Chapter 371 How to Choose
In a society where the strong prey on the weak, there is no mercy at all for those who are bloodthirsty.
The arrogant Princess Jiarou probably never thought that one day she would have to kneel down in front of the Royal Guards in order to survive.
Once, when these royal guards were walking in the palace and met her, she even glanced at them with contempt, not bothering to even look at these ants.
Ants, to the royal family, who is not an ant?
But now, it is these ants who hold the power of life and death over her.
Unfortunately, crocodile tears do not work on everyone. At least at this moment, the royal guards who rushed towards her with long swords raised chopped off Princess Jiarou's head without any hesitation.
Princess Jiarou's eyes were wide open, her head rolled down the stairs, and blood spilled all over the ground.
She seemed to never understand until her death why begging for mercy was useless?
When she was in a good mood, she would tease those ants who had once knelt before her and begged for mercy, and then forgive them.
She felt that she had done a good deed by sparing those ants.
Why is God so unfair? Why can't he give a kind person like her a chance to live?
The royal guard who chopped off Princess Jiarou's head strode forward, bent down to pick up Princess Jiarou's head, and raised it high above his head.
He roared loudly towards the dark sky, "Your Majesty, I have avenged you!"
A flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the night sky, as if responding to the Royal Guards.
While the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. The royal guard holding Princess Jiarou's head had just finished shouting a word when a dagger pierced his chest.
A timid maid stood behind the man. The maid was not tall and only reached the young man's shoulders.
The young man looked down at the dagger on his chest, then turned to look at the maid.
A few drops of blood fell on the maid's face, and her face turned pale, forming a sharp contrast with the bright red.
Perhaps out of fear, the maid's lips trembled as she spoke, "You, you, I will kill you to avenge the princess."
The maid's tone of voice was obviously not as confident as that of the Imperial Guards, but what she did was not much worse than that of the Imperial Guards.
These loyal servants would rather risk death than avenge their masters.
You kill me and I kill you, but we both become tools used by the mastermind behind the scenes.
When Shen Yu rushed to the two of them, it was already too late.
Before dying, the imperial guard used his last bit of strength to kill the maid with a single blow.
After all, they are members of the royal family of the Duan Dynasty. The emperor and Princess Jiarou are both like this. They always have a few loyal servants around them.
Shen Yu frowned, and saw a dark team appearing at the corner of the street. He turned decisively and rushed towards another surviving Royal Guard.
Before the man could react, he saw an ordinary-looking man approaching him at an uncanny speed.
He instinctively raised his knife to chop, but found that his sharp knife skills could not even touch the corner of the man's clothes.
The next moment, a dagger was placed on his neck.
The person who came said in a low voice: "The emperor was not killed by Princess Jiarou. You have found the wrong person! If you really want to avenge the emperor, follow me!"
The information revealed in just a few words was enough to terrify the Royal Guard.
His dazed figure trembled.
Shen Yu picked him up and threw him onto the horse's back. He then galloped away. When he passed Wen Wan, he bent down to grab Wen Wan's hand.
Under normal circumstances, with his skills, he could take two people away from here at the same time.
But just when Shen Yu's fingertips touched Wen Wan's arm, a feather arrow shot out and interrupted his movement.
Chen Yu looked up in the direction of the person who shot the arrow, then decisively withdrew his hand and left with the royal guards.
Was she abandoned?
Wen Wan was stunned at first, then looked behind her and immediately understood Shen Yu's intention.
Meng Jin came with the imperial guards, riding on horseback, holding a bow and arrow. If one had not seen his ugly side, one would have been shocked by his aura at this moment.
He waved to his subordinates behind him, and the imperial guards rushed to the princess's mansion to deal with the chaos.
Meng Jin rode his horse to Wen Wan, dismounted, but still held the bow and arrow tightly in his hand.
He looked worried. "Xiao Wan, it really is you! Are you okay? I saw that thief trying to take you away just now, and I was so scared that my heart almost jumped out of my chest."
Meng Jin's face was full of anxiety, and he asked Wen Wan about her well-being.
Wen Wan just stared at him blankly, and spoke in a very calm tone, "Thank you, Lord Meng, for saving me."
Her thanks didn't sound sincere. It was unclear whether Meng Jin didn't care or thought she was frightened. In short, Meng Jin didn't seem to notice her coldness.
"Between you and me, there's no need to thank me. I'm glad you're okay."
He looked around at the chaotic situation again, frowning, "Why are you here? It's a mess here, you'd better leave quickly."
Wen Wan did not answer his question, but slowly raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the stairs.
Meng Jin was puzzled and looked in the direction of her finger.
Princess Jiarou's head fell alone in a pit, her hair disheveled and her face dirty, as if it had been stepped on many times by someone who was fleeing in a panic.
Meng Jin's face immediately darkened. He strode over and stood in front of Princess Jiarou's head.
At first, Wen Wan thought that given the friendship between Meng Jin and Princess Jiarou, he should be able to bury Princess Jiarou's body, but it was beyond Wen Wan's expectations.
Meng Jin actually handed the bow and arrow to his subordinate beside him, and then took out a dagger.
He squatted down, held Princess Jiarou's head with one hand, and held a dagger in the other hand, and cut two long scars on Princess Jiarou's face.
"Don't you love beauty the most? In this case, you should be very satisfied."
Meng Jin only said this, then took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off the dagger, stood up again, and walked to Wen Wan without looking back.
He smiled and said to Wen Wan, "Xiao Wan, Princess Jiarou committed treason and was the real murderer who plotted to murder His Majesty. Now she has been executed, and she deserves it."
He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said to Wen Wan meaningfully:
"Xiao Wan, you were also abducted by Princess Jiarou, right? You are pitiful. Now that you have been rescued, come back to the mansion with me."
Wen Wan was stunned for a moment. Even though she was so smart, she didn't understand what Meng Jin meant.
Seeing her confused expression, Meng Jin generously explained a few more words.
"Xiao Wan, the Shen family has fallen, and no one can protect you anymore. I don't care why you came to the princess's mansion, or what you came for. Anyway... I can say that you are an innocent person abducted by Princess Jiarou, or I can say that you are Princess Jiarou's accomplice."
Meng Jin turned his back to the light, a glint of cruelty flashed across his gloomy eyes.
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