Chapter 62 Chapter 62 His closest relatives, his best friends, his beloved...
Shen Rang clenched his fists, his eyes darkening as he looked at Hesheli, who was laughing recklessly without any scruples, like a hawk.
"I've already told Alejiang that messages must be sent in even numbers. If the dragon snake discovers there haven't been any new messages within six hours..." Hesheli's eyes were red with sarcasm, "directly kill Li Chongshan and... Yuan, Ji, and Yin!"
Suddenly, a scream of extreme misery resounded throughout the entire Censorate.
An iron nail half the length of a palm was driven into Hesheli's collarbone, causing him to sweat profusely from the pain.
This was the most torturous torture in Zhaoyu Prison, because every movement would cause the iron nails to twist and hurt, and eventually the wounds would fester over a large area and lead to death.
When sweat flows through the wounds, it will repeatedly irritate the wounds all over the body.
There was no emotion on Shen Rang's face. He wiped the blood off his right hand with a wet handkerchief.
"Tsk, Special Agent is so badly injured," Chen Rang said, throwing his handkerchief to the ground and leaving without looking back. "Remember to rinse Special Agent's wound with salt water every two hours, and give him twenty lashes after the wound scabs over before continuing."
After leaving the Censorate, Shen Rang jumped on his horse and told Ling Feng, "Send a message to them."
"Yes," Ling Feng looked at the figures of Chen Rang and Yu Shu riding their horses, "Master, brother, have a safe journey."
Yu Shu raised his hand and waved.
…
Two days ago, Liangzhou Wei.
Alejiang is dead.
Li Chongshan originally wanted to repay the cold treatment he had received over the years by torturing Alejiang.
He wanted to chop Alejiang into pieces on the execution ground and let his hawks and dogs eat him.
Yuan Susu frowned and said, "How disgusting! Li Teqin's methods are even more ruthless than Zhao Yu's. Even if Alejiang was wrong, he is as meritorious to the Great Zhou as everyone here."
"There's no need to be so extreme, right?" Her voice was clear and pleasant, yet it revealed an authority that brooked no room for argument or rebuttal.
Li Chongshan didn't dare to offend Yuan Jiyin, nor could he find out her true feelings, so he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Yes."
Alejiang died in a dignified manner. Yuan Susu personally sent him a glass of wine.
"Alejiang," Susu said, looking at the hollow eyes of the dying man. "If you have any words for your loved ones, loved ones, or close friends, I can make an exception and pass them on for you."
He had a lot to say, and so many fragments flashed through his mind that he could count them all...
He is my closest relative, my best friend, my beloved...
It's him too.
The hot words were like a thorn in my throat, difficult to say for a long time.
Finally, he looked at Yuan Susu and said, "I've told him everything I wanted to say. There's nothing more to say."
Su Su nodded and glanced at the wine cup: "Drink it, it won't be too painful."
As Alejiang watched the eldest princess step out of the prison, he suddenly called out to her, "Your Highness."
Yuan Susu frowned slightly and paused: "What's the matter?"
"Military power is the will of the army and the will of the people. The tiger talisman can mobilize 100,000 Liangzhou cavalry, but it cannot mobilize the will of the army."
Yuan Susu looked at him in surprise.
"That is all Alejiang has to say, to repay Your Highness for saving my life."
He turned around and looked at the moonlight sprinkling sparingly on the straw mat. He reached out and touched it; it was cold.
He drank the wine without regret. As Yuan Susu said, it was painless, even...
The sweetness lingered on the tip of the tongue for a long time, so sweet that Alejiang seemed to see in a trance the night when he and Hesheli had a heart-to-heart talk under the eaves.
…
When Yuan Susu returned to the tent, someone from the Jinwu Guard said that Alejiang was dead.
This was the first time Susu witnessed life and death. Even though she was prepared, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.
In this scene, no one is wrong.
It's this world that's wrong.
What is wrong is human greed.
She wanted to give in.
If he were here, Yuan Susu would feel much more at ease.
Susu slept very uneasily at night, so she let Cuicui go to bed with her.
At daybreak, there was constant noise outside the tent.
Su Su muttered impatiently: "Alejiang is dead, what are they going to do now!"
Suddenly, there was a startling sound of gunpowder explosion.
A long period of tinnitus engulfed everyone.
She woke up completely. Cuicui and Aunt Jin helped Susu to change clothes behind the screen.
Meng Yu, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, came in to report, "Your Highness, the Jiao Snake has rebelled! Please put on your armor and leave Liangzhou with us immediately!"
The dragon snake is rebelling! ?
Su Su's face turned pale. "That's not right... Didn't Li Chongshan recruit both the Jiao Snake and Eagle Division? Why is the Jiao Snake rioting?"
Suddenly, the words that Alejiang said yesterday echoed in her mind: Military power depends on the morale of the army and the people, not the tiger talisman.
This is a real-life example.
Hesheli, is this the backup plan you have left?
Yuan Susu changed into light riding clothes, put on the crossbow that Chen Rang had given her, and hid the dagger in her boots.
She walked around the screen and saw bloodstains on Meng Yu's armor, and then she realized how brutal and dangerous this riot was.
As Su Sufang walked out of the tent, he looked at the blood and flesh on the ground with trembling pupils.
She had never seen such a shocking scene.
"Our men have already killed hundreds of those who came to abduct His Highness." The Jinwu Guards, their eyes bloodshot but safe and sound, smiled triumphantly at Yuan Susu. "Your Highness, please come with us. We can quickly escort Your Highness back to Ningzhou from Liangzhou."
"Why are you leaving? You're leaving when you haven't seized the military power yet? The conflict between the snipe and the clam is almost over, there is still a reason for you to leave?" Yuan Susu thought she was just leaving Liangzhou to avoid the war, but she didn't expect... she was going back to Ningzhou.
Meng Yu would not allow the eldest princess to act recklessly on such an important matter.
Yuan Susu still wanted to fight for it: "We have finally stabilized the situation to the current state, why should we give up!"
Before Meng Yu could answer, his ears moved and his brows furrowed. Meng Yu suddenly heard the hissing sound of a bowstring being pulled, and in a blink of an eye, several cold arrows flew straight towards the princess.
“Protect the Emperor!!”
Meng Yu pulled Yuan Susu in front of him and helped her avoid the arrow.
Suddenly, the Jinwu Guards drew their weapons one after another, and the sound of air being cut was suddenly accompanied by an arrow rushing towards the Eagle Division's soldiers.
At this time, the Eagle Division occupied the high ground, and the Snake Division slowly surrounded them.
But in the end, the enemy outnumbered us, and the situation was very unfavorable.
Meng Yu looked at Yuan Susu and ordered the three Jinwu Guards who were good at escape, guarding and archery to escort the princess away with the more than one hundred secret guards left by Chen Rang.
"Your Highness, we will cover your retreat, please leave quickly!" Meng Yu looked at Su Su with a look of longing for someone unknown in his eyes.
Su Su had no influence on Meng Yu. He was usually taciturn and had a winding scar at the corner of his eye that looked intimidating.
When he looked at himself, a smile appeared on his face, which was always cold to everyone.
Meng Yu is good at using a knife, and he uses the Xiuchun Knife particularly fluently.
I heard that Meng Yu was also the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard during the previous emperor's time, a position deeply disliked by his colleagues in the court.
Later, he left the court for more than ten years, and unexpectedly appeared again as her Jinwu Guard.
"Commander Meng, fellow brothers, return safely!"
"Understood sir!" Most of the remaining dozens of people in the Jinwu Guard were young and energetic, with great reputations and youthful minds.
Su Su heard they were still assigning tasks: "I'll take these 100."
“Those are mine!”
"Okay, I'll cooperate and kill those you missed."
"Grandson, let me show you three moves first~"
The Dragon Snake Master had never suffered such humiliation. In an instant, the swords flashed and the sword lights formed a silver screen when he swung his swords.
Vigorous and aggressive moves are indeed popular on the battlefield, but they forget that the people of the Jinwu Guard are not rough and fierce generals trained uniformly in the military camp.
Instead, he learned sword techniques from famous masters in various schools, each with its own merits.
Soon they dodged the enemy's moves one after another: "Then...is it our turn?"
At this time, the ones who continued to hunt down Yuan Susu were several generals from the Eagle Division and the Dragon Snake Division.
Cuicui and Aunt Jin protected Susu tightly, each holding a dagger given by the Jinwu Guards.
Because of their large numbers, soon more than half of the secret guards around him were killed or injured, and the remaining ones were still fighting desperately to hold back the enemy for them.
The other two looked at the endless influx of enemy troops and had no choice but to look at the man who was good at escaping and said, "Your Highness, I leave it to you."
Aunt Jin and Cuicui both understood that with three people they would be too conspicuous to fit into one tent.
They stopped and knelt before the Jinwu Guard, kowtowed, and said, "Your Highness, I leave it to you. The chances of us escaping together are too small..."
"We hide here and wait for the Jinwu Guards to take us out..." Aunt Jin said with tears in her eyes.
Yuan Susu knew very well that this was the best choice now.
She nodded with difficulty, biting her lip as she looked at the two people who had walked with her like family: "If they find us, save your life first, no matter what!"
The Jinwu Guards urged, "Your Highness, we should leave."
The man took Susu through the numerous tents and avoided the fighting. This route was the fastest escape route they had memorized when they were hiding in the dark.
The gate of the military camp not far away was unguarded due to the turmoil, but there were still many people from the Eagle Division and the Dragon Snake Division nearby.
Because of their tacit cooperation, they gradually began to gain the upper hand.
Li Chongshan was injured in the encirclement and suppression. The party had their own ulterior motives, so the morale of the army was naturally unstable and they were unable to take care of themselves.
"Your Highness, we can only take a risk now." After the Jinwu Guard surveyed the surroundings, he found that there would be no shelter once they left the tent, and the gate of the Liangzhou military camp was still about two hundred meters away.
Then it must be risky.
Yuan Susu bit her lip. She was usually a complete loser in physical tests, but now she met Yuan Jiyin, a pampered body...
It's just adding insult to injury!
Now I am at my wit's end and can only give it a desperate try.
Suddenly, the Jinwu Guard grabbed Susu's wrist and said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry for the offense."
The man was so fast that Susu could only hear the loud sound of the broken flag being blown away by the north wind.
But soon, the pursuers and the Eagle Division came like a tide, and there was a man on the city wall who drew his bow at them.
The arrow pierced the void, and suddenly...
The Jinwu Guard slowed down his movements. Even though he could dodge the pursuers behind him, he could hardly dodge the Eagle Master who was looking down from above.
Su Su raised his right hand and shot at the falconer on the city wall. Su Su recalled every archery move that Chen Rang had taught him.
While the man was replacing the arrows...
He immediately snapped his wrist, and the crossbow in his sleeve broke through the obstruction and flew straight towards the man on the city wall.
Soon, the arrow accidentally hit the man's neck and he fell down.
But Susu's hands were still shaking, and she tried her best to suppress the panic that was growing in her heart.
But suddenly, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves behind him, which spread out and then stopped.
They looked at Yuan Susu as if they were their prey. Nur, the deputy general of the dragon snake, had a condescending look on his face as a winner, and his eyes were full of evil smiles as he looked down at Susu.
"I've heard that the eldest princess is very beautiful. When I left Liangzhou a few days ago, I thought I would miss such a beauty..."
Nur dismounted and walked towards Susu with a rude and ugly manner...
Before he could speak, Susu raised his hand and shot an arrow, but how could a battle-hardened general not have predicted it?
After Nur dodged it easily, he controlled Susu's face with even greater interest.
"Get out of here!" Su Su kicked him.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him laughed.
"I like your strong temper." Nur's mouth curled up lewdly.
Yuan Susu's lips trembled uncontrollably: "If you dare to touch me, my husband will not let you go, and His Majesty will not let you go either!"
Nur picked up Susu and said, "Then I'll wait and see!"
"Let His Highness go!" The Jinwu Guard struggled desperately and hated his own incompetence.
Nur turned around and glanced at the beleaguered Jinwu Guards, sneering softly, "I've heard you Jinwu Guards are pretty arrogant! So why haven't you come to rescue you yet?"
"Taking advantage of the fact that the governor and I are not in Liangzhou, these scoundrels dare to attack the Alejiang Special Forces?"
Nur's face was grim. He patted Susu's buttocks teasingly and said rudely: "Little girl, you have a lot to do with this, right?"
"Once my brothers and I have used you up, we'll send you on your way!!"
Suddenly, yellow sand rose up and the sound of horse hooves broke through the gate of Liangzhou Wei like thunder.
"Let me see, who dares!"
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