King Xiaoyao smiled solemnly:
"Then I'll have to trouble you, my niece."
Chu Li took a deep look at Chu Yi to make sure she was safe, then turned to Chong Feng and said, "Go tell the Regent."
"yes."
In less than a moment, Chu Dichi and his men arrived.
Upon learning of King Xiaoyao's request, he naturally followed Chu Li's advice and immediately sent people to prepare twenty of the best and fastest horses and give them to King Xiaoyao.
As for the silver notes.
We are at war now and things are going on in a hurry. There is simply not enough cash available in a short period of time.
Chu Li took out a stub that he had kept close to him and said:
"It takes time to prepare the silver notes, but I have some small gold bars here, which are worth as much as 100,000 taels of silver notes. Do you want some?"
King Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes:
"Show it here."
There was a distance of twenty meters between the two sides, and a personal guard came over to present it.
Since they had been holding Chu Yi hostage, Chu Li did not dare to send people to attack rashly, but the archers were already ready in the dark.
"Your Highness, this is the banknote stub of the Wei family bank."
This is a bank you can trust.
King Xiaoyao glanced at the amount on it and put it in his arms with satisfaction, "The late emperor was very kind to you. He gave you so much gold over the years."
This is Chu Li’s entire property.
After giving away the stub, she is now penniless.
"I have done what you said. You should let him go."
"Don't worry."
King Xiaoyao held the short blade and lazily pressed it against Chuyi's neck, "I am a man of my words. Besides, I never kill women."
His sharp eyes swept around:
"Stop the archers!"
Chu Li clenched her fingertips.
Chu Dichi said in a deep voice: "Brother, please leave a way out for everything, so that we can meet again in the future."
King Xiaoyao laughed and said:
"My royal brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but this woman is really a weak spot that is tied up in her hands and feet. If it were any other time, you would have already taken action. But now, Chu Li feels sorry for the maid, and you feel sorry for Chu Li. It's really hard to understand."
However, it gave him great hope.
He lowered his wrist and tightened his grip on the short blade:
"I will say it again, archers, please withdraw!"
When had Chu Dichi ever been threatened like this?
He looked at Chu Li, then glanced at Chong Feng...
Chong Feng kept his palms clenched, his brows tensed, and he stared at the scene intently. He said nothing, but he also said everything.
He was worried about Chuyi.
Chu Dichi couldn't bear it.
Chongfeng had followed him for more than ten years, and they had been through life and death together. He didn't want this to become a lifelong knot in Chongfeng's heart.
A moment.
Chu Dichi raised his hand and ordered: "Retreat."
The archers fell back.
King Xiaoyao: "Retreat again!"
Chu Dichi raised his hand again.
"All archers retreat a hundred meters away, out of range. Your troops retreat fifty meters away."
At the command, everyone retreated.
One hundred meters is the maximum shooting range of an archer.
"Are you relieved now?"
King Xiaoyao smiled solemnly, feeling satisfied as he watched all the threats move away from him and that he had enough time to leave Ganzhou.
"Thank you, little niece."
I didn't expect this maid to be so useful.
He slowly walked behind Chuyi and said, "I'll give you yours back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand.
Phew!
From the back, the knife suddenly stabbed in, tearing half of the neck. Blood gushed out instantly, and the man died with his head tilted.
"First day of the new year!"
Chong Feng's whole body shook violently.
King Xiaoyao threw away the short blade, kicked the corpse to the ground, and got on his horse sideways. "My little niece, learn to be smarter in the future. Don't believe everyone's words."
"Retreat! Hahaha!"
A group of people jumped on their horses and evacuated immediately.
The army was fifty meters away and the archers were a hundred meters away. At such a long distance, facing King Xiaoyao who had a fast horse, they could only watch.
Chu Li's eyes were red. He strode to the side and pulled out the bow and arrow from the saddle.
Too far!
Under the cover of night, several figures rushed out of the city, swaying up and down on the backs of galloping horses.
Running farther and farther.
She drew the bow and aimed at a hundred meters away, which was already the maximum distance. It was as small as an ant and could not be seen clearly at all.
Echoing in my ears was King Xiaoyao’s unbridled laughter.
The image that lingers in my mind is Chuyi falling down, holding his neck.
Why go back on your word?
You despicable person!
call out--
Suddenly, his five fingers loosened, and the long arrow pierced through the night, making a sharp sound, tearing through the night and spreading to a hundred meters away.
A few meters away, among the figures of twenty galloping horses embracing each other, King Xiaoyao was violently shaken and fell off the horse's back.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
An arrow pierced through the back and penetrated into the chest.
"Uh... uh..." King Xiaoyao opened his mouth with difficulty, but could not utter a complete sentence. His eyes were full of shock.
Until his last breath, he couldn't believe that he had run so far and still be shot.
One hundred meters is the upper limit for archers, but not for Chu Li.
Chu Li threw away the bow, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained away:
"The first day..."
Chong Feng walked forward with stiff steps, not daring to look at Chu Yi's blood with his red eyes. He silently took off his outer robe and covered Chu Yi with it, but saw that she was still holding tightly in her hand the peach wood hairpin he had given her.
Instantly, the wailing in my chest filled the night.
He slowly knelt down on one knee, pried open her fingertips one by one, picked up the blood-stained peach wood hairpin, wiped it clean on his sleeve, and inserted it into her hair.
He bent down and picked her up, "I'm going to bury her."
Suppressing the calm voice, silence is better than words.
Chu Li's throat was choked. Even if he killed King Xiaoyao, it would be hard to relieve the hatred and self-blame at this moment:
"I shouldn't have let her come. I should have let her stay in the bamboo forest to take care of my mother..."
"Xiaojiu, there is no such thing as knowing in advance."
Chu Dichi gently held her shoulders and hugged her in his arms, "We have already avenged her."
Chu Li's eyes turned red and she choked up and said:
"Before I set out, I went to visit Master Jiang's grave. I burned two incense sticks, but both were burnt out. I felt uneasy at the time. It turned out that the teacher had already given me a hint."
It turns out that the source of the uneasiness is here.
"This war is unavoidable. It is beyond our control. Xiaojiu, we were not born in a peaceful and prosperous era, so we can only use our lives to create a peaceful and prosperous era for our descendants."
They fought the war so that their descendants wouldn't have to fight again.
Someone has to sacrifice.
Chu Li understood this truth, covered her face to hide her tears, and quickly adjusted her mood:
"I'll go check on Chongfeng, you take care of the rest."
Chu Dichi looked at her with concern, "I'll accompany you."
"fine."
"Report! Regent, we have captured the remnants of King Xiaoyao's men, and we also found a thick box of account books in his study!"
Chu Li looked at the busy soldiers and said:
"Go and get busy. We can't do without you here."
She turned around and chased in the direction Chongfeng left.
Out of the city.
A group of soldiers picked up King Xiaoyao's body and captured his trusted followers. When they passed by Chu Li, Chu Li stopped and looked.
"princess."
The soldiers had long since changed their tune.
King Xiaoyao died with his eyes open, and looking at his expression, he seemed very unwilling to accept his death.
Chu Li said calmly, "Since he cares so much about keeping his body intact, there's no need to give him an intact body. Bury half of it with Chu Minghua, and throw the other half into the river to feed the fish."
"Yes, princess."
They obeyed the order and dragged the body back to the city.
Chu Li looked at the eerie and dark night, his heart was like waves, unable to calm down.
When will all this end?
She was tired of the running around in war.
Walking towards the direction where Chongfeng buried Chuyi, I heard strange noises in the woods.
Sissy...
"Who's there?" As he spoke, the soft sword had already been drawn out.
"Don't kill me!"
In the woods, a panicked figure was like a frightened deer, hugging a bunch of branches, looking at her nervously with a pair of frightened almond eyes.
When their eyes met, huge waves rolled up in Chu Li's eyes.
"you……"
This person looks exactly like her!
Even the voices are 90% similar.
"Who are you?"
How could there be two people in this world who are so similar?
The girl shrank her body, and the silver bell on her waist rang crisply, "My name is Chu Li, I am the current ninth prince, and my biological mother is Concubine Wen..."
"What nonsense!"
If this person is Chu Li, then who is she?
Chu Li looked at him coldly and raised his soft sword, "You are seeking death by spreading rumors and misleading the people!"
"I'm really you!"
The girl took two steps back in fear and fell to the ground. "I am your lost memory, I am you, and you are me, Chu Li."
Chu Li paused slightly.
She actually knew that she had forgotten a memory!
who is she?
"Does she look like you?"
A sudden voice behind him made Chu Li turn around alertly, and he saw a familiar figure slowly walking towards him in the night.
Chu Yeli!
She pointed her sword at him, "How dare you show up here?"
The man laughed:
"Why not?"
He walked over and said, "I helped you to eliminate King Xiaoyao, how do you plan to repay me?"
"stop!"
Chu Li kept his distance from him, "Chu Yeli, what is your purpose in doing this?"
"I don't like Chu Minghua bullying you, I don't like anyone bullying you, Xiaojiu, I do this simply to make you happy."
He opened his arms and came over with a smile:
"Aren't you happy?"
"stop!"
He didn't stop.
Chu Li raised his sword and was about to retreat when he suddenly felt dizzy.
Ding ding dong…
The girl approached, and the silver bells on her waist rang crisply, "Master."
"you……"
Chu Li suddenly felt her arms become weak, and as soon as she relaxed a little, the man grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms:
"Xiaojiu, look at her. She is such a rare and precious thing. Her voice, appearance, and figure are almost exactly like yours."
He held her chin with his broad palm, slowly lifted it up, looked at the girl, and whispered in her ear:
"Even you started to doubt yourself after meeting her. Do you think the Regent could be fooled?"
Chu Li seemed to have all his strength drained away.
There's something wrong with that string of bells she's wearing!
"Chu...Yeli...what are you going to do..."
The man put his arms around her waist from behind and untied her belt. "It's time to test Chu Dichi."
"Stop... don't touch me..."
He smiled maliciously: "I want to."
With a wave of his hand, he took off her coat, threw it to the girl, and then put the girl's coat on Chu Li.
-
Ganzhou.
Chu Dichi is cleaning up the Xiaoyao Palace and has found many unknown evidences, which are enough to uproot the power of Xiaoyao King that has been dormant for more than 20 years and completely eliminate the treacherous officials in the court.
But at this moment, a secret guard came running over in a panic:
"Oh no! Master, the princess has been captured by Crown Prince Dong Ling!"
Chu Di's expression suddenly darkened.
The secret guards were terrified: "Prince Dong Ling had already withdrawn his troops. Our attention had been focused on Ganzhou City, but we didn't expect him to secretly return with his men. By the time we saw that the princess was in trouble, it was already too late!"
Chu Dichi dropped everything in his hands and ran out:
"Gather your men and follow me out of the city immediately!"
"yes!"
Within half a quarter of an hour, a group of people rode on fast horses and chased out of the city. Led by the secret guards, they soon found the retreating figures in the dense forest under the night.
"Let me go!"
Chu Li was tied to the horse's back, kicking his feet angrily.
"Chu Yeli, if you dare to catch me, my uncle will not let you go, just wait for death!"
"Yeah?"
Chu Yeli pressed her down, "Do you trust him so much? He is currently cleaning up the remnants of evil in Ganzhou and consolidating his power. I'm afraid he doesn't have time to care about you."
Chu Li struggles:
"The Emperor's uncle loves me the most, he is not as despicable as you!"
"If you move again, I'll throw you down."
As soon as the words fell, a sound of breaking air was heard.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
"Protect the Master!"
"Master, the Regent is chasing us!"
Several secret guards immediately rode their horses and drew their swords, shooting down the hidden arrows.
Chu Yeli looked back and said, "They are coming quite fast. Retreat!"
Speed up.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves passed through the night, echoing in the quiet woods. Two groups of figures were chasing each other closely, and the air became more and more urgent as arrows continued to be shot.
The horses were running wildly.
After chasing for about three quarters of an hour, they finally reached a cliff at the end of the forest.
"Oh no, there's no way forward!"
When the secret guards were protecting Chu Yeli and preparing to evacuate in another direction, Chu Dichi had already led his men to chase after them, forming a semicircle and trapping Chu Yeli and others beside the cliff.
All the archers are in position.
Chu Dichi pulled the reins and the first person he looked at was Chu Li.
"Uncle, help... ugh!"
Before she could finish her words, Chu Yeli twisted her hands and pulled her into his arms.
"Xiaojiu, you are so biased. When have I ever hurt you since we were together? Why are you shouting for help?"
Chu Dichi looked at him coldly:
"Chu Yeli, you still dare to come back?"
"As long as Xiaojiu is here, I'd be happy even if it means life and death." Chu Yeli smiled and forcibly twisted the struggling Chu Li, which was a deep provocation in Chu Dichi's eyes.
"This is the Great Chu, not the Southern Barbarians. Let her go, and I will give you a chance to live."
Chu Yeli raised his eyebrows:
"Is this the attitude of the Regent asking for help?"
"Xiao Jiu, you see, your importance in his heart is just this much. If I can't escape this disaster tonight..."
He turned his head slightly, looked at the bottomless cliff behind him, and said:
"How about we live and die together, and become a pair of desperate mandarin ducks?"
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