The princess is killing like crazy again

The dew was heavy in the early morning and the mountains and forests were foggy.

It rained last night and the air is filled with a fresh and damp feeling.

A group of soldiers appeared in the fog. They followed the traces and searched for a long time before finally finding the cave.

"Your Highness!" Li Yaozhi opened his arms and caught Xiao Yurong who was rushing towards him.

He frowned slightly, as if he was heartbroken, but also as if he was finally relieved, with some joy, and tears glistening in his eyes.

He raised his hand and carefully touched Xiao Yurong's cheek with the back of his fingertips.

"It's okay, Your Highness, let's go back." He said softly.

Cui Ci Ning walked out of the cave and raised his hand to the soldiers who saluted him.

He looked at Li Yaozhi with complicated eyes.

Li Yaozhi let go of Xiao Yurong and checked whether Xiao Yurong was safe and sound. "Your Highness has suffered."

"I'm fine. Mingyang basically carries all the burden on me," said Xiao Yurong.

"Yaozhi thanks you, Young General." Li Yaozhi bowed solemnly to Cui Ci Ning.

This time, he was truly grateful to Cui Ci Ning for risking his life to protect Xiao Yurong.

Cui Ci Ning looked away, "Why do you have to be so polite, sir?"

He glanced at Xiao Yurong and Li Yaozhi, who were acting so intimately, as if there was no room for a second person.

For a moment, the memories of his past life seemed to come back again, and the conversation between Xiao Yurong and the maid kept ringing in his ears like a nightmare.

Along with the cries of his tribesmen, as well as all the words that had compared him to Li Yaozhi, all came flooding back.

Enough is enough.

Cui Qining clenched his fists, turned his back and left, "I have something to do, I'll go first."

Xiao Yurong glanced at Cui Ci Ning's back strangely, seemingly puzzled.

"Young General, I'm afraid it's something important." Li Yaozhi smiled.

Xiao Yurong asked Li Yaozhi about serious matters again, "Is there anything unusual in the army?"

Li Yaozhi shook his head, "Everything is fine, Your Highness can rest assured."

"Shao Yan, thanks to you." Xiao Yurong breathed a sigh of relief and thought for a moment, "What about the capital? What about Yi Yan? What's the news?"

"The news of His Highness's disappearance has spread all over Yujingdu at such a fast speed that I think someone is fanning the flames." Li Yaozhi's face was solemn. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince Huo Hou, and the teachers and brothers are all very worried."

Xiao Yurong nodded and sighed, "It was me who made them worry. Send a message back quickly to tell them that I'm back and safe and sound."

Li Yaozhi nodded, "That's natural, but I get bored easily..."

"How?" Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows.

Li Yaozhi smiled, seemingly gentle, but with murderous intent, "Pingnan is easy to defend but difficult to attack, he is resisting stubbornly. The imperial army is besieging the city, sooner or later they will not be able to withstand the pressure."

Xiao Yurong smiled, "You want to kill him?"

"I originally thought of that." Li Yaozhi smiled and shook his head, "But since Your Highness wants to take him down, Shao Yan will naturally focus on suppressing him."

"Shao Yan is the most attentive and knows my heart." Xiao Yurong said, "He knows a lot of things, and I am very interested."

Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "Then I will win this round for Your Highness."

The news of Xiao Yurong's return spread throughout Yujing, and some people were happy while others were worried.

But more people breathed a sigh of relief.

But people in Pingnan who knew the news were not so relieved. The enemy was not dead and had returned to the camp safely.

All the remaining followers of King Wen were disheartened.

Xiao Yurong did not plan to spend much more manpower to capture Pingnan, so he adopted Li Yaozhi's suggestion.

The soldiers who received the order went down to carry out the order.

They led the horses out of the stables, tied long strips of cloth to their tails, soaked them in oil, and led them to the city gate one by one.

A small number of horses were taken away, which made the grooms very worried.

"Where are you taking the horses?" they asked.

The soldiers replied, "His Highness Zhaoyang wanted horses, and you came up with a plan to light a fire on the horses' tails and let the horses burn the remaining followers of King Wen."

"Ah?" The groom said with a bitter face, "This is a war horse! I don't know how much silver it costs for one!"

"Which is more important, horses or people? Let me go!" The soldier took the horses away without saying a word. "His Highness Zhaoyang said that these horses can take Pingnan, which is more cost-effective than the blood of the soldiers."

The groom stood there, feeling a sharp pain as he watched them lead the horse away.

The groom murmured with a sad face: "The major general will kill me..."

Everyone knows that one of Cui Ci Ning's hobbies when he was in Yinzhou was to brush his horses to relax.

The imperial army carried wooden stakes and rammed the city gate. Pingnan's defense was weakened after several attacks, and the rebels had long since given up on the attack, so the city gate was broken.

They lit the horses' tails, which frightened the horses and caused their buttocks to burn, so they rushed straight into the city gate.

The rebels fled in panic, some were trampled to death by horses' hooves, others were killed by the swords of the imperial army.

"Have you sent a message to the people in Pingnan City?" Xiao Yurong asked.

Li Yaozhi nodded, "I issued an order yesterday. All the people in Pingnan are to stay indoors tomorrow. If you disobey the order, you will be killed and your life or death will be decided by God."

Xiao Yurong nodded, "Yes."

There was chaos in Pingnan City, but the City Lord's Mansion was still quiet.

Yi Yan did not panic or run away, but leaned back in his chair and looked at the book in his hand.

The page in the family history book was the one about the Huo family, and Xiao Yurong's name was clearly written on it.

Yi Yan thought about the comments about Xiao Yurong in his memory: "Xiao Yurong, the daughter of the Xiao family, was blessed by her ancestors, but she was arrogant and domineering. It was because of her father and brother's pampering that she became rude and immoral."

"Princess Rong was a disciple of Liu Pinjue, but she later engaged him in battle. She broke off relations with her fellow disciples and became mortal enemies with the Cui family."

"Princess Zhaoyang, who keeps male lovers and manipulates the government, is as glorious as anyone in Yujing. Her beauty shines like the sun, who wouldn't want to see her?"

"After the Xiao family was defeated, the eldest princess set fire to Zhaoyang Mansion and committed suicide by cutting her own throat."

"Cut off one's own throat... commit suicide?" Yi Yan repeated these four words.

He tilted his head slightly, "Committing suicide?"

Yi Yan recalled the look in Xiao Yurong's eyes when he carried Cui Ci Ning on his back and escorted him forward that night.

That look was like a wildfire swaying before a rainstorm.

Could someone with such eyes be someone who is willing to give up his life?

But... it's not impossible, right? After all, when she looked back, her relatives and friends had already died, been hurt, been abandoned, and broken up.

"Military Advisor!" The subordinates rushed in hastily, "The Imperial Army is coming! They have broken through the city gate and are charging in!"

"Oh." Yi Yan's reaction was indifferent.

He even asked with interest: "How did she get in?"

The subordinate was confused and replied, "They broke through the city gate, set the horses' tails on fire, and frightened the horses into charging our army, and the cavalry followed closely."

Yi Yan pinched his chin, "Interesting, was this her idea, or was it Li Yaozhi's idea?"

"I don't know!" The subordinate looked confused. "Military Advisor, this is a critical moment for our survival. They are about to break in! Shouldn't we flee?"

"You can run away." Yi Yan waved his hand.

The subordinates were even more confused, "Military Advisor, what do you mean? Aren't you going with us? If they catch you, they will cut you into pieces!"

Yi Yan's eyes lit up, "You also think that she will kill me?"

What does your excited look mean? Are you looking forward to the enemy coming to kill you? The subordinates looked at Yi Yan as if he was looking at a ghost.

He said, "Military advisor, you tricked them into surrendering, but then you killed the soldiers they brought into the city behind closed doors, and even wanted to kill the princess and General Cui. Military advisor, you almost let General Cui pierce his heart with thousands of arrows, and Princess Zhaoyang was beheaded."

The subordinate was getting more and more scared as he spoke, and he swallowed his saliva, "Now the two of them not only survived but also escaped and returned alive. Doesn't this make the military advisor hate him to the core?"

"Oh, so it seems that she will definitely kill me." Yi Yan actually revealed a hint of pleasure.

The subordinates had a hard time expressing their grievances to this unpredictable military advisor, "Military advisor, let's escape quickly!"

"The victor takes all, that's just the way it is." Yi Yan waved his hand, "You run away, I'll wait for her to kill you."

The subordinates were in great pain. Hearing the sound of fighting getting closer, they stamped their feet anxiously, sighed, and ran out in a hurry.

Yi Yan continued to read the book in his hand calmly, and read the page about Huo carefully.

Until the door was kicked open with a loud bang, and the one who led the way was Cui Ci Ning holding a knife.

The knife in his hand was still dripping with blood, and the murderous aura was lingering.

Next was Xiao Yurong, and behind her a little later was Li Yaozhi.

On both sides of them were well-trained soldiers holding weapons, marching in together.

After a quick search to confirm there was no danger, the soldiers stood on both sides.

Yi Yan put down the book and said, "I hope you are well, little princess."

"Easy to hate." Xiao Yurong looked at him with his eyes lowered.

"Are you here to kill me?" Yi Yan's eyes were bright and he looked at Xiao Yurong with burning gaze.

His attitude surprised Xiao Yurong. "Are you looking forward to being killed by me?"

"Because you are beautiful." Yi Yan said, "You are so beautiful, it won't matter if you kill me."

He had a frivolous smile on his face, but he meant what he said.

This person is crazy.

Everyone was speechless.

"How dare you, a traitor, insult the princess with words?" Cui Ci Ning pointed the knife at Yi Yan.

Yi Yan was unmoved, "Why do you think so? General Cui, I was clearly praising our princess."

"But if you think so, then I can't do anything about it." He spread his hands, looking indifferent.

Xiao Yurong raised his hand, "Mingyang."

"But he..." Cui Ci Ning frowned.

"Mingyang." Xiao Yurong slightly emphasized his tone.

Cui Ci Ning reluctantly retracted the knife.

Yi Yan looked at Li Yaozhi again, "This is how we met for the first time. How exciting, Master Yaozhi."

Li Yaozhi raised his eyebrows slightly, as if smiling, "Your Excellency should think carefully about how to save your life now, right?"

"Now that I'm here, I naturally put life and death aside." Yi Yan laughed, "I'm still quite curious, a person like you, who can lead the government and be the head of all officials, is willing to throw himself into the fire in the end."

He moved closer and asked with interest, "What do you love about her?"

Before Li Yaozhi could say anything, Yi Yan enthusiastically enumerated a lot of things: "Is it because of her beauty? Love at first sight? Or is it because we were childhood sweethearts and fell in love over time?"

Li Yaozhi's smile remained unchanged. "I don't understand what you are talking about, sir?"

"Hahahahaha!" Yi Yan laughed. "Li Shaoyan, you started learning at the age of three, learned sword at the age of five, and learned archery at the age of six. You can use your pen to pacify the world, and you can ride a horse to decide the outcome of the world. Yet you still don't understand what I'm saying?"

He looked at Cui Ci Ning excitedly again, "What about you? Shouldn't you hate her to the core? Why are you willing to die for her?"

Cui Ci Ning was furious, "What on earth are you talking about?!"

"Don't tell me, in my plan you shouldn't have protected her like this, because you both would have died by then." Yi Yan said to himself, "But you almost died for her, what a surprise."

Xiao Yurong frowned, "Easy to get bored."

"How boring. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that you ancient people never expressed love lightly. You wouldn't dare to express your love even if you were in love to death, let alone the king and his subjects." Yi Yan said with an "oh".

Ancient people? Xiao Yurong half-squinted his eyes and caught his words.

Yi Yan has said a lot of incredible things since we met.

This was exactly what made Xiao Yurong even more interested in him. Coupled with the rumor that Yi Yan fell from the sky, Xiao Yurong could conclude that Yi Yan was most likely from the future.

Yi Yan opened his arms and said, "Come, take my head and kill the rebel."

He looked like he was ready to be killed at any time, as if he didn't care about life or death.

"You really are not afraid of death." Xiao Yurong said with a smile.

"I've said it before, I'm not a coward. The princess should be the same kind of person as me. After all, we both love to have fun." Yi Yan said with a smile.

Xiao Yurong raised his hand, "Catch him, escort him back to the capital, keep a close eye on him, and don't make things difficult for him."

Cui Qining was shocked. "Zhaoyang? With what he did before, there is no way he would be willing to serve you! Besides, this man has a heart of a tiger and a wolf, and lacks moral integrity. Who knows if he will betray his master and stab you in the back?"

"I have other uses for him." Xiao Yurong smiled.

"Zhaoyang!" Cui Ci Ning said anxiously.

Before Xiao Yurong turned around and left, he patted Cui Qining on the shoulder and said, "Mingyang, don't worry."

Yi Yan looked at Xiao Yurong's back and said rudely, "Eh? You two are quite interesting. One is named Zhaoyang and the other Mingyang. They are both the sun, right?"

"It's becoming more and more interesting. Could this be the legendary destiny? Fate?" He laughed to himself.

"Shut up!" Cui Ci Ning kicked over the table in front of Yi Yan with an ugly look on his face.

With a loud bang, the table broke in half, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

Yi Yan was so frightened that he leaned back and asked insincerely, "No way? Little General, are you so angry?"

Immediately, the soldiers stepped forward and arrested Yi Yan. Two of them stood in front of Cui Ci Ning, fearing that he would kill Yi Yan in a rage.

Cui Qining turned his head grimly and looked at Li Yaozhi who was signaling the soldiers behind him, "Li Shaoyan, what do you mean by this?"

"Major General, His Highness just said that we must not make things difficult for him and that he must be kept alive." Li Yaozhi said calmly, "We are also following orders."

"Okay! Very good!" Cui Ci Ning gritted his teeth, nodded, and left.