Li Zhu's behavior was incomprehensible to others, but Shi Le, the person involved, understood it perfectly. Wasn't this just a scene from his affair with Consort Zhu?
However, Li Zhu's imitation was not only embarrassing but also shameful. After all, he looked muscular and didn't seem like the type to last three seconds, but the reality was that he really was...
"It's you..."
Shi Le also realized that the palace maid who was killed was innocent, but the person was already dead, and there was no point in saying anything...
However, this meant that Li Zhu must already know about his affair with Consort Zhu, which made Shi Le somewhat worried. He was concerned about the safety of the Yellow Path Heavenly Book, and also about the safety of Consort Zhu…
If Li Zhu tells the Emperor about his affair with Consort Zhu, then his ambush today will be nothing short of walking into a trap…
However, he wasn't without a backup plan. Now that the die was cast, he had no choice but to kill Li Zhu, even if there was an ambush, to prevent future troubles...
After thinking it through, Shi Le said coldly
"Even if it's you, so what? Killing you will end everything..."
"I never expected that the dignified leader of the Jie tribe would only manage three moves. It's truly shameful..."
Hearing Li Zhu's mocking words, Shi Le was furious. Shouldn't this bastard be concerned about his safety? At such a tense moment, he was actually mocking his lack of sexual prowess—was he out of his mind?
"Li Zhu, I'll fight you to the death..."
Shi Le gritted his teeth and roared, then charged towards Li Zhu. The two sides clashed immediately, and the sounds of battle echoed in the quiet night…
"Set up the formation..."
Wang Yanzhang roared, and the Imperial Guards escorting Li Zhu immediately retreated in coordination, forming a circle to protect him and defend against the attack of Shi Le's group...
Swoosh...
The sound of something cutting through the air reached Li Zhu, who instinctively wanted to dodge. After all, this wasn't the first time he'd been ambushed by a hidden arrow; he was already experienced...
But this time, the arrows were aimed at Shi Le and his group. In just one volley, more than a dozen Jie people fell down...
The fight was interrupted immediately, and Shi Le roared angrily.
Who is it?
He was furious. Assassinating the crown prince was a life-threatening act, and it should have been done quickly. But no one expected that an unexpected obstacle would appear out of nowhere. It was clearly premeditated...
"Shi Le, do you really think I would be foolish enough not to make any preparations even though I knew you were going to assassinate me?"
Li Zhu looked at Shi Le with a mocking expression. If Shi Le had fled immediately, he might have been able to leave alive. Now, the two sides were entangled, and the men he had summoned had formed an encirclement. It was too late for Shi Le to escape now…
"Sometimes confidence is a good thing, but excessive confidence only leads to self-destruction. To kill you, we've mobilized more than just the elites of my Jie tribe..."
Shi Le's words made Li Zhu frown. He had already felt something was amiss. He was wondering why only Jie tribe experts were present when Consort Zhu and Shi Le had joined forces to assassinate him…
Now he suddenly realized that the power that Consort Zhu could mobilize had not yet appeared. If this power were strong enough, then it was hard to say whether the people he summoned would be able to help him kill Shi Le...
"Your Highness, be careful..."
Suddenly, Wang Yanzhang's loud shout startled Li Zhu from his thoughts. A flash of light came, and Li Zhu immediately retreated...
When he regained his footing, he realized that the ones who had attacked him were actually the Imperial Guards soldiers who had just escorted him…
Pfft…
Suddenly, several soldiers launched a surprise attack, killing several of their comrades who were unaware of what was happening. The dead soldiers never understood what was going on, how their comrades, with whom they had spent every day, would kill them.
"Are you all Zhu Wen's men?"
Li Zhu looked coldly at the soldiers still standing and asked, "I never imagined that Zhu Wen's power had infiltrated the Imperial Guard. If the enemy really attacked, with the Imperial Guard's current fighting strength, plus someone working from within, the fall of Luoyang would be nothing more than a wave of the hand..."
"We are deeply grateful to General Zhu and honored to serve him to the death. Today, we will repay his kindness with our lives..."
A soldier, his gaze resolute and unconcerned with death, spoke…
Li Zhu couldn't help but admire them. What excellent soldiers they were! Not only were they loyal, but they were also fearless in the face of death. It was a pity that such soldiers didn't belong to him...
"I respect your choice, but since we're enemies, let's see who leaves here alive..."
Li Zhu drew the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow from General Wang's waist; he was about to unleash a bloodbath...
He never expected that the soldier who had just been protecting him was actually one of Zhu Wen's men. He was ambushed by the enemy and almost got killed. Although he escaped this ordeal, he was still a little scared, after all, he almost met his end...
"kill…"
If the sneak attack failed, then he had no choice but to fight head-on. However, this time Li Zhu was even more isolated and outnumbered. At least several dozen Imperial Guards had protected him, but now almost a third of them had died in an instant. The rest were all Zhu Wen's men, plus the Jie tribe experts, making a total of over a hundred people...
That number of people is enough to storm Xuanwu Gate; it might even lead to a change of dynasty...
Suddenly, flames shot into the sky from the city. Li Zhu looked in the direction of the fire; it should be in the South Market. Clearly, someone wanted to throw Luoyang into chaos…
"Fire! Fire!"
A flurry of sounds erupted within the city, and the clanging of gongs brought Luoyang to a flurry of activity…
"Li Zhu, you are morally corrupt and have violated ethical norms. Today is your death day..."
As if receiving some kind of signal, Shi Le raised his broadsword, roared, and began to charge forward with the Jie tribe's experts...
Now, Li Zhu only has Xiaolongnu and Wang Yanzhang by his side. Apart from those who were killed, the entire Imperial Guard has betrayed him, and the whole situation is extremely precarious...
"Nazha, if you don't show up soon, I'm going to die here..."
Li Zhu roared to the sky, and then saw a group of horses appear behind the assassins. Naza sat on the horse, holding a curved sword, her eyes filled with murderous intent...
Then a large number of Xiliang cavalry appeared behind Nazha…
With Nazha's shout of "Kill!"
The iron cavalry surged forward like a flood, their overwhelming momentum sending shivers down everyone's spines...
In the blink of an eye, the Xiliang cavalry charged into the ranks of the Jie tribe experts. As the collision began, the Jie experts were as if made of paper, flying backward one after another, some even losing their heads...
"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it's actually the Xiliang Iron Cavalry..."
Shi Le said in disbelief, "I never expected the Western Liang people to interfere in the internal affairs of the New Tang Dynasty. Most importantly, Western Liang's demand for the Crown Prince as a hostage is a humiliating request that should have made relations between the two sides very unfriendly. But now it seems that's not the case at all. The Western Liang cavalry actually saved Li Zhu at the critical moment..."
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