Chapter 419: The Mantis Catches the Cicada, Waiting for the Oriole Behind
"Guard the exit and don't let them take the prince away."
"Kill him!"
The abbot's eyes turned cold, and he looked at the man and shouted angrily:
"How dare you disobey my orders? Are you planning a rebellion?"
The man replied, "Your Majesty, I dare not!"
"I, your subordinate, am here to protect your Highness in Nanchu by His Majesty's order. If anything happens to your Highness, we, along with others, will die!"
As soon as this person finished speaking, everyone else looked at the Third Prince in a state of alert, ready to kill him at any time.
The abbot's eyes became deep.
The third prince shouted "Not good!"
"Xie Lao San, this group of people won't listen to this old bald donkey. I'm afraid you and I are really going to die here today."
The abbot almost vomited blood when he heard this.
It really made him sad that this dead kid kept calling him "old baldy".
"Go, rescue the prince, anyone who stands in the way will die!"
The leader shouted, and the monks attacked the Third Prince and Xie Yuheng together.
The abbot shouted, "Don't do it now!"
The Northern Qi man in monk's robes frowned.
Before these people could react.
Dozens of sharp arrows shot straight at the monk as if they had eyes.
Those people secretly cried out in disbelief.
It was too late to escape.
Wave after wave of arrows shot straight towards them.
The leader retreated while shouting:
"Your Majesty, why is this?"
"Because your hearts are not with me!" The abbot closed his eyes.
All I could hear was screams coming from the monks one after another.
The soft sword that the Third Prince held on the abbot's neck trembled slightly.
The voice trembled a little:
"Yuheng...he...they have others..."
Xie Yuheng forced himself to stand up straight, he was not blind and could see clearly.
Xie Yuheng's expression grew heavy.
There were actually so many people from Northern Qi hiding in Xiangguo Temple.
But they had no idea how many years these people had been there, and how much news they had gathered about Southern Chu and reported back to Northern Qi.
"Yuheng, today, even if I had wings, I couldn't fly away..."
As the Third Prince finished speaking, all the monks fell to the ground, deader than dead.
Each of them had more than one arrow stuck in their body.
The third prince swallowed his saliva.
At this time, about ten masked men in black brocade clothes walked out from the darkness.
They wore crescent-shaped swords on their waists and carried bows and crossbows on their backs.
They all shouted to the abbot, "Your subordinates and others come to see the prince."
The abbot responded calmly and said to the Third Prince behind him:
"Third Prince, why don't you put down your soft sword?"
The third prince pressed the soft sword in his hand against the abbot's neck.
At this time, the abbot's face had turned pale and bloodless.
A small pool of blood had gathered at his feet.
If he is not treated, he will probably bleed to death.
Even so, he was reluctant to hurt the Third Prince in the slightest.
Just because this is his only bloodline.
"You think I'm stupid. If I let you go, Yuheng and I will be like those Northern Qi thieves, with our bodies riddled with arrows and we'll be dead beyond death."
As he spoke, the third prince pressed the sword in his hand down again.
The sharp sword blade immediately cut through the abbot's neck.
The third prince said viciously:
"Behave yourself! If Xie Yuheng and I can't survive, then neither can you!"
Although he particularly hated Xie Yuheng, he had to save Xie Yuheng's life today.
If he is lucky enough to get out alive, Xie Yuheng will be the only witness to prove his innocence.
The dozens of masked men grasped the crescent-shaped knives at their waists, waiting for the prince's order to kill the third prince and Xie Yuheng.
The abbot took a few breaths and said:
"I am the only one in this world who will not really hurt you. I am the only one who will help you. Do you understand?"
The third prince raised his leg and hit the abbot's waist.
The blow was so fierce that it directly tore the wound on the abbot's abdomen.
No matter how hard the abbot tried to hold back, he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.
"Hmm~"
Those masked men in black looked at the Third Prince as if he were a dead man.
All I heard was a few "swish" sounds of knives breaking through the air.
The men took the crescent-shaped knives from their waists.
At this moment, the tightly closed courtyard door was kicked open by someone from outside.
A group of people led by Wu Yunfeng appeared in front of everyone.
Next to Wu Yunfeng stood the abbot, who was sweating profusely.
When the abbot saw the scene before him and the corpses of monks all over the yard, his face turned pale instantly.
"How...how come so many people died? May Amitabha Buddha bless you..."
The presiding abbot began to recite scriptures.
He had just noticed that something was wrong with the abbot, so he immediately went to the courtyard where the pilgrims were and invited General Wu over.
I didn't expect that I was still a step too late.
The abbot actually killed so many people!
Don't blame the abbot for thinking this way, because when he left, the Lulin Army brought by Xie Yuheng were all poisoned by the abbot.
Now the Third Prince and General Xie are holding the abbot hostage.
Opposite them stood a group of masked men in black, confronting the Third Prince and others.
It goes without saying that those people are the abbots of the temple.
The Third Prince and Xie Yuheng did not relax their vigilance because of Wu Yunfeng's arrival.
On the contrary, the two became even more nervous.
Jiansi and Wu Yunfeng knew each other, and they might be very familiar with each other.
Wu Hongzhong originally wanted to establish himself as king, so it is not surprising that he had connections with the Northern Qi people.
The Third Prince coughed lightly, "Cousin, are you here to save me?"
As he said this, he pulled the abbot into his arms.
Wu Yunfeng raised his eyebrows first, and just as he was about to speak, a low voice came from behind him.
"Yunfeng, take action!"
Xie Yuheng and the third prince glanced at each other quickly.
There is someone behind Wu Yunfeng.
The Third Prince and Xie Yuheng both thought of the nobleman from Nanchu mentioned by the abbot.
Xie Yuheng thought of the eldest princess and the five princes who suddenly came to Beijing, and wondered if the nobleman from Nanchu was also a prince.
The abbot who was presiding over the meeting was startled.
no!
Is he the reinforcement or the thief?
Who are you going to attack?
Should he attack the abbot or the third prince and the third son of the Xie family?
Wu Yunfeng did not move for a long time.
The person behind him said in an unhappy voice:
"Why don't you take action now and kill them both!"
The abbot quickly jumped three steps away and quickly flashed to the side of the third prince and Xie Yuheng, blocking them.
He said to the monk he brought with him:
"Protect the Third Prince and General Xie!"
The person behind him suddenly kicked Wu Yunfeng and said angrily:
"Wu Yunfeng, do you still remember what your father told you?"
"He wants you to obey the king's orders unconditionally!"
"Hand it to me!"
Wu Yunfeng's eyes turned dark.
He drew his sword from his waist.
At this moment, countless people in eunuch uniforms fell from the sky.
They are like ghosts and appear unexpectedly.
It only took a few moves to subdue those masked men in black.
The young eunuch in the lead greeted the Third Prince and Xie Yuheng and said:
"This servant pays homage to the two masters. I am late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me, my masters."
The Third Prince looked at all this dumbfoundedly and asked:
"You...you are the emperor's people?"
The young eunuch replied respectfully, "Yes."
The Third Prince's eyes flashed with excitement, and he pointed his finger and said:
"Capture the rebels, led by Wu Yunfeng, and I will personally escort them to the palace for interrogation by my father."
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