Chapter 740 You Witch
“I have many more of these little gadgets.” Cheng Wanwan took out smoke bombs from her sleeve and distributed some to everyone. “Your Majesty and I will go this way. He Xiao, you will protect the Emperor and help him evacuate from that side. It’s settled then.”
The footsteps of the rebels were getting closer and closer, leaving them no time for further discussion.
He Xiao knew very well that his cousin had many secrets, and that she must have a clever way of getting out unscathed if she was willing to step forward.
He said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please take off your outer robes quickly, there is no time."
The emperor gave Cheng Wanwan a deep look and took off his dragon robe.
With tears in her eyes, the Empress hugged the Crown Prince, then took Cheng Wanwan's hand, untied her phoenix robe, and removed her phoenix crown.
Cheng Wanwan and the Crown Prince quickly changed their clothes and walked through a narrow passage on the other side, followed by seven or eight palace guards.
"Your Majesty, Empress, Empress Dowager, let's go at once!"
He Xiao led the main force to retreat through a slightly wider exit.
The two groups separated just like that.
Cheng Wanwan ran quickly with the prince. She was in good physical condition, but the prince was not so good. After running for a while, he began to pant.
The rebels behind them were in hot pursuit.
"The dog emperor is right ahead, hurry and chase after him!"
"Whoever captures the dog emperor alive shall be granted the title of First-Rank Protector-General!"
"Don't let them get away!"
Xiao Jue offered a generous reward, and the group of men in black chased after them like madmen.
Cheng Wanwan grabbed the prince's arm: "Run quickly, or we'll all die here!"
The prince dared not stop to catch his breath and ran forward for his life, but how could a pampered prince outrun the rebels behind him?
The seven or eight palace guards who had come with them were entangled in a fight with the rebels behind them and soon died under the rebels' blades.
"Second brother, I advise you not to run away."
Xiao Jue stepped out from behind the rebels, a wicked and unrestrained smile on his face.
The prince trembled uncontrollably. From the moment he stepped forward, he knew he would die, but when the moment actually came, he was still inevitably filled with fear.
Cheng Wanwan gently squeezed his arm. He looked at the woman beside him and saw the determination and courage in her eyes.
If a woman from another family can remain so calm, why should the Crown Prince be afraid?
If he dies a worthy death, then he has lived up to his status as the crown prince.
He took a deep breath and slowly turned around: "Uncle, you've got the generation wrong."
Xiao Jue's eyes immediately darkened: "We've fallen into a trap! Quickly chase after them from another direction. If the dog emperor gets away, I'll offer your heads as a sacrifice to the heavens!"
"Is your only method of ruling by brutality?" The Crown Prince, suppressing his fear, deliberately stalled for time. "Your Imperial Uncle is the eldest son of the royal family, born to the Empress. You were born the Crown Prince, yet why did you lose your position? Has Your Imperial Uncle never reflected on this? The ruler of the world should be benevolent and virtuous. The ruler is the boat, and the people are the water. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it..."
"Shut up!" Xiao Jue roared in fury. "A mere bastard who hasn't even grown his first hair dares to lecture me, Your Highness?"
The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and said, "If my uncle does not heed my words, even if I were to ascend the throne in the future, I would soon be replaced by someone else."
"Your words have reminded me." Xiao Jue smiled. "You are the Crown Prince. If you ask who can rightfully replace me, it can only be you. You've delivered yourself to my doorstep, so why not kill you?"
He raised the knife in his hand, blew on it lightly, and a bloodthirsty killing intent rose from his lips.
"Your Highness," He Ling said softly from behind him, "the knife in Your Highness's hand should be used to slaughter the emperor. Leave the crown prince to me."
Xiao Jue threw the knife into his arms: "You are the Grand Secretary of the new dynasty, so this matter should indeed be entrusted to you."
He Ling took the long sword and walked step by step toward the Crown Prince.
Cheng Wanwan's gaze was downcast as she observed her surroundings.
This was a narrow passageway, only wide enough for a maximum of three people to walk side by side. Xiao Jue stood in front, with the rebels lined up in an orderly fashion behind him, making it impossible to tell exactly how many people there were.
However, after Xiao Jue realized he had fallen into a trap, he ordered a group of people to turn around and chase after the emperor and empress. There should be no more than fifty rebels left present.
Fifty people should be enough to handle it...
Cheng Wanwan put her hand in her sleeve, quickly pulled out a power strip, and held it horizontally in front of her.
Then, she opened her arms and rushed to the prince.
The knife in He Ling's hand landed on Cheng Wanwan's body. Before the knife even pierced her, a tingling electric current spread from the electrocution plate on Cheng Wanwan's chest to the metal blade, and then to He Ling's palm.
He Ling was all too familiar with this feeling.
Two or three years ago in Dahe Village, he was controlled by this mysterious force and became unable to move, like a fish to be slaughtered.
Later, he sent people to investigate, and they all said that it was the spirit of the dead husband of this widow who had appeared to him.
Could it be that even the dead can manifest their power in the imperial city?
Seeing that his eyes could still move, Cheng Wanwan immediately increased the current. He Ling convulsed all over, and in less than half a minute, he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
Xiao Jue suddenly took a step back.
He had heard He Ling mention the grudge between him and this woman, and that the woman was very cunning; fifty highly skilled assassins were powerless against her.
He thought He Ling was exaggerating, but now he sees that it wasn't exaggerated at all.
He didn't even know how He Ling had collapsed and couldn't get up.
"Soo Suk-in, are you alright?"
The crown prince had just closed his eyes in fright, but now he slowly opened them and found that he was perfectly fine. He Ling, who had attacked him, was lying on the ground, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.
Cheng Wanwan said softly, "I'm fine, but..."
She's about to unleash a powerful move, and the Crown Prince's proximity is making things a bit awkward.
She gently touched the prince, and the anesthetic needle pierced his arm. The prince only felt a slight itch in his arm, and when he tried to scratch it, he collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.
Cheng Wanwan then turned to look at Xiao Jue in front of her: "Your Highness, what's wrong? You seem very afraid of me?"
“Woman…” Xiao Jue’s expression shifted between light and dark. “How did you manage to do that?”
"Your Highness, come closer, I'll explain slowly." Cheng Wanwan walked forward step by step, a smile curving her lips. "It's actually very simple..."
Xiao Jue instinctively stepped back, not daring to get too close to her.
"It seems Your Highness doesn't want to know," Cheng Wanwan smiled. "But I insist that Your Highness try it."
She suddenly pulled a porcelain cup from her sleeve, turned it upside down, and water flowed out of the cup. It was a small cup, but the water kept flowing.
In no time, the ground was completely wet.
The water flowed to everyone's feet.
Xiao Jue didn't know what tricks she was playing, but his intuition told him that this woman was not simple.
He had to kill the woman as soon as possible.
He took the crossbow from one of his men, loaded it with an arrow, and aimed it at Cheng Wanwan's chest.
Just as he was about to press down, a tingling sensation suddenly shot up from the soles of his feet.
Not only him, but all the rebels behind him also felt the electric current at this moment. Those with weaker constitutions collapsed to the ground, convulsing just like He Ling.
"Witch! Demoness!"
Xiao Jue managed to utter two words, his eyes blazing with fury, as if he wanted to devour Cheng Wanwan alive.
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