Chapter 562: Make sure they are all wiped out!
Chapter 562: Make sure they are all wiped out!
Qingyangzi did not come alone.
He also brought along two of his "friends," two dandy young men from wealthy families whom he had deliberately befriended.
This time, he followed Qing Yangzi here in order to make a contribution in saving the emperor, and he was also the eyes and ears and witness that Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi needed.
A Duo ran in quickly: "Junior Master, he's coming this way."
Zong Zheng Xingyao realized the urgency of the matter.
So he took the initiative to pull the red string and gave the order: "I forgive you and you are innocent. Bow!"
Then he turned around and bowed to Leng Dian.
Leng Dian was not unwilling, but he just didn't want to offend the princess and get into trouble.
But now that things have come to this, who made me draw the red ticket?
I could only bite the bullet and follow his lead with a pounding heart.
At this moment, a voice shouted angrily: "Traitor, let go of the Seventh Princess!"
A figure rushed in following the sound.
Qing Yangzi's face darkened.
I was almost stunned: "What the hell is he going to do?"
"Has he forgotten what he came here for today?"
These two playboys from aristocratic families, one is surnamed Gong and the other is surnamed Xie.
The one who rushed out to save Zong Zheng Xingyao at this moment was Gong Jia Sanlang.
He drew the sword from his waist and rushed forward recklessly.
Xie Liulang was very loyal and even shouted, "Never mind. I'm going to help him too!"
"This Gong Sanlang has always had a goddess in his heart, the Seventh Princess of our Great Chu."
"How could he sit idly by when he saw the princess being forced to marry a traitor?"
Qing Yangzi's eyes almost rolled up to the sky, and he fainted.
These two are brainless!
"Who's more important, the princess or the emperor? You're confused!"
Xie Liulang pushed him away: "Anyway, we are playboys, so we should follow our hearts and make the choice we want to make first."
"He, Gong Saburo, is a man!"
After saying that, Xie Liulang also rushed over.
Seeing he couldn't stop them, Qing Yangzi, who was standing behind him, shouted angrily, "I think you two are just two fools! You've walked right into my trap!"
Qingyangzi can't go with him and ruin the plan.
Watching these two idiots rush into the yard full of killers and assassins, and even surrounded by the guards of Prince Su's Mansion.
In just two moves, Leng Dian, who was dressed in wedding clothes, rushed out and knocked his sword off his body, and then he was captured.
They were still shouting, "Let go of the princess!"
"You traitors, you are so audacious that you dare to covet the princess! You will all die miserably!"
"Just wait, the imperial army will arrive soon and capture you all!"
Leng Dian quickly put away his sword: "Idiot."
"Take it down!"
Then he pointed at Qingyang Ziling in the darkness and said, "There's another one over there, catch him!"
After putting on a full show, Qing Yangzi limped and ran wildly in the planned direction.
Sha Er quickly caught up.
"Master, Master, please wait! The girl asked you not to be anxious."
"Those two young men bumped into us and it would be convenient for us to catch them."
"Just take the Emperor of Chu and escape."
Qing Yangzi nodded and quickly went into the darkness.
And here in Xitang.
After Gong Sanlang and Xie Liulang were taken away, Zong Zheng Xingyao took off the veil on his head.
"What else do you want me to do next?"
Leng Dian just stepped in.
Their eyes met, and they were both stunned when they saw each other in wedding clothes.
A brilliant one beyond compare.
A cold yet handsome man.
Leng Dian was lost in thought for a moment, and Zong Zheng Xingyao blushed slightly.
Li Qingluo didn't notice anything unusual happening to the two of them. Instead, he stood up and said, "Of course, we should pack up quickly and prepare to run away."
"Leng Dian, from now on you are responsible for protecting and caring for Her Highness the Seventh Princess. Her safety is in your hands."
Then he turned to look at the Seventh Princess: "Your Highness, I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."
Zong Zheng Xingyao nodded lightly without saying anything.
Leng Dian hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and replied, "Yes, girl."
Soon, news came that Qingyangzi and Emperor Chu had successfully escaped.
The King of Qin's troops also marched down the mountain in a mighty procession.
Not long after, Sha Wu, whom Li Qingluo had sent to negotiate with the King of Qin, came back with news.
It is said that the King of Qin did not agree to go up the mountain and enter the house alone.
He told them to either hand over the Fourth Prince Zong Zheng Wuxie immediately, or he would raze the entire village to the ground today.
Li Qingluo: "I knew he wouldn't dare come."
Li Qingluo had people deliberately release all the birds that had been prepared in advance.
Zhang Tingyu and his group who were lying in ambush on the mountain road were shocked when they saw this.
"Where did these rebels come from? This village was wiped out two years ago. It's basically an empty village. When did these people come here?"
Yang Qilang: "What's even more terrifying is that they can enter and leave the palace at will."
"Master Qingyangzi also said that they've detained Xie Liulang and Gong Sanlang as well. This group is completely lawless. Not only do they ignore the aristocratic families in the Imperial City, but I'm afraid they have deeper motives... and they clearly have ample confidence and immense strength."
Duan Rongshi looked at the birds in the sky and said, "It seems that there are more of them than we thought."
"A large number of troops have arrived at the foot of the mountain. I wonder if they are just returning to the village or if they are from the imperial court. Taoist Qingyangzi, was there any movement from the imperial court when you arrived?"
Qing Yangzi: “I’ve never heard of it.”
"I also observed the celestial phenomena at night and knew that Your Majesty was in trouble here, but I dare not speak nonsense. After all, there are still many people in the court who still don't believe me, and I am afraid that I will lose my head in advance."
"So, after some divination and reading of scriptures, I only brought two young masters from aristocratic families with me, hoping to gather information first."
"Who knew there was a wedding being held in the village tonight, so we were able to sneak in without any problems. Furthermore, I was able to rescue His Majesty by accident."
“If there hadn’t been a wedding taking place in the front hall, and if the two gentlemen from the Gong and Xie families hadn’t diverted attention for me, perhaps I wouldn’t have been able to do it so smoothly.”
"Your Majesty, please reward these two young masters generously when you return!"
Qingyangzi turned around and bowed to the Emperor of Chu and begged.
He started talking nonsense, and what he said sounded convincing, so no one suspected him.
There was no mention at all that the Seventh Princess and the Fourth Prince were still in the village.
The King of Chu hadn't recovered at all, and after another round of running around, how could he have the strength to do that?
He waved his hand in agreement.
Duan Rongshi: "Those people down the mountain are also part of the rebel gang."
"Now that His Majesty has been rescued, I think we should evacuate this place first."
"Otherwise, once these rebels discover that His Majesty has been rescued and we are lying in ambush here, they might be surrounded at the foot of the mountain before we even have time to break into the stronghold."
"Indeed, if they work together from inside and outside, they can completely surround and kill us."
"Then there's really no way out."
"What do you two think?"
Zhang Tingyu and Yang Qilang naturally followed Duan Rongshi's decision.
So the group planned to evacuate quickly and then send troops to encircle and suppress the rebels in the village after they returned.
Even after the King of Chu was lifted onto Zhang Tingyu's back, he still felt something was wrong.
He seemed to have forgotten something.
But what exactly happened? His drowsy mind couldn't remember for a moment.
Little did he know that the food sent to him was tampered with, which was why he couldn't wake up tonight.
What he forgot were his children, Zong Zheng Wuxie and Zong Zheng Xingyao, whom he had left behind.
One was gagged, tied up, and thrown into the corner of the woodshed.
One of them was busy in the mountain village with Li Qingluo and others, preparing to evacuate.
Therefore, with the cooperation of Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi, as well as Qingyangzi's "thrilling rescue", they completely deceived Zhang Tingyu and his group with the help of King Qin's men.
During the evacuation, it is inevitable to cause some noise.
There are also traces left intentionally by Duan Rongshi.
And their movements were deliberately noticed by the King of Qin at the foot of the mountain.
"That woods are densely packed with people."
"Look, there are at least a thousand people."
"Your Majesty, it's a good thing we didn't go up the mountain, otherwise we would have been ambushed by these traitors!"
The King of Qin did not dare to act rashly.
He also firmly believed that there were a large number of rebels in the mountains, waiting for him to fall into their trap.
"Stay where you are—"
"Before tomorrow morning, surround this mountain for me!"
Without waiting for dawn.
Li Qingluo and his group also followed Duan Rongshi and his group and evacuated the stronghold from the back mountain.
Soon, the King of Qin received a severed hand.
There was a familiar ring on the severed hand, as well as some familiar scars.
It was Jinhuan who cut it down herself and tied it to the horse's back.
When the horse went down the mountain as instructed, the King of Qin almost went crazy when he received the box containing the severed hand.
"This king will kill them—"
"Attack the mountain—"
But where is the figure on the mountain?
They all ran away.
But the King of Qin's men soon discovered the traces of Li Qingluo and his group.
"Your Majesty, they went southwest!"
"He's just over ten miles away. Do you want to give chase?"
King Qin: "How many troops are there? Did you see clearly?"
Guards: "From a distance, there are indeed more than a thousand people. But there are definitely no more than two thousand!"
The King of Qin mounted his horse, threw the reins, and angrily ordered, "Chase!"
"With only a few thousand men, they dared to kidnap the emperor and murder the prince! These traitors are all seeking death!"
"The Fourth Prince will rescue these people tonight, but I will also kill them myself!"
"This king will make them all disappear without a trace—"
"kill--"
"kill!!"
The mighty sound resounded throughout the valley.
Zhang Tingyu and his group also faintly heard the sound.
His face was tense: "Could it be that they have been discovered and are being chased?"
How could he know that it was because Li Qingluo and his group were quietly following behind them that they were using their men to confuse the King of Qin.
Therefore, the King of Qin on the mountain was indeed about to hunt down this group of people.
Duan Rongshi: "What are you waiting for? This place is closest to His Majesty's newly built imperial mausoleum. Hurry and go to the mausoleum to ask for help from the construction troops!"
"Everyone, hurry up!"
"Heading to the Imperial Mausoleum—"
The King of Chu fell into a daze and fell asleep, unaware of all this.
Li Qingluo and the other forty or so people confirmed that the King of Qin had noticed the troops ahead, and they believed that the King of Qin would soon pursue them relentlessly.
So he turned the horse's head in another direction.
Li Qingluo: "Next, everyone, hurry up and gallop onwards."
"We must reach the imperial tomb first."
Everyone, led by Sha Yi and Prince Su’s Mansion, said: “Yes, young lady!”
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