The people of Sannan saw Han Ziqi being hung at the palace gates and were in an uproar. The leading man cald the retreating Sannan people, "They don’t dare kill the Princely Heir. They’re just trying to intimidate us. Don’t be scared by them!"
Lin Xiao sneered, "Bring Princess X out and hang her too!"
"No, no, brother, help!" Princess X, terrified and pale, cried out for her brother’s help. But he was already hung at the palace gates, unable to help himself, let alone her.
Han Ziqi also heard her cries and couldn’t help but shout loudly, "Lin Xiao, stop! Co at alone. My sister is innocent, stop! You beast!"
The Ningzhou Iron Cavalry showed no pity for the fragile beauty, completely ignoring the princess’s cries, hanging her right next to Han Ziqi. The delicate and noble Princess X had never been treated so roughly before and was terrified, struggling, which only caused more pain. Tears stread down her face, and Han Ziqi comforted her, "Lingling, don’t be afraid. Brother is here, don’t move, don’t move!"
Princess X couldn’t hear any more and kept struggling, blood dripping from her wrists, looking extrely wretched. Zhang Boxin had once praised her as a beauty beyond compare but now showed no pity at all. They all knew Princess X had conspired with the High Priest to fra the Prince, and who would pity an enemy?
"Princess, it really is the princess! They’re actually going to kill our princess; we Sannan people will never agree!" The leading man suddenly beca agitated and incited the people further, Lin Xiao drew his sword to cut the rope, "Get out of the bridge range, or I’ll kill your princess and then your Princely Heir. I an what I say!"
"Beasts! You beasts, release our princess!"
Lin Xiao shouted, "I’ll count to three. If you don’t retreat, I’ll kill her."
"One!"
"Two!"
As Lin Xiao was about to count to three, the once arrogant Sannan people retreated swiftly, no one dared to step forward. Princess X, famous throughout Sannan, was the pride of Sannan, their most gentle and beautiful princess. They could not just stand by and watch her be killed.
The tumult in Mudan City gradually subsided.
Zhang Boxin also felt relieved. Han Ziqi said, "Lin Xiao, let my sister go. I’ll take responsibility for everything. What’s the point of dragging a woman out?"
"In my eyes, there are only enemies, not won. You can die a hundred or a thousand tis, and it wouldn’t be enough to ease my hatred!" Lin Xiao sheathed his Longsword.
In the palace beside the Imperial Hospital, Xie Jue gradually regained consciousness. In a daze, he called out, "Anning." The pain hit him, and he felt dazed as if returning to the past, every ti he was severely injured, Fang Chuning was by his side, carefully tending to him. Whether on the Ningzhou Battlefield or with Beiman, he was well taken care of. He would always gently hold his hands and coax him to take dicine. This ti he woke up to find no one by his side, only the strong sll of dicine.
Anning...
The na lingered bitterly between his lips and teeth. Xie Jue bit his tongue fiercely, the pain forced him to awaken. He still had many things to do and couldn’t indulge in sorrow and hatred.
Ying Yi ca in with the dicine, delighted to see him awake, hurriedly helped him sit up, "Master, you’re awake! You’ve been asleep for three days. We’re still in the Sannan Royal Palace."
Ying Yi briefly shared the crucial information, and Xie Jue understood, drank the dicine in one gulp, "How is Ying Liu?"
"The injuries are stable, not worsening. The Imperial Physician says he can’t be moved and must rest quietly, unsure if he can pull through. Master, don’t worry, the second-in-command is looking after him."
Xie Jue nodded, after drinking the dicine, he sweat a little, "Is Chen Yesheng... in the royal palace?"
"Yes! Sixteen spies from Jiangnan have arrived, all trapped in the palace with us. Initially, they were all searching for sothing in Chaoyang Palace, now..."
To the Jiangnan spies, Fang Chuning was their master, not Xie Jue!
They frantically searched for Fang Chuning’s whereabouts, not missing a single detail, but finally found nothing, seemingly accepting Fang Chuning’s death.
Xie Jue fell silent for a long ti, his eyes deeply gazing into a spot, lost in thought.
For a long ti.
"Understood!" Xie Jue said softly, "I want so quiet, please leave for now."
"Yes!" Ying Yi felt relieved, as long as the master was awake, he would gradually accept the sorrow of Mr. Fang’s departure. Thousands of Iron Cavalry were in the palace, all waiting for his orders, these heavy life burdens on his shoulders, he still had to lead the rest back ho alive, his grief he could only lick in solitude.
Just like when the Marquis Mansion was annihilated, Xie Xun had Fengyu to accompany and comfort him unwaveringly, but he... could only lick his wounds alone, those vibrant lives and expectations, not even allowing him a single tear.
Ying Yi pondered, after Mr. Fang’s departure, what would happen in the second half of the master’s life?
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