Chapter 719 (2/2)
There was a muffled thudThe Deputy Co coldly on the palace walls and about to wave the flags and give orders for the soldiers up and down the walls to release a rain of arrowsHowever, his arm had just moved when his entire head suddenly disappeared
Just like a ghost story in broad daylight, the head of the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Army suddenly exploded like a ripe watermelon or a filled skein on waterIt exploded without reason, turning into a puddle of blood and bone on the palace walls, scattering all over the sky
Even , after the head of the Deputy Commander exploded, it seemed that his body did not know that its body had already becoht arm continued to riseIt then dropped down decrepitlyIt looked like a puppet with its strings cut as it ca out on the palace wallsSuch a hair-raising scene had abruptly taken place in front of countless officials and soldiersHow could they not be frightened and scared? Everyone trembled and searched desperately with their eyes on the palace walls, beneath the palace walls, a their peers, and even a snow
Of course, they didn't find anythingThey had no idea what had happenedThey only knew that the Deputy Commander's head had suddenly exploded
How could these elites of the Qing military think of the fact that the assassin was rilyThe fruitless searching gradually turned into terrorWas this kind of invisible assassin and unstoppable killing soan to spread across the walls of the palaceAll of the soldiers searched helplesslySome people were about to break under this silent pressureThe arrows airoup beneath the palace walls unconsciously relaxed a little
Discipline within the Qing military was very strictIt would not fall apart because of the Deputy Co rebellions, soldiers of the Qing ic deathsHowever, this God-like strike now e directions
Another general roared bravely, wanting to soothe the emotions of the imperial soldierAt the same time, he sent an order to attackHis roar only continued for a fewintent that terrified the soldiers on the palace walls struck againA hole was blown through the chest of this generalHis intestines turned into a puddle of bloodHe didn't even make a sound before he crashed down
With this, the ater be suppressedThe situation on the palace walls dissolved into chaos
Naturally, the disturbance on the palace walls had reached the foot of the wallsThe soldiers sealing off all escape by imperial order did not knohat had happenedThe archers ai to die felt their hands grow sore, yet there was still no order to fireThe generals furrowed their brows even moreThey orried about what happened on the palace walls for things to become so chaotic
If this was a usual battle, if the Royal Palace was a simple battlefield, then no one would stupidly wait for the Emperor's order to fireHowever, it was not like any other dayThe tens of thousands of arroere pointed at Sir Fan junior
Everyone knehat killing Fan Xian meantEveryone also knew that there were favoritism, resentment, affection, and hate between Sir Fan junior and the EmperorWithout the Emperor's explicit orders, no one would ienerals at the foot of the palace walls did not know that the Eing in the balance
This strange silence did not continue for a long timeGenerals must have their own reactions when faced with a tense situationEven just outside the palace, the Qing generals had their own authority to take actionHidden behind the archers, General shi+ Fei furrowed his brows and looked at the center of the snowy groundHe noticed that the surrounded assassins seean to have the courage and intention to break through the siege
In the end, shi+ Fei was the incredible figure who could single-handedly deal with Yan Xiaoyi's subordinates, the Northern Expedition CampFroive the order to attackInstead, he had his deputy beside hiive the orderFor one, an unnamed terror made him make this choiceAdditionally, shi+ Fei was like all the other civil and domHe never ever wanted Fan Xian to die directly at his hands
This thought directly saved shi+ Fei's lifeThe deputy beside hi in his hand when he fell to the groundIt was not because he did not sit steadily on his horse or so the body of the deputy, his horse beneath him also fell into the snowCountless rivulets of blood stained the white snow red
shi+ Fei's pupils shrank as he looked at the blood and flesh of his deputy with a slightly pale faceHe knew that if he had given the order earlier, then he would have already diedWho could block this kind of shapeless, insubstantial, and unpredictable attacks?
shi+ Fei also no the reason for the disturbance on the palace wallsBut, was the Emperor still alive?
After the chaos, the palace walls returned to its quiet peacefulness and a death-like stillnessThe discipline of the Qing military was indeed the best in the worldUnder the terrifying threat of that heavenly strike, who dared to move? All of the soldiers' faces were pale to the point of turning greenThey aiting for the Emperor's order, but the Eain
Another gunshot sliced through the quiet of the square in front of the Royal PalaceWhen a straw-hat wearing Ascetic Monk tried to use his courage to lead the silent soldiers in a charge, he was accurately shot into the snowy groundHe didn't even twitch at all before he turned into a dead body
A death-like silenceAnother gunshotAnother death-like silenceAnother gunshot
After four rounds, four new bodies were in the snowThe sound of the gun fell silentIt was as if it would not sound againEveryone on the palace walls understood that this top assassin, who could kill at a distance, arning everyone in the Qing court to not try to make any impetuous round would beco in the snowThere were no accidentsThis kind of cold and silent announce a kingdoed on and onEven the horses grew restless and kicked their hooves, sending up showers of white snowThe warriors surrounded in the snow also seehtly stretched nerves and did not choose to force their way through at this ing through Jingdou's snowing skies were or how those people died
In full arh elite riders to ensure two charges and the deaths of the warriors, but he also didn't h he could hear that the muffled sounds cath, he faintly felt that the omnipresent assassin could not cover the entire fieldIt was still a probleed over, presumably, the assassin would not be able to stop hi just sat silently and steadily on his horseThe Ehest position on the field, yet he refused to say anything, just like how he had been in the Qing court all these yearsHe never revealed anything, but no one dared to underesti did not iven an orderIt was because he knehat those life-stealing items that seemed to fly in from nowhere were and what the muffled sounds were
It was the chestThe chest had finally reappearedYe Zhong shuttered his eyes slightly, not caring about the hot gazes of the generals beside hi in his heart
When the Taiping Courtyard matter erupted back then, he had been transferred by the Ezhou as backupIt was clear that the Eainst the still young Ye Zhong when she first entered JingdouYe Zhong knew the people back then too wellAlthough he never expressed any opinions, it did notCourtyard, and why Chen Pingping betrayed the Eh Ye Zhong's aze becalady who had refused his inspection at the city gate
In thisThus, he remained silentBefore there was an order, he would notcould a death-like silence last? How long would this wind and snow go on for before they stopped? A young ht yellow robes climbed step by step up the walls of the Royal PalaceHe stood by the walls and looked calmly down at Fan Xian in the snow
The irown chaoticMost of the people had their heads bowed unconsciously, hiding from death that possibly caht yellow robes standing on the palace wall appeared very tall and brave
“According to Qing law, if the Emperor is unconscious and unable to oversee ent?” The Third Prince, Li Chengping, asked with his fists clenched tightly within his sleeves
Eunuch Yao's face was paleHis eyes darted wildly as he replied in a tre voice, “But, the Emperor just faintedIt hasn't been more than seven days”
“Can the situation at hand wait? Do you want to watch the generals of the Qing Kingdo turned his head and looked ruthlessly at Eunuch Yao
Eunuch Yao's heart froze as he said, “Your Highness, these are state affairsI should not interfereI'm afraid that after the E to be afraid of, disperse everyone” The icy coldness in Li Chengping's eyes grew colder and colderThe chill in Eunuch Yao's heart grew deeper and deeperAlthough the Third Prince had becoe, Eunuch Yao knehat a ruthless character this prince was in the pastOnce he was pushed too far and remembered this resentment, hoould he live in the future?
Besides, the territory of the Qing Kingdom would eventually be handed to the Third PrinceIf the Emperor could not be saved, it would be the Third Prince on the throne
“Wait for the chaseThere'll be so in a stale narrowed his eyes and looked at his brother and teacher in the snow, not revealing anything he shouldn't
In the snow on Zhaixing Tower, theout endlessly, tearing through the air, and collecting the lives far away in the Royal PalaceThese sounds were very loudAlthough the recoil had been reduced a great deal, the snow on the roof of Zhaixing Tower still slid around froHowever, the noise traveled very far and disturbed the people in the streets and hooverneness of this placeHowever, Zhaixing Toas a forbidden area by the courtAlthough it had been deserted for o in and check without paperworkAdditionally, it was still the beginning of thecelebratedThe bailiffs thought to themselves that perhaps a child froh the sound of these firecrackers was rather loud
In the end, it was the internal court that reacted quickerBefore the E Toith unusual coldnessThe aces of the internal court quietly left the Royal Palace and headed to the left of the Royal Palace along the ih the woods, they reached the east side of Jingdou as quickly as possible
Even separated by two streets, the loud noises froathered their focus and forced down the nervousness in their hearts as they split in four directions and approachedThey believed that since the terrifying assassin was still on Zhaixing Tower, he would not be able to escape from their encircleed bravely into the courtyard of Zhaixing Tower and finally reached the roof, they did not find anyoneThere was only a clear imprint in the thick snow on the rooftopOther than this mark, it was completely emptyIt was as if no one had ever comeIt was so quiet that it made one's heart feel weak
Snowflakes fell endlesslyThe aces of the internal court carefully checked the mark left in the snow on the rooftop, but they discovered that the terrifying assassin had not left any cluesAlthough the mark was clear, it had been cleaned upIt was even impossible to see the shape of the person's body
An internal court guard stood guard at the entrance of an alley around Zhaixing TowerHis face was slightly paleHe cautiously watched the few pedestriansSuddenly, he saw a servant-like person approaching himHis heart thudded loudly
The servant was a youthWhat uard suspicious was the thick fur he had wrapped around hih the fur looked tattered and not worthwithinHowever, it was flipped at the he the other side of the fur
It was pure as snowIt was a very expensive piece of furWhose servant would be able to afford such an expensive iteuard's pupils narrowedHe stepped in front of the servant immediately and called for his coht swi beneath his chin felt nuainst the wall of the alley and immediately diedHis body was incomparably frozen and did not fall
The servant rubbed his fingertip and re the thick fur tightly around him, as if afraid of the cold, he walked out of the alley and quickly disappeared into the wind and snow in Jingdou
In Jingdou, the wind and snoas turbulent, so was the disturbanceYet, not uarded Royal PalaceThe dazed I been forcefully escorted back to their htThe leaders of various departments had also been informed by the Overwatch Council and forcefully kept in their et near the Royal Palace
Such oppressive tension and ripples did not take long to spread to the street in the south of JingdouCountless noble families lived on this streetEveryone's fearful and suspicious gazes were focused on one family: the Fan manor
The Fan manor was as usualThere was no panic, sorrow, or tensionThose meant to boil water, boiled waterThose meant to prepare food, prepared foodThe results of Fan Xian's negotiation with the Emperor in the Palace was clearly not reflected in the manorThe mistress of the manor, Lin Wan'er, did not take her fa this short period of time with the Emperor's implicit consentShe continued to re silenceShe sat in the Flower Hall and waited for the return of her manIf he didn't codou?
“Why is Ruoruo still not up?” Lin Wan'er smiled warmly, but there was a faint sorrow in her s a child, and asked, “Did you call her?”
As she spoke, the young lady of the Fan family, who had just been released froht, walked in slowly from outside the hallShe was as clean as usual with the usual coldness between her browsThe shoes on her feet were stained with a drop of snowShe looked at her sister-in-law and s up her chopsticks, her hand holding the chopsticks was steady and did not tremble at all