Li Yan looked at Niu Jinxing's confident look and believed it about 70% in his heart.

However, he was still a little worried, so he asked his younger brother Li Nian to bring a dozen personal soldiers with him.

As far as he knew, there were only twenty or thirty servants in Niu Jinxing's mansion. Even if they suddenly attacked, he could retreat calmly under the protection of his personal soldiers.

Li Yan sent someone to tell Hong Niangzi the news and then followed Niu Jinxing to Niu Mansion.

The group walked through the gate and came to the front hall, where the food was already on the table.

Niu Jinxing asked Li Yan and his brother to sit down and said, "Please wait a moment. I will go out to help you."

"Niu Zuofu is light!" Li Yan said with a smile.

Niu Jinxing pretended to be calm, turned around and left, closing the door before leaving.

Li Yan suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately stood up and chased after him.

When he opened the door, he saw a desperate scene.

There were more than a hundred soldiers in armor surrounding the gate, holding bows in their left hands and arrows in their right hands, ready to shoot.

The dozen or so personal soldiers he brought with him were frightened by the scene, and all of them could not help but step back.

"Niu Jinxing, what are you doing?" Li Yan locked his eyes on Niu Jinxing who was hiding among the soldiers.

Niu Jinxing laughed: "Li Yan, you didn't expect this day to come, did you?"

"Niu Jinxing, do you know the consequences of doing this?" Li Yan thought Niu Jinxing was crazy and tried to help him regain his sanity.

"What consequences will there be if I kill you?" Niu Jinxing continued to laugh.

"If the emperor knew, he would definitely not forgive you!"

Niu Jinxing laughed even louder, "Hahaha, Li Yan, you are too naive. Do you still think that I want to kill you?"

"If it's not you, then it could be..." Li Yan's voice stopped abruptly.

With a bang.

His mind went blank.

Yes, even if Niu Jinxing wanted to kill him, he was unable to mobilize so many elite troops.

Judging from the soldiers' attire, it can be seen that they are all elite troops of the Shun Army.

In the battle of Tongguan, the elite troops of the Shun army were completely wiped out.

Throughout the entire city of Xi'an, only Li Zicheng's hundreds of personal soldiers could be called elite.

In other words...

It was Li Zicheng who wanted to kill him!

After thinking this, Li Yan suddenly calmed down. He stared at Niu Jinxing and asked, "Give me a reason, otherwise I will die with regrets."

"Dashun doesn't need a reason to kill people!" Niu Jinxing said with a ferocious look: "If you must have a reason... I can tell you four words."

"What word?"

"It is a crime to possess a treasure!" Niu Jinxing said these four words and then waved his right hand in the air: "Release the arrow!"

Whoosh——

More than a hundred arrows flew across the sky towards Li Yan.

Puff, puff, puff.

The arrows pierced Li Yan's personal soldiers who were standing in front of him into hedgehogs.

"Mr. Li... Li, hurry up!" A soldier shouted to Li Yan with his last bit of strength before falling down.

whoosh!

The second wave of arrows came.

Li Yan finally came to his senses. He jumped into the house and hid behind the door to avoid the arrows.

Li Nian also escaped with him.

Boom boom boom.

The arrow hit the wood and made a crisp and pleasant sound.

The sound lingered in the ears of the Li brothers like a requiem.

The soldiers outside the door saw the other side hiding in the house, put away their bows and arrows and drew their swords.

Hearing the sound of swords being drawn outside, Li Nian pushed Li Yan hard and said, "Brother, hurry up and leave. I'll cover you."

Before he could finish his words, the front and back doors of the house were kicked open simultaneously from outside.

After the elite soldiers of Shun army entered the house and looked around, they shouted: "Found it, it's here!"

The blade came towards him with a sound of wind.

Li Nian raised his knife and fought back, and the weapons collided, sparks flying.

If it was a one-on-one fight, Li Nian could still hold out.

But there were too many people on the other side. Under the siege of enemies that were dozens of times their number, Li Nian fell in a pool of blood before he even had time to say goodbye.

"Li Nian!" Li Yan's eyes were bloodshot.

He ignored the chopping sword and pounced on Li Nian's body.

Swish-

The blade cut his back, and blood instantly dyed his blue clothes red.

Click-

The sword struck his shoulder, the blade lodged in the bone.

Then the long knife stabbed his back, and the tip of the knife went through his body.

Li Yan couldn't feel any pain because his brain was filled with anger and sadness and there was no room for pain!

He hated Niu Jinxing, hated Li Zicheng, and hated himself even more!

He hated Niu Jinxing for repeatedly making slanderous remarks, hated Li Zicheng for not being able to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and hated himself even more for being blind and helping Li Zicheng conquer the world!

He was sad that he failed to protect his younger brother, failed to accompany Hong Niangzi throughout her life, and disappointed his father Li Jingbai's expectations.

As the blades came more and more densely, Li Yan's consciousness began to blur.

In a trance, he recalled the conversation he had with his father that year.

His father, Li Jingbai, once served as the governor of Shandong and the minister of war, in charge of the military and political power of Shandong.

Later, he was exposed by the Donglin Party for building a shrine for Wei Zhongxian and was dismissed from office and became a commoner.

At that time he asked: "Dad, do you hate the court?"

Li Jingbai smiled bitterly: "It's not hatred, just some regrets."

"What regret?"

"I finally became a provincial governor, but before I could benefit the people, I was dismissed."

"The matter of Wei Zhongxian..."

Li Jingbai smiled bitterly again: "Xin'er (Li Yan's original name is Li Xin), the court is not black and white, and it is impossible to be the only one sober while everyone else is drunk. Only by blending in with the world can we accomplish something practical. Your father just stood on the wrong side, that's all."

"I hope you can be successful in the future and don't follow your father's old path!"

These memories flashed through Li Yan's mind, and when he recalled them again, the protagonist had become his younger brother Li Nian.

"Brother, you are now a counselor of Dashun. If I follow you, I will be able to enjoy a good life."

"Brother, the emperor no longer trusts us brothers, how about we leave?"

"Brother, I don't want to live this life of fighting and killing anymore. I want to go back to my hometown and farm."

Li Yan suddenly felt pain.

The pain spread from his heart to his mind, making him feel like dying.

Suddenly a red figure appeared in his mind.

"Husband, do you like boys or girls?" asked the red figure.

"Anything is fine."

"Anything is fine? Do you like boys or girls?"

“I like them all.”

"How about I give birth to twins for you?"

"Okay, I couldn't ask for more!"

When recalling this, the corners of Li Yan's mouth, lying in a pool of blood, suddenly curved upwards, and he stopped breathing under the gaze of everyone.

After Niu Jinxing personally examined the body, he spat on the ground and said, "Pah, he's finally dead."

"Niu Zuofu, what should we do next?" asked the general leading the troops.

Niu Jinxing smiled coldly: "To cut the grass, we must uproot it. It's not enough to just kill Li Yan, we have to kill Hong Niangzi as well."

"This..." The general who led the troops looked embarrassed: "The emperor didn't say he wanted to kill Lady Hong."

Niu Jinxing's eyes flashed with ferocity: "If you don't kill her, she will kill you! Do you think we should kill her?"