The palace is extremely deserted late at night. Although Ruizhu Hall is not as big as Yanfu Hall, it has all the rooms it should have. In addition to the main hall and the east and west halls, the garden of Yanfu Palace can also be accessed from the back of the main hall, and there are two rooms on the left and right.
Go to Yiqing Hall and Huining Hall.
King Jin pulled Jin Shang and walked in front. His speed was so fast that he almost dragged Jin Shang to the ground.
The two princes followed closely behind, and the four of them left the Ruizhu Hall. Before they could stand still, they saw a group of thieves coming out of the Yiqing Hall.
King Jin made a quick decision and dragged Jin Shang away.
To be fair, he was very numb to the bloody killings caused by the thieves, and he was not even as helpless and panicked as he was when he was ten years old when he ran away.
For him, this is not only a palace change, but also an end.
Under the calmness of King Jin, King Dongyang also felt that he was alive, but they were getting more and more remote and the light in front of him was getting darker and darker. He secretly said that he must follow King Jin closely, and at the same time reached out to catch King Tongyi.
After pulling it, he realized that there was nothing in his hand, and Tongyi had disappeared at some point.
"Fourth!" Dongyang was so frightened that he didn't dare to shout. He could only lower his voice and urgently asked for help from King Jin, "Brother, Fourth is missing!"
When he came out of the Ruizhu Palace, the Fourth Brother was obviously beside him, so why did the Kung Fu Master disappear after just a few steps?
Hearing this, Jin Shang scolded: "If it's gone, it's gone. Why don't you leave quickly!"
He knew why Prince Tongyi separated from them - when he saw the thieves from Yiqing Palace, he took advantage of the darkness and panic to push Prince Tongyi away.
King Jin was right, the goal of four people staying together was too big. If one person could help them divert the pursuers, it would bring them greater hope.
With this push, Tongyi fell one step behind, and it was this step that created a considerable distance between them.
"Brother, I'll go back to find the fourth child." Dongyang gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
King Jin grabbed him and said, "You escort His Majesty to Huining Hall, and I will go find him. We will meet at Huining Hall."
Jinshang said urgently: "You are not allowed to go."
However, King Jin did not obey his arrangement and turned around and walked back on the road he came from.
There were winding bluestone roads along the way, with either obstructive tree branches or rockery rocks on both sides. King Jin tried hard to discern the direction, holding the unsealed sword tightly in his hand, hiding and searching for Tongyi.
The thieves looking for them were close at hand. King Jin was sweating and felt that the sword was not very useful. Although he was not a weak scholar, he was far from the opponent of these thieves. Compared with the sword, he was at a loss.
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He discarded the flashy sword in the grass, groped for a stone as big as his head, picked it up with both hands, and walked forward cautiously.
As he walked, he listened to the sounds in the distance, and he was keenly aware that the sound of fighting was getting louder, and it was no longer the same one-sided killing as before.
I'm afraid Yin Xiao is back.
He doesn't have much time, he needs to do it as soon as possible.
Hugging the big rock tightly, he continued to move forward quietly. Bodies were scattered on the ground. It could be seen that there was a fight here during the short period of time when they were separated from Tongyi.
Soon he found two people standing and one sitting in front of him. The standing person was wearing Imperial Army armor, holding a long knife in his hand, pointing directly at the person sitting, and kept shouting questions.
The person who fell to the ground was none other than Prince Laosi Tongyi.
Tongyi raised his hands, trembling with fear.
After falling behind for just a moment, he lost sight of King Jin and the others and had to sneak alone. But after all, he was young and had never experienced such a huge change. He tripped over a corpse after walking a few steps. Before he could wait,
When he stood up, he was held at knifepoint.
"Where is the emperor?" the thief asked, "tell me and spare your life."
Tongyi was trembling all over, but he closed his eyes tightly and didn't say a word.
The thief didn't intend to spend a long time with him, so he asked twice more. Seeing that he was stubborn and stubborn, he lost patience, raised his knife, and chopped off Tongyi.
He didn't care whether it meant a chamberlain or a prince. To him, killing was just a common thing tonight. What really mattered was to find the emperor and Prince Jin. Killing these two people would be considered as completing the mission.
Holding the knife casually and easily, he was ready to give the unfortunate prince a hearty blow.
Tongyi gritted his teeth and widened his eyes, trying to imprint the murderer's face in his heart so that he could turn into a ghost and seek revenge on him after his death.
In the next moment, Tongyi's pupils shrank suddenly, and he saw a big stone falling from the sky, hitting the thief's head heavily.
The hand holding the stone exerted all its strength, and the thief's head made a crisp sound, like the sound of a ripe watermelon exploding.
The thief shook twice, and King Jin raised the stone and hit him hard again.
With a dull sound, the stone made a dent in the hard skull. Along with the stone, sticky blood spattered out and fell on Tongyi's face.
Tongyi touched his face and felt that it was not just blood splashed on his face.
King Jin threw away the stone, bent down and pulled him up. After taking a few breaths, he saw the fire approaching again, so he pulled Tongyi up and hid in the grass.
The sharp flower branches poked both of their faces, but neither of them said a word. When the fire light went away, Tongyi suddenly blinked away tears and pulled the sleeves of King Jin. He was surprised and afraid: "Brother... Your Majesty pushed me...
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King Jin pulled him to his feet and warned him in a low voice: "Your Majesty did not push you, it was you who took the initiative to divert His Majesty's pursuers."
Tongyi sniffed and nodded.
Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Emperor will never make mistakes, let alone do anything that undermines his sanctity. If the historian asks him about it in the future, Tongyi's truth will only bring trouble to himself.
Tongyi used all his strength to keep up with King Jin and ran into the Huining Hall.
In the Huining Hall, Jinshang and Prince Dongyang were all frightened. When they heard the footsteps, they trembled in fright and tried to run away. Only when they saw clearly that it was Prince Jin, they regained their balance.
Even so, the two of them were sweating profusely.
Dongyang stepped forward and grabbed Tongyi, slapped him hard on the back, and cursed with a cry: "Why are you running around like this? Do you know how dangerous it is now!"
Prince Tongyi looked at Jin Shang cautiously and suddenly said: "Third brother, let's... let's help His Majesty divert the pursuers away."
The Prince of Dongyang County had just received a lot of cold looks and scoldings from him, and he saw that his younger brother had a different look on his face. Although he was reluctant to separate from Prince Jin, he nodded: "Let's run to the west and leave now."
The two of them left in a hurry. King Jin glanced at the light of fire floating outside, and pulled Jin Shang to continue fleeing.
Panting from running, Jinshang walked straight to a pavilion and signaled King Jin to take a rest.
There are many palaces and pavilions in Yanfu, so even if a thief wants to come, he can still take a breather.
Before King Jin entered, he had already seen that this was Chunjin Pavilion, surrounded by extremely dense flowers and trees. However, there was no way out. Once it was blocked, the consequences would be disastrous. It was not a suitable place to rest.
But he did not move again, but looked at Jinshang with the help of the faint light of the sky - Jinshang had completely lost the power of the emperor. He was tired and panicked, his clothes were disheveled, and he sat on the ground panting randomly.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Jinshang waved his hands and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to answer, he heard King Jin continue to ask: "Your Majesty, how did my mother die?"
Now I was stunned and looked at King Jin with a guilty conscience.