Chapter 64: Brother and Sister Break Up
The Xiling Sect was in danger, and the 800 Sect members could not last an hour with all their efforts, and the Sect members scattered all over the Western Regions were trapped on the border and unable to support.
I thought that it was Princess Qili who forced the Xiling Sect into a desperate situation, but I never thought that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually the King of Anxi, whom the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon deeply trusted.
The Holy Maiden of the South risked her life to break into the palace, witnessed the meeting between the king and the soldiers, and heard with her own ears their plans to sit back and enjoy their success. She came to ask the king to send troops for the sake of the Xiling Sect, but she saw an unknown scene. In order to consolidate his throne, King Anxi no longer cares about his relationship with the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon, and under the banner of eradicating the cult, he cleans up the huge threat of Princess Qili.
Not to mention that he had a relationship with the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon, even for the sake of their children, they can't be ruthless to this extent. The Xiling Sect was in trouble, not only did he not reach out to help, but on the contrary, he made matters worse and pushed the Xiling Sect members to their deaths. Also, although Princess Qili has an arrogant personality, she is not without thinking about him, the royal brother, even if she uses military power without permission, she may not have the intention of rebellion.
This seemingly honest king is so vicious in his bones, in order to get rid of the relationship with the Xiling Sect and get rid of the big trouble that threatens the throne, this trick is really good to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
Nan Shengnu is angry, in her heart she is not worth it for the Mingyue Holy Maiden, before she was worried about whether she would implicate the king, but she didn't expect that people didn't think about being implicated at all, and in turn they wanted to put Xiling Sect to death. At this time, Nan Shengnu's mind was full of only thinking about taking the head of this ungrateful person, and if the Xiling Sect was destroyed, she would also pay for his life.
"Arrest the assassins......" The guards patrolling the palace saw the Southern Saintess hiding under the window, and screamed, attracting hundreds of guards who were walking around.
The Southern Holy Maiden gritted her teeth, even if she lost her life in the palace, she would personally avenge the Xiling Sect. However, when the soldiers in the study heard the call, they had already protected the king of rest, and watched vigilantly in all directions, so that even a fly could not come near the king, let alone take his life.
If you can't take revenge with your own hands, at least let the Bright Moon Holy Maiden know the truth, the Southern Holy Maiden didn't dare to hesitate, instead of fighting hard with hundreds of guards, it was better to try to escape and inform the Bright Moon Holy Maiden.
The palace is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to escape if you sneak in, especially after being discovered, it is like a fantasy to escape with your whole body.
The Southern Saintess was not familiar with the terrain of the palace, and the guards pouring in from all directions made her even more helpless, but she had to leave here no matter what, even if she fought a bloody way, she couldn't hesitate at all. Nan Shengnu's martial arts were far superior to ordinary guards, and even so, after slashing and killing more than thirty guards in succession, she began to lose her physical strength.
Judging from the current situation, there are at least a thousand guards in the palace, and if she continues to fight like this, she will be defeated in a short time. The Southern Holy Maiden had no intention of fighting, and when she saw that there were no guards, she ran wherever she went, bypassing the palace and running all the way to the back garden.
Some concubines in the garden were drinking and laughing, and the southern saintess hid behind a tree, hearing the sound of chaotic footsteps not far away, anxious but helpless. If she showed up rashly, those concubines would definitely scream loudly to lure the guards over, but there was no way for her to hide like this, and if she was discovered, I am afraid that she would not even have a chance to escape.
Is it really going to die here, for the Southern Holy Maiden, death is not terrible, but she has not completed the task yet, she must not die. Nan Shengnu's clenched fist slowly loosened, willing to hide among the flowers, and endure a moment of humiliation in exchange for the lives of the disciples, it must be worth it.
After the southern saint calmed down, she looked at the situation in the garden, and the concubines with heavy makeup were talking duplicitous, "sister" and "sister" were very affectionate, but they were secretly cursing each other. This kind of scene, the Southern Holy Maiden has seen a lot in the Qiuzi Palace, but these women have been competing for favor for a lifetime, and they may not be able to get their wish, and in the end they will die in vain, and they can only be a wisp of grievances.
At this time, Nan Shengnu saw that among the women, there was a face of a Han woman, and she knew it. Yes, Liu Ye is also here, I heard that she was placed under house arrest by Princess Qili, and now that Princess Qili is only concerned about attacking the Xiling Sect, she shouldn't have the energy to care about her anymore.
The Southern Holy Maiden became excited again, since Liu Ye was also here, even if she couldn't escape, she could ask her to give a message to the Holy Maiden of Mingyue. Liu Ye is Mrs. Wusunyou, and the people in the palace will not embarrass her. Thinking of this, Nan Shengnu couldn't wait to rush out to meet her, but she couldn't even involve Liu Ye being targeted by the king's old thief, in case they couldn't leave the palace, they could only let the old thief deal with the Xiling Sect.
When she was anxious, she suddenly saw several palace maids with fruit plates walking behind her, Nan Shengnu had a plan, and quietly followed the palace maid who was walking at the back, and when no one was paying attention, she was held aside, and after being knocked out, she changed into her clothes and pretended to be a palace maid and walked towards Liu Ye.
Noticing the scorching gaze of the Southern Holy Maiden, Qing Ling wondered in her heart, looked at it a few times and felt familiar, and couldn't remember where she had seen it for a while, so it was not good to make a noise everywhere, so she had to secretly pull Liu Ye's sleeve.
Liu Ye raised his eyes to see in his heart, his heart was shocked, he was silent on the surface, and waved his hand at the Southern Holy Maiden: "Come here, I want to taste this plate of fruit." ”
The Southern Saintess hurriedly walked to her side, followed the appearance of the palace maid, lowered her head and presented her with a fruit plate. Liu Ye was about to say a few words to her, but saw the queen staring at Nan Shengnu with displeasure in her eyes, staring at her unusual hairstyle.
"Is this the new palace maid? I really don't know the rules, I dare to come out to meet people before my hair is combed, why is there no one to teach her! ”
Combs? Nan Shengnu now even has the heart to cut people, she looked at Liu Ye eagerly, but she couldn't open her mouth if she had something to say in her heart.
"Hey, this palace is talking about you, where are you from, turn around and let me take a look......"
The queen didn't give up, the southern saint was almost crazy, she didn't have to look in the mirror to know that she had blood marks on her face, if she was seen by these women, she couldn't scream at her throat one by one.
Liu Ye hurriedly helped her out: "What the queen said is that this hair is indeed not combed well, Qingling, you help her clean up and teach her how to comb her hair." ”
Qing Ling then pulled Nan Shengnu behind him, pressed her shoulders and asked her to squat down, pretending to fiddle with her hair.
The queen blushed in embarrassment, shook her head and said, "This is unacceptable, Mrs. Right is a distinguished guest of the palace, an unruly little palace maid, how can she teach Mrs. Right to teach her." I can't do it, I can't make it ......"
"The queen doesn't need to see outside, if it weren't for the queen's help, I'm afraid it would be difficult to leave the palace now!" Liu Ye hurriedly changed the topic, arousing the curiosity of the other concubines.
"Mrs. Right, where do you start with this? You are a distinguished guest from afar, why is it difficult to leave the dormitory? Are you feeling unwell? An unknown concubine asked casually.
"Huh? I remember the last time I enjoyed the flowers, Princess Qili's guards were still following Mrs. Right, looking at the posture was quite scary, could it be that Mrs. Right and Princess Qili had an opinion? Another open-mouthed concubine interjected.
"Enough, don't talk nonsense!" The more the queen listened, the more weak her heart became, although she didn't know what method the king planned to use to deal with Princess Qili, but she had already received the news that Princess Qili had committed a big taboo, and the king was determined to clean her up this time. Naturally, this kind of thing can't be known to the concubines of the harem, if it is spread to Wusun or even the entire Western Regions through the Right Lady, the Anxi Dynasty will have no face.
"Mrs. Right is new to the palace, how can she make enemies with others, be cautious in words and deeds, she hasn't learned to abide by the rules after entering the palace for so long, and she is not even as good as a palace maid." The queen taught her a lesson, and the concubines lowered their heads one by one and did not dare to say more.
"Oh, Mrs. Right, I'm making you laugh." The queen always wondered what the secret that Liu Ye wrote to the king was, and whether it was really related to Princess Qili, but now she can't care about it so much, "This palace hopes that Mrs. Right will return to Wusun one day and say a lot of good things for this palace, so as not to make people laugh at the harem and have such a concubine who doesn't know how to measure." ”
Liu Ye said clearly: "The queen is too worried, she has never felt that there is anything wrong with relieving her worries, this visit has benefited a lot, and it is too late to be grateful, so how can she say more vain words." ”
"That's great." With Liu Ye's assurance, the queen finally put her mind at ease, "Mrs. Right is worthy of being a model of the harem, and the palace admires it!" ”
"The queen is serious, if you talk about the model of the harem, it is better to relieve yourself of worry."
Liu Ye and Queen Anxi, you and I are polite to each other, and Qing Ling has taken advantage of the gap to wipe the blood stains on the face of the Southern Holy Maiden, and tied her hair into a bun like a palace maid. The queen glanced over and looked at it, there was nothing more to say, and she raised her glass with a smile and a toast.
"Queen Qiqi, there are assassins in the palace, for safety, please move to the East Palace." The guards who rushed into the back garden looked around, saw no suspicious person, and hurriedly informed the queen and concubine to leave as soon as possible.
"Assassins? There are assassins? The concubines, who had never seen a big scene, were so frightened that they hugged each other and kept shouting, "Help, Your Majesty, help......"
The queen was also frightened, but she was really annoyed to see them chattering, and said angrily: "Where are the assassins, what are you arguing about, if there are really assassins, you can still sit here well!" ”
"Please move the queen ......"
"That's it! Got it! Let's all disperse! The queen was annoyed by the quarrel of the concubines, waved her hand to signal the guards to retreat, and returned to the palace with a few simple words.
In a panic, no one noticed that Liu Ye took away a little palace maid. Returning to the dormitory and closing the doors and windows, Liu Ye hurriedly asked, "Nansheng Maiden, why did you enter the palace?" I heard that Princess Qili had gone to Stara Mountain, could it be that she sent an army to attack the Xiling Sect? How are the Bright Moon Holy Maiden and the Sect Master, are they prepared? ”
The Holy Maiden of the South bit her lip, her eyes were full of sadness, and she choked up: "The Xiling Sect is defeated by tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and they will soon be unable to hold on, the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon and the sect leader have no worries about their lives for the time being, but they are only afraid of ......"
Liu Ye's eyes were dark, her body shook, Qing Ling hurriedly supported her, and said hurriedly: "Princess, what should I do?" We can't stay here any longer, we'll have to go back and see! Otherwise, the Holy Maiden and I will go first, and you can pick a suitable time to say goodbye to the king and queen! ”
The overall situation has been decided, Liu Ye knew that it would be difficult to reverse the defeat of the Xiling Sect with his own strength, and for a while, many ideas came to him, and he thought of the most critical point, and said: "Did the Holy Maiden of Mingyue ask the king for help?" It's time like this, and the king's side hasn't decided yet? ”
Speaking of the king, the Southern Saintess said angrily: "That vicious old thief, he has already ambushed 30,000 cavalry in Stara Mountain, just waiting for the Bright Moon Saintess and Princess Qili to be defeated, so that he can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”
"What did you say?" Liu Ye glared in disbelief, shook his head and said, "How is this possible?" If it hadn't been for the king's defense of the Religion, the war would have started twenty years ago. ”
"Believe it or not, everything I say is true, and I have heard it with my own ears. I ventured into the palace to ask the old thief for help, and I accidentally saw him and his henchmen discussing the battle situation in Stara Mountain, and he had already made a decision to eradicate the cult and eliminate the threat, whether it was Princess Qili or the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon, he would not save any of them. ”
"However, he and the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon ......"
"Yes, they have a relationship and a child, so what? Is it more important than his throne? He had helped the Xiling Sect before, but he was unwilling to help it anymore, and it couldn't be more cost-effective for him to use the Xiling Sect to get rid of the threat that he had been using for years. ”
As she spoke, Nan Shengnu couldn't help shedding bitter tears, and soon she wiped away her tears vigorously and said calmly: "I have said everything that should be said, now I should go, if I have the life to go back, maybe I can save many disciples." If I die here, I will ask the princess to try to rescue the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon and the sect leader. Even if the Xiling Sect doesn't exist, I hope they survive. As long as they are still around, the restoration of the Holy Religion is just around the corner. ”
Liu Ye grabbed Nansheng Maiden and prevented her from going out to die: "If you want to go, let's go together." Wait a minute, I'll arrange to go out of the palace with you. ”
"Princess......" Nan Shengnu stopped Liu Ye, "I'm telling you this, I don't want to affect you, with me, you are also in danger." Don't worry about me, my life belongs to the Xiling Sect, and sacrificing for the Xiling Sect is a well-deserved death. ”
"Don't always say that you can't die, if you live, there is hope."
Liu Ye and Shizhong walked out of the dormitory, leaving Nan Shengnu and Qing Ling behind, thinking that the Xiling Sect was in dire straits, Nan Shengnu couldn't stay even for a second.
Qing Ling saw her anxious appearance, so she could only keep comforting: "Don't worry, the princess can have a way, they will be fine, they will not ......"
So far, the Southern Holy Maiden couldn't help it in a hurry, so she waited patiently for Liu Ye to come back, dressed up as Wusun's attendant, and got into the carriage with her.
The carriage drove towards the palace gate, believing that the assassin had not yet been caught, and many guards gathered around the palace gate, and no one was allowed to leave.
Liu Ye had already obtained the token of the king's permission, and she made a request to leave the palace on the grounds that she was worried about the assassin, and the king of peace immediately agreed, he didn't want Liu Ye to know too much about the palace, and he couldn't ask for it to send her away now. Besides, he is about to make a break with two important women in his life, and he really has no time to be distracted from other people's affairs.
Although there was a token for release, the guards carefully turned over the carriage and thoroughly inspected the accompanying people and horses before opening the palace gate.
The carriage drove to the outskirts, and Liu Ye ordered the brigade to continue in the direction of Wusun, while she, Shizhong, Qingling, and Nansheng Maiden went straight to Stara Mountain.
Seeing this, the Southern Holy Maiden was greatly moved, a weak woman had such courage, and the sect leader really did not love the wrong person. Compared with King Anxi, who has thousands of troops and horses, Liu Ye's courage is really impressive.
Approaching Stara Mountain, Liu Ye and others found the excellent cavalry ambushed by the king, Liu Ye knew that there was no time to waste, and decided to meet Princess Qili.
"Princess, it's really inappropriate to go to see Princess Qili as you, why don't you let me go!" Shizhong had to stop Liu Ye, the current situation was too dangerous, he couldn't let her do it.
Nan Shengnu also nodded: "Princess, your willingness to stay is already benevolent and righteous, even if the altar is destroyed, I will remember your kindness." The old thief has decided to get rid of Princess Qili, and you are just asking for trouble. ”
"Qingling, you and the Southern Holy Maiden will go up the mountain first, and Master Shi and I will go to see Princess Qili. Without further ado, we'll split it up, and we'll have to stop them anyway. ”
"Princess, princess......" Qing Ling shouted twice at Liu Ye's back, stomped his feet and pulled the Southern Holy Maiden and ran towards the mountain, "Let's go, let's go and stop the Bright Moon Holy Maiden first!" ”
Nan Shengnu turned around three times in one step, looked at Liu Ye frequently, and silently thought in her heart, the gods protect the princess from safety!
Liu Ye has the escort of the division, and it is not difficult to meet Princess Qili, Princess Qili heard the movement, and the four guards outside the tent have fallen to the ground and are unconscious.
"Is that you?" Princess Qili raised her eyebrows in displeasure, "You will soon be discovered, even if you want to hold me hostage, I will not order a truce." ”
Princess Qili turned around and walked into the camp, as if she didn't take Liu Ye and Shizhong in her eyes, Liu Ye followed and walked in, and said directly: "You must order a truce, it's too late to be late......"
"Hmph, of course you think so, it won't be long before the Xiling Sect will be razed to the ground, and you will never see your lover again." Princess Qili counted Liu Ye and leaned leisurely on the couch, unaware that danger was approaching.
"Master, bring people in......" Liu Ye knew that it was useless to say more, so he could only come up with evidence to persuade her.
Qili didn't know who she was going to bring in, so she squinted and glanced out of the tent, only to see a cavalryman in the division grabbing the collar and throwing it into the tent. Qili's heart tightened, all the infantry she sent around here, where did the cavalry come from, the cavalry is the elite army of the Sabbath Dynasty, and they only obey the king's orders, is the king going to help that woman this time.
Liu Ye strode over, picked up the teapot on the table, lifted the lid, and poured it all on the cavalry, the cavalry couldn't help but burn, his body shook and woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Princess Qili, and suddenly there was no master.
Qili glanced at Liu Ye and roughly understood her intentions, so she walked up to the cavalry with anger and said condescendingly: "Your Majesty wants you to stop the palace?" Unproductive guy, for that woman......"
The cavalry was stunned, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty did not order to stop the princess from encircling and suppressing the Xiling Sect. ”
Qili was stunned and puzzled: "Why did the royal cavalry appear here?" Tell me, how did they get you? ”
The cavalry spoke to his lips, hesitated and didn't dare to speak, Qili was so angry that he kicked him to the ground and shouted: "Say it quickly, otherwise I will ask General Xinbuzu to kill your whole family!" ”
General Xinbuzu is a beautiful concubine, and he also commanded the cavalry team, the cavalry trembled with fright, and hurriedly explained the facts: "We just have to wait for the princess to exterminate the Xiling Sect before we go out to capture those infantry who act without permission......"
A small cavalryman naturally did not understand the purpose of the king's doing, but Qili knew it very well in her heart, she staggered back a few steps, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, pointed to the cavalry who was frightened by her, and said word by word: "Go and inform General Xinbuzu to surround the palace!" ”