Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

As a local official, even if Huo Qi really didn't know about the county magistrate's corruption, it was his own dereliction of duty that led to widespread complaints among the locals. In the drought year, the death toll was many times higher than in previous years. The emperor naturally didn't want such a useless person to occupy the position of prefect.

As for the dead prefect, the emperor did not delve into the matter. He thought that if one person's death could be exchanged for the stability of the local people and their loyalty to Da Shao, then so be it. Of course, as for those who really wanted to rebel, the emperor trusted the prince very much, so he let the prince deal with it.

It would take some time for the letters to be delivered back and forth even with the fastest Saker Falcon. During this period, Yan Yue was tortured by Shang Liang, which made her dare not challenge Shao Lian anymore. She just answered whatever the other party asked. After she completed her confession, she was sentenced to death by the new Qingcheng County Magistrate. The reason given was naturally not rebellion, but that she had to bear the main responsibility for killing the prefect. The crime was serious and she needed to be taken to the capital Jingzhao Prefecture for execution.

This surprised Yan Yue greatly. She wasn't surprised by why she wasn't sentenced to death for rebellion, but rather by the fact that she thought she was still useful to Shao Lian. At least that woman (Yu Ziyin) still needed her to make the antidote. Why was she killed so quickly?

Yu Ziyin was equally surprised. Shao Lian wanted to kill his Bai Yueguang?!

Yu Ziyin was dumbfounded. Although what Yan Yue had done was enough to kill her hundreds of times, didn't she eventually become the Crown Princess? Why was she sentenced to death?

But according to her several observations of Shao Lian's emotions towards Yan Yue, he was indifferent and ignored, and there was no such thing as a white moonlight at all.

After Yu Ziyin and 404 discussed it, they both agreed that it was because of her existence that Butterfly lost Yan Yue and became Shao Lian's white moonlight. 404 found out that in the original book, Shao Lian also pretended to be sick, but he did not test the drama of the women in the backyard in the Prince's Mansion. Instead, he directly blocked the meetings between outsiders and people in the backyard. So many things changed after arriving in Qingcheng.

The so-called butterfly effect means that even the slightest error can change most of the plot, which is normal.

Yu Ziyin asked again whether this would affect her mission, and 404 told her that it would not. After all, she did not do it on purpose. If she deliberately changed the plot, that would be another matter. This made Yu Ziyin feel relieved.

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After the situation in Qingcheng was resolved, Shao Lian and Wei Zhe split into two teams and returned to the capital. Wei Zhe's team was responsible for escorting Yan Yue back to the capital, and because he was visiting secretly, he went back quietly. It was under such circumstances that their team encountered an assassination on the road.

The other party seemed to know that Shao Lian was in this team. Countless assassins rushed towards the carriage where Shao Lian was regardless of death. The shadow guards around immediately rushed out and fought with the group of assassins. Shang Liang also reacted quickly and drove the carriage to leave here.

But the other party really wanted to kill Shao Lian. In the past, Shao Lian rarely left the capital, and even if he did, he was protected by the emperor. Now, not only did he leave the capital secretly, but he was also surrounded by shadow guards, not the dragon guards under the emperor's command. How could he let go of this opportunity?

Shang Liang drove the carriage out for a short distance when he discovered that there was not only one group of people behind him, but also another group lying in ambush in front.

Shao Lian naturally discovered it as well. He immediately asked Shang Liang to untie the horses. He rode one horse to lure away the assassin, while Shang Liang took Yu Zinyin and rode the other horse away.

"No! You can't go alone! You have to let Shang Liang follow you! I run very fast and they can't catch up with me!" Yu Zinyin grabbed Shao Lian's sleeve. Just kidding, if he died, the mission would fail directly.

Shao Lian glanced at Yu Ziyin and said, "Nothing."

Looking at Shang Liang, "Let's go separately."

Shang Liang quickly understood the meaning in his eyes, and he had to protect Yu Zinyin.

Time was running out, and Shang Liang didn't have time to say anything to refuse. He glanced at the assassin chasing after him, grabbed Yu Ziyin's hand, and rode on his horse, "Excuse me."

"Shang Liang! Let me go! Shao Lian! Shao Lian!" Yu Zinyin looked at Shao Lian who was getting farther and farther away, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Shao Lian’s decision was correct. The assassins were indeed chasing him, so Yu Zinyin and Shang Liang quickly reached a safe place.

After Yu Ziyin managed to calm down, she turned to look at Shang Liang and said, "We are on the official road now. It would be too late to go back to Qingcheng to find help. We should go find Major General Wei immediately. Their troops are not far from us."

Shang Liang, who was originally going to seek support from Qingcheng, agreed that Yu Ziyin was right. However, he was concerned about the Crown Prince's safety. After a moment's thought, he handed the reins to Yu Ziyin and said, "Concubine Liu, please inform Major General Wei about this matter. If he doesn't believe you, please take out this jade token. I have Qinggong skills, so I will go and support the Crown Prince."

It’s not that Shang Liang trusts Yu Zinyin so much, but that the prince trusts Yu Zinyin. If the prince didn’t trust Yu Zinyin, she wouldn’t have accompanied the prince to Qingcheng, so Shang Liang felt that Yu Zinyin was still worthy of trust.

"Okay!" Yu Zinyin took the jade token and immediately rode his horse towards Wei Zhe and the others.

Shang Liang didn't think about whether he would be scolded when he saw the prince later. He just wanted to protect the prince as soon as possible. With a tap of his toes, he quickly disappeared into the forest.

As for Shao Lian, he had been practicing martial arts with his father since he was a child, and when he was a little older, he followed General Wei to practice martial arts. Later, he served as a soldier in the military camp for a few years. His own martial arts skills were also not weak. In addition, Shang Liang arrived later. The two grew up together and cooperated tacitly. They also killed many assassins. However, the assassins were outnumbered, and they were no match for four people with two fists, and were soon forced to a cliff.

Shao Lian's eyes shot towards the leader of the assassins like sharp arrows, "Who sent you?"

"Your Highness, what's the use of knowing so much before you die?" The leader obviously didn't want to waste time talking to him. They had just seen Shao Lian and Shang Liang acting separately, and knew that if they continued to talk to him like this, it would only buy time for Shao Lian, and if they brought support, they would definitely not get any good results.

Several assassins immediately rushed forward. Even if they failed to kill the prince, they would make him fall off the cliff and die.

While Shao Lian was resisting, he was stabbed in the shoulder, and the pain made his face look grim. Shang Liang was also in a bad condition, with scratches on his waist and abdomen, and bleeding continuously.

Just as the blade was about to fall in front of Shao Lian, an arrow flew from a distance and pierced the back of the assassin's hand. Before the assassin could react, the next arrow pierced the assassin's head. The assassin fell beside Shao Lian and slid down the cliff.

Shao Lian looked over and saw Yu Zinyin sitting on a horse, drawing a bow. Perhaps it was her first time killing someone, her face was still a little pale, and her hands were shaking slightly, but her eyes were full of relief when she saw that he was safe.

The addition of Wei Zhe and his soldiers quickly changed the situation of the battle. Yu Zinyin also killed many assassins who tried to approach Shao Lian and Shang Liang with the bow and arrow in his hand, and the situation soon became one-sided.

Just when Yu Zinyin thought everything was fine, Shao Lian fell to the ground in front of her, spitting blood. The same thing happened to Shang Liang next to him. He covered his abdomen with his hands, his face grimacing with pain.

"The blade is poisoned!" Wei Zhe immediately noticed something was wrong. He cast a hateful look at the leader in front of him, "How despicable! Where's the antidote?"

The leader saw that the situation was set and that the prince had been poisoned, so he did not give Wei Zhe any chance to remove his jaw. He simply bit the poison in his teeth and committed suicide.