Chapter 173 His Majesty Passes Away
Before he could finish his words, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You...you're not dead?"
"How dare I die before I have avenged my great vengeance?"
Pei Ji looked at the person on the dragon bed with a cold gaze as if he was looking at a dead person.
But Jiang Rou saw hatred in his eyes.
For a moment, she even felt that the Pei Ji of that year had returned intact.
Pei Ji, holding a spear, approached the dragon bed step by step, and Emperor Qi Yuan's face became paler and paler.
He shouted, "Pei Ji! Stop!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, but it had no deterrent effect.
Pei Ji looked at the father and son opposite him, a scornful smile on his face.
"Tell me, who of you two will die first?"
Upon hearing this, the father and son subconsciously looked at each other.
Emperor Qi Yuan's dragon robe was stained with blood, and he had already lost most of his life. He stopped struggling and closed his eyes resignedly.
Xiao Ye's sword pierced his chest without any surprise.
Blood foam gushed out from Emperor Qi Yuan's slightly wrinkled lips. He grasped the sword tremblingly and looked at Xiao Ye's face.
“Okay… okay.”
Xiao Ye ignored him, and drew out his sword expressionlessly, stabbed it in, pulled it out, and stabbed it in again.
Not until Emperor Qi Yuan died did he turn around and look at Pei Ji.
"How did you come to control the Black Hawk Army?"
“It’s very simple.”
Pei Ji's face was expressionless. "The Black Hawk Army is loyal to the country and swears allegiance to Da Qi until death. It would be a shame if they died just to seize power."
"I promise not to pursue them for treason, but only for their service in rescuing the emperor. Many of my former subordinates are members of the Black Hawk Army. If one of them leads the surrender, the rest will naturally follow suit. As for those who refuse to repent, we'll kill them."
"Rescue? Haha!"
Xiao Ye suddenly raised his head, and a broken and shrill laugh erupted from his throat, like a wild beast gasping for breath, with endless sorrow and determination.
"In the struggle for imperial power, it's either you die or I die. Saying you're saving the emperor is not wrong. You do understand human nature, but you're destined not to see your son sit on the throne!"
Before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly became bloodshot, and in a flash, the sword in his hand stabbed towards Pei Ji's heart with fierce murderous intent.
Xiao Ye's kung fu is not weak. Although his leg is injured, the strength in his hand is still there. The power of this sword should not be underestimated.
Before he could even blink, the cold sword blade had already reached Pei Ji.
"Pei Ji!"
"father!"
"Handsome daddy!"
Xiao Yuheng's ice blade and Chen Yue's cold moon dagger suddenly shot out and stabbed Xiao Ye's wrist at the same time.
But Pei Ji's movements were obviously faster.
He raised his foot and kicked Xiao Ye's carriage far away. Then, the spear in his hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea, approaching Xiao Ye with the force of breaking the wind.
At the critical moment, a black shadow flashed out from the side door like a ghost and quickly stood in front of Xiao Ye.
Almost at the same time, behind the black shadow, an even taller and more burly figure appeared and resolutely pushed the first person away.
“Puff—”
Two sounds of piercing flesh rang out almost simultaneously.
The spear mercilessly pierced through the man's left chest, and before the remaining force dissipated, it stabbed into Xiao Ye's body on the plain carriage.
Blood gushed out like a torrent bursting its banks, staining the ground a shocking red.
"Jiang Che!"
Wan Mei quickly hugged the man in her arms and pressed his wound tightly, but the scarlet blood oozed out from between her fingers and could not be stopped.
"What are you doing here? Who asked you to come?"
She screamed hysterically, her lips trembling.
The fear of losing her loved one almost drowned her like cold sea water.
Jiang Da looked at the green plum hairpin in her hair and smiled contentedly.
"You... tricked me away, wasn't it... that you wanted to repay his life? I'll repay it for you, and we... won't owe him anything anymore."
Wan Mei's tears burst out like a dam breaking, and she nodded continuously.
"Yes, I don't owe him anything. We can leave now. Don't die. I'll take you away now, okay?"
"Wait...wait."
Jiang Da raised his eyelids with all his strength and looked at Xiao Yuheng who was not far away. "Your Highness, this subordinate... is guilty. We agreed... to take a detour..."
"It's already like this, why are you still bringing this up?"
Xiao Yuheng frowned, walked up to him, squatted down, and began to transfer his internal energy.
"Don't...don't waste your energy...it's useless..."
Jiang Da's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he closed his eyes.
“Jiang Che! Jiang Che!!! Ah——”
Wan Mei screamed at the top of her lungs and subconsciously raised her hand to commit suicide, but fortunately Shen Yue was quick to catch her wrist.
"Why rush? Once he's dead, it won't be too late for you to commit suicide for love!"
Wan Mei looked at her confusedly, then watched her squat down and touch Jiang Da's chest.
No heartbeat.
"Impossible, I clearly saw his chest rising and falling."
Shen Yue didn't give up and touched to the right, and sure enough, she felt a faint beating.
She was pleasantly surprised. "Hengheng, can you stop the bleeding?"
"you mean……"
Xiao Yuheng looked at her and instantly understood what she meant.
As he raised his hand, a surge of cold air quickly gathered in his palm. He did not dare to delay and quickly transferred the cold air into Jiang Da's body.
Almost instantly, the blood in Jiang Da's wound quickly coagulated and stopped flowing.
At this time, Pei Ji also came over and took Jiang Da's pulse.
"He has lost most of his blood. If he wants to survive, he has to have a blood transfusion."
After he finished speaking, several people raised their heads and looked at him expectantly.
"Don't look at me, I can't do it." Pei Ji avoided their sight awkwardly.
"But Master will. The cold energy that Ah Heng lost to him can last for three days. It should be enough to hurry on, find the body, and exchange blood."
"W-What do you mean?"
Wan Mei was obviously confused by their series of words.
Chen Yue quickly explained, "Go down the mountain and head west. There's a valley covered in peach trees called Lingyuan. Find Zhou Dian and tell him that Brother Jiang is the right-sided heart patient he's been looking for. He'll definitely not ignore him."
After saying that, she took out the small cinnabar gourd from her waist and put it into Wan Mei's hand.
"Ten years ago, when you arrested me, you helped me kill a few hooligans who bullied me. I haven't forgotten. Take this gourd, and Zhou Dian will do his best to heal him."
Xiao Yuheng also said: "This king will arrange a few shadow guards to escort you. Whether you can survive depends on his luck."
"Thank you, thank you..."
Wan Mei was so excited that she kowtowed several times before leaving with Jiang Da.
At this time, Changfeng also walked in with a long sword in his hand, wet.
"Your Highness, I have rescued the princes and the adults. They are waiting outside the palace now."
"Got it." Xiao Yuheng looked at Pei Ji and Jiang Rou, "Dad, Mom, let's go."
Outside Baohua Palace, it was raining heavily.
The bodies, heads and limbs of the imperial guards were scattered all over the place.
The princes, civil and military ministers lined up cautiously at the door. The 50,000-strong army behind them was so powerful that it made them tremble in fear.
Xiao Yuheng took Pei Ji, Jiang Rou and Chen Yue and slowly walked out of the hall.
Even through the rain, an old minister recognized Pei Ji at a glance.
"That man...could it be General Pei? He's not dead?"
"That's right." Xiao Yuheng said in a deep voice.
"The Crown Prince conspired with the Marquis of Pingyang to rebel, but it was General Pei who subdued the rebels and rushed to the palace to rescue the Emperor. The 50,000 Black Hawk soldiers can testify to this."
As soon as the words fell, the Black Hawk Army immediately raised their guns and shouted: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
The cheers were deafening.
The Second Prince covered his ears for a moment and asked loudly, "Then... where is my father now?"
This time, Xiao Yuheng didn't say anything.
Jiang Rougong flicked her sleeves and stepped forward. Her voice was deep and majestic, resounding through the sky:
"The Crown Prince plotted rebellion, and His Majesty has been killed. Before His Majesty passed away, He personally informed me that Prince Cheng, Xiao Yuheng, was a man of noble character and high moral integrity, and would immediately inherit the throne!"
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