twin moon

Chapter 90, Scene [-], Breaking the Prison Part [-]

In the tenth year of Yuansui, the first day of September.The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the autumn sun is high.The sun shone on Qi Ziyin's face, and it seemed to have a kind of warmth like early spring.The young man raised his face, half-closed his eyes, and seemed to forget that he was in the execution ground for a moment.

After all, it is of royal blood, and before the execution, there was a special woman who bathed and washed the young young master, combed his messy hair, and changed into a new suit of plain clothes for him.If it weren't for the handcuffs and shackles, others might think that the young man has regained his freedom.

According to the laws of the country of Ye, all serious criminals will be tried in the street after the autumnal equinox, and they will be executed only after they are convicted.However, the former rulers of the country, Qi and Yin, governed the country well. Even during the ten years of fighting in the six southeastern countries and the influx of a large number of refugees, there were only a handful of death row prisoners in the entire Ye Kingdom.

Right now, only Qi Ziyin was escorted to the execution ground, and there were only dozens of warriors standing around him in twos and threes to maintain order.However, the people in the entire Mulu City were moved after hearing the news, and the black crowd gathered around the execution ground like crucian carp crossing the river. They all wanted to witness with their own eyes the murder of the king and father overnight, who had been silent for more than ten years. What kind of appearance does this extremely evil person look like?

"quiet--!"

Ting Wei, who was in charge of the trial and beheading, yelled, immediately silenced the spectators at the execution ground, and finally brought the teenagers back to their senses.

"You committed Qi Ziyin, can you plead guilty?"

Qi Ziyin's slightly protruding Adam's apple twitched, and he responded loudly, "I didn't kill my father."

"If you say no, you won't? Don't think that you are the young master of Ye country, so you can talk nonsense in front of me!"

"The cause and effect of the matter, I have repeatedly told the adults of the Tingwei Division when I was in prison. But if I insist on framing, no matter how I try to defend it, it will be useless. Why bother to pretend and try again?"

Although Qi Ziyin's voice was not loud, what he said was just and righteous.Disappointment, resentment and resentment were written on the face that still had a little childishness.

"You are still stubborn and refuse to confess! On the day of the incident, you and the lord were the only ones in the Shoucheng Palace. After your deeds were revealed, you even swung your sword at the Lord Jinghai who came to save you! Can I frame you?!"

Ting Wei looked like he had the ironclad evidence in his hands.

"Then I'd like to ask my lord, my father was always in good health, but he suddenly suffered from a serious illness a few months ago. Even the famous doctors in the palace couldn't find out the cause. For several months, you courtiers did not find out the reason, but let it intensify, and who instructed it?!"

Qi Ziyin finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked sharply.

Ting Wei, who was on the opposite side, was taken aback by the question, and then jumped into a rage: "Bold! The law of Dasheng has already clearly prohibited the practice of witchcraft. There is no evidence, how can you insist that the king is bewitched by someone's curse?" ?”

"Am I wrong in my doubts? Father and king have always loved their children very much. If they hadn't been bewitched by witchcraft and secret techniques, how could they kill all the children one by one on the Moon Festival?! However, However, this case was secretly suppressed by some people in the palace and kept secret. Could it be that such a strange thing is actually common in the eyes of you?!"

A lot of verbal strife made the crowd of onlookers gradually commotion.The common people never imagined that the news of the changes in the palace that have been circulating in the market recently are all true!
Ting Wei also seemed to be surprised that the young man would use the tragedy that happened on the Moon Festival to refute himself, and for a while he couldn't think of a reason to continue scolding, and his momentum suddenly weakened.

At this time, beside the execution ground, there was still an inconspicuous carriage parked.The car didn't have any complicated or gorgeous decorations, but two teams of heavily armed Xuanjia warriors were specially dispatched from various places in the field to guard it.I saw a slight movement of the door curtain, and the people sitting in the car opened a corner of the curtain to look out, but they didn't show their faces.

I don't know where it is, Ting Wei seemed to feel the inexplicable pressure brought by the other party immediately, swallowed a mouthful of saliva immediately, after thinking for a while, he hesitated and continued to reprimand, but it was difficult to flow smoothly:
"Even if—even if it is true that someone cast a demon on the king, it must be done by your accomplices! I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the news of your conspiracy to usurp the throne leaked, so you will not hesitate to do it. Set up a bureau on the night of the Moon Festival to remove all possible successors to the throne!"

"My lord, listen to what I said. Do you still have the rigor of a court judge to judge a case? Have you ever thought that the person who usurped the throne may be someone else? Have you ever thought about it?" , perhaps it was the secret design of other people who are proficient in secret arts to frame me and arrest and convict me to avoid future troubles?!"

The boy in the execution ground suddenly laughed weakly.He clearly knew that Qi Shouyu and Qi Zixiu hadn't shown up yet, even if he identified these two as the instigators of this rebellion, no one would believe them at all, and it might even be counterproductive.

But as soon as the words were finished, the person sitting in the carriage couldn't help but rushed out, and it was Qi Zixiu who had lost an arm.There was a ghost in his heart, and he was afraid that if his younger brother continued to speak at this moment, it would be revealed on the spot that he cast a curse on his father on the Liuying stage. growled:
"You fart! My lord, this lord had an arm cut off by his father that day! If someone is plotting to usurp the throne, the only suspect is you, who is unharmed!"

The brothers who respected and loved each other in the past meet again, but they are already irreconcilable enemies.Qi Ziyin had a sore nose, but still couldn't help but persuade the other party with nice words:

"Brother Zixiu, haven't you understood it for so many years? Uncle Wang has been using you all the time! He has been coveting the throne of King Ye for a long time, and he even admitted it in front of me when he was on Hailing Island. I have conspired to usurp the throne!
"Joke! After my father's funeral, this king will formally succeed to the throne. What chance does he have for Qi Shouyu? For the sake of you and my brother, Ruo Ziyin, you will confess now what happened to Xiang Baili and others who rebelled against the party." Where did you abscond, I—the widow can still issue an edict to save you from death!"

The other party seemed to have regarded himself as Lord Ye, and he didn't believe the boy's persuasion at all, but continued to lure him step by step to betray his friend and mentor.Seeing this, Qi Ziyin let out a long sigh, and walked towards the guillotine made of a whole piece of granite in the middle of the execution ground, with awe-inspiring righteousness:

"Brother Zixiu, listen to me! Now the father, the six brothers, and the older sisters are all dead. Uncle Wang has great power, and he has already moved to kill. So what? It's useless to say more, I just hope that my life can be used for you and my friends for more time to deal with it!"

"Nonsense, nonsense, nonsense! A dying person is still talking nonsense in front of so many people, intending to provoke the relationship between the widow and Uncle Wang?! If you want to die, then you will be fulfilled!"

The young Shizi completely lost his last trace of sanity.Maybe it was the young man's words that made him feel scared, or maybe it was because he tried his best to cover up the fact that he was in collusion with the Marquis of Jinghai, but he rushed directly in front of Ting Wei, grabbed the bamboo tube containing the token on the small case, and threw them all at once. Throw it out:
"Execution! Immediately execute the king!"

The executioner wearing a black mask deftly pushed Qi Ziyin down on the guillotine, fastened the lock of the iron shackle, then picked up some water from the small bucket on the side, and sprinkled it on the thick ghost knife , rustling:

"Young master, you have offended me a lot today. The subordinate's knife was carefully sharpened last night, and you can be freed in just a moment."

"Thank you..."

The young man in white had already made plans to die, and he no longer struggled uselessly at this moment. He just stared at the blood-stained wooden basin under the guillotine to hold his head, quietly waiting for the cold The blade cuts off one's own flesh and bones.

The executioner raised the ghost knife in his hand above his head, covering the last ray of sunlight that hit the boy's face.However, just as Qi Ziyin closed his eyes tightly and waited for the long knife to fall, he heard a long roar like a dragon's chant suddenly came from above the execution ground, followed by a loud bang, and a black-gold lightning bolt flew into the sky , Severing the ghost-headed knife that had been swung halfway through, it was cut into two pieces!
The broken blade brushed past the boy's ear, and only cut off a few strands of hair on the sideburns.

"I'll see who dares to touch my friend!"

A familiar voice sounded over the execution ground.Qi Ziyin turned his head with difficulty, and saw a figure standing on the roof of a small building beside the field against the light.The man was dressed in the light armor of Mo Lingwei, and a long feather on the helmet pointed directly at the sky. His aura was overwhelming. He was the general who had disappeared for a whole day!

If it wasn't for his companions throwing Xiao Tianmo out in time, the young master on the field would have been decapitated.The tall and burly executioner was startled by this fierce and tyrannical force, hesitated for a moment, then threw the ghost knife that was only half in his hand towards his feet, and quickly retreated to the outside of the field.

When Qi Zixiu saw this, he became angry from embarrassment, and rushed into the execution ground himself, grabbed the broken knife and wanted to chop off his younger brother's neck again.However, before he could hold the knife firmly, he suddenly heard the sound of the bowstring above his head, and a feathered arrow hit his left sleeve accurately, and then firmly nailed to the ground!
"My arrow technique is not as precise as that of a saber. If I dare to move around again, I don't know where the next arrow will shoot through your body!"

The black-eyed boy on the ridge threatened loudly, reached out and took another feathered arrow and put it on the copper-tired iron-backed bow. Kong Wu's powerful arm straightened the bowstring to rattle.

"Jiang Yan, what are you doing back here! I thought you and General Baili had already taken advantage of the chaos and escaped. You alone can't save me! Hurry up and leave!"

Qi Ziyin, who was trapped on the guillotine, tried his best to raise his head higher, and his tone was a little surprised, but also very anxious.However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man in green clothes and a green robe flashing out from behind the black-eyed boy. His messy hair was fluttering in the wind, bold and unruly:
"Little ghost, he really can't save you by himself, why don't you add me!"

"General Baili, you're here too..."

Qi Ziyin's nose was sour, and his vision was instantly blurred by tears.However, before he could continue talking, the young prince beside him grabbed his hair and threatened the two uninvited guests on the roof:

"Unexpectedly, you gangsters and thieves dare to show up again! Come here, let me take them all!"

Qi Zixiu tried his best to tug on his sleeve which was nailed to the ground by the iron arrow, but found that he couldn't move it at all, so he roared angrily at the black armored warriors around the execution ground: "A bunch of idiots! Do you want me to tell you what to do? Hurry up and help me!"

"My lord, the last general didn't let you rush into the execution ground alone. Although we have ambushed many people around the execution ground, most of them are bowmen, who are not good at melee combat. If we shoot arrows, we will even join you Shot here!"

Yu Li, who had been hiding in the army, finally stepped forward, his protruding eyes looked towards Shizi's face like a falcon staring at its prey.Qi Zixiu couldn't help being a little flustered by the murderous eyes of the other party, and even his voice trembled slightly:

"You—you don't mess around! This king, this king will soon be the new king of Ye Kingdom. You, you are sent by Uncle Wang to protect me, so don't mess around!"

"For an incompetent person like you, if it wasn't for the order of the warlord, this general would never have kept you until today!"

Holding his broad-backed saber in his hand, Yu Li walked up to Qi Zixiu's side, and pulled out the iron arrow on his armband as soon as he raised his hand.The prince was able to escape, and immediately fled to the execution ground with his head in his arms.Yu Li snorted heavily behind him, but kept staring straight at Jiang Yan, extremely jealous:
"Since he is a key criminal who kills the king, there is no need to talk about morality and rules. Brothers, the Lord Overseer told me earlier that if you can capture the general Yan today, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold and a hundred households! Wanjin, seal up thousands of households! Life or death! Quickly follow me and wipe out all the gangsters who murdered the late king!"

Under the heavy reward, the Xuanjia warriors around the execution ground also became excited.They are all masters carefully selected by Yu Li from the fourth battalion of boat masters, and they are all strong and strong.Hearing the order from the general, the soldiers surrounded the black-eyed boy and the general in Tsing Yi like a black tide like a black tide!

"Jiang Yan, try to block these armored soldiers so that I can free up my hands to save Ziyin! The opponent came prepared, it is impossible to send such a small number of troops to garrison. If it is delayed until the reinforcements arrive, the few of us will have Tongtianche It's hard to get away with the ability of the earth!"

Xiang Baili patted the solid back of the young man beside him, speaking in a tone as if a father and son went into battle to kill the enemy together.Jiang Yan nodded, raised the iron tire bow in his hand and shot three times in a row.

The young man's arrow skills are not weak at all, and he has been carefully trained by General Tsing Yi these years, when the string rang, the three soldiers who had rushed to the front fell to the ground, and the arrows hit the eyebrows.

The three arrows also immediately tore a gap in the encirclement, and then Jiang Yan was like a black lightning bolt. With a kick, he crossed the human wall in front of him, and went straight to Xiaotian who was stuck on the ground. Mo Ben went.

"Good archery! But since it is to save people, there is always a price to pay, and you can't easily succeed!"

Yu Li waved the saber in his hand, and immediately two masked soldiers stepped over the corpse of his comrade and rushed forward.The black-eyed boy hurriedly bent his bow and shot several arrows, but this time they were all blocked by the opponent's knife!
He knew that the enemy was not weak, so he immediately reached out to touch the quiver behind his waist, but found that it was almost empty!At the same time, the two samurai on the opposite side also rushed in front of him, one up and one down to attack the black-eyed boy!

"Come on!"

One of them yelled in a hoarse voice, then jumped up in the air, and the long knife slashed from top to bottom like a giant axe.Jiang Yan couldn't wait for the arrow to shoot again, he raised the iron tire bow horizontally and shot a square above his head, causing sparks to fly everywhere.

"Yuchi Jingde! Since you and Yu Li are both here, the third person is indispensable!"

The black-eyed boy recognized the opponent's voice, and thrust his bow arm forward viciously, fending off the vigorous opponent.In this short period of time, another person has quietly walked around behind him, and slashed at his waist with a horizontal knife:
"Bold and rebellious, you think you can rob the court of Ye Kingdom with just you two, master and apprentice?!"

That person's voice was shrill, and it sounded even harsher at this moment. It was Deng Guiyi, the second son of Chaozhong Guangluqing!
The blow came fast and hard, Jiang Yan couldn't dodge it in time, and was stabbed in the back immediately.Although the leather light armor did not hurt his muscles, it still made him break out in a cold sweat!
"The two of you have nothing to do here, if you don't want to die, get the hell out of here!"

The young man shouted sharply, and threw the iron bow in his hand like a long whip, which forced the opponent to suspend the attack.Afterwards, he pulled out the last iron arrow from the quiver at the back of his waist, and aimed at Yuchi Jingde, who was the weakest among the three.

Seeing this, the other party immediately put the knife across his eyebrows to protect the vitals, but Jiang Yan suddenly lowered his bow the moment he released the arrow.Hearing a scream, the feathered arrow changed direction and shot directly at Yuchi Jingde's calf, piercing through the armor, making him unable to stand still anymore, he took a big step forward staggeringly, and fell on the ground. on the ground!

It was too late to say it, but Jiang Yan immediately seized this opportunity, put the bow body on the neck of the opponent, and then pulled it to the full string and flicked it hard!There was only a snap, and the strong bowstring brought up the bow arm, and hit the opponent's iron helmeted head hard.With the impact, the mask on his face was knocked off on the spot, and Yuchi Jingde was beaten until his face was covered in blood, and he lay unconscious on the ground.

"Bastard, just use some despicable tricks! This time you are completely out of arrows, let's see what else you can do!"

Seeing that his companion was knocked down, Deng Guiyi swung his long knife and rushed forward again.The black-eyed boy knew that the opponent's sword was famous for its speed, so he had no choice but to let go of the iron back bow in his hand, and retreated back again and again in a rather thrilling manner.

Deng Guiyi grinned at the corners of his mouth, and with all his strength, he attacked Jiang Yan again.This time his sword dance was faster than before, and the blade drew a silver arc of light in the air, obviously intending to drive the unarmed black-eyed boy into the encirclement of the black-armored warriors behind him!
However, at this moment, Deng Guiyi's attention was all on the blade and the opponent, and he completely failed to notice the three armored soldiers who had been shot down by Jiang Yan on the ground.The black-eyed boy stepped back and suddenly became shorter, then moved in the opposite direction, and slammed into Deng Guiyi's waist and abdomen.

Deng Guiyi didn't expect at all that the unarmed general Yan dared to retreat.At this moment, seeing the other party bullying him, he subconsciously slashed sideways.However, before he exerted his strength, he suddenly felt a cold blade air sticking towards his chin.

Deng Guiyi hurriedly tried to hide, but it was too late.With a pop, the object pierced his jaw easily—it was an iron arrow just pulled out from the corpse!The tip of the arrow pierced Deng Guiyi's tongue with the palate in the blink of an eye, but it didn't hurt very much, but it was as numb as a stone, and he couldn't even yell!

Jiang Yan didn't intend to give the opponent any chance to struggle, so he pulled hard with his hand, and pulled the barbed iron arrow out of the opponent's throat again!The shaft of the arrow snapped off, and blood gushed out from the wound, making Deng Guiyi unable to breathe. He turned his eyes upwards, and immediately dropped the long knife to press the wound.However, as soon as he raised his hands halfway, he lost his strength and died on the spot!

In just a moment, one of Yu Li's two lieutenants died and the other was injured.This made him become more manic, his eyes widened, he raised his saber and attacked Jiang Yan himself.The black-eyed boy had no choice but to retreat again, and at this time, he had no weapon other than half of the arrow shaft left in his hand!
"Admit defeat, you will never escape today! Instead of struggling to die in pain, let me give you a refreshment and go on the road with peace of mind!"

Yu Li stared viciously at the black-eyed boy, like an evil beast teasing its prey before using its ultimate move.However, before his words fell, he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from outside the arena!

That was the sound of the archers ambushing on the sidelines bending their bows and nodding their arrows!For a moment, the eyes of both of them were attracted by the voice.And the moment they turned their heads, the screaming iron arrows flew into the air like locusts.With all the arrows fired, the dense rain of arrows quickly floated over the execution ground like a dark cloud, covering the sky and the sun!

(End of this chapter)