Ying Yuan rode on his horse, his eyes were like torches, scanning the surrounding "Daqin soldiers", his heart full of doubts. Although these people were wearing Daqin military uniforms, their eyes were full of murderous intent and greed, and they did not look like the regular army of Daqin at all.

"Who are you?" Ying Yuan asked sternly.

A burly man with a face full of flesh walked out of the crowd and sneered, "We are the army of the Great Qin, and we have been ordered to capture the traitor Ying Yuan!"

Ying Yuan sneered in his heart, these people were clearly imposters. He was about to expose their identities, when suddenly, he felt a strong murderous aura coming from behind him.

He turned around suddenly and saw a man in black holding a sword stabbing at him.

Ying Yuan was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the shoulder by the sharp sword, and blood instantly dyed his clothes red.

"Your Majesty!" Li Hu was shocked when he saw this and hurried forward to protect Ying Yuan.

The man in black succeeded in his attack, but did not stop, but continued to attack Ying Yuan.

Ying Yuan endured the pain, drew the sword from his waist, and fought fiercely with the man in black.

The black-clothed man's swordsmanship was strange and unpredictable, and every move was deadly. Ying Yuan was actually at a disadvantage for a while.

"You are not from the Qin Dynasty!" Ying Yuan said while resisting the attack of the man in black.

The man in black sneered, "You guessed right, but it's too late!"

After saying that, the sword in the black-clothed man's hand suddenly accelerated and stabbed towards Ying Yuan's chest.

Ying Yuan was unable to dodge and was about to be stabbed by the sword. At the critical moment, a feather arrow flew through the air and hit the black-clothed man's wrist.

The man in black screamed and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Ying Yuan took the opportunity to pierce the black-clad man's heart with a sword.

The man in black fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then died.

Ying Yuan turned his head to look in the direction where the arrow came from, and saw Hu Yanyue riding on a horse with a bow and arrow in his hand.

"Yue'er, why are you back?" Ying Yuan asked with a hint of blame in his tone.

Hu Yanyue jumped off his horse, ran to Ying Yuan, and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Ying Yuan shook his head, "I'm fine, just slightly injured."

Hu Yanyue finally felt relieved and turned to look at the bodies of the men in black on the ground. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Who are these people? Why are they pretending to be the Qin army?"

Ying Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that someone doesn't want me to go back alive."

"Who is it?" Hu Yanyue asked.

Ying Yuan looked into the distance, his eyes full of coldness, "I will definitely find out the truth, and then make them pay the price!"

At this moment, there was another shouting and killing sound in the distance, and a group of Hun soldiers came over with several prisoners.

"Your Majesty, we captured a few people alive!" said a Hun general.

Ying Yuan walked forward and looked at the captives, a gleam in his eyes, "Tell me, who sent you here?"

One of the captives raised his head and looked at Ying Yuan, his eyes full of fear, "I...we can't say..."

Ying Yuan sneered, "Don't tell me? Then go to hell!"

Then he drew his sword and pierced the prisoner's throat.

The other captives were so frightened upon seeing this that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you! Yes… yes…”

Just when the prisoner was about to reveal the mastermind behind the incident, a feather arrow suddenly shot out and hit him in the chest.

The prisoner's eyes widened, he fell to the ground and died.

Ying Yuan turned his head suddenly and saw a figure riding a fast horse, galloping away into the distance. "Chase!" Ying Yuan roared, jumped on the horse, and chased after the figure...

Ying Yuan's eyes were red as he stared at the fleeing man in black. The horse under his crotch seemed to sense the anger of its master, neighing, and its four hooves flew, stirring up a cloud of dust, and chasing after him.

Huyan Yue and Li Hu followed closely with the remaining Xiongnu soldiers, and their shouts of killing shook the earth.

The fleeing man in black had superb riding skills, and he was able to move freely on the rugged mountain road, constantly increasing the distance between him and the pursuers. Ying Yuan was anxious, because he knew that if he let this man escape, it would be difficult to find out who was behind the scenes.

He urged the horse under his crotch, poured all his internal energy into his legs, increased his speed again, and gradually approached the man in black.

The man in black looked back and saw Ying Yuan getting closer and closer, with a flash of panic in his eyes. He suddenly took out a black ball from his arms and threw it to the ground.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the black sphere exploded, and thick black smoke spread instantly, covering the sky and the sun.

Ying Yuan quickly pulled the reins, and the horse stood up and let out a long neigh.

When the black smoke cleared, the man in black had disappeared.

"Damn it!" Ying Yuan cursed angrily and punched the saddle.

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Huyan Yue, Li Hu and others also rushed over, looking at the deserted mountain road, all of them looked confused.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Li Hu asked.

Ying Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, "Return to the camp!"

After returning to the camp, Ying Yuan immediately summoned all the generals to discuss countermeasures.

"I suspect that this assassination is related to collusion with the Huns." Ying Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu Chanyu Huhuquan has been defeated by our army, and the remaining troops are now fleeing in all directions. They should not dare to be an enemy of our Great Qin again." Li Hu said.

"I hope so, but we have to be on guard." Ying Yuan said, "Pass the order down, strengthen the vigilance and prevent the remnants of the Xiongnu from attacking by surprise."

"Yes, sir!" the generals responded in unison.

At this time, a soldier came hurriedly to report, "Your Majesty, there is a woman outside the city who wants to see you. She claims to be a Xiongnu princess and has important information to report."

"Xiongnu princess?" Ying Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Let her in."

A moment later, a beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous clothes walked into the tent.

"I am Hu Yanyan, greeting his majesty the Emperor of the Great Qin." The woman bowed gracefully, her voice clear and pleasant.

Ying Yuan looked at the woman in front of him and secretly admired her in his heart, saying that she was indeed a beauty worthy of being a Xiongnu princess.

"Princess, what are you doing here?" Ying Yuan asked.

"I came here to reveal a shocking secret to your majesty." Hu Yanyan said, "The black-clad men who assassinated your majesty this time were not Huns, but came from a mysterious organization."

"Mysterious organization?" Ying Yuan's mind moved, "What organization?"

"This organization is called 'Shadow Killer', and they specialize in assassination activities. Their influence is spread all over the world." Hu Yanyan said, "Their target this time is not only Your Majesty, but also the country of Qin."

"Oh? Princess, do you have any evidence?" Ying Yuan asked.

"I have the contact information of the Shadow Killer organization and some secret bases." Hu Yanyan said, "As long as Your Majesty agrees to one of my conditions, I will tell Your Majesty all this information."

"What conditions?" Ying Yuan asked.

Hu Yanyan raised her head, looked directly into Ying Yuan's eyes, and said slowly: "I want to be your majesty's woman."

Ying Yuan was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter, "Princess, you are so brave that you dare to negotiate with me." (End of this chapter)