Chapter 6. My dear younger brother, may you rest in peace all the way!

Lu Chen was highly content with the arrangements made by Mu Changtian. Don't underestimate Li Feng, who, despite being only a seventh-rank martial artist, was already considered a match for a hundred foes in this low-level martial world. Moreover, the soldiers Li Feng brought were mostly of the second and third ranks, and there were no ordinary soldiers among them. In other words, they were all elites, not cannon fodder.

Lu Chen then said, "General Li, rise. This prince believes that your strength is sufficient to protect this prince and his family well."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" As the words fell, Li Feng stood up.

Then Li Feng whispered to Lu Chen, "Your Highness, Duke Mu asked me to remind you that the Eighth Prince has sent people to the Northern County."

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned slightly and pondered for a moment.

The Eighth Prince? Lu Shuyun? What was he sending people to the Northern County for? To kill him?

Lu Chen quickly realized that the mother of Lu Shuyun also came from a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, if Lu Shuyun wanted to compete for the throne, he needed the support of the Chu family the most. As long as he died, the Chu family would surely choose the descendants of the other prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River.

Unexpectedly, Mu Changtian was able to obtain such information. It seemed that although Mu Changtian had been removed from his position, his control over the army still remained. No wonder his father, the emperor, was so wary of Mu Changtian.

Lu Chen then said, "Very well, I understand." Subsequently, Lu Chen mounted his horse and said, "Since everyone is here, let's set off. We should reach the Northern County as soon as possible."

At present, Lu Chen was only eager to arrive at the Northern County and commence his cultivation journey. The Qi Refining Formula and the Rejuvenating Hand required him to cultivate his relationship with his wives and concubines, and by that, it meant sexual intercourse. However, it was inconvenient to do so on the road, and he needed a stable place.

As for the threats on the way, Lu Chen didn't pay much attention to them. Below the level of a grandmaster, they were all mere mortals! And mortals couldn't withstand bullets. The Desert Eagle and the Barrett in his possession were not to be trifled with.

Afterward, the people from the Northern Prince's Mansion lined up and left the city in a mighty procession.

Unlike when Lu Chen got married, not a single court official came to see him off today, not even his father-in-law. There were only onlookers on both sides of the road.

Lu Chen didn't really care about this. It didn't matter to him whether anyone saw him off or not.

When the convoy passed by a restaurant, a man in a blue brocade robe on the second floor of the restaurant gazed at the gradually receding figures.

At this moment, the man asked, "Is everything ready?"

"Your Highness, rest assured. We have made all the arrangements. The Blood Moon Tower has sent an eighth-rank and two ninth-rank martial artists this time."

"As soon as they leave the jurisdiction of the capital, the people from the Blood Moon Tower will immediately take action."

Hearing the words of his subordinate, Lu Shuyun gazed at Lu Chen on horseback and then murmured to himself, "If Chu Yuqin hadn't gone to the Northern County with you this time, I wouldn't have chosen this method. My dear brother, may you rest in peace!" Originally, Lu Shuyun thought that after Lu Chen left the capital, the Chu family would completely abandon him. After all, even the Emperor Xia had banished him to the desolate Northern County. However, to his surprise, Chu Yuqin, a ninth-rank martial artist, would also go to the Northern County with Lu Chen.

What did this imply? It indicated that the Chu family had no intention of giving up on Lu Chen! Otherwise, the Chu family wouldn't have let Chu Yuqin accompany him.

Since the Chu family hadn't given up, he had no choice but to help the Chu family make up their minds.

Before long, Lu Chen and his party left the city.

After leaving the city, Chu Yuqin frowned slightly when she saw Lu Chen on horseback.

Those people in the city didn't dare to make a move, but it would be different outside the city. Lu Chen was too conspicuous on horseback. If someone were to shoot arrows at him, it would be hard to defend against.

Chu Yuqin immediately rode her horse to Lu Chen's side and said, "Chen'er, you'd better return to the carriage."

Lu Chen turned his head to look at Chu Yuqin and said, "Aunt Chu, don't worry. Even if someone wants to harm me, they won't do it near the capital."

Chu Yuqin said, "It's better to be safe than sorry. You should listen to me and go to the carriage compartment quickly."

Chu Yuqin's tone was somewhat stern, as this involved Lu Chen's safety and couldn't be taken lightly.

At this time, Li Feng also came over from a distance and said, "Your Highness, we are about to leave the jurisdiction of the capital. You'd better go to the carriage compartment."

"The carriage compartment sent by Duke Mu has been reinforced and can withstand most arrows."

Seeing that both of them said so, Lu Chen didn't intend to be stubborn any longer.

At present, he was only a first-rank martial artist, just having better physical strength than an ordinary person. If someone were to ambush him, he might not be able to react in time.

Lu Chen then said, "Alright. I'll leave the safety of the surroundings to you. If there's any sign of trouble, inform me immediately."

As the words fell, Lu Chen returned to the reinforced carriage prepared by Mu Changtian.

At this moment, Lu Chen was separated from his princess, Mu Zixuan, and the others. If there was really an ambush, even if something happened to Lu Chen, Mu Zixuan and the others might still survive.

The carriage convoy slowly advanced on the official road. Not long after leaving the jurisdiction of the capital, a thick forest appeared in front of the straight road.

Li Feng immediately reminded the soldiers of the guard team, "Be vigilant! Pay attention to the surroundings!"

Chu Yuqin also said to the personal guards of the prince's mansion, "From now on, don't leave the carriage compartment even half a step."

After the convoy entered the forest, the light suddenly dimmed a lot. Lu Chen looked outside through the window and realized that he might encounter danger when he saw the darkened light.

Immediately, Lu Chen took out the Desert Eagle from the system space and loaded it with bullets.

There were five hundred bullets for the Desert Eagle, which should be enough. Moreover, he didn't need to deal with the small fry. There were Li Feng and the others to handle them. He only needed to deal with the experts who came straight for him.

Just as the convoy entered the depths of the forest, there was a sound of "whoosh whoosh whoosh" in the distance, and then countless arrows rained down from the sky.

Li Feng immediately shouted, "Enemy attack! Protect the prince!"

Chu Yuqin saw this and quickly drew the sword from her waist.

After hearing the various sounds outside, Lu Chen became a little nervous. He didn't expect that there would really be enemies.

At this time, he heard a sound of "scratch scratch scratch" on the carriage compartment. He knew that this was the sound produced by the arrows hitting the carriage compartment.

Indeed, the carriage sent by Duke Mu was remarkable. It managed to block all the arrows shot by the other side.

In this way, as long as he didn't go out, those arrows couldn't harm him.

After the first round of arrow rain, some people in black clothes, wearing masks and holding large knives, rushed directly towards the convoy.

The strength of these people was basically around the third rank, and the leader was an eighth-rank martial artist.Seeing this, Li Feng immediately led the guard team to engage in a fierce battle with those assassins.

At this moment, Lu Chen's personal guards still did not leave the side of the carriage. Their main task was to protect Lu Chen and his family to prevent the enemy from feinting in one direction while attacking in another.

Chu Yuqin also did not go to assist Li Feng. She stood not far from Lu Chen's carriage, constantly keeping an eye on the surroundings.

Chu Yuqin didn't think that the other side would only send an eighth-rank martial artist.

Being able to summon so many third and fourth-rank martial artists at once, the force behind the assassins was definitely not simple. There must be a ninth-rank martial artist coming from the other side as well.

Just as Chu Yuqin was on guard around, a gentle breeze blew through the woods, and the falling leaves were split into two halves in the air and slowly landed on the ground.