"Let them experience what it means to go from hope to despair in a short period of time; let them know that at this time, no one will be able to come to the palace to protect them."
Princess Lingyang glanced at him and smiled, "I never realized before that His Highness Prince Xuan was such a ruthless person."
Yun Xun laughed, his chubby face full of gentle smiles, without a trace of cruelty or bloodlust.
Princess Lingyang said, "Then have your men take him in."
Yun Xun said, "Okay."
Yun Xun sent his trusted bodyguard Ling Ya to Pan Heng's side, and Pan Heng successfully entered the palace.
After entering the palace, they were still surrounded by layers of guards, and the sounds of fighting could be heard not far away. Ling Ya shushed Pan Heng.
"Empress Shen has staged a coup, intending to help Prince Ding seize the throne. A fight has already broken out inside. My prince is trying his best to get reinforcements. Once you go in, young master, you must do everything in your power to protect the emperor until my prince arrives with reinforcements to rescue him."
Although Pan Heng had suspected early on that someone was forcing him to abdicate and rebel, his heart still sank when he heard Ling Ya's certain statement.
Pan Heng cupped his hands and said, "I will do my utmost!"
Pan Heng looked up and saw flames shooting into the sky. The sounds of battle grew closer, and his brows furrowed tightly as his heart pounded in his chest.
Such events as coup d'état are not uncommon in historical records, but Pan Heng had never imagined that he would one day experience such a thing firsthand.
The firelight illuminated the night, and blood, like water, splattered all over the ground, as if blood rained down from the sky. Corpses piled up like mountains, layer upon layer, seemingly without end.
Ye Qingxue's ice-blue dress had long been stained red with blood, and her hair was stuck to her temples, forehead, or face with blood.
There were too many people. She killed one group, and another group surged forward. She stood guard at the entrance of the Zichen Palace. As long as she didn't fall, no one could break into the palace.
Lu Zangfeng said, "If we kill Ye Qingxue, we can rush in, cut off the emperor's head, and we will win! Whoever takes the emperor's head will be ennobled and appointed prime minister, and rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"
His guards became even more agitated and charged frantically towards Ye Qingxue.
Dong Bai was originally protecting Ye Qingxue, but Lu Zangfeng's men discovered that she was a powerful ally, so they arranged for a group of guards to deal with her.
Dong Bai was entangled, her snow-white clothes stained with bright red blood. The first layer of blood dried, only to be covered by a new layer, repeating this process until her clothes remained constantly wet and blood-red.
Ye Qingxue swept her longsword out, driving back many people, but in the next instant, even more guards rushed forward.
Lu Zangfeng was at the forefront, and the longsword in her hand was actually cut off inch by inch.
Ye Qingxue: "..."
She was forced to take two steps back.
Yes, two steps. This is the first time she has retreated since the start of the fight. Although she couldn't break through before, she showed no signs of defeat either.
Lu Zangfeng and his men saw that in that brief moment, they actually stopped attacking, but their smiles widened, clearly they had seen the dawn of victory.
Without her weapon, she couldn't hold out much longer.
As long as Ye Qingxue retreats, as long as she falls, the people inside will be easily defeated, and the entire Great Zhou will completely belong to the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom.
Ye Qingxue steadied herself, threw away the broken longsword, and the sword landed on the ground with a clear, crisp sound, like a wind chime being blown by the wind.
A sweet, metallic taste rose from her throat, which she suppressed. The palace lanterns under the eaves swayed in the wind, their light flickering.
Dongbai noticed the situation and kept glancing over, wanting to come to her rescue and protect her, but the guards around her kept bothering her, and she was even slashed in the process, so she was completely unable to spare any attention.
Ye Qingxue exhaled, raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, and then pulled off all the hairpins from her hair bun, using a hairband to tie up all her long hair.
While she was doing these things, Lu Zangfeng and the others remained still, simply watching her quietly.
Perhaps they believed that Ye Qingxue's death was only a matter of time. They reasoned that she was a woman, already seriously injured and unarmed, and could only hold out for a few more rounds.
Their excessive confidence led them to wait quietly for Ye Qingxue to finish tying her hair.
Just as she finished tying her hair ribbon, a guard thrust his longsword at her.
Ye Qingxue dodged, fought him with one hand, and in the instant she kicked him away, she snatched the longsword from his hand.
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