Chapter 40: The Killer
More and more people joined in, and the situation of the arrogant killing of the men in black suddenly showed a weak state, they were already short of manpower, and the dense arrow rain in the forest had turned into sporadic arrows, how could this be good?
The master had been planning for this assassination for too long, and even they had been preparing for a long time, thinking that they could be accomplished, but now they have become like this.
The killer was a little agitated, he would rather die here than go back to accept the torture of his heart. Hidden in the bushes, he quickly pulled out a firework from his waist, and the success or failure was all in one fell swoop, hoping that Moonset would fulfill their agreement.
With a "boom", fireworks exploded in the air. Everyone in the battle noticed the strangeness in the sky, but they didn't care about it for a moment. At the same time, the moonset envoy who was wrapped in the crowd with a big waist and a round waist showed a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, but others didn't see it.
Yuan Hongxuan and Shen Yuqian quickly talked while resisting the sword qi.
"Brother Yuqian, this fireworks bomb must be launched at this time, you must be careful." His thin lips pursed slightly, his brow furrowed tighter, and the coldness on his face became stronger.
"Okay, Zhi'er, you and your father and mother try to be together, don't run around. If the situation becomes more chaotic in a while, you must not panic, and you must not go into the woods. ”
Bei Yiyuan, who was not far away, clearly heard their conversation, and he shouted loudly to the retreating crowd; "Everyone cheer up, maybe there is still an ambush for the assassins, and you must protect the emperor."
"Yes", Bei Anhuang, who was surrounded by four human walls, looked at Bei Yiyuan, who was still calmly commanding everyone in this situation, and felt a little relieved in his heart.
Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, several groups of black-clothed people gathered in all directions, although they were also black, they were obviously not on the same road as the ones just now, they not only wore black scarves on their faces, but also tied their heads.
As these men approached, a raging fire broke out in the camps that were scattered next to each other, apparently blocking their retreat.
In order to prevent rain, the tarpaulin of the tent was soaked in oil, so that the fire spread even more rapidly, and from a distance, it looked like a fiery snake, whistling behind them.
Miao Zhi clutched the corners of her clothes tightly, and her anxious and worried eyes did not stop at Shen Yuqian and Yuan Hongxuan, afraid that if they were not careful, the sword would come up.
The previous man in black saw that the reinforcements were coming, and his morale soared. The whole body seemed to have strength, and it forced Bei'an Huang and the others to the point where there was no way to retreat.
Here, the stern Qimang jumped and shuttled between the towering trees, and the wind was blowing under his feet, and he couldn't wait to fly out of Xu Fushan at this moment.
Long before Yuan Hongxuan returned to the big tent, he ordered Qimang to quietly inform the royal soldiers and horses stationed at the foot of the mountain.
He began to use his internal strength, and he walked faster through the mountains and forests, and he also held a small bronze medal in his hand, which was the token of Bei Yiyuan.
The red light of the fire illuminated the faces of everyone in front of the tent, some anxious, some panicked, but more than that, fearful of the arrival of death.
Miao Zhi clutched the corners of her clothes tightly, and her face was bloodless in horror, the eldest brother's left wrist was stabbed, and even the clothes on Yuan Hongxuan's shoulder were cut out of a big hole.
But they couldn't stop, they could only keep waving the sword in their hands to protect the safety of those behind them.
Many Praetorian Guards fell, corpses were strewn across the clearing, and Bei Anhuang looked at the current situation with cold eyes, holding back a monstrous anger in his chest.
The people who fought against the man in black in front were all injured, and their clothes were tattered, and they were obviously tired. How can it be good to go on like this, is my new line of the north going to be buried here?
Bei Anhuang clenched his fists, there was an anxious look in his eyes, and the first concubine beside him hugged Lan Miyun, who had already fainted, and there were clear tooth marks on her pale lips.
Unlike the sound of killing in the clearing, a horse was kicking the grass under him by the babbling stream in the distance, its huge nostrils spewing hot breath from time to time, and its sharp ears kept shaking on its head in order to drive away the insects that could not stop fluttering.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I wish you and me a great victory this time." The man was pinching a luminous cup between his knuckled fingers, wasn't it Yuan Hongyi, who had been hiding in the "Huaixiang Pavilion".
Under the mottled shadows of the trees, his face could not find the slightest bit of a man's handsomeness, but it was extremely beautiful, yes, it was the same as the beauty of a woman, if it weren't for the Adam's apple moving up and down and the gloom that flashed in his eyes from time to time, I am afraid that he would really admit his mistake.
Before the person on the other side could speak, he had already drunk the elixir in the cup in one gulp, half-covering his eyes, as if he was recalling the taste of wine.
Different from Yuan Hongyi's elation, at this time, Bei Yiyu, who was dressed in a silver flag suit, gritted his silver teeth, he resisted the urge to strangle the person in front of him, and gritted his teeth and said: "You want me to be charged with killing the king."
"Eh, don't be angry, Your Royal Highness the Prince, didn't you agree with this plan before?" He paused, and the conversation changed, "Now that I have the support of the moonset, isn't it even more like a tiger?" ”
With a sneer, he didn't look at the annoyed Bei Yiyu, and filled the luminous cup in his hand again.
"That plan was canceled a few days ago, how can you act on your own, have you forgotten our covenant? Besides, this is my territory, whether I want to cooperate with Moonset or not, I will count. ”
Bei Yiyu roared excitedly, his eyes were about to erupt with fire, and the anger gathered in his chest seemed to burn Yuan Hongyi in front of him to ashes.
"Of course I remember, I'm the dignified prince of Dongyuan, when I don't talk anymore." His anger was also about to come out, and he was stunned to suppress it, after all, he had done something from today's matter, and then his face changed, and he handed over another cup.
"Don't be angry? It's my fault, but if you think about it, I didn't do so much for you. Seeing that Bei Yiyuan looked at each other angrily, he didn't take the glass of wine, he shook the cup eagerly.
"You and I have been conspiring for a long time, and things have never taken a big turn. My father's time is short, and the situation in the court is quite unfavorable to me, and all the courtiers are planning to bring Bei Yiyuan back to the Eastern Yuan Dynasty as soon as possible, and I am also forced to do so. ”
"What's more, isn't your father also secretly disintegrating the power of your Lan family, although Moonset agrees to cooperate with you and me for some reason this time, but it has done you and me a great favor."
Bei Yiyu listened carefully, his anger subsided little by little, and he took the wine glass and motioned for Yuan Hongyi to continue.
"If you succeed today, you won't kill two birds with one stone. Think about it, if your father is assassinated, he will die along with the other two princes. Although your Lan family's power is not as strong as before, it is easy to put you on the throne. Even if those two princes don't die, what can they do."
He didn't say any more, his slender eyebrows raised, and he took a sip of the wine in his glass.
Bei Yiyu was a little excited, and his eyes radiated a greedy light, as if he was sitting on the golden throne in the next second.
"Even if my father doesn't die, the court will inevitably be in turmoil, so my Lan family will also have some respite." He smiled sadly as he spoke.