Chapter 288: Queen Confrontation
In the cabin, Chen Ning and Xiao Nanrong were sitting there, surrounded by Mu Yao's men. Nu Jiaolong was kneeling below, tied up tightly.
Shen Ning sighed and said, "Don't kill her..."
Mu Yao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to whatever Ning Ning says."
He glanced at Nu Jiaolong and said, "She likes Ningning as much as I do, so I won't kill her."
Shen Ning: ...
Long time no see, psycho.
Mu Yao blinked: "Ningning, do you have any other requests?"
Shen Ning smiled: "Yes, let us go."
Mu Yao looked at her: "That won't do. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Ningning doesn't even want to stay with me for a moment?"
He seemed a little hesitant, but he couldn't help himself. He took a few steps closer and looked at Shen Ning, and said cautiously: "I miss Ning Ning, I miss her so much."
Next to him, Xiao Nanrong stood up without warning and stood in front of Shen Ning, looking at Mu Yao with a tense expression.
Mu Yao laughed: "Wow, here comes another one who wants to be a hero and save the beauty... Drag him away and throw him into the sea to feed the fish."
Beside them, Yan Nu and Shi Shu, who were tied up tightly, struggled to resist but were unable to break free.
The two people behind Mu Yao stepped forward to hold Xiao Nanrong down. Shen Ning's brows twitched: "Can you please stop making such a fuss?"
She asked Mu Yao: "What exactly do you want to do? Just tell me."
Mu Yao looked a little embarrassed and glanced at Chen Ning nervously.
He took out a piece of paper, and said carefully, fearing that Shen Ning would be angry: "Ning Ning only needs to press a fingerprint on this paper... Let His Royal Highness Prince Ding know that you are with me."
When Shen Ning picked up the paper, she saw that it said that Xiao Nanchen should go alone to the dense forest at the foot of Putuo Mountain outside Beijing to pick her up.
It was obvious that they were going to attack Xiao Nanchen.
Shen Ning curled her lips: "He is not a fool, what if he refuses to surrender?"
Mu Yao curled his lips into a pleasant smile. "Thank you, Ningning, for reminding me. I guess I should add one more thing... Just tell His Royal Highness Prince Ding that I like Ningning very much too. If he refuses to come and makes you sad, then I'll comfort Ningning myself... How do you think?"
Shen Ning looked at him: "You are so disgusting."
Mu Yao's face turned pale for a moment, then he smiled again: "It doesn't matter if Ningning scolds me."
After saying that, he pursed his lips and grabbed Shen Ning's hand. Regardless of Shen Ning's struggle, he dipped the ink in the ink and pressed a bright red fingerprint on the paper... After pressing it, he took a wet clean white cloth from the subordinate next to him and carefully wiped the paint off Shen Ning's fingers.
"Ningning, don't be afraid. I will always protect you no matter what..."
Shen Ning helplessly held her forehead: "Please, stop talking."
It's really creepy that this kind of psychopath does bad things and keeps saying these kinds of things over and over again!
Mu Yao pursed her lips, as if she was saddened by the speechless and disgusted look on Shen Ning's face, and then she took her people out without saying a word... and locked Shen Ning and her group in the cabin.
Mu Yao did not treat Chen Ning harshly at all. The food and clothes he sent were obviously carefully prepared. Knowing that people around Chen Ning were injured, he even prepared medicinal herbs for her. It can be said that he treated Chen Ning and her group as guests of honor.
Besides not being able to move freely...
Everything went smoothly and the ship soon approached the capital. It was also the day that Mu Yaoxin wanted Xiao Nanchen to go alone.
Shen Ning was taken off the boat and onto the carriage.
The carriage slowly drove towards the foot of Putuo Mountain. Inside the carriage, Mu Yao looked at Chen Ning quietly: "If Ning Ning hadn't come to Beijing and gotten involved in all this, it would have been much better... She could have stayed in Pingning County and lived a life of leisure and wealth..."
Chen Ning smiled bitterly: "Hiding in a corner all your life, unable to move freely, shrinking and cautious, may also be a boring life. No one knows what will happen in this life, so why bother to regret what has already happened."
Mu Yao smiled: "Ningning is always different from others. Many people just want to live, even if... they are neither human nor ghost, as long as they can live, but Ningning wants to live well."
After a pause, he whispered, "Ningning wants to live well, and she also wants others to live well... Such a good person like Ningning shouldn't be snatched away by those people... She should be given to you."
Shen Ning laughed dumbly: "I don't have such big ambitions. After all, I can't even manage myself. I'm exhausted all day long. Now I'm imprisoned. What's the point of talking about the world?"
Mu Yao looked at her seriously: "It should be given to Ningning..."
Shen Ning raised her hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is."
Why bother arguing with a lunatic?
After a while, the carriage stopped... Chen Ning was picked up by Mu Yao and jumped off the carriage. Someone showed up: "Master, the area has been cleared and there is no ambush."
Mu Yao raised his hand, and the man disappeared in an instant.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ding is almost here... I really don't want to give Ningning back to him."
After saying that, Mu Yao suddenly said, "How about I take Ningning away... Let's find a beautiful place to hide, and then we won't have to worry about this anymore. Then, I'll listen to Ningning and never make you angry again, okay?"
Mu Yao said seriously, "Ningning likes farming, and I'm good at it... If you still want to do business, I'll be your assistant, okay?"
Shen Ning nodded after thinking for a while: "Okay, let's go now."
Mu Yao pursed his lips and looked at her, then suddenly smiled: "Ningning is so mean, trying to trick me into leaving."
Shen Ning: ...
"But I took it seriously."
Mu Yao said: "Ningning just said it, that is, she promised me, wait until that day comes..."
"You may not be able to wait until that day."
An ice-cold voice sounded, and at the same time, a sharp cold light struck Mu Yao through the air.
Xiao Nanchen arrived... Without saying a word, he drew his sword: "Let her go!"
Mu Yao suddenly embraced Chen Ning and flew backwards. The next moment, the Tianxin Sect members who were lying in ambush showed up and attacked Xiao Nanchen in unison.
But almost at the same time, several figures flew over from behind Shen Ning.
It turned out to be Yuan Yue and others whose injuries had not yet healed, including Yan Nu and Shi Shu who were beside Xiao Nanyong.
"The Second Prince's men rescued us after most of the Tianxin Cult members had left, and ordered us to help the young lady."
Er Yue finished speaking hurriedly and swung his sword directly to attack Mu Yao... In an instant, the two sides engaged in a battle.
Mu Yao had a cold expression. He held Shen Ning hostage with one hand, while with the other hand he was still able to fight with Xiao Nanchen to a draw.
Xiao Nanchen was also restrained by several Tianxin Sect members with high martial arts skills... But he almost ignored the attacks coming towards him, his eyes only fixed on Chen Ning, and the sword he slashed towards Mu Yao was full of murderous intent.
Seeing that Mu Yao was gradually losing the upper hand, Shen Ning moved without warning.
Xuan Shen suddenly turned his head, and his long hair flew out... The needle-like edge at the end of his hair, with a dark blue poisonous light, flashed towards Mu Yao.
Mu Yao quickly leaned back to avoid it, and Shen Ning took the opportunity to twist her body violently to try to break free... But as soon as she moved, Mu Yao clamped her wrist tightly.
However, Chen Ning didn't care what would happen to her arm and struggled hard... With a snap, she felt a sharp pain in her arm and her face turned pale instantly. Almost at the same time, Mu Yao's expression changed slightly. He didn't care about the consequences of the hostage falling out of his hands and suddenly let go of his hand for fear that he would hurt Chen Ning again.
In a flash, Chen Ning was pulled into Xiao Nanchen's arms. At the same time, he used his backhand sword to knock down several members of the Tianxin Sect.
Yuanyue and the others have been recuperating these days and their injuries have recovered a lot. Although they are not fully recovered, they can still hold on for a while.
When they were on the boat, they had been playing the fool as Shen Ning said, pretending to be seriously injured and unable to move... Now, with the help of the Second Prince Xiao Nanrong's men, they were gradually putting Mu Yao and his group at a disadvantage.
Seeing that his original plan to use Chen Ning to kill Xiao Nanchen was about to fail, Mu Yao put up a desperate fight while shouting, "Still watching the show... If you don't come out, I will not serve you!"
Chen Ning suddenly turned around, and the next moment, she saw several figures rushing out from the depths of the dense forest. Their pitch-black outfits almost blended into the darkness of the dense forest. Narrow and long embroidered spring swords peeked out from under their cloaks, emitting a sharp cold light, reflecting a pair of murderous eyes.
Even though they are in disguise, it is easy to tell that these people are Jinyiwei!
Following closely behind those Jinyiwei was someone Shen Ning was extremely familiar with: Xu Zhiyi.
Meeting Chen Ning's stunned gaze, Xu Zhiyi curled his lips and said, "We've been reunited for a long time, and I didn't want to do it this way. But this Tianxin Sect Leader is so useless, so I have no choice but to do it myself."
Xiao Nanchen looked at him coldly: "So, the teacher is in cahoots with them?"
Xu Zhiyi laughed: "Your Highness, do you still need to call me teacher at this time? Unfortunately, calling me teacher is useless."
After the words fell, Xu Zhiyi's face turned cold, and he raised his finger slightly: "Send Prince Ding on his way."
Several ghostly figures were extremely fierce and rushed straight towards Xiao Nanchen...
Chen Ning turned her head to look at Xiao Nanchen. Xiao Nanchen lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, then flew behind her while holding her. At this moment, countless black shadows like bats and ghosts flew down from the mountainside, like several black and sharp arrows, densely packed into the forest.
Changning Guard!
Xiao Nanchen brought people here.
Xu Zhiyi raised his head and frowned at Mu Yao: "Didn't you clear the place?"
Mu Yao revealed a mysterious smile, dodged and fled the encirclement, disappearing into the woods in an instant...
The mantis stalks the cicada, but unexpectedly the cicada turns into a yellow bird!
The people brought by Xu Zhiyi were all very skilled. However, there were countless Changning guards hidden in the entire forest, and the area at the foot of Putuo Mountain was sealed off by the Fengning Iron Cavalry, so that not even a fly could escape.
Xu Zhiyi's men came with great momentum but soon showed signs of weakness... Several people protected him and wanted to take him away, but before they could fly far, with a whoosh, Xu Zhiyi was pierced through the shoulder by an arrow.
It fell with a loud bang. Looking back, he saw Shen Ning slowly putting away the bow and arrow.
Until this moment, Xu Zhiyi could actually laugh...
Wiping the blood off the corner of his lips, he curled his lips and tutted his words, "Today I finally got my revenge for shooting a few arrows at you... How was it? Pretty satisfying, wasn't it?"
Shen Ning's expression was tense: "Why are you doing this? What good does it bring to you to rebel against your superiors?"
"Of course."
Xu Zhiyi smiled. Since he couldn't escape, he decided not to. He leaned against a nearby tree and sighed helplessly, "It's true that no matter what conspiracy, it's no match for absolute power... You two really act like husband and wife... I'm afraid you've already contacted each other since we left Beihai Prefecture."
Shen Ning ignored him and had no intention of answering his questions.
Seeing her cold expression, Xu Zhiyi suddenly smiled again. "Only someone as decisive and ruthless as Prince Ding can accomplish great things... He even used his beloved woman as bait. This defeat is well-deserved, and I am convinced."
Xiao Nanchen looked indifferent: "Why would the commander sow discord? Chen Ning is the King of the North Sea, not a canary that will hide in my backyard to shelter from the wind and rain... I have never thought of hiding her under my wings."
Xu Zhiyi curled his lips but did not comment.
Xiao Nanchen held Shen Ning's hand tightly with one hand, and held the sword in the other. Blood was still dripping from the tip of the sword: "Take the commander back."
"yes!"
Soon, the news that the commander of the Jinyiwei, the third master of the Xu family, Xu Zhiyi, colluded with the Tianxin Sect to assassinate Prince Ding Xiao Nanchen spread in the court.
Everyone was shocked...
That's Mr. Xu San, the apple of the Xu family's eye who can enjoy the highest level of wealth even if he just eats and waits for death. What's his purpose in colluding with the Tianxin Sect?
Is it because he wants to die early, and maybe take the Xu family with him?
Why would he do such a self-destructive thing?
"Why?"
Xu Zhiyi had been stripped of his official uniform and was kneeling on the ground, rushing up to the sullen-faced Emperor Jiaping to confess his crime.
"I have failed to live up to Your Majesty's grace, a crime unforgivable... However, I have been deeply benevolently treated by the Empress. The Empress has told me that Prince Ding has ulterior motives and intends to usurp power. She has ordered me to eliminate the treacherous and evil, and therefore I have no choice but to commit this heinous act..."
In one sentence, everyone, including Emperor Jiaping, was dumbfounded.
The Queen ordered this? The Queen wanted to kill her own son?
Shen Ning was not surprised that the Queen wanted to kill Xiao Nanchen, but she was surprised by Xu Zhiyi's behavior... She had originally thought that with this fox's brain, even if he was captured, he would definitely not sit and wait for death.
But unexpectedly, he actually pleaded guilty like that!
What was even more unexpected was that he also betrayed the queen...
What does he want to do?
Perhaps because Shen Ning's expression was too shocked, she saw that Xu Zhiyi actually took advantage of the moment when everyone around him was shocked and blinked at her quickly and brazenly.
Even though he had been stripped of his outer robe and shackled, he still looked nonchalant and frivolous...
Emperor Jiaping sat behind the imperial desk with a dark face.
Next to him, the elder Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "Rebellious son, you have committed a crime that cannot be forgiven, yet you still dare to speak nonsense and make random accusations..."
Xu Zhiyi looked at his father and said, "Lord Xu, every word I said is true."
The address of "Lord Xu" suddenly made Lord Xu Ji, who was used to calling the shots in the court, feel depressed.
He suddenly realized that his son was separating him from the Xu family... Now, only by relying on the Xu family could he perhaps have a chance of survival.
But he is breaking away from the Xu family!
What does he want to do?
This incident happened too suddenly, without any signs, so much so that Lord Xu could not find a way to turn the situation around for a while.
At the head, Emperor Jiaping said solemnly, "Please invite the Queen."
Please come over and confront Xu Zhiyi...
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