"Ling Yun, you...what do you want?..."
Yuan Chao took advantage of the situation and wanted to humiliate the imperial concubine Mo Shuiling, but he was unexpectedly hit by Ling Yun on his acupuncture point. He couldn't help but panicked and said with a trembling voice.
"What do I think? Of course I want to avenge my shame!... There is a saying that June's debt can be repaid quickly; now God's will has made you, Mr. Yuan, fall into my hands again - you said this If I don’t take revenge now, when will I wait?”
Ling Yun's last few words were extremely clear and low, and a cold and sharp aura suddenly emanated from his body, which was a cold murderous intention.
"No, no! Ling Yun, you can't kill me!" Yuan Chaoshan said hoarsely: "Everyone knows that you are an upright and honorable man, but just now you attacked me from behind, so even if you kill me, you will still win. I’m not willing to fight, I’m not willing…and I also know that you, Master Ling, are not such a person, you won’t just kill me for no reason, you definitely won’t…”
"Really?" Ling Yun snorted coldly, "Don't use the so-called moral standards of a gentleman to kidnap me! Does a despicable villain like you deserve to be called a gentleman?
"Yuan Chao, even if I don't care about the bad things you did in the past, just because you are so bold and want to molest your mother now, you still deserve to die!"
The more he talked, the angrier he became, and suddenly he raised his hand and drew his sword, "White rainbow penetrated the sun", and with a swoop, the long sword penetrated deeply into Yuan Chao's chest!
The dripping blood spurted out immediately and splashed on Ling Yun's black clothes, forming a strange brown color that was blurred and shocking.
Yuan Chao screamed miserably, opened his eyes, and moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but finally couldn't.
The moment Ling Yun drew his sword, his trembling body fell down heavily, like a piece of dead wood without any life.
At this time, he was furious, his bloodshot eyes were still wide open, and he seemed extremely unwilling to accept it; the tragic scenes in the prison in the past flashed before his eyes one after another like an electric shock:
Instructing jailer Zhang Hu to poison Ling Yun's tea... He arranged for Shen Hai to enter the cell to kill him... He set fire to the prison and committed murder... He wanted to reduce Ling Yun and the cell to ashes... He framed Ling Yun for murdering and escaping from prison...
Thinking about it now, he really regretted why he didn't kill Ling Yun in the first place? If he could have been killed at that time, there would not have been the disaster today...
Princess Mo Shuiling witnessed the bloody scene that was taking place from the side. She was so shocked that her face turned pale, her hair stood on end, and she screamed in horror and covered her eyes.
Du Zhenghai looked at her frightened look and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort you: "Ling'er, are you scared? In fact, you don't have to pity him, because this kind of person deserves to die. He deserved what he got today. !Okay, it’s okay, it’s okay…”
He tilted his head and approached her, and his cold voice contained a hint of tenderness, tenderness, and affection, which made her originally uneasy heart relax a little.
She raised her face and took a deep breath, staring blankly at Yuan Chao's body that collapsed on the ground, almost lifeless, her teeth still chattering uncontrollably, "Then what should we do now?... …”
Just as he was talking, he heard a commotion outside. It was probably the guards from the palace who had heard the news and came over.
Du Zhenghai's originally gloomy expression suddenly turned sharp and serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The matter has come to this, either the fish will die or the net will be broken, let's fight to the death!"
Ling Yun took back his sword, casually raised his eyelids, looked at him with deep eyes and said, "Of course you and I can fight our way out of the palace, but what about Ling Concubine?"
Mo Shuiling's eyes were slightly red, and the tip of her nose was sour, and she said numbly: "Now that things have come to an end, we have to leave one by one - you go quickly and leave me alone!..."
Du Zhenghai said emotionally: "If you want to leave, let's go together; if we can't escape, we will die together!"
Mo Shuiling's gleaming apricot eyes were filled with water, and she choked with sobs: "Brother Du!..."
"When an emergency comes, all we think about is fighting to the death. Alas, can't we think of other alternative ways to change this unfavorable situation?" Ling Yun frowned and sneered disapprovingly.
"Oh?..." Du Zhenghai looked at him with burning eyes and said, "Then what should I do from Brother Ling's perspective?"
Ling Yun's eyes were determined, shining with the starlight, "I thought of an idea that might have both worlds; and no one needs to die, and today's plan can still be accomplished!"
Du Zhenghai's eyes flashed and he said anxiously: "Tell me, what's your idea?"...
Dark clouds flowed in the silent night sky, the moon was blocked, and even the stars were dim; the entire palace was lonely and desolate, the night was as cold as water, and shrouded in a layer of darkness.
Li Zhishan, the commander of the imperial guards, had already fallen asleep. Suddenly he heard the news that there was a fire in Qixia Pavilion. He couldn't help but turn pale with fright. He hurriedly put on his clothes, grabbed his sword and rushed over with guard Zhao Ying and others.
From a distance, I could see smoke billowing, flames rising, and a lot of shouting and noise from the Qixia Pavilion. He secretly shouted, "Oops!..." He quickened his pace.
As he got closer, he could see blazing flames scurrying around, tongues of fire touching the ground licking the surrounding objects, and a suffocating pungent smell filling the air.
The panicked maids, eunuchs and others were running around like headless flies, shouting and making chaos.
Before they reached the palace gate, they saw a flash of figures in the palace. A masked man in black glided out of the palace wall and ran outside with the force of a "swallow grabbing water".
Li Zhishan thought to himself that this person must be an assassin, so he ordered the guards on his left and right to open their bows and fire arrows. Immediately, arrows flew like rain, shooting towards the masked man in black.
The masked man in black had extremely strong skills. He performed several graceful "kites flips" in the air, and at the same time performed the "North Wind Blowing Snow" style. With a wave of his long sword, all random arrows fell to the ground.
At this time, another figure flashed in the palace, and a man chased him out with a sword in his hand, shouting in a deep voice: "Bold thief, where are you going?"
Under the hazy moonlight, everyone saw that the man they chased was dressed in the uniform of an imperial guard. However, the night was too dark, and his figure and face were a little blurry, so they couldn't clearly see who it was.
As he spoke, the masked assassin in black and the Ouchi guard ran several feet away one after the other.
Li Zhishan's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he ordered his left and right: "Hurry up and chase, don't let the assassin go!"
The guards shouted, then chased down with swords in hand.
Li Zhishan here was worried about Concubine Ling's safety and rushed to Qixia Pavilion. At this time, the patrolling guards had already participated in putting out the fire. People were coming in and out, looking panicked, creating a panic and tense atmosphere.
Li Zhishan couldn't help but feel his heart sink, and thought to himself: "Lingfei is the beloved concubine of the Holy One, and the Holy One loves her very much. Tonight there is a fire in Qixia Pavilion and there are assassins. If there is anything wrong with Lingfei, I will I really can’t eat anymore and I just walked away!”
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and a layer of dense sweat broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly arranged for his confidant Zhao Ying to go find out the situation.
Zhao Ying took the order and hurried away. After a moment, he turned around and reported to Li Zhishan:
A total of two assassins came tonight. Yuan Chao and Zhou Shan were on night duty, so they encountered and fought with the assassins. The two assassins were extremely vicious and highly skilled in martial arts. Although one assassin was killed on the spot, Yuan Chao also died in the line of duty...
When Li Zhishan heard that Yuan Chao was dead, he felt a bang in his head and almost collapsed to the ground. He half-opened his mouth and let out a hoarse scream. His chest was in pain as if it had been split open by a knife. He murmured: "What, Yuan Chao is dead? How could it be possible, how could it be..."
Zhao Ying lifted up her sleeves and wiped her sweaty and tearful face, and choked with sobs: "Sir, this is true! I heard it from the mouth of Empress Lingfei's maid, Xiuju."
Li Zhishan glanced briefly and said with some sadness in his eyes: "What happened next?"
Zhao Ying lowered her head to calm down the chaotic emotions and said dumbly: "When they were fighting fiercely, they accidentally knocked over the candle in the panic and ignited the curtain, which caused the fire. In the chaos, another assassin escaped. , Zhou Shan has already chased the thief."
"Zhou Shan?..." Li Zhishan's deep eyes like an autumn pool turned thoughtfully.
Because Zhou Shan was introverted and didn't interact with many people, and Li Zhishan had many subordinates, he was not impressed by this mediocre subordinate.
Zhao Ying said: "Yes, it's Zhou Shan. He is Yuan Xiaowei's subordinate and his sworn brother. I heard that their relationship is strong."
Li Zhishan nodded. I thought to myself: "This Zhou Shan works under Yuan Chao. He is usually taciturn and low-key. I didn't pay much attention to him. I didn't expect that he is not afraid of death. He dares to go alone in the face of such a powerful enemy. Chasing is quite impressive!"
Zhao Ying saw that Li Zhishan was just silent, so she cautiously said: "Commander Li——"
"By the way, how is Concubine Ling now?" Li Zhishan came back to his senses and his expression returned to its previous deep and sinister state.
Zhao Ying said: "I heard from Xiuju and the others that after the fire broke out in Qixia Pavilion, thanks to the timely arrival of the patrolling guards, Concubine Ling was rescued from danger. Now the concubine is resting in the nearby Yuchen Palace for the time being."
Li Zhishan frowned slightly and asked nervously, "Is there anything wrong with Concubine Ling?"
Zhao Ying said: "My queen is not seriously injured, she was just a little frightened."
Li Zhishan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Just as he was talking, another maid named Caiping walked out of Yuchen Palace with a solemn expression.
When Li Zhishan and Zhao Ying met, his heart throbbed unconsciously, and he hurried forward to greet him...
