Chapter 297: Gunpowder
The tassel spear pierced through the young, slender chest, revealing a sharp corner on Vika's back. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Vika's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe the situation she was in, she slowly slipped off Ling Mo's body, and then rolled down the steps like fallen leaves carried away by the autumn wind.
Everything in front of her turned into a slow-motion replay, Vika slowly rolled down the steps one by one, the blood on her body stained the place she passed by red, and behind her, bright red flowers bloomed, absolutely beautiful and gorgeous, just like herself.
"Vika, Vikaβ"
The contractor was hoarse.
Leaned over and hugged her, holding her in his arms.
"Contracted Husband ......"
Seeing the contractor, Vika's originally pale face had a vivid smile.
The wounds on her body were getting bigger and bigger, and the warm blood was spilling out, and strangely, she didn't feel a trace of pain. Looking at the person who was close at hand, Vika stretched out his hand and held the other party's face hard, but his eyes blurred for a moment, and he couldn't say anything.
Finally, for once, she could get so close to her contractor.
"Look, I look ugly, isn't it...... Scares you, right? β
Looking at the nervous contractor, Vika pulled out the most casual smile.
Eventually, he would be nervous about her. And not Lin Er.
ββ¦β¦ However, I was already ...... It's not pretty...... So, now for you to see...... I don't deceive you like this......"
"Vika, don't talk about it yet, I'll take you out, let's stop the bleeding first, okay?"
The contractmaker's voice trembled.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but increase the strength of his palm, for fear that as soon as he let go, Vika would leave him.
"Huh...... I would love to be with you again...... Contractor, do you remember? We met for the first time that year...... If I could do it all over again, I think I would still choose to say yes to the Maharaja......"
Speaking of this, Vika laughed, bright red blood spreading down the corners of his mouth.
Even if the ending is doomed, it is still worth it to meet him.
"What are you doing stupidly? We're definitely going to be together, and we'll always be together. β
The contractor pulled out a smile with all his might, but the tears couldn't stop flowing.
He has always been cold-blooded, but he didn't expect that he would cry because of Vika. Perhaps, she is the only relative who will care about him in his short life, right?
"I ......"
"Don't talk yet, I'...... Let's get out of here first. β
Vika wanted to say something, but was immediately stopped by the contractor. The way she is now, every time she says more, the time is wasted, and the risk increases.
The top priority is to stop her bleeding as soon as possible.
"You hold on, I'll stop the bleeding for you first."
Fine beads of sweat continued to seep out, and the contractor had never been so godless at this moment.
He had always thought that he was alone and had nothing to lose, but only now did he realize that he would be so uncomfortable without Vika.
"Useless ......"
Vika struggled to lift her hand and pressed the hand of the contractor who was trying to stop the bleeding. Her consciousness had begun to drift, and she had to finish what she had just said now, or else...... There will be no more chances.
"I'm not taking risks today, I'm not going to be rash...... It's been part of my multi-day planning...... The eldest prince has promised me...... As long as...... As long as I succeed in killing...... He, you can go back to the Rakshasa ...... Continue ......"
Leaning his head on the contractor's arms, Vika's voice grew lower.
"And ...... The fourth prince also promised me...... After that...... will help you reclaim what is rightfully yours...... It's a pity ......"
"Vika, are you stupid? I don't deserve what you're paying for me at all! ββ", the contracted husband's mood was on the verge of collapse, "Don't talk about it, it's not important, let me help you stop the bleeding first, and when you recover from your injuries, let's talk again, don't talk ...... you first"
The contractmaker's voice trembled.
This is an emotion he has never had, since he was a child, he has killed countless people, his hands are stained with blood, and he has seen sad scenes, but he has never been so traumatic.
In the past few days, he knew what Vika was planning, but he didn't put much of his heart on it, and he only had one thought, which was to avoid her. It's a shame that he still thinks he knows her better, and it's a shame that she's still his own sister, but he doesn't even notice this most basic abnormality, and in other words, Vika will become like this, because his contractor himself is too careless.
"Actually...... There's a saying that I haven't told you......"
Vika's eyes were full of tears.
"From the first sight of you...... In my heart, you're no longer my brother...... I...... I never treated you as a brother......"
"Vika, why are you so stupid?" , knowing that it is impossible, but still so persistent. The two of them are brother and sister, and this relationship will never change.
"Indentured Husband...... That's fine, wait...... In the next life, if we meet again...... I won't be your sister......"
The person in his arms had a smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes gradually blurred.
"Vika! Vika! ββ", the contractor spoke incoherently in a panic.
But the hand that held him like jade had fallen at some point, and the last picture in Vika's eyes was fixed on the contract's face full of tears and unwillingness.
"No!! βββ
The infestation is hysterical.
"Vica ββ!!"
The world in front of me began to blur, and the sounds around it faded away.
Vika just rested her head in the palm of his hand, she was just too tired to take a break, or she was deliberately teasing his brother, and after a while, she would wake up on her own, and laugh at his boredom and incomprehension with a dissatisfied face.
"Contractor, although you have a smile on everyone, I think your smile is so fake......"
"What kind of woman will you marry?"
"It's all said, I don't want to be your sister!"
β¦β¦
In March, spring is just right.
The contractor, who was practicing swords in the martial arts, was called to the back garden by the Maharaja, saying that he was going to greet his sister who had just returned from outside the palace. He was a little impatient, the defeat of the Rakshasa Kingdom had become a big defeat in his short life, and he needed to spend more time and energy to make himself stronger, instead of wasting time and welcoming some royal sister here.
Surrounded by palace maids, a young girl came slowly.
When he got closer and saw her beautiful appearance, his eldest brother and fourth brother who had been facing the Rakshasa people all year round were a little stunned.
The contractor was also taken aback.
Is this girl in front of him really his imperial sister who has lived outside the palace for a long time, not Lin Jue, the daughter of Taibuling of the Great Cause Kingdom?
Curious in his heart, he couldn't help but ponder it twice.
Like a ghost, he walked over and smiled at this strange sister who had just entered the palace, "My name is contract husband, and I am the third among the brothers, I don't know what to call my sister?" β
"My name is Vika."
The spring light of March reflected on her body, causing faint ripples.
Sometimes the encounter between people is the beginning and the end......
"Vika ......"
The contractor lowered his head, looked at the temperature in his palms that was gradually cooling, and muttered to himself.
He must be dreaming, and it's a nightmare.
How can a living person suddenly say that it is gone?
Vika is still so young, she knows so many stunts, she hasn't even been married to others, she hasn't gotten her own happiness yet, her life is so long, but she's gone. Left this world too early, left him too early, and will never appear again.
The contractor stood up and looked at Ling Mo who was standing on the high platform lightly.
This person used to be his ally, but now, he has become the enemy who killed his sister, a great enemy who shares the sky, no matter how selfish he is, he can't sit idly by.
He didn't care what reason Vika was based on, and he didn't care if Ling Mo was justified or not, anyway, Vika died at his hands, and he needed revenge.
"You killed her?"
The contracted-man's eyes were blood-red.
"You want revenge?"
Ling Mo smiled faintly. It doesn't seem to be a surprise at all.
The contractor didn't want to speak, he jumped up, holding the long sword in his hand, and approached Ling Mo's direction, Ling Mo saw this, the smile on his face did not decrease, and his body did not dodge, just stood there, the contractor sneered, the long sword pointed directly at Ling Mo's throat, but in the next moment, the contractor covered his chest, took a few steps back, and barely held on, so as not to fall to the ground.
"You! βββ
Looking at the surprise on the contracted husband's face, the smile on Ling Mo's face deepened, "Actually, the third prince should have expected that the use value of Princess Vika is far more than just assassinating me, since the fourth child asked her to assassinate me, then I naturally want to make the best use of it...... Don't worry, I've just put some poison on her clothes, and I'm not going to die. β
"I really didn't expect that His Royal Highness, who has always been upright, would do such a thing-"
The contractor said coldly, and as soon as he finished speaking, a mouthful of blood spat out.
"You dealt with me first. I'm just taking back what belongs to me. β
Ling Mo Qingjun's face had a hint of eagleishness.
The contractor wanted to speak, but he felt that his eyes were dark, and the whole person collapsed on the ground, and he lost consciousness in an instant.
Ling Mo sneered and continued to stand on the high platform of the main hall, looking at the gunsmoke not far away.
The situation is not too rosy.
Nangong Yi is too strong.
Whether it was the dead soldiers he had personally trained or his escorts, they had been in a stalemate for so long, and they still couldn't get close to him, let alone wound him.
Looking at the continuous screams from the main hall, Ling Mo frowned, what kind of person is this? It can be achieved to completely abandon human nature and emotions, like a sharp sword that can only kill.
"Ah Si, be careful-"
Before Ling Mo's words were finished, one of the dead soldiers who was fighting with Nangong Yi over there was stabbed in the back, and the blade of the sword turned, blood flowed, and Ah Si's whole person slowly slid down the stone pillar.
If this continues, all these people will die in the hands of Nangong Yi.
Now that he has won the battle, how can the established situation be reversed because of Nangong Yi alone? Ling Mo's gaze instantly became fierce, he would definitely not let such a thing happen.
Suddenly, a face popped into his mind.
Vika is dead, but he remembers, is Lin Jue also on this hall?
Lin Jue was lying in a pool of blood and pretending to be dead, when she suddenly felt a sharp gaze lingering on her body, she couldn't help but shudder, and opened her eyes suddenly, only to find that Ling Mo, who was standing on the high platform, was looking at her with a very strange look.
Lin Jue's heart is not good, bad, he was discovered!
Nangong Yi had just gotten rid of the entanglement of those dead soldiers, and was about to turn back to find Lin Jue, but found that on the high platform, in front of Ling Mo, there was one more person.
- Lin Jue had a knife on his neck, and his face was mottled with blood. Behind her, a dead man stood, with a knife to her neck.
"Let her go."
Nangong Yi looked at Ling Mo expressionlessly.
"Why should I let them go? Just by your word? Ling Mo smiled with mockery.
"What do you want?"
Nangong Yi glanced at Lin Jue.
"I want you dead. Now, right now! Ling Mo said, signaling to the subordinates next to him, the other party understood, and increased the strength in his hand, and blood oozed from Lin Jue's white neck in an instant.
"What if I don't?"
Nangong Yi continued to be expressionless.
"Then she's going to die!" , Ling Mo looked at Lin Jue.
"Then you kill her."
Nangong Yi was concise and to the point.
"You! You think I wouldn't dare? Nangong Yi's words successfully angered Ling Mo, but he instantly calmed down and returned to his original state, "Nangong, in fact, we don't have to be so ......"
"You could have gone a little further and continued to be your great general king, and you didn't have to spend your life so much, of course, it's still too late, if you want......"
The tone of the six princes was soft.
If he can convince Nangong Yi, his losses will be reduced a lot, and things will become smoother. As for the promise of such a thing, it is just talk, and it doesn't cost him anything. When the time comes, what do you want to do with Nangong Yi, it's not a matter of his words?
"Nangong Yi, don't listen to his nonsense, I'll be fine, you leave quickly."
Lin Jue tried his best to make his voice sound calm.
"Let her go."
Nangong Yi did not respond to the words of the six princes, but only repeated these three words.
The contractor collapsed at the foot of the steps, and a soldier was stabbed to death near him, and the body fell on top of him. Feeling the external force, he suddenly woke up after falling into a coma.
As soon as I opened my eyes, what I saw was the picture of Lin Jue being held to the neck with a knife.
Vika......?
The contract husband was stunned, and when he saw the stiff corpse of Vika lying next to him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, she was not Vika, she was the second miss of the Lin family.
Beautiful things always make people want to protect them inexplicably. Especially for people like the contract husband who deal with the dark side of the world all year round, sunshine is always so precious.
And Lin Jue is like a light in his life.
He has already lost Vika, he can't lose Lin Jue anymore, absolutely not!
The toxin on his body did not subside, he gritted his teeth and stood up, and casually picked up the tassel gun that fell on the ground-
"General Nangong, it's okay if you don't promise me, but you have to think about Miss Lin's life and death, right?"
The sixth prince looked at Ling Mo and said with a smile.
Of course he wouldn't kill Lin Jue, after all, in the previous life, she was his queen. Of course, he could have killed her, when the time came for her to die.
Anyway, as long as his destiny remains unchanged, the fate of other people will naturally revolve around him.
Before the words fell, he heard a wail from the side, a long tasseled spear pierced the chest of the dead man, he screamed miserably, rolled down the steps, the contractor chuckled, and took advantage of the situation to protect Lin Jue in his arms.
Seeing this, Ling Mo's face changed.
On the high platform, he was the only one left.
Without Lin Jue in his hand, he would lose the things that controlled Nangong Yi, but fortunately, the contract husband is now highly poisonous, otherwise if he unites these two people, he will have to deal with them together, and it will really take a lot of effort.
"Since General Nangong toasts and doesn't eat and drink, then you can't blame me for being polite!" , A hint of fierceness flashed in Ling Mo's eyes, "Archer-"
There were no guards around him, it was empty, but because of this, he was able to see more clearly.
As soon as the words fell, hundreds of soldiers rushed in in an instant, holding shields and bows and arrows in their hands, and the long-term training made these people ready to shoot in the blink of an eye.
On the three floors inside and outside, hundreds of people poured in, making the huge palace a little crowded. Nangong Yi stood in the middle, expressionlessly repelling a wave of soldiers who rushed forward, as if he was completely unaware of the fact that he had been surrounded.
"You're surrounded, runβ"
Lin Jue shouted loudly on the side.
She wanted to gamble, how much did Ling Mo know about her, or how much did Ling Mo remember what happened in her previous life?
If he knew that he had been the emperor in his previous life, he might have shown mercy to her subordinates. However, this was only her conjecture.
Hearing the voice, Nangong Yi turned his head.
"You're really worried about ......"
Ling Mo's voice sounded above his head, and at some point, this person had already walked down the steps and stood opposite Lin Jue. looked at Lin Jue and the contract husband with a calm face.
The poison on the contractor's body is getting deeper and deeper, and he can barely stand on his feet now.
"Kill me!?"
Lin Jue also looked at him quietly.
"You think I wouldn't dare?"
The corners of Ling Mo's mouth rose slightly.
"I know you dare, what don't you dare?"
Even his own father and siblings can be killed, what else would he not dare?
"You're testing my endurance?"
Ling Mo moved closer, reaching out to pinch Lin Jue's chin.
Suddenly, a sword struck in the middle.
The contractor turned pale, almost holding on to his breath.
His consciousness was a little sluggish, and it seemed that the power of this poison was not small.
But his sword was gently pushed away by Ling Mo, and by the way, the contractor was also directly pushed to the ground. , with a finger of both hands, he pointed at Lin Jue's acupuncture points, "Sure enough, the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, and his life is difficult to protect, and he still thinks about Hongyan." β
"Kill if you want to, what are you doing with so much nonsense?!"
The contractor gritted his teeth.
"Kill you?" , Ling Mo's face was full of smiles, "Killing you doesn't do me any good, why should I kill you?" β
A foreign prince, and a prince who is not favored and can't even go back to the country, why should he kill him? It's not worth his hands at all, right?
Nangong Yi is too strong, and the archers can only release arrows.
He was besieged in the middle, and the ancient sword he wielded in his hand kept shooting down the arrows that shot at him, but unfortunately it was too dense, and he could keep shooting down and dodging, but he couldn't break through such an arrow array.
Just when Ling Mo thought that he was about to lose his support, Nangong Yi suddenly rose into the air and threw out a large handful of hidden weapons from his sleeves, and the hidden weapons scattered in all directions, and some of the archers fell in response.
Seeing this, Ling Mo was a little flustered, but he was a little happy, Nangong Yi looked like this, it is estimated that he wanted to break out of the encirclement and leave, if he wanted to leave alone, with his martial arts, as long as he was willing to leave, no longer interfered in the affairs of the four princes, did not interfere in the affairs of the throne and the prince, Ling Mo would not stop him.
The secret weapon helped him a lot, Nangong Yi took the opportunity to jump onto the beam of the house, Ling Mo thought that he would leave because of this, but he was silent for a while, and this person fell down again.
This time, he fell into the place between Ling Mo and Lin Jue.
"Archer, release the arrowβ"
The sudden movement made Ling Mo panic.
There are no guards by his side, and if Nangong Yi wants to take his life, it seems to be easy.
"Let's go."
But Nangong Yi didn't move Ling Mo, but reached out to untie the acupoints on Lin Jue's body and protected her in his arms.
Then, bending down, the contractor pulled up.
"I can't move, you can't save it. Hurry up, it's too late......"
The contractor said eagerly.
It's not that he doesn't want to go, but Nangong Yi wants to take a man who only has half a life left to go out of that bow and arrow array, which is almost impossible.
Nangong Yi only needs to rescue Lin Jue. Vika is no longer there, and Lin Jue can't have any more accidents.
But in the end, the contract husband was still supported by Nangong Yi, and while he was protecting a person, he waved the ancient sword in his hand, and the sharp arrows that came over were knocked to the ground one after another.
Lin Jue was protected by Nangong Yi in his arms, and there were constantly arrows whistling in his ears, and he suddenly felt the other party's body tremble, and then there was a pool of blood-red in front of him, and the arrows that shot over pierced Nangong Yi's chest.
"Come on, increase the archers, be sure to stop these three people! βββ
Ling Mo frantically ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden "boom", the ground shook, and the whole palace was almost precarious! Ling Mo was unsteady and almost fell off the high platform, but fortunately, his personal guard Ah Wu was quick and fast, and he protected him for the first time with a few ups and downs.
And Nangong Yi still shot down the sharp arrow, and walked quickly towards the gate of Changchun Palace.
Billowing smoke, accompanied by the pungent smell of gunpowder, spread throughout the hall.
Gunpowder was not a common thing in this era, because it was still in the development stage, its circulation was severely restricted, and only some small quantities of gunpowder were available in the garrison stationed on the border. The occasional explosion was mostly caused by the Taoist alchemy.
Emperor Zhaoyang believed in Taoism and regarded the explosion that occurred during alchemy as a bad thing, so it was absolutely forbidden in Kyoto, especially in the imperial city. But now, gunpowder not only appeared, but was also used to blow up the emperor's palace!
What's going on here?
Could it be that the Six Princes also have gunpowder? This question, when Lin Jue looked back and saw that the six princes were also blown up, he immediately denied this idea. (To be continued.) )