Death Princess

Demons dance wildly at night, but there is darkness under the sun.

When the hooves of the horses, which were covered with ashes and blood, completely left the dead ruins in the fire, on the towering tree not far from the fire, a man who was not as weak as the crown was supporting his mother who was nearly forty years old. , jumped down from the tree with light work.

Although the fire has been extinguished, the ground where the vegetation has been burned by the flames is still hot. It is a kind of hotness that can be clearly felt through the boots, just like the hotness that can be smelled tens of miles away. It smells like blood.The woman was holding a sword in one hand, and her free arm was resting on her son's shoulder. Half of her sleeve was red and black, which was very scary, and she was obviously injured.The man who had gone through the same nightmare seemed to be fine, except that his clothes were a bit sloppy and his expression was a little flustered.

The man helped his mother to a small stream, took the initiative to tear off his clothes, and cleaned the wound for his mother with water.The mixed burns and knife wounds on the woman's left arm were horrifying. Every time the wet cloth strip touched her, her hand would shake uncontrollably.But even so, her face was still calm, as if she had suffered countless times for this kind of injury, and for injuries worse than this one.

But her son didn't have the slightest composure of hers. Just after cleaning the wound for his mother, his forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, as if he was the one who was injured.

"I'll do it myself." The woman reached out and took the dry cloth strips. She pinched one end in her hand and bit the other end in her mouth. After a while, she skillfully bandaged the wound.

If you take a closer look at this time, you may be able to find that the woman's left eye is actually dull.A slanted light-colored scar crosses the eye, and under the opened eyelid, there is not an eyeball, but a black bead used to prop up the eyelid.

"Auntie..." The man lowered his head guiltily, hesitant to speak.

"Just say what you want, why hesitate." The woman glared at her son with her perfect right eye.

"Speaking of which, I'm afraid you won't be happy, Auntie. That's all," the man slapped his thigh and stood up, "Xuan'er is going all out today, so let's talk about it. Auntie, you are a majestic general of Pingqi, why do you want to go on an envoy?" Let those remnants of the Yi Sect make us so embarrassed? As imperial envoys, since His Majesty promised us to bring a thousand Ning family troops, why did Aniang disperse them? If it is to conceal people's eyes and ears, divide the troops into several groups, And why did you bring this small group of people alone on the imperial guard of honor?"

"The road to Lingzhou is bound to be bumpy, which we have known for a long time. If so, why should more innocent people be involved in this road of no return?" Ning Yuan sighed, "As for the imperial envoy It doesn’t really matter whether the guard of honor goes or not, because where I am, the assassination will definitely happen, and how many people are around me, the number of killers of this Yi sect will definitely be twice as many as ours.”

"Why?" Wei Zhuoxuan just asked, and then he thought of the answer, "Aniang means that this remnant of the Yi sect was instigated by others, and the people who want to get rid of Aniang are not in the Jianghu, but in the imperial court and the imperial envoys. Is there someone who tipped off the news?"

"Yes, and no." Ning Yuan shifted his gaze to the almost invisible ruins in the distance, "Looking at the posture just now, the people behind the scenes may not intend to take my life, but to leave me alone, let Your Majesty knows that his imperial envoy was assassinated and his whereabouts are unknown."

"Xuan'er is dull and doesn't understand what Auntie means."

But Ningyuan didn't explain anymore.

"Since that's the case," Wei Zhuoxuan was a little anxious, "Why didn't Auntie let the Sword Sect help? Aunt and the Sect Master are siblings, and Sister is a direct disciple of the Sword Sect. She just returned a while ago. They knew Knowing that you are an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to handle the martial arts conference, why don't you come forward to protect me? Aunt, you have sent the letter that you have arrived in Lingzhou. They are very kind, and they sent a white cat without any sign Come here? Now, even the cat is gone!"

Just as they were talking, a sad meow came from behind the two of them, and the corners of Wei Zhuoxuan's mouth twitched unbearably.

"Jianzong made a move? How could Jianzong make a move? Is it because your majesty doesn't know that your father and I have a lot to do with the forces in Jianghu? Is it because your sister who died of illness ten years ago in the eyes of everyone is not dead, but Hiding in Jianzong?" Ning Yuan frowned, and stared at Chestnut who was approaching them softly, "It's already absurd for Luer to send Chestnut here." I don't know if he was talking to his son, or Blaming the cat.

"Why, why can't you? A Niang, you have illusion skills, and Zhao Lu is a teacher of the Leiling Clan and is also the young master of the Phantom Spirit Clan. Why do you..."

"Zhuo Xuan!" Ning Yuan was a little angry, "You should know what to say and what not to say! How does His Majesty treat the Spirit Race? Wouldn't you, a royal guard, know? How can it be a thing that can rival the imperial power? Don’t mention this again in the future, remember, A Niang, I have never practiced any illusions, and you have never known anyone from the Spirit Race.”

"I……"

"Xuan'er," Ning Yuan sighed deeply, seeing his son's cowardly expression that was half breathed and unable to vomit, "You are too old, there are some things that you don't need to talk about, you should also understand .Do you still remember the choice that Aunt made you and Droel ten years ago?"

"Remember, back then you and father used the excuse that sister and I were seriously ill, but actually sent us to Jianzong to practice martial arts for a year. When the one-year period expired, you and father let us choose, Should I stay in Jianzong, or return to Beijing."

"Then do you still remember your choice?"

"I remember, of course I remember, my sister chose to stay in Jianzong, so Wei Zhuoer, the eldest daughter of the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Pingqi, died of illness; and I chose to return to Beijing because I would like Make meritorious deeds at the feet of the emperor, rather than fleeing far away."

"Okay, very good, under the emperor's feet." Ning Yuan sighed again, "Then you know, the emperor's feet are not so easy to treat? You know that you need to be careful in your words and deeds in order to survive the turbulent undercurrent. Safety?"

"...Understood." Wei Zhuoxuan sat back on the ground, drooping his head.

"Then do you know why His Majesty dares to reuse me and your father? He made an exception and appointed me, the only female marshal, and allowed us husband and wife to be officials in the same court, and both officials are above the third rank, so we are not afraid of us monopolizing power?"

"Aniang, you said it, because you and Dad are lonely officials of His Majesty." Wei Zhuoxuan also frowned, "Because Your Majesty knows that when the late Emperor was here, Dad was the personal guard of the King of Ji. As a hostage in the State of Qi, shortly after returning to Beijing, he was demoted to a commoner because he pleaded for King Jing who tried to force the palace, so there are no party members in the court. And your real identity, A Niang, is the Princess of the State of Qi. Now it has been disintegrated, and the few remaining kings have already bowed their heads and surrendered under A Niang's persuasion."

"That's right, excuses, and for a person sitting on the throne, the more excuses the better." Ning Yuan's expression darkened, "If that's the case, then do you know why His Majesty appointed you to be the emperor?" The imperial guards, instead of joining our Ning family army?"

"Because..." Wei Zhuoxuan shrank his neck after thinking for a while, "Aniang is a daughter, so... so... I... I take my father's surname, so I cannot inherit Aniang's title." After that, he put on the look of waiting to be whipped.

"..." For a moment, Ning Yuan actually wanted to slap this bastard to death.

"My child doesn't know!" Wei Zhuoxuan quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake with great interest.

"The more handles, the better," he patted his son's forehead, "and you, the guard, you are the new handle that His Majesty has seized. Do you think it's so easy to be an imperial official? Do you think your head is still firmly on the ground?" On your neck? Yuqian Yuqian, it’s not pleasing to the eye, it’s convenient to drag it out and cut it.”

A Niang's explanation made me think that I was happy when I was not an imperial guard... Wei Zhuoxuan trembled.

"You're fine. If your sister had chosen to stay in the capital, she would probably be lying on His Majesty's couch by now."

Thinking about His Majesty who was older than his father and mother, and thinking about his elder sister who was the same age as him, Wei Zhuoxuan trembled again.

"Hey," Ning Yuan sighed again, "Your father and I are a double-edged sword to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is someone who can easily drive King Jing and Master away, so how can you tolerate the double-edged sword? To your own hands? A Niang is telling you this for no other reason than to hope that you can take a closer look and think about it. The imperial court is different from the rivers and lakes, and it is not a place where swords and cleverness can succeed."

"Xuan'er understands." Wei Zhuoxuan took a deep breath and nodded.

"It's good to know," Ning Yuan smiled with satisfaction, "Let's go, we have to leave quickly."

"Where are you going? A Niang is planning to join the Ning family's army?" Just after finishing speaking, Wei Zhuoxuan knew that he had made a mistake, but he had no chance to change his words.

Unsurprisingly, Ning Yuan glared at this stubborn son again, "Meeting? Why meeting? Since the other party wants us to disappear, then we should do as they wish. Besides, the secret decree His Majesty entrusted you to bring is not You can do it in the crowd. You, the imperial guard, really brought a hard job to my mother. You will not succeed, and you will not succeed. If you are not careful, the lives of the three of us will be on the line."

"Isn't it Xun Gong..." Before finishing speaking, Wei Zhuoxuan covered his mouth.

A secret decree, the secret decree to find the princess who was living among the people in her infancy.The princess was born with six fingers, a star-shaped birthmark on her back, and a royal blood-colored wordless jade pendant.All the people who knew about it back then were punished, but the wet nurse who was ordered to replace the princess is still missing.And there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Long before His Majesty made the decree, there were many murders of six-fingered women in Dali Temple.

The blood of the Royal He family has always been thin. The first emperor had only one elder brother, who had three sons, but in His Majesty's generation, there is only one heir. The Princess Changping, He Yin, is the orphan of His Majesty's elder brother, He Kunpalm. Even the second prince, King Ping, is actually All of them were inherited from the clan in the early years.

Perhaps it was these cases that aroused His Majesty's heart to protect the calf, or maybe His Majesty had other plans to find this strange daughter.But no matter what, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at it. This secret decree cannot succeed or fail, and the princess cannot live or die.