Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Hongzhou and General Zhaohui fought fiercely in the manor. Hongzhou's wounds multiplied, and his clothes were stained with blood, but he felt no pain and roared, "I will not let you succeed!"

General Zhao Hui, seeing the enemy constantly surging around him, shouted anxiously, "Your Highness, this can't go on. We have to find their weak point and break through!"

Hongzhou, panting heavily, replied, "I know, but they're all around us, it's really hard to find a way in!"

At that moment, a volley of arrows suddenly rained down from the village. Hongzhou quickly shouted, "Watch out for hidden arrows!"

The soldiers raised their shields to defend themselves, and for a moment their formation became somewhat chaotic. Seeing this, Hongzhou shouted, "Hold on! Don't lose your formation!"

In the palace, Xiao Yanzi was extremely anxious and said to Hongli, "Your Majesty, we can't wait any longer. I think we should send more people to support Hongzhou and the others."

Hongli frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I had the same idea. Su Peisheng, convey my decree, ordering the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards to immediately lead a detachment of Imperial Guards to the manor north of the city to support Prince He and General Zhaohui."

Su Peisheng hurriedly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant will go and convey the decree immediately."

Yongqi volunteered, "Father, I am willing to go with the Imperial Guards so as to lend my uncle a hand."

Hongli looked at Yongqi and nodded, saying, "Yongqi has such filial piety and courage, I approve. But you must act carefully and not be reckless."

Yongqi replied firmly, "Your subject will follow Father's teachings and will surely return safely."

Xiao Yanzi then said to Xiao Tao and A Zhu, "You two go and carefully examine those palaces in the harem with strange markings again, and see if you can find any new clues."

Xiao Tao replied, "Yes, Your Highness, this servant will go right away."

Azhu also said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, we will investigate carefully."

Consort Ling gently comforted Xiao Yanzi, saying, "Your Highness, the Prince is a lucky man, with General Zhao Hui by his side and the Imperial Guards coming to his aid. He will surely turn danger into safety."

Little Swallow sighed, "I hope so! This mysterious organization is so arrogant, daring to act so recklessly in the palace. If we don't uproot it, the palace will likely never be peaceful again."

Hongli's eyes were cold and stern as he said, "I will not let them get away with this. There must be a mastermind behind this, and I will find him and punish him severely!"

In the village outside the city, Hongzhou and General Zhaohui finally managed to block the rain of arrows. Hongzhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "General, it seems there must be something extremely important in this village, which is why they are trying so hard to stop us."

General Zhao Hui nodded and said, "Your Highness is absolutely right. However, we are currently trapped here and cannot investigate further."

Hongzhou gazed into the depths of the manor and gritted his teeth, saying, "No matter what, I will give it a try. Soldiers, follow me to break through to the left side of the manor; the defenses there seem to be weaker."

The soldiers responded in unison, "Yes, Your Highness!"

Then, Hongzhou led his soldiers in a fierce attack on the left side of the village. Swords clashed, sparks flew. Hongzhou brandished his sword, moving as if there was no one there, and shouted loudly, "Those who block my way shall die!"

General Zhao Hui also directed the operation with composure, cooperating with Hong Zhou to gradually create an opening.

Inside the palace, Xiao Tao and A Zhu were carefully searching through the palaces marked with strange symbols. Suddenly, Xiao Tao exclaimed, "A Zhu, look here! The floor tiles seem to be loose."

A-Zhu quickly went over, and the two of them worked together to move the floor tile, discovering a small box underneath. A-Zhu picked up the box and said, "Your Majesty, there's a box here; perhaps it contains some clues."

Xiao Tao said excitedly, "Quick, let's take it back and show it to the Empress and the Emperor."

The two hurriedly returned to Xiao Yanzi and Hongli. Xiao Tao said, "Your Majesty, we found this box under the palace floor tiles."

Hongli took the box, opened it, and found a slip of paper inside with strange symbols and words written on it. Xiao Yanzi leaned closer, puzzled, and asked, "What does this mean, Your Majesty? Can you understand it?"

Hongli examined the note carefully, his brows furrowing even more. He said, "Even I find it difficult to decipher. It seems to be an extremely secret code, and we need to find a specialist to crack it."

At this moment, the Imperial Guards who had gone to provide support had arrived near the manor. Yongqi said to the deputy commander, "General, we must rush in as soon as possible. The prince and the others must be in great danger right now."

The deputy commander nodded and said, "Fifth Prince, rest assured, this humble general will do his utmost."

Having said that, the Imperial Guards surged towards the manor like a tidal wave, joining forces with Hongzhou and his men from within. The enemy inside the manor gradually could not withstand the onslaught. Seeing the reinforcements arrive, Hongzhou's morale soared, and he shouted, "Haha, the reinforcements have arrived! Today is your doom!"

However, just when everyone thought they were about to breach the manor, a sharp whistle suddenly rang out from within. The enemy seemed to have received some order and began to retreat in an orderly fashion. Hongzhou wanted to pursue them, but General Zhaohui stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, you must not pursue rashly; there may be an ambush."

Hongzhou reluctantly stopped, watching the enemy's retreating figures, and said resentfully, "Hmph, they got away fast this time!"

In the palace, Hongli looked at the note and said to Xiaoyanzi, "This mysterious organization acts so secretly. This note must be the key. I must unravel its secrets and wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Xiao Yanzi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I believe you can do it. However, there are still many spies in the palace, so we must be careful."

This chapter concludes here. Stay tuned for the next chapter.