What Is This, the Beiming Divine Skill?
Princess Li Yu, who had just rejected Ning Que out of sheer self-importance, was lucky enough to avoid the first wave of attacks because she had gotten out of the carriage on the other side.
But she hadn't expected anyone to attack them here, and she panicked.
However, after living on the grasslands for so long, Li Yu reacted quickly. She immediately remembered Ning Que's warning and, for reasons of her own, hurried to hide beside him for protection as the second wave of attacks arrived.
The second volley of arrows came right on cue, but the Tang soldiers had already been prepared, so it did little damage.
Seeing that the ranged attack had failed, the attackers abandoned their bows and hurried over on foot, determined to end the fight quickly.
The moment they charged forward, the well-trained Tang army loosed a volley of arrows, killing a number of the assassins as they rushed in.
But there were too many assassins for the deaths of a few to matter. They soon reached the shield-bearers, and the two sides clashed in earnest.
Just then, a child suddenly poked his head out of the carriage Princess Li Yu had been riding in and wailed, "Mama! Mama!"
Seeing this, Li Yu remembered her stepson and hurried toward her carriage to protect him.
But there was nowhere to take cover between the carriages. The moment Li Yu stepped out of the area around Ning Que's carriage, an arrow shot toward her.
Ning Que noticed and instinctively lunged forward, knocking the princess to the ground. The crossbow bolt grazed his shoulder and buried itself in the dirt.
Seeing that Ning Que had nearly been hurt, Sang Sang cried out, "Young Master!"
Wang Yue knew this wasn't the time