Chapter 41: Life and Death Together [Xiao Xiu] Your life is not just your life...
The note was made of a strip of cloth, the same material that Xie Yun was wearing today. It was also stained with the scent of lychee.
When he smelled this fragrance, Yan Huinan became even angrier.
It was written that Yan Huinan should go to the southern foothills of Mount Tai alone. If he was discovered leading others there, Xie Yun would be killed.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Ke, gather the troops and go to the foot of the mountain!"
At this moment, Yan Huinan suppressed his anger, like a dormant white tiger. It was at this moment that Yan Huinan realized that perhaps the assassin's target wasn't Song Hongxuan or the Crown Prince. Because within the heavily guarded altar and palace, they couldn't guarantee a successful assassination.
And by then they will definitely put more troops on protecting Song Hongxuan and the prince.
Xie Yun became the guards' blind spot.
Since they kidnapped Xie Yun and asked Yan Huinan to go to the meeting alone, the target of these assassins must be Yan Huinan.
Upon hearing this, Song Hongxuan realized that something was wrong and ran over to see what was written on the note. Yan Huinan did not stop him.
But when Song Hongxuan finished reading the content, his face suddenly changed and he angrily shouted:
"Yan Huinan! I don't allow you to go! This is such an obvious trap, even if you go, you will die!" Song Hongxuan repeated again, "I don't allow you to go!"
"Come here, take General Yan back to the bedroom and keep him under strict guard."
But apart from the Imperial Guards who took direct orders from Song Hongxuan, the rest of the people in this hall were all Yan Huinan's men. As long as Yan Huinan didn't give the order, no one could really touch him.
The group of imperial guards who were eager to try were firmly controlled by Yan Huinan's men.
Song Hongxuan was furious: "You! You are sending him to his death!"
Yan Huinan had no intention of listening to him, but looked at Song Hongxuan expressionlessly, but his eyes were full of bloodthirsty rage. Song Hongxuan hadn't seen Yan Huinan like this in many years.
The last time we saw them was when the Daliang army broke into the capital.
That night, Yan Huinan was crazy with killing. He was covered in blood, his eyes were determined and bloodthirsty, he was like a Shura or a demon crawling out of hell.
After that, Yan Huinan was rational and restrained for many years.
You have to know that with Yan Huinan's previous personality, he would never truly obey. But after that night, Yan Huinan seemed to have grown up rapidly. Song Hongxuan knew that what he was protecting was only his mother's country, the country that his father had fought to protect.
But tonight, Yan Huinan felt as if all the rationality he had accumulated over the years had completely collapsed. What he was protecting at this moment was what he truly desired.
But Song Hongxuan would never let Yan Hui go to Nanhu. "Do you think your life is just yours? Don't forget, you have multiple responsibilities on your shoulders. There are so many souls in the underworld, they are all waiting for you to give them an explanation! If you die, who will avenge them? Your life is not something you can decide alone. Let me make it clear to you, if you die, I will not avenge you."
He tried to threaten Yan Huinan with these words. Song Hongxuan looked like a cowardly and easily bullied emperor, but in fact, he also had a lot of ambitions in his heart.
That national tragedy catapulted both him and Yan Huinan into rapid growth. He, too, was driven to strive for progress, hoping to avenge the dead. Therefore, he needed Yan Huinan to be with him.
Yan Huinan naturally knew what he was carrying.
Song Hongxuan said calmly and ruthlessly, "Think it over. That's just Xie Yun. I've said it before, she won't treat you sincerely. Maybe this hijacking was a conspiracy between her and Xie Qingyun, directed and acted out by herself, with the purpose of putting you to death! You thought you caught an obedient canary, but Xie Yun is not!"
"We've known each other since childhood. You know how many treacherous schemes Xie Yun has in her heart! She's also a vindictive and ruthless person. To achieve her goals, she'll do anything. How long are you going to lie to yourself?! Yan Huinan, wake up! She's not worth it at all!"
Yan Huinan couldn't stand it any longer. He didn't want to listen to any more nonsense. He rushed forward and grabbed Song Hongxuan's neck, asking in a deep voice, "What do you mean, that's just Xie Yun?"
He was so strong that it seemed as if Song Hongxuan could be lifted up by Yan Huinan in the next second.
The palace maids beside him felt their hearts rise to their throats when they saw this. If Yan Huinan had used a little more force, Song Hongxuan might have been strangled to death on the spot.
At this moment, both new and old palace servants understood more clearly why Yan Huinan was the person that should not be provoked in the Great Zhou.
A man like him, with nothing to worry about except hatred, fears nothing. No one dares to confront such a "madman" who could explode at any moment.
But while everyone was afraid of him, they actually despised and pitied him in their hearts.
Because he has nothing, he is fearless and invincible.
The hatred he spoke of became a pitiful excuse in the eyes of others. He was just looking for a reason to justify his actions and his survival.
And why he cared so much about Xie Yun at this moment, in the eyes of these people who were afraid of Yan Huinan but had to rely on him, was simply because he had nothing but Xie Yun. Of course, he would desperately grasp at this only straw.
In the banquet hall, including in the court of the Great Zhou, there were few people who truly treated him well.
But even though everyone looked down on him, mocked him, and pitied him, Yan Huinan still relied on his own strength to survive and reached the position he is in today where he can do whatever he wants.
This is his strength and he deserves it.
So at this moment, he could do whatever he wanted for the people he wanted to save. No one dared to disobey him. Not even Song Hongxuan had the power.
This is Yan Huinan’s half-life.
When Song Hongxuan's face turned the color of liver, Yan Huinan didn't want to tangle with him any longer, so he pushed him away. Song Hongxuan immediately collapsed to the ground, coughing and gasping for breath.
"Yan Huinan!"
Song Hongxuan could only watch Yan Huinan turn around and leave resolutely.
It was indeed as Song Hongxuan said, and as he expected, at this moment Yan Huinan could almost be said to be living for revenge.
But Yan Huinan was ultimately a living person with his own thoughts. He wasn't a tool for revenge. The education he received from childhood wasn't meant to make him someone who would wallow in hatred. Instead, it taught him good qualities like propriety, integrity, respect, and cherishment.
Cherish everything you have.
And Xie Yun was the one he couldn't lose. He had already lost her once, and he couldn't let himself lose her a second time.
He has never been a coward, so the moment he turned around, he had no fear or hesitation at all.
As soon as he left the hall, Zhang Ke had quickly gathered his men. Si Wen also knew what was going on and returned to wait outside the banquet hall. He jumped on his horse and ordered, "Si Wen and Zhang Ke, you two will each lead two teams to scout this place. Don't alert the enemy. If anything goes wrong, everyone will be killed without mercy."
Yu Xian, who had just been in the banquet hall, knew that no one could stop Yan Huinan at this moment, but he still followed him out worriedly and asked, "Ziyou, how confident are you?"
"very."
Full confidence.
"How can it be ten points?!" Yu Xian was shocked. If the other party found out about this, they would probably kill Xie Yun. "What did you do?"
"No." Yan Huinan said frankly, how could he make preparations for such a hasty event? He didn't even know Xie Yun's exact location.
"Then where do you get the ten points?" Yu Xian also wanted to stop him at this moment, but Yan Huinan had already rode his horse and rushed out of the city without any scruples.
Only the sound of horse hooves remained.
Why?
He can't be...
Are you really going to die? How can you be so sure of anything?
He was so sure! He just really wanted to trade his life for Xie Yun's!
If the people Si Wen brought were discovered, Yan Huinan might really exchange his life for Xie Yun's!
He was very confident of rescuing Xie Yun. But he didn't count himself in the calculation!
This madman!
Yu Xian, who was usually calm, self-possessed and taciturn, kicked the flower bed next to him fiercely and yelled in the direction where Yan Huinan disappeared: "Yan Huinan, you are really a lunatic!"
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Xie Yun was awakened from her sleep and then kidnapped.
The summer forest was filled with damp vapor and the chaotic chirping of birds and insects. When Xie Yun awoke, her eyes were covered with a blindfold, and all she could see was darkness. Her mouth was also gagged. Her hands and feet were bound with rough hemp rope, and she was leaning against a relatively flat surface, probably a wall. Her palm touched a wooden board that was clearly rotten from waterlogging.
Based on the surrounding environment, Xie Yun judged that he must have been kidnapped into the dense forest.
When I woke up, I could hear people talking and the smell of barbecue.
Amidst the chorus of birdsong, Xie Yun could discern the call of a turtledove, a bird whose calls were louder in the morning. It must be morning now, and there were no horses neighing nearby, especially in the mountains.
Then she should not be too far away from Fenggao at this moment, possibly in Mount Tai.
What was the purpose of this group of people kidnapping her? Were they Lou Cheng's men? Because they failed to take her away last time, they changed their strategy this time and used force?
But how did these people break through Yan Huinan’s defenses in the palace and take her away?
Xie Yun had just woken up, but she remained in her original position, not wanting anyone to notice she was awake. She heard someone talking.
"How could the master think of letting us capture her? Can she be of any use? Yan Huinan is such a cautious person, why would he really come here alone?"
"He didn't come and kill her. Just one life. A convenient thing."
Suddenly, there was a dull thud, the sound of something heavy hitting something, and then someone said, "Shut up."
The person who was speaking was not the same person as the previous two. The voices of the previous two people sounded like those of a strong man, rough and deep.
But this person now was obviously much younger, and seemed to be a young boy. According to normal judgment, this person should be around Lu Jihan's age.
Yan Huinan? This group of people's target is Yan Huinan?
Could they be her father's people? But... in her father's eyes, she had long been an abandoned child.
Since it was clear that no definite information would be heard, Xie Yun struggled a few times, and the "Mmmmm" sounds let them know that she was awake.
When the group of people found that Xie Yun had woken up, they ignored her at first.
But she kept using the "Mmmmm" sound to let them know she had something to say.
Then someone took out the cloth that was covering her mouth.
"Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"
"Just be patient, you're just a bait." It was one of the big men who spoke earlier.
Xie Yun scoffed, pretending not to have heard before: "Bait? Who can I lure?"
But the boy from before spoke up, "Don't pretend. You already heard it."
The boy's voice was as cold as frost, and Xie Yun's heart sank. He had actually noticed it, which meant that he must have been staring at her, observing her every move.
Since that was the case, Xie Yun stopped pretending. She knew she couldn't fool this boy, he was very smart. She tried to get him to talk more because she suddenly felt that the voice sounded familiar.
I always feel like I've heard it somewhere before.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you. Yan Huinan won't be coming."
The young man snorted coldly. He stood up and walked out to observe for a while. When he came back, he said, "Get ready, he's coming."
What? !
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