This villain has become a ghost

"kill!"

Swords and swords flashed, flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The neighing of war horses and the roar of warriors echoed in the mountains.

Just when the two sides were fighting fiercely, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from behind Lin Yuan. Murong Huai looked up and saw a large group of people passing by like a gust of wind. The person leading them was wearing a battle uniform and had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.

After killing the enemy, Lin Yuan looked back.

It is General Qiming, Yanagisawa Oon.

"By His Majesty's order, leave this to me, General Kuishao. Please escort Princess Chihe out of the Eastern Capital!"

He rode his horse straight towards Murong Huai, his sword flashing like a thread.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jin took advantage of the chaos and snatched a horse.

Lin Yuan did not hesitate at all. While Liu Zeyin was leading his men to fight in the front, he quickly left with Murong Jin and his soldiers.

Seeing Murong Jin being taken away by them, Murong Huai said in a deep voice: "Stop them!"

However, Yanagisawa's subordinates blocked all the roads.

While killing the enemy, Shen Yue called out to Murong Huai, saying:

"Your Highness, if you still have a trump card, please keep it. Prime Minister Wei wants to kill all of us. After we both suffer losses, who will be the last one to reap the benefits?"

His tone was gentle, pleasant and persuasive.

Murong Huai was no fool, and he wasn't that easily fooled. He sneered and said, "Wei Yanzhi cooperated with me and gave me some of the conditions I wanted, but you..."

"First, you rescued Murong Jin, preventing me from monopolizing power in Chihe. Then you blocked the marriage plan. You also have people protecting Concubine Xian. You've always hindered my interests. Now you dare to negotiate with me?"

Shen Yue said calmly, "But Your Highness, when we negotiate terms, it's never about what you need, but... what you will lose if you don't."

"Your Highness, you are a wise man. You should know how to make choices."

Murong Huai gritted his teeth.

This is more than just getting something for nothing, it's like slapping you in the face and then threatening you.

But his reason told him that what Shen Yue said was absolutely right.

He anticipated that the emperor would lead his men to escape through the secret passage. As an emperor, attending a banquet where life and death were uncertain, he would definitely keep a trump card, so he sent people to surround Qiu Shuangwan in advance and personally led people to kill Murong Jin.

It would be best if the rest of them died, but it doesn’t matter if they survived. But no matter what... Murong Jin must be killed, and then he must escape unscathed and watch the fire from the other side of the river.

Whether Wei Yanzhi killed the emperor or the emperor killed Wei Yanzhi, it was an internal struggle in Daying, and the only one who benefited in the end was Chi Yu.

But the emperor had anticipated his thoughts throughout the whole process.

What Wei Yanzhi wanted to kill most were the emperor and King Xuan.

But King Xuan never showed up from beginning to end and his whereabouts were unknown.

Then, Wei Yanzhi would definitely spend a large number of troops and assassins to kill the emperor. Logically speaking, the emperor should gather all his strength to protect himself.

But the reality was not so. The emperor actually dispersed his troops to stop him and Wei Yanzhi's plan for peace talks.

If this happens, he himself will be in danger.

Isn't the emperor afraid of death?!

What a lunatic.

Murong Huai took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, a gleam in his eyes, and said: "So, what do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, the fighting soldiers on both sides slowed down and looked at each other.

"I believe Your Highness has also guessed that Prime Minister Wei must have deployed troops in secret. After we are both defeated, or after one side kills the other, he will come out to kill us." Shen Yue said.

Murong Huai said, "You mean you want to join forces with me to kill the people Wei Yanzhi has arranged first?"

Shen Yue smiled slightly: "Your Highness is indeed very smart."

A trace of calculation flashed in Murong Huai's eyes.

If we continue fighting now, it will only lead to a dead end. It would be better to eliminate the potential hidden dangers first and then respond flexibly when the time comes.

"Then does the general next to you have any objections?"

Liu Zeyin glanced at the two of them and said, "What the Grand Master said makes sense. I agree."

Anyway, Lin Yuan has already led people to send Murong Jin away from Dongdu. As long as the princess is safe, peace talks are a foregone conclusion.

Shen Yue retired after completing his mission, smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll leave this to the General."

Compared to here, Nangong Mingzhu's side is the most dangerous.

-

The mountains were shrouded in a layer of heavy black clouds, as if a giant beast in the sky was overlooking the earth. The wind was howling with a biting chill, blowing up the fallen leaves and dust on the ground to form a small whirlwind.

Wei Yanzhi led a large number of troops and surrounded them from all directions, looking down at Nangong Mingzhu and Chu Shiqing from a high position.

He said with some surprise: "Your Majesty, you are really not afraid of death. You actually... left Chu Shiqing behind."

So what?

Chu Shiqing led his troops to protect Nangong Mingzhu.

Nangong Mingzhu pulled the corner of his mouth, half-smiling, and said, "I am really surprised that the Prime Minister personally brought so many people to kill me."

Wei Yanzhi said, "Your Majesty is of royal descent and possesses the aura of an emperor. I know your majesty will soon die, so I have prepared such a grand ceremony to respectfully send your majesty off to the grave."

He paused and continued, "If Your Majesty is willing to reveal the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Prince Xuan, I will ensure that Your Majesty dies with dignity."

Nangong Mingzhu raised his eyebrows slightly, his lips curved, and he said half-seriously, half-falsely, "I dare to say it, do you dare to believe it?"

Wei Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I really can't believe it."

"How about... let me guess," Wei Yanzhi narrowed his eyes, his gaze as cold as if filled with poison, and said, "I heard that General Song has been guarding his daughter at the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. Is Song Zhiyi worth expending so many troops to guard her?"

"I suppose His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is also in the Marquis of Wu'an's residence?"

Nangong Mingzhu sneered and said slowly, "If that's the case, then the Prime Minister clearly wanted to kill King Xuan the most, so why did he personally bring so many people to kill me?"

Wei Yanzhi said, "Who in the entirety of Daying dares to confront General Song head-on? Not engaging the Song army head-on doesn't mean I won't consider other means."

"Sometimes, those who are not on guard at all... are the most deadly."

-

Wu'anhou Mansion.

The entire mansion is heavily guarded, with a fully armed soldier patrolling at regular intervals. Their eyes are as sharp as eagles, and they are always alert to the movements around them.

The gate of the mansion was made of heavy ironwood, inlaid with a huge bronze door knocker, emitting a cold light. A dense crowd of guards stood at the door, holding spears, their faces expressionless, like two stone statues.

The interior of the mansion was heavily guarded. Patrol soldiers moved back and forth at regular intervals, and every corner was equipped with traps that, once triggered, would sound an alarm, putting the entire mansion on alert.

In the room, Song Haotian looked at the pale Song Zhiyi with heartache, and fed his daughter the medicine one spoonful at a time.

He kept nagging as he fed her: "Look at you, how could you go about suppressing spies by yourself? Tell Daddy, why not just wipe them all out at once? You have to act alone. I've let you do whatever you want all these years, and now you don't even care about your own life..."

Song Zhiyi coughed a few times and said helplessly, "My daughter knows what's going on. As a general, how can she not get hurt?"

After drinking the medicine, she refused to rest, but naturally picked up the military book and started reading.

Seeing her like this, Song Haotian couldn't say any words of blame and could only sigh deeply.

Once upon a time, the little girl carried such a heavy spear by herself, practicing her spear skills and studying military books day and night. Even when she was exhausted, her eyes were still bright and she said that she wanted to be a world-famous general in the future.

At that time, he knew that his daughter had great ambitions and would not be confined to a small world, but should take advantage of the wind from the sky and soar to the sky.

Excessive protection and love are actually a kind of constraint for her.

He also didn't want to deprive her of her right to freedom.