Chapter 134
Li Yu swam back and forth in the water until his clothes were almost wet.
After leaving the lotus pond, he led the children to the nearest veranda and found Xiong Feng standing guard. When he saw Li Yu, he happily wagged his tail at him.
Xiong Feng led Li Yu to a room not far away. There were many clean clothes in the room and no one else. Li Yu knew that this was Ye Qinghuan’s arrangement. He was very grateful and quickly changed his clothes.
There were two doors in the room. Li Yu walked out from a different door. Soon, a servant came to lead him to see old Duke Chengen.
Ye Qian had already invited Prince Li of the First Rank. Prince Li of the First Rank felt that old Duke Chengen was overthinking things and didn’t want to enter the palace rashly. But when he saw the tiger tally in Ye Qinghuan’s hand, he knew that the situation was really bad.
Prince Li of the First Rank examined the tiger tally over and over again.
“Where did you get this tiger tally?” Prince Li of the First Rank asked.
Li Yu said, “His Majesty took it out after breaking a jade box.”
Prince Li of the First Rank wanted to confirm the location of the tiger tally so that he could judge Li Yu’s words.
It seemed that Li Yu wasn’t lying.
Prince Li of the First Rank wanted Li Yu to tell him the details of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Li Yu cooperated and said that it involved Princess Langya. Prince Li of the First Rank asked several times. This foreign princess had hidden in the harem for many years and even disguised herself as someone else. Prince Li of the First Rank was shocked and naturally wanted to know more. Li Yu also understood and told him everything he had seen and heard.
Prince Li of the First Rank asked again, “Since Princess Langya guarded the Palace of Heavenly Purity, how did you send the tiger tally out?”
This was what Prince Li of the First Rank was puzzled about. When it came to the emperor’s safety, no mistakes were allowed.
Li Yu was stunned. How was he supposed to explain this?
Li Yu thought for a moment and said, “His Highness raised a fish, and he hid the tiger talisman in the fish … fish tank rockery. Then, he found an excuse and gave the fish tank to me. I was originally in the Thousand Autumns Palace and was not with him. The security of the Thousand Autumns Palace was not as tight as the security of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Perhaps they felt that I was not a threat, so after I found the Tiger Tally, I snuck out to deliver the message. ”
Li Yu’s explanation was barely acceptable, but it was still full of loopholes. Prince Li of the First Rank wanted to ask more questions, but Ye Qinghuan rushed to speak up for Li Yu, “He already took a great risk by sending the Tiger Talisman. He might not be able to remember everything clearly even if he was anxious. There’s no need to chase after him. Saving the Emperor is more important. Let’s plan our operation first.”
Li Yu gave Ye Qinghuan a grateful look.
Prince Li of the First Rank agreed. He immediately took the Tiger Talisman with Duke Chengen to the general guarding the city to mobilize troops. Ye Qinghuan was responsible for gathering the people in the residence to support the defending troops. Ye Qian was old and his legs were inconvenient, so he personally took command of the Duke Chengen residence.
Li Yu would definitely participate in the operation to save Old Gong. There was no doubt about this. He still entrusted the children to Wang Xi’s care.
Dabao was wearing a small riding uniform and holding a small slingshot. He walked out unsteadily with his short legs and clung onto Li Yu’s trousers.
“Dabao, save Grandpa,” Dabao said firmly.
Li Yu’s eyes were a little wet. He picked Dabao up and rubbed his face against the child’s soft cheeks.
“Dabao, be good.” Li Yu comforted him gently, “Grandpa will be fine soon.”
Li Yu sent Dabao back to Wang Xi’s residence. When he saw Dabao’s bulging riding uniform, he remembered something and went to look for Ye Qinghuan.
“You want us to wear thick armor, helmets, and shields?” Ye Qinghuan was shocked.
It was very urgent to attack the imperial palace. If they deliberately prepared these things, it would be too late. Moreover, armor was mostly for the defending troops. Most of the imperial guards in the residence didn’t have it.
Li Yu gestured and explained, “Princess Langya’s people will have a kind of liquid on their bodies. If they come into contact with it, it will make them …”
He didn’t know what corrosion was in ancient times. He thought for a moment and said, “If they come into contact with it, their entire body will fester and they will die. It’s very powerful. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. You must be careful.”
… So that’s how it is. Ye Qinghuan had been taught by his father since he was young. Although he didn’t fear death, he still had to be as careful as possible. He ordered people to pass this information to the defending troops. The imperial guards in the residence all carried shields. If they had armor, they wore armor. If they didn’t, they wore thick cotton-padded jackets. Their exposed parts were bound with thick gauze. If they encountered any rebels, they would shoot them with bows and arrows.
Ye Qinghuan had his own gold-threaded armor. Old Duke Chengen also had one. Before they left, they found it and gave it to Li Yu. Li Yu thanked him profusely and put it on. Everything was almost ready.
Ye Qinghuan finally hugged his carefree daughter in the cradle. Looking back, his wife, Princess Jinjue, was looking at him with red eyes. Ye Qinghuan thought she was going to stop him. Unexpectedly, the princess choked with sobs and said, “Be careful on the road. Return home early.”
Ye Qinghuan’s chest warmed. He nodded vigorously.
The princess was so righteous that he swallowed all the comforting words he had prepared.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”
Ye Qinghuan believed that the two of them would meet soon.
Prince Li of the First Rank, Duke Chengen, and General Huwei, who was guarding the city, led the imperial guards to the imperial palace.
When they arrived at the palace gate, General Huwei showed the two halves of the tiger-shaped tally. Seeing the tiger-shaped tally was like seeing the emperor. The imperial guards knelt down and saluted.
General Huwei ordered to kill those who had ill intentions. Princess Langya spent more than ten years to cultivate Lou Lan’s forces in the palace because her true identity couldn’t be exposed. Although this force was made up of elites, there weren’t many of them. They were able to capture the Palace of Heavenly Purity by surprise attacks and false imperial edicts. Most of the imperial guards in the palace obeyed the emperor’s orders. As soon as they saw the tiger-shaped tally, they immediately stopped resisting. The imperial guards were unstoppable.
Li Yu didn’t know how to ride a horse. Ye Qinghuan found a short donkey for Li Yu to ride. He also arranged for a group of imperial guards to protect her.
Li Yu swiftly swung her whip. She felt like she was the safest fish in the world.
When the rebel army attacked, Ye Qinghuan led the imperial guards of Duke Chengen’s residence to deal with them. Coincidentally, a few soldiers who had defected to Lou Lan’s forces surrounded Ye Qinghuan.
Ye Qinghuan’s martial arts weren’t inferior to King Jing’s. He blocked with his sword and soon counterattacked, injuring one of the soldiers. The soldier pretended to be defeated and stabbed himself with a knife. He pounced on Ye Qinghuan.
Li Yu was too familiar with this move. She hurriedly said, “Be careful!”
Ye Qinghuan raised his shield and blocked in front of his chest, blocking all the “dissolving water” that the soldier sprayed out. The water couldn’t penetrate the thick shield. Ye Qinghuan was unharmed.
The imperial guards followed suit. If they encountered the water, they would immediately block it with their shields. Even so, there were still some who were accidentally contaminated. Because they were all wearing thick clothes, they immediately changed their clothes. They wouldn’t be hurt by the “dissolving water”.
When they encountered the soldiers of Lou Lan again, Ye Qinghuan directly drew his bow and shot arrows, not giving them time to use underhanded tricks.
The soldiers of Lou Lan were completely suppressed on the battlefield. Soon, the defenders arrived outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Princess Langya didn’t expect that the reinforcements would come so quickly. She wanted the Emperor to agree to abdicate the throne. The Emperor said he would consider it. After a few hours, he still said he would consider it.
Princess Langya really wanted to kill the Emperor, but she couldn’t.
Once the Emperor died, the country would eventually fall into the hands of the princes and imperial descendants. How could her years of planning be a wedding dress for others?
Princess Langya’s face turned gloomy when she learned who was leading the Imperial City defenders who attacked the palace.
She ordered her subordinates to escort the Emperor, King Jing, and the two young princes out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
If she couldn’t obtain the country, she would kill the Emperor’s bloodline!
When Prince Liqin and Duke Chengen arrived, Princess Langya openly threatened them with the Emperor’s life and shouted crazily, “If you take another step forward, I’ll kill the Emperor!”
Prince Liqin was worried about the Emperor’s safety. The defenders were just outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity and didn’t dare to enter the hall. The archers from both sides fought and another batch of soldiers died.
Princess Langya’s subordinates were far fewer than the defenders. Soon, the few remaining archers were also killed.
Princess Langya drew her sword and slashed at the Emperor, wanting to perish together with him.
In the blink of an eye, King Jing stood in front of the Emperor and flashed a sharp dagger behind his back. He deflected Princess Langya’s sword and went straight for her throat.
Princess Langya’s beautiful face turned pale. “You, you don’t have a weapon anymore?”
King Jing’s sword had been removed before he entered the palace and the dagger hidden in his boot was also taken away. That was why she was relieved to lock King Jing and the Emperor together. But where did King Jing get another weapon?
King Jing smiled faintly. “I originally had a dagger to protect myself. Before I came, the Princess gave me another one.”
If he didn’t take the weapon away first, how could he make Princess Langya let down her guard? How could he get close to the Emperor and get the Tiger Tally?
When King Jing pretended to give up the dagger, he had already thought of a plan to defeat the enemy.
Princess Langya laughed loudly. Seeing that the Emperor had escaped, Ye Qinghuan seized the opportunity to shoot an arrow at Princess Langya.
King Jing’s dagger came at the same time. Princess Langya was attacked from both sides. If she dodged the arrow, she couldn’t dodge the dagger and vice versa.
Princess Langya showed a strange smile. She dodged the arrow and collided head-on with King Jing’s dagger.
“It’s too late to kill the Emperor. It’s too late. Then I’ll kill King Jing who should have died long ago …” Princess Langya murmured.
“We, the people of Lou Lan, usually hide our most powerful ‘tricks’ in our bodies. Snow crow is nothing. The most powerful poison in Lou Lan is called ‘Erase’ …”
She laughed desperately and miserably. Suddenly, she used her sword to break the mechanism hidden in her body and a few columns of liquid burst out.
“Tianchi —!”
Li Yu was far away and was firmly surrounded by Ye Qinghuan’s people. He couldn’t run over and could only shout loudly.
Princess Langya’s movements were extremely fast, but King Jing was constantly on guard against her. When he saw that she was about to commit suicide with her sword, King Jing knew that it was a trap, so he remained unmoved. He raised his leg and kicked the table at the side over, blocking the Corpse Dissolving Water, which was the Poison of Destruction!
Princess Langya couldn’t believe that the trick that the people of Lou Lan were so proud of was useless.
King Jing then sent her to her death with a dagger.
Before Princess Langya died, she still stared at the Emperor with eyes full of resentment and cursed in a voice that only she could hear.
Soon, she completely disappeared under the effect of Erase.
The defending army broke into the Palace of Heavenly Purity and annihilated the remnants of Lou Lan. A group of imperial physicians rushed over to take the Emperor’s pulse.
Steward Luo, who was rescued by the defending army from the nearby palace and had been imprisoned for some time, ran over to kowtow to the Emperor. He was crying and laughing at the same time.
King Jing went against the crowd and kept looking for a familiar figure.
He seemed to have seen Li Yu and heard Li Yu’s voice. However, after dealing with Princess Langya, there were more people and he couldn’t find him.
King Jing kept looking for him.
A few guards found him and made way for him. King Jing saw a donkey impatiently circling around with a person sitting on its back. It was Li Yu.
“Tianchi, you’re here? Help me, this donkey can’t stop. ”
Li Yu, who found that the donkey refused to stop once the whip was raised, was speechless.
King Jing couldn’t help but smile when he saw him anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks.
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