MTLNOVEL Chapter 718 - 718: Breaking Through One by One
Chapter 718: Chapter 718: Breaking Through One by One
The person who appeared was Nan Tianzong, who did not speak, but instead gave a few cold snorts and continued attacking.
“Bastard! You…ugh!”
Zhao Jiong had not yet finished cursing when he was punched in the mouth again, and he was unable to utter another word.
“Hand over Sisi, and I will spare your life! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Nan Tianzong’s words were said through gritted teeth without any room for negotiation.
“You… scoundrel!”
Zhao Jiong was so angry that he glared and wished he could just slap him to death!
“I’ve been a scoundrel for more than a day or two. If you don’t believe me, you can try! Your past grievances have nothing to do with us. I only know that Sisi is my younger sister, that’s enough!”
As his words fell, he punched Zhao Jiong’s freshly bandaged wound, sending him flying several meters away and crashing heavily into a rock. Zhao Jiong spat out a mouthful of blood at once.
“Cough, cough!… Are you trying to commit parricide, you disgraceful scoundrel! Cough, cough…”
Zhao Jiong tried to curse, but the blood in his mouth choked his throat.
Several people guarding Zhao Jiong hurried forward: “Master, the Prefecture Princess has already left the mountain. Didn’t you see her?”
“Sisi has already left the mountain? Is that true?”
Nan Tianzong somewhat disbelieved.
It was not that he was suspicious by nature, but that the so-called Li Sect Leader had already lost his credibility. When he learned that Sisi had gone up the mountain, he was so frightened that his soul almost flew out to the heavens, and he rushed up the mountain immediately without giving it a thought…
The guard quickly replied, “It’s true, Master. The Prefecture Princess had just left the mountain before you arrived, so you may have missed her on the way.”
Nan Tianzong looked back at Zhao Jiong, who coldly snorted and turned his head to the other side without saying a word.
“Fine, I’ll go and see if Sisi has returned home. You guys better not be lying to me! Otherwise, huh!”
Nan Tianzong finished speaking, quickly flew up, and went straight down the mountain without saying goodbye.
Zhao Jiong coughed and coughed in anger: “This scoundrel…”
Even after coming down from Heilong Mountain, Liu Sisi still felt a lingering fear.
“What do you think? Did Zhao Jiong actually get poisoned?”
During their time on the mountain earlier, her last trump card was naturally the four shadows secretly left by His Majesty to protect her.
The four shadows that followed her looked at each other: “The former Crown Prince was famous for his craftiness from an early age. Whether he was actually poisoned or not, we do not know. However, it is true that he did not try to kill the Prefecture Princess earlier.”
“Mm, I felt that too. Let’s go!”
Liu Sisi got into the carriage and casually let the curtain down.
As the carriage swayed, she slowly recalled the events on Heilong Mountain. Zhao Jiong did not try to kill her, probably because he still had feelings for her mother.
However, the trip wasn’t entirely in vain. Firstly, she figured out her true identity. Secondly, she found out that her mother’s remains were not on Heilong Mountain, which was particularly important. Now that she had completely fallen out with the former Crown Prince, it seemed that it was time to let go of the Li Sect’s business.
But it didn’t matter, as the businesses she owned were gradually getting on track. In the future, she could relax and shift her focus to other things, such as taking care of the academy’s opening, as well as several younger ones. YingEr also reached the age where a female tutor should teach her…
As she thought about it, she realized that there were so many things to take care of.
At the border between Macheng County and the neighboring Shangrao County.
A traveler wearing a straw hat and carrying a large baggage hurried along the road. He climbed over a ridge, not stopping to catch his breath, and saw the crossroads ahead. He quickly walked towards the crossroads.
Before he could cross the intersection, a large group of horsemen appeared in front of him and blocked his path.
“Excuse me, sir, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?”
The leader spoke casually.
The man was shocked but tried to shrink back in fear: “I’m a farmer in a hurry on my way home. I received a letter saying that my elder man is seriously ill, so I’m rushing back home. Please let me pass.”
“Who’s going to give us a break?!”
The man trembled for a while before gritting his teeth: “You want silver, right? I’ll give it to you, is that enough?” As he spoke, he handed over all the baggage in his hands.
“Who wants your broken baggage! Tang Ji, do you think we won’t recognize you if you change your appearance?”
The leader laughed loudly.
“What Tang Ji? You’ve got the wrong person. I’m not a Tang!” The man argued hurriedly.
“Enough! You can’t escape now. We were ordered to take your head today! You dared to betray your Master, and you shouldn’t live. It’s already a favor from heaven that you’ve survived until now!”
The leader did not let his guard down at all.
The man slowly took off his straw hat, revealing Old Tang’s familiar face.
“Heh heh! Since you’ve said so, I won’t bother with any more nonsense…” He didn’t finish his words when he suddenly charged out.
His target wasn’t the leader, but the guards beside him.
The leader hurriedly turned back to intercept him but couldn’t keep up with his actions. He could only instinctively meet the charge.
However, Old Tang didn’t intend to collide head-on with him.
With a wave of his hand, he killed three people on the spot before turning around and charging towards the leader.
Unexpectedly, Old Tang did not actually go for the leader – he feigned an attack, then flew into the dense forest and disappeared at once.
“Chase! We can’t let him get away!”
“Be careful, don’t separate after you chase in. Don’t give him the chance to break through one by one, understand?”
“Yes, Your Honor.” Everyone hurried to follow.
Soon, they chased him into the dense forest.
At the moment, it was the end of August, and the leaves on the mountain had turned a large patch red. The dense foliage provided him with the best cover.
Old Tang carefully concealed himself, watching the leader curse and search in the bushes, and sneered in his heart.
You guys want to catch me? Today, I’ll make sure that you all die here without a single one escaping!
The leader searched cautiously, not going far before he saw the tree branches in front of him suddenly shake. His heart leaped with joy, and he hurriedly chased after them.
But no sooner had he taken a few steps than several muffled grunts came from behind him!
He instinctively turned back and found that at the very moment he went forward to chase, his team was thrown into disarray, and the three people hanging back were killed instantly by the enemy.
These were his most powerful Imperial Guards, and he had brought them all out at once. However, they had just encountered the enemy and already lost six men. How could he not be heartbroken?