In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

After purchasing the medicinal herbs, Li Yuanchang also bought some Japanese pastries along the way before heading back.

With Bae Hyun around, he didn't need to go see those shrine maids anymore.

Bae Hyun is, after all, of royal lineage. Compared to those women, wouldn't he be utterly superior?

Soon, the group left Qingmu City and met Cui He and Ji'an, who were in charge of purchasing food, and returned together.

The weather on the island was nice; although it was winter, the warm sun made everyone feel cozy.

"Your Highness, please try this, it's delicious." Pei Xuan picked up a piece of pastry and smiled.

The sunlight seemed to penetrate her fingers, making them appear crystal clear, slender and long. More beautiful than the pastries were her hands.

Even in later generations, it would be considered a hand model.

Li Yuanchang took a bite, deliberately biting her finger.

A jolt of electricity ran through Pei Xuan's body, and her face immediately turned red. Especially when she saw Li Yuanchang's eyes, those erotic images instantly flashed through her mind.

"Hahaha!"

"Delicious, delicious!" Li Yuanchang couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Pei Xuan blushed deeply, seriously doubting that Li Yuanchang was referring to pastries.

The atmosphere in the group was harmonious. Li Yuanchang teased Pei Xuan, while his personal guards chatted and laughed, eating roasted pork heartily.

This doesn't resemble a dull, ancient army; it's more like a team with a strong corporate culture.

But at that moment, suddenly!

Ji'an shouted without warning, "Your Highness, watch out!!"

Whoosh! !

A volley of arrows shot out from the woods almost simultaneously, their deadly glints gleaming in the air, arriving in an instant.

Everyone's expression changed drastically!

Li Yuanchang's back hair stood on end instantly, and almost instinctively, he drew his sword and slashed, cutting off the two arrows that were shot at him.

Then he tackled Bae Hyun and rolled on the ground.

Bang bang bang!

Arrows continued to fall in the direction the two were rolling.

At least seven or eight of the guards were caught off guard and hit by arrows, but fortunately their armor blocked the arrows.

"Assassin! There's an assassin!!"

Guo Chao roared.

The sounds of swords being drawn filled the air, and everyone quickly dropped their supplies.

"kill!!"

When Li Yuanchang poked his head out of the ditch, a fight had already broken out.

A large group of men in black emerged from the woods, wearing wooden clogs and wielding samurai swords. They moved swiftly and were well-trained, surrounding the group from all sides.

There are at least fifty people.

At that moment, there were only about twenty guards in the tent, and they were instantly surrounded.

boom!

Click!

Sparks flew everywhere, and the shouts of battle were intense.

Guo Chao decapitated one of the enemy's men with a single stroke and rushed to Li Yuanchang's side, his expression tense: "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Li Yuanchang shook his head and helped Pei Xuan up: "And you?"

"Your Highness, I'm fine." Pei Xuan looked a little pale, probably because he had bruised his knee.

Li Yuanchang pulled Pei Xuan up and was about to react when several black-clad warriors suddenly rushed over, holding swords vertically with both hands; they were undoubtedly Japanese pirate warriors.

Guo Chao roared and charged forward to fight.

Generally speaking, someone like Guo Chao, who came from a border army and had fought countless battles, could easily defeat a few Japanese samurai.

But this group of assassins was clearly skilled and coordinated, and stronger than any of the samurai they had encountered before.

They were more like proper warriors; when they joined forces, they managed to slash Guo Chao.

Upon seeing this, Li Yuanchang was furious!

He instinctively reached for his crossbow, but realized that he had brought it with him when he left to haul supplies, so he hadn't taken it with him.

boom! !

He kicked one of the assassins to the ground and quickly drew his sword with one hand, the clanging sound like the angry roar of a dragon.

"Hide in the pit, don't show your face!"

"Your Highness!" Pei Xuan cried out in worry, but Li Yuanchang had already charged out.

He took a running start and then cleaved Mount Hua in two.

The black-clad warrior reacted and parried with his sword.

boom!

The moment the two swords clashed, a crisp cracking sound rang out, and the katana was cleaved in two.

Then Li Yuanchang's knife slashed downwards, cutting into the opponent's shoulder.

puff!

"Ah!!" the samurai screamed hysterically.

Li Yuanchang was extremely fierce and domineering. With a full-force kick, the opponent's body flew out and knocked down several people.

The crisis of Guo Chao being besieged has been resolved.

"Your Highness, something's wrong with these people!"

"Was it those samurai from the port who tried to kill and rob us?" Guo Chao asked gravely, glancing at the wound on his arm.

It wasn't deep, but I was definitely injured.

An expert's skill is evident in their actions; it's clear this group has some fighting ability.

"It shouldn't be." Li Yuanchang frowned, but he couldn't figure out who would want to kill them when they first arrived.

No sooner had he finished speaking than several more people attacked, giving him no chance to catch his breath, clearly intending to kill them all.

Li Yuanchang was forced to accept the challenge.

The two clashed fiercely, neither holding back at all.

Despite having twice the number of assassins, they failed to gain any advantage and were instead repeatedly killed, suffering heavy losses.

At the height of the fight, Li Yuanchang removed his black robe with one hand, then pushed the assassin away, scooped up the moon from the sea with one hand, and followed up with a leaping downward slash, his movements extremely fierce.

Just as he was about to dodge and retaliate to end his opponent's life, Pei Xuan's cries for help rang out from the chaotic battlefield.

"Your Highness!!"

Li Yuanchang's eyes changed as he noticed someone had discovered Pei Xuan in the pit and was chasing after him; Pei Xuan was desperately running towards him.

He decisively changed tactics, kicking one of the assassins with both legs, using the rebound force to leap up and land on Guo Chao's shoulder. Then he leaped into the air, skimming across the shoulders of both his friend and foe, quickly closing in on Pei Xuan.

Huff!

The samurai sword flashed with a crescent-shaped cold light as it flew towards Bae Hyun's back.

If that knife hits, Pei Xuan's entire fair and plump back will be slashed to pieces.

"Get down!" Li Yuanchang roared, throwing his knife into the air.

Pei Xuan fell to the ground.

boom!

The thrown sword smashed the samurai sword.

Then Li Yuanchang stepped on an enemy's head, leaped high into the air, bent his knees, and fell freely.

The assassin looked up, his pupils reflecting Li Yuanchang's image, but he couldn't react in time.

boom!

Click!

With a loud bang, Li Yuanchang's knees slammed heavily into his chest, knocking him to the ground.

The samurai's chest caved in, and a large amount of blood spilled from his mouth. He was killed instantly by being knelt on!

It was at this moment that Li Yuanchang sensed something was wrong; he actually saw rattan armor inside the corpse's clothes!

While rattan armor wasn't as defensive as the chainmail of the Tang Dynasty, it was still extremely sturdy. Its construction was complex, and ordinary people on the Japanese pirate side couldn't afford to wear such a fine garment.

He said he couldn't kill the other party.

Without thinking twice, he quickly went to Pei Xuan's side.

"How is it?"

Pei Xuan was so frightened that he almost lost his mind, and shook his head with a pale face: "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."

Li Yuanchang rubbed her head, stopped charging, stuck his long sword into the ground, picked up the bow and arrows the enemy had brought, and began an indiscriminate hunt, using the space created by his guards!