Chapter 357 Are you worthy?

Hearing this, Li Chengqian frowned and said in a deep voice: "As a soldier of the Qing Kingdom, it is natural for you to sacrifice your own life."

How could he not know that this troop used as bait would be torn to pieces by the army rushing into the city, and most of them would not be able to survive until the rebels were lured into the ambush!
Little did he know that he, the king of a country, had become a bait?
Since I can do it, why can't others?
Time passed slowly. Normally, people only felt that the time could pass in a moment, but at this moment, it seemed so long.

In any case, the sun was at its highest point and the battle had reached its climax.

As the vanguard retreated, several waves of attacks followed. Li Chengqian looked at the enemy camp and felt something was amiss.
At this point, there was no sign of the Second Prince Li Chengze, and only Ye Chong was commanding in front of the formation. This was very abnormal.

Although the rebels' formation was not in disarray, this was only supported by Ye Zhong's prestige and ability. The morale was completely different from that with the Second Prince coming forward.

This will also let these rebels know what they are fighting for.
This feeling made Li Chengqian feel irritated. As his irritation grew, he could no longer endure it and shouted, "Where is the messenger?"

A soldier holding a command flag came from the rear and knelt down with his fists clenched.

"Where are the Imperial Guards now?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are not taking any action."

"What did you say?" Li Chengqian's eyes widened. "The imperial guards haven't come yet. Why did you report it now?!"

"I have already sent two groups of soldiers to deliver the message, but for some reason, neither group has returned yet."

Hahaha, can't you even see this?
Those people had already been killed by the imperial guards!

Li Chengqian laughed angrily, turned around and pulled out a long sword from a soldier, and killed the messenger with one blow, shouting: "It's really stupid, one or two of them want to rebel against me!"

Throwing the blood-stained sword in his hand onto the city wall, Li Chengqian left quickly. He wanted to find Qin Ye who was inspecting the battle situation. He wanted to contact his people and kill Ning Cairen, the mother of the eldest prince Li Chengzong!
Everyone has his own plans and is working hard for his own benefit.

The entire Kyoto seemed very quiet except for outside the city.

Out of fear, people locked themselves in their homes, listening to the noises outside. The streets that used to be bustling and even a little crowded were now empty, and the major government offices that governed the capital were now deserted and silent.

It was so quiet, as if this bustling city had turned into a dead city.

This is the horror and charm of war!

Time goes back to three hours ago, and the royal villa welcomed an uninvited guest.

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The extremely violent sword energy broke open the gate of the royal villa. At this time, the ground outside the gate was full of dead bodies. Li An understood that these were just appetizers, and the real elite people were still in the courtyard.

Kill the enemy with domineering power, and Tianyi will protect you.

As his true energy exploded, Li An followed the sword and broke into the front yard. In a moment, he killed all the enemies in the yard without letting them make any sound at all!
He was like a ghost, terrifying.

Li Chengqian even abandoned the imperial palace. Do you think you can stop him with just Li Yunrui's small royal villa?
In the backyard, Li Yunrui was not only standing in front of Concubine Ning. In this quiet and elegant place surrounded by flowers, Concubine Yi and the Queen (now the Empress Dowager) were also present.

The presence of all the people who should be present brought convenience to Ang Lee and saved him a lot of trouble.

Last night, things got really serious and no one could sleep, so when Li An broke into the backyard, they hadn't come back to their senses yet. Concubine Yi originally thought that it was Fan Xian coming to help, and she was delighted, but when she saw Li An, who was like a murderous god, the joyful smile on her face froze. Her mind was tense and relaxed, and she saw the bright red corpses behind Li An in the corner of her eyes. Her legs softened and she wanted to fall to the ground.

Such an impolite behavior made the queen frown with a look of disdain.

"Mr. Li, when you come here, you only need to hand over your visiting card and say hello. Why do you have to do this and make the whole yard bloody?"

Princess Li Yunrui had already met them in the backyard. Seeing that Li An still had murderous intent and a slight strangeness in his tone, she suddenly calmed down her fluctuating tone under the strong inner suppression. She said calmly, "You can take Ning Cairen away, but you have to cooperate with me once." "Give him to me."

The blood was still flowing on the tip of the sword, and Li Ang's words were obviously more convincing.

"Mr. Li, do you agree?"

"I said, give him to me!"

The sword is raised horizontally, which is a sign of action.
Li Yunrui smiled sweetly, unmoved.

The eunuch behind her took a step to the left and walked behind Ning Cairen, with his palms turned outward, and the cloud of life and death was always hanging over the other person.

Even if the person opposite him is the great master Li An, he is confident that he can kill Ning Cairen first.

"I'll give you three breaths. If you don't kill Ning Cairen after three breaths, you will die." Li An walked forward slowly with a blank expression. "If you kill Ning Cairen, everyone in this courtyard will die, including your master!"

The eunuch's body was extremely stiff, and his state of mind was broken at this moment.

Li An could see the other party's condition. As he approached, the hesitant eunuch could no longer kill Ning Cairen before him. "A wise choice!"

At Li An's signal, Ning Cairen, who already had a background in martial arts, nodded slightly and then walked towards Li An.

With a light glance, he tapped with the tip of the sword in his hand, releasing the acupuncture points without hurting anyone. In an instant, Ning Cairen rubbed his arms to circulate his blood and qi, and he was finally free again.

"I don't think you'll refuse."

Looking at Ning Cairen's not very pretty face, Li An said softly: "Afterwards, I can promise Li Chengzong a title of King of the Southern Territory."

"Thank you, Imperial Master." Ning Cairen put away his carefree nature, bowed slightly, and responded respectfully.

He raised his head and stared at the queen and the eldest princess with interest.

I'm afraid you two will have a hard time today.
She did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Qing. Although her son was the eldest prince, looking at the current situation, no matter whether the crown prince won or the second prince was slightly better, she and her son would probably not have a good ending.

The fact that she has now become a hostage to hold her son back is the best proof of this.

And his daughter-in-law is the eldest princess of Northern Qi. With this relationship, why not surrender to Northern Qi?

The general trend of the world was already clear, and Li Ang had a good reputation outside. Ning Cairen let down her guard and felt a little relaxed.

"Now that Mr. Li's matter is over, can we talk about future cooperation?"

Li Yunrui's voice at this time sounded a little cold and stiff. It was obvious that the start of the negotiations was not to her liking.

She is one of the smartest people in the world, and she is also a conspirator. She regrets not being a man and not being able to use her strengths.

But she was still full of confidence in the upcoming negotiations. She was sure that the price she could pay would surely impress the grandmaster in front of her!
However.
"Li Yunrui, do you really think that everyone in the world is your pawn and will trade with your Junshan Society?"

"You are the only one who is qualified to be the chess player?"

(End of this chapter)