Chapter 64 I'll Go Personally
Hearing this, Su Wanyu stood up suddenly and said firmly: "Siqi, you must leave immediately. No matter what method you use, you must intercept the Regent before he arrives in Jiangzhou."
Siqi's face was full of confusion, and her brows were furrowed: "Miss, why do you want to stop the Regent?"
Su Wanyu was so anxious that she had no time to elaborate. She just urged anxiously: "Go quickly, don't let him set foot in Jiangzhou!"
"Yes, I'll go right away." Seeing that she was extremely anxious, Siqi quickly responded and turned to leave.
At this moment, an ominous premonition spread in Su Wanyu's heart. She looked at Siqi's disappearing figure and suddenly felt something was wrong. She hurriedly shouted, "Wait!"
Siqi turned around in confusion, her eyes full of inquiry: "Miss, what's wrong?"
Su Wanyu's voice was firm and resolute: "Go and get me that black cloak."
Siqi opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Miss, are you planning to go there in person?"
Su Wanyu untied the heavy hair accessories on her head and answered affirmatively: "Yes, I will go by myself."
"Miss, there might be unexpected events on this trip, so it's better for me to do it for you." Siqi advised worriedly.
But Su Wanyu was firm: "The Regent is suspicious by nature. He may not believe you. Only I can do it myself!"
"But, Miss..." Siqi looked embarrassed.
Su Wanyu gently placed the hairpin on her head on the table and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will go quietly and no one will notice."
"Okay, then I'll stay in the mansion to cover you, and let Xiaoyi and Xiaoer escort you."
Siqi nodded in agreement and hurried to get the black hooded cloak.
The cape was wide and the brim of the hat was low enough to cover most of the face.
Su Wanyu had no time to change her clothes. She hurriedly took off the remaining hair accessories, put on the mysterious cloak, and quietly left the Zheng Mansion.
She has been taking good care of the jade lion given to her by the Regent and has placed it in a quiet courtyard not far from the Zheng Mansion.
Siqi had already brought the precious jade lion from the courtyard and was waiting outside.
Su Wanyu raced against time and jumped onto the white horse nimbly. A crisp "Gee!" resounded through the sky.
Following the command, the white horse's four hooves rose into the air and galloped towards the outside of the city like an arrow.
Dark clouds gathered over the sky, and in an instant it began to rain heavily. The raindrops as big as beans hit Su Wanyu's cloak hard, and the white horse's mane and her clothes were quickly soaked by the rain.
The cold wind and rain intertwined, whistling past my ears, and the clattering sound of horses' hooves stepping on the water, accompanied by the trembling of the earth, seemed particularly clear.
She held the reins tightly in one hand and whipped the white horse with the other, galloping in the wind and rain. The cold rain was like needles, mercilessly cutting her cheeks.
My eyelashes were stuck to the rain, my vision became blurred, and everything around me was gray, as if the whole world was shrouded in a layer of mist, and the road ahead was looming.
"Gee!" She wiped the rain off her face and urged the horse to speed up again, letting the white horse in black run through the rain.
Although her guess about Prince Liang's plot was only her speculation, she knew very well that no matter what the truth was, she could not let the Regent make any mistakes.
Once the Regent meets with an accident, the Zheng family and Prince Liang will join forces to control the court. The fate of the Su family is likely to repeat the tragedy of the previous life and face the disaster of extermination.
Therefore, she had to keep the regent no matter what.
On Chengyangpo, several miles outside the city, the Regent's carriage had to slow down due to heavy rain.
The guards who accompanied him were all highly skilled in martial arts, and the Regent was always on high alert whenever he traveled. But this time, it was clear that Prince Liang had risked everything and was determined to win.
Just as Su Wanyu expected, in the previous life, hundreds of top assassins were lying in ambush on the road leading to Jiangzhou.
The mountain roads and mountain tops of Daliang Mountain are covered with artillery.
When the Regent and his entourage stepped into the trap, cannons roared, rocks rolled down, and mudslides surged. Even though the Regent was an excellent martial artist, it was difficult for him to escape unscathed.
In this life, although the Regent did not choose Daliang Mountain, King Liang has adjusted his strategy and deployed artillery in Chengshan, which he must pass through.
The heavy rain poured down like a waterfall, crackling against the roof of the carriage. The Regent closed his eyes in the carriage, seemingly enjoying this rare tranquility.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of hurried horse hooves penetrated the rain and disturbed his meditation.
The Regent suddenly opened his eyes, stood up alertly, and asked outside the car window: "Who is outside?"
The rain was so heavy that the guards could not identify the person coming and could only report: "Your Majesty, it is an unknown person dressed in black."
The guards around him all looked gloomy, their eyes all focused on the figure in the rain, their expressions solemn: "Your Majesty, it could be an assassin."
They have extensive experience in dealing with assassins and remain highly alert to any suspicious targets.
At this moment, the archers had drawn their bowstrings to their full extent, with their arrows pointing directly at the dark shadow that was getting closer and closer - Su Wanyu and her white horse.
Su Wanyu saw the carriage from afar. Facing the oncoming rain of arrows, she not only did not retreat, but instead accelerated and approached more bravely, shouting in a deliberately disguised rough voice: "I am Luo Wenxuan of the Luo family. I have an urgent matter to ask the prince!"
The sound of rain was so loud that it almost swallowed up all other sounds.
She clamped her legs tightly around the horse's belly, raised her head and shouted again: "Luo Wenxuan of the Luo family, I have something urgent to ask you to see the prince!"
The sound, through the wind and rain, was clearly transmitted into the carriage.
Upon hearing the voice, a barely perceptible surprise flashed across the Regent's deep eyes.
"Your Highness, the people are approaching. Should we fire?" the guard asked seriously, waiting for the final decision of the Regent.
The arrows flashed coldly in the rain, life and death hung by a thread. Before the guards could finish their words, the Regent quickly stood up, used his Qinggong to jump out of the carriage, grabbed the arrow that was about to leave the string, and said coldly: "Stop!"
The guards were all stunned; they had never seen the Regent be so impulsive.
Normally, the Regent was always calm and composed, and never panicked even when facing numerous crises on the battlefield.
However, at this moment, the fingers holding the arrow were trembling slightly, revealing the fluctuations in his heart.
"Your Highness?" The guard's voice was filled with obvious confusion and puzzlement, and his brows were twisted.
"Don't kill him!" The Regent answered firmly without any hesitation.
As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his body, jumped nimbly onto the majestic black horse, and then rushed into the pouring rain.
"Gee!" With a crisp sound of whip, the horse's hooves stepped on the puddles, splashing water. His black robe fluttering in the wind abruptly cut a crack in the thick haze.
Seeing this, Su Wanyu hurriedly slowed down her horse and jumped off the horse regardless of everything. The mud under her feet and the pouring rain seemed to become an insignificant background.
She was dressed in a tight black dress, moving steadily between the mountains towards the Regent.
The Regent reined in his horse and stopped in front of her. His tall figure looked particularly majestic in the rain.