Many men in black quickly caught up with Du Qing and Luo You who were retreating continuously. One man in black took the lead and attacked Du Qing with a sword.
Du Qing swung the sword in his hand outward to deflect the stabbing edge, and shouted loudly: "Junior sister and I did not betray the sect!"
No one listened to him. The offensive of the men in black became even more fierce. Du Qing only slowed down a little, and a bloody gash was opened under his ribs. Luo You exclaimed and hurriedly checked Du Qing's wound. The latter scratched
Holding Luo You's arm, he said urgently: "Junior sister, please leave quickly! You are right, we can't go back, so we will do as you say and leave quickly!" As he spoke, he pushed Luo You hard.
He opened it, then drew out his sword, roared, and took the initiative to face the numerous men in black.
How could Luo You abandon Du Qing and leave alone? She ran back with a sword and joined forces with Du Qing to fight the men in black around them.
When the man in black at the head saw this, he snorted coldly. He took off the crossbow from his waist, hit the arrow at the crossbow unhurriedly, then raised the crossbow and aimed an arrow at Luo You.
Luo You was trying her best to deal with the men in black attacking from all sides, and did not notice the sudden arrow. When she realized that something was wrong, it was already too late to avoid it.
At this moment, Du Qing, who was next to her, stepped in front of Luo You. A pop was heard in his ear. The crossbow arrow hit Du Qing's back shoulder, and the arrowhead was deeply embedded in the flesh.
"Senior Brother—" Luo You couldn't help but exclaimed. She used all her strength and struck out with several swords in one go, temporarily forcing the men in black around her back, and then supported the shaky Du Qing.
There was a layer of mist in her eyes, and she choked with sobs and said, "Senior brother..."
In the blink of an eye, Du Qing's lips began to turn black and his face turned blue. He knew very well that there was quenching poison on the crossbow arrows, and he also knew very well what kind of poison he was used to. Unfortunately, he did not have the antidote.
.
He grabbed Luo You's clothes and said in a trembling voice: "Junior sister, please leave quickly, we...can't all die here! Leave quickly!" As he spoke, he pushed Luo You away again, and then held his hands
He leaned the sword on the ground to support his body. He looked around and said with a sneer: "Uncle Ruan's disciples are nothing more than that. They only have the ability to hurt people with hidden arrows!"
"You're looking for death!" The leader of the men in black put down his crossbow, yelled, and walked towards Du Qing with his sword in hand. When Du Qing approached, he waved his sword horizontally, and lightning suddenly appeared, sweeping across Du Qing's neck.
Du Qing tried his best to block the sword. Bang! With a crisp sound, Du Qing leaned back and took three steps back. If he hadn't held the sword in both hands, the sword would have been knocked away.
The leading man in black was unyielding and stepped forward, stabbing forward with the sword in his hand. At a glance, it looked like several meteors flying towards Du Qing.
Du Qing swung his sword with all his strength to block, clang, clang, crisp sounds erupted between the two people one after another.
The man in black struck eight swords in one breath, and Du Qing was knocked back five steps. At the same time, there were three more blood holes in his body, and blood was flowing out.
Luo You from behind screamed, and just as she was about to step forward, several men in black rushed towards her. While blocking her way, several swords came out to attack Luo You's vital parts.
Du Qing did not look back at Luo You. At this time, he was poisoned and had stab wounds on his chest and lower abdomen. Everything in front of him was blurry. Even so, he still stood still and stared at the opposite side.
The man in black shouted loudly: "Junior sister, we can't all die here!" As he spoke, he roared, clenched his sword with both hands, and ran towards the man in black.
Luo You didn't want to leave, but she also knew that her senior brother was risking death to cover her escape.
She watched as Du Qing rushed towards the men in black regardless, and watched as many men in black came up to attack him. The sound of swords piercing into human bodies was heard endlessly, and blood arrows were sprayed out from the crowd.
Luo You let out a heartbreaking scream. She didn't stay any longer, turned around and ran away. The men in black were not willing to let her go. After stabbing Du Qing into a hornet's nest, they chased after her.
I don't know if it was despair or hatred that inspired Luo You's potential. Luo You ran so fast that it was like a whirlwind.
Now she only has one thought left, which is to live. Only by living can she find a chance to avenge her senior brother. Only by living can she not let her senior brother die in vain.
As she ran, there were constant whizzing sounds around her, and crossbow arrows flew past her side.
After an unknown amount of time, Luo You felt as if her body did not belong to her, and everything in front of her was black.
Bang! Suddenly, she didn't know what she hit. She took two steps back due to the force of the rebound and fell on her back.
Before she fainted and died, she vaguely heard people shouting: "Who is it? Dare you come to the palace to act wild?"
"Team leader, Xiao Lu was hit by an arrow!"
"Damn it, shoot me an arrow——"
After hearing people's shouts and shouts, Luo You's remaining consciousness made her realize that she was safe and that she had run back to the palace. Her tense nerves relaxed and she fainted.
She indeed ran back to the palace, and bumped into the guards outside the palace gate. The guards recognized her as Luo You, who had just left the palace. Before they could figure out what was going on, the men in black chased after her.
The leader of the guards was furious and shouted loudly, but he was answered by a crossbow arrow shot by the man in black. The guards immediately blocked it with their shields, but one of the guards was still hit by the arrow and fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, the team leader
He took the lead and fired arrows to fight back.
Shot by the arrows of the palace guards, the men in black abandoned the bodies of several companions and fled in a hurry.
The guards outside the palace and the guards inside the palace are not in the same system. Looking at the unconscious Luo You, they didn't know what to do. The team leader could only report the situation to the palace and ask Hua Feiyan to come over.
deal with.
It was Hua Feiyan who had just sent Luo You out of the palace. The guards didn't know exactly what happened. Now that Luo You was being chased by those men in black and ran back to the palace, of course they had to inform Hua Feiyan.
Hua Feiyan rushed over very quickly. He first checked on the unconscious Luo You and made sure that she had no external injuries and was just exhausted. Then she breathed a sigh of relief.
She asked the maid to carry Luo You back to the palace, then went to the corpses of several men in black and took a general look.
The men in black had nothing on them except weapons, so there was no way to verify who they were. However, Hua Feiyan knew in his heart that these men in black were most likely the dead soldiers of Si'a.
Hua Feiyan reminded Luo You, 'If I were you, I would not ask Your Majesty to release Du Qing just now, but I would ask Your Majesty to stay in the palace.'
Such a big thing as assassinating the king was enough to annihilate the nine clans, but Luo You and Du Qing could be released without incident. In Si'a's view, they must have betrayed Si'a and Mo Yan.
Therefore, after learning the news of their release, the people in Si'a would not only not accept them again, but would also try their best to get rid of them to avoid future troubles.
The actual situation was exactly the same as Hua Feiyan's speculation. As expected, Si'a killed Du Qing and Luo You.
Fortunately, Luo You did not save the wrong person. The senior brother Du Qing whom she desperately rescued died tragically under the swords of Si'a disciples in order to cover her escape.
When Luo You woke up from coma, it was already dawn the next day. The first thing she saw was Hua Feiyan sitting on the couch. She was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly sat up.
As soon as she moved, her whole body felt as if her bones had been torn apart, and there was no part of her that was not free from pain.
Hua Feiyan, who was reading, heard Luo You's inhalation. She slowly put down the letter in her hand, turned to look at Luo You, and saw that her facial features were all tangled together. She smiled slightly and said, "Luo You, you
woke up?!"
"Flower... flower beauty, maid..."
"Don't worry, this is the palace, the Bamboo Palace." As he spoke, Hua Feiyan stood up, walked up to Luo You, and said: "You have been living in the palace for too long, and the sudden violent exercise will make your
My body can’t bear it.”
If she had been in Si'a before, the amount of exercise like last night might not have been a big deal to Luo You, but she had stayed in the palace for several months. In order to hide her identity, she certainly did not dare to exercise, which led to yesterday's
Sudden fainting at night.
Luo You grinned in pain. At this time, she felt as if thousands of troops had just trampled over her body.
"Lie down and don't move around. I estimate that you will have to rest in bed for at least two or three days." Hua Feiyan returned to his usual cold demeanor and said expressionlessly.
"Is it... was the flower beauty who saved the servant girl?"
"It wasn't me, it was the guards outside the palace who saved you." Hua Feiyan corrected.
"Oh!" Luo You responded first, and then, she seemed to suddenly think of something, her face suddenly changed, and she said urgently: "Senior brother, he... he..."
"Du Qing's body has been found, and I have arranged for him to be buried."
Luo You's face changed drastically. She endured the heartbreaking pain, sat up from the bed, and said at the same time: "I...I want to see my senior brother for the last time."
Hua Feiyan raised her hand and pushed her back to the bed. She shook her head and said, "Du Qing has been buried now, and his last face is not what you want to see."
When Du Qing's body was discovered, many people at the scene couldn't help but vomited it out. The condition could no longer be described as horrific.
Luo You stared blankly at Hua Feiyan, tears bursting out of her eyes uncontrollably. She burst into tears and said: "Senior brother did nothing wrong, why did they kill him? Why wasn't I the one who died..."
Hua Feiyan had already expected such an ending, but she was a little surprised that Luo You could survive and save his life. Du Qing was really affectionate and righteous to Luo You, and his death was really a bit of a surprise.
pity.
She said: "The dead can no longer come back, but the living must continue to live. What are your plans in the future?"
Luo You's body gradually curled up into a ball on the bed. Now, she seemed to have gone back in time, as if she had returned to the darkest and most desperate time when her mother died. She was no longer in control, suppressing her emotions and crying loudly.
Hua Feiyan did not rush her, got up and walked to the window sill, looking up at the bamboo forest outside the window. After an unknown period of time, Luo You's crying gradually stopped, she turned back and asked: "Luo You, have you thought about it?
?”
Luo You slowly raised his head, looked at Hua Feiyan with scarlet eyes, and asked: "I... Hua Meiren, can my maid stay in the palace?"
Now Luo You's heart has become clear. If she wants to survive and avenge her senior brother, her only chance is to stay in the palace.
There are Si'a's spies all around the palace. As soon as she leaves the palace, Si'a will get the news immediately. I'm afraid it won't take even an hour for her to follow in her senior brother's footsteps.
Hua Feiyan met Luo You's gaze and looked at her for a long time. She smiled lightly and said, "I can't decide this matter. I need to inform His Majesty and let His Majesty make a decision."
Luo You opened the quilt and said: "Flower Beauty, my servant will go to see His Majesty now!"
Hua Feiyan waved her hand and said: "You are too weak now. It won't be too late to go see His Majesty in two days when your body has recovered a bit. You can stay with me for these two days."
"No! My servant must go to see His Majesty now!" Luo You said firmly.