A group of personal guards held their weapons and went forward to protect the husband and wife. They looked as though they were ready to risk their lives without any fear.
Seeing that they were going to resist the imperial decree, the people on the other side hesitated and looked back to see if Shang Yongzhong and the others were going to forcefully make a move.
Shang Yongzhong's face revealed a sneer of mockery as though he was mocking these people for overestimating themselves like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Was there any meaning in resisting at this moment?
Shang Chaozong turned around to look at the reactions of Huang Lie and the people from the Great Zen Mountain. His expression was indifferent as he yelled out, "Back off!"
Huang Lie's gaze collided with Shang Chaozong's, and he couldn't help but evade with a guilty conscience. He was truly ashamed in his heart. He did have a heroic spirit in his heart, but he couldn't let his emotions affect his decisions. He couldn't let the people from the Great Zen Mountain die even though he knew that the opposition had more people and the difference in strength.
"Prince!" Feng Ruonan and the group of personal guards turned around and exclaimed. If they backed off, wouldn't it mean that the Prince was going to be captured without a fight?
Shang Yongzhong originally wanted to give the order to forcefully capture them, but after hearing Shang Chaozong's words, he swallowed his words and waited.
The higher-ups wanted to capture them alive, and he didn't want Shang Chaozong to have any accidents.
Shang Chaozong and Feng Ruonan's eyes met, and his eyes were indescribably complicated. He slowly reached out to grab Feng Ruonan's wrist and pressed down the sword in her hand. "Ruonan, all these years … I have let you down!"
These words instantly caused Feng Ruonan's eyes to turn red. She shook her head with difficulty and said, "There is no meaning in saying this now. The imperial court has ill intentions, and we must not back off!"
Shang Chaozong pressed down on her wrist and didn't let her raise the sword in her hand. He took the opportunity to get close to her ear and whispered, "I will be fine. Go back and leave this place immediately. Don't worry about me and go meet up with Commander Meng. Understand?"
Now that things had come to this, he more or less figured out some of the things that he didn't understand before.
In the beginning, he was puzzled by Niu Youdao's inexplicable withdrawal of the order. He couldn't understand why, but now that the imperial court had suddenly sent people to arrest him, it didn't take long for him to realize that Niu Youdao's withdrawal of the order had something to do with the current situation. Daoye must have sensed something beforehand. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain such a coincidence.
But there was one thing he still didn't understand. If they had really sensed something, why didn't they ask him to avoid danger? Instead, they asked him to take the risk alone?
He couldn't figure it out, but he was gradually getting used to Niu Youdao's style of doing things. He wouldn't reveal the truth until the very end.
Even though he had thought of the worst, he had no other choice at this moment.
"No!" Feng Ruo Nan was agitated.
"Everyone, listen to my order. Step down!" Shang Chaozong ignored them and gave the order in front of everyone.
The group of personal guards looked at each other, hesitating. Finally, under the pressure of a military order, they had no choice but to step back.
Shang Chaozong shouted to the other side, "Uncle Wang, this matter has nothing to do with them. Let them go, I will go with you."
Shang Yongzhong had a playful look on his face. He had been staring at this husband and wife who were whispering to each other. He didn't know what they were talking about. In order to play it safe, he laughed coldly, "Take them all down. Other than Shang Chaozong, if anyone else dares to resist, kill them all!"
"Yes!" The group of people was about to charge forward.
Shang Chaozong was also furious. A figure landed on the ground and blocked in front of them. He stopped the people who were charging at them. "Wait!"
The group of people who were about to move stopped and looked back.
Shang Yongzhong could tell that the other party was a cultivator. He frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
On the side, Gamiao Shui reminded him, "I am Niu Youdao's trusted subordinate, the sect master of Mount Five Liang, Gongsun Bu."
Gongsun Bu said, "The imperial edict didn't say anything about capturing the princess."
Shang Yongzhong said, "The imperial edict is not up to you to decide. It's none of your business. Move aside!"
Gongsun Bu was not afraid at all. He said calmly, "The reason why the princess is following the army this time is because of Daoye. Before I left, Daoye didn't tell me anything else, but Daoye personally told me to protect the princess. Since the imperial edict didn't say anything about capturing the princess, if I let you capture the princess for no reason, I won't be able to answer to Daoye. So I have to take the princess with me. "
He didn't suddenly take the risk on a whim. It was Niu Youdao's secret order that he had to show up.
Niu Youdao didn't ask Gongsun Bu, Feng Ruonan, and Huang Lie to evacuate first. It would be too obvious if he did.
He turned and said to Feng Ruonan, "Princess, come with me."
Shang Chaozong immediately took the sword from Feng Ruonan's hand and pushed her. "Go!"
"Prince!" Feng Ruonan was anxious. How could she abandon her husband and run away?
The situation was critical. Gongsun Bu couldn't care less about gender. He grabbed Feng Ruonan's arm and dragged her away. He was a cultivator, after all. Feng Ruonan couldn't fight him.
Shang Yongzhong was furious. They dared to take her away in front of him without his permission. Who did they think he was? He shouted, "How dare you! No one is allowed to leave. Capture them all! "
Swoosh! Gongsun Bu threw Feng Ruonan behind him with one hand and drew his sword with the other. He warned sternly, "Anyone from Thatched Cottage Villa, go ahead and try!"
Shen Yuhong sneered, "Thatched Cottage Villa? Since when did they have the right to behave atrociously in front of us? "
Gongsun Bu said coldly, "Let me remind you. Anyone who dares to make a move on the person Daoye wants to protect is not giving Daoye face. If you anger Daoye, don't blame Daoye for not giving you face! Once Daoye is angry, he won't care about the Yan Imperial Court or the bullsh * t imperial edict. If things get out of hand, don't blame me for not warning you! "
This was a public threat!
If it had been before, he definitely wouldn't have had the confidence to say something like that. However, things were different now that he was with Niu Youdao. It wasn't that the Thatched Cottage Villa hadn't seen any major figures before. He had seen many elders at Shen Yuhong's level in the Thatched Cottage Villa. One Shen Yuhong wasn't enough to scare him.
Most importantly, he had the Misty Pavilion behind him. This was also the reason why Niu Youdao wanted him to protect Feng Ruonan at the crucial moment. He knew that he had the guts to be tough.
Some crimes were easy for men to bear, but not for women. If a woman was interrogated by a group of men, it could easily damage her innocence. Thus, Niu Youdao wanted Gongsun Bu to take the risk to protect Feng Ruonan at the crucial moment.
"Stop! Stand down! "
A group of people had already charged forward to capture Shang Chaozong. Shang Chaozong's personal guards were enraged and wanted to resist. However, they were stopped by Shang Chaozong. Shang Chaozong knew that his subordinates would be throwing their lives away if they resisted. It wouldn't change anything, and it was meaningless.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Shang Chaozong was forcefully tied up.
"Prince!" Feng Ruonan shouted in grief and indignation.
Gongsun Bu only turned back to look at Shang Chaozong who had been captured before dragging her forcefully in front of Huang Lie and the others. He said in a low voice, "Sect Leader Huang, you have a flying mount. Immediately send Wang Fei to meet up with Commander Meng."
Huang Lie felt very guilty today, and didn't have much confidence facing Gongsun Bu. A mere sect leader of Five Liang Mountain had the courage to snatch food from a tiger's mouth and save Feng Ruonan. In contrast, his Great Zen Mountain was a bit cowardly.
He nodded his head submissively and signaled for his subordinates to quickly escort Feng Ruonan away. Numerous experts of Great Zen Mountain immediately escorted Feng Ruonan away.
After a while, a large flying beast carried the crying Feng Ruonan and quickly left.
Before leaving, Gongsun Bu turned back to look at Shang Chaozong who had been captured. He was also very helpless. It was already not easy for Daoye to save Feng Ruonan. It was impossible to take away Shang Chaozong from the other's hands. The other could release Wang Fei because Wang Fei wasn't very important, but Shang Chaozong was different.
Immediately after, Gongsun Bu and the people of Great Zen Mountain quickly flew out of the encirclement of the army and quickly left.
The army didn't receive the order to stop them, so they could only watch as the group left.
Watching the group leave arrogantly, Shang Yongzhong's cheeks tightened and he almost broke his teeth from gritting them. He felt like he had been slapped in the face.
At this time, Gamiao Shui finally let go of Shang Yongzhong's arm. Just now, he had stopped Shang Yongzhong from giving the order. That Gongsun Bu had already made it clear on the spot. If they continued to forcefully detain people, it would be like slapping Niu Youdao's face. Niu Youdao wasn't a kind person. He even dared to confiscate the rations of the Imperial Court. Did they think he wouldn't dare to do something worse?
"Prince, one hundred thousand cavalry, four hundred thousand rebels, and four hundred thousand soldiers of South State are all in Niu Youdao's hands. The situation can go out of control in an instant. It's already very embarrassing for us to capture Duke Yongping in a surprise attack! "After Ge Miao Shui let go, he still reminded Shang Yongzhong once again.
How could Shang Yongzhong not know this? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to endure it.
Shen Yuhong also felt like he had been slapped in the face. In the face of Gongsun Bu's threat, he didn't dare to act rashly and could only watch as the people were taken away. After all, he still had to ask Niu Youdao for help in the aftermath.
Shang Chaozong's personal guards were also disarmed by the people who rushed up and were taken away.
In the distance, a few large flying beasts swooped down and landed.
The tied up Shang Chaozong was escorted to the capital. It was obvious that they were going to use the large flying beasts to send him to the capital as soon as possible.
After the incident just now, Shang Yongzhong and the others were no longer in the mood to appreciate the results of the battle. All of them were expressionless.
Shang Chaozong, who was passing by, struggled for a moment and stopped in his tracks.
Seeing the shoving, Shang Yongzhong raised his hand to stop the shoving soldiers and said indifferently, "Chaozong, do you have something to say?"
Shang Chaozong, "I really have nothing to say to a person like you who doesn't do anything." His gaze shifted to Su Qitong and An Xianzhao.
The two of them were indeed embarrassed to see King Ning's son being captured in front of them. Even the generals behind them, who were once King Ning's subordinates, lowered their heads and didn't have the face to face this.
"My Imperial Father spent his entire life trying to pacify the Yan Empire. My death is not to be regretted. However, my Imperial Father has always treated you well. I only ask that you work together to pacify the rebellion as soon as possible." Shang Chaozong looked at the two of them and pleaded.
Su Qitong and An Xianzhao slowly cupped their hands to send him off. Their lips were tightly pursed and they didn't say a word. The generals behind them also cupped their hands and some of them had red eyes.
Shang Yongzhong suddenly turned around and saw the generals silently sending him off. His expression darkened and he waved his hand and shouted, "Take him away!"
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