Chapter 55 Fly Away
Xiao Zhuo fought while moving towards her, firmly guarding Shen Yuexi under the hanging basket, not letting the other party get close at all, which gave people an inexplicable sense of security.
It seems that no wind, rain, difficulties or obstacles can stop his determination to protect.
Shen Yuexi's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously touched her chest, where it was obviously beating faster.
She knew the beating was abnormal.
"Xiao Zhuo," Shen Yuexi shouted as she watched the balloon slowly expand, "Hurry up, come up!"
In a hurry, she even called out his name.
Xiao Zhuo paused for a moment.
While dealing with those ferocious killers, he also paid attention to the situation with Shen Yuexi. When she shouted, the sword in Xiao Zhuo's hand became even sharper.
Seeing this, the enemies' faces became even uglier. Knowing that Xiao Zhuo was trying to escape, they all rushed towards him and attacked him.
Shen Yuexi knew that although Xiao Zhuo had the upper hand at this time, the other side had too many people and it would not be easy to hold off for long.
The flames quickly lit up, and the firelight made her little face red.
"Deposed Crown Prince, I have come to arrest you on the orders of the Emperor. You'd better surrender. The Emperor has no intention of harming your life." Liu Yi, the governor of Daliang, saw Xiao Zhuo standing on the roof of the house with a sword in his hand, so he wanted to persuade him.
Xiao Zhuo looked at Liu Yi coldly, a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, and said in a cold and steady voice: "Do you believe what the prefect Liu said?"
Xiao Zhuo must have asked this question to the prefect Liu Yi.
Liu Yi certainly knew what the emperor meant. He just wanted Xiao Zhuo to surrender, and secondly, he thought that Xiao Zhuo did not know what the emperor meant.
Now that his words had been exposed by Xiao Zhuo, he was no longer polite. He just smiled coldly and looked at Xiao Zhuo who was standing on the roof.
"Since the deposed crown prince is determined not to surrender, he has truly failed the emperor's kindness. I will no longer be polite," he ordered the black-clad guards around him, "Kill him on the spot!"
The men in black swarmed over and headed towards Xiao Zhuo and the other man.
Xiao Zhuo calmly took advantage of the terrain and repelled a group of enemies.
Shen Yuexi took this opportunity to operate the control console steadily. When she heard the order from the governor Liu Yi just now, she was already ready to take off.
The wind from high above happened to be blowing towards the outside of the city gate. Fortunately, God was helping us.
At this time, the moonlight had hidden in the clouds, and the sky and the earth were pitch black, with only the sound of swords clashing.
Shen Yuexi hurriedly shouted to Xiao Zhuo, "Husband, come up quickly, the hot air balloon is about to take off."
As he finished speaking, the hot air balloon was already propped up by the flames, but Liu Yi and the others below did not pay much attention to Shen Yuexi's every move. In their eyes, she was just a weak woman.
Xiao Zhuo's eyes flashed, and he caught a glimpse of the rising balloon out of the corner of his eye. His eyes, which had always been clear and without any fluctuation, were now calling out to Wen Yi.
Suddenly, his momentum increased, his sword energy became more fierce, and every sword move was filled with murderous intent, and those who came fell one after another.
Seeing this, the latter seemed to want to retreat. Liu Yi shouted loudly: "If we don't capture the deposed crown prince today, neither you nor I will return alive!"
After Liu Yi said this, no one dared to show any fear, and they bravely faced the oncoming fierce sword energy.
Xiao Zhuo's tall figure protected Shen Yuexi steadily, preventing anyone else from touching her at all.
Shen Yuexi's eyes were sparkling, and that burning gaze made Xiao Zhuo seem to sense something. The sword in his hand was like a silver snake, so fast that his shape could not be seen.
At this moment, she felt that Xiao Zhuo was the most handsome. Compared with the competition between him and the Prince of Qi, she felt that this was the time when Xiao Zhuo's true strength was revealed.
More and more people in black rushed up. At this time, the hot air balloon was already filled with hot air and gradually began to rise into the air.
Xiao Zhuo leaped up, dodged the flying sword, and jumped into the basket of the hot air balloon.
At this point, even the dumbest person would have figured out what was going on. Liu Yi widened his eyes and looked at the scene in shock.
His lips trembled as he pointed at the huge balloon in the sky. After a long while, he muttered, "This...this...what is this?"
Those men in black were all shocked by what they saw. No one could imagine that this was possible.
Although there was no riding on the fog, there was a phenomenon of floating in the clouds.
Shen Yuexi smiled triumphantly at the people below, then sped up the hot air balloon to fly upwards.
The higher you fly, the stronger the airflow will be and the faster the hot air balloon will go.
In the blink of an eye, she and Xiao Zhuo had already moved away from where Liu Yi was. When Liu Yi reacted and wanted to stop them, it was too late.
"Sir...should we continue chasing?" the man in black reminded.
Liu Yi stood there for a long time without coming back to his senses. All he was thinking now was that the emperor would definitely kill him.
The emperor really wanted to execute the deposed prince. He was the only one who knew Zhen Xiang and could understand the emperor's intentions. There was no need to imagine the consequences, not to mention that he had messed up the matter.
Liu Yi didn't know how to react at this point. He just stood there in a daze, his face pale.
"grown ups?"
The guard standing by spoke again. Before Liu Yi could say anything, a voice came from behind him.
"Master Liu, I heard that the deposed crown prince is here. Where is he?"
The visitor was Wu Mingzi, the commander of the guards who was delivering the emperor's message.
He learned that the deposed Crown Prince Xiao Zhuo had appeared in Liangzhou City and rushed over immediately. However, he heard that the prefect Liu Yi had already led his troops to encircle and suppress him. He then rode his horse and hurried over.
When they arrived, they saw a group of soldiers standing there stupidly, looking up at the sky. Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi were nowhere to be seen.
He knew that the person had run away, so he asked Liu Yi angrily.
When Liu Yi heard this, he shuddered, turned around, and said with an apologetic smile: "Master Wu, the deposed crown prince flew away on a strange object."
Wu Mingzi's face was grim. He had already warned Liu Yi not to act rashly and to inform him immediately if he found any trace of the deposed crown prince. Now, just to earn a little credit, he had acted on his own and killed the deposed crown prince, but now, the man had escaped.
Liu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, bent down and whispered to Wu Mingzi, "If the Emperor knew that the deposed crown prince had escaped again, both you and I would lose our heads. I understand that Commander Wu has an elderly mother to support, right?"
He just didn't believe that Wu Mingzi had no selfish motives.
Wu Mingzi glanced at Liu Yi and sneered, "I am the emperor's personal guard. If the emperor wants to kill me or chop me up, I have no complaints."
Liu Yi smiled awkwardly. He didn't expect to meet such a tough guy. He was worthy of being the emperor's personal guard.
Just as he was trying to get the emperor to forgive him for his dereliction of duty, he suddenly heard Wu Mingzi say, "Write a letter to the emperor, saying that the deposed crown prince is hiding in the countryside and his whereabouts are unknown. It will take some time to find the deposed crown prince."
Liu Yi looked over in surprise, his eyes filled with disdain. He was so righteous just now, but he changed in just a quarter of an hour. He really thought he was a loyal subordinate.
"What about the matter of deposing the crown prince?"
There has to be a result. It's not a good idea to keep dragging it out like this.
"I will chase after him."
Wu Mingzi replied impatiently, turned around and walked out with his men.
This prefect, Liu Yi, was simply speechless; he didn't even understand the principle that a king's words should not be taken lightly. Emperor Yongde wanted to see Xiao Zhuo on the 15th, but how could he refuse with just a letter? If these two wanted to avoid death, they probably had no choice but to flee like Xiao Zhuo.
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