Chapter 339 Who will win?
In the outskirts of Beijing, in the Prayer Hall of the Huguo Temple, dozens of monks were chanting with their eyes closed. At the very top, a witch doctor with white hair and chicken skin sat there with his eyes closed, motionless.
Except for the second prince Xiao Nanyong and the seventh prince Xiao Nanchen, the remaining three adult princes knelt in the hall. The fifth prince Xiao Nanze and the eighth prince Xiao Nanying both had solemn expressions. The weak ninth prince fainted after kneeling for a while and was sent away to rest.
Xiao Nanying asked quietly, "Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother wouldn't be so foolish as to come and die, right?"
Xiao Nanze remained silent. Xiao Nanying's eyes were filled with anxiety. "I really don't know what's so good about this throne. Are these people crazy? One after another... Second Brother is really hiding something. It's a waste of my time helping him when he was bullied a few years ago!"
"You said he's a mute, so what if he seized power? There has never been a mute emperor in history!"
"Just be a rich and idle person, and let someone as capable as Brother Seven take over the throne. Isn't it better for us to just sit back and enjoy the glory?"
"You have to fight to the death! Aren't there enough dead people? The crown prince is gone, and the sixth brother is gone too. Sigh..."
The fifth prince had a blank expression on his face: "Will you shut up?"
Xiao Nanying's face was filled with bitterness. "I was just too panicked. What did Seventh Brother do? He was so desperate that he had to rush back to the capital without even taking the army with him. Now, he's trapped... Sigh, everyone knows I'm following Seventh Brother. If he loses, I don't think I'll have a good ending either."
As he spoke, Xiao Nanying looked at Xiao Nanze and said, "Hey, Fifth Brother, I suddenly realized that you are the smart one. You have always ignored everyone and never been close to anyone. No matter who inherits the throne in the future, it will not affect you at all. Fifth Brother, you are a hidden talent."
Xiao Nanze couldn't stand it any longer: "Shut up."
Xiao Nanying's face fell. "If I let Seventh Brother admit defeat, will Second Brother let us go? The entire Huguo Temple is made up of Second Brother's people. Oh, it's no surprise that Lord Xu is helping his own grandson. Damn, what's going on? It would be a relief if Father could just lie down and take care of himself. Couldn't he have just passed on the throne earlier?"
At this moment, the sharp voice of a palace maid came from far away outside.
"Prince Ding has arrived!"
Xiao Nanying's heart skipped a beat. "It's over, it's over, it's over! Seventh Brother is here. If he's killed, and Second Brother wants to ascend the throne smoothly, I guess we'll be buried with him. Fifth Brother, how about we fight him?"
Xiao Nanze closed his eyes: "Go ahead."
Xiao Nanying: ...
"Why don't we wait and see, what if Brother Seven wins..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared at the palace gate, wearing soft armor and looking very imposing.
Xiao Nanying cried out in a low voice: "Seventh Brother."
At this moment, another figure slowly walked out from the inner hall. It was the virtuous king Xiao Nanyong.
"Seventh brother, you're here."
As soon as Xiao Nanrong opened his mouth, Xiao Nanze and Xiao Nanying were stunned.
Even though they had already thought that the usually mild-mannered and good-tempered Second Prince was not someone to be trifled with, at this moment, when they heard the Second Prince, who had been mute for over a decade, speak with their own ears, they could not help but feel shocked and astonished.
As the second prince, he was able to refrain from speaking in front of others for more than ten years. His endurance alone was terrifying.
Xiao Nanchen looked calm. He just glanced at Xiao Nanyong, and then his eyes fell on the great wizard opposite him.
"I'm already here. Can you please lend me the witch doctor, second brother?"
Xiao Nanrong tilted his head to look Xiao Nanchen up and down, then asked with a troubled look, "Seventh brother, are you injured? But the witch doctor is now praying for our father. Seventh brother, knowing that our father is not well, wants to steal the witch doctor... But do you have other motives?"
Here it comes!
Xiao Nanying held her breath and stared at the two people over there, nervously grabbing Xiao Nanze's arm.
Xiao Nanchen wasted no time, unsheathing the sword from his waist. "Father treated you well. Even when Concubine Xu defiled the harem, he never took his anger out on you... Yet you treated him so cruelly. You truly deserve to be killed!"
Xiao Nanrong curled his lips coldly, then took a step back and spoke loudly, "Prince Ding is plotting rebellion. Come, quickly capture him. If he resists, he will be... killed without mercy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, in the distance, the gate of the Huguo Temple slammed shut. At the same time, outside the Qitian Hall, countless guards rushed out, drew their weapons and surrounded the Qitian Hall.
"Prince Ding is plotting treason, the traitor must be killed!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Xiao Nanying grabbed Xiao Nanze and ran backwards, hiding directly behind the huge statue and refusing to show his head.
Xiao Nanchen glanced back and curled the corners of his mouth coldly.
When entering the Huguo Temple, the Changning Guards beside Xiao Nanchen were stopped outside the temple gate by the Imperial Guards on the grounds that "they were not allowed to disrupt the blessing ceremony." Inside the Huguo Temple, except for the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince... the rest were all Xiao Nanrong's men.
It can be said that Xiao Nanchen's action is no different from walking into a trap.
Xiao Nanying hid behind the statue, trembling with nervousness: "Why did Seventh Brother insist on seeking death? Why was he so desperate that he wanted to commit suicide?"
The Fifth Prince, Xiao Nanze, turned pale: "...Are you going to break my arm?"
Xiao Nanying wanted to cry but had no tears: "Fifth brother, are we really finished this time?"
Xiao Nanyong is not the crown prince. He has been lying dormant for many years, and he has Lord Xu to protect him. Now that the Fengning cavalry has not yet entered the capital, Xiao Nanchen, the Prince Ding, has entered the temple alone. No matter how you look at it, he has no chance of winning.
Xiao Nan Ze said nothing, obviously unsure of what to do.
But just as the imperial guards were surrounding them, suddenly, all the dark guards in black rushed out from all over the Huguo Temple.
"Ichthyosaur Guard!"
Xiao Nanrong sneered, "Father actually handed all the Yulong Guards to you... No wonder they haven't shown up for so long. He's been really good to you, Seventh Brother."
Xiao Nanchen charged forward with his sword, expressionless. "Father treats all of us brothers well, but some are just ruthless and heartless."
The Imperial Guards were stopped by the Fish and Dragon Guards. Inside the hall, the monks from the Huguo Temple who were chanting scriptures loudly suddenly jumped up and attacked Xiao Nanyong.
A cold light suddenly flashed in Xiao Nanrong's eyes, and he retreated quickly: "Why did the abbot go back on his word?"
The abbot of Huguo Temple, Master Liaochan, bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have already received the imperial edict from His Majesty. If there is any change in the capital, I will support His Highness Prince Ding to ascend the throne..."
Xiao Nanrong sneered, "Is this what monks mean by not telling lies?"
Master Liaochan said calmly, "Buddha has mercy on me."
Xiao Nanyong stopped talking nonsense with the monk and raised his hand. Countless figures appeared behind him like ghosts.
They are the Sea God Guards that have been raised since the old leader of Tianxin Sect was still alive. Today, all the Sea God Guards have come out in full force.
Xiao Nanrong looked at Xiao Nanchen with a smile on his face. "Seventh brother, you've never been defeated since you took command of the army. Today... who do you think will win?"
Xiao Nanchen said calmly, "We are brothers. I will find a good feng shui burial site for my second brother..."
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