"Charge!"
When a group of masked men in black rushed out of the forest and charged at Yun Shao's guards with swords in hand, Yun Shao panicked.
The two sides were evenly matched, and although Su Ruojin's side had much better martial arts skills, they had the advantage of having more people.
With Su Ruojin's men also having to spare some to protect Zhao Guangtao and his group, the outcome of the fight was uncertain if it continued.
But now that these people have appeared, how can I possibly win?
As expected.
Before long, Yun Shao's men were either killed or captured.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yun Shao rolled his eyes, grabbed Zhao Jingyi who was closest to him, and put his sword to Zhao Jingyi's neck.
"Stop it, or I'll kill her!"
“Your Highness…” Zhao Jingyi looked at Yun Shao in disbelief. She hadn’t expected Yun Shao to take her hostage.
"Shut up! Say one more word and I'll kill you!" Yun Shao was already furious.
"Yi'er..." Zhao Guangtao couldn't help but call out when he saw this.
"Grandfather, save me!" Zhao Jingyi was so frightened that her face turned completely pale.
As soon as Su Ruojin raised her hand, everyone on her side stopped what they were doing.
When these masked men in black rushed out, she didn't know who they were.
It wasn't until one of them nodded to her, and those eyes looked familiar, that she realized these people had come to help her.
"Third Prince, Consort Zhao is your person. Do you think it will work to threaten us with her?" Su Ruojin said coldly.
"But she is also a member of your Zhao family. If she is not here, how will you open the Zhao family treasure vault!" Yun Shao's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he tightened his grip on the sword.
"Third Prince, you spared my grandmother's life just to open the treasure vault, didn't you? Even without Consort Zhao, the treasure vault can still be opened!"
Su Ruojin looked indifferent, but her hand behind her back moved slightly, and she understood immediately.
Zhao Guangtao had already told her that in addition to the five jade pendants of the Zhao family, the blood of five main members of the Zhao family was also needed to open the Zhao family treasure vault.
At the time, Su Ruojin was a little puzzled. What if the main branch didn't have five people?
Zhao Guangtao explained that when a child born to the main branch is born, blood is dripped into a jade pendant, and the person from the main branch can choose any five drops of blood.
If the main branch does not have five members, the head of the household will simply add more blood.
In short, the head of the family could actually open the treasure vault by himself, but the ancestors of the Zhao family set up this rule so that their descendants could return to worship their ancestors every year and not forget their roots.
This secret was known only to successive heads of the Zhao family, so the four grandsons only knew that all five of them needed to gather to open the treasure vault.
Since its establishment, the Zhao family has never experienced internal betrayal. This time, Zhao Guangtao knew that the Zhao family was facing a life-or-death crisis, and he trusted Su Ruojin completely before telling her this secret.
For some reason, Zhao Guangtao had a premonition that with Su Ruojin around, the Zhao family would be able to turn the tide and even rise to a higher level.
Therefore, Yun Shao could only learn from Zhao Jingyi that the treasure vault required the blood of five members of the Zhao family's main branch.
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