After hearing what was said, Ye's bloodshot eyes grew even more bloodshot. As if not wanting to hear any more, he charged towards the woman opposite him.
Bai Huan was obviously no match for him. After several attempts to resist, her red oil-paper umbrella was broken, and his sword stabbed towards her.
At this critical moment, Bai Huan suddenly said, "You might as well go back and check the carriage."
After saying that, a sneer curled up on her lips.
Hearing this, Ye's frenzied thoughts finally calmed down. With a shocked cry of "Oh no" in his heart, he retracted his sword and immediately ran towards the carriage behind him.
Seeing the man in front of her put away his weapon, Bai Huan collapsed to the ground, exhausted, and gasped for breath.
On the other side, Ye had already reached the carriage. But when he lifted the curtain, the sight that greeted him made the blood in his whole body freeze instantly.
Shun was lying on his back at the moment, a short sword stuck in his chest. Blood was gurgling out of the corner of his mouth, but he was still trying to speak.
"Your Highness!" Ye roared and rushed over to hold Shun's upper body in his arms.
All his panic was clearly written on his face, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Who on earth is it?! Who hurt you?!" he roared again.
But Shun in his arms suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and said with a sob, "Ye... Hurry... Hurry and escape..."
Just after he returned to the carriage, a man appeared and knocked him to the ground in an instant. Moreover, he couldn't make a sound at all. Then, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and a short sword was stabbed into him.
Throughout the whole process, the man had no expression on his face. Then he ran out, and soon after, Ye walked in.
Ye didn't expect that Shun was still telling him to escape first at this moment. His heart was filled with such pain that it felt like it was about to burst. With red eyes, he took out a golden sore medicine from his bosom and sprinkled it on Shun's wound shakily.
"It's okay. This medicine is very effective. You will surely recover," he said.
But Shun just shook his head. With a smile on his lips, he looked at the man in front of him and continued to choke out, "It's no use..."
At this moment of his life, he thought of all the things in his previous life. Looking at his younger brother in front of him, although he had hesitated a little when saving him not long ago, his greatest wish now was that he could live a good life.
It was said that people would have a sudden surge of energy before they died. Shun seemed to be going through this stage at this moment. He forced himself to sit up straight, hooked his lips at the man in front of him, and then said, "Whether one can live or not is all up to fate. You must live a good life."
After saying that, he spat out another mouthful of blood, and his eyes slowly closed. His body was gradually getting colder.
Ye knew that no matter what he did, it was all in vain. So he gently laid the man in his arms down, got off the carriage, and looked at the woman not far away with cold eyes.
At this time, there was a man standing beside Bai Huan. His face was covered with a black cloth, so no one could see his face clearly.
Ye's expression instantly turned furious. Obviously, this man was the one who had just killed Shun.
"Why didn't you kill him?" Situ Qing asked Bai Huan beside him.
At first, he didn't expect that Bai Huan would be no match for Ye.
While he was thinking, the man opposite him charged over, his eyes filled with a fierce killing intent that even made Situ Qing tremble.
Then the two of them got entangled with each other. Bai Huan beside them hesitated to speak but finally just stood there quietly watching.
But Ye and Situ Qing were obviously evenly matched. By the time the sky was just turning white, they still hadn't decided the winner. Both of them were injured and were looking at each other out of breath.
"Who on earth are you?!" Ye roared at him.
Situ Qing just sneered and then replied, "Do you think you can still go back alive after offending the Emperor of Dongsheng?"
The meaning in his words was obvious that he was shifting all the blame onto Helian Qi, as if all these assassinations were his plan.
After hearing this, Ye was really enraged. He never thought that that man would use such a despicable means.
Bai Huan was just trying to hold him back, while the other man took advantage of his inattention and killed his elder brother.
What a despicable means! He bit his lip with his teeth and mocked himself in his heart for being too naive.
Seeing the expression on the man's face in front of him at this moment, Situ Qing felt a sense of triumph in his heart, knowing that his plan of framing had succeeded.
He knew that it was very difficult for him to overthrow the dynasty built by Helian Qi by himself. But if he could get the help of the Southern Neighboring Country, the chance of success would be much greater.
"Helian Qi clearly agreed to our proposal. Why did he go back on his word?!" Ye roared again.
"The Emperor's decision is not something you lowly people can change. The one in the carriage deserved to die!" Situ Qing added fuel to the fire.
It seemed that he wanted to increase the anger of the man in front of him.
After hearing the words "deserved to die", Ye's expression became out of control, and he charged over again.
But this time, Situ Qing didn't make a move. Instead, Bai Huan beside him waved her hand and threw out a hidden weapon.
Ye had nowhere to dodge. He was hit by the hidden weapons on his shoulder and chest. And it seemed that the hidden weapons were smeared with a paralyzing poison. Soon his body became numb, and he couldn't even lift the arm that was hit by the arrow. He could only fall to the ground and look at the two people in front of him with fierce eyes.
Was he really going to die here? But he still hadn't done what he wanted to do, and he still hadn't seen the person he wanted to see.
Thinking of this, he felt a surge of resentment in his heart, and his eyes looking at the people in front of him became even more filled with hatred.
But Situ Qing had no intention of killing him anymore. Because he had to go back to the Southern Neighboring Country. The Southern Neighboring Country still needed a future emperor, an emperor who was full of hatred towards Helian Qi. Only in this way would he take all measures to start a war in the near future, and he could then reap the benefits.
After thinking this through, he sneered at the man in front of him, then turned around and walked towards the depths of the forest. Bai Huan just gave him a deep look and then followed him.
Situ Qing had completely changed. He was no longer that former prince who only craved temporary peace. All because of that woman, all because Helian Qi had snatched away the only woman he had ever wanted.
For Dongfang Yi, he was willing to do everything to get back all that was originally his.
Ye, who was still lying on the ground, stared at the gradually disappearing backs in his sight without blinking. But his body just couldn't move at all. No matter how much his heart resisted, there was nothing he could do.
The hatred in his heart towards Helian Qi reached its peak. That man had taken away everything he originally had and shattered all his hopes.