Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Falling off a cliff
Group after group of men in black stepped over the corpses of their companions and rushed forward. Their fearless fighting style finally created a gap in the Su family's airtight defense.
Although Chen Yang quickly replaced his killed subordinates and filled that position, the formation was no longer as impregnable as before.
"The pregnant woman must be kept alive, and no harm must be done to her. The rest must be killed without sparing a single one."
They all heard this, and this was why the soldier lost his mind and was killed.
Chen Yang bit his lip, swallowed the blood rushing to his throat, and continued to swing the sword in his hand.
He didn't dare look at the Su family, especially the face of the young lady Xuan, who was about to give birth. He was afraid that if he looked at her, his conscience would be like being frying in oil.
He received a secret report from the capital five days ago. Lord Yue Feng told him to act with caution and to follow his inner choices when necessary.
Then that same night, he received a message from a man in black, saying it was the will of the Holy Spirit.
He hesitated for a few days and finally made his choice.
If they died here, it would be considered as fulfilling the imperial order. After all, he had originally received the order to escort the Su family south to Guangxu Prefecture.
If he survived by chance, he could also argue that the black-clad man's words were groundless and he couldn't believe that His Majesty would kill him. He just thought someone was forging an order.
How can we trust someone who hides his face? Right?
However, the words just spoken by the leader of the men in black almost broke down his inner defenses.
At the Ten-Li Pavilion that day, they joked that Madam Xuan Xiaoshao and Young Master Xuan were deeply in love, and would rather go into exile with their husbands than enter the palace. It was a pity for Your Majesty's deep love.
Now it seems that they are all disgusting tricks.
He finally understood why His Majesty had asked Wang Hu to spread rumors in the capital about the young emperor's unrepentant love.
This is not what an emperor should do.
Even though he was born in a humble family and had little experience, he understood that from the moment His Majesty imprisoned the Su family, everything that happened was just the result of the imperial power.
For example, the golden belt that was taken back from Master Lin, and the innocent people who were exiled.
What’s worse is this assassination today.
"Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born with different species?" He also heard this from Lord Yue Feng.
As Chen Yang thought about it, his eyes gradually became firm, and he kept waving the sword in his hand, killing several men in black in succession.
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Everyone present heard those words. The people from the Su and Xuan families were disgusted and their anger turned into murderous intent. In an instant, there were many more corpses of the men in black lying on the ground.
Especially on the mountain road where Su Guanzhang was standing, he had killed a river of blood, and the blood was rising to the sky. His body was also covered with the blood splashed by the black-clothed men, which made him look like a jade-faced Shura.
But Xuan Jinyu, who was protected behind him, was still clean. Although she had a big round belly that showed that she was about to give birth, she was still pretty as she stood there.
Moreover, the thin jacket and cloak she wore today were both plain in color. The blood around her meandered to her feet but stopped flowing, making her look like a pure and flawless white flower blooming in the blood river of the underworld.
No wonder she was kept alive.
A man in black sighed.
He was the one who came later and did not see Xuan Jinyu's fierce fighting performance of seriously injuring a man in black with a piece of firewood. He only saw her fragile appearance at this moment.
It was a big taboo for the man in black to be distracted in such a fierce fight, so he was quickly pierced through the heart by Su Guanzhang's sword.
When he fell to the ground, the amazement he had just glimpsed was still lingering in his eyes, and the blood on his body quickly merged into the river of blood on the ground.
Xuan Jinyu also heard what the black-clothed leader shouted just now.
What did it mean to leave her alone alive? She bit her lower lip, trying not to show her emotions too much.
She and Sheng Yu were two people who were never meant to be together. When the late emperor granted them a marriage, she couldn't accept being with such a double-faced man, so she resolutely begged her grandfather, parents, and mother to disobey the order and refuse the marriage.
After she married Su Guanzhang, she thought that the emperor and his wife would never have any more contact.
The new emperor called her "Junior Sister" at the palace banquet, and she naively thought that he had let go of what happened in the past.
After all, although she disobeyed the imperial order and refused the marriage, causing him to lose face by being punished by the late emperor to guard the imperial mausoleum for a year; he also received compensation and support from his grandfather, and jumped from an unknown and weak prince to the crown prince, and then to the emperor today.
The deal they had made at the beginning was nothing more than an exchange of interests. Wasn't that also what he had in mind when he asked for permission to marry?
Or did it mean that after becoming emperor, the promises he made before of "never getting entangled" and "never taking anger out on others" were no longer valid?
She thought that her grandfather, who was in the death row of the Ministry of Justice, had brought her the news that he wanted her to have an abortion and enter the palace as a concubine, was just humiliating her.
But now, if he wants to kill the Su family and leave only her, what does that mean?
For the sake of the Xuan and Lin families behind her, and for her grandfather, why didn't she break away from them? But if that was the case, why didn't she even let her third brother go?
Or was it to continue humiliating her, taking her into the palace, and fulfilling his reputation of "deep affection" among the people?
It is really unbelievable and unreasonable for an emperor to spread rumors that he is infatuated with his minister's wife.
Daddy and Big Brother wanted to stop the unbearable rumors in the capital from reaching her ears, but how could that be possible? Xuan Jinyu thought of the words she had "accidentally" overheard in Xuan Mansion, and her stomach churned.
She covered her lips, trying not to think any further, lest she vomit and affect those who were still fighting bravely.
She held Su Guanzhang's hand tightly and never let go, and her stomach finally felt much better.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Su Guanzhang felt her movement and turned to ask her. But he quickly turned his head away and slashed his sword across the throat of a man in black who was attacking him.
Xuan Jinyu's heart skipped a beat when she saw this, and she quickly said, "I'm fine, don't be distracted."
If he had not turned around in time, the black-clad man's knife would have hit his sword-holding arm.
Her heart was beating "boom boom boom". She quickly put aside all thoughts in her mind and focused on paying attention to everything around him.
In the distance, on the road down the mountain, the sound of weapons clashing louder than this one could be heard.
Someone was fighting and retreating, and soon appeared in their sight.
Xuan Jinyu recognized that among the group of people closest to their battlefield, there were several female secret guards who often followed her in the capital.
Then, these must be the Su family's secret guards, she thought.
Near the Su family's secret guards, also fighting with the men in black were the secret guards of the Xuan family and the Lin family - people sent by Xuan Zhao and Lin Ren, all of whom Xuan Jinyu had been familiar with since childhood.
Some of the people who came later were entangled with the men in black; others were fighting with the secret guards of the Su family, the Lin family and the Xuan family.
The situation on the other side was clear. One group was on their side, while another group was on the side of the new emperor, Shengyu, and wanted to put them to death.
Getting closer.
The group of people fought and retreated, and kept fighting, and soon they arrived in front of them.
The narrow mountain path was so crowded with people that some people could hardly use their spears.
Wang Hu was still watching. He could see that the most elite team of the men in black were among the people who had just arrived.
He also recognized the people fighting with the men in black. They were the ones who showed up to help them during the wolf attack.
It was obvious that these people were the ones who held back this group of people whose martial arts skills were obviously much better than those of the black-clothed men who had been fighting with the Su family, and who were much better trained, thus reducing the casualties of the Su family.
However, between his conscience on one side and the imperial order on the other, the scale in his heart was swaying back and forth, and he still couldn't make up his mind.
After these elite men in black joined the battle, the Su family's group clearly began to be at a disadvantage and gradually became stretched thin.
Suddenly, a horse that was tied firmly to the mountain wall let out a long neigh and fell down in pain - its throat had been pierced by a sharp blade that had flown through the heavy guards at some point.
Blood was gushing out.
The carriage, without its restraints, quickly collapsed, and the items inside were scattered all over the ground, with some of them rushing straight into the cliff.
The fallen horses, collapsed carriages, and items scattered on the ground greatly hindered the movements of the Su family.
The situation was actually more favorable for the men in black, because regardless of whether they were clearing the debris or not, their formation was no longer intact.
There was silence at the bottom of the cliff.
The wind was howling, and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, making people feel nauseous.
Suddenly, a man who had been fighting with the man in black drew his sword and was about to chop him, but instead of pursuing him, he turned around and chopped at Su Guanyu who was protecting him with his back to him.
The dagger that had just stabbed the horse to death was thrown by him during the chaos.
The clash of weapons and flying of hidden weapons in the air was so dazzling that no one would notice a small flying dagger from their own side.
Even if they noticed, they would just think he had accidentally thrown it sideways, or that it had been blocked by the person in black and flown in that direction. And I'm afraid the latter is more likely.
In the fierce confrontation, few people would think of the possibility of betrayal.
Because, at this time, he was fighting the enemy together with the Su family, and they trusted each other's backs and also protected the backs of others.
He was doing well until he threw that dagger.
Su Guanyu heard the sound of breaking air from behind and bent down swiftly, narrowly avoiding the sharp blade.
"You..." His companion looked at him in surprise.
"You..." The man who changed sides in the middle of the battle looked back at the man in black who cut his neck and fell down unwillingly.
The leader of the men in black gritted his teeth in anger, what a bunch of idiots.
This is the person he had finally persuaded to rebel, and he is also a sharp sword!
He let that man deceive the forces in the capital, and always obeyed the command of the capital and pretended to be on the same side as the Su family. For this, he even let that man kill many of his men.
However, he had just gained the trust of the Su family and was about to kill the prince of Duke Su's mansion, but the troops he had temporarily assembled turned out to be so stupid.
He was also very angry.
After a series of unexpected events, the Su family's camp is no longer as solid as it could be - especially psychologically.
At the very least, among those who fought alongside them and trusted their backs, there might be people who did not share the same ideals as them.
Su Sheng had his men change their formation, determined not to give the suspicious individuals a chance to harm the women and children in the rear.
While they were killing the enemy, they were also secretly keeping an eye on those who belonged to the forces in the capital, waiting for the slightest sign of trouble to separate them from their own side.
This consumes so much energy that the efficiency of fighting the enemy will naturally decrease, but this is the only solution.
Fortunately, those people also knew the dilemma of the Su family, and soon someone took the initiative to jump out and fight the men in black outside, leaving their backs to the Su family to protect them.
In this way, the Su family's formation was complete again.
However, the incident just now had cost them the initiative, and they were unable to strike back immediately. Moreover, they had already made a mistake.
With just such an opportunity, someone from the enemy had quietly slipped into their front line.
"Sister Wen." Xuan Jinyu noticed with her sharp eyes that a man in black was sliding down from the top of the collapsed carriage. He had already grabbed Sister Wen on the outside and was about to chop her down with a knife.
That location, while the carriage and carriages were still there, was basically the safest place.
However, when the carriage fell over, Xu Yu Niang and Second Aunt Su subconsciously pulled Old Madam Su out of the range that might be affected.
The women who stayed there also joined the fight against the enemy. Even the young Qi Ge'er held a dagger to protect his younger brothers and sisters.
At this time, no one can spare time to save Wen Jie'er!
Xuan Jinyu had already realized this when she subconsciously called out Wen Jie'er's name.
So before she finished her words, she had already broken free from Su Guanzhang's hand again, and threw the firewood that she had not thrown away just now, hitting the man in black on the chest.
The man in black spat out a mouthful of blood and subconsciously wanted to throw Wen Jie'er off the cliff.
Xuan Jinyu had already rushed over at this time and pulled the frightened Wen Jie'er back.
A Su family secret guard who came back quickly to provide support had already struck the man in black with a sword and kicked him off the cliff. He then became entangled with the other men in black who had discovered this loophole and kept rushing here.
Su Guanzhang, who followed her closely, was entangled by the leader of the men in black and several elite men in black. When he was distracted to look at Xuan Jinyu, he was almost stabbed in the throat.
Fortunately, he dodged quickly and narrowly avoided it, but the sharp knife still cut through his high collar, leaving a gash.
Xuan Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief after she grabbed Wen Jie'er. Fortunately, the secret guard came to her rescue in time.
"It's okay." She subconsciously smiled at Sister Wen, but the smile quickly froze at the corner of her lips.
Perhaps it was because she was too worried about Wen Jie'er just now, or perhaps it was because she ran too fast, the contractions that had been occurring intermittently for the past few days came again.
She painfully let go of Wen Jie'er's hand and covered her stomach.
She might be giving birth.
Xuan Jinyu realized this clearly and suddenly became a little panicked.
When people are panicked, they will subconsciously rely on the person they trust the most.
Xuan Jinyu stood there, looked up at Su Guanzhang, and saw his collar being cut open. She suddenly froze in place.
Wen Jie'er, who had just come to her senses, called her helplessly, "Auntie."
Xuan Jinyu didn't hear Wen Jie'er calling her, she only saw more men in black rushing up, almost drowning Su Guanzhang's figure.
Her stomach hurt so much that she wanted to squat down and find a safe place to rest.
But after moving a little, she accidentally stepped on something slippery that was scattered on the ground, and then she fell towards the cliff behind her.
"Husband!" Panicked.
"Little aunt!" Frightened.
The voices of Xuan Jinyu and Wen Jie'er sounded at the same time.
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