Chapter 563 Sharing life and death, advancing and retreating together!
Zongzheng Xingyao was so shaken around that he almost vomited on the horse.
Leng Dian noticed that something was wrong with her, and after hesitating for a long time, he asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, would you like me to stop and rest for a while?"
Zongzheng Xingyao shook his head, trying to suppress his discomfort.
"Don't let my presence delay your important business; getting on the road is the priority."
After leaving the palace, she rarely referred to herself as "this palace" anymore.
Because she understood that no one here would truly treat her like a princess.
She must be strong and independent to avoid becoming annoying.
Surprisingly, this delicate princess was not at all pretentious.
This made Leng Dian look at her with new respect.
"Please bear with it a little longer, Your Highness."
"I will try my best to ride more smoothly."
As he spoke, Leng Dian pulled the reins tighter and drew Zongzheng Xingyao closer to him.
Zongzheng Xingyao felt a firm chest behind him, and his face had already turned red.
Is this person really just an ordinary guard?
No, it's not just him.
Tonight, all the guards in that mountain stronghold are definitely not just ordinary servants and guards from ordinary households!
They might even be more skilled than the palace guards.
After these two days, Zongzheng Xingyao has also come to understand.
This Nangong Qingluo is definitely not just an ordinary merchant's wife.
Her actions and plans were so intricately linked that Zongzheng Xingyao was overwhelmed and deeply impressed.
Before Zongzheng Xingyao could even process what was happening, she immediately thought of the next thing.
Even now, Zongzheng Xingyao has not figured out all of Li Qingluo's schemes.
But that's how she ended up here.
Who exactly is this Nangong Qingluo?
This question had popped into Zongzheng Xingyao's mind several times.
Seeing that her father and brother had been framed like this, Zongzheng Xingyao felt a mix of emotions.
She turned her head to look to the side.
To Zongzheng Xingyao's left was Jinhua, who was suppressing her murderous intent, personally carrying Zongzheng Wuxie, whose arm had been severed.
Zongzheng Wuxie, pale-faced, had lost consciousness. His hands dangled from the horse's belly, one of which was tightly wrapped in gauze and soaked with blood.
Zongzheng Xingyao glanced at his fourth brother's miserable state and turned his head away without feeling sorry for him.
Ahead, dressed in men's clothing, Nangong Qingluo galloped away on horseback, looking dashing and heroic.
Behind her were an old nanny and a maid.
"Who exactly are you people?"
Zongzheng Xingyao couldn't help but ask Leng Dian behind him.
Leng Dian: "Your Highness, you don't need to know."
Zongzheng Xingyao let out a cold laugh.
"I hope I will not regret cooperating with you."
"If you harm the land and the state of Great Chu... I will be a sinner for all eternity."
Leng Dian: "Princess, you're overthinking it."
"The state and its people of the Great Chu have long been rotten to the core, why do you want to take it upon yourself?"
"A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole, and this happens by no means overnight."
Zongzheng Xingyao turned around and looked at the person behind him with great surprise.
How could he say such a thing?
He's just a guard, yet he has such vision and mindset!
This caused Zongzheng Xingyao's heart to pound uncontrollably.
However, things did not go as smoothly as Li Qingluo had imagined.
The King of Qin soon discovered that a small portion of his troops had changed course and split up along the way.
Therefore, they also sent a small team of one hundred men to pursue them.
The "Kill" group was the first to spot the men behind them.
"Girls, you go first!"
"Your subordinates will stay behind to cover the retreat."
Li Qinglu stopped his horse and turned it around.
"We will live and die together, advance and retreat together!"
"Everyone, finish this quickly!"
If twenty men were left to fight against the King of Qin's hundred-man squad, the Killers would still have a chance of winning.
But there will inevitably be sacrifices and bloodshed.
Li Qingluo has twenty-seven people in her kill list, and she will never let that number decrease by even one.
The killers looked at each other, their faces showing emotion.
They were trained from childhood to be tools of killing.
It can be a knife or a sword.
They can also be sharp blades and shields that are ready to be sacrificed at any time.
But it is definitely not a human.
However, since following the girl, they have begun to become more real and are cherished and cared for.
They felt that they were still living, breathing human beings.
Nowadays, even brothers can get married.
The girl even asked Qin Ling to develop a medicated ointment to remove the tattoos from their faces.
Now, the girl is going to live and die with them.
To have such a master is surely a beacon of light in their otherwise dark and lifeless existence.
Everyone drew their swords and knives, taking out their most handy weapons: "We swear to live and die with you, young lady, and advance and retreat together!"
Li Qingluo took the bow and arrows thrown to her by Granny Zheng and carried them on her back.
She drew her Azure Sky Sword again and held it firmly in her hand, her gaze resolute: "Remember, I will not let any of you die. Today, not a single one of you will be spared."
Her eyes weren't just looking at the word "kill".
He also looked at the guards of Prince Su's residence.
Finally, the question fell on Zongzheng Xingyao, who nodded heavily.
Seeing Li Qingluo like this, Zongzheng Xingyao was deeply shocked, and his heart was shaken as if the earth were trembling.
It turns out that there are women in this world who can live such a life.
So unrestrained and elegant, so domineering and composed, so... a woman who is no less capable than a man.
She can command a group of men and make them willingly serve her.
Sincerity can earn loyalty and unity.
Zongzheng Xingyao turned his head and looked around.
Looking at the resolute expressions on the faces of these guards, something inside me seemed to be deeply touched.
It turns out that women in the world don't have to be confined to the inner palace, don't have to wear heavy veils, and don't have to be just shadows behind men.
They can also be their true selves.
Leng Dian wanted to protect the princess, so he and Jin Hua set off ahead.
Li Qingluo led all the remaining men in a desperate battle against the King of Qin's forces.
Although some were injured, fortunately, because Li Qingluo and everyone else stayed behind, they were able to achieve a great victory thanks to their excellent skills and proficient teamwork, and wiped out all of Qin King's men.
Li Qingluo looked towards the pitch-black rear, where there was no further movement.
So he quickly followed up with the order: "Everyone, after a short rest, immediately continue your journey—"
The group's confidence grew even stronger: "Yes, young lady!"
Soon, Li Qingluo and his group caught up with Leng Dian and his companions, who had deliberately waited in a safe place ahead.
Seeing that they had all caught up, Zongzheng Xingyao couldn't help but smile.
"Thank goodness, everyone's alright!"
Leng Dian couldn't help but look down at the woman in his arms.
If she knew that they were not from the Great Chu, she would probably regret her enthusiasm at this moment.
At daybreak, after a fierce battle with the King of Qin's squad, Li Qingluo and his group arrived at the imperial mausoleum ahead of everyone else.
Ado had arrived a day earlier.
In front of her sat Zongzheng Wuheng in a wheelchair. When the two of them saw them, Zongzheng Wuheng naturally didn't give them a friendly look.
"Li Qingluo, you have some nerve!"
"What else is there that you wouldn't dare to do?"
"You dare threaten me, forcing me to send the construction team away. Now you're even eyeing the imperial mausoleum! You—"
As he spoke, Zongzheng Wuheng saw Zongzheng Xingyao standing in front of Leng Dian.
And behind Jin Hua Ma is Zongzheng Wuxie, whose hand has already been chopped off.
Zongzheng Wuheng's face turned pale: "Yao'er!"
"And the fourth brother... Li Qingluo, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"Are you determined to wipe out our entire Zongzheng clan?"
"What deep-seated hatred do we have for you that makes you resort to such ruthless methods!"
Li Qingluo jumped off the horse: "What's your hurry?"
"Don't you know best what I'm capable of doing?"
As she spoke, her eyes fell on Zongzheng Wuheng's feet.
Zongzheng Wuheng's face twisted uncontrollably.
"You vicious, venomous woman, one day I will kill you with my own hands!!"
Li Qingluo: "Sixth Prince, none of your bones are as hard as your tongue."
After saying that, Li Qingluo walked towards the entrance of the imperial mausoleum.
Zongzheng Xingyao followed suit and slowly dismounted.
It was Leng Dian who personally helped it down.
Upon seeing this, Zongzheng Wuheng's face flushed red with anger, and he shouted, "Let go of my sister!"
"Otherwise, I, the prince, will chop off your dog paws!!"
Leng Dian glanced at him, then looked at Zongzheng Xingyao and cupped his hands in greeting: "This humble subject has been very offensive, and I hope Your Highness will not take offense."
After saying that, he turned and chased after Li Qingluo.
Zongzheng Wuheng shouted excitedly, "Yao'er, come here quickly!"
"Come to Sixth Brother."
"Don't go near these lunatics, they're all heartless killers!"
Zongzheng Xingyao frowned: "Alright, Sixth Brother!"
"Don't you know who truly enjoys killing?"
“We members of the Zongzheng clan have no right to call others crazy.”
Zongzheng Wuheng realized what was happening.
"What do you mean?"
"So, you're in cahoots with them now?"
Zongzheng Xingyao shook his head.
"Things are not as Sixth Brother thinks."
However, Zongzheng Wuheng was on the verge of collapse: "Do you even know who she is?"
"They're not big at all—"
Aduo pinched Zongzheng Wuheng's neck from behind.
"Enough, Sixth Prince."
"You're tired, you should rest."
After she finished speaking, she shook her sleeves.
Zongzheng Wuheng fainted on the spot.
Zongzheng Xingyao looked at Aduo with fear in his eyes, but Aduo only smiled slightly.
Then he turned around and pushed Zongzheng Wuheng into the imperial mausoleum.
Just as I had heard, there were indeed three burial chambers in the imperial mausoleum.
Li Qingluo also saw three stone coffins.
In the stone coffin at the head of the table lies the remains of the late empress, which Duan Rongshi had previously helped Emperor Chu steal.
This surprised and took Li Qingluo by surprise.
The Emperor of Chu actually allowed the late Empress to sleep in the main seat.
It seems that in his heart, his mother's position far surpasses that of himself.
As for the other two stone coffins, one on the left and one on the right, neither was of higher status.
Clearly, in his heart, his sister's status has always been equal to his.
At that moment, something seemed to strike Li Qingluo's heart.
However, this still cannot hide the fact that this tyrant is a pervert and a madman.
Less than an hour after they rested, Sha Yi came in: "Miss, they've arrived."
Li Qingluo turned his head, his sharp gaze sweeping over the group behind him: "Set up an ambush!"
"yes!"
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