Chapter 3039 I take your life
Under my feet, leading into the city, is a blood-stained road.
The people following behind had already lit torches and ran forward to line up on both sides of the avenue to light the way ahead for them. Then, the carriage drove into the open city gate.
Finally entered Jinling City.
Nan Yan held her breath and looked at the tragic scene outside.
It's not that she hasn't experienced war, nor has she seen the blood and corpses flying everywhere in war, but all she saw was "war", and what she saw before her was the ruined city that was swallowed up and spit out by the beast of war.
Along the way, you can see corpses lying all over the place.
There was blood from both the soldiers defending the city and civilians, and the blood had turned black in the dim light.
Many doors and windows of the houses on both sides were broken, and one could vaguely see that there was no one inside. Tables, chairs, and cups were scattered on the ground. The once prosperous and bustling street market was now left with only crooked door panels.
Just as they passed by a shop, a burst of wild laughter came from inside.
Nan Yan turned around and saw several bandits holding the gold, silver and jewelry they had stolen. As soon as they put them in their arms, they rushed to the next place impatiently.
“This, this—”
Nan Yan's eyes turned red: "You just let them do this?!"
Zhu Chengjin didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.
Nan Yan was so anxious that her voice became hoarse. "Even if you want to take this kingdom back, this kingdom will be yours to rule in the future. After being in such a state, do you still want to be an emperor?!"
She knew that she shouldn't try to persuade him. Since Zhu Chengjin wanted to die, she naturally let him do it.
However, having one's things stolen was one thing, and having them smashed into pieces was another. She was not heartless and could not remain indifferent when seeing such a tragic scene.
But Zhu Chengjin can do it.
Nan Yan's words were like wind passing by his ears. He didn't hear a single word of them, let alone care about them.
At this moment, a girl's shrill cry came from a house on the roadside: "No! Help, help me!"
As a woman, Nan Yan understood it immediately.
She yelled, "Stop the car!"
Although it was not Zhu Chengjin who spoke, after all, they were both in the same carriage, and the coachman in front subconsciously reined in the horse. Without waiting for Zhu Chengjin to say anything, Nan Yan pushed open the door and jumped out.
"Empress!"
Tingfu, who had been following nearby, had already heard the noise and hurried over. Other soldiers who had been following Zhu Chengjin also gathered around him. Zhu Chengjin stretched his hand out of the window and waved it gently, and those people did not say anything.
Nan Yan snatched a torch from someone and rushed into the small building with Tingfu.
The first floor was in a mess, looking like it had been looted. There were also several bodies of people dressed as slaves lying on the ground. The sound came from the second floor. Nan Yan took Ting Fu upstairs and saw that in an embroidery room, several bandits pressed a girl on the bed and tore her clothes. The girl struggled and cried desperately, but there was nothing she could do.
Nan Yan angrily said, "Stop it!"
The bandits were startled and looked back, and recognized Nan Yan.
They said coldly: "Mind your own business."
Nan Yan grabbed the torch and walked over directly. The flames were almost burning them. Although the bandits were fierce, they were also a little scared and quickly jumped off the bed. Nan Yan could see clearly that there was a girl of eighteen or nineteen lying on the bed. Her skin was as white as snow and her face was full of tears. When she suddenly saw Nan Yan coming, she stood up and hugged her as if she had seen a Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering.
"Sister, save me!"
Nan Yan held the torch in one hand and hugged her with the other: "Don't be afraid!"
Tingfu also hurried over, picked up a piece of clothing on the ground and threw it at the girl, then stood in front of Nanyan. The gangsters came to their senses and said with ferocious faces: "Fuck it, brothers playing with women has nothing to do with you, get out of my way!"
Nan Yan said fiercely: "If you are not afraid of death, come over here and try."
"you--"
Those men became ferocious and were about to rush forward. Although Tingfu was not as tall as them, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to take action.
At this time, Zhu Chengjin's voice came from the door: "What are you going to do?"
“…”
"Are you trying to touch her in front of me?"
Several bandits looked back and saw that it was the soldiers who were walking up to him. Several of them hesitated for a moment.
Although they were bandits from Tiangang Lianhuanwu and were not under Zhu Chengjin's jurisdiction, the two sides were allies after all, so they had to give him some face; and although Si Nanyan was not his concubine, she was someone he had taken great pains to lure to his side, so she was somewhat of a backer.
The two sides cannot fall out now.
So the gangsters stamped their feet and had to put on their clothes and leave.
Not until these people left did Nan Yan say to the girl in her arms, "Hurry up and put on your clothes."
The girl put on her clothes tremblingly, then looked up at herself, looked at the people around her, and said with tears streaming down her face: "Sister, who are you? Who are these people? My parents were killed by them, by them-"
Nan Yan covered her mouth with her hand and said, "Don't ask so many questions, and don't think too much."
“…”
"If you want to live, stand up and follow me."
“…”
"Otherwise, you'll just continue to stay here and be sad. But I can't guarantee whether these people will come back."
The girl's face turned pale. She gritted her teeth, got off the bed immediately, and kowtowed to Nan Yan: "I will follow my sister."
Nan Yan nodded, then turned to look at Zhu Chengjin who was standing at the door. He looked at the girl coldly with his red, crazy eyes, then turned and left with a sneer.
Nan Yan took the girl, who had barely put on clothes to cover her body, downstairs. When she saw the corpses on the ground, she started crying again.
Zhu Chengjin had already boarded the carriage.
Nan Yan said, "Don't cry. If you keep crying, I won't wait for you anymore."
The girl choked up, looked back once more, then turned to Nan Yan and said, "Sister, can you give me the torch?"
Nan Yan frowned slightly and handed the torch to her.
She held a torch, knelt down and kowtowed three times towards the mess inside, then walked out of the house and threw the torch inside.
Soon, the fire broke out and engulfed the small building.
The girl stood up and walked over to Nan Yan, choking with sobs as she said, "My name is Qingting, and from now on my life belongs to you, sister."
Nan Yan glanced at her and said, "I am the imperial concubine of the current dynasty. I will take your life."
The girl named Dragonfly suddenly opened her eyes wide.
But then she lowered her head and said, "Yes."
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