Cui Huan hastily cut the ropes binding Luo Xunlong, then quickly went to untie Jing Zhe and Pin Hao. Luo Xunlong stood behind her, using his bare hands to fend off the group of black-clothed secret guards who rushed forward.
Uncle Li, accompanied by two generals, leaped into the air and rushed over in a hurry to offer assistance.
Mu Rong Yunqian's face darkened. He quickly ran over and blocked Uncle Li's way.
Seeing that Luo Xunlong and the others were in great danger, and Mu Rong Yunqian still came to cause trouble. Uncle Li was extremely angry. He leaped forward and punched the Tenth Prince in the jaw. Immediately, Mu Rong Yunqian's jawbone was shattered, and he burst into tears in pain.
Luo Xunlong snatched the executioner's long knife and charged at the group of black-clothed secret guards, slashing at them wildly.
Cui Huan was in a flurry. After rescuing Jing Zhe, she saved Pin Hao. Then she quickly helped Wei Dongling up from the ground and nervously untied the ropes binding her. She asked, "Miss Wei, how are you?"
Wei Dongling's nose hurt so much that it felt like it was about to break. She didn't dare to touch it. Fortunately, as it was getting darker, it seemed that others couldn't notice. Wei Dongling cried with a mournful face and choked out, "I'm fine."
Cui Huan asked anxiously, "What should we do! General Cui and the others..."
Wei Dongling's heart skipped a beat. He Jingyao had snatched the ghost mask and must have impersonated the Flying General just like her. Speaking of which, she had cunningly brought back the Northwest Iron Cavalry Army to help. But now that it had fallen into He Jingyao's hands, it was like doing all the hard work for someone else. This made Wei Dongling feel a bit uncomfortable.
While Wei Dongling was in a daze, Cui Huan saw Yu Mo, the martial champion, running towards them. She quickly shouted, "Be careful!" With that, Cui Huan pulled Wei Dongling aside and took a punch from Yu Mo with one hand. Instantly, she was sent flying.
"Huancheng!" Luo Xunlong quickly caught Cui Huan and slashed at Yu Mo's neck with his knife. The two of them fought with each other again.
Facing the overwhelming number of black-clothed secret guards, Jing Zhe and Pin Hao protected Wei Dongling behind them and fought bravely.
Wei Dongling covered her nose with both hands, afraid of being hit. She dodged around in the melee. In the twilight, someone rushed over and grabbed her hand, then turned around and ran. Wei Dongling took a closer look and saw that it was Mu Rong Xuan.
Wei Dongling tried to break free from his hand and whispered, "Brother Xuan, wait!"
Mu Rong Xuan quickly pulled her behind a pillar to hide. He whispered, "Dongling, come with me! I'll take you out of the palace."
Wei Dongling was anxious. This wouldn't do! She had taken a risky move and gone through so much trouble. She even had Uncle Luo pretend to be the Ninth Prince in order to prevent the Tenth Prince Mu Rong Yunqian from ascending the throne in front of the spiritual tablet! She wanted to bury the Ninth Prince in the imperial mausoleum smoothly in the future! How could she just run away quietly like this?
Seeing that Wei Dongling was reluctant, Mu Rong Xuan said anxiously, "Dongling, it's dangerous here. You can't help by staying here. You'll only hold them back!"
Before his words fell, they suddenly saw a team of imperial guards approaching from the front. Mu Rong Xuan's face changed. He pulled Wei Dongling and turned to leave. When he looked back, he saw the Prince Rui leading a group of imperial guards, surrounding the two of them tightly.
The Prince Rui moved extremely fast. He stepped forward and grabbed Wei Dongling's neck, making her shed tears on the spot. The wound on her neck cut by Mu Rong Yunqian before hadn't even been bandaged yet, and now someone was pinching her neck again?
Wei Dongling: Hey, we can't always target the same place, right! Can you pinch somewhere else?
Someone lit a torch behind them, exposing Wei Dongling's badly swollen nose to everyone. Mu Rong Xuan's cold sweat dripped down. He quickly called out, "Father! Don't hurt her!"
The Prince Rui stared at Mu Rong Xuan fiercely and snorted, "Xuan'er, why are you still in the palace?"
Facing the siege of the imperial guards, Mu Rong Xuan had no choice but to step forward bravely and bow. He said, "Father, no matter who you support, I will definitely respect your decision. But please don't hurt her anyway! Otherwise, please have someone throw her out of the palace?" If she was thrown out of the palace, Wei Dongling might still have a chance of survival.
The Prince Rui snorted, "Xuan'er, don't meddle in other people's business!" Do you think I'm willing to do all this for someone else?
With that, the Prince Rui waved his hand. Everyone rushed forward and knocked Mu Rong Xuan to the ground. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't move at all.
When everyone tied Mu Rong Xuan up and carried him away, he still cried out heart-rendingly all the way, "Father! I've never asked you for anything! Father, please don't hurt her! I'll do anything you say! Father..."
Seeing Mu Rong Xuan being forcefully taken away, Wei Dongling secretly groaned in her heart.
In the distance, several forces had already fought chaotically in the chaos. The crossbowmen lurking on the palace walls continuously shot thousands of crossbow arrows soaked in kerosene. The people on the open ground fell to the ground one after another. Screams and trampling sounds were endless.
Seeing one figure after another fall to the ground, wailing miserably with flames on their bodies, the scene was too tragic to bear. Wei Dongling felt sad in her heart. She said with a tragic smile, "Uncle Rui! Look, there are people from other countries helping their own people fight against their own people. It's really a big joke in the world. It's extremely ridiculous!"
The Prince Rui pointed the knife at Wei Dongling's neck and said coldly, "Isn't this all your doing?"
"Me?" Wei Dongling was extremely shocked when she heard this. She thought carefully for a while. It seemed that the Prince Rui was not wrong. At least she had lured the Northwest Iron Cavalry Army here. After Mu Rong Yuchen's death, the 80,000 Heavenly Dynasty soldiers behind him were also brought back to the capital by herself to prevent Mu Rong Yunqian from ascending the throne in front of the spiritual tablet. Wei Dongling sneered, "Uncle Rui, I've always been curious. What benefits did the Zhao family and the Tenth Prince promise you to make you plan so meticulously for him? Even willing to betray your own brother?"
The Prince Rui sneered but didn't answer.
Wei Dongling continued on her own, "I think last year when the Zhao family secretly smelted iron ore in their tea plantation, you already knew that the Zhao family had the ambition to betray the country and collude with the enemy. Instead of stopping them, you even indulged them! Are you worthy of my father's trust in you?" After that incident was exposed, the Zhao family blew up the mine. Her Uncle Rui was appointed as the imperial envoy to investigate the matter in Xingshan. On the surface, it was to investigate the case, but secretly, he might have been cleaning up the mess for the Zhao family!
The Prince Rui gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Brother? When did your father ever treat me like a brother? He guarded against me like a thief! Even the Empress Dowager always favored him!"
Wei Dongling asked in surprise, "So you spare no effort to help a heartless person usurp the throne?"
The Prince Rui laughed loudly and said, "He's not worthy of my efforts!"
Wei Dongling was confused. What did the Prince Rui mean? Who was this "he"? Before she could react, the Prince Rui grabbed Wei Dongling and quickly retreated to the rear with the support of everyone.