Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 729

Mo Zhonggui didn't bring many men, but he carried plenty of powerful firearms, and his arrival on the battlefield immediately turned the tide of the battle.

The fierce firepower swept over the Imperial Guards, destroying everything in its path. Caught off guard, the Imperial Guards suffered heavy casualties and were thrown into complete chaos.

Even though some people were still firing arrows at Shen Lingjun, they were no longer a significant threat.

Mo Chonggui swung down from the rooftop and landed in front of Shen Lingjun, deflecting several flaming arrows for her. A cannonball flew towards them, but he easily deflected it with his longsword, using his internal force to deflect it, and the cannonball struck the wall next to him, instantly shattering the entire wall into pieces.

"Master Supervisor!"

Ye Huaichi was both surprised and delighted to see Mo Zhonggui. With Mo Zhonggui there, he no longer needed to stay by Shen Lingjun's side, and immediately charged towards the densest area of ​​the Imperial Guards.

After a brief melee, a larger sound of footsteps and hooves, along with shouts and clamor, came from afar, rapidly approaching.

Shen Wei's army has already captured Kyoto and is heading this way.

Upon seeing the arrival of Shen's army, the remaining Imperial Guards knew that all was lost and finally began to scatter and flee, leaving behind only a mess of corpses, billowing black smoke from the embers, and scattered broken bricks and tiles.

Shen Lingjun had been lying there, protecting the unconscious Wen Shi. Only when he saw that the danger had completely passed did he raise his head.

Mo Zhonggui reached out and helped her up.

"Are you injured?"

Shen Lingjun shook his head.

She escaped through the secret passage, and although she had some scratches and bruises, they were all minor superficial injuries and nothing serious.

"Why did you arrive in Beiyi so quickly? Has everything been settled in Xiqi?"

Mo Zhonggui nodded: "I have already ascended the throne, and then I claimed to be ill and immediately passed the throne to Yao'er."

As the two were talking, Fu Shi Yan next to them stirred, and only then did Mo Zhonggui notice his presence.

Because everyone came out of the secret passage, covered in thick dust, their faces were unrecognizable, so Mo Zhonggui hadn't recognized Fu Shiyan yet.

Mo Zhonggui frowned: "Fu Shi Yan? What's he doing here?"

He could tell that Fu Shiyan was clearly seriously injured and on the verge of death; otherwise, he would have attacked the moment he saw Fu Shiyan.

Shen Lingjun said in a low voice, "He rescued my mother and my older brother."

She bent down and helped Fu Shiyan up. Fu Shiyan slightly opened his eyes.

Mo Zhonggui didn't understand: "Him? Why would he help you save people?"

When Fu Shiyan heard Mo Zhonggui's words, he turned his head in this direction, but his gaze had already begun to wander. He only glanced at Mo Zhonggui, probably not recognizing her at all, and then looked at Shen Lingjun.

He answered the question.

"I lied to you when I told you I'd come with me to Mingsha Island for a year... I never wanted you to come back..."

Mo Zhonggui's face darkened, but he didn't speak. Fu Shiyan continued speaking.

"But then I thought about it, and it didn't seem to make any sense... I could only lock you up, but that's not what I wanted..."

Fu Shiyan's gaze fell on Shen Lingjun's face, and his vision became increasingly blurry until only a void of darkness remained.

It's as if his entire life can be summed up in two words: nothingness and darkness.

A ray of light shone in, but he didn't know how to grasp it; it was too unfamiliar and too distant.

"I don't know what else I can do... Even if it's just to do something for you, it'll be a way of repaying the life you saved for me back then..."

Fu Shiyan's voice gradually faded, his eyes closed slightly, he remained motionless, and his pupils slowly dilated.

Shen Lingjun stared at him blankly, her feelings indescribably complicated.

Fu Shiyan saved Wen Shi and Shen Jingyang, for which she owed him a debt of gratitude, and she shouldn't have let him die like that, but she was truly powerless to help him with his injuries. Moreover, he was Mo Zhonggui's enemy, so she could no longer save him.

Her feelings about the Talisman Master's banquet were equally complicated.