Chapter 392: Smiling King Kong
Zhu Lan endured the pain from his ankle and walked towards Mu'er step by step, saying word by word:
"Mu'er, you and I studied at the same Longchang Academy, so we can be considered classmates.
Little Princess, you are a good friend of Qingyan and I. Qingyan and you were classmates and roommates. Don't you really have no regard for our old friendship?"
Zhu Lan walked towards her step by step and calmly stood between Mu'er and Gongsun Yushu.
If Gongsun Yushu died, Prince Qi and Prince Zhenbei would definitely counterattack without any threat. By then, not only would all my previous efforts be wasted, but Yuwei, Shiming, and all the friends who had helped the East Palace would all be in big trouble.
She didn't like gambling, but she had to gamble this time.
Mu'er looked at Zhu Lan coldly and said:
"For the sake of our friendship, I will not embarrass you today. I will only kill Gongsun Yushu. Please move aside."
Zhu Lan did not move, looking at Mu'er and said, "I just said that if Gongsun Yushu is killed, I'm afraid that the King of Zhenbei will be in trouble."
Mu Er was indeed a little hesitant when she heard this, "Why?"
"If I'm not mistaken, many of the things that the King of Zhenbei did were kept secret from Princess Ningyue, right?"
Muer didn't answer.
Zhu Lan continued, "Your identity has been exposed. If the little princess knew that you killed Gongsun Yushu today, what would she think? If she knew what the Zhenbei King did behind his back, would she still be on the same page with him?"
"Are you threatening me?" Mu'er asked in a dangerous tone.
Zhu Lan and Mu'er looked at each other without saying anything.
Mu'er was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly:
"Your Majesty is loyal to the emperor and loves his country. He is as close to my princess as blood and will not be provoked by outsiders."
"As for today's matter, your words just now reminded me——"
Mu'er slowly moved her arm, and the dagger flashing with cold light pointed at Zhu Lan.
"Since you recognized me, it seems that I have no choice but to let you and the Prince of Ning'an go together."
"Will it be useful to kill me?" Zhu Lan asked coldly, his eyes even sharper than the dagger.
"What do you mean?" Mu'er asked.
"Where do you think Qingyan went?" Zhu Lan looked into Mu'er's eyes and said.
Mu'er frowned slightly.
Yes, Zhu Lan and his companions were clearly three people who left the official post house together, but when he caught up with them, there were only Zhu Lan and Gongsun Yushu.
Where is Zhu Qingyan?
Where has she been for the past half day?
Mu'er was distracted for only a moment, and the killing intent soon filled her eyes again. She looked at Zhu Lan and said:
"Then I will kill both of you first, and then go find her."
Zhu Lan knew that he couldn't run away at this time, and suddenly pointed behind Mu'er.
"Who do you think that is?"
Mu'er turned around suddenly, but only saw a dark shadow of a tree behind her, and no one there. She couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
"Do you think it's useful to use this little trick to delay time?"
Before he finished speaking, the dagger had already gone straight to Zhu Lan's throat.
"clang--"
In a flash, the dagger made a sharp sound of metal colliding, and then suddenly flew out!
At the same time as the dagger fell to the ground, there was also a golden-tailed plum blossom dart.
"Who!?" Mu'er's face turned stern, even a little panicked.
She didn't even see the opponent's shadow, but he was able to shoot down her dagger with a hidden weapon in such a dark environment and at such a long distance. It was enough to show that he had profound skills and was a top master!
There was a rustling sound in the woods, which was getting closer and closer, and finally a group of people came out of the woods.
Leading the group was a kind-looking middle-aged man, followed by Zhu Qingyan.
Behind the two men, there were twenty or thirty soldiers in armor, holding long spears, ready for battle.
There was not a trace of murderous intent in the middle-aged man, and even his voice was quite gentle, with some hint of negotiation in it.
"Miss, since you are from the Northern Frontier Camp, and this is Longyou territory, can you give me some face and leave?"
Mu'er was obviously unwilling to accept this, and frowned as she asked, "Who are you!?"
"My surname is Dong, and my name is Changyun." Dong Changyun said with a kind smile.
When Mu'er heard this name, her expression changed instantly!
She glared at Gongsun Yushu unwillingly, but did not dare to attack again. She put away the dagger and bowed respectfully to Dong Changjun, saying:
"I didn't know it was Mr. Dong, I'm sorry for the offense... goodbye."
After Mu'er finished speaking, she mounted her horse and left.
Zhu Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Zhu Qingyan and his men arrived in time, otherwise he would have found it really difficult to escape this time.
She was about to walk towards Zhu Qingyan and the other man, but she heard Zhu Qingyan suddenly shout:
"careful!"
A white feather arrow came at Gongsun Yushu's face from the direction where Mu'er left at lightning speed!
Dong Changjun's expression remained unchanged, his wrist trembled slightly, Zhu Qingyan didn't even see how he made the move, he only saw two cold lights shooting out from his hands like lightning -
They were two golden-tailed plum blossom darts, one hit the speeding white feather arrow directly, and the other flew straight towards the direction where Mu'er left!
Then a painful groan was heard from the forest, and the sound of horse hooves quickly faded away.
Zhu Qingyan was startled and looked at Dong Changjun.
Dong Changjun looked at the direction where Mu'er fled and said with a smile:
“The little girl has good kung fu, but she’s too brave.
She is the King of Zhenbei's subordinate, and it is inappropriate for her to die in Longyou. This dart is not poisoned, so she will remember this lesson."
Zhu Lan stepped forward, bowed to Dong Changjun and said:
"Thank you, General Dong, for saving my life."
“General Dong?” Dong Changjun laughed. “Hahahaha, I can’t remember how long it has been since I last heard this title. Well, I’ll just call you Second Master. I’m used to it.”
…
An hour later, Dong Changjun brought Zhu Qingyan and Zhu Lan back to Penglai Town.
Penglai Town is an important town in Longyou. Although it is only a county-level seat, its prosperity is no less than that of Yunzhou City.
The Dong family of Longyou is an aristocratic family that has stood firm since the previous dynasty. Generations have produced nobles, generals and prime ministers, and are extremely prominent.
Later, the royal family of the previous dynasty was incompetent, and the Dong family helped Yan Xun to raise an army of rebels and establish Daliang. After Yan Xun ascended the throne as the current emperor of Liang, the Dong family originally enjoyed supreme glory, but the head of the Dong family was well aware of the principle that prosperity must decline -
In the previous dynasty, the Dong family was too powerful, and the family members were no longer under the control of the head of the family. They acted without restraint, which laid many hidden dangers. The head of the family knew that the Dong family had been ill for a long time, and if it continued like this, it would inevitably be overthrown.
So at the beginning of the founding of the country, he took the initiative to hand over his military power, and advised Emperor Liang to weaken the power of the aristocratic families and no longer allow the children of the aristocratic families to hold important positions in the court. Emperor Liang agreed.
Since the current queen is the legitimate daughter of the Dong family, Emperor Liang allowed the Dong family to continue to enjoy wealth and glory as royal relatives, and married the queen's niece Dong Lanxin to Crown Prince Yan Xiuyun as a concubine to show his trust.
Dong Changjun is the second son of the head of the Dong family and one of the brothers of the current Queen Dong. He has practiced martial arts since he was young and has been on the battlefield. Decades ago, he was a young general that the enemy was terrified of.
Later, when the Dong family retired, he returned to Longyou and was respectfully called "Second Master Dong". Because of his thunderous methods, he always smiled at people, so he was also nicknamed "Smiling King Kong".
Although the Dong family has no military power now, they have a century-old foundation after all. They are deeply rooted in Longyou and even the powerful King Zhenbei does not dare to provoke them easily.
That's why Mu'er was so fearful when she heard Dong Changjun's name just now.
Dong Changjun brought Zhu Lan and the other two back to his mansion, treated them as guests of honor, and ordered people to prepare a banquet.
While waiting, Dong Changjun ordered his attendant to return something to Zhu Lan——
That was the jade bracelet that Dong Lanxin asked Qin Yuwei to give to Zhu Lan before she left the capital.
Dong Changjun said with a smile:
"Since Xin'er can give this to you, it shows her trust in you. If you are her friend, you are also a friend of our Dong family.
Our Dong family has some influence in Longyou, so if you two girls have any needs, please feel free to ask."
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