Chapter 936 - Chapter 936: Rescue (2)
Chapter 936: Rescue (2)
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The Demon Guards, who did not even blink when they killed, were so frightened by him that they jumped up onto the roof beam.
Rong Qi was speechless.
He turned to look at the others. With a few more whooshes, the remaining Demon Guards instantly disappeared from their spots, as if he was some ferocious beast.
Rong Qi was stunned for a moment. When he reacted, he laughed out loud and turned to follow Song Jingchen. “Where did you find these people? They’re quite fun.”
Fun? Song Jingchen nodded. “I’ll get them to play with you another day.” After not seeing him for so many years, this kid had become so kind?
There must be a demon behind this abnormality. Rong Qi was no longer the brat he used to be. He shrunk his neck and waved his hand repeatedly. “Forget it. I still prefer the girls in our building.”
Song Jingchen didn’t respond and reached out to him.
Rong Qi crossed his arms and took a step back in an exaggerated manner. “What do you want to do? Although I’m dressed like this, I’m a real man. Even if you’re good-looking.”
Song Jingchen frowned fiercely. He was no longer able to complain about his actions from time to time. He went straight to the point. “Where’s the thing? Since you guessed that I would come, you should be prepared, right?”
“How boring,” Rong Qi muttered. He turned around and took out an envelope from the compartment on the dressing table and handed it to him. “Time is limited, and the palace is heavily guarded now. Our people can’t find out much.”
Song Jingchen opened the envelope. Inside was a map of the Wu Kingdom’s royal palace. It also explained the situation of the various palaces and marked the places where Song Li might have been locked up.
“Shangguan Yu has always been cautious. He definitely has to keep the important hostages under his nose to feel at ease.” As he spoke, he pointed at the location of the emperor’s bedroom. It happened to be marked.
Speaking of serious matters, Rong Qi became serious for once.
Song Jingchen didn’t say anything and only looked up at him to ask for his opinion.
“It’s not that easy to break into the palace now.” Rong Qi sat down opposite him, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and pushed it in front of Song Jingchen. “The empress dowager is the greatest bargaining chip in the Wu Kingdom now. How can they give you a chance to save her? I think instead of taking the risk of being surrounded in the palace and looking for people everywhere, it’s better to wait for her to come out.”
Song Jingchen gestured for him to continue.
“Won’t Shangguan Yu bring the empress dowager out of the city to exchange for Yan Guangmao in three days?” Rong Qi said seriously, “The distance from the palace to the city gate is the best time to save them.”
Song Jingchen nodded. “What you said makes sense.”
“Your Majesty, the spies have sent back news that the army outside the city is already retreating. There are less than 10,000 people left in the camp,” Lianshan reported. “There are also people from the Valley of Heavenly Secrets who have successfully left the city.”
The man in the waterside pavilion said faintly, “Song Jingchen retreated decisively. ”
He did not ask about the people from the Valley of Heavenly Secrets. Lianshan carefully looked up at him. “Then can we take this opportunity to…”
Shangguan Yu said in a low voice, “Father is still in their hands.”
Lianshan did not expect his master to still want to take the risk to save Yan
Guangmao. He could not help but say, “General Yan…”
“Lianshan.” Shangguan Yu looked at the endless night. “Why do you think Song Jingchen didn’t tell me the so-called truth through Lord Xu? Even if I didn’t believe it, it can at least leave a seed of doubt in my heart.”
Lianshan was puzzled.
Shangguan Yu raised the wine jar and took a sip. He smiled self-deprecatingly. “Because he knows that there’s no turning back for me.”
Many of the mistakes he had made in the past were already set in stone. It would not change anything just because he knew the truth or apologized. For example, although the Song family’s accident was caused by his adoptive father, he was an insider and even an accomplice. At this point, he had no way out.
Moreover, the two countries had been fighting for months and had sacrificed tens of thousands of soldiers. Song Jingchen wouldn’t give up on attacking the
Wu Kingdom just because he let Song Li go.
This battle was no longer as simple as a personal grudge.
Since they were going to fight in the end, why mix in those meaningless truths?
“But we can leave Yan…
“I told you, he’s my adoptive father.”
Even if Yan Guangmao used him, he had to take revenge himself.
Of course, only if there was a chance.
Without waiting for Lianshan to continue persuading him, Shangguan Yu said coldly, “Song Jingchen won’t sit still and wait for death. He’ll definitely think of a way to save her. The palace is heavily guarded, so it’s not easy to save her. It’s very likely that he’ll attack me while I’m bringing the Empress Dowager out of the city. Go and find a woman about the same age as the Empress Dowager.”
The cold wind was biting cold, and Lianshan shrank back from the cold. He quickly lowered his head and agreed. He thought for a moment and persuaded,
“It’s late. Your Majesty, you have to take care of yourself.”
“I’m fine. Go and prepare as I say.”
Three days passed in a flash. The agreed time to change hostages was noon.
At about seven o’clock, a well-equipped army came out of the palace. In the middle of the army was the emperor’s dragon carriage. Lianshan rode beside the dragon carriage, followed by a carriage. From the curtain of the carriage that was blown up by the wind from time to time, one could vaguely see a woman sitting in the carriage with her hands and feet bound and her mouth gagged.
The commoners, who did not dare to go out because the army was surrounding the city, could not help but stop on both sides of the street to watch.
“The empress dowager of Great Xia is sitting in the carriage, right?” someone asked softly.
“Apart from her, who else could it be?”
Actually, at this point, they didn’t know if it was the empress dowager of Great
Xia who killed their princess or the emperor who took the initiative to attack Great Xia. If they really thought about it carefully, it was neither. They only hoped that the war would end quickly.
Shangguan Yu sat in the dragon carriage and looked at the commoners around him. He closed his eyes indifferently and asked, “Has everything been arranged?”
Lianshan lowered his voice and replied, “Your Majesty, don’t worry. Our people have been lying in ambush all the way to the city gate. As long as Duke Song dares to save her, I guarantee that he won’t be able to return.”
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a group of men in black holding swords suddenly jumped down from the roofs on both sides and instantly fought with the soldiers.
The commoners screamed in fear and ran around.
“There’s an assassin. Protect the emperor.” Lianshan shouted and drew his sword to block a person who stabbed at Shangguan Yu.
Right on the heels of that, tens of thousands of soldiers rushed out of the houses on both sides and instantly surrounded the entire team, including the men in black.
“Oh no, we’ve fallen into a trap,” a man in black cursed.
Another person slashed a soldier to death and said angrily, “Let’s not worry about that for now. It’s more important to save the Empress Dowager.”
The other men in black came back to their senses and charged towards the carriage behind the dragon carriage..