Seeing this carved crossbow, Li Zhi's expression changed instantly. Murong Xueying had already chased him along the blood trail. Naturally, Li Zhi couldn't stay here. He chased Murong Xueying. The two of them chased Murong Xueying to the edge of a cliff and arrived here. The blood stains completely disappeared.
At this time, Li Zhi's face was ashen. Murong Xueying looked at Li Zhi and then at the high cliff.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"Find someone to go down the mountain to search!"
The army at the foot of the mountain had been mobilized at this time, but nothing was found. Only a carved crossbow and a missed crossbow arrow were finally found by the soldiers.
A crossbow and an arrow were right in front of Li Zhi. Li Zhi was holding the crossbow arrow. The crossbow arrow had already been fired, but because he was one step behind Murong Xueying, he missed the target in the panic.
If you don¡¯t miss, then the target is yourself.
¡°I didn¡¯t expect that when I brought Sizi to Shuzhong for medical treatment, someone would already follow me to Shuzhong and actually attack me.
In the past, the struggle for imperial power that Li Zhi came into contact with, whether it was the fire in Taicang or the slow-moving poison that someone administered to Si Zi, was not directly involved in Li Zhi.
This time, Li Zhi was targeted with a crossbow.
Seeing that His Highness looked bad, Murong Xueying asked the surrounding soldiers to retreat and walked to Li Zhi's side.
"Your Highness, I have searched that valley several times and haven't found even a trace of blood."
"I know, this time it's thanks to Sister Xueying. By the way, Sister Xueying, how did you discover the assassin?"
"Before he aimed his crossbow at His Highness, he aimed at me for a moment!"
Li Zhi understood. This is a very magical feeling. Some people used to say that veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles would feel it if someone aimed a sniper rifle at them on the battlefield.
That was probably the case for Murong Xueying. Li Zhi put down the crossbow and gently held Murong Xueying's hand.
"Your Highness, do you need to notify the surrounding towns to send troops to strengthen the guard here?"
"No! Let's go back!"
Li Zhi picked up the carved crossbow and held the crossbow arrow in his hand.
¡°I was lucky enough to escape from danger this time because Murong Xueying was by my side. If I meet an assassin again in the future, I may not be so lucky.
It seems that we need to be more careful, and our own strength must also be continuously strengthened, not only to cope with my father's exams, but also to save lives in times of crisis.
Back on the mountain, everything was as usual in the bamboo house, and Sizi was already taking a medicinal bath in the tub.
Li Zhi placed the carved crossbow in Lin Shixuan¡¯s room, with Murong Xueying accompanying Li Zhi all the time.
"Okay, my aunt is going to have a rest. I want to lie down alone for a while."
"I feel relieved when Your Highness calls me aunt."
Li Zhi was a bit dumbfounded. Is there any difference if he calls her sister or aunt?
Murong Xueying exited the room, and Li Zhi tried to pull open the crossbow. With his own physical strength and arm strength, he could barely pull it open at this time.
Bows and crossbows are a great test of a person's physical strength and arm strength. The previous Qin crossbow could not even be opened with the help of arm strength alone, but had to rely on the strength of the person's whole body to open it.
Li Zhi has seen in movies before that when the Qin Nu is fired, a person needs to lie on his back on the ground, step on the crossbow with both feet, pull the crossbow string with both hands, and use leg strength, waist strength, and arm strength to open it.
At this time, the crossbow was cocked, Li Zhi fired once in the air, and then continued. After doing this several times, his hand already felt numb.
The last quarter of the moon is getting closer and closer to the end of the month. Li Zhi has been counting the time. Tonight will be the last medicated bath and acupuncture. After today, it will be Children's Day. Oh, no, it will be June.
Today, Si Zi put on his clothes again. Li Zhi walked out of Lin Shixuan¡¯s room and looked at Lin Shixuan who had just wiped off the sweat on his forehead.
"We are going down the mountain tomorrow, what else does Miss Shixuan need to prepare?"
"There is nothing to prepare. Shixuan has already prepared everything that should be prepared."
Li Zhi nodded. He did not stay in Lin Shixuan's house tonight. When he saw Lin Ruyin, he seemed to have something to say with his junior sister, so he went to the house where Murong Xueying and Xing'er lived.
As for accompanying Si Zi, well, it¡¯s best not to accompany her if you can. This girl is really sharpening her mind! It took a lot of effort to get her to sleep alone. If I go to accompany her now, I am not asking for trouble.
In Lin Shixuan¡¯s room, two senior sisters were sitting together.
"Shixuan, after we all leave, what will be the arrangements here?"
"I have left money for my two maids. They will go back to my home at the foot of the mountain, and then they will come to help me clear the weeds in front of my parents' graves every year."
? ??Senior sister, when we establish ourselves in Chang'an, I want to open a branch in Shuzhong, so that we can take care of this place. "
"With His Highness here, I think we will be able to establish ourselves in Chang'an soon."
Lin Shixuan nodded and lay on the side of the bed by the window. The stars were shining brightly outside, but the moonlight at the end of the month could not cover up the starlight.
Just after dawn the next day, the Lin family's sisters, brother and sister Li Zhi, and Murong Xueying went to pay homage to Lin Qing'an and his wife's grave. Li Zhi was farther away and saw Lin Shixuan bursting into tears. Two maids carried burdens to support their family. Miss.
When Lin Shixuan finally stopped crying and stood up, Li Zhi came over and bowed to Lin Qing'an's tomb again.
"Senior, I am leaving here with Shixuan, and I don¡¯t know when I will come back. I think Shixuan will definitely come back to see you again."
Footsteps were heard in the mountains. Because of the previous incident, Wu Meiniang specially arranged for troops to go up the mountain to protect Li Zhi on the day he came down.
At this time, among the group of people, Si Zi was holding the small national treasure, and the big national treasure followed Si Zi closely.
This pair of wild national treasures have become very familiar with the Li Zhi brothers and sisters. To take them away, Li Zhi or Sizi only need to hold the little national treasures.
Wherever Zaizai is, mother will follow. The soldiers who went up the mountain there looked at this scene in amazement. The familiar scene of two mountain beasts interacting with the two highnesses was quite magical.
Your Highness is really an extraordinary person, maybe that¡¯s what they were thinking at this time.
Li Zhi looked above his head, and saw a snow-white falcon flying above the team, circling around from time to time.
Xiaobai is also a good helper. Looking down from the air is always farther than from the ground.
As for Xiao Bi, this guy is scary. Li Zhi still has fresh memories of the experience of Xiao Bi digging into his pants.
The team went down the mountain and everything in the camp was ready.
Li Zhi saw that there were obviously a few more carriages in the convoy, one of which was pulling a cart full of bamboo shoots.
¡°Uh, is this prepared for a national treasure?
At this time, the national treasures occupied a carriage.
Before the group got on the carriage, Li Zhi specially took Lin Shixuan to the carriage where his maid was. Li Zhi called Xia He, and Xia He got out of the car. Lin Shixuan's hand was already on Xia He's wrist.
Li Zhi stared at Xia He's wrist pressed by Lin Shixuan's jade hand, and his heartbeat didn't feel a little faster at this time. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com