At this moment, Shen Jiefeng's guards realized that Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue were attacking from the inside, while a swarm of poisonous snakes was besieging them from the outside. If they did not kill Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue first, their chances of survival would be slim.
It was truly a life-or-death moment.
Their last ounce of strength and killing intent were unleashed, and the guards, their eyes red, charged toward Ye Qingxue, Yun Zhuo, and the others in the center.
The little palace maid has been taken away by the two wolves, Grey and White. Tan Shan, Liu Pan and others will definitely come to their aid. Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo no longer have any worries, and they can concentrate their last strength to fight their way out.
Suddenly, Dongbai and Qiushen burst into the crowd, carrying snake repellent.
Therefore, the venomous snakes dared not attack them, and they fought their way through the enemy lines to save Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo.
Zhuang Xin and the others immediately protected Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue and rushed out.
However, Shen Jiefeng had a backup plan. He had only incited the guards to charge forward, while the assassins had not yet been mobilized.
Now that Ye Qingxue and the others have come to help, and seeing that Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue are actually about to break through the encirclement, he ordered his assassins to surround and kill them.
The moonlight was like blood, and the wind in the forest carried the smell of rust.
Everyone was in a frenzy of fighting. Qiu Shen's martial arts skills were average, and she was quickly injured. However, she was clever and good at escaping, so she didn't hold Ye Qingxue back.
Dong Bai was skilled in martial arts and had been protecting Ye Qingxue. When Shen Jiefeng discovered this, he called for more people to attack her. Outnumbered, she was quickly injured.
Zhuang Xin and his men, along with the elite troops sent by the Prince of Yu's mansion, had been fighting for so long that their physical strength was greatly depleted and they were already wounded. When the assassins surrounded them, they were already "putting up a last-ditch effort to resist."
The venomous snakes killed many of Shen Jiefeng's guards, but many more guards, like maggots clinging to bones, continued to press forward.
With the added lethality of the assassins, Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo were practically unable to move an inch.
Just when the escape route was within reach, it was blocked at the crucial moment.
Yun Zhuo's face was splattered with blood, and his long hair was stuck together in clumps, but the assassins still stared at him intently, determined to take his head.
Under the blood-red moonlight, Yun Zhu gritted his teeth, raised his long sword, and charged forward without regard for anything else, instantly slicing the throats of two assassins.
Their warm blood sprayed onto his face, so sticky it seemed he could never wipe it off.
Yun Zhuo's vision blurred and his knees went weak. He immediately used his sword to brace himself against the ground to keep from rolling to the ground!
Upon hearing the sound, Ye Qingxue immediately looked towards him and saw the assassin rushing towards him. In an instant, she swung her whip, wrapped it around the assassin's longsword, pulled it to her side, and then used the longsword to slit the assassin's neck.
Her long whip was soaked in blood, and her black clothes were in no better condition; her whole body was numb with pain.
I can't stand up anymore, really, I can't stand up anymore...
This time, Shen Jiefeng personally pressed closer to her.
"Ye Qingxue, get out of my way!" Shen Jiefeng's tone was extremely cold, his eyes filled with intense ferocity and killing intent.
The longsword in his hand seemed to be piercing a streak of blood. "You know, the deposed crown prince must die today! Even if you die, you can't protect him!"
Ye Qingxue looked up at him, her gaze colder than a sword's edge: "Then let's try!"
Shen Jiefeng suddenly rose up, his long sword like a rainbow, and thrust straight at Ye Qingxue. Unexpectedly, Ye Qingxue did not dodge or avoid, but took the initiative to stand up and meet his long sword!
"Pfft!"
Shen Jiefeng's longsword pierced through her chest.
When Dongbai and Qiushen saw this scene, they felt as if the moonlight had vanished in an instant. They wanted to shout, but when they opened their mouths, they were speechless!
At the same time, Shen Jiefeng was also extremely shocked, because the moment his longsword pierced Ye Qingxue's chest, Ye Qingxue suddenly produced a dagger and stabbed it directly into his abdomen!
A lose-lose strategy.
A tactic of mutual destruction.
That wasn't all. In the instant he was stunned, Ye Qingxue forcefully twirled the dagger in her hand and then pulled it out!
Shen Jiefeng immediately covered his abdomen with his hand, but he still couldn't stop the blood from gushing out like a spring.
"You...you!" Shen Jiefeng stared at her, his eyes like those of a demon, and slowly stretched out his bloodied hand, trying to grab Ye Qingxue's throat.
Take her to hell with me.
Just as she was about to touch him, Ye Qingxue was powerless to dodge, but Shen Jiefeng's hand suddenly dropped.
With a thud, he collapsed to the ground, barely breathing.
The guards and assassins were stunned by what they saw, and the sounds of battle gradually ceased.
Ye Qingxue also fell to the ground in an instant.
"Miss!" Qiu Shen and Dong Bai finally called out, rushing towards her despite their injuries.
After a brief moment of mental blankness, Yun Zhuo rushed forward without hesitation and caught her falling body.
She was covered in blood, which soaked her completely. Her face was very pale, and there was a long sword piercing her chest. Yun Zhuo wanted to pull the sword out, but he didn't dare, fearing that she would bleed to death instantly.
I knew from the beginning that she was poisoned and would die by dawn, so why am I still finding it so hard to accept?
Yun Zhuo hugged her tightly, his voice hoarse and soft: "I've never begged anyone before, but now I'm begging you, please don't die, okay?"
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