The man ran so fast that he almost collided with him.

Then the man suddenly knelt in front of him, kowtowed to him and said, "Your Majesty, your subordinates are guilty, and your subordinates failed to complete the task." ”

Only then did Qiu Yexian see clearly that the wind-like person in front of him was Xie Xiao?

He was immediately dizzy and almost unsteady on his feet.

He didn't have to ask, he could tell...... Xie Xiao's ...... Not good news.

He felt that his strength was rapidly draining, just as he was rapidly aging and decaying.

And he, without any psychological preparation.

But he still insisted on not falling, and insisted on facing Xie Xiao: "Battle...... Bureau...... How to ......"

His voice was hoarse, like a seriously ill old man confessing his last words.

Xie Mei closed her eyes and was gloomy: "When I was about to succeed, Feng Ruoxing suddenly appeared with troops and surrounded us heavily, so we missed the opportunity to kill Prince Xing, and were attacked from front to back, unable to return to the sky." ”

Autumn Night String only felt black in front of him.

Although his eyes were still open, he could see nothing but darkness.

The sun seemed to be warm today, but he couldn't feel any temperature.

He could even feel the whole world crumbling, shattering, and trying to bury him.

But he didn't fall.

He heard his own voice calmly, as if another self was speaking calmly: "How long can it last?" ”

Xie Xiao said: "At most, it will be dark." Your Majesty, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, you ...... Your subordinates beg you to leave the palace for the time being, and wait for the opportunity to fight back. ”

Hehe, Autumn Night String laughed in his heart.

He was originally born to a lowly palace maid, there is no strong maternal clan to be around, there is no strong armed backing, and there are powerful enemies, once he escapes from the palace, will he still have a chance to turn over?

No way.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates can always block it if you reconcile with Lord Wu and Lord Wu, please ask the emperor to ......"

He faintly heard Xie Xiao persuading him to leave.

He still couldn't see the scene in front of him clearly, but he had to be calm and not show flaws: "You immediately gather the soldiers and horses from all over the city, and order them to guard the palace and defend it to the end." ”

When it came to this, he could only keep it.

Do your best to defend the palace.

Can't hold it?

Hehe, it's just a matter of becoming a king or defeating a villain.

Xie Xiao raised his head and saw that the emperor in front of him was still so calm, and he was finally a little relieved.

He was really afraid that the emperor would not be able to hold it before, but now it seems that the emperor's psychological endurance is far beyond his imagination.

"Your Majesty, the minister failed to complete the task, and he should be executed......"

"Let's get people together." Qiu Yexian didn't want to listen to him anymore, didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, just wanted to get him away quickly, "Go immediately, don't delay." ”

"Subordinates obey." Xie Xiao didn't dare to ask the emperor how he planned to arrange it, and he knew that time was pressing, so he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he got up and ran.

When he had run a little farther, Qiu Yexian rushed into the bushes next to him and hugged a tree that was not too big or small.

Because of the lack of strict guards in the palace, and the fact that all the concubine palaces were blocked, he was only followed by dozens of personal soldiers, and he didn't have to worry about others seeing his gaffe for the time being.

He's scared right now. Very flustered. Very nervous. It's very uncomfortable.

He was like he was seriously ill, with headaches, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, limp limbs, and a mess in his brain.

He had to hold on to something tightly to keep himself from falling.

Soon, he will most likely become a prisoner or a fugitive or a dead man, and lose what he has now that he has never thought of such a thing!

He really can't take it!

But his sanity made him know in his heart that this matter was beyond his control.

Unless there is a miracle. For example, a group of divine soldiers and generals fell from the sky and destroyed all the rebels.

However, he knew that there would be no miracles.

At least it won't have the miracle that he reversed the desperate situation and defeated Autumn Dew Frost back then.

Don't wait for Qiu Liuxue to kill him, now is the time for him to live and die.

If he can't survive this blow now, he will fall completely, and he can't even crawl, so he can only wait for death.

The soldiers gathered around him and wanted to say something, but after strict training, they had always kept talking and only doing things, so they didn't know what to say now.

They can only guard the emperor, wait for the emperor to tell them to die, or ask them to escort him to escape.

If the emperor doesn't want to die, he can only escape, right?

However, will the emperor escape? Or will there be other plans?

The defeat was imminent, but the palace was still very quiet, except for the emperor and the emperor's personal soldiers, no one knew that the palace was in danger.

On the wall of the main gate of the palace, Xie Xiao gritted his teeth, took out a signal flare, and pulled the stopper.

The "whoosh" red flare dragged its long tail of smoke into the air, and then hovered high in the air, constantly making a sharp sound that resounded through the sky.

This is the signal to withdraw the troops and return to the palace.

This is a signal flare developed by the emperor in order to let the black family just in case, once the generals hear such a signal, they know that the palace is in trouble, and they must immediately withdraw their troops back to the palace to protect the palace.

Although the emperor did not explicitly say what kind of "difficulty" the palace must have to release this kind of signal, the generals knew in their hearts that if it reached that kind of Cheng dù, I am afraid that it would be time for the rebels to attack the palace.

To put it bluntly, this is the signal to withdraw troops and admit defeat.

If it weren't for the necessity, he really wouldn't want to release such a flare.

This kind of signal flare is very difficult to develop, and there is only one, which has been kept by Heyuan all the time, and it will be finished when it is used up.

The flare could sound for a while, enough for the generals near the palace to hear, and then the order to withdraw back to the palace could be spread even further.

Soon, Xie Xiao, who was standing on the imperial wall, saw groups of forbidden troops, Ouchi guards, and killers converging on the palace from all directions.

And the sky is also starting to darken, and it is time for Prince Xing to fight back.

His heart was gloomy, and he hoped that they would be able to keep the palace tonight.

In the old tic-tac-toe neighborhood far from the palace, Xie Xiao's people died and retreated, making Qiu Guhan regain control of the old neighborhood.

Qiu Guhan did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, because they were too tired and needed to rest, and it was about to get dark, and now the people of the whole city did not dare to light the lights at night, and if they were not prepared to act rashly at night, it would definitely be self-inflicted.

Because of the war, the business in the city could not continue, and the people rushed to buy and store a lot of food in advance, and the people outside the city did not dare to enter the city to do business, and they did not have much food on hand.

Fortunately, the people brought by Feng Ruoxing brought their own dry food, and the dry food has not been used up yet, so they can still give them a little.

"Eat." Feng Ruoxing finally walked up to Feng Jinghua, who was sitting motionless at the foot of the wall because of her injuries and exhaustion, squatted down, and handed her a loaf of bread and a small bag of water.

Although the siblings had met in the morning, they had not been able to speak until now.