Chapter 404: The End of Betraying the Master
The man winced in pain and screamed, "I...we were afraid the Governor would be harmed...Mr. Yue brought us here..."
"You guys just do whatever Yue Fengcheng says?"
"I……"
Bang!
The man staggered after being kicked, and Xiao Yan walked down the stairs, looking down at him.
"Are you afraid that I will be harmed, or are you being instigated by someone to seize power while I am seriously injured?"
When Xiao Yan lowered his eyes, his gaze was cold.
"If I am truly too injured to fight back tonight, what are you planning to do after you break into Heli Hall and discover I am already inside?"
"Will you accept my wrath and punishment, or will you go all out and put me to death?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the few people left on the ground all trembled in unison. They wanted to say they dared not, but facing the hostility in Xiao Yan, they could not utter a single word.
They have all followed Xiao Yan for many years and are very clear about his methods of controlling his subordinates. He will never show mercy to those who betray him, and once they receive punishment, it will be difficult for them to die.
The high-sounding pretext was torn apart, and several people were trembling.
Outside, Marquis Wenxin and Marquis Luyang had already brought their men in. As soon as they arrived at the courtyard, they saw Xiao Yan slash with the long sword in his hand, and blood fell to the ground. Someone covered his face and screamed in pain.
"Pull out their tongues, chop off their hands and feet, and hang them before the Privy Council for all to see. This is the fate of those who betrayed me!"
"Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life..."
"We won't dare to do that again!"
"Master, please spare us..."
Amidst the corpses on the ground, those people knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.
But Jinyun didn't even glance at them, and just had someone gag them and drag them away.
Xiao Yan raised his eyes and fell on Yue Fengcheng. Yue Fengcheng's face was pale. He forced himself to speak in a trembling voice, "Master, I was worried about your safety, so I was misled for a moment. I have no intention of betraying you..."
"ah!!!"
His left hand was severed at the shoulder, and Yue Fengcheng rolled into a ball screaming in agony.
Xiao Yan did not stop, but stabbed another sword directly into his thigh, and the flesh flew out immediately.
As blood splattered everywhere, the piece of flesh fell directly at the gate of the courtyard. Xiao Yan raised his eyes and looked at the gate: "This governor has cleaned up the house. I am sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Earl and Lord Marquis."
Marquis Wenxin was fine, as he had been on the battlefield, so he just raised his foot to avoid the blood.
However, Uncle Luyang, who was following him, was so frightened when he saw the thing that almost hit his shoe that he screamed and almost jumped up.
Blood fell on the surface of his shoes and stained the hem of his clothes red, and Xiao Yan's voice was like a rope, strangling his neck tightly and making his screams stop abruptly.
Lu Yangbo's legs trembled. He regretted believing Lu Chongyuan's lies. How could Xiao Yan not be in the capital?
It was obvious that this evil spirit was staying here just fine, and it was clear from his eyes that he had known their plan for a long time. Maybe he had set up the trap just to lure them in.
That old bastard Lu Chongyuan is going to kill him!
"Xiao...Xiao...Superintendent Xiao..."
Luyang Bo's face was trembling, and he couldn't speak clearly. "I... I just came with Marquis Wenxin to take a look... Yes, we came to take a look... Lord Xiao, please don't misunderstand..."
Xiao Yan's eyes were cold: "Really?"
Luyang Bo's legs went weak at his gaze. He silently retreated half a step, then another half step, wishing he could hide behind Wenxin Hou.
"I don't know anything. If you don't believe me, ask Marquis Wenxin."
Marquis Wenxin: “…”
He looked at Luyang Bo, who was grabbing his clothes with a cowardly look on his face, and was speechless.
Who was so eager to try that he had to bring people to Jiyun Lane?
Now I feel scared!
Marquis Wenxin coldly waved away Marquis Luyang's hand and patted the place where he had touched with disgust. If he still couldn't see that there was something wrong with what happened tonight, he would be really stupid.
"Is Governor Xiao okay?" Marquis Wenxin looked up and asked.
Xiao Yan said calmly, "It's nothing serious. I just used the excuse of recuperating to catch a few traitorous fools and a few self-righteous villains. Why is the Marquis here?"
Marquis Wenxin said in a deep voice, "Something happened in the palace tonight, and there are people stirring up trouble in the capital. I'm worried that someone with ill intentions is patrolling around with his men, catching a few petty thieves, and then they were led to Jiyun Lane. Then they heard shouts and cries of killing from your mansion."
When they arrived, there was chaos outside the Xiao Mansion, and there were also signs of thieves breaking into the Tang Mansion next door. Although Marquis Wenxin noticed something was wrong, Marquis Luyang kept saying that he was afraid that the thieves would hurt people and wanted to protect Xiao Yan, so he led his men in directly.
Marquis Wenxin had no choice but to follow in, and ended up seeing Xiao Yan killing everyone.
Xiao Yan's eyes flickered slightly: "How's the situation in the palace?"
"Your Majesty was frightened. The Empress was rescued in time from Fengxi Palace, but the fire inside the palace was severe." Marquis Wenxin glanced at Xiao Yan: "The injuries on Governor Xiao's body..."
Didn’t you say that you were seriously injured and couldn’t get up?
Xiao Yan knew that Marquis Wenxin was puzzled, but he didn't answer. He simply said to him, "Someone deliberately orchestrated what happened tonight. I need to go to the palace. My Lord, would you like to come with me?"
Marquis Wenxin hesitated and said, "Okay."
Xiao Yan said, "I will settle down in the mansion first. Please wait for a moment, my lord."
Marquis Wenxin looked at the yard littered with corpses, then saw that many of the people around Xiao Yan were injured. The door panels of Heli Hall were covered in blood and were smashed in many places. It was an exaggeration to say that the floor was in a mess. What happened tonight was strange, and it seemed as if it was directed at Xiao Yan.
Although Wen Xinhou didn't know the specific reason, he knew not to ask. "Then Governor Xiao, please be busy first. I also have to go out and arrange for my men to patrol the capital. We will enter the palace after you are done."
After saying this, he glanced at Lu Yangbo:
"Will Marquis Luyang come with me, or stay to chat with Governor Xiao?"
Luyang Bo's scalp tingled: "I'll go with the Marquis!"
He's not crazy.
Stay here and deliver the food?
If Xiao Yan killed him with a sword, he would have no place to cry!
The people from the Beijing Patrol Camp came quickly and left quickly. In just a moment, Wen Xinhou and his men retreated.
Qin San, Zhang Bin and others brought people to clean up the yard and carried the corpses out one after another. Soon, a small hill was piled up in the front yard, which was enough to show how many people broke in tonight.
In Heli Hall, bloodstains that had not been cleaned up could still be seen on the ground. After sending everyone away, Tianqing and Yuejian knelt down directly in front of Xiao Yan.
"I failed to protect the girl properly, and I accept the punishment."
Tang Ning looked at the two bloody bodies and quickly grabbed Xiao Yan's hand: "Brother, this happened suddenly tonight. The Lu family took such a risk that we couldn't stop them. If it weren't for Yue Jian and the others, I'm afraid I would have died long ago."
Xiao Yan's expression softened after hearing her words. He took her hand and turned to look at the two of them.
"Everyone, get up."
Seeing the two hesitate, Xiao Yan said:
"I have been away from the capital for many days, and I rely on you to protect Tang Ning. I believe in your loyalty."
He wrapped his big hand around Tang Ning's hand and looked at the little girl sitting next to him. He saw the crisis clearly before. If they hadn't fought to the death to protect her, Tang Ning's life would have been in danger.
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