coobybook Chapter 436: The Vague Killing Intent
Chapter 436: The Vague Killing Intent
Chapter 436: Vague murderous intent
After landing, Bayer did not dare to delay for a moment. She moved towards the back door quietly like a ghost. However, when she was about to get close to the back door, her heart tightened - she saw two burly guards standing at the door, watching the surroundings vigilantly.
In desperation, Bayer had to change her plan and go around to the wall not far from the back door. She observed the height of the wall and the surrounding conditions and found that she could climb over the wall with the help of a big tree next to the wall. So she climbed up the tree nimbly, and then used the elasticity of the branches to jump over the wall successfully.
Bayer breathed a sigh of relief. But she still did not dare to let her guard down. She lowered her body and carefully groped her way towards the capital. Along the way, she avoided roads where people might pass by and took the remote paths.
Not long after they walked, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of them. Bayer was startled and quickly stopped to observe behind a bush. When she saw that the dark shadow was a horse, she felt relieved. She knew that this horse must have been specially arranged for her by her brother-in-law.
Bayer walked forward quickly, took the reins, and gently stroked the horse's back, feeling its warm body temperature and strong strength. Then, she climbed on the horse and gently squeezed the horse's belly with her legs. Feeling her gentleness, the horse also cooperated and ran forward lightly, without making much noise during the whole process.
After running for a while, she slowed down and looked around for a suitable hiding place. Soon, she found a dense grass. Bayer led the horse into the depths of the grass, then dismounted and covered the horse with branches and leaves.
After doing all this, Bayer did not stop. She looked around and finally locked her eyes on a tall tree not far away. The tree was so high that it reached the sky, and its branches and leaves were lush, which was a perfect hiding place. Bayer took a few steps, jumped up, and grabbed a thick branch with both hands, then used her hands and feet to climb into the tree canopy in a few steps.
Hiding among the dense branches and leaves, she quietly observed the movements around her through the gaps between the leaves.
However, when the hourglass of Yin time quietly leaked to half, the curtain of night had begun to show signs of dawn. Bayer sat on the branch of the big tree, her head drooping involuntarily, and a big yawn escaped from her slightly opened mouth.
Her eyes were a little blurry, and she looked at the sky that was about to be lit up by the dawn, her heart was full of fatigue. This night of watching was too long, and she felt that her eyelids were as heavy as a thousand pounds and could close at any time.
In order to keep herself awake, she stretched out her hands and rubbed her temples vigorously, pressing her fingertips back and forth on her temples. The slight soreness made her consciousness a little clearer.
But at this moment, a breeze blew past quietly like a ghost. This breeze should have been gentle and soothing, but in this quiet Yin hour, under Bayer's highly tense nerves, it seemed to carry a different kind of power.
Instantly, this breeze was like a basin of cold water poured on Bayer, making her whole body perk up. Her body suddenly stiffened, her heart couldn't help but tighten, and an ominous premonition quickly surged into her heart like a dark cloud.
Because in the breeze just now, her keen perception seemed to have caught a hint of murderous intent. The murderous intent was like a sharp blade hidden in the breeze, subtle but cold and sharp, but the feeling flashed by again.
Bayer frowned, and she began to wonder if she was distracted and had an illusion. After all, the fatigue of the night might have caused her senses to deviate. In order to confirm her feeling, she immediately held her breath and stood still on the branch like a statue.
Her eyes became extremely sharp, like the eyes of a night owl, searching for every subtle change in the surroundings in the dim environment. Her ears also stood up high, not missing any faint sound.
Time passed slowly in this tense silence, and a quarter of an hour seemed as long as a century. Finally, in the hazy night, her eyes caught a group of dark figures. They were a group of killers in night clothes, and they rushed towards the direction of the royal palace like ghosts. Their figures looked particularly strange in the moonlight, and their footsteps were light and agile, without making any unnecessary sounds.
As Bayer was hiding in a tall tree, she could clearly see the killers' every move through the dim moonlight. Their movements were in unison, and every step was steady and well-trained.
Their eyes revealed a kind of coldness and determination, and the weapons in their hands flashed a cold light under the moonlight. Moreover, judging from their figures and momentum, their martial arts skills were not weak.
Bayer roughly counted and found that the number of assassins was at least over 200. So many well-trained assassins with high martial arts skills were targeting the royal palace.
Seeing this scene, she felt her heart suddenly sink, as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss. Her heart was beating violently in her chest, and the panic overwhelmed her like a tide.
Her hands unconsciously grasped the branches, and her knuckles turned white from the force. In her mind, images of the Crown Prince being in danger kept appearing, and each image frightened her. She was very worried about the safety of the Crown Prince.
After all, the prince was in mourning for the queen mother, so he didn't bring too many imperial guards with him. There was only a team of imperial guards with a few dozen people, and a dozen guards of the royal mausoleum! Most of the dozen guards of the royal mausoleum were old and looked a little hunched. They were responsible for guarding the royal mausoleum on weekdays and had hardly experienced any real battles.
When Bayer saw this scene, her heart instantly rose to her throat, and a strong sense of shock overwhelmed her like a surging tide. She widened her eyes, her breathing became rapid, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily.
But after only a brief panic, her brother-in-law's serious and solemn face suddenly appeared in her mind, and his words rang in her ears like a loud bell: "If anything happens, go to the capital immediately to call for help. There is no time to waste!" These words seemed to inject a powerful force into her and made her calm down quickly.
Thinking of this, she did not hesitate at all. She quickly raised her hand to her mouth and imitated the crow's call, three long and two short, "Ya Ya!" The hoarse crow's call cut through the silent night sky, just when she was at a loss as to whether the palace had received the signal!
The palace did not disappoint her. Almost as soon as she finished speaking, there was a response. The same crows cried out, as if to convey to her the message "We have received the news." Bayer's tense face finally showed a trace of relief, and she immediately prepared to rush back to the capital to get help.
However, just as she was about to get down from the tree, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a subtle movement from the corner of her eye. She subconsciously stopped and glanced vigilantly in the direction of the man in black. This sight made her gasp.