Shen Shaoyang immediately spurred his horse out from the shadows. As the black-clad assassin saluted him, he lifted the woman off the horse and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had no wounds.
At that moment, a deafening roar was heard, and the entire city gate was blown away.
Seeing this scene, the feudal lords once again marveled at Shen Ruyu's reputation as a "divine messenger." The thunderbolts borrowed from the gods were truly terrifying, deafening, and incredibly powerful.
If we don't send troops now, when will we?
"By order of the heavens, kill the eunuch faction! Kill them!!"
The first Allied Army leader charged out, followed by the other Allied Army forces, whose ranks numbered over a thousand. However, it was clear that they were fighting independently, and their armor and equipment varied.
Soon the allied forces overtook Shen Shaoyang, and a group of people surged toward the city gate like a tide under the cover of darkness.
"Enemy attack!" the soldiers guarding the city gate shouted in terror. Just then, as they had planned, the city was breached by an inside agent.
Seeing how easily it was done, the lords of the alliance were overjoyed and shouted, "Kill!!!"
They stormed into the pipes and encountered initial resistance, but the Allied forces, numbering a thousand, quickly routed the defending soldiers, who then advanced with overwhelming force.
Shen Shaoyang was just about to pick Xia Yixin up.
Suddenly sensing the killing intent, he turned around and his sword was already drawn.
He was knocked back several steps by the blow, and the soldiers surrounding Shen Shaoyang were also a little stunned.
Shen Shaoyang looked at the other party coldly and said, "It really is you."
"Shen Shaoyang, I didn't expect you to still be alive." Cao Anmin's eyes also showed killing intent. He had felt something was wrong when the two of them fought last time. Ten years ago, he wanted to settle both old and new scores.
Cao Anmin didn't hesitate to use a killing move.
Other Eastern Depot constables disguised as men in black also launched a counterattack, and for a time, the Allied forces were unaware that their escape route had been completely disrupted.
Moreover, after entering the city, they were quickly slaughtered by the Imperial Guards led by Zhao Quan. Because the civilian houses had been cleared out, the Imperial Guards showed no mercy, and the city became a graveyard for the Allied forces.
This way.
Shen Shaoyang's men, however, did not linger in battle.
After feinting, Shen Shaoyang originally intended to take Xia Yixin away, but found that she had already taken advantage of the chaos to ride away on horseback. He frowned and shouted, "Retreat!"
He swiftly led his hundred-plus men away from the Eastern Depot's blade.
Gui Ling wanted to give chase, but Cao Anmin stopped him, saying, "They must have a backup plan..." Suddenly, he thought of something, "Oh no, quick, go check the other city gates, we can't let Shen Ruyu take Qi Lin away!"
Cao Anmin realized he had miscalculated when he saw how quickly the other party had escaped.
Tonight's attack by the Allied forces was merely a feint; their real purpose was probably to cover the abduction of Qi Lin.
Although he was a puppet, he was also the emperor.
Sure enough, news came from the palace that the palace gates had been blown up, and the Eastern Depot people he had arranged to protect the palace had also been driven mad by something mysterious.
Qi Lin has been kidnapped!
Cao Anmin only had time to instruct a team of constables from the Eastern Depot to take her to a safe place before he chased after Shen Ruyu in the direction she had fled the palace.
Half an hour ago, in the palace, the temptation of living ten more years was too great. The elixir did seem to be working, and many officials had already experienced the effects. Half of the control system in the entire capital had been paralyzed.
And with the help of the dahlias that suddenly appeared in her space.
The mind-altering drug that Shen Ruyu scattered with the wind had a remarkable effect.
They were escorted by Shen Shaoyang's men.
She changed into the clothes of an ordinary woman and left the west gate with another assassin disguised as a coachman. Qi Lin was still fast asleep in the carriage until they left the west gate, when they heard the rumbling of explosions and the sound of war drums for the siege not far behind them.
Those delusional Allied forces became their scapegoats.
The free air outside filled her with immense excitement.
Far away, on the desolate plain, dark clouds were faintly visible, and the wind was howling, but her heart felt as if it had sprouted wings.
She could escape; once she got out of there, she would have the means to fight back against Cao Anmin.
Just two weeks ago, after being placed under house arrest, she suddenly had the same dream for several nights in a row.
She dreamed of another life, where she was not controlled by Cao Anmin, but controlled him. Internally, she had the Eastern Depot under her control, and externally, Shen Shaoyang helped her expand her territory. She even killed the young emperor and became empress, revered by thousands!
She had a strong intuition that this was the life she was meant to have!
Now she is about to end this life of being controlled, and she feels that even the heavens are helping her. After she finished her dream, not only did a large field of dahlias appear in the space, but there were also a lot of bombs and grenades, and something else.
With these two things, Yu Shang will be hers sooner or later.
She rode her horse for dozens of kilometers in one go, gradually leaving the noise behind. She was accompanied by a dozen or so riders, and the carriage was carrying the young emperor.
Just then, the sound of thunderous hooves came from behind. It was the man covering the rear, who hurriedly reported this.
"Miss, something terrible has happened! The Eastern Depot's men are after us!"
Shen Ruyu's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately ordered, "Quickly, bring the little emperor out and lure them away with a carriage."
Immediately, a man in black obeyed the order and climbed into the carriage, but soon came out again.
Pale-faced, she cried, "Miss, she's gone!?"
Shen Ruyu's heart skipped a beat. She jumped off her horse, lifted the curtain, and found the carriage completely empty!
How could that be!
She watched Qi Lin faint with her own eyes, saw him being tied up and carried inside. The carriage didn't stop the whole way, how could he possibly be dead!?
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