Chapter 214 We are saved!

After the matter of the Cold Pond was resolved, the entire Forbidden Pavilion was filled with people who were unconscious due to the dragon's roar, and the reinforcements sent by the people of An Guo not far away were approaching here quickly.

Huangfu Chengyu helped the man up and said, "Let's leave here first."

It was very smooth to leave the forbidden pavilion. No one stopped us along the way. Jian Yue said, "Gao Fei and the others are waiting for us in the west of the city."

The buildings in Anguo are generally low. They are a city in the desert, and buildings that are too high will be easily blown away by the wind, so the pavilions and towers are not too high, but most of them are built against huge rocks, which is more stable. The imperial city is surrounded by villages and towns on all sides, so it is not difficult to get out of it.

Gao Fei and others disguised as a caravan had been waiting here for a long time, watching the two people falling from the sky. Huangfu Chengyu had a lot of blood on his body, but Jian Yue was clean, except that his clothes were a little wet and wrinkled, there was no other problem.

Jian Yue and Huangfu Chengyu got on the carriage and said, "Let's go."

The city gates had been blocked long ago, but their disguised caravan had a place to stay and a legitimate identity in the city, so they only needed to retreat to the restaurant.

The restaurant also has characteristics of the Western Regions. The merchants coming and going here all wear wide robes and turbans, and the colors of their clothes are also brighter. The main color of the restaurant is also the golden color of the desert. As soon as they come in, they can see paintings hanging on the wall. Most of the paintings are dominated by golden desert scenery, and occasionally some paintings have beautiful pavilions and towers.

The waiter asked enthusiastically, "Are you here for business? Do you want to stay at the hotel?"

Gao Fei said: "In Anguo, Daqian's caravans are very honorable. Even if the two countries are going to war now, the caravans can still pass normally."

Jian Yue saw that Anguo was indeed short of supplies and resources. He looked at Huangfu Chengyu, who said, "Open a few rooms and stay here for one night."

The waiter went to open the shop.

The princess had already arranged proper identities for the caravan, and Jian Yue and Huangfu Chengyu, who were brought into the palace, were also brought in as male favorites and attendants, and had nothing to do with the caravan.

Everyone went upstairs.

Huangfu Chengyu instructed the people behind him: "Stay here for one night and return to Daqian tomorrow."

Gao Fei nodded and said, "Okay."

There was a big fire in the palace, and the forbidden pavilion was in chaos. It was destined not to be a quiet night. Jian Yue was worried that there would be chaos here. Huangfu Chengyu stood by the window upstairs and looked down, but smiled and said, "It won't be chaotic."

Jian Yue looked at him curiously and asked, "Why?"

"They don't dare." Huangfu Chengyu said, "If they conduct a large-scale search and let the people know about the forbidden pavilion, they will only be afraid of causing chaos among the people and losing the initiative when a war is imminent."

Jane Yue understood.

Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi stood behind and looked at the fire in the palace and said, "I'm afraid they will put the blame on Da Qian in the name of searching for assassins, so as to arouse public indignation and stabilize the army's morale."

Although Gao Fei usually looks careless, he is actually very meticulous and always looks at things more thoroughly.

Huangfu Chengyu curled his lips and sneered, "If the people knew that Daqian's assassins could set fire to the palace and escape unscathed, and even failed to catch them despite their massive efforts, then the royal family would not need to do this."

As expected, there was no news from the palace until evening.

There were no soldiers or officers coming to search every household, but the troops outside were being mobilized frequently. An Guo was determined to fight this battle.

The restaurant was especially quiet at night.

When Jian Yue came in with hot water for people to wash, he saw Huangfu Chengyu bending over slightly, in a somewhat painful posture. His heart tightened and he almost dropped the basin in his hand: "Master!"

There were bloody scars on Huangfu Chengyu's hands and arms. Jian Yue was a little surprised: "How did he get injured?"

"At the time of the cold pond." Huangfu Chengyu said calmly, "They are all superficial injuries."

Jian Yue said nervously, "I'll go get the medicine box."

They came to Anguo secretly this time and did not bring any royal doctors with them, so everything had to be kept simple. Fortunately, Jian Yue himself was a doctor, so a simple matter like bandaging was not difficult for him.

Huangfu Chengyu's blood was bright red. Jian Yue carefully sprinkled hemostatic medicine on him and then bandaged him carefully. He found that there were several other knife marks on Huangfu Chengyu's arm. At first he wondered where these knife marks came from, but later he slowly figured out that these were all done to save himself and to cut blood to feed his wounds.

Jian Yue's hands were shaking a little. He asked, "Does it hurt?"

Huangfu Chengyu looked at him and said, "Not at all."

Jian Yue's eyes were still red. Huangfu Chengyu looked at his eyes that were filled with both heartache and worry for him, sighed softly and said, "It really doesn't hurt. Compared to the pain from the curse, this little pain is nothing."

"Just because you're used to the pain, it doesn't mean you won't feel any pain anymore," Jian Yue said.

Huangfu Chengyu looked at him silently.

Since childhood, he has been accustomed to endurance, because he is a prince, and a prince who was born with a curse. He is regarded as a bad omen. In order to win honor for his mother and the Xue family and prevent the Xue family from being laughed at, he has to become excellent and do everything well. Therefore, he cannot say that it hurts and he cannot say that he can't do it.

It's been a long time.

Almost everyone will subconsciously say:

"Huangfu Chengyu is cruel and ruthless. He won't be sad for such a heartless person."

"He's excellent at everything anyway, so isn't it natural for him to do well?"

"I think he's a monster."

No one would feel that he was working hard or suffering, because he had always been strong, so it would be abnormal and sinful for him to be weak.

But Jian Yue said.

He said that just because you are always hurt, it doesn't mean you won't feel pain.

Huangfu Chengyu looked at the person in front of him who was carefully applying medicine to him. The gentle candlelight in the room fell on his shoulders, casting an overly gentle shadow on him. He heard someone say, "Anyway, the medicine in these medicine boxes is reimbursed by the government. It would be a waste if we don't use it. Master, there's no benefit in holding back the medicine. We have to use it when we need to!"

“…”

Huangfu Chengyu rubbed his brows and said, "Be quiet for a while."

Jian Yue: “Okay!”

He quickly bandaged Huangfu Chengyu, and after Huangfu Chengyu's wound was cleaned, he said, "I'll rest for a while."

Jian Yue nodded and said, "Okay."

Just as he was about to leave, Huangfu Chengyu grabbed his hand. Jian Yue raised his head and met Huangfu Chengyu's dark and deep eyes, which were full of aggression. He said, "Stay with me."

Jian Yue quickly said: "But this doesn't conform to the rules."

Huangfu Chengyu said: "I am injured."

Jian Yue was stunned. At first he didn't quite understand how the two items were related.

"It hurts a lot." Huangfu Chengyu said, "I need someone to take care of me personally."

Jian Yue: “…”

Your Majesty, I remember someone just said it didn’t hurt at all!!

Did he remember it wrong?!

The audiences in the live broadcast room were all delighted to see Jian Yue’s eyes suddenly widen. At the same time, they also felt that His Majesty was worthy of being His Majesty. He was able to apply what he had learned. He was indeed a top genius BOSS. He always understood things quickly and could learn them quickly!

Jian Yue said, "Okay, fine, but Your Majesty, please rest first. I need to go wash up before coming back. I have been traveling all day and my body is covered in sand and dirt. I need to go wash it off."

Huangfu Chengyu then nodded and let him go: "Come back soon."

Jian Yue felt that if this private room was not inconvenient, Huangfu Chengyu might not even be willing to let him go this distance, but he did not dare to provoke anyone, and he also found that Huangfu Chengyu was very weak now. His face was not very good after the curse was lifted from the cold pond. He must need to rest now, so he immediately said: "Okay, you rest first, I will be back soon."

Huangfu Chengyu lay back on the bed only after getting his promise.

Leave the box.

Jian Yue went to the outer room, which was a larger place specially used for washing.

Just as I was about to wash up, Gao Fei came over and said, "The princess sent someone to deliver a letter to you and His Majesty."

Huangfu Chengyu was resting now, so Jian Yue came to open the letter. He opened it and saw a few simple words written by the princess: "The royal family is fully aware of the Forbidden Pavilion. He has been in contact with the national teacher and the queen mother for a long time, and is preparing to launch a war with the help of both inside and outside forces."

Jian Yue frowned.

The Imperial Master and the Queen Mother are so greedy.

He is already very rich and even controls most of the money in the world, but he still wants more.

"Why are they suddenly so impatient?" Jian Yue said, "They weren't so blatant in the past two years, right?"

Gao Fei leaned against the railing and looked out the window of the restaurant and said, "Their idea was to have Your Majesty leave a successor, and then support Your Majesty's child to ascend the throne, and then use the emperor to control the princes. But they didn't expect that Your Majesty didn't want a child, and was even willing to hand over power to the King of Chu. How could they not be anxious?"

Jian Yue asked, "Does the King of Chu know what the Imperial Master and the Queen Mother are planning?"

"The scholar and his brother sent a letter." Little Li took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Jian Yue, saying, "After we talked with the princess in the small town, they sent a letter saying that the Queen Mother in the capital had contacted the King of Chu and wanted to cooperate with the King of Chu's army to kill Your Majesty at the border. They wanted to support the King of Chu to ascend the throne."

Jian Yue curled his lips and sneered: "Can the Imperial Master and the Queen Mother be so kind?"

Gao Fei was a straightforward person, and he said carelessly: "Just listen to their nonsense. I guess they want the King of Chu to cooperate with her to kill His Majesty at the border, and then they will accuse the King of Chu of treason and usurpation of the throne, and then they will join forces with An Guo to proclaim themselves emperor!"

Little Leo said to him: "It's too vulgar for you to say such things. It's not elegant at all."

Gao Fei looked at him.

Then Xiao Lizi said to Jian Yue: "Those two people are simply wolves and dogs in cahoots, with ulterior motives. We must not let them succeed!"

Jian Yue: "Isn't it embarrassing?"

Little Li said: "The meaning is almost the same, don't worry about such small details."

Jian Yue thought for a moment and opened the letter that the scholar had sent as a gift. The writing on the letter was relatively simple, with the scholar's handwriting on it. He simply wrote: "The Queen Mother and the Imperial Master are colluding with the Da'an Kingdom. They spread the portraits everywhere because the Teng Snake scale powder in the temple portraits has the effect of causing hallucinations and sucking human blood. Only by destroying the Teng Snake Temple in the desert can the war be completely ended."

Everything makes sense.

Jian Yue put the letter away and said to Gao Fei, "The Imperial Master and the Queen Mother have no soldiers, but they don't need them at all. They just need to suck the blood of the people of Qian and An to help An's army. As long as An defeats Daqian, they will have the bargaining chips to control Tengshe, and the emperor of An will not dare to do anything to them."

This is why the Imperial Master and the Queen Mother are so fearless.

Little Li said, "There is another letter from Concubine Liu."

Jian Yue immediately opened the letter and couldn't help but admire Little Li and said, "Your news network is pretty good!"

"Don't you see who I am?" Little Li said with a smug smile, "I have many friends, and I have planted many informants along the way, so the letters will definitely flow smoothly!"

Jian Yue opened the letter and saw the handwriting of Concubine Liu. Concubine Liu wrote more. She wrote: "Housekeeper Wang, I have learned about the conspiracy of the State Master and the Queen Mother, and I also know the danger of your trip. I dare not bet whether the King of Chu will take action against you, so I sneaked out and am rushing to the border. I am pregnant with his child, so even if he really wants to kill me, he will be a little afraid."

Xiao Lizi and Gao Fei read the letter together, and both of them were shocked: "Is she serious?!"

This girl usually looks timid, but each thing she does is more daring than the last. Everyone knows that the border is in chaos and there may even be a war soon. She was pregnant and even sneaked out of the palace. Either of these things is shocking enough.

"It's probably true." Jian Yue said, "She wouldn't joke about this kind of thing."

The letter was put away and Little Leo burned it immediately.

Jian Yue watched the letter being burned slowly. Thinking of what the Imperial Master and the Queen Mother had done, he frowned slightly and said, "We must leave the city as soon as possible tomorrow and return to the border to join the main force to prevent the war that An Guo may launch at any time."

"These people are really crazy." Gao Fei cursed, "Are the lives of so many people not as important as their own wealth and glory!?"

No one thought there was anything wrong with what he said, but the audience in the live broadcast room felt very frightened, because you know, in the previous copies, Gao Fei was very cruel and ruthless. He never cared about the life and death of NPCs. He felt that the people in the copies were not living people, but just tools that he could use to survive.

No matter how many NPCs died, Gao Fei would not frown.

But this time was completely different, because he met Jian Yue, because he had teammates he could trust, because he was protected by the emperor and the people around him, and because he had witnessed the helplessness of so many people, he began to regard everyone in the copy as a living person.

Jian Yue's eyes became more serious, and he said, "Maybe we can stop this."

Almost as soon as the words fell.

Almost at the same time, a message popped up on the system panels of several people: "The progress of the second main storyline [Xue Family's Last Wish] is 89%, which has reached the progress of opening the main storyline finale. The temple mission is open!"

A second panel popped up.

"【Final Mission】

[Curse of the Temple]: There are too many evil spirits hovering over the temple in the desert. Please find the temple, open its door, and usher in freedom!

[Mission Reward]: Card Upgrade Fragments! "

When this task appeared, everyone was surprised.

Jian Yue asked: "Card upgrade fragments?"

Little Li was also surprised and said, "Oh my god, this dungeon reward is really good. We are so lucky that a newbie can get such a good reward as a card upgrade fragment in the first dungeon."

Gao Fei also said happily: "If I can upgrade the card, wouldn't it be an extra life-saving skill?"

The audience in the live broadcast room looked at the few people in a daze and laughed:

"Do you really think you're lucky, stupid boy?"

"A special copy!"

"How can a novice village die so many times a day like you do?"

"Then all the newbies don't have to live!"

After Jian Yue discussed things with a few people, he felt that it was too quiet outside. However, in such silence, he could still hear some subtle rustling sounds and crawling sounds on the ground.

Everyone's expression changed.

Almost instantly I realized there was someone outside.

Little Li whispered: "Doesn't this voice sound familiar?"

On that day in the eunuch's villa, the lifeless mummies crawling out of the paintings outside made this crawling sound.

Gao Fei wanted to step out to check, but Jian Yue quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Don't move."

He paused.

Jian Yue said: "The louder the sound, the more people will be attracted."

The sound of claws crawling outside was getting louder and louder. Even though they didn't move, the crawling monsters still kept their eyes on the house with the heat source. Some figures slapped on the door panels, making a loud noise. The wooden door couldn't withstand such an attack at all, and more and more of them gathered outside. It was obvious that they were coming for them.

Gao Fei said: "Fuck! Where did it come from!"

Little Li is now aware. At this point, everyone knows who to protect. He said, "Is your Majesty's room in danger?"

Jian Yue shook his head and said, "Don't worry, these things dare not touch your Majesty. They are coming for us."

Gao Fei immediately understood: "Who wants to kill us and silence us?"

"Bang!"

A sharp hand kicked the wooden door in half. The wood was as brittle as a piece of thin paper. Everyone could finally see who those people were. They were the innkeeper and the waiter. However, they no longer looked like living people. In the cold night, their eyes were green, and even their snake heads were forked and pointed, revealing their sharp teeth as they crawled on the ground.

snake.

They are no longer alive.

Little Li cursed: "Emperor Anguo, this son of a bitch, won't even let his own people go?!"

Gao Fei was tired of cursing, so he took out a knife and said, "Fight them!"

It's not that they can't fight, but Jian Yue is very rational at the moment. Back when he was in the Eunuch Beiyuan, Little Leo had used lightning cards, but the lightning on the cards obviously couldn't kill these monsters. They were immortal, so these cards were useless to them.

"Hold on for a while." Jian Yue said, "Give me two minutes."

Gao Fei kicked the waiter who rushed in and said, "Hurry up!!"

Jian Yue took advantage of this gap to run out.

There are quite a few people in the corridor.

There were many people from An who came to stay here, and even in their caravan, many people were crawling on the ground and rushing over here. This was very contagious.

"Butler Wang!" Jian Yue heard Little Li's voice calling him in the corridor. He turned around, but there was no one there.

Turn your head again.

Then he saw the innkeeper suddenly pounce on him. The distance between them was very, very close. His teeth were very sharp and he bit Jian Yue's shoulder. Jian Yue's breathing tightened. He swung the knife back and stabbed his arm. At the same time, he dodged and narrowly avoided the innkeeper's attack. However, he was nearly thrown off the stairs by the strong force. His back hit the railing and the severe pain pulled the wound.

Gao Fei shouted from inside: "These things have evolved! They can imitate human voices to cheat!"

This is really a terrifying thing. Because the copy has entered the final stage, the ghosts' killing conditions have been relaxed, and even their abilities have increased. Today they can only disguise their voices and call people, but maybe after a while, they can evolve into the appearance of people close to them. The Teng Snake clan is best at creating illusions, and they can do it.

"Why are there so many?" Little Leo was holding a chair and throwing it at people: "I can't hold on any longer!"

There's already a smell of blood spreading.

More and more people will gather around.

Jian Yue endured the pain and strode to the other side of the corridor, tearing down the portrait on the wall. The painting was of the room where they were staying. It was obviously painted by someone on purpose in order to let the vengeful spirit of the Teng Snake in the painting come to find them. He directly lit the fire in his arms and was about to burn the painting.

The fire suddenly broke out.

He remembered that Huangfu Chengyu was burned like this.

The drawing paper was burning, but the monsters in the corridor did not disappear. Gao Fei's voice came from a house not far away: "Hurry! We can't hold on any longer!"

The health safety value is constantly decreasing and a warning sound is issued.

The difficulty of the dungeon was so great that it was hard to cope with. If one made a mistake, there would be no recovery. The audience in the live broadcast room were all anxious:

"Won't all these people die here?"

"The special copy is too difficult."

"If you can't even burn the paintings, then you're really waiting to die!"

Seeing that the monsters in the corridor were about to drown people, some monsters were crawling towards Jian Yue to snatch the painting. Looking at the painting that had been burned out and the monsters that had not disappeared, Jian Yue seemed to suddenly think of something. He picked up the knife in his hand and cut his wrist without hesitation. The bright red blood dripped onto the painting. The painting was almost burning with smoke. Then he saw the blood engulfing the black ashes, as if some creature was frightened and screamed, and then disappeared.

The monsters in the corridor disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi were rescued. It took them a long time to calm down after surviving the disaster. They looked across the corridor and saw Jian Yue who was also in a daze.

"Are you scared?" Little Li ran over and said, "Manager Wang, you are so amazing! How did you come up with the idea of ​​burning the paintings? I didn't expect that burning the paintings would actually work on them!"

Gao Fei also said happily: "Yes, it's amazing. Now that we know the method of burning paintings, we are saved. But how did your hand get injured? Did you accidentally get cut by a knife?"

Jian Yue looked at the bloodstains on the ground and said, "No, it's not because of the fire."

It is not okay to burn paintings.

It turned out that what really made the painting disappear was blood, Huangfu Chengyu's blood, and now, he discovered that his blood could also have the same effect.

Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi were a little confused as they looked at the person in front of them. In their impression, Jian Yue was also a timid person who valued his life very much. Normally, when he encountered monsters, he would scream as much as the two of them, but today he was inexplicably much calmer.

Jian Yue just quietly watched the blood dripping down his arm. After a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled and said, "But, there is indeed hope."