Chapter 276 They can leave, Bingfu and you stay
Xiao Beicheng played with the military amulet, rubbing the ruby at the tiger's eye with his fingertips, and laughed out loud:
"Nan Yan, since I dare to come here today, I must not be fighting alone. Don't forget, I am the former general who defended the country. How can the men of the Xiao family army not obey the orders of me, Xiao Beicheng!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand with all his might and waved it into the air. The signal cut through the darkness, and a ball of scarlet fireworks exploded in the air, dyeing the twilight of Yunqiu Mountain dazzling.
A moment later, the thunderous sound of armor plates rubbing against each other suddenly rang out from the depths of the dense forest. Countless black-armored soldiers emerged from the night like a tide, their long blades gleaming coldly in the torchlight as they surrounded the hunting platform. Banners rustled in the evening breeze, and a large "Xiao" character was embroidered in black iron thread on the scarlet silk.
Xiao Beicheng laughed out loud:
"See? This is the real Xiao family army! Our Xiao family's army has always disobeyed the orders of Tianqi and only respected the Red Fire Order of our Xiao family. Now, it's time for this army to return to its rightful owner!"
Seeing Xiao Nanyan's expressionless face, Xiao Beicheng looked smug:
"Nan Yan, don't blame me for not considering the friendship we've shared over the past twenty years. Today, none of you will be able to walk out of Yunqiu alive."
"Really? Why doesn't Nan Yan believe it?" Xiao Nan Yan raised his eyes slightly, with a hint of contempt on his face.
"Don't cry until you see the coffin!"
Xiao Beicheng snorted coldly, and waved the red flame flag in his hand. The flag tassels cut through the air like whips:
"Xiao Family Army, listen to my orders, kill them!"
Following his order, tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers stood still like a forest of iron steles.
The smug look on Xiao Beicheng's face froze instantly. He clenched the flag and waved it again:
"This general orders you to charge—are you deaf?"
The only response he received was the howling mountain wind.
Fu Yunqing was watching from the side, and suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that he fell forward and backward, his clothes fluttering:
"Oh, Uncle Xiao, don't bother with that. Your flag is already outdated! Let's look at our Nanyan flag!"
Xiao Nanyan curled his lips slightly, shook his sleeves, and suddenly an apricot yellow flag appeared in his hand:
"Xiao Family Army, listen to orders!"
"exist!"
Tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers responded with a roar. The sound made the copper bells on the eaves of the hunting platform buzz, and startled countless birds sleeping in the forest.
Xiao Beicheng stumbled back half a step, the blood draining from his face instantly, and the veins on his forehead throbbing:
"What's going on?"
Xiao Nanyan waved the flag in his hand nonchalantly:
"Eight years can change a lot of things."
He glanced at the black-armored soldiers and stared at Xiao Beicheng with a deep expression:
"The Yangtze River pushes forward, and in this world, the old is replaced by the new. The Xiao family army is also constantly replacing fresh blood. They will be loyal to whoever they follow and whose salary they receive. Moreover, they believe that the old prince has long passed away, and the people they serve now are still the sons of the Xiao family—"
Xiao Nanyan suddenly pursed his lips and smiled: "Now, I am still the Regent King Xiao Nanyan, but if you say you are Xiao Beicheng, who would believe a dead man who was buried eight years ago?"
Fu Yunqing looked sarcastic:
"Eight years ago, you tried to hide your rebellion by escaping death. You also wanted to take advantage of the emperor's affection for the concubine to stop pursuing the Xiao family and protect the Xiao family army for you. Then you used Nan Yan's father-son affection to avenge you and fight against his biological father."
He stared at Xiao Beicheng's gradually pale face, not forgetting to tease:
"Unfortunately, you made a mistake. Nan Yan is well versed in the principle of 'the army follows the general'. He employs men wisely and manages the army with skill. Over the past eight years, he has gradually replaced the old soldiers and promoted new talents from humble backgrounds with military merit and generous salaries. Currently, 80% of the captains in the barracks are his trusted confidants. He has already firmly grasped the 200,000-strong Xiao family army, and the army's morale is with him. I'm afraid that red flame flag you raised eight years ago would be useless as a piece of paper!"
Xiao Beicheng glared at the "son" who had chased after him, calling him "Daddy" with respect and admiration. His pupils contracted violently, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his face was full of regret.
"Good boy, I really underestimated you."
He glanced at Helian Shu beside him and rolled his eyes:
"Nan Yan, you just promised in front of everyone to let Helian Feng and the others go. You can't go back on your word."
Xiao Nanyan sneered:
"I will keep my word. However, they can leave, but Bingfu and you will stay!"
"good!"
Xiao Beicheng's expression did not change. He turned to Su Qinyao and shouted:
"What are you still standing there for? Take your children and get out of Yunqiu immediately."
"……knew."
Su Qinyao dared to challenge Helian Cong, but she didn't dare to disobey Xiao Beicheng in the slightest. This man inexplicably made her feel a chill in her heart.
Furthermore, she knew that there was no chance of a reversal in the current situation. As the saying goes, "While there is life, there is hope." It would be better to leave here as soon as possible and rush to Chiyu Peak to regroup and make further plans.
After all, apart from those tens of thousands of death warriors, she has been manipulating Tianqi behind the scenes for many years. Some old ministers and old subordinates in the court, the Su family’s party are deeply rooted. In addition, Helian Feng has been the prince for many years and has a group of confidants. How can he be brought down so easily?
She didn't know what Xiao Beicheng was planning. Why would he let them go? Maybe because Shu'er was his daughter? Or maybe he wanted to join forces with them to bring down Xiao Nanyan?
"Walk!"
Su Qinyao gritted her teeth and grabbed Helian Shu's wrist, Mingying and Zou Xu supported the injured Helian Feng, Yan Feng led hundreds of personal guards, and Xiao Nanyan would never allow them to take the rest of the Apocalypse soldiers away, and the group stumbled down the hunting platform.
Xiao Nanyue waved his hand, and the Xiao family army parted like a tide, making way for a passage.
The moonlight shone on Su Qinyao's disheveled phoenix robe. She didn't dare look back and could only hear Helian Feng's heavy breathing behind her.
Helian Feng was supported and walked a dozen steps, then suddenly struggled to look back.
He looked at the woman in white that Xiao Nanyan was holding in his arms through the crowd of people. His eyes, which were once filled with love, were now dark and unclear, like a deep pool filled with poison.
Xiao Nanyue noticed his gaze and hugged Xiyan tighter.
Helian Feng let out a muffled groan, and suddenly shook off Mingying's hand, staggering into the night.
His back gradually disappeared around the corner of the mountain path, but that unwilling gaze seemed to still cling to the silver hairpin in Xiyan's hair, lingering for a long time...
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