Chapter 448: Layers of guards, can you escape?

Xiyan staggered, and under the cover of night, she forced herself to run towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the imperial garden.

She knew that there was a secret passage behind the largest rockery behind the pavilion in the center of the lake.

Right now, the emperor's bedroom is on fire and the Purple Palace is already in chaos. I hope no one is watching here.

But just as she walked around a dense clump of bamboo, she suddenly heard a very light sound of clothes rubbing against each other behind her.

Her instincts, gained from years of martial arts training, instantly tightened, and all the hairs on her body stood up—there was someone behind her.

The secret passage is her only chance of survival and must not be exposed at this moment.

Xiyan's footsteps suddenly stopped, and her fingertips subconsciously clenched the silver hairpin in her sleeve. At this moment, this gift given to her by Helian Feng became her only weapon.

She did not turn around immediately, but listened carefully. The sound stopped about ten feet behind her. It was so quiet that it seemed as if it had never appeared, but it carried an invisible sense of oppression that made the air seem stagnant.

She took a deep breath and was about to turn around pretending to be calm when a sinister laugh sounded behind her. The voice was hoarse and dry, like rusty iron sheets rubbing against each other:

"Xiyan, it's so late, where are you going?"

This voice... Xiyan's heart sank suddenly, as if it was drenched in ice water.

She turned slowly, and the moonlight just broke through the clouds, illuminating the face of the person behind her.

A gloomy face, narrow eyes, and a calculating smile always on his lips... If it's not Xiao Beicheng, who else could it be?

He is in the palace too!

"Xiao Beicheng!"

Xiyan's pupils suddenly contracted, and the hand holding the silver hairpin trembled slightly.

The eagerness to escape from the bedroom was now completely shattered by the sudden encounter, leaving only a biting cold.

Xiao Beicheng sneered when he heard this, his eyes like ice tempered with poison:

"You want to run? You're in this palace, with layers of guards around. How can you possibly run?"

Xiyan knew there was no place to hide, so she straightened her back and met his gaze without fear:

"Isn't it all thanks to your precious daughter? She used the 'Heartbreak Red' to plot against me. If I hadn't noticed it sooner, I would have been a cold corpse by now."

Xiao Beicheng snorted, his tone full of disdain:

"This girl is more trouble than help. She only cares about those petty grudges and grudges. She's too narrow-minded. You really do deserve to die, but not now."

He took a step forward, a calculating glint in his eyes:

"On the battlefield tomorrow, if Xiao Nanyan is still alive, I will use you to exchange for the Imperial Seal and the Military Token, which will be a great way to put them to good use."

It turned out that two days ago, when Helian Shu secretly left the palace to see him and tried hard to get the "Heartbreak Red" from him, he guessed what his daughter was thinking.

Helian Feng captured Xiyan, but he was reluctant to use her to threaten Xiao Nanyue's army. Instead, he kept this woman well in the palace. Xiao Beicheng laughed secretly and sneered in his heart.

Helian Cong's two sons not only fell in love with the same woman, but they were both romantic men and could be used by him.

Tonight, even if Helian Shu did not take action, he planned to kidnap Xiyan himself.

On the battlefield tomorrow, if Xiao Nanyue is not dead, he will use her to threaten the other side; if Xiao Nanyue is dead, after repelling the rebels, he will use Xiyan to force Helian Feng.

Since Helian Feng cares so much about this woman, it is not impossible for him to do anything, even to abdicate.

A little beauty can be worth an entire kingdom. This deal is truly a good one.

It won’t be too late to kill Xiyan after he gets everything he wants.

At this moment, Xiao Beicheng stared at Xi Yan, with a sinister smile on his lips:

"You are very smart and should know that I want to take you away. So, you'd better be obedient to avoid physical pain." As he said this, he approached Xi Yan step by step.

Xiyan's heart was beating like a drum and she stepped back step by step.

At this critical moment, countless torches suddenly lit up all around, instantly illuminating the imperial garden as bright as day.

Su Qinyao, dressed in gorgeous attire, and under the protection of Yan Feng, came from all directions with more than a hundred assassins and surrounded them.

"Xiao Beicheng, Xiyan is a hateful bitch, but she is my son's prisoner. Even if she dies, she must be in our hands and must not fall into your hands!"

Su Qinyao's voice was sharp, and her eyes were like knives stabbing at Xiao Beicheng:

"How long do you think you can keep your ambitions secret? You covet this throne, and want to use my son to eliminate dissidents and eventually take over. Do you really think I'm blind?"

She paused, her tone undeniably firm:

"Tomorrow there will be a major battle. If you don't want internal chaos and the rebels to take advantage, you must leave the palace immediately!"