Chapter 664 Cleansing the Emperor's Side
The moment Jiang Nuanzhi saw the note, her heart sank. She watched as Xiao Yuanshan approached with overwhelming force.
Jiang Nuanzhi flicked her sleeve and used the same trick again, throwing a smoke bomb at Xiao Yuanshan.
Two loud bangs, almost simultaneously.
As Xiao Yuanshan dodged the poisonous fog, a golden plume of smoke suddenly exploded in the sky.
Panic-filled cries and screams came from somewhere within the imperial city.
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements have arrived! We're saved!"
"The Li family army! The Li family army has come to the rescue! Protect the Crown Prince!"
Behind them, the sounds of clashing weapons could already be heard from the gates of the imperial city.
Just then, reinforcements stormed in.
"Jiang Nuanzhi! How dare you!" Xiao Yuanshan roared fiercely in extreme anger.
However, when he turned around, his pupils suddenly contracted: "How could it be so fast?! This is impossible! How could Li Rong be back?"
Suddenly, Xiao Yuanshan lunged at Jiang Nuanzhi, as if he wanted to skin her alive and tear her apart.
Jiang Nuanzhi stepped back abruptly, then gave him a slight smile: "There are many more things I dare to do!"
The next second, with a flick of his sleeve, several hidden arrows suddenly shot out towards Xiao Yuanshan.
Xiao Yuanshan easily dodged it, but the guards behind him blocked it with their swords. The next second, with a bang, the hidden arrow exploded, and as the poison spread, the two people behind Xiao Yuanshan were splashed with poison, and in the blink of an eye, their skin was burned with a large hole.
"Bone-Corroding Powder! It's the number one poison in the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion!"
As they spoke, half of one of the guards' bodies had vanished, turning into blood, while his entire body was visibly melting away. The other guard barely managed to save his life by severing his own arm.
Xiao Yuanshan, who was standing in front of him, knew very well how potent Jiang Nuanzhi's poison was. Even if he was splashed with just a little bit, he immediately took off his clothes.
Just as he was feeling embarrassed, he turned around and saw Jiang Nuanzhi smiling at him. His heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the next second, Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and casually tossed something over to him again.
"Oh no! Get out of the way!"
However, it was too late.
As the projectile she threw exploded, the poisoned arrows she had just fired also burst open, and screams of agony echoed all around.
Xiao Yuanshan kicked away the official he had pulled in front of him, squinted and looked around, but there was no sign of Jiang Nuanzhi and Xuan Ting.
A vein bulged on his forehead: "Guards! Chase after her! Bring this poisonous woman back to me! I don't care if she lives or dies!"
Seeing Xiao Yuanshan's red eyes, who seemed to have lost his temper, Elder Zhang frowned.
I was thinking of reminding him that Jiang Nuanzhi still needed to treat his princess and the young prince, and that it wouldn't be good if he didn't live.
But upon seeing Xiao Yuanshan's bulging veins on his forehead, she ultimately chose to remain silent. The prince was in a bad mood; it would be better to speak later. In any case, that woman probably wouldn't die anytime soon.
Grand Secretary Zhang looked back with worry, surrounded by the sounds of clashing weapons. He knew clearly that Li Rong had already left the capital, and in reality, it was impossible for Li Rong's main army to have entered the capital. The people seeing him off today were all cavalry, and they moved very quickly. The front lines were in dire straits and could not afford to delay. These reinforcements could not possibly be Li Rong, who had already galloped to the border!
Now that their prince commands 100,000 imperial guards, even if Li Rong were to come, he would likely be powerless to reverse the situation.
But for some reason, why did he still feel so uneasy?
Looking around, he felt somewhat reassured to see that Lin Zhong, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, was leading a large force to assist them.
He was probably overthinking it. With 100,000 Imperial Guards, there wouldn't be any surprises if Li Rong launched a full-scale attack.
He's been cautious his whole life, and this old habit has resurfaced. Let's just wait and see.
At the same time, the young princess and Chi Heng stood on horseback in front of them below the city wall.
The guards at the gate shouted, "Who goes there?!"
"Xiao Nianjun of the Prince's Residence! The Golden Feather Guard's token is here! Open the door at once!"
"Greetings, Princess!"
Upon hearing this, the soldier's eyes lit up with joy: "Princess, please wait a moment. I will go and deliver the message immediately."
As he spoke, he turned and ran over.
Before long, a general stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Princess. We are under orders from Deputy Commander Lin Zhong to defend the imperial city. We must not allow a single soldier to enter. Princess, we are no longer the Golden Feather Guards. Please return!"
Princess Xiao squinted her eyes: "Since when did the Imperial Guards have the final say? I have come to the capital by imperial decree. The commander of the Imperial Guards, Liu Ling, is not here. Now that the Emperor has entrusted me with this mission in this time of crisis, all of you must obey my orders, immediately assemble your troops, and follow me to protect the Imperial City!"
The man's expression also turned cold: "Princess, I cannot comply. The law states that your Golden Feather Guard token cannot be used to mobilize the current Imperial Guards! Furthermore, you would be better off not acting rashly, as the Prince would be unhappy if he found out."
As he said this, his expression turned cold, and his eyes held a deep meaning as he looked at Xiao Nianjun.
"Yeah?"
Princess Xiao's eyes turned cold. The next second, her long whip suddenly struck out. In the blink of an eye, the general in front of her was wrapped around the throat by the barbed whip. The whip swept over him and spun him around. He didn't even make a sound before he fell to the ground dead with black lips.
Chi Heng stood beside Xiao Nianjun, whose black hair had been turned white by the swirling snow. Her usually charming face was now cold and stern. Her long whip was stained with blood, but she swung it in the air without a care, the cracking sounds echoing through the sky.
"Imperial Guards, heed my command!" Her clear voice rang out as she raised the Golden Feather Guard token in her hand: "I am Princess Xiao Nianjun of Changning! I have been ordered by the Emperor to dispatch the Imperial Guards to the capital to rescue His Majesty! Now, the Imperial Guards Commander Liu Ling has been murdered, Lin Zhong has betrayed his lord, and the rest of these traitors have been slain by my blade! Today is the day for the fine men of my Imperial Guards to prove their worth, and afterwards you will be rewarded according to your merits!"
"We swear to follow the princess to the death!"
The Imperial Guards used to obey the Golden Feather Order, and now that they have seen Xiao Nianjun, some of the princes' confidants immediately followed them.
Once there's a first, there's a second; before long, the waves of sound were one after another, each sound drowning out the last.
Xiao Nianjun took the lead, riding into the city. His long whip cracked through the air with a sharp sound as he shouted, "Gentlemen, today we will follow me into the city to rescue the emperor! We will purge the court of corrupt officials!"
"Purge the court of corrupt officials! Purge the court of corrupt officials!"
The waves of sound surged one after another.
Chi Heng was standing beside Xiao Nianjun, looking at her against the light. The delicate little princess was now riding against the wind, breathtakingly beautiful. His heart pounded wildly, almost as if it would jump out of his mouth.
"Hey, Chi Heng, what are you doing? Are you afraid of dying? If you're afraid of dying, then get back home right now!"
Chi Heng suddenly came to his senses and saw the young princess glaring at him from afar.
"Heh, just don't get hurt, or you'll be crying and begging me to save you!"
"I won't die even if you die!"
"That would be best."
"Hey, Xiao Nianjun, if I were to die with you, I think it would be pretty good."
".Neuropathy."
(End of this chapter)
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