825 Fierce Battle, All Loyalty Only Betrayed at the Last Moment
As soon as Feng Qingchen woke up, the Ninth Prince knew about it, including the cute expression Feng Qingchen had heard in the study after dinner. The Ninth Prince also knew about it.
There's no need to think about it. The Ninth Prince also knows that Feng Qingchen must be thinking too much, and it's not you who is thinking in a very unhealthy way.
He asked Feng Qingchen to come to the study to discuss things. A lot of things happened last night, and he needed to tell Feng Qingchen about these things.
Last night, troops from all sides of the imperial city came out together and engaged in a chaotic battle, and in the end, everyone was injured. After fighting for several days to the end, no one was able to stand up.
The carriage stopped alone in the middle of the corpses. Those who wanted to kill Sun Sixing or save Sun Sixing, as long as they were still alive, stared at the carriage.
They fought for this carriage for an entire night and sacrificed dozens of lives, but in the end they couldn't even get close to it and couldn't confirm whether there was anyone inside the carriage.
Is this a waste of time?
They struggled and tried hard, but even though they still had a breath left, they couldn't get up. Just when these dying people were about to give up, a dark shadow crawled out from the pile of corpses and staggered towards the carriage.
"Ding Mao, you're still alive, that's great. Let's start a fire and burn the people inside." A man spoke weakly in the pile of blood. The joy in his voice made others want to tear him to pieces.
The one who wants to destroy Sun Sixing's body must be the emperor's man.
"Hehe..." Ding Mao laughed sinisterly. He was stabbed in the back and thigh, and blood was flowing all the time, but he was just holding on. With every step he took, the blood flowed faster, but Ding Mao didn't care. He took off the black scarf covering his face, tied it around the injured area, and stumbled towards the carriage.
Ding Mao walked forward, lifted the curtain, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw someone inside. As for whether the person in the carriage was Sun Sixing, Ding Mao didn't know.
He had never seen Sun Sixing. Even if he had, it was too dark for him to see clearly. However, according to their judgment, the person in the carriage must be Sun Sixing.
"Burn it, burn it quickly." The secret guards of the palace urged anxiously. The task assigned by the emperor must be completed even if it means death.
But surprisingly, Ding Mao did not make any move to burn the carriage. Instead, he leaned against the carriage and took a breath. After his breathing stabilized, he took out a pill and put it into his mouth. After a slight breath adjustment, Ding Mao stepped forward and dragged the people out of the carriage.
"Ding Mao, what are you doing?" The secret guard of the palace crawled towards the carriage with a breath, unable to believe that his former partner had actually betrayed his master.
"What are you doing? Didn't you see it? He can't die." Ding Mao, who had been silent the whole time, spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"You betrayed your master." The man, who was already breathing his last breath, became so angry that he vomited blood. His neck tilted and he fainted.
"Haha, betraying my master, I have never betrayed my master." His master has never been the emperor.
Ding Mao's face showed a stern look. He gritted his teeth and carried Sun Sixing on his back. But after taking two steps, he was blocked by a shining big knife in front of him.
Ding Mao was stunned, and slowly raised his eyes. When he saw the person coming, all the blood on his face disappeared: "Sir, Sir..."
How could this happen? Didn’t the lord die in the melee?
Ding Mao's face was as pale as paper. He searched the pile of dead bodies with his eyes, but found that there were too many dead bodies and it was dark, so he couldn't tell who was who.
"You are not qualified to call me sir, you are a spy." Fu Lin killed Ding Mao with a knife without any hesitation. As for Ding Mao who was carried out of the carriage, Fu Lin didn't even look at him from beginning to end.
They are just irrelevant people. Only these pigs would believe that Sun Sixing would be in this carriage.
Fu Lin glanced at Ding Mao with contempt. He had worked hard to ambush for most of his life, but was exposed because of a substitute. He wondered if Ding Mao's master would be so angry that he would vomit blood when he found out.
Fu Lin curled his lips and smiled, then looked for the secret guard who had just spoken among the pile of corpses. After making sure that he was still alive, Fu Lin stuffed a pill into his mouth. This pill could keep him alive for another two hours, which was enough time for him to return to the palace and tell the emperor that Ding Mao was a traitor.
As for the mission?
As long as Sun Sixing does not return to the imperial city to ruin the emperor's plans, the mission will be considered a success.
Fu Lin carried a person on his back, and his figure was still very fast. He soon disappeared into the night. Zuo An hid in the dark, watched Fu Lin leave, and shook his head in confusion.
That man was very strong. He clearly noticed me, but why didn't he say anything? It was strange.
Zuo An is a simple man. He doesn't think about things he doesn't understand. All he wants to do is to send Sun Sixing to Xuanyi Valley and then come back to get his reward.
Zuo An led another team of people and set out on the journey again. After this battle, they would be safe for a long time ahead. Even if they encountered a few people looking for trouble, they wouldn't have to worry. With Zuo An around, there was no need to worry about Sun Sixing's safety.
The fight outside the city last night could not be concealed. After Zhai Dongming reported it as a gang fight, the emperor approved of it and there was no need to investigate.
Investigate, what are you investigating? Those people are all death warriors, and there are no marks on their bodies, so there is no way to find out. The emperor is not willing to get involved in such a trivial matter. As long as Sun Sixing doesn't come out to ruin his plans, it will be enough. He is already busy and exhausted.
He admitted that there were spies among the Blood-Clothed Guards, but the emperor would never allow there to be spies among the Secret Guards, as the Secret Guards concerned his safety.
This time, not only the Blood-Clothed Guards, but also the Imperial Palace faced a bloodbath.
Anything that threatens the safety of the emperor is no trivial matter, and Fu Lin has once again made a great contribution.
After Feng Qingchen came to the study, the Ninth Prince did not say much, but considerately served her food. After the two of them finished eating, the Ninth Prince told Feng Qingchen what happened outside the city last night and what happened today during the day, one by one, to reassure Feng Qingchen and let Feng Qingchen understand the current situation.
"The secret guards around the emperor all have spies, but the emperor has never discovered it. Those people are really powerful." Feng Qingchen said leisurely, holding a cup of tea.
In fact, what she wanted to say was that Fu Lin, this charlatan, was so lucky that all good things happened to him, and now the emperor trusted him even more.
"It's normal that the emperor doesn't doubt the secret guard. The selection of secret guards is very strict. The identity of the secret guard is definitely qualified. Moreover, he has always been loyal to the emperor before. How could the emperor doubt him?" The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Feng Qingchen to focus on the secret guard.
"The people carefully selected by the emperor cannot be trusted. What about the people around me? Could they be some deeply hidden spies?" Feng Qingchen became worried again.
She has always been strict on the outside but loose on the inside. If there was a spy around her who stabbed her with a knife, she probably wouldn't even have the strength to fight back.
It turned out that Feng Qingchen was worried about this. The Ninth Prince said, "It is completely useless to worry about these things. Qingchen, I am not sure whether there are spies around you, but I can tell you for sure that you will never know that person is a spy before he betrays you. Because before he betrays you, he will be absolutely loyal to you and only consider you, and all his loyalty is only for the betrayal at the last moment."
The only person you can trust in this world is yourself!
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