Under the endless moonlight, there was a sudden noise.
Amidst the tragic screams, mangled corpses fell down one after another.
Some were pierced by thousands of arrows, some were chopped into two pieces, and some were trampled into mud by horses coming and going.
Most of these people are killers in black.
But there are also a small number of internal defenders who were caught off guard and faced the attack.
At this moment, a tall figure came on horseback, coming to support with thunderous momentum.
"It's Li Wuwei!"
Everyone was overjoyed.
After witnessing the battle between Li Yan and Kumarajiva on the long street, they were full of admiration for this young man who was both civil and military.
I firmly believe that if Li Yan was on duty tonight, the enemy would never be able to be so arrogant.
"Retreat quickly!"
Just after Li Yan killed several people, a sharp whistle sounded in the distance, and the black-clothed killer immediately retreated and disappeared into the darkness.
Li Yan did not chase, but walked along the way, watching the inner guards collect the bodies and mourning for the sacrificed comrades.
Because he had been fishing for a long time, Li Yan became familiar with Shang Shang Xia.
But those people who used to greet each other and talk and laugh were now lying on the cold ground.
This was the first time Li Yan saw a familiar person turn into a cold corpse.
The impact and emotion it gave him were stronger than those he had just killed so many killers in black.
His face changed, his emotions surged, and he said in a deep voice: "This revenge must be avenged!"
This feeling of sadness moved the inner guards present, and everyone shared the same hatred: "This revenge must be avenged!"
After calming down, Li Yan asked: "Where is the leader of Qiuge?"
The internal guards said: "The Qiuge leader is guarding the Tibetan spies in the inner prison to prevent the enemy from trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
"The person guarding outside is Xiao Wuwei?"
Li Yan glanced at him: "Where are the others?"
The inner guards were stunned, and one of them said: "I just saw that Xiao Wuwei seemed to have gone to the inner prison, and he was walking in a hurry."
"Huh? In terms of merit, wouldn't it be greater to defend the enemy outside?"
Li Yan felt uneasy and immediately ordered: "You guys stay on guard, I'll come as soon as I can!"
His legs flew quickly and he rushed toward the inner prison with rapid strides.
Guards were stationed on the surrounding towers, and they sent out signals one after another to indicate safety.
But as soon as Li Yan entered the prison, he took a deep breath.
The corpses of several patrolmen fell at the door, bleeding from their orifices. They must have died of poisoning.
And the long passage also had traces of fighting and was stained with blood.
He immediately rushed to the deepest cell.
From a distance, I saw the body of an inspector inside the cell.
Li Yan remembered that this man's name was Guo Fei. He was a guard brought by Qiu Ying from Chang'an. He was quite trustworthy and his usual status was equivalent to that of the cell leader of the inner prison.
He was also dead at this time, his throat cut with a knife.
However, the closest person is not Guo Fei, but the people on both sides of the iron gate.
Qiu Ying and Xiao Ling.
"Uncle Qiu!"
Li Yan pounced on Qiu Ying.
Qiu Ying was lying on the ground, stabbed in the back and bleeding.
In the inner prison, on his own territory, the pavilion leader did not wear armor, and was almost stabbed in the heart with a knife.
The good news is that he escaped without any serious injuries.
The bad news is that the knife was smeared with poison, and even though Qiu Ying used his strength to resist the poison, his body was numb and he fell to the ground, unable to move.
Without hesitation, Li Yan channeled the Dan Yuan Jin into his body to help him resist the poison.
The power of this world is more focused on fighting, and it is not as flexible as the internal Qi in healing. Fortunately, Li Yan has been practicing since childhood and has profound skills, and Qiu Ying also has a strong foundation. He trembled slightly after falling into a semi-coma and finally woke up.
Seeing that he was about to struggle, Li Yan hurriedly said: "Uncle Qiu, it's me! Yuanfang!"
"Yuanfang...you are here..."
Qiu Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Guo Fei is a spy! Xiao Ling also betrayed! Go and see... is he dead? He was not saved. I want to ask for information..."
So dedicated!
Li Yan had actually discovered that Xiao Ling, not far away, was lying on his back, also suffering severe injuries.
After Dan Yuan Jin stabilized Qiu Ying's injury a little, Li Yan helped him lie down again, stood up, came to Xiao Ling, and began to check the guy's injury.
Compared to Qiu Ying, Xiao Ling was trembling all over and couldn't even speak. He coughed when he opened his mouth, and blood spurted out mouth after mouth.
Li Yan felt it and judged that his chest ribs were broken, and then he was hit hard and stabbed into his organs.
According to the medical standards of this era, there is no hope.
Li Yan stood up and said coldly: "It is your own fault, death is not a pity!"
Xiao Ling's eyes were full of regret and fear, and she struggled hard: "Save... Gudu Gudu... Save... Gudu Gudu..."
People who betray the country when things go wrong at work are definitely not worthy of any sympathy, but Li Yan can't help but be surprised.
If Guo Fei and Xiao Ling attack at the same time, Qiu Ying, who has no armor to defend himself, will hardly be spared.
Besides, there's one other person.
That was Liniang whose chains were untied.
With Liniang's assassination method, how did Qiu Ying survive?
Just as Li Yan held the handle of the knife and was on guard, Qiu Ying, who was lying on the ground, gave the answer: "Go and see Liniang... She killed Guo Fei... seriously injured Xiao Ling... She seemed to be injured too...
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Li Yan was startled, then rushed into the cell, only to see Liniang sitting cross-legged where she used to drink tea, looking over with a smile in her eyes.
Li Yan's expression changed.
Liniang's abdomen was stabbed with a dagger.
On her lips, a wisp of purple-black blood slowly flowed down.
The moonlight happened to shine in through the window. Liniang, bathed in the moonlight, looked calm and spoke quickly:
"Li Yuanfang, I have two lists with me. One is the fake list that Xiao Ling secretly gave me this morning, and the other is the real list that I modified. They are all low-level secret spies distributed among the people."
"As for my upline, it is not on the list. I am not the only Supi noble girl. There are many sisters who have been trained. I don't want to implicate them..."
"But you are a gentleman. You refused to accept my challenge of murder notice. You did not fall into the trap of the Tibetan ambassador case. For your kindness, I will give you a reminder. That is a person who should have a bright future."
Li Yan: "..."
Although at this moment, his feelings towards Liniang had changed, he still had to say:
The Riddler gets out of the Tang Dynasty!
Liniang smiled and continued:
"I am very tempted by the tea ceremony trade you proposed. You are only a ninth-grade official now and cannot be the master. When you become a general and become a minister in the future, I hope that you can personally preside over this trade. You can repay me for what I have done today."
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"There will be many people in Supi supporting you. They also hope for peace and can live comfortably. Who wants to fight?"
"So you won, and I was finally persuaded by you to be stupid enough to help the internal guards and kill the spies who came to conspire with me!"
"Of course, Xiao Ling is too annoying. He tortured me so many times and changed his mind. Do you want to write it off..."
At this point, she finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell back.
Li Yan rushed over, supported her, and poured the power of Dan Yuan into his body, but his face darkened.
Compared to Qiu Ying, she had no resistance at all. The poison penetrated into her lungs and she was unable to recover.
Liniang suffered from poisonous hair and was in great pain. She began to speak intermittently:
"I don't want to betray my country...but it is indeed controlled by the Gar family...The Supi people live a very hard life..."
"I don't want to die...but I'm afraid of living as a traitor...ah...husband...how you felt at that time...I finally realized..."
"Li Yuanfang... I want to ask you something!"
Li Yan: "Say!"
Liniang's blood flowed more and more, but she insisted on finishing: "Bury me and Brother Fu together... I was sorry for him during my lifetime... I hope he can forgive me after my death..."
Li Yan's eyes showed sadness and he nodded: "Okay!"
"That's good..."
Liniang's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally stopped abruptly.
The look in his pupils completely disappeared, and his hands hung down helplessly.
This Supi nobleman is a secret spy of Tubo.
Just like her husband who worked hard to change his destiny.
At a prime age, his short life ended.
Li Yan gently put down Liniang's body. Xiao Ling, not far away, also breathed his last, and Qiu Ying fell into a coma completely.
He slowly stood up and looked around the inner prison, his eyes filled with unprecedented anger.
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