jdhmnovel Chapter 222 How did they even know this?
Chapter 222 How did they even know this?
Pei Wuyang never expected Xie Zhao to be so arrogant.
He ordered in a deep voice: "Fire arrows, kill them, and I will take responsibility."
The guards of the Crown Prince's residence hesitated.
Besides the leader of the Hidden Lin Guard, Princess Ning'an was also present; she was the fiancée of Crown Prince Yun Chi.
Would it be bad to die in the Crown Prince's residence?
Pei Wuyang was furious when he found no one responding after giving the order.
"Are you all disobeying my orders?"
Seeing the Crown Prince's anger, the guards hurriedly drew their bows and aimed their arrows at Xie Zhao and his companion.
Before Xie Zhao could urge her, Yu Ningyao was the first to slip away.
Xie Zhao, who wanted to remind her to hurry up: ...
Arrows flew in one after another.
Xie Zhao immediately retaliated, but Yu Ningyao, guided by the system, quickly turned the mechanism to unlock the basement door and took off the cloak she had brought.
Yu Ruowei suddenly crawled under the bed, not wanting anyone to see her like this.
The maid Xiaoru was startled and turned her head to see who it was.
When Yu Ningyao entered, she was taken aback not to see Yu Ruowei and grabbed the maidservant, asking, "Where is Yu Ruowei?"
Upon hearing Yu Ningyao's voice, Yu Ruowei was incredulous.
How did my second sister know she was here?
Is she dreaming?
Xiaoru was startled when she saw the woman holding a knife, looking fierce and menacing. She pointed to the bottom of the bed and said tremblingly, "It's...it's under the bed."
Yu Ningyao bent down and threw the cloak inside.
"Big sister, it's me. Don't be afraid, I've come to take you home."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ruowei, who was under the bed, felt a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.
She wrapped herself tightly in the cloak Yu Ningyao had given her to make herself look less disheveled before crawling out from under the bed.
"Second sister."
She choked up and couldn't speak after saying just those three words.
Yu Ningyao hugged her and patted her back silently to comfort her.
I wonder how Xie Zhao and the others are doing in dealing with Pei Wuyang's guards.
She leaned close to Yu Ruowei's ear and whispered, "Big sister, after I rescue you, would you be willing to fake your death and come with me to Yunchi incognito?"
"I do." This time, Yu Ruowei did not hesitate.
Even if she is saved today, as long as the Crown Prince remains in power, she will be in danger of being imprisoned by him.
She was lucky to be rescued this time, but who knows if someone will come to her rescue like her second sister did next time.
She decisively chose to leave.
“Okay.” Yu Ningyao grasped her hand and shouted towards the top of the room.
"Help! Help us! The Crown Prince has imprisoned my sister!"
Yu Ningyao had a loud voice, and everyone above could hear what she was saying.
Xie Zhao signaled several Hidden Lin Guards to go down and witness Yu Ruowei's rescue.
They led Yu Ruowei upstairs.
Pei Wuyang ordered his men to cease their attack.
Xie Zhao pointed at Yu Ruowei, whose face was pale: "Does the Crown Prince have anything to say?"
"I have nothing to say to you. What, do I have to report to you that Miss Yu volunteered to be my bed warmer? Do you think you're the Emperor?" Pei Wuyang sneered.
He gave Yu Ruowei a look, warning her what she should and shouldn't say.
Yu Ruowei held Yu Ningyao's warm hand and suddenly felt a surge of strength.
She retorted loudly, "I did not come here voluntarily. The Crown Prince kidnapped me and imprisoned me here."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Crown Prince's residence changed their expressions.
The Crown Prince kidnapped the daughter of a marquis; this is a huge mess!
For a crown prince to resort to such despicable means is not only morally reprehensible, but it will also bring shame upon the court.
The memorials from the Censorate could probably overwhelm the Crown Prince's palace.
Now that the Hidden Scale Guard has gotten involved, this matter is unlikely to end well.
Unexpectedly, something even more shocking was yet to come.
Wei Jing held up a jade seal and shouted with delight, "Commander, the jade seal has been found!"
Pei Wuyang's expression changed completely.
How do they even know this?
During this time, he tried various methods, such as nourishing the jade with his blood, in an attempt to break the seal of the jade seal and gain the ability to command all beasts, but he has not succeeded yet.
Unexpectedly, the Hidden Scale Guards have found us today.
Xie Zhao squinted and glanced at Yu Ningyao.
Princess Ning'an was right about everything.
Yu Ningyao looked away, refusing to look at him.
Xie Zhao withdrew his gaze and looked at Pei Wuji: "Your Highness, you should explain these two matters to the Emperor yourself."
After saying that, he withdrew his troops, intending to leave with the Hidden Scale Guards and the others.
"Leave your things, and I'll spare your lives." Pei Wuyang was now completely determined to kill.
"Your Highness, do you want to test who is more powerful, your guards or my Hidden Scale Guards?" Xie Zhao curled his lips, a mocking smile appearing on his face.
In the instant a cold glint appeared, the coiled dragon carved on the pillar was cleaved in two.
The Crown Prince's guards had barely drawn their goose-feather daggers three inches from their sheaths when the Hidden Scale Guards' scimitars were already at his throat.
These assassins, wearing black iron masks, seemed to have emerged from the ground; their blades gleamed with a ghostly blue as if coated with snake venom.
"Is this all the useless trash the Crown Prince's residence has to offer?" Xie Zhao kicked aside the convulsing guard at his feet and mocked Pei Wuyang.
"How about you throw them into the Hidden Scale Guard, and I'll teach them a lesson for you?"
Pei Wuyang sneered: "Xie Zhao, you really don't know what's good for you."
Dozens of poisoned crossbows protruded from the rooftops on all four sides.
The Hidden Scale Guard's expression changed slightly.
Although they are formidable, they would likely suffer heavy casualties against so many crossbows.
Yu Ningyao was secretly anxious. If a fight really broke out, she would have to hide better.
Unexpectedly, before the crossbows could even fire, screams of agony erupted from the rooftops.
Yu Ningyao looked up and saw Yun Chubai.
She jumped up and waved: "Yun Chubai, the Imperial Seal is really in the Crown Prince's residence."
With just one sentence, Pei Wuyang understood.
These people were the ones she recruited.
"Kill them all, leave no one alive." Pei Wuyang was now completely enraged.
"Save those two women."
He wanted to keep Yun Chubai's Crown Princess as well, and humiliate her severely.
The Crown Prince's guards returned, and this time, Yu Ningyao and Yu Ruowei were also affected.
Yu Ruowei didn't know martial arts, so Yu Ningyao sent her back to the basement and closed the door so she wouldn't be a burden.
She wielded two curved swords and engaged in a fierce battle with the attacking guards.
She knows more than one type of weapon.
In order to achieve the goal of mastering martial arts, she learned how to use all the weapons.
She thought that learning everything meant she was proficient, but it turned out she still wasn't.
With her left hand, she used a short knife to block the two downward-slashing blades, and with a slight flick of her right wrist, the three-foot-long knife slashed diagonally upwards along the stone wall.
The blade scraped against the rocks with a hissing sound, and several severed fingers flew out with drops of blood. Before the guards could even scream, the arc of light from the Miao sword severed the throat of one of them.
This was Yu Ningyao's first time killing someone.
Before she could feel nauseous, she continued fighting the guards.
At this inopportune moment.
The system in my mind suddenly burst out a voice.