Chapter 562 We will make sure they are all reduced to ashes!
Qingyangzi did not come alone.
He also brought two "cliques," two spoiled young men from aristocratic families whom he had deliberately befriended.
This time, I came with Qingyangzi to make a contribution in saving the emperor, and I am also the eyes and ears and witnesses that Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi need.
A'duo rushed in: "Junior Uncle, they're already on their way."
Zongzheng Xingyao realized the urgency of the matter.
So she took the initiative to pull the red string and gave the order: "I forgive you for your crime, bow!"
Then he turned around and bowed to Leng Dian.
Leng Dian wasn't unwilling, but he didn't want to offend the princess and cause trouble.
But what's done is done, who told me to draw the red card?
I had no choice but to grit my teeth and bow along with you, my heart pounding like a drum.
Just then, a furious voice roared, "Traitor, release the Seventh Princess!"
A figure rushed in following the sound.
Qingyangzi's face darkened.
I was almost stunned: "What the hell is he going to do?"
"Has he forgotten why he came here today?"
These two纨绔 (sons of wealthy and powerful families) are surnamed Gong and Xie, respectively.
The one who rushed out to save Zongzheng Xingyao at that moment was none other than Miyabe Saburo.
He drew his sword from his waist and charged forward recklessly.
Xie Liulang, true to his word, shouted, "Never mind! I'm going to help him too!"
"This Gong Sanlang has always had a goddess in his heart, who is our Great Chu's Seventh Princess."
"How could he stand idly by while the princess was being forced to marry a traitor?"
Qingyangzi rolled his eyes so hard they almost flew to the sky, and he nearly fainted.
Those two are brainless!
"Is the princess more important or the emperor? You're all confused!"
Xie Liulang shoved him away: "Anyway, we're spoiled brats, so we should first make the choices we truly want to make."
"He, Gong Sanlang, is a real man!"
After saying that, Xie Liulang rushed over as well.
Seeing that he couldn't stop them, Qingyangzi shouted angrily from behind: "I think you two are just two fools! You've walked right into my trap!"
Qingyangzi must not go along and ruin the grand plan.
These two fools rushed into the courtyard, surrounded by assassins and even guards from the Prince Su's mansion.
Before long, Leng Dian, who was dressed in wedding attire, rushed out and knocked his sword away, then had him arrested.
They were still shouting, "Release the princess!"
"You traitors, how dare you covet the princess! You will all die a horrible death!"
"Just you wait, the imperial army will be here soon and wipe you all out!"
Leng Dian swiftly sheathed his sword: "Fool."
"Take him away!"
Then, deliberately pointing to Qingyangzi in the darkness, he said, "There's another one over there, arrest him!"
To make the performance complete, Qingyangzi limped off and ran wildly in the designated direction.
Sha Er quickly caught up.
"Master, Master, please wait! The young lady wants you to be patient."
"If those two young masters crash into us, it will be easier for us to catch them and carry out our plan."
"You just need to take the Chu Emperor and escape."
Qingyangzi nodded and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Meanwhile, on the wedding hall side...
After Gong Sanlang and Xie Liulang were taken away, Zongzheng Xingyao finally lifted the veil off his head.
"What else do you need me to do next?"
Leng Dian just stepped in.
Their eyes met, and both were stunned as they looked at each other in their wedding attire.
She was stunningly beautiful.
A man with a cool and aloof demeanor, yet also handsome and dashing.
Leng Dian was momentarily lost in thought, and Zongzheng Xingyao also blushed slightly.
Li Qingluo didn't notice anything unusual about the two of them. Instead, she stood up and said, "Of course, we should hurry up and pack our bags and get ready to run away."
"Leng Dian, from now on you will be responsible for protecting and taking care of the Seventh Princess. Her safety is entrusted to you."
Then he turned to the Seventh Princess and said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry to have wronged you."
Zongzheng Xingyao nodded slightly without saying a word.
Leng Dian hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and replied, "Yes, miss."
Soon, news spread that Qingyangzi had successfully escaped with the Chu Emperor.
The King of Qin's army also arrived at the foot of the mountain in a grand procession.
Before long, Sha Wu, whom Li Qingluo had sent to negotiate with the King of Qin, returned with news.
It is said that the King of Qin did not agree to go up the mountain and into the house alone.
He told them that they should either hand over the Fourth Prince, Zongzheng Wuxie, immediately, or he would raze the entire mountain stronghold to the ground that very day.
Li Qingluo: "I knew he wouldn't dare to come."
Li Qinglu had all the birds that had been prepared deliberately released into the air beforehand.
Zhang Tingjiu and his men, who were lying in ambush on the mountain path, were startled when they saw this.
"Who exactly are these traitors? This village was wiped out two years ago; it's practically an empty village. When did these people arrive?"
Yang Qilang: "What's even more terrifying is that they can freely enter and leave the palace."
"Master Qingyangzi also said that they detained Xie Liulang and Gong Sanlang as well. This group of people is simply lawless. They not only disregard the noble families in the capital, but they also seem to have a deeper purpose... Moreover, they obviously have plenty of confidence and strength."
Duan Rongshi looked at the birds in the sky: "It seems that there are more of them than we thought."
"A large number of troops have arrived at the foot of the mountain again. I wonder if they are their own people returning to the stronghold or people from the imperial court. Daoist Qingyangzi, was there any movement from the imperial court when you arrived?"
Qingyangzi: "I have never heard of it."
"I also observed the celestial phenomena last night and knew that His Majesty was in trouble here, but I dared not speak recklessly. After all, there are quite a few people in the court who do not believe me, and I am afraid that I might lose my head in advance because of this."
"Therefore, after consulting the oracle and scriptures, I only brought two young masters from prominent families with me, wanting to gather information first."
"Who knew that a celebration was being held in this village tonight, so we managed to sneak in. And, by some strange twist of fate, I actually managed to rescue His Majesty."
"If it weren't for the wedding being held in the front hall, and the two young masters from the Gong and Xie families drawing my attention away, I might not have had such a smooth experience."
"I implore Your Majesty to reward these two young gentlemen handsomely upon your return!"
Qingyangzi turned to the Chu Emperor and bowed his hands in supplication.
He would spout nonsense, and he spoke with such conviction that no one doubted him.
They made no mention of the fact that the Seventh Princess and the Fourth Prince were still in the village.
The Chu Emperor had not yet recovered and had been on another long journey; he had no strength left.
He waved his hand in agreement.
Duan Rongshi: "Those people down the mountain are the rebels."
"Now that His Majesty has been rescued, I think we should evacuate from this place first."
"Otherwise, once these traitors discover that His Majesty has been rescued and that we are lying in ambush here, we might be surrounded at the foot of the mountain before we even get to the stronghold."
"Indeed, with their combined efforts from within and without, they could completely surround and kill us."
"Then there really is no way out."
What do you two think?
Zhang Tingjiu and Yang Qilang naturally followed Duan Rongshi's decision.
So the group decided to leave quickly and send troops back to annihilate the rebels in the village.
Even after the Chu Emperor was helped onto Zhang Tingjiu's back, he still vaguely felt that something was amiss.
He seemed to have forgotten something.
But what exactly happened? His dazed mind couldn't quite recall it for a moment.
Little did he know, the food delivered to him had been tampered with, which was why he couldn't wake up tonight.
What he forgot were his two children, Zongzheng Wuxie and Zongzheng Xingyao, whom he had abandoned.
One of them was gagged, tied up, and left in a corner of the woodshed.
One of them, Zheng, was busy with Li Qingluo and the others in the mountain stronghold, preparing to evacuate.
Thus, with the combined efforts of Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi, along with Qingyangzi's 'daring rescue,' and by using the Qin King's men, Zhang Tingjiu and his group were completely deceived.
During the evacuation, some disturbances were inevitable.
There were also traces deliberately left by Duan Rongshi.
Their movements were deliberately noticed by the King of Qin at the foot of the mountain.
"The woods were teeming with people."
"Look, there are at least a thousand people."
"Your Highness, it's fortunate we didn't go up the mountain, otherwise we would have definitely fallen into the ambush of these traitors!"
The King of Qin dared not act rashly.
He also firmly believed that there were a large number of traitors on the mountain, waiting for him to walk into their trap.
"Stand still—"
"Surround this mountain for me before dawn tomorrow!"
They didn't even wait until dawn.
Li Qingluo and his group followed Duan Rongshi and his group as they retreated from the mountain stronghold from the back of the mountain.
Soon, the King of Qin received a severed hand.
The severed hand bore a familiar thumb ring and some familiar scars.
Jin Hua cut it down herself and then tied it to the horse's back.
When the horse descended the mountain as instructed, King Qin nearly went mad upon receiving the box containing the severed hand.
"I will kill them—"
"Attack the mountain—"
But where on the mountain was there any sign of anyone?
They all ran away.
However, the King of Qin's men soon discovered the whereabouts of Li Qingluo and his group.
"Your Highness, they've headed southwest!"
"They're only a dozen or so miles away. Should we pursue them?"
King of Qin: "How many troops are there? Have you seen them clearly?"
The guard said, "Judging from a distance, there are indeed no fewer than a thousand men. But there are definitely no more than two thousand!"
The King of Qin mounted his horse, flung the reins, and ordered in extreme anger, "Pursue!"
"A mere thousand men dared to kidnap the Emperor and harm the princes! These traitors are all courting death!"
"Tonight, the Fourth Prince will save them, and these people—I will personally kill them!"
"I will make sure they are all reduced to nothing but bones—"
"kill--"
"kill!!"
The thunderous roar echoed throughout the valley.
Zhang Tingjiu and his group also faintly heard the sound.
His face tense: "Have we been discovered and caught up with us?"
Little did he know that Li Qingluo and her group were secretly following behind them, and were now using their forces to deceive the King of Qin.
Therefore, the King of Qin on the mountain was indeed about to hunt down their group.
Duan Rongshi: "What are you waiting for? This place is closest to His Majesty's newly built imperial mausoleum. Hurry up and go to the mausoleum to ask the construction army for help!"
"Everyone, quicken your pace!"
"Heading to the Imperial Mausoleum—"
The Chu emperor fell into a deep, dazed sleep, completely unaware of all that had happened.
Li Qingluo and his group of forty-odd people confirmed that the King of Qin had noticed the troops ahead and believed that the King of Qin would soon relentlessly pursue them.
So he personally turned the horse's head in a different direction.
Li Qingluo: "Next, everyone, hurry on your way."
"We must be the first to reach the imperial mausoleum."
The group, led by Sha Yi and the Prince Su's mansion, replied: "Yes, young lady!"
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