Having been suppressed for too long and outnumbered for too long, this brief victory brought tears to their eyes—it turns out that along the way, His Highness the Crown Prince still has supporters!
It was a feeling of "I'm not alone after all"!
But their joy was short-lived, for they soon heard strange noises coming from the woods, rustling and whispering.
Before long, they saw countless guards surrounding them again.
Zhuang Xin and the others: "..."
Besides the guards, there were also assassins. The ten assassins protected Shen Jiefeng, escorting him step by step forward.
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo stood side by side. When they saw Chen Jiefeng come out, they looked at each other and saw the message in each other's eyes: "This person has finally come out."
After Shen Jiefeng and his assassins appear, this will be the final battle. They will win as long as they defeat Shen Jiefeng.
If we lose... then we'll die here.
And then it was all over.
A gust of wind blew by, and Shen Jiefeng stopped in front of them. His gaze swept around and finally landed on Ye Qingxue's face.
"Qingxue, come stand next to me," Shen Jiefeng said.
These words surprised Ye Qingxue. She didn't expect that Shen Jiefeng's first words to her would be like this.
Shen Jiefeng continued, "Do you know that the person standing next to you is the deposed crown prince? You have been deceived by him. He is not a pitiful person who deserves your protection. He committed many crimes, which is why he was deposed by the emperor."
His tone was regretful, as if he were heartbroken: "You are my fiancée. As long as you stand by my side now, I will ensure your safety."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qingxue realized that the morale of her troops was unstable.
Shen Jiefeng is sowing discord.
Ye Qingxue said, "Lord Shen, I knew from the beginning that he was the deposed crown prince. But I want to tell you something: as long as you abandon your evil ways and wait for His Highness the Crown Prince to clear his name, he will definitely not cut off your heads!"
"Especially you, Lord Shen, are exceptionally capable. His Highness the Crown Prince will certainly give you an important position!"
Shen Jiefeng narrowed his eyes slightly, "So, Qingxue is determined to stand against me? Are you and the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion questioning the Emperor's decision?"
"Do you think it's the Emperor who made a mistake and wronged His Highness the Crown Prince, rather than His Highness being utterly wicked and deserving of death?"
Ye Qingxue sneered: "Lord Shen, there's no need to label people. If we lose tonight, whether His Highness the Crown Prince is good or treacherous will be for you to decide. But if we win, you will definitely be the treacherous ones!"
Shen Jiefeng stared at her for a long time, then suddenly sighed deeply: "Qingxue, I really admire you, and I really want to marry you and make you my wife."
If the two sides hadn't been facing off with swords drawn, Ye Qingxue would have thought that what he said came from the bottom of his heart.
His tone and expression were so sincere.
But Ye Qingxue simply gripped the whip tightly: "Want to marry me? We'll have to see if Lord Shen has the ability!"
Shen Jiefeng took a deep breath: "I'll ask you one last time, do you really want to do this? I'll give you one more chance to turn back."
"Dying with the deposed crown prince, or being captured with him, will not bring any benefit to your Marquis of Loyalty and Valor."
It was still a very sincere tone!
But Ye Qingxue knew that Shen Jiefeng was threatening her with the entire Zhongyong Marquis's mansion, putting her on the opposite side of Yun Zhuo.
Before Ye Qingxue could speak, Yun Zhuo had already charged forward with his sword. As soon as he moved, everyone else followed suit.
The sounds of fighting resumed.
The stream water, which had just been diluted, was quickly dyed red again by wave after wave of new blood.
Although Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue received fifty elite troops sent by the Prince Yu's mansion, they were outnumbered and outmatched. Moreover, they had already fought a battle, and Shen Jiefeng's side had more than twice the number of them.
After a short while of fighting, Yun Zhuo, Ye Qingxue, and the others could only retreat in defeat.
Under the moonlight, Yun Zhuo, busy fighting enemies, shouted, "Protect the little palace maid and make sure she gets into the palace. Even if I die tonight, I will clear my name!"
Ye Qingxue always kept the little palace maid behind her, Bai Qi stayed by her side, and ten elite guards protected her at all times.
Ye Qingxue began to lead her people in a retreat.
The same applies to Yunzhuo.
However, the people from Shenjiefeng kept pressing forward, like an endless swarm of locusts, so they had no choice but to retreat and fight at the same time.
When they retreated to the next valley, there were only about twenty people left around them, while Shen Jiefeng's group still had a lot of people, so many that they were almost impossible to count!
There are no streams here, only grasslands, where the withered grass of last year has sprouted light green shoots.
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo took a deep breath and both felt that their breath was filled with the smell of blood.
Ye Qingxue could no longer hold on, and her body slumped forward, kneeling on one knee.
Yun Zhuo quickly bent down to help her.
But she laughed sadly and said, "Your Highness, it seems we really are going to die here tonight."
An atmosphere of despair hung over everyone.
But they still gripped their swords tightly, yet the intense aura of death seemed to cause the tips of their swords to emit mournful cries.
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