Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

With a roar, almost all the guards rushed over.

Then came the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth princes.

Ye Shuo closed the folding fan in his hand and was about to move when he saw Emperor Jingwen subconsciously pulling him behind him.

“Don’t make trouble.”

Although so many years have passed, perhaps because he is too out of touch, Emperor Jingwen still habitually treats him as a child.

Ye Shuo: “…”

While Ye Shuo was stunned, the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth princes had already arrived in front of them. What’s worse, the seventh and eighth princes had not even put on their clothes yet, but they rushed out immediately when they heard the noise.

Several princes held swords in one hand and escorted Emperor Jingwen to a safe place together with the guards.

Almost at the same time as the first wave of attack occurred, a dozen secret guards emerged from an unknown corner.

Ye Shuo glanced at the ground and saw that the dart-type hidden weapon had left a slightly whitish mark on the deck because it was soaked in water.

After Ye Shuo realised what was happening, he quickly said, “Be careful, the hidden weapon is poisonous!”

Upon hearing this, a dozen or so secret guards frowned and became more brutal in their actions. They did not care about leaving any survivors and killed them on the spot.

Ye Shuo made a special observation and found that Master Wu Yi was not there. He guessed that his adoptive father had left him in Beijing to monitor the movements of all parties.

When the emperor left the capital, the capital city without the emperor naturally attracted more attention than the place where the emperor was.

Ye Shuo’s heart sank.

Although the ships built for the emperor’s southern tour were of considerable size, inland river transportation was not as good as sea transportation. Limited by the river channel, no matter how big they were, they could not be much bigger. Even if the guards and secret guards tried their best to stop them, there would still be some fish that slipped through the net and rushed here on the narrow and long deck.

Fortunately, the few ships leading the way in front and the escorting ships in the back have noticed something is wrong and are hoisting sails and rushing over here.

Seeing this, several princes also followed suit.

Although it has been said before that there are few princes with great martial arts skills, that is only relative. If they are picked out alone, they are still capable of fighting.

Emperor Jingwen and Ye Shuo were protected by the crowd in the centre. Emperor Jingwen had a gloomy face and didn’t seem to be very worried.

That’s right, it’s impossible for my cheap dad to come here rashly without any preparation.

I just don’t know who sent these people, and who has such courage!

Just when Ye Shuo was thinking about something, he saw from his peripheral vision that the assassin who was fighting with the Fourth Prince was using a dagger to block the Fourth Prince’s attack while reaching his other hand to his waist.

Ye Shuo didn’t even think about it. He turned his wrist and a nail flew out from his sleeve.

During these two years outside, Ye Shuo has grown a lot and basically carries small gadgets like hidden weapons with him.

This flying nail was none other than the one used by the secret guards in the palace. Ye Shuo had seen it before at his cheap master’s place, and after he came out, he specially ordered someone to make an identical one, without any difference at all. In such a chaotic situation, everyone thought it was the secret guards who did it, and even the throwing technique was exactly the same.

A flower of blood exploded from the assassin’s wrist almost instantly, and the Fourth Prince took the opportunity to kill him with a sword.

At first Ye Shuo thought that with these dozen secret guards, although their abilities were not as good as Master Wu Yi’s, they were specially trained after all, and they would surely be able to quell the turmoil soon.

However, what Ye Shuo did not expect was that after just one stick of incense had passed, the number of assassins not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

Looking at the escort ships in front and behind, the sails of the ships were set on fire at some point, and the raging fire illuminated half of the sky.

The timing chosen by the other party was very clever. The river where they were located was much narrower than before. The escort ships on both sides could not sail side by side and could only follow in front or behind. In this way, the distance was immediately widened a lot, and rescue could not be so timely.

Ye Shuo was almost certain that the other party had planned this in advance and had been lying in ambush here early in the morning.

These assassins are wearing diving suits made of fish skin and shark skin. There are so many of them that ordinary people cannot afford to do so.

Diving suits made of fish skin and shark skin are simply a great help to people who can swim. No wonder the other party was so close but no one noticed.

So who is it?

After about a quarter and a half hours, more than half of the dozen secret guards were dead, and the group of assassins were not much better off. They were covered in blood, and their shark skin had long since become tattered.

Seeing that victory was imminent, they unexpectedly found that before their reinforcements arrived, the enemy’s reinforcements arrived first.

There were more people in the second wave than in the first wave, and they were even more crowded. They were also covered in shark skin, but the quality was even better.

In less than three rounds, one of the secret guards was defeated and killed by the opponent with one blow.

The leader of the first wave of assassins was stunned at first, then he thought of something and started to cooperate with the other side.

Blood spurted out like a fountain, splashing less than two metres away from Ye Shuo. At this moment, Ye Shuo’s eyes were also a little red.

Emperor Jingwen felt a little depressed, and without waiting for the guard next to him to speak, he took the initiative to draw the sword of the dead guard.

Ye Shuo had used up all the flying nails he carried with him just now. Since no one’s attention was on him, Ye Shuo quickly flicked his hand over the assassin’s body, and a large wave of flying nails came in.

Emperor Jingwen and the Fourth Prince retreated step by step and did not notice that the people hiding in the dark and planning a sneak attack fell one after another.

Between life and death, Ye Shuo no longer cared to hold back. His targets had long been the opponent’s wrists, legs, temples, throat, heart and other fatal parts.

Ye Shuo was not very good at using a sword, and had hardly ever used it. After all, neither his cheap master nor his grandfather taught him. His swordsmanship was far inferior to that of hidden weapons. It was enough for normal times, but now the number of opponents was too large. No matter how fast the hidden weapons were, they could only deal with a part of them.

One of the assassins quietly went around to the back, and before he could make a move, a flying nail shot into his eye.

The assassin screamed and was immediately killed by Emperor Jingwen, who was with Ye Shuo.

Unfortunately, the eyesight of Emperor Jingwen, who was in his fifties, was no longer as good as it used to be.

The old man refused to tell anyone about his presbyopia and pretended to be serious every day, but he was eventually exposed by accident.

“Don’t be distracted at a time like this.” Emperor Jingwen knew that his son was incapable of killing anyone.

Ye Shuo: “…”

Emperor Jingwen was not young after all, and he had to take care of a son, so he gradually felt a little overwhelmed.

While Emperor Jingwen was fighting with one of the assassins, the other assassin was already ready to strike.

Ye Shuo had just rescued one of the guards when he turned around and saw that the assassin had come behind his cheap father.

As for Ye Shuo, you can ask him to help, but you can’t ask him to risk his life to help.

Unless the other party fights for him first.

Either it’s his mother, his father, or his closest relatives, otherwise forget it.

Call him a cheap dad. He doted on him before, but this doting was mixed with too many other things. Ye Shuo himself was unwilling, but who told him to protect himself just now?

Ye Shuo subconsciously touched his sleeve, only to find that the flying nails had been used up long ago.

If the opponent’s palm hits him firmly, my cheap dad may not survive…

In a flash, Ye Shuo pushed his cheap father away, and when he wanted to retreat, it was too late.

The other party’s palm finally hit him.

Emperor Jingwen staggered, and then he saw his son spit out a large mouthful of blood with a “wow” sound.

Emperor Jingwen’s pupils suddenly shrank, and the hand holding the sword trembled.

…damn!

Who is this guy? So powerful?!

Ye Shuo thought that he had been practising martial arts for nearly 18 years, but it was still a virgin martial art. It shouldn’t be so weak, right?

Ye Shuo thought that he could block it, but he didn’t expect that he couldn’t. For a moment, Ye Shuo seriously doubted whether his grandfather was lying when he said that he could walk alone and was not afraid of ordinary people.

However, what Ye Shuo didn’t know was that the person opposite him was even more frightened than he was.

How come he is not dead? Could it be that his skills have regressed?

The palm strike just now actually made him feel as if he had slapped the man in black that he had met before.

Then, the assassin felt a pain in his lower body, and within two breaths, he was completely silent.

“Dad, I told you, this trick of mine works… cough cough cough…”

However, at this moment, Emperor Jingwen had no time to care about what moves he had just used, and hurried over to check on him: “Shuo’er, Shuo’er, are you okay?”

Ye Shuo wanted to say that he was fine, but he couldn’t stop coughing as soon as he opened his mouth, and all he coughed out was blood foam.

“Dad, you say…. I’m not going to die, right?”

Feeling severe pain in his chest and blacking out in front of his eyes, Ye Shuo was completely panicked.

It’s over, it’s over. My internal organs must be broken.

When Emperor Jingwen heard him say this, tears were about to fall from his eyes, and his voice was a little choked: “No, you won’t die, believe me, I won’t let you die!”

At the same time, on the other side, seeing their leader fall, the other assassins immediately lost their composure.

Seeing that the emperor’s reinforcements were about to arrive, one of them gritted his teeth and shouted, “Burn the boat! Burn the boat quickly!”

No matter what, Emperor Jingwen must die here today!

All the cooking oil and wine in the cabin were smashed, and soon the smell of fire came from the ship. In addition, when the assassin was at the bottom of the water at the beginning, he had already chiselled more than a dozen large holes in the bottom of the ship. Now the time was almost up, and when everyone came to their senses, they found that the ship was tilting to one side.

Suddenly, without Ye Shuo’s support from behind, the Fourth Prince and his men felt a surge of pressure. They had been able to remain uninjured before, but now it was no longer possible. After a short while, several of them were covered in bruises.

Then, Ye Shuo saw someone holding a sword and stabbing his cheap father. He barely got up and pushed the sword away, but he lost control and fell into the river.

In the end, what Ye Shuo saw were his stepfather’s eyes filled with shock and anger, and his frantic roars.

Emperor Jingwen ultimately failed to maintain his noble image as an emperor.

Ye Shuo thought, this should be the end of the matter, right?

He knows how to swim, so it shouldn’t be a big problem.

As a result… After a short while, his stepfather and his group of brothers fell down like dumplings. This scene made Ye Shuo dumbfounded.

But in the water, those wearing shark skin have a lot of advantages over them.

After trying his best to kill a few more underwater, Ye Shuo felt relieved when he saw that no one was biting him anymore. He was completely exhausted and held on to a piece of wood tightly. He struggled for a few times and then lost consciousness.