"you--"
Xiao Heng didn't get to finish his words because Yun Wenfang's men had already rushed in front of him. He was hit on the shoulder by a knife and blood was pouring out. If the person next to him hadn't blocked it for him, he would have fallen to the ground above the neck.
A quiet young man beside Yun Wenfang came up to him and whispered, "General, that was the old princess of the Yanbei Palace after all. You just shot her to death with just one arrow. What if the prince wants to take revenge later..."
Yun Wen said calmly, "She must die! Otherwise, Xiao Heng can threaten me to give way today, and use her to threaten others to open the city gate tomorrow. With so many people in Yunyang City, are they all going to be buried with her? Does she deserve it?"
The quiet young man opened his mouth, but was speechless.
Yun Wenfang's words were not without reason. If the old princess hadn't died, Xiao Heng could have used her to threaten the Yanbei Palace. What if he demanded that the Yanbei Palace open the city gates and let the imperial army in? Would the Yanbei Palace agree or not? Xiao Heng had been able to escape Yunyang City unscathed because he had the old princess as a protective amulet.
Now that Yun Wen has shot and killed Xiao Heng's amulet, the Yanbei Palace will have one less thing to worry about.
Yun Wenfang glanced at the young man and smiled, "I was the one who killed him. If the Yanbei Palace pursues the matter, I will bear the responsibility. Don't be afraid."
The young man hurriedly said, "General, that's not what I meant. I just... General, history is always written by the victors. I just wanted to say that now that we've done what we've done, we shouldn't leave anyone alive."
Yun Wenfang couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard this. He patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "That makes sense." After that, he took the lead and charged in again. The young man immediately followed to cover him.
This battle did not take too long. Seeing that only a few dozen of his men were still capable of fighting, Xiao Heng wanted those people to block the attack while he escaped.
Yun Wenfang caught his intention from afar, curled his lips slightly, and then drew his bow and fired. Despite the massive wall of people blocking the way, Yun Wenfang's arrow pierced through the gap and pierced Xiao Heng's back. Xiao Heng was startled by the sound of breaking wind and ducked down to avoid it. But the moment he bent down, two more arrows followed, this time aimed at his buttocks and the horse's hips respectively. Xiao Heng and the horse were unable to avoid the arrows and were both struck. The horse, frantic with pain, threw Xiao Heng off without even being able to maintain his balance.
After being thrown down, Xiao Heng wanted to get up and run away, but when he moved his legs, he couldn't muster any strength. He couldn't get up.
Yun Wen rode his horse slowly and leisurely to Xiao Heng, looked down at him, and sneered: "Aren't you of noble blood? How come you can't even beat a dog under your tutelage? Aren't you even worse than a dog!" The second young master Yun has always been vindictive.
Xiao Heng looked up at the handsome young man who was standing tall and proud, and met his emotionless eyes. He felt a chill in his heart. It was not until this moment that Xiao Heng realized that he was afraid of death.
"You can't kill me!" he murmured.
Yun Wenfang raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Oh? Why can't I kill you?"
Xiao Heng backed away with his hands and said, "Because my last name is Xiao! Even if I made a mistake, it should be dealt with by the Yanbei Palace. You can't just kill me casually, otherwise you'd be disrespecting the Xiao family!"
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