After listening to Su Yan's words, Lu Yuanxiu looked at her calmly, "So... Little Yan'er, are you planning to be my enemy now?"
"Chu Yu, from the moment you abandoned your identity as Lu Yuanxiu, we were no longer master and disciple."
Seeing Su Yan's determined gaze, Lu Yuanxiu said nothing, only smiled, but the emotion in his eyes had changed from loving to increasingly cold.
He simply sat on the throne, pointed at her, and said in a deep voice, "Capture the rebels, and they will be promoted and richly rewarded..."
After she finished speaking, everyone present looked at Su Yan with greedy eyes.
Seeing this, the Lin family soldiers all stood in front of Su Yan, forming a protective circle around her.
Su Yan instinctively gripped the sword in her hand, showing no fear as she met Lu Yuanxiu's gaze.
At Lu Yuanxiu's command, the members of Dark Moon Pavilion rushed forward to fight the agile Lin family army. In addition, the spirited officials, encouraged by Su Yan, also joined the battle, making the scene extremely chaotic.
However, the Dark Moon Pavilion still has the majority of its members, especially with the addition of invulnerable puppet soldiers, which is like adding wings to a tiger.
Su Yan brought the Lin family army to a gradual disadvantage. If this continued, they would not be able to hold out until Lin Shu arrived with reinforcements.
In that critical moment, Su Yan looked at Lu Yuanxiu, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
She wasn't entirely confident she could threaten Lu Yuanxiu, but even with only a sliver of hope, Su Yan was determined to fight.
After thinking it over, Su Yan took advantage of the moment when the two sides were locked in a fierce battle to sneak up to the side of the hall and attack Lu Yuanxiu.
Of course, Lu Yuanxiu had already seen Su Yan's presence, and a contemptuous smile curled at the corner of his eyes, "Little Yan'er, you think you can kill me? You overestimate yourself..."
Having said that, Lu Yuanxiu drew the soft sword hidden at his waist and met Su Yan's attack head-on.
However, when Lu Yuanxiu tried to use his internal energy, his hands and feet suddenly went weak and he couldn't muster any strength.
Seeing this, Su Yan subdued Lu Yuanxiu in an instant, put a knife to his neck, and forced the people in the Dark Moon Pavilion to put down their swords.
"Stop it, all of you, or I'll kill him!"
Upon seeing their leader subdued, the members of Dark Moon Pavilion ceased their fighting with the Lin family army and focused their attention on Su Yan's every move.
When the student he had personally trained held a knife to his neck, Lu Yuanxiu felt a mix of emotions, but no fear showed on his face.
Feeling the strange sensation in his body, Lu Yuanxiu realized that he might have been poisoned, but he didn't know when he had been poisoned.
"What kind of poison did you give me?" Lu Yuanxiu turned his head and asked Su Yan with a surprised look.
Su Yan didn't mince words with Lu Yuanxiu and told him about poisoning the dragon throne.
Several days ago, Su Yan predicted that although the Crown Prince had the Lin family's help, his chances of winning were still very small.
Regardless of whether the Dark Moon Pavilion or the Xie family gains power, it is almost impossible for the Crown Prince to reverse the situation.
So Su Yan came up with a wicked plan: to set a trap on the dragon throne.
Whoever sits on it will lose their mobility. As long as we wait for Li Shen to arrive, it's uncertain who will win or lose.
After hearing Su Yan's words, Lu Yuanxiu glanced at the dragon throne and couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Truly worthy of being the student I taught."
Su Yan increased the pressure on his hand, and a bloody mark appeared on Lu Yuanxiu's fair neck. She said sternly, "Enough nonsense. Tell them to put down their knives and give up resisting. I'll spare the lives of you traitors."
Although Lu Yuanxiu was not as proficient in medical and poison techniques as Su Cinan, he could still sense who had caused the poison to be in his body. So he continued to argue with Su Yan and spoke to the people in the Dark Moon Pavilion.
"Anyone who dares to put down their weapon should think carefully about the consequences."
Upon hearing Lu Yuanxiu's words, the Dark Moon Pavilion Master, who had already considered backing down, immediately gripped his weapon tightly and refused to retreat an inch.
Once they retreat, they will see how Lu Yuanxiu treats their families.
Seeing that Lu Yuanxiu was no longer willing to let the others put down their weapons, Su Yan looked at him helplessly.
He tightened his grip, "Tell them to put down their weapons..."
Lu Yuanxiu looked at Su Yan with disdain, having long anticipated that Su Yan wouldn't be able to bring herself to kill him. A meaningful smile curled at the corner of his lips. "Little Yan'er, when it comes to ruthlessness, you're not even one ten-thousandth as ruthless as Ye Qingzhu..."
After saying that, Lu Yuanxiu swiftly raised his hand, knocked the sword out of Su Yan's hand, and then pressed her pressure points, causing her to completely lose control of her body.
Seeing Lu Yuanxiu's swift and agile movements, Su Yan looked at him in astonishment, "You..."
If someone is poisoned by a muscle-softening powder, it's impossible for an ordinary person to recover quickly.
But judging from Lu Yuanxiu's appearance, it was as if he had never been poisoned at all.
"A mere muscle-relaxing powder is nothing compared to the Gu poison..."
Hearing Lu Yuanxiu's words, Su Yan subconsciously glanced at him, her gaze falling on the purplish-red stripe on his neck. She stared at him in astonishment.
The purplish-red stripes on Lu Yuanxiu's body were exactly the same as those on the Empress Dowager's body. Although Su Yan did not know what Lu Yuanxiu had done, she always felt a vague unease in her heart.
"You're insane! What have you done...?"
Lu Yuanxiu did not answer her question, but held the soft sword to her neck, forcing the Lin family army to stop.
"If you don't want her to die, put down your weapons."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lin family army stopped their attack and stared at Su Yan, seemingly unsure of what to do next.
While everyone was stunned, the puppet soldiers seized the opportunity to subdue the Lin family army.
When the last member of the Lin family army fell, Su Yan's eyes completely lost hope.
If Lin Shu doesn't arrive with reinforcements soon, she's probably really going to die.
Lu Yuanxiu even killed her father, let alone her.
Su Yan glared angrily at Lu Yuanxiu and said in a deep voice, "Chu Yu, you wiped out my entire Su family. Even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will not let you go."
After saying that, Su Yan slowly closed her eyes, awaiting death.
After a long while, Su Yan did not experience the pain she had imagined, and she subconsciously opened her eyes.
Lu Yuanxiu's arm was struck in the shoulder by an arrow that seemed to have come from nowhere.
Just by looking up, he saw Shen Yao standing outside the hall, like a god descending from heaven, rushing over with reinforcements.
Upon seeing Shen Yao appear here, a hint of surprise flashed across Su Yan's expression.
He thought to himself, "Hasn't he been poisoned by a Gu curse?"
How could it still be standing alive and kicking in front of her?
Lu Yuanxiu clutched his bleeding arm, glaring angrily at Shen Yao, cursing under his breath, and then commanded the puppet soldiers to fight him.
Having fought the puppet soldiers once before, Shen Yao had already figured out their fatal weakness.
Shen Yao waved his hand, and a dozen soldiers carrying torches ran out from behind him, surrounding the puppet soldiers.
The puppet soldiers were indeed impervious to swords and spears; even Shen Yao couldn't do anything about them.
However, based on the medical techniques left behind by Su Ci, Wang Ruofu discovered that the puppet soldiers trained with Gu worms were extremely afraid of fire.
Once burned with fire, the worms have no chance of reviving.
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