Chapter 455 Xiao Nanyan, you are so treacherous and cunning!
Xiao Nanyue walked forward step by step, and every step seemed to be stepping on people's hearts. The invisible pressure he exuded made the air stagnant a little, and none of Xiao Beicheng's assassins dared to step forward to stop him.
His figure stood firmly in the firelight.
Xiyan's whole body trembled, and her grip on the silver hairpin suddenly tightened. Her gaze was like being drawn by a magnet, fixed firmly on him.
After not seeing him for just ten days, he had clearly lost a lot of weight, and his shoulders and back seemed a little thinner under his black clothes, but his aura was still there.
She understood instantly that the knife she had stabbed that day must have caused a serious wound.
But no matter what, he is still alive and standing here.
Shock and joy flooded her heart like a tide, making her almost forget to breathe. Her eyes suddenly became hot, and the worries, fears, and confusion that had accumulated for countless days and nights surged up at this moment, but were gently soothed by his safe and sound figure.
Xiao Nanyue's eyes found her immediately. The moment their eyes met, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes, and then he gave her a soothing look - that look was like a reassurance, which instantly calmed Xiyan's frantic heart.
Xiao Nanyan's gaze passed Helian Feng and fell on Xiao Beicheng, whose face was ashen and furious.
"Chu Jin has already cured Zou Xu of the Soul Devouring Gu."
Xiao Nanyan's voice was calm, yet it carried a sense of certainty that he was in control of the overall situation:
"Xiao Beicheng, your methods are still a little lacking after all."
Upon hearing this, Zou Xu bowed deeply to Xiao Nanyan:
"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life. I have long seen through Xiao Beicheng's evil plan. If I do not help Your Highness, the Tianqi Empire will fall into the hands of this thief, and Your Majesty... will end up in an even more miserable situation."
"Chu Jin, you bastard!"
Xiao Beicheng was so angry that he was shaking all over, with veins popping out on his forehead:
"I really hate that I didn't get rid of him sooner. He keeps ruining my plans!"
Manluo stood beside Xiyan, and when she heard Xiao Beicheng scolding her man, her eyebrows raised:
"Who are you scolding, old man?"
Xiao Nanyan smiled slightly, and finally turned his gaze to Helian Feng, his tone becoming more complicated:
"Helian Feng, your younger brothers are still alive. On the day your mother ordered Zou Xu to set the fire, Mo Ren and Zou Xu secretly rescued them."
It turned out that Xiao Nanyan had already planted Mo Ren in Yandu City, and ordered him not only to subdue Zou Xu for his own use, but also to use him to protect the princes who should have died in the fire.
Helian Feng's eyes trembled suddenly, as if struck by something. He slowly turned to Zou Xu and asked in a deep voice:
"Is that true?"
Zou Xu fell to his knees with a thud, his forehead resting on the cold ground:
"Your Majesty, the princes are indeed still alive. That day, the Queen Mother ordered me to set the fire. I dared not disobey, but I also couldn't bear to watch the princes die tragically, so I secretly joined forces with Mo Ren and moved them to a safe place."
Helian Feng stared at him blankly for a long time before he let out a sigh of relief.
He nodded slowly, and the emotions surging in his eyes gradually subsided, as if the haze that had shrouded his heart for many days was finally dispelled by a ray of sunshine.
It seems that he is far inferior to Xiao Nanyue in terms of martial arts, strategy, and political intrigue.
He, Helian Feng, finally lost, and lost completely.
After a while, he looked at Xiao Nanyan again, but his eyes were calm:
"Has the city been occupied by your people?"
Xiao Nanyan nodded, as if to agree.
"very good."
Helian Feng trembled slightly and said no more.
At this moment, Xiao Beicheng was hurt by Xiao Nanyue's words. His face turned red and his eyes were filled with hatred.
He stared at Xiao Nanyan, his voice hoarse as a broken gong:
"Xiao Nanyan, you are truly treacherous and cunning! I really hate myself for not being soft-hearted and leaving you behind as a disaster. Now you are finally reaping the consequences!"
"Soft-hearted?"
Xiao Nanyan sneered, his eyes full of mockery:
"You spared my life only to make me a double-edged sword—helping you eliminate the late Emperor Helian Cong while also avenging your mother. It's a pity that despite all your calculations, you forgot the principle of nurturing a tiger to bring disaster."
Xiao Beicheng's entire body trembled, and then, like a trapped beast that had been completely enraged, a frantic look appeared on his face:
"So what if the situation is hopeless? Xiao Nanyan, even if I die, I will drag you down with me!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised the poison crossbow in his hand, and the crossbow arrow, which was tempered with poison, flew straight into Xiao Nanyue's heart with a sound of breaking through the air.
At this moment, two black shadows shot out from the darkness like ghosts. When the long sword was swung down, there was a crisp "clang" sound, and the poisonous arrow was accurately shot down.
The moment the poison arrow landed, Han Xiao and Mo Ren were already protecting Xiao Nanyan, staring at Xiao Beicheng with cold eyes.
Seeing this, the assassins beside Xiao Beicheng immediately drew their swords and stepped forward to fight with Han Xiao and Mo Ren.
Xiao Beicheng looked around and saw that they were all Xiao Nanyan's men. He knew that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him. If he didn't grab the last straw, he would surely die today.
His eyes rolled and his gaze fixed on Xiyan again - only by taking this woman hostage would he have a chance of survival.
After thinking about it, he suddenly raised his hand and shot several silver needles towards Xiao Nanyue's face.
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