Chapter 199 Your Majesty, stood up?!
Lu Shenyan didn't say anything, and even his eyelids didn't twitch. He still stared at the woman in front of him stubbornly.
He no longer has the strength to do anything.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
Before he died, the sound of a wooden fish rang in Lu Shenyan's ears.
In the dream, the eldest princess was here, at the foot of Qifeng Mountain, holding a Luotian Grand Ceremony for Xie Yao, setting up nine altars and inviting monks from all over the world to pray and offer sacrifices for her.
And people like him really should be burned alive in a sacrifice.
Lu Shenyan looked ahead, and suddenly he had a little strength: "Xie Yao, if you and I were just an ordinary couple in our dreams..."
The warm sunlight shone through the gaps in the woods onto his pale face.
If nothing had happened, if he hadn't taken the blame for Marquis Anping, and had simply married Xie Yao as promised, they would have lived a normal, carefree life together, waiting for him to pass the imperial examination the following year...
He couldn't imagine such a beautiful day.
Xie Yao smiled: "You are dreaming."
Lu Shenyan's pupils trembled, tears and blood seeped from the corners of his eyes, and he murmured: "Dreams are also very good."
He lowered his head and his breathing stopped.
Xie Yao turned around and her eyes fell on the masked man in the lead.
"Sir, you're masked. Do you think I can't recognize you?"
She spoke in a flat tone, and her eyes swept over the men in black carrying bows and arrows behind them.
Eunuch Jiang was stunned. He didn't expect to be recognized.
He simply took off his mask, revealing his old face: "Princess, you have sharp eyes, but what if you recognized our family."
"I knew you were a eunuch from your voice, but I didn't recognize who you were." Xie Yao turned away, as if she couldn't bear to look at him. "You said you were the one who was assassinating me, but why did you take off your mask? You should keep it on. It's so ugly and scary."
She was just lying casually, but the father-in-law wasn't very smart and actually showed his face.
Eunuch Jiang: “…”
He waved his hand, and the assassin behind him immediately took a step forward.
"Princess, I know you're a good martial artist, but two fists can't beat four hands. No matter how powerful you are, can you fight ten or a hundred at once?"
Xie Yao smiled: "But, you only have ten."
The corners of Eunuch Jiang's mouth twitched, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat, and he turned around abruptly.
He clearly brought the old man and two hundred death warriors from Ningshou Palace with him because he was afraid that the previous assassination failure would happen again. How come there are only a dozen or so people left with him?
"Come out, everyone! Come on!"
Eunuch Jiang frowned and shouted into the depths of the woods.
A cold wind blew by, and all around was silent. Only three caws of crows could be heard in the distance.
Eunuch Jiang fell silent again.
The people behind him also shrank their necks and looked around with terrified eyes.
It's true that they are death warriors, but they are not taxis to die.
Xie Yao's eyes were dark as she spoke slowly towards the depths of the woods: "Come out, everyone."
“Shuashuashua——!”
As soon as he finished speaking, countless armored guards from the Jingbei Palace appeared, each holding a long sword and carrying the murderous aura of fighting for life and death on the battlefield. They surrounded Eunuch Jiang and a dozen assassins.
Bai Su, dressed in brocade clothes and soft armor, walked out from among the personal guards.
"Princess, as you instructed, I, along with eight hundred of the palace's personal guards, have eliminated the assassins. Only the ten around Eunuch Jiang remain."
He had a bright smile on his face, dimples on his cheeks, and calmly put the bloody sword back into its sheath.
"By the way, Eunuch Jiang, among two hundred death warriors, there must be about a hundred survivors, don't you think?" He said with a smile again.
Eunuch Jiang looked at the guards around him and his face turned pale. "How is this possible? When did it happen..."
He never imagined that the ambush he and the Queen Mother had carefully planned had been seen through by Xie Yao long ago and was wiped out quietly and completely.
Eunuch Jiang can ensure that the people in Ningshou Palace keep their mouths shut, but the same cannot be said for the assassins provided by Mr. Jiang.
"Princess, how did you know about our ambush?" He asked unwillingly with a cold light in his eyes.
Xie Yao sneered: "The Queen Mother used Lu Shenyan to lure me out, and then used the assassins to kill me. After the deed was done, she would either put the blame on Lu Shenyan or let the bandits take the blame. Is it that hard to guess?"
"Come on!"
Eunuch Jiang suddenly drew out the scimitar from his waist and roared suddenly.
The question he asked just now was actually to lower Xie Yao's vigilance.
Knowing that there was no way to retreat, more than a dozen assassins all drew their swords and rushed forward.
Xie Yao drew out her long sword, which slashed a sharp edge. With just one stroke, she cut through the assassin's wrist.
The assassin screamed, but before he could react, he was pinned down by the royal guards behind him and tied up.
Another assassin wanted to attack from the side, but Xie Yao tapped her toes.
"ah!"
The long knife slashed across, and the assassin's arm soared into the sky.
"Catch him." Bai Mi immediately pinched the assassin's chin and pried open his mouth with a dagger to see if there was a poison sac inside.
In just a few breaths, five assassins were captured.
Xie Yao casually picked up an assassin's mask.
Among the countless faces I saw before I died in my previous life, suddenly one of them matched my appearance.
This was actually one of the people who shot her through the heart with thousands of arrows.
So, Xie Yao accidentally failed to hold back the knife, and after stabbing it into his heart, she pulled it out and stabbed him again.
Blood splattered everywhere, her clear and pure face seemed covered with a layer of frost, and her whole body exuded a cold and cruel aura.
Eunuch Jiang's eyes were red as he rushed towards Xie Yao and stabbed her chest with his scimitar: "Xie Yao, I will fight you to the death!"
Xie Yao was prepared. She dodged his blade sideways and swung the knife back, cutting his tendons directly.
Eunuch Jiang screamed, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
The guards all stepped forward and pinned him to the ground.
Suddenly, Eunuch Jiang struggled violently, reached to his waist with his uninjured hand, pulled out a small crossbow, and aimed it at Xie Yao!
"Princess, be careful!" Bai Su shouted hurriedly and rushed forward.
Xie Yao heard the sound of the wind and turned sideways.
She would not be hurt by such a sneak attack twice.
The arrow flew past Xie Yao's neck and got stuck in the tree next to her, the tail of the arrow still vibrating.
Bai Shen breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a ferocious sneer. He kicked Eunuch Jiang's crossbow to pieces, then stepped on his face again, crushing him: "Bah, you cunning and hairless old eunuch, just wait for what your grandfather Bai will do to you!"
Xie Yao touched her neck and heard the sound of a wheelchair behind her, along with a hurried call: "Xie Yao!"
The prince is here.
Xie Yao turned around and saw Bai Zhu pushing Xiao Yizi's wheelchair towards her. She was stunned.
The prince happened to see her almost being hit by an arrow again, and he was extremely anxious.
What shocked Xie Yao was——
Xiao Yizi stood up from the wheelchair!
The tall man stood up, his figure towering, his face pale and rosy, full of anxiety.
"Your Majesty...you...you stood up."
Xie Yao looked at Xiao Yizi's standing figure, and for the first time, her voice couldn't help but tremble.
Xiao Yizi only reacted after hearing her words. He looked down at his legs with his pupils constricted.
When he saw Eunuch Jiang shooting a cold arrow just now, he felt his heart tighten. He didn't want Xie Yao to get hurt in front of him again, so he subconsciously supported the wheelchair and wanted to go forward to save her.
Before he could even react, he actually stood up!
Xiao Yizi tried to lift his ankle again cautiously.
He felt a sharp pain in his calf, lost his balance, and instantly fell back into the wheelchair.
Xiao Yizi was extremely shocked.
In the past, he would not feel any pain even if the axe sawed off his legs!
He didn't say anything, not even a hum, but just looked up at Xie Yao.
The deep, dark, cold eyes flickered with complex and confused emotions, and even a hint of helplessness.
In the past three years, Xie Yao was the only one who believed that her legs could recover.
Now, he really stood up.
"Your Majesty!"
Bai Zhu hurriedly held onto the wheelchair, his tone filled with surprise and joy.
Bai Shi and many of his personal guards were also stunned.
Even the assassins who were originally resisting stopped what they were doing in surprise.
Even if they had never seen Xiao Yizi, seeing the wheelchair and hearing "Prince", they knew that he was the only king of a different surname in Dayan, King Jingbei - a prince with disabled legs.
But now, King Jingbei stood up? !
After a long time, Xie Yao was the first to react, her voice cold:
"Bai Su, search these assassins thoroughly and take them to the palace's secret cell. As for the two hundred bodies in the woods, leave them here as planned. All guards, follow my previous instructions."
The guards suddenly woke up and said, "Yes, Princess!"
"Two hundred corpses?" Eunuch Jiang's eyes widened. "You, you didn't catch anyone alive?!"
He thought Xie Yao had captured someone alive, so he took the remaining ten or so people and prepared to fight to the death. But if Xie Yao had not left any survivors, they could have chosen to break out if they had fought to the death!
If he ran away, would the guards of Prince Jingbei's Palace dare to search the entire capital for him?
Xie Yao smiled slightly, in a good mood: "Aren't you the biggest survivor?"
It wouldn't be too difficult to ambush them in the woods in advance and eliminate one or two hundred people.
But leaving the dead soldiers alive without alerting the enemy would be too difficult, and casualties would easily occur. Xie Yao would not give such a long-winded order.
Eunuch Jiang hated that he had no poison sac in his mouth. He wanted to commit suicide, but Bai Mi hit him on the head with a punch and he fainted.
Bai Shen: "When we get to the dungeon, I'll personally put the gag on him and make sure he lives a 'comfortable' life."
Xie Yao looked around and everyone was looking at the princess.
Her eyes darkened, and she added, "If anyone dares to reveal that the prince was able to stand up today, they will be killed without mercy."
Everyone saluted in unison, their voices resounding and powerful: "We obey the princess's orders!"
It is a great joy that the prince can stand up now.
But such news must not be leaked for the time being, otherwise, who knows how many people will harm the prince.
This group of loyal guards who followed Xiao Yizi had tears in their eyes and wiped them away quietly.
Before leaving, Xie Yao took a look at Lu Shenyan's body.
Her revenge was complete, and she felt calm and relieved.
It’s just a pity that Lu Shenyan can’t kneel in front of his mother and kowtow to confess his guilt.
Leaving the body here didn't fit in with her plan.
Sending him back to the Lu family would be a good thing for him.
Xie Yao suddenly raised her eyes and met Xiao Yizi's deep peach blossom eyes.
She recalled her past life. After her death, if it weren't for this man, no one would even collect her body.
Xie Yao said quietly, "Throw it to the back mountain and feed it to the wolves."
"Yes, Your Majesty—Oh no, Princess!"
Bai Mi clasped his fists excitedly, then realized he had called the wrong name and quickly changed his words.
Who made the prince’s favorite saying always throw him to the back mountain to feed the wolves?
Now when he listened to the princess speak, he felt like he was listening to the prince speak.
Listen to the prince's speech...
Xiao Yizi looked at Xie Yao making arrangements in an orderly manner without any objection.
When the prince heard the princess's last words "feed the wolves", he suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Before he could tell Xie Yao about the antidote, the princess' tone made it seem as if she was about to feed herself to the wolves as well...
Xie Yao walked forward expressionlessly, took the wheelchair from Bai Zhu, and pushed the prince into the carriage.
After getting in the car, she took the blood bag prepared by Honeysuckle with an expressionless face and smeared it on the bottom, body and curtains of the car.
The carriage rushed back to the palace from the outskirts of the capital, escorted by a group of royal guards who were covered in blood and looked like they had been fighting for a long time.
The carriage was covered in blood.
Until the end, countless people in the capital saw Xie Yao, who had just become the Princess of Jingbei, being carried back to the Prince of Jingbei's Palace without knowing whether she was dead or alive.
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