"Yun Wenfang, let your people withdraw, otherwise I will kill her as a sacrifice." Xiao Heng had the old princess brought out and stood in front of him.
The old princess's hair was disheveled, and the pearl hairpins on her head had long since fallen to pieces. She no longer had any trace of nobility, and looked like just an ordinary old woman. Now, being pushed into the midst of the flashing swords and sabers, she couldn't help but scream.
Although Xiao Heng had comforted her before, saying that he had only held her hostage for show and would not really hurt her, the old princess no longer dared to believe Xiao Heng's words.
Yun Wenfang narrowed his eyes and raised his hand, and both sides immediately stopped fighting.
Seeing his threat had worked, Xiao Heng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He spoke to Yun Wenfang in a condescending tone, "Yun Wenfang, your Yun family is nothing more than a pawn of the Yanbei Palace. Rather than getting caught up in the power struggle within the palace, it's better to remain neutral and wait and see. Only wise people can live longer. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with the old princess of the Yanbei Palace, ask Xiao Yan if he will let you go! Now, take your men and retreat!"
Yun Wenfang looked at Xiao Heng quietly, his pair of dark eyes showing no emotion. After hearing what Xiao Heng finished speaking, he suddenly laughed. Then, in Xiao Heng's shocked eyes, Yun Wenfang took the bow and arrow from a subordinate beside him, drew the bow like a full moon, and pointed the arrow at Xiao Heng.
Yun Wenfang's arrogant attitude shocked and angered Xiao Heng. He grabbed the old princess and blocked her in front of him: "Yun Wenfang, how dare you! Look carefully at who is in front of me!"
Yun Wenfang's answer was to release the string in his hand with lightning speed. The arrow instantly broke through the stagnant atmosphere in the field, and hit the target's throat with a sound of breaking wind. The sound of the arrow piercing the flesh made everyone present shudder.
The force of the arrow sent Xiao Heng careening off his horse, his back slamming against the ground with a muffled groan. Warm, sticky liquid sprayed all over Xiao Heng's face, and he could hear a "ho-ho-ho" sound like a broken bellows.
For a moment, Xiao Heng thought he'd been shot and was about to die. His entire body trembled with fear. But when the guards beside him pulled him up from the ground, he saw clearly that it wasn't him who had been shot, but the old princess he'd been holding onto as a protective amulet, who had been shot through the throat.
The old princess raised her hand to touch her throat. But before her hand could touch the arrow, she died. Her eyes were wide open and lifeless, but there was still a trace of fear in her pupils.
Xiao Heng swallowed his saliva and looked at Yun Wenfang in disbelief: "You...you...you killed..."
Yun Wenfang's eyes were devoid of emotion, but the corners of his mouth curved. He said calmly, "The old princess has been murdered by Xiao Heng. Soldiers, listen to my command. Kill all the rebels and take Xiao Heng's head to comfort the old princess's spirit in heaven. Kill—"
Following Yun Wenfang's shout of "Kill," his hundred-plus men charged forward without hesitation, slashing at Xiao Heng's guards like cutting vegetables with machetes. The air was thick with the smell of blood.
Xiao Heng's men were unable to withstand Yun Wenfang's hundred or so elite soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles on the battlefield, and were forced to fight and retreat.
Xiao Heng gritted his teeth and shouted, "Yun Wenfang, you killed the old princess! The Yanbei Palace will not let you go."
Yun Wen laughed and said, "I didn't kidnap the old princess out of the palace. I can avenge her by killing you."
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