Dongbai quickly rushed out and relayed Xing Mama's words to Zhanshuang and Qiushen. After thinking for a moment, she decided to take Qiushen's place in the front line and let Qiushen return to Ye Qingxue's side to guard her.
“You’re smart. If we really can’t hold out any longer, you can still escape with the Crown Princess. Maybe there’s a glimmer of hope!” Dong Bai said. “I’m better at fighting. Let me go ahead and fight the enemy!”
Seeing that she looked like she was about to collapse, Qiu Shen knew that she was under a lot of pressure staying by Ye Qingxue's side, even more pressure than fighting the enemy at the front. Leaving her at the front to fight the enemy while he went to guard Ye Qingxue during childbirth might be a better arrangement.
And so, Dongbai switched Qiushen back.
However, Ning Hongxi had too many men. When they rushed in, it was like Mount Tai pressing down on you. No matter how outstanding your personal abilities were, it was difficult to withstand such an overwhelming force.
In a short time, they were forced back ten zhang! They were getting closer and closer to the house where Ye Qingxue was!
Ning Hongxi, riding on horseback, did not participate in the fighting. Instead, he was protected by seven or eight guards and remained on horseback. At this moment, he looked down at the entire Dafeng Village with a contemptuous gaze.
In the firelight, he slightly raised his hand, and the people behind him surged forward instantly, as if to annihilate the entire Dafeng Village in an instant.
The hands of Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai, gripping their swords, were bleeding, blood dripping down their faces.
To them, Ning Hongxi's charge was like a dark cloud looming over them, the light extinguished in an instant.
Unexpectedly, someone broke in from the outside. Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai were startled. Upon closer inspection, they saw that it was Zhuang Xin leading more than a dozen of his men.
Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai were both stunned. They didn't expect Zhuang Xin to come at this time. Everyone knew that tonight's ambush was a dead end, and Zhuang Xin could have easily escaped!
His arrival might allow them to hold out a little longer, but in the end, they will still be doomed.
Ning Hongxi chuckled at the sight. A mere dozen or so people dared to come and die? It has to be said that Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue are quite capable, managing to cultivate so many subordinates willing to die for them!
Ning Hongxi rode forward and came to Zhuang Xin's front, looking down at Zhuang Xin.
Zhuang Xin's face was already stained with blood, and he stared sharply back at Ning Hongxi.
Ning Hongxi laughed and said, "Dafeng Village has been completely surrounded by my men. Everyone here will die tonight. You didn't know that, did you?"
"So what if I know? Even if Zhuang Xin dies, he will protect the Crown Princess so that she can safely give birth to her child!" Zhuang Xin sneered.
"Is that so?" Ning Hongxi sneered, "So loyal, huh? But do you know that your beloved Mi Rao was burned to death in the cabin by Crown Princess Ye Qingxue not long ago? Look, it's that cabin on the edge of the village, there's still a fire going on."
Zhuang Xin froze, his lips trembling violently. When he arrived, he had seen the still-burning wooden house from afar. So Mi Rao was dead? Dead in the burning wooden house?
Upon hearing Ning Hongxi's words, Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai couldn't help but look at Zhuang Xin, who had previously been willing to be expelled from the Crown Prince's residence for Mi Rao's sake...
Now that he has learned of Mi Rao's death, will he lead his dozen or so guards to turn against him?
If that were the case, they wouldn't even have a moment to catch their breath.
Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai felt their mouths and throats were dry.
Before Zhuang Xin could react, Ning Hongxi's men attacked them again.
Damn it, Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai thought at the same time, don't hold any hope. Mi Rao did such a vicious and outrageous thing before, and Zhuang Xin didn't even want his future or the Crown Prince who had followed him for many years for Mi Rao.
Today, Mi Rao is dead, and she died at the hands of the Crown Princess. It's already a good thing that Zhuang Xin isn't going to fight them to the death. We can't expect Zhuang Xin to continue to stand on the same side as them.
Ning Hongxi clearly thought the same thing, and at this moment he was leisurely watching Zhuang Xin.
"Stand on my side, and kill them all with me. After we capture the Crown Princess, I'll hand her over to you so you can personally kill her and avenge your beloved. How about it?" Ning Hongxi coaxed patiently.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai were filled with extreme anger and despair. If Zhuang Xin were to turn against them in the end, then it would have been better if Zhuang Xin had never come at all!
However, Zhuang Xin roared, "Don't even think about making me betray the Crown Prince's residence! If Mi Rao was truly killed by the Crown Princess, then it only proves that she deserved to die!!"
As he spoke, he swung his longsword at Ning Hongxi. Ning Hongxi's eyes narrowed, and he narrowly dodged, managing to avoid injury.
He maintained a safe distance from Zhuang Xin at all times.
Moreover, he was surrounded by guards, who immediately attacked Zhuang Xin when he made a move, making it impossible for Zhuang Xin to get close to Ning Hongxi.
However, after he made his move, the dozen or so guards he brought with him quickly followed suit, and the fighting resumed.
Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai were so excited that they were almost in tears!
Fortunately, Zhuang Xin made a mistake once, but he didn't make the same mistake twice. This time, he chose the Crown Prince's residence and no longer chose Mi Rao, who had once deceived him!
Although Zhuang Xin didn't bring many people, as long as they worked together, Zhan Shuang and Dong Bai felt energetic again.
They held out for a while longer, but still suffered repeated defeats and retreated another ten zhang. Ye Qingxue's house was right behind them, only five zhang away.
Ning Hongxi and his men formed a pincer movement, continuously closing in. Centered on the house where Ye Qingxue was, Zhan Shuangdongbai and the others were completely surrounded.
But listening closely, there was no sound of a child crying from inside the house; all that could be heard was Ye Qingxue's agonizing cries.
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