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Chapter 344: The Cruel Si She
Chapter 344: The Cruel Si She
Meng Qianqian sent Wu Ge'er to the palace to fetch Lu Yuan, but just as Lu Yuan finished attending court, he was summoned to the Ministry of Punishment.
The Retired Emperor handed over the evidence of crimes to Minister Xing, who was shocked after reviewing it and couldn't believe it was real.
Minister Xing needed to verify the authenticity of the evidence, its source, and who had handled it.
Lu Yuan didn't want to involve Meng Qianqian, Bai Yuwei, Tan Er, and the mysterious Twelve Guards, so he took all the responsibility onto himself and Chen Long.
However, Chen Long had disappeared after that night, leaving Lu Yuan to shoulder the burden of gathering evidence alone.
After leaving the Ministry of Punishment, Lu Yuan said only one sentence: "This Governor and Chen Long are irreconcilable!"
In early November, the capital city experienced its first snowfall.
At this time, Si She, Bai Qingchen, and the escorts from Wei Yuan Escort Agency were escorting a coffin, traveling south for several days and covering hundreds of miles.
In another seven or eight days, they would enter Miaojiang.
The further south they went, the warmer the weather became.
"I think it's already snowing in the capital," the head escort said to Bai Qingchen with a smile.
This escort mission not only offered a generous reward but also had a friendly employer who didn't easily shout orders at them. Occasionally, when encountering mountain bandits, the employer's own bodyguards could handle the situation.
The escorts only needed to carry the coffin, making it a truly enjoyable task.
"I've never seen snow before," Bai Qingchen said with regret.
The head escort asked in surprise, "Doesn't it snow in Miaojiang?"
Bai Qingchen replied, "Miaojiang is vast. Some villages have snow, but where I live, it never snows."
The head escort waved his hand and said, "No problem. After this escort mission, I'll take Young Master Bai back to the capital to enjoy the snow! Will Young Master Bai be returning to the capital?"
Bai Qingchen thought for a moment, "I'm not sure."
A small but exceptionally resourceful escort named Hu San approached them.
"Head Escort, the horses are tired, and the brothers are exhausted too. There's a forest over there with a nearby water source. Let's set up camp there for the night, shall we?"
The head escort turned to Bai Qingchen, "Young Master Bai."
Bai Qingchen replied, "Let's rest."
"Okay!"
The head escort smiled and immediately instructed his subordinates to make arrangements.
He could tell that Young Master Bai's group was different from their escorts; they were true experts who didn't even break a sweat after a day's journey and could easily continue for another three to four hours.
Even with such a generous reward, the escort agency's brothers wouldn't dare complain if they weren't allowed to rest.
But Young Master Bai never made things difficult for them.
The group chose a spot near a water source to set up camp.
The coffin was placed in the center, surrounded by tents, and guarded by the escort agency's men and Miaojiang bodyguards.
Si She still refused to stay in a tent.
The head escort couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why don't you stay in a tent?"
"I don't like it," Si She replied.
Except when it rained, this expert would sit in the tent with the curtain drawn open, but he never stayed inside for long.
The head escort shook his head and instructed the brothers to fetch water and prepare dinner.
At night, most people rested, leaving a few escorts and Miaojiang bodyguards on guard duty.
In the latter half of the night, they suddenly came under attack.
Unlike the mountain bandits they had encountered before, the black-clothed attackers this time were all well-trained, like top-tier assassins from the martial world.
Soon, several escorts were injured.
"Fall back!" Bai Qingchen shouted as he slashed an incoming arrow and grabbed an escort, pulling him out of the way of a hidden arrow.
"Ruan Qing, Ruan Ling! Protect the coffin!"
"Yes, Young Master!"
Ruan Qing and Ruan Ling were the personal secret guards of the Majestic King. Usually, Bai Qingchen couldn't command them, but before leaving the capital, the Majestic King had ordered that until they met the Goddess, they would follow Young Master Bai's orders.
After meeting the Goddess, they listened to her instructions.
Even if the Goddess ordered them to kill the Majestic King, they would have to follow through.
The Majestic King's original words.
The other party had a large number of people, and they came with great momentum. Both sides fought fiercely.
However, no matter how many Miaojiang bodyguards fell before them, Ruan Qing and Ruan Ling could not leave the coffin for even a step.
Everyone had their own mission, and they were willing to sacrifice themselves if necessary.
Si She also joined the battle.
Bai Qingchen said to Si She, "They are the secret guards of the Chancellor's Mansion. I fought them in the hunting grounds."
Si She slapped away a secret guard with a palm strike, "There are as many as a hundred of them. Are you sure they are all from the Chancellor's Mansion?"
Bai Qingchen frowned and quickly scanned the chaotic battle with the black-clothed assassins.
If he looked closely, some of the martial arts skills of these people were indeed different from those of the secret guards he had encountered before.
"Kid, don't get distracted."
Si She clamped the Cold Sword with his two fingers, broke it with force, and then shot the broken sword tip into the opponent's eye with his other hand.
The opponent screamed and fell to the ground, splattering blood all over Bai Qingchen's face.
Bai Qingchen said calmly, "I didn't expect you to be so cruel."
Si She said coolly, "I only need one move to kill. More than that is troublesome."
Among the group of black-clothed assassins, one was particularly powerful. Wherever he struck, blood flowed.
Five Miaojiang bodyguards had already fallen by his sword.
Bai Qingchen's eyes turned cold.
Si She glanced at the man's figure and moves and said, "It's Xun Liu."
"I'll go kill him."
Bai Qingchen charged at Xun Liu with his sword.
Si She had seen Xun Liu spar with Ji Li and knew that Xun Liu was not easy to deal with. After dealing with the black-clothed assassins around him, he also joined the fight between Bai Qingchen and Xun Liu.
Even though Xun Liu had extremely high martial arts skills, he gradually felt a bit strained when facing the simultaneous attacks of Bai Qingchen and Si She.
Si She said, "Attack his lower body."
"Good!"
Bai Qingchen slashed at Xun Liu's legs with his sword.
Xun Liu stomped his feet and leaped into the air.
Now's the time!
Si She charged forward, grabbing Xun Liu by the neck and slamming him hard against the big tree behind him.
Xun Liu felt intense pain in his back and chest, two broken ribs, and damaged internal organs. He coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Si She released his grip and landed steadily on the ground.
Xun Liu fell heavily at Si She's feet.
However, even though he was so badly injured, he still mustered all his strength and shot several poison darts at Si She and Bai Qingchen.
Bai Qingchen swung his sword to block the darts.
Si She jumped aside, "Don't touch it! Get out of the way!"
Bai Qingchen quickly retracted his curved sword and dodged behind the tree.
Several darts hit the tree, making a loud bang, followed by countless tiny poison needles shooting out.
Bai Qingchen broke out in a cold sweat, "This is..."
Si She explained, "It's a mechanism from the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion. He's an outer gate disciple of the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion."
As soon as he finished speaking, Si She's ears twitched, and he immediately stepped out from behind the tree. The place where Xun Liu had been lying was already empty.
Si She said, "He's been rescued."
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The night was dark and the wind was high.
Xun Liu was carried on someone's back and ran for ten miles before stopping.
Ling Shangguan panted heavily, "This should be far enough... They won't catch up now..."
He found an abandoned, dilapidated temple and put Xun Liu down, "Take the medicine first... Can you hold on?"
Xun Liu swallowed the medicine Ling Shangguan handed him, his face pale, and said, "I won't die. How did you get here?"
Beginning to write the second part.
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