After Yang Peng finished singing, he looked at Concubine Mu tenderly, and Concubine Mu looked back at Yang Peng with affection in her eyes. Then Concubine Mu seemed to suddenly think of something, her expression changed, and she quickly avoided Yang Peng's eyes. Seeing this, Yang Peng sighed secretly, very depressed. At this time, everyone else was still immersed in the beautiful and lingering atmosphere woven by the song, unable to extricate themselves.
Luo Yanran looked at Yang Peng and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "The King of Yan is so powerful that he dominates the world. What a great hero he is!" But I didn't expect to have such lingering and tender feelings! Iron-blooded tenderness, I’m afraid it’s him that I’m talking about! '
call out……! A sharp whistle suddenly came from outside. Yang Peng frowned slightly, the princesses showed expressions of surprise, and the guards sitting around all stood up suddenly, holding the handle of the knife with their palms. Luo Yanran didn't know what was going on and was very surprised when she saw everyone's reactions.
At this moment, the sound of slashing, screaming, and shouting came from the gate of Fan Tower, which was very chaotic. Luo Yanran suddenly realized something, her expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but become nervous. He quickly looked at Yang Peng, only to see that he was still sitting in his seat drinking and eating with a calm expression. Looking at the princesses, they all acted very calm, except for one or two who looked a little nervous. Luo Yanran couldn't help but admire him very much.
A moment later, the chaotic sound of fighting entered the lobby downstairs. In addition to the sounds of slashing, screams, and shouts, there was also a loud banging sound. It was obvious that tables and chairs were smashed during the fight.
The sound of rapid footsteps came from the stairs. Except for Yang Peng, everyone looked towards the stairs and saw Wang Kai walking quickly with a horizontal knife in his right hand. Wang Kai quickly came behind Yang Peng, knelt down on one knee and reported: "Master, many assassins have come, there are three to four hundred people, and we have blocked them in the hall. However, these assassins are killing randomly in the chaos. Many people were killed by them!"
Luo Yanran saw Yang Peng frown slightly, and then heard him say: "Give me the order, fight and retreat, and lure those assassins here!" Luo Yanran was taken aback; Wang Kai responded and ran down.
A moment later, a chaotic and shocking sound of fighting was heard slowly coming up the stairs. At the same time, there was a sound of screaming and running outside the Fan Tower. That was the people who were eating and drinking in the Fan Tower and crawling out of the Fan Tower. building. Luo Yanran had never experienced such a battle. She heard the chaotic sounds of fighting coming up the stairs and couldn't help but become nervous. However, seeing Yang Peng's calm expression, her nervousness calmed down a lot.
Suddenly, the Yanyun guards retreated from the stairs, and then the stairs looked like a huge fountain. Black-clad assassins poured in one after another. In the blink of an eye, more than three hundred black-clad and masked assassins swarmed upstairs. At the same time, nearly two hundred guards had their swords unsheathed, standing between the assassins and Yang Peng and others, with cold and stern expressions.
Yang Peng left his seat, turned around, and walked in front of the guards. Han Bing, Yeqi Guanyin, Yelu Hanyu, Yang Erya, and Yang Jiumei also stood up, drew their sabers, and walked to Yang Peng's side. Seeing this scene, Yan Ran couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart.
Yang Peng took a look at the assassins in front of him and asked: "Who are you?" A man in black standing in front sneered, raised his long knife with his right hand and pointed it at Yang Peng, and cursed: "You don't need to care who we are. , you are a rebellious minister and traitor, everyone will punish you! Today next year will be your death anniversary!..." Before he could finish his words, Yang Peng suddenly waved his right hand, and at the same time he saw a black shadow flying towards him. , unable to react, he saw the black shadow hit his chest, and a sharp pain hit his chest. He couldn't help but scream and fell backwards. The men in black were startled and took a step back. They quickly looked at the man in black and saw a half-foot-long dagger stuck in his chest, which was completely inserted into the hilt. Their eyes were wide open, filled with horror. He looked so pale, making a gurgling sound from his mouth, and his whole body was trembling.
Yang Peng sneered: "Nonsense! If you want to kill me, it depends on whether you have the ability!"
A man in black raised a long knife and shouted: "Everyone stand shoulder to shoulder and kill him!" Nearly three hundred men in black shouted in unison and rushed towards Yang Peng. Luo Yanran suddenly saw such a scene and was so frightened that she couldn't help but take two steps back. Immediately, more than a hundred secret guards shouted and rushed forward with horizontal swords. In the blink of an eye, four to five hundred people were fighting on the top floor. The swords were flashing and blood was flying. The black-clothed assassins were cut down to the ground, and the screams and the collision of swords were heard! The secret guards were very powerful. Although they faced enemies several times their size, they clearly had the upper hand. They chopped off the heads of the men in black with their swords and severed their bodies, just like tigers entering a flock of sheep. Luo Yanran was horrified. In the past, she had only heard about how brave General Yan Yun was, but only now did she feel how powerful General Yan Yun was. He was truly as powerful as a wolf and a tiger!
The leading man in black was horrified when he saw how ferocious the hidden guards were, and secretly thought: Just now these people fled in panic under the fierce attack from their own side, how come they have become so powerful now? ! Little did he know that the secret guards had just been ordered to lead them up to the top floor to prevent the people downstairs from suffering. It was not that they could not defeat them. Now that they had reached the top of the building, they no longer had any scruples and their power was fully unleashed. Naturally, they were the same as those downstairs. Times were completely different.
The leading man in black saw his own casualties getting heavier and heavier, and becoming more and more chaotic, while the opponent became more and more courageous and fierce as he fought. He knew that if this continued, he would not be able to kill Yang Peng even if all of his own troops were killed. He immediately shouted and rushed out of the battle group, charging straight towards Yang Peng with his sword drawn. Many women couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw this scene.
Yang Peng saw the man in black howling and rushing toward him, and smiled slightly. The shadow next to him flashed, and Ye Qi Guanyin rushed out with a scimitar and intercepted the man in black. The man in black wanted to kill Yang Peng, but when he saw a woman standing in front of him with a knife, he was so angry that he wanted to kill this ignorant woman in one fell swoop before going to kill Yang Peng. When he thought of this, he yelled and raised the long knife in his hand. Lift it up and strike it down on the head of Ye Qi Guanyin! Ye Qi Guanyin raised her scimitar, and the two blades collided violently with a loud clang! The leader in black felt incredible when he saw the woman blocking his thunderous blow. He immediately raised his right foot and wanted to kick her in the abdomen.
However, to the surprise of the leader in black, the opponent was faster than him. As soon as he lifted his foot, the opponent's right foot had already kicked him! The man in black was startled when he saw the opponent's powerful kick. He tried to dodge, but it was too late. He immediately held back his breath and withstood the blow! With a bang, Ye Qi Guanyin's right foot hit the leader in black in the abdomen. The man in black grunted and staggered back two steps! The blood in Ye Qi Guanyin's body was already boiling, and a bloodthirsty light radiated from his eyes. He immediately gave a sweet shout, stepped forward, and the scimitar in his hand turned into a stream of light and swept across the neck of the leader in black! The black-clothed leader's martial arts were actually very strong. If he hadn't been careless, he wouldn't have been kicked in the abdomen by Ye Qi Guanyin in one move. At this moment, he saw his opponent's scimitar coming across at a very fast speed. He didn't have time to think carefully and raised his hand. Raise the long knife block!
Snapped! The two weapons collided and sparks flew everywhere. Ye Qi Guanyin immediately turned around, and the scimitar in his hand swept towards the opponent from another direction. The leader in black quickly used the knife to block, and there was another loud snap, and the leader in black couldn't help but take a step back. Ye Qi Guanyin attacked fiercely one after another, sweeping or slashing with the scimitar in his hand, attacking the black-clothed leader like a violent storm. The black-clothed leader parried again and again, and the clanging sound of the swords clashing together was heard. His feet kept retreating, and he was filled with horror. I have long heard that there are several women with strong martial arts skills around King Yan. I didn’t believe it at first, but now I am facing this woman who is more terrifying than a cheetah. It’s hard not to believe it.
The black-clothed leader fought with Ye Qian Guanyin for more than a dozen moves, and then with a bang, his back hit the pillar and he could no longer retreat. The black-clothed leader was startled. He saw the cold light flashing and his opponent's scimitar slashing at him diagonally. It was inevitable that he could avoid it. He immediately became desperate, yelled, and slashed at Ye Qi Guanyin's left shoulder with his sword. Yang Peng didn't expect that the man in black would use the same-die style of attack. He was taken aback and wanted to rescue him. However, the two sides were several feet apart and it was already too late.
Snapped! The scimitar in Ye Qi Guanyin's hand suddenly turned around, and the end of the handle hit the black-clothed leader's wrist hard. The black-clothed leader was slashing at Ye Qi Guanyin's left shoulder with all his strength. With such a collision, the two forces combined, The black-clothed leader only felt a huge force hit his wrist, which felt as if it was broken. He could no longer hold the handle of the knife, and the long knife flew out of his hand.
When Yang Peng and others saw this scene, they couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Then they saw that Ye Guanyin was about to kill him, and they immediately shouted: "Leave alive!" He flipped the blade and prepared to swipe across the opponent's neck. At this moment, he heard Yang Peng's cry, and immediately pressed the scimitar down with all his strength. The scimitar passed across the shoulder of the black-hand leader, tearing open a long wound, and blood surged wildly. The black-clothed leader couldn't help but scream, and was immediately kicked in the abdomen by Ye Qi Guanyin. He flew up into the air and fell heavily to the ground. Immediately, two flying phoenix female guards came forward and caught the black-clothed leader.
The fight between Ye Qi Guanyin and the leader in black didn't last long, but the intensity was frightening. Luo Yanran's heart was still pounding at this moment.
Yedi Guanyin returned to Yang Peng and said with a smile: "Brother!" Yang Peng reached out and stroked her hair, and said with lingering fear: "You scared me just now!" Yedi Guanyin showed a joyful expression.
The black-clothed assassins were already staggering and frightened after being killed by the secret guards. Now they saw their leader being captured. They were frightened and wanted to run away for their lives. At this moment, a beautiful woman led dozens of hidden assassins and rushed up from the stairs. A burst of killings cut off the assassins' escape path. The assassins were surrounded by secret guards, panicking and not knowing what to do. The beautiful woman raised her voice and said: "If you don't want to die, put down your weapons!" The assassins looked at each other, threw away their weapons, knelt down and begged for mercy, and the sound of begging for mercy echoed on the top floor.
The beautiful woman's eyes widened and she shouted: "As a killer, you are so afraid of death. How can you behave like this? Shut up!" All the killers were shocked and quickly closed their mouths, looking at the beautiful woman helplessly. Beautiful woman, the scene immediately became quiet.
The beautiful woman and Wang Kai came to Yang Peng together, clasped their fists and bowed: "Master, all the assassins have been taken down except the ones who were killed, and no one escaped!" Yang Peng nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work. ”
At this time, rumbling footsteps were heard outside Tianjing Hotel, and then someone was heard shouting: "Surround Tianjing Hotel, don't let any assassin go!" All the troops agreed in unison, and then poured into Fan Tower. Come.
After a while, a general in armor ran up. When he saw Yang Peng, he hurriedly came forward to pay homage: "I will pay my respects to the King of Yan! I neglected my duty and allowed the assassin to disturb the King of Yan!" This city defense general had a dark complexion and a strong physique. Xiongzhuang was none other than Niu Ben, the general at that time. Ever since he defected to Yanyun, he had been loyal to Yang Peng. He followed Yang Peng in the north and south and made numerous military exploits. That's why he now sits in the position of general of Tianjing New City's defense. At this time, Niu Ben felt very uneasy. Although the assassin sneaked into the city, it had nothing to do with him as the city defense general. However, the city defense general was responsible for the security of Tianjing New City. An assassination of King Yan actually happened in Tianjing New City. He This city defense general is probably to blame.
Yang Peng said: "Press all these assassins into the Dali Temple prison." At this moment, rapid footsteps came from the stairs, but it was the governor of Tianjing New City Hua Jieyu, Chai Yongqi, Huang Qiaoyun and other civil servants and generals who arrived. Everyone was panicking. I was so anxious that I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that Yang Peng was safe and sound. He hurriedly came forward and said, "I am late to save you. Please forgive me, King Yan!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Okay, okay, let's all get up." Everyone thanked them, stood up, and stepped aside. They glanced at the men in black who were kneeling on the ground not far away and were being escorted by the guards. They couldn't help but frown. He frowned and secretly guessed.
Yang Peng said to Niu Ben: "Pulse all the assassins into the Dali Temple prison. The assassin leader will be detained separately from the other assassins!" Niu Ben clasped his fists and agreed. He immediately called the soldiers of the city defense army and ordered the soldiers to tie up the assassins and take them down. .
Yang Peng saw the corpses scattered upstairs. He didn't have anything to do, but it wouldn't be good to let his wives and children stay here, so he said: "Go back home!" Yang Peng, his wives, concubines, children, and Concubine Mu , Xiao Zhao You, and Luo Yanran, the maid, left the Tianjing Hotel and returned to the palace, supported by the guards and city defense troops.
On the way, Luo Yanran said goodbye to Yang Peng and others, and returned to Zhao Mansion with her maid Yun'er.
The two masters and maids were walking on the street. At this time, almost every household had lit lamps. Many people came to the street and looked in the direction of Tianjing Hotel. There were many discussions, and many people showed worries. Luo Yanran thought of what she had just experienced and felt as if she was in a dream. She thought that the princess named Ye Qi Guanyin actually defeated the assassin leader and captured her with a scimitar. She couldn't help but admire her. She felt that she was really a hero among women! He lowered his head and murmured: "Yeqi Guanyin? This seems to be the name of the Khitan people. Why is there a Khitan princess beside King Yan?" Not many people in the world know the name of Yeqi Guanyin, but if the eldest princess Yeqi is mentioned, , it is well known that children stop crying.
Yun'er was shocked and said: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect that I would meet an assassin who assassinated King Yan! I'm really, really scared to death!..." At this point, he couldn't continue, his little face turned pale, and his eyes His eyes trembled.
Luo Yanran said: "The King of Yan rose up in the Sixteenth State of Yanyun. In just two or three years, he defeated powerful enemies and swept across the Central Plains. Naturally, he forged countless grudges. Some people wanted to kill him. This is a normal thing. Just want to kill King Yan, it's really not easy!" Yun'er thought of those hidden killers who killed people like chopping vegetables, and nodded with deep sympathy, subconsciously feeling that those palace guards were really scarier than assassins.
Luo Yanran suddenly thought of Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng, frowned slightly, and said to herself: "Although I don't like these two people, and they are very rude to me, but after all, I invited them out, and something like this happened." , but we can’t turn a blind eye to them! 'As soon as I thought of this, I stopped, turned around and walked towards Tianjing Hotel. Yun'er was very surprised and hurriedly chased after her, asking: "Miss, where are you going? Aren't you going back to Miss Zhao?" "To Tianjing Hotel." Luo Yanran said, and kept walking. Yun'er was extremely surprised. Seeing that the lady had gone far away, she quickly chased after her.
His eyes turned to Yang Peng. Jiang Li asked Yang Peng: "Master, why don't you interrogate those assassins immediately?"
Yang Peng said: "I'm too lazy to bother, just leave it to Hua Jieyu to investigate." Suddenly he remembered something and asked: "Who first discovered the assassin and sent the signal?" Jiang Li said: "It was Yan Ji." He glanced at the beautiful woman who was following far behind him. She was the beautiful woman who led dozens of secret guards to cut off the assassin's retreat. She had a hot figure and a beautiful face. She was the one who had been following Mu in the past. Yan Ji next to the imperial concubine. Now Yan Ji and her sisters from the Maiden Palace have joined the Feifeng Female Guards. Yan Ji is now a captain of the Feifeng Female Guards, but their Feifeng Female Guards do not live there. In the palace, he lived with Concubine Mu and was responsible for protecting Concubine Mu and Xiao Zhao You.
Yang Peng smiled at Yan Ji, but Yan Ji just pretended not to see it.
Yang Peng turned around and told Jiang Li: "After you return, go to the warehouse to get one thousand taels of silver, buy some rouge, gouache, silk, cloth, earrings and jewelry to give to Yan Ji and the others!" Jiang Li smiled. nodded.
Luo Yanran and her maidservant returned to the outside of the Tianjing Hotel. They saw that the Tianjing Hotel had been controlled by the city defense army. Many people gathered around and talked about it: "I heard that someone assassinated King Yan!" "Fuck!" , which bastard is so impatient that he dares to assassinate King Yan?" "Hey, I wonder how King Yan is doing, is everything going to be okay?" "Don't worry, King Yan is very well, I saw him just now! "Hey, this incident probably also shows that there are some problems with King Yan's policies!" The person who said this was a well-dressed Confucian scholar, and his words immediately attracted many angry looks.
Luo Yanran, the master and the maidservant, walked towards the entrance of Tianjing Hotel, and were immediately stopped by a city defense soldier, who said, "Miss, this place has been sealed off, no one can enter, please leave quickly!" Luo Yanran said hurriedly: "Master Jun, I'm here to find someone. I have two people I know. I wonder how they are doing now?" The soldier shook his head and said, "I don't know anything. You can't go in to find someone." Yes, let’s go!”
Luo Yanran felt helpless when she saw that the soldiers had no room for negotiation. She looked at the Tianjing Hotel and was worried about the situation of Shang Shihengzhuang Shaocheng. Turn around and prepare to leave. At this time, an officer came up from behind, clasped his fists and bowed: "The princess has arrived, I am sorry for the delay in greeting her from afar!" Luo Yanran couldn't help being surprised when she heard him call her princess, and then she understood: 'I think this officer saw me walking with King Yan, so he took me for granted and regarded me as the princess. 'Thinking of this, my heart can't help but beat.
When the officer saw that Luo Yanran was silent, he thought she was angry, and quickly shouted to the soldier who had just stopped Luo Yanran: "Come here and apologize to the princess!" The soldier was flustered, and hurried over, knelt down and kowtowed: "Little man , the villain is short-sighted and has offended the queen, please forgive me!"
Luo Yanran came back to her senses and said anxiously: "I, I'm not..." The officer quickly smiled and said: "Subordinates, you only know it in your own heart and will never make it public!" When Luo Yanran saw what he said, she stopped saying anything. .
The officer glanced at the soldier kneeling aside and said angrily: "This guy actually hit my mother-in-law. He really deserves death! I will definitely punish you severely when I go back!" Luo Yanran saw the soldier's face pale and frightened, He couldn't help but feel pity and said: "If you don't know, you are not guilty, so you don't need to be punished!" The officer quickly agreed, turned to the soldiers and shouted: "I still don't thank you for your kindness!" The soldiers reacted and quickly kowtowed. He looked very grateful. In fact, such a situation will never happen in Yanyun's main force. For the soldiers of Yanyun's main force, military law is like a mountain. In front of military law, not to mention the princess, even the King of Yan must abide by it. Violators of military law will be dealt with. That soldier will be punished. Even if the person who blocked her was the real princess, it was a very legitimate thing and there was no need to apologize like this. However, the city defense troops of Tianjing New City and Yanjing are different from the main force of Yanyun. They are more sophisticated and diplomatic.
The officer bowed and asked, "I wonder if my subordinate Zhang Chun can do anything for your Majesty?" Luo Yanran said, "I have two people I know here. I don't know how they are doing now. I want to go see them." , I wonder if the general can be accommodating."
Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Your Majesty wants to find someone, what else is there to say? Please come down with me." Luo Yanran didn't expect that the other party actually agreed immediately. In surprise, she nodded quickly and said: "Thank you, General!" Zhang Chun was flattered and waved his hands quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare, how dare I say thank you to the empress? It is a blessing that I have cultivated in my previous life to serve the empress. Empress, please follow me down!" Immediately, he led the way, General Luo. Yanran and Yun'er both led in.
At this time, the people nearby started talking: "Who is that woman in white? How could she get in?" "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear the officer call her empress? She is a princess, of course. You can go in!" "She looks very beautiful, but I can't see her face. I don't know which princess she is!" The person who said this looked curious, and the others cursed angrily: "How can the princess's true face be different? You, the toad-like person, can see it!" The man from before said angrily: "Aren't you just like me? We are all toads, what's there to say!" There was a roar of laughter at the scene.
The officer led Luo Yanran and his maid into the Tianjing Hotel. At this time, many sergeants were cleaning the scene, and the lobby was in a mess with broken tables and chairs.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
