After a few days of recuperation, Herodrut's health improved quickly.
The surroundings of the Old Tree Root Hotel had been calm in the past few days, and no other abnormal things had happened.
In the room, Herodrut had already gotten up.
She was standing in front of the window wearing a thick woolen cloak and looking at the scene outside the window.
She hadn't gone out for six consecutive days.
She felt almost better today so she insisted on getting up and arriving.
Go outside for a walk.
"Her Royal Highness, the weather is still a bit cold now, and you have just recovered, so it is not suitable to be exposed to the cold wind outside.
I suggest you go out again tomorrow.
Although the assassins have not taken action in the past few days, we cannot think that they have given up.
So it's better to be careful," Lloyd, the head guard, advised.
Herod Rut turned his head and said: "Lloyd, we have been very bored after staying in this room for too long.
Can't you think of a way to let me go out for a walk?"
Lloyd looked embarrassed: "Your Royal Highness, it's not that Lloyd doesn't want you to go out and relax, it's really too dangerous.
We don't have enough manpower.
Earl Stephen is not reliable, and we don't trust him yet, so We can’t place too much hope on the people he sends, and we can’t trust your life and safety on them.”
At this time, a guard pushed the door open and walked in to report: "Your Highness the Princess, the Chief of Guards, and Your Highness Prince Yunge is here."
Herodrut immediately said: "Oh, please invite him in quickly."
The guard stepped aside, and Zhao Ziliang walked in and bowed his hand to Herodrut: "I have met Her Royal Highness, what happened just now?
Why did I hear Her Highness' voice outside that seemed unhappy?"
Herodrut said: "I want to go for a walk, my wife is bored."
The captain of the guard, Lloyd, said with a sad face: "Your Highness Prince Yunge, please advise Your Highness the Princess.
The assassin will definitely take action again.
We lost some men when we were assassinated on the wooden bridge.
With my current manpower, we can't fight against him."
Her Royal Highness the Princess’s security protection force is a little too weak, I’m worried something might happen.”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Well, I still have some people available.
It should be no problem if I go with Her Highness the Princess.
We can also take this opportunity to test Earl Stephen.
We still have to go out this time.
The assassination showed that Stephen should not have much of a problem, or perhaps he really had a problem, but he was only a small role, and there were people with higher status above who could easily point him out.
Wave him.
If nothing happens when we go out this time, it means that Stephen plays a very important role in this assassination operation.
He is at least one of the decision-makers.
I will take someone to escort Her Royal Highness and leave first, and then you will take him.
People are following you secretly.
Remember to stay hidden.
I won’t bring too many people.
Once we are attacked, you need to quickly bring people to reinforce and then work with me to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess and leave."
Lloyd thought about it and finally agreed: "Okay, that's the only way."
Zhao Ziliang returned to the room and found Liang Zhenwu, Zhang Huchen and Du Bosare and asked: "You are talking about the assassination on the wooden bridge.
Was the target of the assassins' assassination me or Princess Herodrut?"
After hearing Zhao Ziliang's words, the three of them remembered that the last assassination on the wooden bridge seemed not simple.
They all recalled the scene of the assassination.
Liang Zhenwu thought about the situation at that time, cupped his fists and said: "Master, from now on Judging from the situation at the time, it was really hard to judge.
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Who is the target of the assassin?
However, the identity of the young master here is kept secret for a short time.
No one knows it except a few of us, and it is even more impossible for the Frankish Kingdom to know.
Even if they knew it, they would not dare to attack you.
Even if you are now As the eldest son of the king, Walking in the Frankish Kingdom, you represent the Western Qin Kingdom.
Who is brave enough to dare to attack you?
Besides, you have no enemies here, and you have not hindered anyone's interests.
No one should want to assassinate you, even Hero.
Princess Druitt was assassinated and died At most, it will only make King Charles sad for a while.
The official will send more manpower to track down the assassin.
However, once something happens to you here, the Frankish Kingdom cannot bear the consequences, because our Western Qin Kingdom already has a direct war against the Frankish Kingdom. condition" "Whether the target of the assassins is me or Princess Herodrut, you will know after giving it a try."
Zhao Ziliang turned around, "Princess Herodrut's body has almost recovered, and she wants to go out for a walk.
The captain of the guard, Lloyd, couldn't stop her, so I decided to go with her for a walk.
I could take this opportunity to figure out a few things.
Later, Liang Zhenwu and Du Bosare stayed at the hotel, and Zhang Huchen brought a dozen people with me.
To protect Princess Herodrut, I will separate from her.
She will walk in front, I will walk behind, and Zhang Huchen will stay by her side to protect me.
If the assassins target me, they will definitely attack me and let her go.
If If the assassins attacked her and let me go, then the assassins' target is her.
No matter who is behind the scenes, Herod Rut is innocent.
Zhang Huchen, you must ensure her safety and there will be no problems."
Zhang Huchen clasped his fists and said: "Yes, sir, don't worry, my subordinates will do their best to protect the safety of the princess and prevent her from making any mistakes."
Half an hour later, Zhang Huchen first led eight Dragon Guard guards to protect Princess Herodrut and walked out of the hotel.
Zhao Ziliang took a few guards and came out of the hotel five minutes after they left, and then followed Zhang Huchen and others.
Following the marks left along the way, the two groups were five minutes' walk away from each other.
He believed that even if the assassins attempted to assassinate Princess Herodrut, Zhang Huchen's skill would be enough to resist them.
There is absolutely no problem in blocking for five minutes, unless the opponent sends out super masters above the innate realm, but such characters generally will not really take action.
As far as he knows, the entire Frankish Kingdom only has Archbishop Tobin and the magician next to King Charles.
The demon Majilala is a character at this level.
It will take some time for others to pass Zhang Huchen's level, and this time is enough for Zhao Ziliang to arrive.
The driver asked while driving the carriage: "Your Highness, where are we going?"
Herod Rudd thought for a while and said: "It would be a pity not to go to the slave market when you come to Verdun.
Let's go to the slave market."
"Yes, Your Highness" As the flow of people in the neighborhood where the carriage came increased, Zhang Huchen, who was the chief guard, felt more and more uncomfortable.
The more people on the street, the more difficult it was to protect him.
It was easy for assassins to hide among pedestrians and suddenly Take action.
Zhang Huchen frowned and ordered to a guard beside him: "Send people to open the way in front and drive everyone around to a distance.
Anyone who doesn't cooperate will be whipped with whips or chopped with sword scabbards."
"Yes, General" After receiving the order, several guards immediately ran to the front and shouted to the passers-by: "Go away, everyone, go away, Her Royal Highness is here, and everyone else will stay away."
The guards were shouting and beating the pedestrians who were blocking the road with whips and scabbards.
The noise quickly became louder.
From a distance, people saw a carriage approaching under the protection of more than a dozen fully armed guards.
So they retreated one after another.
In this era of strict social hierarchy, the people at the bottom were extremely afraid of and obeyed the ruling class.
Yes, no one dared to block the princess's carriage in broad daylight.
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After what happened, except for the guards around the carriage, the distance between pedestrians and the carriage was several feet away.
Under this distance, anyone who wanted to target the carriage It is very difficult for Herodrut to form, and once he is assassinated, Zhang Huchen has enough time to block the attack.
Zhao Ziliang did not ride in the carriage.
He took a few guards and walked along the route of Herodrut's carriage.
Someone around Zhang Huchen left secret notes along the way.
Zhao Ziliang, a member of the escort team, whispered: "Sir, I have basically figured out the street routes in Verdun in the past few days.
It seems that they are going to the slave market."
Zhao Ziliang said thoughtfully: "With Princess Herodrut's temperament, it is not surprising that she wants to go to the slave market.
We can just follow the secret signs they left."
At this moment, some arrows were suddenly shot from the shops on both sides of the street.
Zhao Ziliang reacted instantly and shouted: "Be careful!"
"Dang Dang Dang" Zhao Ziliang and the guards evaded one after another, but two people were still shot.
After dodging the first wave of arrows, everyone quickly drew their swords to block the subsequent arrows.
Three rounds of arrows came over, and the assassins hiding in the shops on both sides broke out of the windows one after another, carrying swords and attacking Zhao Ziliang and others.
"Divide into two teams to resist."
Zhao Ziliang shouted, and the remaining guards around him immediately divided into two teams.
One team followed him to meet the assassins coming from the left, and the other team met the assassins coming from the right.
This way, it was avoided If you are attacked from both sides, at least leave your back to your companions and only need to concentrate on dealing with the enemies in front of you.
Zhao Ziliang became fierce and waved the fighting weapon in his hand several times.
The seven or eight assassins who came over were hacked to death by him and the guards around him in a few breaths.
Then he turned around with a few people around him to support another team of guards.
When the assassins saw that all their companions who came out from the opposite side were killed, they immediately panicked.
The two smarter ones turned around and jumped back into the shop and disappeared.
The others who ran slowly were surrounded by Zhao Ziliang and others and killed them all.
After the battle, Zhao Ziliang sheathed his sword and turned to look at the corpses and blood on the ground.
The bustling streets just now turned deserted and desolate in the blink of an eye, and not a single ghost could be seen.
At this time, Zhao Ziliang thought of Herodrut.
His expression changed and he immediately said loudly: "Leave two people to take care of the wounded, and the others will follow me."
Zhao Ziliang only brought six people with him, and two were injured by arrows.
They were wearing armor, and the arrow wounds were not fatal.
After leaving two people to take care of them, only two people followed Zhao Ziliang and quickly chased in the direction of the carriage.
By the time Zhao Ziliang caught up with the carriage, Herodrut was already in the slave market.
They were being besieged by a large number of assassins.
Ten guards were struggling to resist.
Zhang Huchen did not dare to use it because he wanted to protect Herodrut.
They tried their best and the whole situation seemed very passive.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Ziliang immediately drew his sword and said to the two guards around him: "Charge over."
The assassins were just ordinary people, there were no super masters.
Zhao Ziliang rushed over and quickly killed a group of them.
The others fled when they saw what was going on, leaving only the corpses on the ground unnoticed.
Zhao Ziliang knelt down and uncovered a corpse.
What came into view was the face of a Westerner.
He then uncovered the facial coverings of other corpses, all of which had Western faces.
Herodrut's face was pale and he was still frightened as he stepped out of the carriage and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Highness Prince Yunge, thank you, you saved me again."
Zhao Ziliang narrowed his eyes: "Things seem a little confusing."