Shu Blossoms

Chapter 422 The Last Assassination
The man in black rushed to the side of the carriage desperately, stabbed the long sword in his hand quickly, and the curtain was raised. The man in black immediately looked in, but what caught his eyes was not Zhou Di's pale and resolute face, but It was a crossbow bolt with cold killing intent, he didn't even have time to react, the crossbow bolt had already penetrated his throat, before he died, he turned his head back and called his brothers to run with his last breath, but in the end he only let out two muffled groans , will fall down.

The people in the carriage suddenly stretched out their hands and grabbed him, keeping him in the stabbing posture for a moment. The people waiting not far away thought that the man in black had really found Emperor Zhou, and rushed over desperately, but The leader of the man in black was keenly aware that something was wrong.

Although it was too dark to see the situation in the carriage clearly, but at that moment just now, he vaguely saw a sharp light flashing in the carriage, and that dangerous feeling made him feel anxious.

He immediately grabbed the people around him, and shouted at those rushing over: "Come back!"

But the people who ran out could no longer hear his shouts. Countless arrows and crossbows were shot out of the carriage rapidly. With a wave of the sword in the hands of the imperial guards who were only defending, they instantly changed from defense to attack and rushed towards them. come over.

"Retreat!" The leader of the man in black shouted hoarsely, and then led the people to flee Gongchen Street quickly, followed by the guards who followed closely.

When they evacuated according to the previously set route, they saw the generals of the Zhou Dynasty who were wearing Ming armor waiting on the road they had to pass. The leader of this army was actually Chu who had returned to Dongfu City a few days ago. Ting Gang and brothers Chen Yeping and Chen Yesong who were supposed to be in Xizhou City!

The leading man in black looked at these people, and just by looking at his gloomy eyes, he knew how ugly the expression behind the mask was.

Some of the men in black asked in panic and anger, "Could someone betray us?"

Holding the long halberd in his hand, Chu Tingang smiled contemptuously, "Don't be surprised, no matter which way you go, there are people waiting for you. Fortunately, you chose this place."

Chu Ting just looked at Chen Yesong and Chen Yeping brothers, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Although the siege of the palace is only to repay a favor owed back then, we have all become thorns in His Majesty's eyes. If we let them escape today, I'm afraid there will be no place for us to stand in Dazhou."

The two brothers of the Chen family looked at each other, and their expressions were not good. They knew the meaning of Chu Tingang's words.Before returning to Xizhou City, he was recalled back to Kyoto within two days, but he stayed at home and ignored them even if he did not convict them. He was always restless.

Until this night, he was suddenly ordered to take a pair of soldiers from the city defense battalion to guard here.

When they saw this group of men in black, they suddenly realized that Emperor Zhou wanted to use them to deal with Han Shidi's people. If they could take down all these people tonight, it would be a crime.

"Brother Chu, do you really think that if you take them down today, Your Majesty will be able to forget the past?" Chen Yesong asked in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid it's impossible to let the past go, but if one of them escapes today, we are the first to commit the crime!" Chu Tingang looked at the man in black opposite him with a stern look on his face, "So, you must stay today!"

After finishing speaking, Chu Ting just waved the halberd in his hand and led the people to charge towards him.

Chen Yeping and Chen Yesong also chased after them.There were only 30 or [-] people left after the men in black passed by at the stop just now. It was a one-sided massacre against Chu Tingang and his hundred people.

Soon there were only five or six of them left, and the leader of the man in black said in a deep voice, "If we die today, we can't die in their hands!"

Others echoed: "Even if it is a corpse, they will never get it!"

Just when they were about to fight to the death, another group of men in black suddenly appeared and killed the people in the city defense camp. Unprepared, the remaining five or six men in black suddenly had hope, and the leader fought hard Pushing away Chu Tingang who was tightly entangled in front of him, he tried his best to break through the encirclement.

The man in black who came from behind glanced at him, and said coldly: "You retreat first, I'll stop!"

The man nodded, and led his people to rush out of the opening where the fight came out. Chu Tingang and the Chen brothers were caught off guard, and they rushed out when they couldn't react in a moment.

They bit them quickly, but were stopped by someone again. In a hurry and anger, Chu Tingang's attack became more severe, but the soldiers of the city defense battalion were much worse than the man in black, and the casualties were getting bigger and bigger, but they didn't feel any pain at all. I couldn't get rid of the siege of these people later.

Seeing that those people were about to escape, Chu Ting said to the Chen brothers: "Help me hold this person back, I'll go after the leader just now!"

The Chen brothers nodded, and then intentionally attracted the man in black, Chu Ting just took the opportunity to escape and chased him.

The battle tonight lasted for more than an hour. The entire street was full of dead people. The deep night was filled with the smell of blood. The Chen brothers knelt in front of the Zheng Mansion's gate covered in blood.

It seemed that after a long time, the gate of Zheng Mansion opened again, and Emperor Zhou appeared again with the support of Gao Han and Zheng Ye. He was wearing a blue cloth cloak, and his face was paler and more ruthless under the reflection of the moonlight.

It turned out that Emperor Zhou was not the one who left two hours ago. This was a temporary situation set up by Emperor Zhou to invite the king to enter the urn tonight. As for whether he invited a Rakshasa or a god and Buddha, he didn't care.

All he wanted was a regicide. It would be good if he could get one or two witnesses. If he didn't, it wouldn't hinder his future actions.

"What's the matter?" Emperor Zhou's voice was erratic, and it sounded like he was short of energy, and also cold like a ghost.

Chen Yeping gritted his teeth and snorted, then bowed his head to plead guilty, and Chen Yesong beside him followed suit, his weak and hoarse voice sounded slowly, "Your Majesty committed crimes, the assassins counterattacked before they died, we didn't notice for a while, and let them set themselves on fire , so that it burned beyond recognition, and General Chu was seriously injured and on the verge of death!"

"There are residential buildings nearby, did the fire hurt the people?"

Emperor Zhou didn't seem to care about the life and death of these assassins, and he didn't pay too much attention to Chu Tingang's life and death, but only cared about whether the people were implicated.

"Several houses were burnt, but it was not serious and quickly extinguished, and there were no civilian casualties!"

Chen Yesong hurriedly replied.

Emperor Zhou showed a satisfied smile on his face when he heard the words, and took two steps forward, "Chen Qing is really as careful as a hair, and I am so relieved that he can still care about the people with such a serious injury!"

When Chen Yeping said these words, his heart sank. Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Di's words hidden in the needle, he knew that Zhou Di didn't believe them. He simply raised his head to look at Zhou Di, and then put his hand into his arms .

When Gao Han and Zheng Ye saw his movements, their hearts immediately tightened, and they approached Emperor Zhou calmly, ready to stand in front of His Majesty at any time.

However, Chen Yeping slowly took out a token from his arms, and offered it with both hands, "Your Majesty, this token was found from the assassins, and even if it was burned, it did not change a bit. I think it can prove their identity!"

As expected, Emperor Zhou was very interested, and took another step forward, leaning slightly to take the sign. Just when his white and slender hand touched the sign, Chen Yesong suddenly stood up, holding a sharp knife in his hand. The dagger pierced Zhou Emperor's abdomen.

(End of this chapter)