Xiao Yu's voice wasn't loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.
Since the emperor refused to resign, they, as his subjects, could only stay in the palace and keep him company.
Meanwhile, chaos reigned within the capital of Dali.
Shen Congwu led over a thousand imperial guards in a chaotic battle against Yelü Junba's elite Xiongnu troops.
Outside the north gate, the horns of the Xiongnu sounded again.
In the darkness, countless Xiongnu people, carrying torches, braved a hail of arrows and charged toward the city gate.
Chaos reigned both inside and outside the capital.
Xiao Xiuning moved about on the battlefield, her longbow arrows never missing their mark.
However, the battlefield was too chaotic at the moment, and although the imperial guards in the city were brave, their numbers were too small.
They were especially vulnerable to the heavily armored Ironclad Cavalry.
Seeing Xiao Xiuning and Shen Congwu being forced to retreat repeatedly.
A flash of sword light appeared in the darkness!
In an instant! Blood splattered everywhere!
A fully armed Hun fell straight down.
In the flickering firelight, a figure could be seen holding a sword in one hand and a wine jug in the other.
The wind howled, blowing the long hair at his temples.
The newcomer was none other than Li Jiuxuan, the current number one swordsman in the Great Li Dynasty and the head of the Imperial City Division.
Li Jiuxuan clasped his hands in greeting.
"I am late and have frightened the princess!"
"Please retreat, Princess! I can handle this!"
After saying that, Li Jiuxuan raised his hand and drank the peach blossom wine in the pot in one gulp.
The wine jug fell to the ground with a crisp sound!
"The Imperial City Guard! Where are they?!"
At his command, countless dark shadows appeared on the eaves of the surrounding houses!
These are all secret agents and assassins from the Imperial City Guard!
Li Jiuxuan stood holding his sword, his eyes cold.
"By order of His Majesty! Execute them all!"
"promise!"
In an instant, countless figures burst out from the surrounding streets.
Li Jiuxuan charged straight into the Xiongnu enemy ranks all by himself!
The longsword in his hand produced a beautiful sword flower.
A flash of sword light and sparks flew!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Xiuning immediately went up to the North Gate with Shen Congwu to direct the battle.
At the same time, reinforcements from the powerful families in the city also arrived.
They were well aware that if the capital fell, their fate would be no better.
Rather than waiting to die, we should take a gamble!
"Today I will be like Sun Wukong, who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace! You Hunnic thieves, prepare to die!"
Zhao Mingcheng, son of the Marquis of Wen'an, wielding an iron rod, led the servants from the mansion and charged out from the crowd.
"Oh dear! My young master! Slow down!"
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and protect the young master!"
The chief steward of the Marquis of Wen'an's residence immediately directed the manpower.
"Brother Zhao! What a spirit! Watch as I transform into Erlang Shen, the Manifestation Saint, and vanquish these evil spirits!"
Sun Haiya, son of the Marquis of Jinghai, immediately charged forward with a long spear in hand.
Seeing their young master rush past, the guards and servants of the Marquis of Jinghai's mansion behind him had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.
The battle at the North Gate was even more intense.
Even with Xiao Xiuning in charge, the resistance was extremely difficult because half of the Imperial Guards defending the city had been taken away.
The Xiongnu kept charging up the city walls, and the defenses at the north gate began to crumble.
Meanwhile, Yelü Junba's three thousand men, having fought their way through the battlefield, also arrived at the North Gate.
Without any further ado, Yelü Junba launched the first attack on the north gate.
At this moment, the North Gate was already teetering on the brink of collapse under the combined attack from both inside and outside.
Even with the help of the Imperial City Guard and powerful families in the capital, they still could not stop the Xiongnu's advance.
There are far too few soldiers in the city!
Inside the Third Prince's residence, the moment Xiao Mei, who was seriously injured, was carried back, she immediately gave an order.
"Quickly pack up all your valuables and escort me out of the city right now!"
At this moment, Xiao Mei was terrified by the Xiongnu.
Moreover, Xiao Mei knew that if her father found out that she was the one who let these Xiongnu people in, she would not escape death.
Faced with certain death either way, Xiao Mei was completely at a loss.
His first thought at that moment was to escape, to escape as far away as possible.
Just then, Mr. Wu, Xiao Mei's advisor, rushed over.
When he saw the servants in the mansion hurriedly packing their luggage, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
After a smooth journey, Mr. Wu arrived at Xiao Mei's bedroom, only to be stunned by what he saw.
Xiao Mei was lying on the bed with her upper body naked.
There was a black bruise about the size of a fist on his chest.
The maid was constantly wiping away the blood that had spilled from Xiao Mei's mouth.
"What on earth happened?"
Mr. Wu could not understand.
Upon seeing Mr. Wu rushing over, Xiao Mei grabbed his wrist as if she had grasped the last straw and said...
"Sir, please help me!"
Xiao Mei recounted everything he had done without holding back.
When Mr. Wu heard that the current Xiongnu turmoil in the capital was actually caused by Xiao Mei letting him in, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Even though there were a thousand words in my throat, they were all stuck in my throat at that moment.
Xiao Mei asked with a look of despair.
"Sir, could you possibly save me?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Wu let out a long sigh, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
He thought he could assist a wise ruler to bring blessings to the world, but he never expected that he would choose a foolish coward.
"If Your Highness still wishes to live, then you should go to the Imperial Palace as soon as possible to confess your sins to His Majesty."
"His Majesty, out of consideration for blood ties, might spare your life."
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