Chapter 987 Wedding Night (Xinyang VS Xiao Jifan)
The instant Long Yi kidnapped the King of Dongyi, Xiao Ji swiftly grabbed the bride in front of him, and with a sudden movement of his arm, a dagger slid from his sleeve into his palm.
He held a dagger to the bride's throat, came to Long Yi's side, and stood back to back with Long Yi, wary of each other's blindness.
The guests at the scene were in a panic, unable to understand how an assassin could have infiltrated a wedding.
The groom was personally chosen by the Holy Maiden and escorted all the way by the King of Dongyi's personal guards. Who would have thought that he would turn out to be a traitor!
"Protect the Emperor!"
A prince from the Eastern Yi drew his sword and shouted angrily.
Long Yi kicked him back into the chair!
Xiao Ji smiled sarcastically: "King of Dongyi, it seems you've been sitting on the throne for too long. Some people can't hold back anymore and want to take the opportunity to kill you by our hand."
The King of Dongyi is sixty years old this year and has been on the throne for thirty years, making him the longest-serving king in Dongyi history.
Among the guests present were his own brother, his own son, and his own nephew. He would not believe that none of them coveted the throne.
Now that he's in the hands of assassins, it's not impossible that these people, under the guise of rescuing him, might provoke the assassins and cause them to accidentally kill him in a fit of rage!
It must be said that Xiao Ji completely outshone many of the court officials in terms of manipulating power and understanding people's hearts.
The King of Dongyi, being old and extremely afraid of death, dared not challenge Xiao Ji to a contest of who had the more ruthless methods. He suppressed his panic and anger, glanced to the side out of the corner of his eye, and asked, "Who sent you?"
Although the person who kidnapped him was Long Yi, the one in charge was clearly the groom who had just spoken.
Several of the generals in this group had fought against Xiao Ji before, but because Xiao Ji was wearing a veil, they did not recognize him as the Marquis of Xuanping who had killed countless Dongyi warriors on the battlefield.
Xiao Ji smiled faintly: "Never mind who sent me. If you want to live, have someone prepare a carriage and bring Xiao En and Xiao Ze here safely. If they lose even a single hair, I'll chop off one of your fingers!"
"Xiao Ji?" The King of Dongyi recognized Xiao Ji's voice.
Xiao Ji readily admitted, "Yes, it was me. So you should know my methods. I really might kill you."
The King of Dongyi had originally intended to engage in some maneuvering with the other side, but now he has completely given up.
Xiao Ji has powerful backing, and his methods are even more ruthless.
When he says he'll kill, he really means it; he's willing to sacrifice everything, even the most innocent.
He looked at his eldest son and said, "Do as he says!"
The eldest prince of the Eastern Yi hesitated: "Father..."
Xiao Ji laughed sarcastically, "King of Dongyi, you really have a fine son."
The Dongyi King's suspicious nature was stirred up. His gaze turned cold as he looked at his eldest son and said, "What? Are you planning a rebellion? Or do you, like your royal uncle, hope that I die at the hands of the Zhao people? That way, you can smoothly inherit the throne!"
The eldest prince of Dongyi's expression changed. He had no such intention; he only wanted to buy time so that someone could fetch poison to knock them out.
His loyalty is as clear as day, but if his father doesn't believe him, then his loyalty is nothing but a fart.
The second prince of Dongyi seized the opportunity to stir up trouble: "Father! Since my elder brother refuses, I will do it!"
Very well, they've fallen out.
Xiao Ji was happy to remain a bystander.
He didn't care who brought Xiao En and Xiao Ze to him; all he wanted was for the two brothers to be safe and sound.
An hour later, Xiao En and Xiao Ze were brought over in a large carriage pulled by six horses.
Xiao Ji helped the Holy Maiden onto the carriage, and then Long Yi, who was covering the rear, helped the King of Dongyi onto the carriage as well.
At this moment, an Eastern Yi official said, "You have enough in your hands, just release the Eastern Yi King!"
Xiao Ji chuckled and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? Wouldn't it be better to have more hostages?"
Everyone was speechless.
Yes, if you can have more hostages, why only bring one? Is the carriage too small to hold them all?
However, it's not like there's no chance at all.
A few days ago, Marquis Xuanping fell into a trap set by the Holy Maiden while trying to save his son. He was already dead when he was rescued. Although he was lucky enough to survive, he was seriously injured.
He doesn't have much fighting ability.
That expert couldn't possibly keep an eye on both inside and outside the carriage at the same time. If the driver tampered with something halfway through the journey, causing the carriage to overturn, the expert could either take care of Marquis Xuanping or the hostages.
At that time, they will have a great chance of rescuing the King of Dongyi!
Having made up their minds, the group exchanged a knowing glance and, with a cold smile in their hearts, let them go.
The coachman received the guard captain's signal and nodded slightly.
Ten miles away, at Xiaoquanpo, a carriage overturned in a surprise attack.
Xiao Ji and his group were unfamiliar with the terrain of Dongyi. They would not have noticed the coachman taking a long way, while the Dongyi soldiers took a shortcut to Xiaoquanpo, where a large number of experts and archers were ambushed early on.
However, they waited and waited, until it was dark, but no carriage came.
Of course, the carriage wouldn't come.
Shortly after the group left the Holy Maiden's Palace, the coachman was whipped by the Eastern Yi princess who was lying in ambush nearby.
The little princess of Dongyi took over the position of coachman and led the carriage away via another road.
Inside the carriage, Xiao En, who had been drugged, gradually awoke, while Xiao Ze remained unconscious.
The two men were injured, clearly having been severely tortured, but they were stubborn and didn't say a word they shouldn't have.
Xiao En saw his father at a glance, and his heart was filled with emotion, his eyes beginning to redden.
Xiao Ji tucked the blanket around him and touched his forehead: "Don't talk for now, just rest well. We'll be at the military camp soon."
Shawn really didn't have the strength to speak at that moment.
The two were Xiao Ji's illegitimate sons. They were raised by Old Madam Xiao from a young age. They dared not compare themselves to Xiao Heng. They always knew their own status and duty and dared not hope that their father would love them as much as he loved his younger brother.
But this time, their father risked his life for them both—
He had never dared to express his affection to his father, but at this moment he couldn't help himself and dared to move his head slightly, resting his head in his father's palm.
At that moment, he resembled a small, wounded animal, cautiously approaching his father.
He was a little nervous and uneasy, afraid that he had overstepped his bounds and angered his father.
She was also worried that her failure would disappoint her father.
Xiao Ji didn't pull his hand away, but instead raised his thumb and gently stroked his temple: "You did a good job."
The sons of the Xiao family must not only have the determination to die, but also the courage to face failure.
Xiao En closed his eyes, and hot tears streamed down his face.
The carriage continued on its way.
The King of Dongyi was also unconscious after being touched by the dragon's acupoint.
Outside the curtain, the little princess of Dongyi, dressed as a guard, drove the carriage and asked, "I forgot to ask earlier, you kidnapped the King of Dongyi and the Holy Maiden, but what about the princess? Did you take her with you?"
Xiao Ji glanced at the bride, who was covered by a veil and had been silent the whole way, and exclaimed, "Oh no! I forgot about Qin Fengwan! She must still be in the secret chamber of the Holy Maiden Palace!"
The little princess of Dongyi stumbled, nearly driving the carriage into a ditch: "Ah? What have you done? How could you forget the princess at the Holy Maiden's Palace? It's all over! We just captured the King of Dongyi and the Holy Maiden, and now the princess is in their hands! This, this, this..."
Inside the carriage, the bride gripped her handkerchief tightly, as if she wanted to poke a hole in it!
Xiao! Ji!
I thought you recognized me!
So you...you...you've forgotten me!
Xiao Ji looked at the little body of the person trembling with anger, and said with a smirk, "You can't blame me for this. I was drugged and my mind was full of Long Yi. How could I remember anyone else?"
Whoosh!
The handkerchief in the bride's hand was finally punctured!
Long Mengmeng opened her eyes wide and looked at the torn handkerchief. After thinking for a moment, she cleverly sat outside and went to ride in the carriage with the little princess of Dongyi.
The little princess of Dongyi leaned closer to Long Yi and whispered, "Mengmeng, is what the Marquis said true? Did he really forget the princess at the Holy Maiden's Palace?"
Ever since she learned Long Yi's nickname, she liked to call him that.
Long Yi hesitated for a fraction of a second between correcting her form of address and answering her question, then frowned and said, "A man's words are deceitful."
The little princess of Dongyi: "..."
Their return journey was naturally not smooth sailing. The princes of Dongyi waited for them at Xiaoquanpo but could not find them. They guessed that they had changed their route, so they simply led their troops to the only road leading to Donglin Pass, intending to launch a full-scale attack on them there.
This means they don't care whether the King of Dongyi lives or dies.
Who wouldn't want the throne? In front of the civil and military officials and the people of the Holy Maiden Palace, the princes dared not openly disobey the Eastern Yi King's orders.
But afterwards they had a whole day to think about what would happen to them if the King of Dongyi really died.
Naturally, this led to the subsequent night raid.
However, just as they were about to shoot everyone on the carriage to death with arrows, Chang Jing arrived with his troops.
Chang Jing took the lead and charged straight into the heart of the enemy, shattering the formation of the Eastern Yi army.
The Dongyi people were left to Chang Jing to deal with, and Xiao Ji and his group returned to the military camp.
The little princess of Dongyi took the antidote to Xiao Ming. Long Yi brought Xiao En and Xiao Ze back to their tent and then disgustedly threw the King of Dongyi into the snow.
Princess Xinyang was furious the whole way, and she was still gritting her teeth in the carriage.
Xiao Ji suppressed the corners of his lips that were turning up and said indifferently, "We've arrived at the military camp. Get out of the car."
Seeing that she didn't move, he said in a condescending tone, "What? Do you want me to carry you out of the carriage?"
Princess Xinyang was furious. She had gone to great lengths to arrange their marriage, and this guy had completely forgotten about her in Dongyi!
They even brought back the holy maiden of the Eastern Yi!
Men really are all big jerks!
Very well, she wanted to see what he intended to do to the Holy Maiden of Dongyi!
She stepped off the carriage, her head covered by a veil!
(End of this chapter)
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