hidden cowards!"

"What good will come of following that sinister villain Xie Yang? What kind of good end can you have!"

Xie Zhen roared.

He was desperately using his anger to suppress his own fear.

"Your Highness, my apologies!"

The leader of the Black Guard spoke coldly, and immediately, the group raised the Crossbows in their hands, aiming at Xie Zhen and Yan Lin in the rain.

"Good!"

Knowing he would not escape death, Yan Lin laughed loudly: "Xie Yang is a traitor, the whole world knows it, and he will surely be condemned by both man and god! When the Liangzhou Army marches south, that will be the time to settle accounts with him!"

Tragic and desolate.

The sound of the rain grew louder.

"Kill!"

At the command, the arrows looked ready to burst forth.

Who would have thought that at this very moment, another group of men in black suddenly rushed out from around the cliff. There were nearly twenty of the Black Guard, while this group of men in black numbered only about ten! However, when these men in black appeared, they did not put the Black Guard in their eyes at all; each of them held a Sleeve Crossbow, moving with extreme speed and aiming with precision.

Before the Black Guard could react, they had already fired.

Afterwards, these men in black, with equally cold expressions, also did not say a word, suddenly stomping on the ground, and then, these people actually shot out like Cannonballs. Their speed was extremely fast, their approach fierce!

Following closely.

Xiuchun Blades appeared in their hands, and by now, they had already begun to harvest the heads of the Black Guard.

"Secret Guard!"

Yan Lin's eyes lit up, and he could not help but shout out.

Secret Guard!

Xie Zhen watched, dumbfounded, and then he began to grow excited. In the Longyan Dynasty, who did not know the great name of the Secret Guard? These people were all highly skilled in martial arts, striking fear into the hearts of all who heard of them. These Black Guard were originally just a product of imitating the Secret Guard, a poor copy, so how could they possibly be the opponents of these Secret Guard?

Kill!

The leader of the Secret Guard made a single gesture.

These ten Secret Guard then began their performance of slaughter. Facing twice their number, they felt not the slightest fear, fully demonstrating the efficacy of killing machines at this moment.

Blades rose and fell.

A rain of blood flew.

In just a few moments, those twenty Black Guard were all decapitated, their heads falling to the ground!

Silence!

For a time, the woods by the cliff were terrifyingly quiet.

So quiet that only the sound of rain hitting banana leaves remained.

Yan Lin was extremely agitated and knelt on the ground: "Lord Secret Guard..."

If it hadn't been for these Secret Guard just now, they would have been dead long ago, so these Secret Guard must have come to save them. Thinking that the Emperor's Secret Guard had come to save them, Yan Lin suddenly felt that the situation seemed to have a major turning point.

"Shut up!"

Among the Secret Guard, the leader looked over coldly.

"The Secret Guard's presence here today must not be spoken of; follow this mark all the way down, and you can escape!"

He tossed out a mark.

Yan Lin hurriedly caught it; it was a tablet with a Taotie totem drawn on it.

And then.

As if they had never been there, these Secret Guard instantly vanished from this place again.

If not for the sight of those Black Guard lying dead on the spot...

"Master Yan?"

Xie Zhen wiped the rainwater from his face, utterly stunned.

"Hahahahaha, Crown Prince, it is the Emperor, it is the Emperor's will!"

Yan Lin was extremely agitated.

It seemed he had bet correctly after all!

"This matter must absolutely not be spoken of!"

"Understood!"

These few people followed the marks left by the Secret Guard on the trees and finally walked out two hours later.

And at this moment.

Another troop appeared ahead.

Yan Lin and the others were all startled and hurriedly hid. Only when they saw those people in green military uniforms did they realize they had reached the place where the Liangzhou Army was passing through!

This was the Liangzhou Army!

Having escaped death repeatedly over these past few days, the few of them almost burst into tears at this moment.

Liu Zheng and the main Liangzhou Army were currently resting at Wuzhou Port; hearing the report from his subordinate that Yan Lin and Xie Zhen had appeared, he was also dumbfounded.

It was true that he had sent subordinates to search for and meet them.

He just hadn't expected it to be so easy...

"Quick, quick, quick, take me to see them!"

Liu Zheng was very happy.

Because only by firmly controlling this Xie Zhen could he do as he pleased in Chuan Shu!