Sinister and Cunning
That piercing cry of "No"!
It was filled with fear and despair that she had never felt before.
She felt as if she was being dragged out of the abyss. Her surroundings became more and more illusory, and Jing Rong's figure became further and further away. Her eyes were wet with tears, and they stung like chili water.
Her vision blurred.
When she shouted "No", her mind suddenly buzzed, and countless images of her with Jing Rong flashed through her mind.
From Jinjiang to the capital.
From the capital to Yufu.
Every bit of it was deeply imprinted in her mind.
She couldn't get rid of it!
At this moment, the only obsession in her heart was that she couldn't lose Jing Rong.
But —
That man was still standing there calmly. His clothes fluttered in the wind, and he had a charming demeanor. His chiseled face exuded an innate royal aura. His arched eyebrows were flat, and they fell on a pair of eyes that had no fear at all.
He stared at her with a gaze that no one could see through.
Too calm!
The bows were drawn, and the arrows were sharp.
As long as they were released, the people in the courtyard would undoubtedly die.
Just as the air froze —
Just as the archer loosened his bowstring —
Suddenly, half of the archers pulled out their daggers at the same time and stabbed at the archers beside them.
Death in one slash!
More than a dozen corpses and arrows fell from the rooftop.
Tragic.
As for the remaining half of the people on the roof, they quickly aimed the arrows in their hands at the people in the courtyard after killing them.
However, they changed the direction of their arrows and aimed at Wen Panshi's men.
They were waiting for Jing Rong's order.
The tables had turned too quickly!
Almost at the same time, Wen Panshi's men also pulled out their swords in preparation. They surrounded Jing Rong and the others like a human wall.
The air was filled with a murderous aura.
Wen Panshi, Wen Xian, and Zhao Huai were shocked.
What was going on?
How did Jing Rong's men sneak into their archers?
Their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Ji Yunshu's eyes widened even more. The feeling of suddenly escaping from a hopeless situation was something she couldn't adapt to for a moment. She was so stunned that she couldn't even tell whether she was shocked or not. Was she shocked or relieved?
Wen Panshi looked at Jing Rong, his lips trembling. "You?"
However, what responded to him was a cold face and nonchalant gaze.
They saw —
Jing Rong suddenly took a step forward. His eyes were as sharp as a hawk's as he walked towards those people.
His aura was oppressive!
Everyone involuntarily took a few steps back.
In the next moment, he quickly pulled Ji Yunshu away from the hands of those people.
Her body fell heavily into his embrace.
His waist was firmly restrained.
He looked down at the red-eyed woman in his arms and frowned, "Listen up, from now on, without this King's order, you are not allowed to risk your life to save this King. This King will only say this once, if you do it again, I will break your legs."
His voice was powerful and every word was dignified.
Although his tone was harsh, in the end, he was worried that Ji Yunshu would be injured. If something happened to her, he wouldn't be able to live.
Ji Yunshu pursed her lips and met his gaze. She couldn't help but tear up.
How should she tell him that when she found out that he was a threat, the only thought that flashed through her mind was to save him. If she couldn't save him, she would die with him.
But no matter how many words he wanted to say, he couldn't say a single word!
Then —
Jing Rong pushed her to Shi Ziran.
"Protect her."
"Yes."
Then, Jing Rong's eyes narrowed and he looked at Wen Panshi. "Great General Wen, if you don't want more people to die in vain, you'd better step aside."
Yes, he called him Great General Wen!
Wen Panshi's eyes were filled with disbelief. "How … how did you know?"
He didn't understand how Jing Rong knew about this Hongmen Banquet.
And how did he secretly swap his own people with his?
Jing Rong took two steps towards him and looked him in the eye. He raised his chin slightly. "Do you really think your plan is flawless?"
Ridiculous!
"I'm all ears!"
"Alright, then this prince will tell you everything." He said, "Actually, from the moment Official Lin delivered the information on the goods that entered and left the relay station for the past few years to this prince, your plan had already been carried out. You purposely wanted this prince to investigate the Si Residence, then sent assassins to assassinate me. You used all sorts of methods to leave one person alive so that this prince's people would be led here. You also knew that this prince would definitely go to the relay station to investigate again. Regardless of whether you destroyed the warehouse or not, you would still let this prince discover the secret compartment and the candlestick. At that time, Zhao Huai suddenly came to assassinate this prince with the intention of destroying the secret compartment. His purpose was to tell this prince that the mechanism to open the Si Residence's secret compartment was also the candlestick. This way, he would be able to lure this prince into the secret compartment. More accurately, he wanted to lure this prince into the secret compartment and then kill all of us in one fell swoop. But you never would have guessed that Official Lin was the one who started the plan and exposed it. "
"How did you find out?"
"Then you'll have to thank the dust in that room. That room was clearly covered in dust, be it on the cupboard or on the floor, but there were a few clear fingerprints on the fallen candlestick. At that time, this prince saw that there was dust on Official Lin's sleeves. It's obvious that he was the one who pushed the candlestick. He was the one who purposely allowed this prince to discover it so that you could successfully carry out your plan.
"That plan seemed flawless. You could lure this prince and his people into the secret compartment and then kill them without anyone knowing. But in reality, your plan was full of loopholes. This prince also played along with you from the beginning to the end, not because we didn't have any evidence to arrest you, but because we wanted to know how you managed to transport the disaster relief funds from that iron-walled warehouse? Where did it go? Why did you steal the disaster relief funds? Why did those investigating officials who left the capital disappear for a while before dying? More importantly, I wanted to know … why did you want to kill this prince, but not harm Teacher Ji? This prince wanted to unravel all these questions one by one. Therefore, this prince took the initiative to jump into the pit you dug. I let Lang Po sneak into the secret passage and deliberately let myself be caught by you. Of course, you couldn't have killed him, because you were waiting for this prince to walk right into your trap. Now that this prince has learned the truth, I just didn't expect that you … were actually old acquaintances of the Imperial Duke's! "
Ah!
Who would have thought that Jing Rong actually knew everything?
It really wasn't easy for him to put on an act until now.
Even though his plan had been exposed, Wen Panshi didn't panic.
"You really are as treacherous and cunning as your imperial father."
He didn't know if it was a derogatory or a compliment!
Jing Rong smiled. "It's not that this prince is treacherous and cunning, it's that you, Grand General Wen, have underestimated me."
Wen Panshi's face turned green.
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