Chapter 479: The Madman's Loyalty
"Bold assassin! Let the prince go!"
"Hey, be careful! Don't hit the prince's head!"
"Hurry and report to the Emperor! The Crown Prince has been kidnapped by an assassin!"
"If anything happens to our crown prince, you will definitely not be able to escape! If you know what's good for you, release him immediately!"
Tianbao snorted coldly, and as if nothing had happened, he dragged the people and rushed in different directions, quietly putting the valuable dead objects he found within the range of the space into the space.
With Yan Changkong as a hostage, the guards rushing out from all sides of the Desolate Palace were constrained everywhere and did not dare to attack Tianbao at all, for fear of accidentally hurting the prince.
They could only watch helplessly as the girl paraded before them with the same unbridled abandon as a monarch on parade.
After searching the entire place, Tianbao frowned slightly.
There is no trace of the magic weapon here. I don’t know whether Yan Changkong moved the magic weapon away or hid it in an area beyond the reach of the surrounding space.
"Miss Su, are you looking for a magic weapon? Don't waste your energy. You have the method to control the magic weapon. Since I want to negotiate with you, how can I not be on guard?" Yan Changkong's face was pale. The pain in his broken leg was getting worse and worse. His entire right leg had begun to numb. He was so weak that he was about to faint at any time.
He raised the corners of his pale lips and forced a smile, "If you want the magic weapon, talk to me. Otherwise, you won't find it no matter how hard you look. If you insist on tearing your face off with Nan Sang, the consequences...you should think carefully about it."
There was a sudden noise from the direction of the Imperial Garden, mixed with screams.
Tian Bao nodded and flew in that direction, "Don't threaten me. When Dai Viet is destroyed, Nan Sang will suffer national grief!"
Yan Changkong's pupils trembled slightly, and he looked up at the girl. Her beautiful face was as cold as ice when she was silent, and her eyes were sharp and firm.
He had no doubt that if she could say it, she could do it.
The man was lifted in mid-air, the scenery below flew by, the Nansang guards behind were getting farther and farther away, and the noise in front was becoming clearer and clearer.
He was controlled by others and had no power to resist.
He stared at the girl's profile. "Miss Su, you are a man of the world, with a free and unrestrained temperament. Where in the world can't you call home? As far as I know, the exile land is a mixed bag, and the people gathered here come from all countries, and not all of them are from Dai Viet. Why are you so determined to defend Dai Viet and sacrifice your life for Emperor Xuan Jing? Dai Viet is just a medium-sized country. If you are willing, what Dai Viet can give you, Nan Sang can give you more! Including everyone you care about, I, Nan Sang, will protect you. No one will dare to cause trouble for you, and you will never have to worry again!"
The girl glanced at him and said indifferently, "You are wrong. I am neither loyal to the emperor nor to the country. Protecting Daiyue and Xuanjing is just to protect my shortcomings."
"Do you value Nangong Qingyu so much?"
"yes."
"Why?"
"Because he's worth it. If any of his relatives in the Land of Exile were to encounter any danger, he would sacrifice his life in exchange. Who in your Nansang royal family could do that?"
The girl's eyes were cold and penetrating, without any sneer or ridicule, as if she was really just asking for an answer.
Yan Changkong didn't dare to look at him again. He turned his head away hastily, his eyes full of embarrassment.
She was right, no one could do Nansang.
The royal family puts the country and the world first. The monarch will never and cannot act on impulse. If necessary, even relatives can be abandoned, let alone exchanging their lives for others?
Tianbao sneered faintly, quickened his speed and flew towards the Imperial Garden without further conversation.
The various countries called those on the Nine-Nation Wanted List madmen and those in the land of exile a mob.
But everyone knows that these lunatics and this mob are sentimental.
That's why Yan Changkong used Uncle Broken Knife and the safety of Dayue to force her to submit.
They don't find such behavior ridiculous.
She had never been on the same page as them, and she never would be.
Those who have different ideals cannot work together.
…
The Imperial Garden was already in chaos.
Not long after Yan Changkong left, Emperor Nansang suddenly launched an attack and ordered the guards waiting outside to arrest the Dai Viet envoys. The reason was very sufficient - a madman wanted by nine countries had infiltrated the Dai Viet envoys and intended to assassinate them.
Du Buqun couldn't bear it anymore, he slammed the table and stood up, spreading the poisonous materials all over the place, and the poisonous smoke and fog were all used.
All at once, the Nansang royal family, palace servants, and envoys from various countries were looking for places to escape. Screams and howls merged into one, and the whole place was in chaos and devastation.
"Fuck you, old bastard! I knew you were holding your shit in! If you had just turned a blind eye, I'd just finished this pot of wine and left and we'd have parted ways amicably! But you insisted on accusing me of something and forcing me to do it! If I don't kill you, won't people think I'm incompetent if word gets out? My son, you're just asking for trouble. Don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Gan Zhenyu, a scholar who was not even capable of tying a chicken, was able to remain calm as a dog at such a time. When the commotion started, he immediately found a banquet table in the corner and crawled under it. He took out a bamboo flute from his sleeve pocket, and by pressing it here and there, the bamboo flute turned into a crossbow.
This was specially given to him by Tianbao for self-defense. Because it looks like a bamboo flute, it was not confiscated by the palace guards when he entered the palace.
Taking advantage of the chaos and the fact that no one was paying attention, Gan Zhenyu hid under the table, shooting out a cold arrow from time to time, and each time he succeeded.
When he was too busy to pay attention, another person came from under the table. Gan Zhenyu was startled and wanted to shoot an arrow at the other person, but the person blocked it in time, "Don't hit him, Lao Mo, we are one of you!"
The person who came was Mo Liren. The tall and strong man squeezed in, and the space under the table suddenly seemed insufficient, and the table was pushed back and forth.
"General Mo? What are you doing here? Get out of here! Stay out of this, or you'll become the target of public criticism!"
"If I were afraid of this, I wouldn't have gone with you to the palace! The Second Princess ordered me to help you. It's so chaotic outside, and it's hard to tell who's friend or foe right now! Quick, take off your clothes and change into these!"
"Eunuch uniform?!"
"Why are you yelling so loudly? It's not like you're really being made a eunuch! If you step out in your Dai Viet uniform, you'll be stabbed to pieces before you take two steps! Change your clothes so you can escape! Change quickly, and I'll escort you out of the palace!"
Gan Zhenyu stuffed the eunuch uniform back into his pocket and said, "Master Mo, I appreciate your kindness. But I can't leave. Poison Master is still outside. Although I'm just a scholar, I know that I must stick with my companions. I can't abandon him and run away alone!"
The Gan family has the integrity of the Gan family. They will never bring shame to the Gan family, nor will they let down the trust of the emperor and their companions!
If it weren't for the fact that he was weak, Mo Liren really wanted to slap him on the head. "No wonder most of the civil and military officials in the court don't get along. You scholars are just pedantic. Is this a matter of advancing and retreating together? With your skinny arms and legs, staying here is a mere burden. You'd be a big help if you took care of yourself! Old Du's Qinggong skills are at the pinnacle. It would be easy for him to escape. But you stayed here, running fast and unable to fly. In the end, Old Du had to turn around and save you. Tell me, were you a help or a hindrance?"
"..." Gan Zhenyu was despised for being useless, so he quietly changed into eunuch clothes. As he walked out under the protection of Mo Liren, he continued to shoot arrows without wasting a single one.
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