Fang Changyun was escorted by the guards around him and rushed out of the lobby. Only then did he realize that the entire courtyard was surrounded by people.
Although those people all wore the same clothes and carried the same weapons as the soldiers and horses under his command, anyone with eyes could tell who they were loyal to.
Fang Changyun was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Fang Yan, his face turned red but he was speechless for a long time.
"Fang Yan! You, you..."
Fang Yan looked calm. In the fight between life and death, he didn't feel that he had anything wrong.
If he really didn't do anything, he might as well have wiped his neck clean with a knife.
Gu Jue looked at Fang Changyun calmly, "Master Fang, where did Cao Mian go?"
Gu Jue was not in a very good mood at this time, because they did not find Cao Mian when they invaded Fang's house, which made Gu Jue feel depressed that only half of the mission was completed and the battle was not completed.
Even though they had people watching them all the time, Cao Mian was able to escape early, which really made people a little irritable.
Fang Changyun snorted lightly, looked at Gu Jue and said, "You are...from the Gu family."
The Gu family still has some importance among the guests at this banquet, so before the birthday banquet, Gu Jue personally came forward to wish Fang Changyun a birthday. Fang Changyun still remembered this young man with outstanding appearance and extraordinary conversation.
"It turns out that Fang Yan hooked up with the Gu family. What a good person." He had been very guarded against Fang Yan in recent years and strictly eliminated the possibility of him having contact with outsiders.
Because many people who had a good relationship with Fang Yan's father fled Yingzhou after he succeeded to the throne, Fang Changyun was afraid that these people would come back again or that Fang Yan would contact them.
Unexpectedly, despite all his precautions, Fang Yan, who had never left Yingzhou in his life, could still hook up with the Gu family.
Gu Jue did not explain, but said calmly: "Master Fang, you have lost, why not stop here and still be dignified."
Fang Changyun sneered: "Ask Fang Yan, is he willing to give me some dignity?"
Fang Yan lowered his eyes and said: "Second Uncle, as long as you let your people stop now, everything will be easy to talk about."
Fang Changyun looked sarcastic, obviously not believing what Fang Yan said.
Fang Yan was not surprised either. He knew very well what kind of character his second uncle was.
No matter what he says, he will never believe it.
Because he himself is such a person, it's not that Fang Changyun didn't want to kill him these years, but that he couldn't kill him.
Although Gu Jue led people to surround the Fang family, there were still many people loyal to Fang Changyun within the Fang family at this time, and the two groups of people in the house were in harmony.
Although the people brought by Gu Jue occupied the upper part of the courtyard outside the lobby, the people protecting Fang Changyun were obviously not mediocre, and it would not be easy to capture them immediately.
Gu Jue was not interested in the feud between Fang's uncle and nephew, and Fang Changyun had never been the focus of their attention.
"Master Fang, where is Cao Mian?"
Fang Changyun frowned, suddenly enlightened.
He stared at Gu Jue and said, "It seems that you are here for Cao Mian. There is no enmity between the Gu family of Dongzhou and the Fang family of Cao family. Who are you?"
Gu Jue showed a hint of impatience and gestured to the people around him holding bows and arrows.
These are elite soldiers trained according to regular military and horse training, and are naturally different from ordinary family guards.
Seeing Gu Jue's gesture, he immediately aimed his arrow at Fang Changyun.
Although Fang Changyun was protected by the experts around him, he was still a little frightened when he saw this situation.
But he knew that Gu Jue was with Fang Yan, and Fang Yan would never let him go if he had a grudge against him for killing his father.
Fang Changyun didn't want to fight, and kept urging the people around him, saying: "Kill out! Take me away!"
As soon as these words came out, the people protecting Fang Changyun immediately took action.
Several guards stood in front of him, and the two men and women who took action on the night of the birthday banquet stood on both sides of Fang Changyun. They grabbed Fang Changyun one from the left and the other from the right and rushed towards the weakest part of the siege.
Gu Jue sneered, "Fire the arrow!"
It is indeed difficult for ordinary soldiers to deal with first-class masters, but no matter how powerful the master is, it is impossible to replace the soldiers and horses.
Even a top master like Qu Fang can only escape unscathed from a well-trained army. It would be wishful thinking to rush out with another burden.
And these people are far worse than Qufang.
For a moment, arrows hit the people rushing out like a shower, frightening the rest of the Fang family so much that their faces turned pale and they were all trembling.
This guy surnamed Gu really has no scruples, he really dares to kill someone!
People who were close to Fang Changyun, who originally wanted to make a scene, all shut their mouths and did not dare to speak anymore when they saw this scene.
"Despicable boy!"
Seeing that Fang Changyun and the others were still unable to escape, two people suddenly jumped from the roof on the other side and rushed towards Gu Jue.
Gu Jue unsheathed his long sword and struck at the person coming towards him.
The next moment, Gu Jue turned around quickly, raised his sword and kicked Fang Yan away.
It turned out that the two men seemed to be heading straight for Gu Jue, but in fact, one of them rushed towards Gu Jue, and the other towards Fang Yan. They obviously understood who the soldiers and horses who betrayed Fang Changyun were listening to.
If Gu Jue hadn't acted quickly, Fang Yan would have been captured even if he hadn't died on the spot.
The man didn't care when he failed, and simply gave up on Fang Yan, who had already hid in the group of guards, and the two of them attacked Gu Jue together.
Gu Jue did not give in, a long sword opened and closed in his hand with astonishing momentum.
These two are obviously not ordinary people. Although Gu Jue has been on the battlefield for a long time, he is not a person who specializes in martial arts. It is more than enough to deal with one, but it is a bit difficult to deal with two at the same time.
Fang Changyun, who was in chaos on the other side, also saw this scene and said loudly: "Master Gu, how about you let me go and let's just stop?"
Gu Jue sneered and didn't answer. He couldn't tell whether Fang Changyun was naive and stupid or scheming.
At this point, do you still expect to be able to leave?
"Ah, Gu Jue, you can't do it! You can't even beat two small fish and shrimps." A crisp and charming voice suddenly sounded in the yard. Gu Jue couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but he said rudely, "You
Okay, come on."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The girl's voice said: "I will do it, I will do it! Get out of the way!"
She said get out of the way, and Gu Jue really got out of the way.
He forced the two masters back with one strike of his sword and took seven or eight steps back. Before he could stand still, everyone saw a green figure floating down from the wall into the crowd.
When the two people who fought against Gu Jue saw that a little girl appeared, they couldn't help but show a bit of contempt in their eyes.
How capable can a yellow-haired girl be?
But before they could speak, they suddenly felt their bodies become weak, and their originally strong and superb internal energy suddenly dissipated. It was so fast, it was as if it had never existed.
Seeing the two masters who were so lively just now suddenly collapsed on the ground, everyone couldn't help but look at the sudden appearance of the little girl in shock.
Qin Yaoer waved his hand, turned to Gu Jue and said, "Look, it's very simple."
"..." Gu Jue nodded speechlessly and expressed his admiration for her.
"Where's the girl?" Gu Jue asked.
Qin Yao'er said: "I'm chasing Cao Mian."
Gu Jue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
With the princess and Qu Zai, Cao Mian must not be able to escape.
When there was chaos outside Yingzhou City, Cao Mian was standing at a secret port in the northeast corner of Yingzhou.
There is a deep-water pier in this place that allows large ships to enter and exit. Not to mention ordinary people, even many Fang family members don’t know about it. Because this place is surrounded by two mountains at the back and is a private area, it was bought many years ago.
, even Fang Changyun helped cover it up.
This pier is rarely used on weekdays. Only occasionally in the dead of night can ships come in and out, transporting some items that cannot be used by outsiders.
At this time, people were standing silently near the port, and there were tens of thousands of people in the dark atmosphere.
If Fang Changyun and Fang Yan were here at this time, they would have discovered that these were the soldiers sent by Fang Changyun to exterminate the rebels who were causing trouble on the island.
Cao Mian stood in front of these people, looking at the sea in the distance with his hands behind his hands.
On the pier near the seaside, there are about a dozen huge ships docked.
"Sir!" A tall and muscular middle-aged man walked up to Cao Mian and said with cupped hands.
Cao Mian asked: "Is Aying back?"
The middle-aged man shook his head, "Sir, not yet."
Cao Mian sighed and said: "It seems things are not going well with Tantai Feng. A Ying... I'm afraid she won't be able to come back."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man was startled and said with some confusion: "Sir, with Tantai Feng's character, even if we really can't reach an agreement, we should not dare to kill Young Master Ying. Is there something that has delayed him?"
Cao Mian chuckled and said, "If it hadn't been for an accident, how could Tantai Feng dare to refuse us? Unless her Tantai family no longer wants to live."
"My lord, what you mean is..."
Cao Mian said: "Who do you think is responsible for what happened to Yingzhou and the Fang family these days?"
"Isn't that someone named Dongfang?" The middle-aged man frowned and said, "How come such a person suddenly appears in Shangyong? And he is targeting the Fang family?"
Cao Mian shook his head and said: "Jie'er is still too young. He should not have been allowed to go to Yong Temple in the first place."
The middle-aged man did not understand what Cao Mian meant, and there was a look of confusion on his face.
Cao Mian looked at the sea with distant eyes.
"I have been thinking in the past two days that maybe there has never been any Dongfang prince." Cao Mian said solemnly: "They are people from the imperial court, or should be said... from the Regent's Palace and the National Army."
The middle-aged man was shocked when he heard this, "My lord, what you mean is that the court has discovered our...but, the eldest son said that Mr. Dongfang is a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old."
Cao Mian snorted lightly and said: "Isn't it difficult to find a half-year-old child to play tricks on you? But this is really not like the style of the Zhenguo Army. Maybe the Regent's Palace didn't know much originally, so it could only deliberately create these things.
Test our reaction. Let’s see again. If Aying can’t come back, then my guess is probably pretty accurate.”
"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that we have fallen into the imperial court's scheme?"
Cao Mian said: "There is no difference. As long as they trace Yingzhou, the results will be the same. I just don't understand how they connected the Fang family and the Cao family."
The middle-aged man hesitated and said: "Perhaps the Fang family leaked the news? That boy from the Fang family has always been arrogant and domineering..."
Cao Mian shook his head and said: "If it was Fang Shuo, the court should have known about it last year."
"That's what my lord said." The middle-aged man said solemnly.
Cao Mian pondered for a long time, his eyes fell on the black mass of soldiers and horses not far ahead, and an idea flashed in his mind and he whispered: "I forgot that I failed to deal with the people of Luanyi Division, and there will be endless troubles.
"
It's not that he doesn't want to deal with it, but that he can't deal with it.
With the Regent's Palace under control, it is not that easy to kill people in the sky prison.
He could only bet that the people in the Luanyi Department of Shangyong didn't know their details, but he didn't want to think that even a little clue would only be enough for the Regent's Palace to keep an eye on them.
In the final analysis...it was still the trouble caused by those things last year.
Cao Mian lowered his eyes slightly and said: "Fortunately, I started making preparations after the incident at Yunhai Academy last year. I tried my best to delay it for only half a year."
Now is not the best time, but has there ever been a perfect time in this world?
If he had followed his original plan, the border war would have dragged on for several more years. They could still recharge their batteries and prepare for it for more than a year, during which time they could win over more people and forces.
But the end of the war caught him off guard, and what happened at Yunhai Academy later made him slightly uneasy, so he decided to plan ahead.
However, he also knew that using the power of Qingzhou and Yingzhou to confront the imperial court was seeking death, so he did his best to delay it for another half a year.
Someone once told him that he always pursues perfection in his actions, but maybe he will be defeated by this perfection in the end.
When Cao Mao received the first news from Shangyong, he knew that he could not delay it any longer.
If this continues, the Cao family may not be able to do anything and will have to wait for Xie Yan to come and destroy them.
He thought that the death of the Empress Dowager would be an opportunity for them, but he didn't expect the people from the Prince Regent's Palace to move so quickly and arrive at Yingzhou at about the same time as them.
In this case, he could only give up on the Fang family and Yingzhou completely.
"No wait, let them take action." Cao Mian said solemnly.
"Yes, sir." The middle-aged man nodded respectfully, then took out a tubular thing from his waist and pulled it open hard.
A dazzling red streak rushed into the sky with a sharp whistle, and a moment later the same red color and scream burst out from the sky on the other side of the distance.
After doing all this, the middle-aged man turned around and shouted to the soldiers standing quietly in front of him: "Get ready to board the ship!"
"Yes!" The team was neat and orderly. Under the leadership of the person standing at the front, the soldiers with weapons in hand walked silently towards the big ship leaning on the shore not far away.
They are no strangers to this, many of them came to Yingzhou on these boats, and some of them are locals in Yingzhou, so naturally they have been used to seeing ships of all sizes since they were young.
There are about a dozen ships docked on the beach, almost covering the nearby sea surface.
These ships are not enough to transport tens of thousands of people at a time, but Cao Mian is not worried. Their ships are indeed not enough, but aren't there many merchant ships in the ports outside Yingzhou City?
"Sir, let's get on the boat first." The young man standing behind Cao Mian whispered.
Cao Mian nodded, turned around and walked towards the seaside.
After taking just a few steps, Cao Mian suddenly stopped and looked steadily at the seaside ahead, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
On the top of the mast of the big ship nearest to them, a man sat on the ship from unknown time.
