Chapter 287 Extra Jingtang Chapter 14

Luo Wanyun was overjoyed when she saw this, and she kept shouting, "Xiao Yi, save me!"

Xiao Yi had just put the inscription on the ground when a group of men in black holding swords suddenly rushed out from all directions and surrounded the pavilion.

His expression froze, and he took out a dart from somewhere, held it between two fingers and threw it out, cutting the hemp rope above Luo Wanyun's head in one stroke.

She fell down, with the hemp rope still tied around her hands. She had no support for a moment and fell hard. She felt like her whole body was falling apart in pain, but she didn't care at all.

She just wants to stay alive now.

Xiao Yi took off the soft sword from his waist and said, "Hide yourself. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you when the fight starts."

"Okay, okay." Luo Wanyun immediately curled up her body and crawled to the side of the pavilion.

Xiao Yi started fighting with the man in black with a soft sword in hand, and the sound of weapons clashing could be heard one after another.

Luo Wanyun was shaking all over, dodging the attacks and running for her life. She managed to crawl out of the center of the melee, shrinking her body, and was about to hide in the woods nearby.

Suddenly, an arrow flew out from nowhere and shot straight at her back.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yi, who was dealing with the men in black while keeping an eye on her movements, shouted when he saw this.

Luo Wanjun was already seriously injured. Although she was aware of it, she was unable to dodge in time. The arrow pierced her shoulder. She turned around while covering the wound, and was immediately hit in the abdomen by another arrow.

Blood flowed from the corners of her lips. She stared with wide eyes at the woman riding a tall horse not far away. She watched her draw the bow and arrow, but she had no power to dodge.

The third arrow knocked her completely to the ground.

Flowers bloomed in the blood beneath her body. She raised her hands to grab something, but there was nothing she could grab. She could only stare with her eyes wide open, dying slowly with a heart full of resentment and unwillingness.

"Wanyun!" Xiao Yi was distracted and caught off guard, and was stabbed in the leg by the man in black, and he knelt down on one knee.

Those people held his hands so that he could not move. He stared blankly at the woman who got off the horse not far away and walked towards him slowly, his face full of disbelief.

"My dear Prince Consort is truly a man of loyalty and righteousness. This really opens my eyes." Xia Jingtang walked up to him, looked down at him, and said slowly.

"What brings you here?"

"Shouldn't you ask me first why I killed her?"

Xiao Yi smiled sarcastically and said, "You have wanted to kill her for a long time, right? Why should I ask more questions?"

"So that's what you think? Do you think I've always hated her or been jealous of her?" She pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "If that's the case, then I'll do as you wish."

Xiao Yi looked at her in confusion.

Then she gave the order: "Come, burn the body."

Two men in black dragged Luo Wanyun's body into the pavilion, threw her back onto the circle of dry firewood, and took out tinder to light it.

Luo Wanyun's body was already soaked in oil, and she almost caught fire at once. The raging fire quickly engulfed her body, and the fire dragon swept across the entire pavilion and set it on fire.

Xiao Yi stared blankly, a hot flame reflected in his pupils, bright and dim, and the crackling sound of burning filled his ears. Xia Jingtang was clearly standing in front of him, but he seemed unable to see her face clearly.

The fire burned for a long time. The smell of burning human flesh was not pleasant, and she was gradually losing her patience to wait for it to burn out.

Xia Jingtang gently stroked the bow in his hand, then leaned forward slightly, raised his hand and wiped the blood stains on his face with his fingertips, and ordered in a calm voice: "The prince consort is injured, send him back to the mansion and ask a doctor to take a look, don't let him get sick."

"yes!"

Several men in black rode Xiao Yi away, and Xia Jingtang also mounted his horse again and headed towards the city.

…

Xiao Yi injured his leg and was bedridden for several days.

Xia Jingtang has not appeared in the past few days.

He realized later that this trap didn't seem to have been set up since he sent Luo Wanyun away.

He also thought of many questions that he had overlooked before: Why was Luo Wanjun abducted for no apparent reason? Was it just to ruin her reputation?

How did the letters they exchanged end up in Mengqi's hands? Since Mengqi already suspected that Luo Wanyun had deceived him and imprisoned her, how did she escape?

He had clearly received the news that the matter had been accomplished, which meant that Luo Wanjun had already left Xuan Cang, but why was she captured back, and just outside the imperial capital?

I'm afraid only one person can answer these questions.

Xiao Yi went to look for Xia Jingtang on crutches, but learned that she had entered the palace yesterday.

He sat in front of the mansion gate and waited until dark, and finally waited for the princess's carriage to return.

Xia Jingtang, dressed in an elegant palace dress, was helped down from the carriage by her maid.

She immediately spotted Xiao Yi sitting next to the stone statue at the door and said calmly, "My husband is waiting for me? I guess he has a lot of questions to ask me."

He stood up by supporting the stone statue, and nodded with drooping eyelashes.

"Come in with me."

The two returned to the main courtyard together.

Xia Jingtang dismissed his attendants, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "I am not an unkind person, and I will not hurt innocent people for my own selfish desires. Do you understand?"

Xiao Yi frowned and did not answer.

She didn't care what he thought and continued, "Perhaps you have guessed it. From the moment you agreed to meet at Yunjing Pavilion, this game of chess has already begun."

"You already knew that..." He suddenly stopped talking.

She smiled faintly, stroking the rim of the cup with her fingers, and said, "Do you think my brother can easily let me marry a proton just because I like you?"

He remained silent, but clenched his hands secretly in his sleeves.

"But whether you believe it or not, I was not the one who sent people to abduct Luo Wanyun, and I was not the one who opened the letters you exchanged. However, I already knew about letting her go."

"It was the Emperor who arranged all these things? Why did he do this?"

Xia Jingtang picked up the cup, took a sip, and said, "Luo Wanjun stole the military deployment map. She must die."

This was something he had never expected. After a moment of shock, he was puzzled: "But, you clearly have so many opportunities to kill her at any time, why do you still go to such great lengths?"

"My brother only knew that the military deployment map was stolen, but he didn't know who stole it. He was just suspicious of her at first. She would leave Xuan Cang only if she couldn't stand the torture in the imperial capital. When she left, she would definitely take the deployment map with her, because that was her only bargaining chip to make a deal with Emperor Dongxu to protect her. Unfortunately, she was caught as soon as she left the imperial capital, and the news you received was forged by my order."

Xiao Yi swallowed hard and said, "Then Yunjing Pavilion..."

"Don't worry, your people are fine."

He breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, his heart tightened again.

I only heard her say calmly: "Xiao Yi, let's get divorced."