Accompanied by the exquisite stabbing of the spear, two dull sounds of falling to the ground came from the dark secret passage, and then everything returned to silence.

Xiao Xihong took back the spear with blood on the tip, and looked back at Yu Shiqi, who was guarding Mu Xianyan with a sword, as well as the Yulin guards scattered on the ground behind him. Although he said nothing, there was a slight expression in his eyes.

Somewhat admiration.

At this time, a Yulin guard lying down not far from Yu Shiqi's feet suddenly groaned and moved. Xiao Xihong's face changed, and Yu Shiqi quickly stepped forward with quick eyes and struck the man on the back of his helmet hard.

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"You didn't kill anyone?" Xiao Xihong asked hesitantly.

"I don't know either. In short, just make sure they can't stop us." Yu Shiqi said as he put the autumn leaves into the wooden sheath he carried with him.

Xiao Xihong stretched out her hand to Mu Xianyan, beckoning her to come to her side, and then asked Yu Shiqi: "You are not willing to kill anyone on the road from now on? Then you don't have to follow us."

"Why are you obsessed with killing or not killing?"

"If you don't kill someone, they will kill you." Xiao Xihong said coldly, "You are still a Yunzhongjian, how can you be so childish?"

Yu Shiqi found it a little funny to be judged as naive by someone younger than him. He didn't want to argue with Xiao Xihong, so he waved his hand to signal Xiao Xihong to seize the opportunity and take the princess on his way.

"Your Highness, let's go." Xiao Xihong pulled Mu Xianyan and walked forward quickly.

Yu Shiqi turned around and walked slowly in reverse for a while. After confirming that no one was chasing after him, he resumed normal actions. He did not want to get too involved in the fight between the "remnants" and the court, so he followed now.

Xiao Xihong escorted him because they had a common purpose - to protect the emperor's only bloodline.

Thinking that Mu Zhiren and Zhong Lingqi were good friends, he naturally couldn't sit back and watch Mu Xianyan get involved in the center of this chaotic whirlpool.

This underground secret passage extending from the harem of the imperial city was extremely long. After defeating the interception of the Yulin guards headed by Cheng Xiu and Wei Changqing, Yu Shiqi followed Xiao Xihong and Mu Xianyan for half an hour.

Only then did we see the second gate.

They thought they would encounter enemies and obstacles after opening this gate. When Xiao Xihong opened the door, Yu Shiqi was secretly ready to fight. What they didn't expect was that soon after passing through the gate, they saw an upward ramp.

, almost the same as the slope that you descended after entering the secret passage from the rockery entrance.

"Is it out now?" Yu Shiqi, who was the last one to get out of the secret passage, felt that the second half of the journey went smoothly, which was a bit incredible. Just now, Cheng Xiu and Wei Changqing were so menacing that they didn't prepare a backup plan.

The exit of the secret passage was the tree hole of a thick camphor tree that was nearly a hundred years old. After Yu Shiqi got out, he found that they were already on the outskirts of the imperial capital. He climbed to the top of the tree and looked south, where he could see the lights of the imperial capital at night.

On the other side is the lush northern mountain.

"We are going to the imperial mausoleum, so let's say goodbye." Xiao Xihong raised her head under the tree and said to Yu Qi.

"Are you so anxious to get rid of me?"

"We have different ways and we don't want to work together." Xiao Xihong shook her head, "You don't like to stay with the 'remnant soldiers' either, I can see that."

"Your companions attacked the imperial capital openly. The actual goal is to capture the imperial mausoleum on Beishan Mountain and rescue the emperor?"

"Your Majesty is our soul. Without him, there would be nothing in Beining."

"What if you fail? When you saw him under the imperial mausoleum, didn't you notice that his health was already in poor condition?" Yu Shiqi asked.

Xiao Xihong just said firmly: "Your Majesty will not abandon us."

Yu Shiqi smiled helplessly, thinking that maybe everyone has an obsession in their heart that cannot be shaken by other people's words, just like the emperor and the soldiers in the Northern Expedition, like the Desolate Sect and Yunzhong Sword to him.

"Send the Buddha to the west. I'll accompany you to the imperial mausoleum and then turn back." Yu Shiqi said, jumping down from the tree and landing in front of the two of them.

"Why?" Xiao Xihong asked in confusion, "Didn't you come to the Imperial Capital to investigate the case?"

"The imperial capital is now in a mess by you, what can we, Yunzhongjian, do?" Yu Shiqi shrugged, "If you want to continue to pursue the investigation, I'm afraid you have to wait until you and the imperial court can decide the outcome.

Settled."

Xiao Xihong's original intention was to ask him why he helped her. Even if it was to repay the favor of helping to deal with the assassins on the Dragon Pillar, he didn't have to go to such an extent. However, he had always been a person who didn't talk much to people he didn't know, so he didn't.

Ask more questions.

The imperial mausoleum was right in front. Although it was not far away, there was still some way to go. Xiao Xihong carefully asked Mu Xianyan if he needed to carry her, but the little princess stubbornly refused.

"Brother is taking me to see my father, right? I hope I can finish this journey by myself."

Xiao Xihong leaned on a spear and knelt down on one knee in front of Mu Xianyan: "I listen to your highness."

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The ears were filled with the sounds of fighting, both near and far. Passers-by and people escaping from the war were hurriedly running to get as far away from Ning'an Avenue and several nearby lanes as the main war zone, but An Nianjiu was going backwards.

She got the ancient sword Yunming from Teng Antong, and wanted to rush to Longzhu to help Yu Shiqi, but she didn't expect that on the way to Chaotian Palace Square after leaving the hospital, she encountered rebels who broke through the west gate of the imperial capital and swarmed towards the emperor.

Unexpected events in the city.

Nowadays, it has become extremely difficult to go to the Chaotian Palace Square where Longzhu is located. From time to time, you will encounter soldiers from the two warring parties on the road, whether they are the rebels composed of the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army or the Habayashi Imperial Guards or the city defense troops responsible for guarding the imperial capital.

Soldiers, these soldiers who are essentially from the imperial military system, are equipped with a large number of various military crossbows that are extremely lethal in street fighting in the city.

In order to avoid conflicts with the warring parties as much as possible, An Nianjiu chose to go up to the roofs of the residential buildings on both sides of the street and approach the dragon pillar from a high place, but he was forced to return to the ground by the crossbow arrows fired at him one after another.

At this critical moment, both warring parties are very sensitive to unidentified people carrying weapons appearing high on the roof. They usually skip asking questions and just greet them with crossbows.

The sound of horse hooves coming from far and near came from the south. An Nianjiu ducked between the two houses and peeped out. She was shocked to find that someone actually used cavalry in the city.

Ning'an Avenue runs through the north and south of the imperial capital. It was designed from the beginning to be able to gallop horses. There is no precedent for using cavalry in the city, but I don't know which side this cavalry belongs to.

She originally wanted to hide here and wait for this cavalry of dozens of people to pass by before taking action, but she never expected that a man about ten years old ran out from the gap between two houses across the street from where she was hiding.

boy.

The boy was dressed in civilian clothes and looked flustered. He looked left and right as he ran, but did not notice An Nianjiu hiding on the opposite side. He seemed to want to cross the street to the side where An Nianjiu was, but he accidentally ran.

He tripped over the corpse on the ground.

An Nianjiu turned his head and glanced at the horse team that was rushing towards him. He gritted his teeth and grasped the hilt of the ancient sword Yunming: "Spirit Control, Cloud Body and Wind Body!"

Her lightness and agility took over in an instant, and she flew out like a gust of wind, holding the boy who stumbled to the ground in her arms, and quickly rolled towards the street with him in her arms, narrowly escaping the passing cavalry.

"Are you okay?" She let go of the frightened boy, holding the sword in one hand and patting his back lightly with the other, and asked half-kneeling on the ground.

The boy shook his head, suddenly fear appeared in his eyes, and he pointed forward.

An Nianjiu turned around and saw that the group of cavalry that had just rushed over stopped not far away. There was a man who looked like a leader, who was escorted by two cavalrymen and turned back.

She didn't know what she meant, so she stood up with her sword and protected the boy behind her.

The three horsemen who turned back stopped in front of them, and the leader took off his helmet with a visor, revealing his true face.

An Nianjiu was stunned for a moment, the sword in his hand shook slightly, and he murmured in a low voice, "Father..."
Chapter completed!