Empress Chu

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When Xiao Xun arrived, there were already layers of prevention and control on the street.

The carriage was scattered on the ground, and the startled horse had been killed by the soldiers. There were more than a dozen corpses scattered among the corpses of the carriage and horse.

Among them were Deng Yi's guards and assassins.

Xiao Xun looked at the almost unrecognizable person sitting on the steps outside the Taifu's mansion, and asked worriedly: "Teacher, are you okay?"

Deng Yi's face was splattered with blood and blackened by fireworks, his clothes were messy, and one arm was bent unnaturally.

Several doctors are surrounding him to wipe the package.

"Fortunately, my guards jumped on me and blocked the fatal attack for me." Deng Yi said, "I just broke my arm."

"The county is so tight that there are assassins!" Ning Kun shouted in a deep voice, "What is the identity of the assassin?"

The soldiers stepped forward and dragged the three corpses over: "They have the name cards of the Zhang family in Jicheng, and they have already sent soldiers to investigate."

Xiao Xun said: "This identity must be fake."

Ning Kun didn't think so, and couldn't help but whispered: "My lord, I remember that Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Zhang are related..."

Xiao Xun glanced at him: "We'll talk about it after we've verified it." Then he shouted to the officials around him in a deep voice, "No matter what the identity of the assassin is found out, he will be punished as treason, and he will be executed as a member of the clan!"

The officials answered in unison.

"Teacher." Xiao Xun looked at Deng Yi again, "Should I go back to the county office or go back to the mansion to recuperate?"

He knew that Deng Yi was not interested in Taifu's residence, so he asked.

Deng Yi said: "It's the same anywhere, since you're here, let's go home."

Xiao Xun nodded, the officials hurriedly asked for a soft sedan chair, helped Deng Yi to sit on it, a group of soldiers rushed into the gate of the mansion first, the mansion was already full of soldiers, except for the servants of the Taifu's mansion, there were only seven or eight outsiders.

They shivered and knelt in a corner, guarded by soldiers.

Seeing Deng Yi and his party walk in, some people couldn't help shouting, "Teacher, we are wronged." Others also shouted, "Teacher, we are not in the same party."

They knelt down and kowtowed.

Deng Yi didn't look sideways as if he didn't hear it.

Xiao Xun was attracted and looked over.

"It's the person who was waiting to see the Taifu at the gatehouse." The guard said hastily.

When the three people who assassinated Deng Yi appeared, some people were already sitting in the concierge of Taifu's mansion. After the assassination happened, they were guarded.

Xiao Xun withdrew his gaze, turned his head and told Ning Kun: "These people should also be investigated, and the number of guards in Taifu's mansion will be doubled..."

As he spoke, he felt that the peripheral vision in the corner of his eyes became slow, and he saw the kneeling people rolling on the ground like a ball...

Everything seemed to become very slow, but very quickly, the seven or eight people broke away from the guards of the guards in an instant, and rushed over like eagles with wings spread.

"Your Highness be careful—"

"Your Highness—"

Xiao Xun only felt that his mind was buzzing, and his vision became wobbly. There were people everywhere, as if they wanted to isolate him from the world.

But with a bang, an official in front of him was stabbed through the neck with a knife.

Xiao Xun was pulled back to this world in an instant, he smelled the strong smell of blood, and saw the blood-dripping tip of the knife gleaming with cold light.

assassin.

These assassins are here for him!

The previous assassination of Deng Yi was just a decoy.

The Taifu was assassinated, no matter what, he would come to visit.

As long as he appears, as long as they are close to him, they can kill.

There was another pop, as if there was a wall blocking him, Xiao Xun saw blood splashing behind the wall.

With a sword in Tie Ying's hand, she only swung it once, from top to side and then to diagonally, but three assassins were beheaded.

He clung to Xiao Xun and protected Xiao Xun tightly. With a thrust of his arm, the long sword landed on the heart of another rushing assassin like a ink pen, and the assassin fell to his knees with a thud.

All this happened in an instant, even half of Ning Kun's face remained focused on listening to him, while the other half was distorted in shock.

Xiao Xun's heart was in turmoil, but at the same time he felt extremely at ease, no matter how elusive these assassins were, he would be safe with Tie Ying around.

But as soon as the thought flashed, a corpse on the ground suddenly slid up like a snake and stuck to Tie Ying instantly.

There was another soft pop, and Xiao Xun saw a piece of iron piercing through the back of Tie Ying's neck...

His sight became slow again, watching Tie Ying kneel down slowly, Tie Ying seemed to want to look back at him, but his neck was pinned by the iron rod and he couldn't move, and finally disappeared in front of his eyes...

"do not move."

A cold voice rang in his ears, and a cold touch came from his neck. Xiao Xun shivered and returned to the world.

In the blink of an eye, the world turned into hell.

Surrounded by corpses, he seemed to be standing in a pool of blood.

Ning Kun fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive. Deng Yi was also overturned and thrown on the ground, and was held down by a soft sedan chair. Some officials fell to the ground dead and some crawled around. —

But it's like encountering a barrier and can't get close.

This barrier is him.

"Let go of your son—" the generals shouted angrily.

Xiao Xun heard a chuckle, and he saw a clean chin out of the corner of his eye, and when he had to look again, his shoulder hurt sharply, and the iron rod pierced through.

"Back, back." Ba Gao's voice paused every word, echoing Xiao Xun's screams.

The approaching soldiers retreated as if they had been bounced off by an invisible air bag.

At the same time, Xiao Xun was also pulled back by the other party - behind him was the hall of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and he quickly retreated in.

"You can't escape—"

"Hurry up and grab—"

The generals and soldiers came again.

"If he dares to come in, I'll kill him." The male voice shouted, then raised his foot, and slammed the door shut.

The world seemed to quiet down for an instant.

Xiao Xun saw clearly who was holding him hostage, this time it wasn't a woman—the flashing thought made Xiao Xun extremely ashamed and indignant, why was he held hostage again?

This is a young man, taller and thinner than him, his face is a little gray, it is obvious that he has made a disguise, but he still can't hide his familiarity.

Flying eyebrows, high nose...

"Where did I see you." Xiao Xun endured the pain and blurted out.

The man in front of him smiled: "Me? I have seen the hero of the world save the beauty with my own eyes."

The hero saved the beauty, Xiao Xun was slightly taken aback, and the next moment a female voice sounded in his ears, "I don't care if I drown, this is me and—"

"Ah Jiu!" Xiao Xun said.

Xie Yanlai smiled: "Your Majesty still remembers me? Sure enough, I am outstanding, everyone has a photographic memory."

Maybe he didn't remember him, Xiao Xun looked at him: "Chu Zhao asked you to kill me?"

Xie Yanlai raised her eyebrows: "I have another name, Xie Yanlai."

Thank you Yan!Xiao Xun was surprised, it turned out that he was Xie Yanlai!

Of course he knew about Xie Yanlai, he knew beforehand that Xie Yanfang's brother, but that's all, he didn't care, they were unified as Xie's children, and the Xie's only needed to keep an eye on one Xie Yanfang.

But the past two years were different, especially when this Xie disciple captured the King of Xiliang alive.

This is not something that can be done because of the surname Xie, but because of him.

Unexpectedly, just after he noticed, this person appeared in front of him——

Xiao Xun slightly lowered his eyes to look at the iron stick against his neck.

"Did Xie Yanfang ask you to come?" He said, and then said, "Young Master Xie, do you know that you will never escape if you kill me."

Xie Yan came and said nothing.

Xiao Xun turned his head slightly to look at him: "Young Master Xie, I think with your current achievements, you can have your own future."

Xie Yanlai laughed, a little mockingly.

"Ah Jiu—" Xiao Xun said.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Xun only felt a pain in his neck, and his consciousness froze for a moment. He looked down and saw the iron rod piercing through his neck, and the blood dripped drop by drop on the gorgeous royal robe.

Curious, was he killed?

How can it be?

How could he be killed like this?

He didn't die like this!

Xiao Xun's vision became blurred, and then became extremely clear. He clearly saw himself on the throne wearing a dragon robe, and all the officials bowed down in the hall, including Deng Yi.

He scolded the traitor Xie in the court hall.

When he returned to the harem, Chu Zhao threw himself into his arms and hugged him with a face full of dependence.

This is his fate!

Xie Yanfang had never been close to him at all, let alone Xie Yanlai who was nothing!

He shouldn't have died like this.

This is not his fate!

How could this be?

He must be dreaming.

Xiao Xun slid down against Xie Yanlai's body and knelt down on the ground, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and the voices in his ears also became distant and near.

"Don't call me Ah Jiu, you people, talking about conditions and guessing benefits all day long, I'm so annoying."

"In your hearts, there is nothing in the world that does not pay attention to conditions and does not seek benefits. Is it just what I want to do and what I should do?"

Xie Yanlai frowned and said, looking at Xiao Xun who was kneeling on the ground.

"It's almost enough for you to fight for power and profit with the world as a chessboard. People in the world shouldn't be so unlucky. They live painfully for you and die with gratitude."

He stood one step, and Xiao Xun, who had lost his support, fell to the ground, motionless, blood spreading under his body.

Xie Yanlai watched quietly for a moment, then turned her gaze back and walked around the hall.

He is more familiar with the living room of the Grand Tutor's Mansion than Deng Yi. These days, they use various identities to come in and out to give gifts and deliver goods, and then put the things they prepared here...

He reached out to explore the porcelain vases on the shelf, and his fingers were blackened.

He looked at the tables, chairs and benches again, his eyes gleaming with oil.

He looked again at the cracks in the bricks on the ground, densely packed with black ash.

In fact, they didn't expect to meet Deng Yi today, but they have been waiting for today.

Xie Yanlai took out a handful of torches from her bosom, stood in front of the large screen, looked at the room again, and ignited the matchlock.

The choking smell of smoke permeated the hall, mixed with the sound of zizzing.

"Let go of your son—"

"what on earth do you want?"

"Just mention what you want—"

The officials outside the hall were yelling loudly, the soldiers surrounded the place tightly, and the soldiers and horses outside also surrounded the Taifu Mansion, this street, this half of the city, and the entire city. stand up--

An official standing under the steps sniffed it: "What's the smell?"

He subconsciously raised his head to look ahead, and there was a loud bang in his ears, the flames in front of his eyes shot up into the sky, the heat wave hit his face, and the official yelled and fell backwards.

Deng Yi was being held back by the soldiers so as not to affect the rescue of Xiao Xun. Looking back at this moment, the flames flickered on his face, and the luxurious house in front of him was engulfed by the fire, burning and shattering——

Just like what he did in the Taifu's study in the capital.

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