Chapter 214 - Close Questioning (1/2)
Mo Junjiu realized that if they continued to fight, it would only consume his strength, so he hurriedly shouted “stop”. He yelled at Mo Junyang, “Mo Junyang, I have never offended you or stood in your way. Why do you insist on chasing me?”
Mo Junyang replied indifferently, “You have done something wrong, so you should be punished. Junjiu, just fold your hands for capture!”
“Huh? Am I the only person who did something wrong? Junyu and Junhao covet the throne as much as I do. If you are really loyal to my father, why don’t you punish them but just try to capture me?” Mo Junjiu looked resentful.
In fact, from the beginning, he had seen the capability in Mo Junyang and had the intention to win him over, but Mo Junyang seemed to stick to the rule that the eldest legitimate son should inherit the position, like all the stubborn officials. Even though the crown prince was good for nothing, he just supported Mo Junyu firmly.
Mo Junjiu was angry with him almost to death.
However, Mo Junyang was fathomless and won Mo Xiangbin’s favor, which made Mo Junjiu love, hate him and jealous of him, but he could do nothing.
Mo Junyang stared at Mo Junjiu and wasn’t shaky because of his resentment. He just pointed out calmly, “The crown prince and the fourth prince have never led soldiers to rebel.”
Mo Junjiu was rendered speechless and became more reluctant. He shouted loudly, “My father forced me. If he wasn’t so cruel as to imprison me in the Cold Palace, why would I go so far? I just want to fight for a bright future. Why was I wrong?
“It’s not my fault!”
He stressed each of the last words.
He was courageous with sufficient reasons and fearless.
However, Mo Junyang didn’t take Mo Junjiu’s empty show of strength seriously.
He looked at Mo Junjiu, with indifference and no emotion in his eyes, as if looking at a humble ant. He seemed to be disdainful and told Mo Junjiu with his attitude silently, “You asked for it.”
Mo Junjiu got furious under Mo Junyang’s glance.
He exploded at once and didn’t consider if he should preserve his force. He led the only ten remaining guards and attacked Mo Junyang recklessly.
Both sides had another fight, but Mo Junjiu was more furious this time and killed several enemies successively.
While fighting, Mo Junjiu’s people surrounded Mo Junyang unexpectedly.
Several guards of Mo Junyang wanted to save their master, but they were blocked by Mo Junjiu’s subordinates or were killed under the horses.
At this time, three sharp arrows suddenly flew out of the forest and aimed at Mo Junyang.
Mo Junyang avoided the first two arrows, but the third arrow shot the horse’s front leg, and the treasured horse leaned forward.
He had no choice but to jump off the horse’s back.
At the moment, Mo Junjiu’s people surrounded Mo Junyang heavily and waved their broadswords to chop him.
It was dangerous.
The broadswords passed over next to Mo Junyang’s skin or hair several times and almost injured him seriously.
At the same time, another cold arrow flew out of the forest but aimed at Mo Junyang from behind.
Mo Junyang was fighting against the two soldiers in front of him and didn’t notice the crisis from behind at all.
When Wei Zichao looked back, he saw that the long arrow had crossed the enemies’ siege and was about to hit Mo Junyang.
“Master!” Wei Zichao shouted automatically.
At the crucial moment, almost all people thought that Mo Junyang would be shot. Another sharp arrow flew from another direction at high speed and passed over the surrounding people. It dashed before the first arrow hit Mo Junyang.
Two arrows clashed and the strength canceled each other out. Both of them fell on the ground behind Mo Junyang’s back.
Later, three long arrows flew from the second arrow’s direction and were shot to the forest.
Next second, three screams could be heard.
Three soldiers dressed in the secret guard’s uniform were shot and fell from the trees. They fell on the brushwood and went silent.
There were people lurking.
All people present had this thought at the same time and got stunned. They stopped fighting.
Mo Junyang took the chance and quickly waved his sword to kill the two people in front of him.
He jumped and got out of the encirclement.
When he wanted to grab a horse, the sound of hooves came from behind.
“Get on the horse’s back,” a familiar female voice ordered.
Mo Junyang was always calm, but after he heard this voice, he was dumbfounded for almost three seconds. He seemed to be fixed and didn’t move a bit.
The person behind him shouted again, “Get on the horse now.”
Mo Junyang finally came to his senses and turned his head.
As expected, he saw Shi Qingxue on horseback stop in front of him and reach out her fair-skinned hand to him.
Mo Junyang raised his hand subconsciously and put it in Qingxue’s hand.
He used the leverage lightly.
Then he jumped and flew to the horse’s back before falling behind Shi Qingxue steadily.
Shi Qingxue didn’t talk with Mo Junyang but gave the rein to him, saying, “You ride the horse.”
Mo Junyang soon got into it. He grabbed the rein with his left hand and lifted the sword with his right hand, rushing to the enemies’ weak point.
Before the other party reacted, he quickly waved his sword and killed the first two men in the way.
Shi Qingxue promptly lifted the arrows and pulled the crossbow, hitting two treasured horses’ front legs. The soldiers on horseback became like balls and rolled off the horses. Then they were killed by Mo Junyang’s people under the horses.
Mo Junjiu saw that the situation changed dramatically and it was harmful to him.
He didn’t want to fight anymore and left the remaining soldiers to resist Mo Junyang, while he urged the horse to run crazily.
However, this time, Mo Junyang didn’t purposely let Mo Junjiu go. He took out three darts from his pocket and shot them one by one.
The first and second dart hit the two front legs of Mo Junjiu’s horse respectively.
And the horse leaned forward immediately.
The third dart hit Mo Junjiu’s thigh.
Mo Junjiu was injured and fell off the horse’s back.
“Your Highness!”
A guard who followed Mo Junjiu closely all the time saw that and shouted with grief. He jumped off the horse’s back at high speed and ran to Mo Junjiu to hug him.
It happened in a flash.
When Mo Junyang urged the horse to rush to Mo Junjiu, the latter pinched his neck with one hand while sobbing and reached out the other hand to Mo Junyang, seeming to ask for help.
A lot of black blood flew from Mo Junjiu’s wounded thigh, which was soaked in blood in an instant.
“How can this happen?” Shi Qingxue was astonished.
He was just hit by a dart, and it was on his thigh with thick skin and much flesh. It couldn’t kill him.
Mo Junyang furrowed his dashing eyebrows and glanced over Mo Junjiu and the guard who hugged him. Then he turned around to look at Wei Zichao.