The next morning, at daybreak, Queen Dugu mustered her troops, intending to deliver the final blow to Yan Mo and his men.
As soon as the soldiers were gathered together, someone reported that Yan Mo and the Tenth Princess had arrived at the foot of the city wall.
Queen Dugu frowned: "Just the two of them?"
Messenger: "Yes!"
Queen Dugu thought for a moment, then went to the city gate and ordered it to be opened.
She looked ahead and saw Yan Mo, wearing a mask, helping the Tenth Princess slowly walk towards the city gate.
Seeing the city gate open and Queen Dugu appear, he carried the tenth princess on his back and ran wildly towards this place.
Peng Ze and Gu Hui were following Queen Dugu, both determined to capture Yan Mo. Apart from the two of them, there were no soldiers of the Great Zhou present.
"Your Highness, this person is not Yan Mo. Be careful, he might use a trick!" Peng Ze suddenly said.
Queen Dugu, convinced of her belief, raised her hand and declared loudly, "Release the arrows!"
She was willing to trust Peng Ze, after all, this unlucky general of the Great Zhou had been chasing Yan Mo and had always been the one who escaped, so he knew Yan Mo better than she did.
Arrows were shot out from the city tower and the city gate.
Peng Ze and Gu Hui were both somewhat surprised.
That's the Queen's own daughter, and she actually shot an arrow at her?
Unbeknownst to them, when Queen Dugu closed her eyes and opened them again that time, she no longer had a tenth princess.
After a volley of arrows was fired, the two men fell to the ground.
Queen Dugu ordered someone to go forward to check, but Peng Ze stopped him: "Your Highness, I will go. Although it is not Yan Mo, Yan Mo is cunning and treacherous. Even if he sends someone to his death, we must be wary of the corpse."
Queen Dugu did not refuse.
Peng Ze had been dealing with Yan Mo, this man from southern Xinjiang, for almost a year, and knew how to avoid the various poisons in Yan Mo's possession.
He carried all his protective gear and walked forward step by step.
Gu Hui wanted to be with him, but he refused.
Peng Ze approached step by step. As he bent down, a snake suddenly darted out from the male corpse, and Peng Ze killed it instantly.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a cloud of powder was scattered, and many small poisonous creatures rustled out from the male corpse.
Pengze set off a fire.
All the poison disappeared instantly. Peng Ze used his sword to flip over the male corpse and then removed his mask. He was right; this was indeed not Yan Mo.
Peng Ze turned around: "Your Highness, immediately send men to surround the area on all sides, take the medicine powder given by Uncle Gu, and block all exits!"
Queen Dugu did as she was told.
Peng Ze then used his sword to turn over the Tenth Princess. The Tenth Princess's face was pale, indicating that she had died before being shot by the arrow.
After confirming that the two were definitely dead, Peng Ze ran in a certain direction. This time, he was determined to catch Yan Mo.
Gu Hui followed, but was stopped by Queen Dugu: "Hui girl, don't go, otherwise I won't be able to explain to my aunt."
Gu Hui shook her head: "Aunt, I have to go! Peng Ze is having a bit of bad luck, but I'll bring him good luck! Trust me, I'll be fine."
Queen Dugu smirked. "Prosper him? What a convenient excuse."
However, she still wouldn't let Gu Hui go, because Gu Hui was her aunt's granddaughter.
Gu Hui was getting a little anxious.
At this moment, someone came to report that Gu Hui, taking advantage of Queen Dugu's distraction, used all her strength to break free and then ran away.
Queen Dugu was furious and ordered someone to chase after Gu Hui and protect her at all costs.
The surrounding troops all went to carry out the orders. Queen Dugu glanced at the corpse of the Tenth Princess not far away: "Bury Dugu Xiang'er at the foot of Goddess Mountain and erect a monument."
Then she never looked at Dugu Xiang'er again.
She returned to her temporary residence and summoned the various city lords who had submitted to her for a meeting.
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