In Jutan City, in an open space in the back garden of Zhu Mansion, Zhu Feng'er was dancing with her sword. I saw her strong posture, agile movements, galloping and jumping, striking left and right. The sword in her hand was like a dragon out of the sea, flying up and down, dancing with sword flowers.
After completing a sword dance, Zhu Feng'er was dripping with sweat. She took off her silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Ever since Zhu Can betrayed the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Feng'er has been at odds with her father. She was so disheartened that she no longer bothered to ask anything about her father's misdeeds. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind." Every day, she shut herself in her boudoir, read and work as a female worker. When I feel bored in the house, I go to the back garden to dance with my sword, practice boxing, and stretch my muscles.
At last count, she hasn't left the house for more than half a month. The weather was sunny today, and she planned to go out for a walk to relax. Zhu Feng'er returned to the boudoir, freshened up, changed into a set of clothes, and left the room with the sword in hand.
After Zhu Feng'er walked out of the mansion gate, she turned right and walked in the direction of Yan Minchu's house. She hadn't seen Mrs. Yan for a long time and was going to talk to her. Zhu Feng'er walked on the street and found that the street was much deserted than before. There were very few pedestrians, but occasionally one or two soldiers walked past her.
Zhu Feng'er walked for a while and saw two soldiers fighting for something in front of her. One soldier shouted "Give me, give me" and used his hand to pry off the fingers of another soldier, while the soldier clenched his fist tightly. Finally, the man pried off the other person's fingers and snatched the thing away.
Zhu Feng'er's sharp eyes discovered that what they were fighting for was a jade pendant, and the jade pendant seemed a bit familiar. Zhu Feng'er walked over, stretched out her hand and said, "Show me!" When the soldier saw that she was a princess, he did not dare to disobey and obediently put the jade pendant into her palm.
Zhu Feng'er picked up the jade pendant and took a look. The jade pendant was pure in color and introverted in aura, with the word "Tang" engraved on the front. Isn't this a gift from King Chu of the Tang Dynasty to the children of the Yan family? How did it get into their hands? Zhu Feng'er frowned and stared at the two soldiers with stern eyes and said, "Tell me, how did you get this jade pendant?" The two soldiers groaned and refused to tell the truth. Zhu Feng'er got angry and pulled out the sword with a "swish" sound. She put the sharp blade on a soldier's neck and said sternly: "Tell the truth! How did you get the jade pendant? What did you do to the Yan family's children?" The soldier was so frightened that he shouted loudly: "To be honest with the princess, the entire Yan family has been eaten!"
When Zhu Feng'er heard this, her eyes widened in horror, and then a chill hit her heart. She raised the sword in her hand and was about to strike it down. The soldier was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a bang and shouted: "Princess, spare your life. It was General Wu who took us to eat. It's not the villain's fault!"
Perhaps because of the sudden bad news, the stimulation she received was too strong. Zhu Feng'er felt as if all her strength had been drained out of her body. Her whole body was limp and weak. When her fingers loosened, the sword fell to the ground with a clang. When she regained her composure, she found that the two soldiers had fled without a trace.
Zhu Feng'er leaned over and picked up the sword, then staggered towards Yan's house. When I arrived at the courtyard gate, I found that the gate was open. She walked into the yard and saw several stoves built with bricks, with several large iron pots placed on them. There were many gnawed skeletons and bones scattered on the ground, and waves of stench assaulted her nostrils. Zhu Feng'er felt her stomach was churning and had to bend over to vomit.
Zhu Feng'er vomited for a while, turned around and ran out of the yard, came to a secluded place, and leaned against a tree trunk, trembling all over. Her heart was racing. She didn't know how long it took before she calmed down a little, but her face was already filled with tears. She felt guilty and blamed herself for having harmed Mr. Yan's family. At first, when Yan Minchu and Lu Congdian were demoted and living in Nanyang, it was she who advised her father to invite them as guests. Yan Minchu and Lu Congdian were both virtuous people. As the saying goes: "Birds fly with the phoenix, and people with virtuous people are of high moral character." She hoped that with these two gentlemen by her father's side, her father would go on the right path and become a virtuous man. But she never expected that this would be the result.
Zhu Feng'er wiped away the tears on her face, and a wave of anger rushed straight to her forehead: Injustice has its owner, debt has its owner, and blood debt must be paid with blood! She would never let those man-eating demons off easily!
Zhu Feng'er arrived at the barracks and broke into the camp gate. When the sentry saw that she was a princess, he did not dare to stop her. She walked quickly to the central military tent, and a soldier stopped her and said, "Princess, you can't go in!"
"Go away!" Zhu Feng'er glared.
Zhu Feng'er's eyes were like two swords capable of killing people. The soldiers trembled in fright and quickly stepped aside. Zhu Feng'er walked in with thumping steps. When Wu Yuan saw her, he quickly stood up and came towards her, saying, "Princess, why are you here?"
Without saying a word, Zhu Feng'er drew out her sword, stabbed the opponent's chest with the tip of the sword, and said sternly: "Speak quickly! Why did you lead people to eat Yan Minchu and Lu Congdian's whole family?"
"The military rations are not enough. The emperor asked us to use the two families as military rations!" Wu Yuan explained.
"Beast!" Zhu Feng'er felt hot blood rushing to her head. With a strong movement of her wrist, the tip of the sword pierced Wu Yuan's chest.
Wu Yuan stared at her with wide eyes in horror. Immediately, he coughed violently and spit out a few mouthfuls of blood. Then he rolled his eyes and fell down like a piece of rotten wood.
Zhu Feng'er rubbed the sword on the corpse, wiped off the blood on it, and then returned the sword to the sheath. Logically speaking, Zhu Can is the real culprit behind the scenes, and she should kill Zhu Can. But Zhu Can was her biological father after all. If she killed him, she would be committing a crime of treason. Therefore, I had no choice but to take this Wuyuan Sacrificial Sword.
Zhu Feng'er turned around and walked out of the central military tent. When the soldier saw her coming out, he hurriedly walked in and found Wu Yuan's body. He quickly shouted: "No, the princess killed General Wu!" The soldier ran out again. When he entered the tent, he found that Zhu Feng'er had snatched a soldier's horse and galloped out of the barracks.
After Zhu Feng'er killed Wu Yuan, the deputy general immediately ran to report to Zhu Can: "Qi... Qi tells the emperor that the princess killed General Wu."
What? When Zhu Can heard this, his eyes widened. Wu Yuan was his good brother. He had followed him since the uprising and had always been loyal to him. Unexpectedly, he was killed by his own daughter. Zhu Can suddenly became furious and roared: "Where is the princess?"
"Ride away!"
"Bring her back to me right away!"
"Yes!" the deputy general agreed, turned around and was about to leave, but then thought of something, "Your Majesty, what if the princess resists?"
"Then kill without mercy!" Zhu Can gritted his teeth and said.
After Zhu Feng'er rode out of the barracks, she slowed down and didn't know where to go. She sat on the horse and thought that if she killed Wu Yuan, her father would be furious and would never give up. It would be better for her to go out of the city and hide for a few days. Thinking of this, she galloped toward the city gate.
As soon as Zhu Feng'er arrived at the city gate, she heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from behind. She looked back and saw a group of guards chasing after her on horseback. The person at the front shouted: "Stop the princess! Don't let her run away!..."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately intercepted Zhu Feng'er with their halberds, while others were busy closing the city gate. Zhu Feng'er pulled out her sword and stabbed two soldiers who rushed up one after another. She leaped over several wooden thorns and spurred horses with her horse, and rushed out of the city before the city gate closed.
Zhu Feng'er galloped out of nowhere, and when she looked back, she saw that the group of guards had already chased them out of the city. She clamped her legs together, kicked the horse's belly with her spurs, and let the horse run wildly. She ran for more than ten miles in one breath. When she looked back, she saw the people behind her were still chasing after her.
The horse under her crotch was snatched from a soldier. Not only was it not a good horse, but an inferior horse. It could run fast at first, but gradually it couldn't run anymore. Therefore, not only did she fail to get rid of her pursuers, but the distance between the two parties became closer and closer.
After running for a while, the people behind finally caught up and surpassed her. The leading lieutenant turned his horse's head and blocked her way. He looked at her triumphantly and said, "Princess, please follow us back obediently!"
"Don't even think about it!"
"Then I won't be polite!"
"Come on!" Zhu Feng'er said and pulled out the sword.
The deputy general waved his hand, and one of the guards pulled out his sword, rushed forward on horseback, and slashed with the sword. Zhu Feng'er quickly raised his sword to block. The swords on both sides were going back and forth, the blades colliding with each other, making clanging sounds and sparks flying.
The deputy general watched from the sidelines. His idea was very simple. Although the princess was highly skilled in martial arts, she was only one person after all. He had twenty or thirty people under his command. Even if he used wheel warfare, the princess would not be able to parry. When her strength is exhausted or the sword in her hand breaks, she will naturally be captured.
The guard fought with Zhu Feng'er for a while, but his strength was exhausted and he was defeated. Another person rushed forward. In this way, after several rounds, although Zhu Feng'er became more and more courageous on the surface, she was extremely anxious in her heart. The high-intensity confrontation exhausted her physical strength, and her arms felt heavier and heavier. If this continues, how long can I hold on?
At this moment, on a branch road two miles away, a team was coming in a mighty manner. Sitting on a yellow gelding at the front of the team was a young man wearing a goose-yellow robe and a prince's scarf, with a slender figure and handsome features. He is none other than Li Zhiyun, King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Zhiyun took the lead, looking around and suddenly saw two people fighting on the official road in front and right, and the sound of clanking weapons was endless. He took off the telescope hanging on his chest and looked at it. Huh? Isn't the woman who was besieged Zhu Feng'er?
"Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu, take people to rescue Miss Zhu quickly!" Li Zhiyun ordered loudly.
Zhang Zheng and Cai Hukou, who were following Li Zhiyun on horseback, said "I obey" and immediately led a dozen mounted guards to gallop over. There was a rush of killing, and the group of guards were killed in pieces. When the deputy general saw that he could not defeat these ruthless people, he quickly led the remaining troops to flee.
