Chapter 11: Misfortune
In the abandoned City God Temple outside the city, Fang Qing was guarding the entrance of the tunnel, holding a lead in his left hand and a wine gourd in his right hand.
From time to time, he looked up at the sky and counted the hours.
As early as the morning, he had dug through the tunnels, placed the gunpowder under the lookout, and lit the fuse as soon as the time came.
Of course, he didn't know what was going on in the city.
"Childe, it's too late." Fang Shengshou panicked.
Li Feibai did not answer.
Where they were, there was a certain distance from the City God Temple, even if they went out of the city to stop Fang Qing now, it would be too late at all.
"Wait." Li Feibai replied calmly.
Zhang was kicked to the ground by Ding Chenghua, her crying became more and more poignant, she struggled to get up, pointed at Ding Chenghua and said, "Your Highness, I have evidence." ”
"If there is evidence, then bring it out." Nangong Jiang replied.
"There are two evidences, the first is the jade pendant that the little girl was holding tightly in her hand before she died, it must have been Ding Chenghua's panic after the killing, and he didn't notice that he was dragged down by the little girl."
With trembling hands, Zhang took out a jade pendant from his arms and presented it.
Xiao Wuji stepped forward, took the jade pendant, and gave it to Nangong Jiang.
Suddenly, a voice came from the car: "This is indeed Ding Chenghua's personal thing." ”
As soon as these words came out, the people were in an uproar.
"I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be so fair and not protect his personal guards."
"Yes, Your Highness can completely deny it, this Zhang family must have no choice."
Unconsciously, Nangong Jiang's prestige has quietly improved a lot among the people.
Seeing this scene, Li Feibai pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, making his thoughts clearer.
"This Nangong River, there is a master behind it."
"Childe, what does this mean?"
"Read on and you'll see."
Nangong Jiang spoke out again and asked, "There are two pieces of evidence you just said, what is the second point?" ”
Zhang replied tremblingly: "There are many scraps of flesh and blood in the little girl's nails, according to the person who examined it, it should have scratched the other party, and there must be a lot of scratches." ”
"Xiao Wuji, remove Ding Chenghua's shirt." Nangong Jiang immediately ordered.
"Command!"
Three times five divided by two, Xiao Wuji took off Ding Chenghua's shirt.
There were several scratches on his chest and on both arms!
"Thief, you give back my daughter's life." It was clear that Ding Chenghua was the murderer, and Zhang cried and almost fainted.
The onlookers didn't speak at this time, they were looking at the prince with their eyes, were they really ruthless enough to correct their personal guards on the spot?
There was silence in the car for a moment, and Nangong Jiang said: "You are all my people who defend the country, the Son of Heaven has broken the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention the Taibao of the East Palace?" ”
Seeing that he was really going to be executed, Ding Chenghua fell to his knees, and finally pleaded bitterly: "Your Highness, this is ...... Aren't you ......? ”
"It's useless to quibble, Xiao Wuji, the knife is coming!" Nangong Jiang finally got out of the car.
He wants to personally execute Ding Chenghua to reassure people's hearts!
Seeing this, Li Feibai, who was on the side, moved in his heart, and an idea came to his heart.
"Yes!"
Xiao Wuji took out the saber at his waist and respectfully handed it into Nangong Jiang's hand.
Although Ding Chenghua is still cultivating and is still the Taibao of the East Palace, he has been controlled by the Black Dragon Guard at this time, and Xiao Wuji next to him is staring, he has no idea of escaping at all.
"Your Highness, spare your life, Your Highness, didn't you mean ......"
Ding Chenghua was just about to open his mouth to beg for mercy, but a cold light flashed in Nangong Jiang's hand.
"Poof"
Accompanied by a pillar of blood, a human head jumped high and landed in the crowd.
"Ahh
At the sight of the bloody human head, there were several exclamations from the crowd.
Xiao Wuji immediately stepped forward and protected Nangong Jiang to avoid accidents.
"Your Royal Highness is wise, the crown prince is a thousand years old, and he has defended the country for thousands of years!" Seeing that his daughter had been wronged, Zhang immediately knelt at the foot of Nangong River and shouted loudly.
Seeing that the Zhang family and Nangong Jiang were so close, Xiao Wuji frowned, and a dodge separated the two.
It has to be said that he was very cautious.
All of this fell into Li Feibai's eyes.
The people who stood up just now were completely impressed by Nangong Jiang's impartiality and selflessness, and they also shouted with Zhang.
"Your Royal Highness is wise, the crown prince is a thousand years old, and he has defended the country for thousands of years!"
"Your Royal Highness is wise, the crown prince is a thousand years old, and he has defended the country for thousands of years!"
For a time, the long street was full of flattering Nangong Jiang's voice.
And the prestige of the prince of the East Palace in the hearts of the people has also reached its peak.
"Climb the Lookout!" Nangong Jiang was overjoyed in his heart, but his words were still flat.
And in his car, there were two people, one was Nangong Jiang, and the other was a scholar with a white beard and a white robe.
He is the crown prince and Fu Wenchengye.
"The teacher is wise, the people of the imperial city have a lot of complaints about the palace, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to appease the people. In this way, I just have to go up to the lookout tower and say anything. "Nangong Jiang is in a good mood.
"It's just a pity that Ding Chenghua is loyal to His Royal Highness." Wen Chengye replied with a smile.
"Using his life in exchange for the prestige of this palace in the hearts of the people can be regarded as his creation." Nangong Jiang did not have the slightest emotion in his words.
In fact, Ding Chenghua is also to blame.
Zhang Jinhuan was indeed raped and killed by him, but Nangong Jiang was short, and after learning about it, he suppressed it in the name of Donggong.
After Wen Chengye found out, he presented such a play to Nangong Jiang, in order to improve Nangong Jiang's prestige and ensure that Jinglin's hearts were not dispersed.
As everyone knows, their move not only saved Nangong Jiang's reputation in the hearts of the people, but also indirectly saved the life of His Royal Highness the Prince.
"Childe, he's finally going to the pavilion." Fang Shengshou was a little excited.
Looking up at the sky, the sun was hanging high in the middle, and Li Feibai muttered, "It's a pity, it's too late." ”
The time was just noon, Nangong Jiang was already in the Lookout Pavilion at this time, but he was delayed by this play, his car drove just outside the barrier set up by the forbidden army, and there was still a distance of twenty or thirty zhang from the Lookout Pavilion, with the amount of gunpowder placed by Fang Qing, not to mention killing Nangong Jiang, it is estimated that he would not even be injured by his fur.
The two stared intently at the Lookout Pavilion, and they expected Fang Qing outside the city to light the fuse later.
But Fang Qing didn't know, when he saw that noon was coming, he didn't hesitate to light the fuse in his hand, turned his head and left the City God Temple.
"Boom"
With a loud bang, a violent explosion occurred under the observation tower, and the foundation was blown up in an instant.
The two guards guarding the pavilion fell straight down without any preparation.
"Bang"
One person fell to the ground hard, and the red and white things splashed out, instantly turning into flesh and mud.
The other person, a harrier in the air, turned over, and actually stabilized his body with the help of the upward explosive force of gunpowder, and slowly fell to the ground.
What?
Li Feibai was shocked in his heart, who is this person, he has never seen it before when his cultivation is so high?
If he was in the attic, even if he blew up the lookout pavilion, he might not be able to kill Nangong Jiang.
Another variable!
It seems that blowing up the Lookout Pavilion is not the best way to kill Nangong Jiang. Li Feibai immediately made a judgment in his heart.
Xiao Wuji was the first to react, and shouted at the Black Dragon Guard and the Imperial City Forbidden Army: "There is an enemy attack, everyone come over and protect Your Highness!" ”
The forbidden army quickly removed the barrier, and everyone rushed up, protecting Nangong Jiang's car tightly and impermeable.
"Run, there's gunpowder."
The people reacted and shouted, you push me, and they want to flee.
Nangong Jiang's car was originally in the crowd, and the people were in a panic, or they were squeezed, or they didn't choose the road, and some people unconsciously approached the car.
"Don't come here, I'll kill you if you come again." Xiao Wuji saw that everyone was crowding towards the prince's car, and he was afraid that something would happen, so he pulled out the saber at his waist and kept waving it to intimidate the crowd.
But this group of civilians, where could they listen to him at this time, they were afraid of running slow and being blown to pieces by gunpowder, and they still pushed and shoved close to the car.
"Sneer"
Xiao Wuji did not hesitate and killed the three people closest to the car.
"Ah, murder!"
This change made the scene even more chaotic.
As long as there was a little gap, the crowd frantically squeezed in, some old and weak women and children, who did not have the strength of adult men at all, some of them were squeezed to the point of almost suffocation, and some were pushed to the ground, constantly trampled on, and could not get up again.
For a time, the long street was stained red with blood, and countless civilians died one after another.
Li Feibai, who was protected by Fang Sheng's hand, frowned, and then without hesitation, activated the Kunlun Mirror in his mind.