strictlysupreme Chapter 605 Crisis, smoke signals, and request for help!
Chapter 605 Crisis, smoke signals, and request for help!
"Hahahaha, you finally asked. I thought you wouldn't ask!"
Su Wenguang suddenly laughed out loud: "Everyone says that you, Chu Ning, are insidious and cunning, but now it seems that you are nothing special.
Although you used a trick to see through my trick, you still can't find the mastermind behind it, nor do you know who I am working for.
This moment, you will know when you go to hell, now, die!"
Worried that Chu Ning was stalling for time, Su Wenguang didn't want to give Chu Ning any chance and swung his sword to kill him.
No matter what other tricks Chu Ning had up his sleeve, as long as he killed Chu Ning now, everything would be settled.
But Chu Ning seemed to have anticipated that Su Wenguang would not tell the truth. Seeing Su Wenguang coming with his sword, he sneered and waved his left hand, revealing the arrow in his sleeve.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
A row of sharp arrows shot out, but Su Wenguang was prepared. He swung the sword in his hand and blocked all five short arrows.
At this moment, Chu Ning pulled the reins and the horse turned around and headed towards Kyoto City.
"Want to escape?"
Su Wenguang smiled grimly: "No one can save you today!"
"Gee!" Su Wenguang spurred his horse to catch up.
But Chu Ning had loaded the second batch of short arrows while riding his horse, and when he saw Su Wenguang chasing him, he pulled the trigger.
"Humph!"
Su Wenguang's face darkened, and he either dodged or knocked down the attacks with his sword, thus completely neutralizing them.
But Chu Ning took the opportunity to increase the distance between them.
"I don't believe that you have endless sharp arrows!" Su Wenguang gritted his teeth and continued to chase.
In this way, the two of them, one chasing and one fleeing, moved forward quickly.
At the same time, the Prince of Chu's Palace in the city also encountered a crisis.
The Prince of Chu's Palace should have been the same as usual, but for some reason today the security had been stepped up, with eight guards guarding the door.
With such a scene, ordinary people would not dare to get close.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the distant street, and footsteps were heard from the surrounding roofs.
The cold wind blew, carrying a murderous aura, straight towards the Prince of Chu's palace.
The guards at the door were all experienced men. They sensed the murderous intent and heard the sound of horse hooves, and made a prompt decision:
"Oh no, someone is coming this way!"
"Go into the house quickly and close the door!"
"Someone is approaching, notify the princess not to come out!"
The guards realized that the other side had a large number of people, so they did not dare to engage in battle outside the mansion. They immediately retreated into the mansion and closed the door.
At the same time, the palace guards and servants picked up their weapons and prepared for battle.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Wanying's eyes flashed with coldness: "I didn't expect that the prince was right!"
After saying this, she stood up and went to the front yard.
But the maid Xiaoqing quickly stopped her: "Miss, you can't go out. The prince has ordered that swords have no eyes, you must not go to the front yard!"
Shen Wanying frowned: "How can I just sit there and watch the situation like this?"
"Oh, don't worry, young lady. The prince has already made arrangements."
Xiaoqing explained: "These people never come back, so you don't have to worry about them."
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from outside.
Shen Wanying was anxious, so she went to the window and looked out.
I saw a ball of fire rising into the sky in the front yard, accompanied by a huge smoke shower.
"This is a signal for help!"
Shen Wanying's face changed slightly: "Why did they set off the signal smoke? No, I want to go out and see."
After saying that, she rushed out of the house without waiting for Xiaoqing to stop her.
"Clang~"
The door was locked from the outside and Shen Wanying couldn't open it from the inside.
"What's going on?" Shen Wanying asked in a deep voice.
The guard outside the door quickly replied: "Princess, this is the order of the prince. If the palace is attacked, you must be ensured to be inside the house.
But the prince also knew that we couldn't stop you, so he ordered me to lock it up."
Shen Wanying was both angry and touched. She wanted to scold the guards outside, but she knew it was not their fault.
The guards were all following Chu Ning's orders.
Shaking her head helplessly, Shen Wanying went into the house and sat down.
Xiaoqing immediately brought a cup of tea: "Miss, have a cup of tea to calm down."
Shen Wanying gave her an unpleasant look, but still reached out to take the teacup and drank it all.
Although she really wanted to go out, Shen Wanying understood that Chu Ning had made arrangements. If she went out, it might disrupt Chu Ning's plans, so she had no choice but to stay in the house.
At the same time, the guards of the Prince of Chu's Palace were guarding the front yard with swords in hand, and there were people on the roof holding crossbows, ready for battle.
The smoke of war made the masked man outside the mansion change his expression, but he still made a quick decision: "Kill them in, don't get entangled!"
Things have come to this point, they have no choice but to take action.
Even though he knew that the Prince of Chu's Palace was asking for help, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.
At the command, this group of masked men actually shot arrows into the mansion with crossbows.
"Shield bearer, block it!" The palace guards raised their shields to resist.
The archers on the roof kept shooting arrows at the masked man.
But even so, the masked man still charged forward despite casualties.
Some of them attacked the gate of the mansion, while others, under the cover of their archers, rushed to the courtyard wall and fought fiercely.
For a moment, the Chu Palace was filled with the sound of killing.
However, this signal smoke attracted the attention of many forces in the city.
Of course, the first person to get the news was the emperor!
Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.
After receiving the report from Zhao Ming, the emperor came to the high building of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, where he could see farther from his vantage point.
The rising smoke in the distance made the emperor narrow his eyes and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.
"I didn't expect the Chu Palace to ask for help. It seems that they must have been attacked. In this case, my guess was wrong."
The emperor has always believed that Chu Ning was the one who was robbed of 10 million taels of silver.
Even the death of the seventh prince might have been intentional by Chu Ning, just to prevent other princes from going to their fiefdoms in Zhao State.
But now even the Chu Palace has been attacked, proving that there is indeed such a group of daring people in the city.
Zhao Ming, who was standing by, dared not respond and could only whisper, "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to support us?"
The emperor pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "The Chu Palace is full of talented people. I believe it is impossible for the criminals to break into the Chu Palace!"
After saying this, the emperor turned around and left.
Zhao Ming was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the emperor didn't want to send anyone to rescue.
But Zhao Ming didn't dare to ask more questions about this matter, so he had to follow the emperor away immediately.
At the same time, in the East Palace Hall.
The prince's laughter echoed throughout the hall.
"Hahahaha, good, good. The Prince Chu's Mansion has been attacked and needs help. I want to see who will go to the rescue!"
The prince sneered and said, "Since the other party dared to take action, they must have made every possible preparation. I'm afraid the Chu Palace is doomed this time!"
It takes time to get to the Prince of Chu's Palace no matter where you go, and during this time, the prince is certain that the attacker can take over the Prince of Chu's Palace.
"Alas, it's a pity for Shen Wanying."
The prince shook his head, a look of regret on his face.
However, when the prince thought of Chu Ning coming back and seeing the destruction of the Prince of Chu's Mansion, a hint of gloating appeared on his face again.
"Eighteenth brother, eighteenth brother, I really want to see with my own eyes the expression on your face when you learn that the Prince Chu's Palace has been destroyed!"