Chapter 931 A Hand Behind
"You—dare!"
These two words, like a bolt from the blue, exploded over everyone's heads.
Zhu Xuan was suddenly startled.
Just as everyone was standing there, not daring to move, suddenly, there was another noise around them. Turning around, they saw that around the altar, outside the wide wall, there were suddenly bursts of orderly footsteps, surrounding them from all directions.
Someone is coming!
Everyone opened their eyes wide and saw countless flags and countless figures rushing in from the eight gates on all sides and rushing into this vast venue.
That is——
Nan Yan stood high on the altar and saw at a glance that it was the imperial guards led by Ying Shao!
After they rushed in, they immediately surrounded them from all directions, cutting off the retreat of the guards who were preparing to move closer to the altar step by step.
For a moment, the guards were also a little panicked.
After all, before, the entire altar was under their control, and they had the confidence to do anything. However, the sudden appearance of the emperor's personal guards made them a little at a loss for a moment.
In this situation, we have to take action!
However, the numbers of both sides seem to be evenly matched. What will be the result if they start fighting?
The outcome is still unclear, but human hearts are always like this. These people are a little hesitant because of the sudden change. The hands holding the knives are trembling slightly, and the blades emit uncertain, flickering cold light.
"this--"
The sudden change left Zhu Xuan stunned.
He stared wide-eyed at the drastic change in the scene before him, and suddenly realized something. He turned to look at Zhu Feng, his voice instantly hoarse: "You - you -"
Zhu Feng looked down at him, but said coldly, "Do you want me to say it again?"
“…”
"You—dare!"
These two words were like two heavy blows that hit Zhu Xuan's chest. He staggered back two steps. Jian Ruocheng behind him hurriedly supported him: "Your Highness!"
Zhu Xuan said: "You, you didn't—"
There is no need to say what comes next.
If his mind was still being controlled by someone, he would never be able to be wary and alert to himself, let alone prepare the imperial guards in advance.
Zhu Xuan asked, "So you've already woken up?"
After hearing this, everyone seemed a little confused. Concubine Li Fengshu, who was standing on the altar with other concubines, suddenly turned pale and turned to look at Zhu Feng.
Her whole body began to tremble.
Another person who was trembling was Nan Yan, who was standing at the bottom of the stairs.
When she saw this scene, she didn't know whether to be sad or happy. When she turned to look at Zhu Feng, hot tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
Through her tearful eyes, she seemed to feel that Zhu Feng was also looking at her.
But it was just a brief glance.
The next moment, Zhu Feng's cold and sharp gaze fell on Zhu Xuan, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, sneered and said, "You are not simple at all, Old Seven, for allowing me to reach this point!"
“…”
Zhu Xuan's eyes were in a mess.
However, he turned his head to look at the situation around him, suddenly took a deep breath, raised his head again, and the playful, cynical smile on his face returned to its previous state.
"Your Majesty's words leave this minister puzzled."
"oh?"
Zhu Xuan stepped forward, put on a respectful expression, raised his hand in a salute, and said, "Your Majesty, I just want you to return to the palace. Is there any problem with that?"
"have."
"What's the problem?"
"The same thing—" Zhu Feng looked at him gloomily: "You dare!"
Hearing this for the third time, Zhu Xuan's face turned even paler.
He knew that compared to Zhu Feng, who had fought in Peking for more than ten years, he was far inferior in terms of military strength and battlefield adaptability. Precisely because of this, he had been planning for today for an unknown amount of time.
Every step is planned carefully, and every detail is calculated to be perfect.
But I didn't expect that...
However, when he turned around and looked at the imperial guards around him, a sinister smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth. He raised his head and looked at Zhu Feng, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes.
He said, "Your Majesty, with just these few men, do you think you can control the entire place?"
“…”
"Or does the Emperor think that with this small group of people, he doesn't have to answer to the world?"
"How few people?"
Zhu Feng heard the threat in his tone, but just smiled coldly.
"It seems that you think there are not enough people."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Xuan suddenly felt something. Before he could react, he saw Zhu Feng waving his hand, and suddenly, dozens of figures suddenly flashed out from behind the altar.
As fast as lightning, before anyone could even see clearly, these people had already landed on the altar.
What quick skills!
The sudden appearance of these people startled the concubines and ceremonial officials on the altar, and some even screamed in surprise.
Only Nan Yan suppressed the excitement in her heart.
She turned and saw these people dressed in brocade robes, wearing official hats, with their black hair tied high and solemn expressions. Most of them were young men in their teens or twenties, and most of them were handsome and exceptionally handsome. However, their expressions were extremely cold, which contrasted perfectly with the cold swords they clenched in their hands.
This doesn't seem to be a group of people, but a group of swords and knives in formation!
They are——
Zhu Xuan was also startled by the sudden appearance of these people. He widened his eyes, somewhat unable to believe it.
The area around the altar was clearly set up by his own people, so where were they hiding? Why were they not discovered at all?
"This is?!"
"They are my trusted guards, the Imperial Guards!"
Zhu Feng stood on the altar, his hands behind his back, and said coldly, "What else do you want to say?"
“…”
"Or, what else do you want to do?"
Zhu Xuan had a gloomy face.
But he didn't say anything.
Nan Yan was hesitant, wondering why he could still be so calm at this moment, when she heard Zhu Feng suddenly sneer at the altar and say, "Seventh Brother, I know what you are waiting for."
"What?"
After hearing these words, Zhu Xuan seemed to have lost his composure.
From the beginning till now, although he was surprised to see the appearance of the imperial guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he did not completely lose his composure.
However, when he suddenly heard Zhu Feng's words, he felt as if he was struck by lightning.
It seems that there is still a last line of defense in my heart.
But suddenly he found that his defense line had collapsed.
Nan Yan looked at them in confusion, only to see Zhu Feng say coldly, "You're still waiting for your people outside to come in, right?"
The people outside?
When Nan Yan heard this, her heart sank again.
At this moment, Zhu Xuan's expression changed drastically.
He was shocked: "You——"
A faint smile flashed across Zhu Feng's face, and he said, "Then you might as well be quiet."
“…”
"listen!"
For some reason, when he said this, everyone around him subconsciously held their breath.
Everyone listened attentively.
At this time, they discovered that in addition to the sound of the wind around them, there seemed to be other sounds outside the great altar. The sound was very far away, but very noisy. Because of the sudden appearance of the imperial guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards just now, everyone was terrified, and no one had the time to calm down and listen to the sounds outside.
Now, everyone hears it.
Zhu Feng's eyes widened as he stared at him: "You——"
Zhu Feng sneered and said, "You've probably forgotten that I am the invincible King of Yan who has been guarding Beiping for over a decade!"
This sentence is so arrogant!
But he has the capital to be arrogant.
He was indeed the King of Yan who had guarded Beiping for more than ten years and prevented the cavalry of the Kingdom of Dian from invading the border. Over the years, the stability of the Great Yan Dynasty was achieved by him fighting on the battlefield with every sword and every knife.
Zhu Feng said, "Do you think you can hide this little thing on the battlefield from me?"
Nan Yan immediately understood at this time.
It turned out that not only were these people stationed inside the altar, but Zhu Xuan also stationed some people around the altar to be on the safe side.
However, Zhu Feng had already seen through his idea.
Therefore, Zhu Feng had already set up an ambush in Beiping in advance. Before Ning Wang's men could rush in, his men outside had already dealt with Ning Wang's men.
At this time, everyone fell silent.
The north wind is howling.
Amidst the wind came the sharp sounds of swords clashing, as well as people's roars and screams.
They could even smell a pungent smell of blood in the wind.
Outside, no one knew how fierce the battle was, let alone how tragic it was.
However, the less you can see, the more terrifying it is.
Zhu Xuan's face became paler and paler. He looked up at Zhu Feng, and his whole body was like a candle in the wind.
Zhu Feng looked down at him and said in a cold tone, "Seventh Brother."
“…”
"Do you want to ask me anything else?"
“…”
At this time, no one could still speak.
No one can speak anymore.
Zhu Xuan stood under the altar, his hands clenched into fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands, but after a long time, he slowly relaxed his fists.
He raised his head again and looked at Zhu Feng, his face was covered with his usual carefree smile: "My dear brother, of course I have nothing to say."
“…”
"The Emperor asked me to be in charge of this sacrifice. I arranged for the protection of the troops outside. I don't know what happened."
“…”
"Please, Your Majesty, don't misunderstand me."
“…”
His words make people's teeth itch.
Because from the very beginning, he did not explicitly intend to use a knife or sword against Zhu Feng, and he always kept his words with some reservations.
Even now, when the situation has come to this, he still cleared himself of all blame with just one sentence.
However, precisely because of this, Nan Yan understood that his action had failed!
Thinking of this, her heart relaxed and her steps softened.
At this moment, a hand suddenly reached out from behind, touched her back and held her firmly.
“……!”
Nan Yan was startled.
Just as I was about to turn around, I heard a deep, familiar voice behind me, saying gently in my ear, "Don't be afraid."
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