Chapter 74 Prince Yong's Obsessive Love: "From now on, we will have no secrets, and no one will know..."

It's haunted!

"Brave ghost, take this!"

Suddenly, a group of people rushed into the Yongning Prince's Mansion from some unknown gate.

They were a ragtag group, ordered to go door to door collecting blankets.

They had already thoroughly searched Guangling County, taking almost everything they could. They were only forced to break into the haunted house and search the Yongning Prince's residence to complete the task assigned by Prefect Jia.

When the soldiers entered the palace and saw bloodstains everywhere and a desolate scene, they were terrified.

Meanwhile, laughter could be heard coming from the direction of the garden. The soldiers walked closer to see what was going on, and there were two kneeling figures facing the empty zither platform. What could they be but ghosts?

The rebels struck first, raising their knives at the "ghost." They targeted the weakest link first, aiming their blades at Ying Xi.

Ying Xi's vital acupoints were pressed, rendering her unable to move.

Ying Dang's short sword was a hundred times faster than the blades of the common soldiers!

The long sword was offered to Ying Xi's shoulder, but was blocked by Yong Wang's short sword.

Prince Yong rose, then, with the blade grazing the edge, aimed straight for the rebel's throat!

Blood spurted out in an instant, and Prince Yong's face was splattered with blood.

That swift and decisive strike was something no ordinary person could achieve.

What's even more terrifying than the swordsmanship is Prince Yong himself.

His face and body were covered in blood. He was so badly injured that it was impossible to tell if he was human or a ghost. He was furious when the wedding ceremony was interrupted. Besides, Prince Yong considered this the old site of the Yongning Prince's Mansion, his home, and anyone who trespassed was no good.

Prince Yong did not want anyone to know his and his brother's whereabouts, so he slaughtered them all.

His blade flashed, its light intensifying; anyone touching the net of blades would die. In the blink of an eye, six or seven men fell at their feet, and the blankets the soldiers were carrying fell to the ground. Blood spread, soaking the blankets.

Ying Xi wanted to speak up to stop Prince Yong, but no sound came out.

Although he killed the garrison of Guangling County, the fewer the garrison troops, the greater the possibility of capturing the city.

However, the enemy has a large number of men. Once they are forced into a corner, and they have weapons, they will inevitably have to fight to the death due to their desire to survive.

As expected, just as Ying Xi thought of this, the outer circle of soldiers put down their blankets and, before Prince Yong could attack, launched a preemptive strike against him.

A dozen or so people immediately surrounded Ying Dang!

"Brothers, let's charge!"

"This kid is probably the spy who infiltrated the area!"

Kill them both!

"Send someone to report to the prefect that the spies in Prince Yongning's residence will come and silence them..."

The Prince of Yongning's Mansion was silenced.

Those rebel soldiers said the worst things they should have said at that spot.

Ying Dang was instantly distraught.

I feel that the past and the present are even more indistinguishable. The assassins sent by Emperor Yuantai back then are the same as the rebels in front of me now.

The corpses on the ground and the blood everywhere fueled Ying Dang's fear, fueling his frenzied rage to destroy everything.

Ying Dang threw the dagger!

The silver-red dagger pierced the back of the neck of the rebel soldier who was about to deliver the message. The rebel fell to the ground and died.

But Ying Dang suddenly lost his weapon.

The rebels all drew their swords and slashed at him, but Ying Dang, with his extremely fast movements, dodged one of the blows and circled around to the back of the rebel.

He slapped the rebels into the battle.

More than a dozen knives were slashing at this man!

Screams erupted from the Yongning Prince's Mansion Garden.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ying Dang retrieved his short sword, charged into the crowd, and his figure quickly disappeared into afterimages.

Although Tian Tong already knew that her host was always surrounded by danger, she was still terrified at the sight of blood and gasped for breath.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"Prepare a stand-in."

Sweetie was stunned: "You need it now!?"

"Release them as I say."

"Hehehe!"

At this moment, Ying Xi was half-lying in the center of the battle circle. In order to avoid being affected, he kept trying to move his body.

After all that commotion, and with the blood vessels in his legs, Prince Yong hadn't even had time to heal before he got into a fight.

Ying Xi gradually regained control of her body from the waist down!

He carefully rotated his ankle, not daring to attract the attention of the rebels, nor to let his brother notice.

There are shrubs around the Fuqin Terrace.

He could simply roll away in the chaos, hide behind a bush, and then place the dummy in the bush.

After Dang'er finished fighting with them, he came to capture the substitute.

I was able to escape, and Dang'er was not in any danger.

Ying Xi had made up her mind and began to secretly move her body more and more.

However, the acupoints on his upper body were all accurately targeted, and he couldn't help but feel both angry and helpless towards Ying Dang again.

Ying Xi turned her gaze back to the battle.

At this point, the dozen or so men had fought each other to the point of becoming a few, but none of them were willing to die and wanted to fight Ying Dang to the death.

They discovered that Ying Dang was unusually agitated, so they decided to provoke him.

Even though Prince Yong was far more skilled than the remaining rebel soldiers, he couldn't stop them from attacking in different directions and confusing the enemy.

The rebels shouted:

"Attack his lower body, sweep through this kid's bottom lane!"

"Hahaha, you've fallen for our trap! I'm right here!"

Sizzle!

The steel knife pierced through the clothes and cut the skin.

The knife wounded Prince Yong's upper arm. Prince Yong sheathed his knife and retreated. Taking advantage of the moment he withdrew his attack, the rebels delivered a finishing blow, drawing a bloody arc on the ground covered with dark green and light green leaves.

Prince Yong let out a long hiss.

The left hand holding the knife felt several times heavier than before, and a six- or seven-inch wound had appeared from his wrist to his forearm.

More blood flowed from the wound.

Sweet Tong: "—Should we release mannequins or not?"

This is the last and best opportunity.

If it falls into the hands of the rebels, the situation will be a hundred times more dangerous!

It could even directly determine the course of the war between the North and the South.

The rebels slashed wildly at Prince Yong!

Prince Yong sensed something was wrong and felt his death was imminent, but his brother, whose acupoint had been struck, actually tripped one of them with his right foot.

Sweetheart: "...Your Majesty?"

The enemy forces immediately breached the defenses.

Prince Yong's lips curled into a smile, his spirits lifting as if he had suddenly swallowed a lot of strong medicine.

With numerous wounds on his left arm, Ying Dang kicked one man to the ground, then stabbed two others. The remaining two or three men dared not linger and fled in panic.

Even with his injury, Ying Dang was unable to pursue.

Blood crisscrossed the blade, his blood mixed with the rebels' blood, dripping down the tip of the knife.

Half of Ying Dang's body had turned red.

He seemed unsteady on his feet, exhausted, and stumbled toward Ying Xi. Suddenly, he fell beside her and then embraced her with satisfaction.

He clamped his legs around Ying Xi's right leg that had tripped him earlier, pressed his whole body against hers, and chuckled heavily.

"elder brother……"

"Brother, you've always had me in your heart, haven't you?"

"I know you'll miss me the most, brother..."

Ying Xi was held firmly in her arms again.

Ying Dang's entire body seemed to be covered in suckers!

Although he was relieved that Prince Yong was still alive, he was also very regretful because he had revealed that his legs were still mobile, and now he was unable to escape.

We can only wait for the next opportunity.

Ying Xi sighed wearily.

But the two or three people who had just run out returned with disordered footsteps.

The rebels' voices grew closer to the garden: "Prefect, there are two spies in the garden, one wielding a dagger, the other being protected by him. Although we were no match for them, we managed to wound one of them. We urge the Prefect to investigate thoroughly!"

Under the covered walkway outside the garden, a group of people approached the Qin-playing platform.

It was Jia Ruzhen and his disciples!

The disciples discussed among themselves:

"A short sword... that sounds like Prince Yong's!"

"Who is the other one? Does Prince Yong have accomplices?"

The disciples surrounded one person, whose face was sinister, his skin was sallow, and he had a short sword called Fish Intestine at his waist.

Jia Ruzhen stepped into the garden.

The Prince Yongning's mansion was in complete disarray, all thanks to his own actions.

Jia Ruzhen felt no remorse. She pressed her knuckles against her lips, trying to suppress the urge to vomit. If she let go, she would immediately vomit blood.

More than ten years...

Thinking of her internal injuries again, Jia Ruzhen stomped on a brick and cracked it.

Driven by anger and an inability to accept the fact that she was essentially useless, Jia Ruzhen's murderous intent towards Ying Xi surged to its peak.

He wanted to take Ying Xi's younger brother.

However, fearing whether Ying Xi might send another expert to assist Prince Yong, a bright silver shadow flashed through Jia Ruzhen's mind.

Jia Ruzhen certainly didn't expect this.

The garden not only housed Prince Yong, but also another one.

With snow-white skin and deep gray pupils, far removed from the protection of the Dragon Martial Army, Ying Xi collapsed to the ground like a doll that could be manipulated at will, right before his eyes.

Their eyes met; the descendants of the Yongning Prince's Mansion and their enemies were reunited at the scene of the murder, like a fateful cycle.

Jia Ruzhen acted faster than she thought; in an instant, her figure flashed, and the Fish Intestine Sword was already upon her!

Some of the disciples also recognized the brothers and exclaimed:

"He is Prince Yong, and also the Emperor of Jiangbei."

"Kill Ying Xi!"

"Kill the young emperor!!!"

***

Zheng—

The sound of the Fish Gut Sword clashing with the dagger was so loud it made one's ears ring.

Ying Dang barely managed to block the sword.

However, all the wounds on his body, including his upper arms, forearms, and chest, gushed blood at the same time because he took the blow head-on!

Ying Dang screamed in agony!

Prince Yong was certainly a master, but his experience in life-and-death struggles was far less shrewd than Shadow's.

He attacked with deadly force, aiming to decide the situation between the two countries with a single blow, completely disregarding any potential internal injuries he might have sustained.

Ying Dang had just received one sword strike when another came!

The second sword strike went straight for Ying Xi's throat.

Prince Yong crouched down, grabbed his elder brother's slender waist, rolled a few times on the ground, and ran away.

The shadow chased after him.

His apprentices also followed, and these people had learned all of Shadow's techniques, so their speed was no less than Shadow's.

In an instant, countless sword-wielding figures followed behind Prince Yong and Ying Xi.

This skill is like walking on the moon without leaving a trace, making it extremely suitable for covert tracking.

When Prince Yong was being tracked, he felt a tightness in his scalp and vaguely felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn't remember whether he had seen it before.

Since returning to Fangzhi Palace, the mysteries surrounding him have once again struck Prince Yong's head.

As Prince Yong carried Ying Xi around the garden, he felt a strange sense of absurdity and unease.

Fortunately, I knew the way to Prince Yongning's Mansion!

Ying Dang was mischievous from a young age. When he was a child, he would hide in the yard to play hide-and-seek, and unless he came out on his own, few people could catch him.

He immediately led Yingxi through the wildly growing flowers and trees, and into the artificial mountain pile that his father had set up.

The shouts of the pursuers behind them continued:

"Catch them! They're over there!"

"Take this!"

The dart grazed Prince Yong's shoulder and embedded itself in an old tree in the palace, two or three inches deep. It was unknown whether it had been poisoned.

Prince Yong was still shaken and didn't even have time to check if he was injured, as the artificial hills were right in front of him.

In those days, Prince Yongning loved elegance and piled up many strange rocks, all of which had names, such as Penglai Fairy Island, Orchid Pavilion, Ancient Charm, Green Water and Spiritual Terrace...

Once you enter the pile of stones, you'll see stones everywhere!

Only a leisurely scholar like their father could distinguish the differences in the shapes of stones; he didn't believe the assassin could!

Ying Dang secretly praised his father for saving his life.

He and Ying Xi crawled into a rockery, and were immediately enveloped by a musty smell, with darkness all around them.

This artificial mountain is surrounded by mountains on the outside, but has some space inside, which can only accommodate a maximum of two people.

Ying Dang and Ying Xi were hiding inside, which was very crowded.

The gaps in the cave that were exposed to the outside could be blocked by stones.

When Ying Dang was a child, he was naughty and broke off a piece of Taihu stone to seal the hole perfectly.

This was his masterpiece, and it even fooled his clever older brother several times, leaving him searching everywhere but unable to find it.

And he could observe his brother through the stone hole, and see how his brother was thinking of him and searching for his image everywhere...

The pursuers outside the cave looked around in surprise when they saw the two suddenly disappear.

They split up to search, and their voices carried into the cave:

"It's not here!"

"I don't have it either, damn it, is it haunted?"

"Master, where did he go all of a sudden!"

The pursuers were like ants on a hot pan.

Ying Dang found it amusing, hugged Ying Xi tighter, rested his chin on Ying Xi's forehead, and murmured very softly and ambiguously.

The warm breath filled Ying Xi's ears, making him shiver, and the airflow brought a tingling, itchy sensation.

Ying Xi couldn't shake the goosebumps all over her body.

"Brother, it's okay."

"The wonder of this cave was something I told you about only when we arrived in Chang'an, thinking that we might never be able to return."

"From now on, we will have no secrets from each other, and no one can take you away from me."

However, despite Ying Dang's best efforts to soothe her, Ying Xi's only movable legs kept ramming against him!

Bang!

Bang! Bang!

He carefully balanced his actions, trying not to attract attention outside the cave while simultaneously arousing Ying Dang's vigilance.

I can't stay... I can't stay here...

Prince Yong, of course, was confused and thought that Ying Xi was trying to escape.

Prince Yong used both hands to restrain Ying Xi's legs, holding her firmly from behind.

Outside the air vent, Jia Ruzhen slowly approached the artificial hill.

The man had his hands behind his back, his sword behind him. The light from the Fish Intestine Sword shone into the cave, revealing a line of bone-chilling cold light.

Jia Ruzhen paced around the artificial hill.

One step, two steps...

Prince Yong held his breath and made no sound.

After walking about ten steps, Jia Ruzhen turned around and left.

"Go look over there," he instructed.

Ying Dang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, only half of that breath escaped from his lungs before the roar of weapons piercing through the stone walls echoed within the cave—

The Fish Intestine Sword pierced through the Taihu Stone and plunged into Prince Yong's back!

Ying Dang immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.