Qing Yan

outside the cave.

Yang Min leaned weakly on the trunk of an old tree, which was as withered as her body.

She was so badly injured that she could only rely on the dead tree to keep from falling to the ground.

The hard skin of the dead tree poked at her back, and even the wounds all over her body were screaming in pain; at this moment, the severely injured internal organs were tearing at her will like a river and a sea.

Yang Min clenched her right fist with all the strength she had at this moment. The severed wrist that had just been connected to the bones drove all the nerves in her body. The intense pain caused her right hand to tremble uncontrollably.

So she clenched the bow in her left hand as if desperately—this bow is her life!No, it's not just as simple as fate!That is where her dignity as a warrior lies!That was the soul of her family!

Because of the force, the small wounds on her body were broken, and the bright red blood line slowly ran down the back of the plain white hand, staining the back of the bow and the bowstring, until it fell to the ground.

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He Chong seemed to have heard the slight sound.The young woman in front of her, her tenacity and will, made He Chong, who is also a warrior, admire him.

Pity!

He Chong heard the sigh in his heart.He clasped the hilt of the long sword at his waist silently, only in this way would he not forget his duty.

Even though he was in a dead end, Yang Min's complexion remained calm, as if the dense rows of arrows that fell on his feet were all brown and black new grass that had just grown from the ground.

With her pure black eyes without a trace of miscellaneousness, she indifferently glanced at a row of armored soldiers who were staring at her two feet away, and the crossbow | arrows in their hands that were also aimed at her and were ready to leave the string at any time. .

Behind the crossbowmen, are there heavy armored spearmen?

Yang Min sneered——

For her "assassin", it really took a lot of thought, even the pistols and machine crossbowmen were transferred.

Among the people present, no one knew her physical condition better than her.Not to mention the row upon row of machine crossbowmen whose crossbow | arrows make light kung fu masters daunting, and the heavy armored spearmen who are not afraid of death, even if it is just an ordinary martial arts practitioner , can easily take himself down without any effort.

Are you going to die here today?

Or, are they trying to "keep alive"?

She is not afraid of pain, let alone death, whether tortured or interrogated, physical pain is not enough to scare her.But that means humiliation.

Instead of being humiliated, she would rather die immediately!

Yang Min coolly swept over the faces of everyone in front of him——

Each of them has parents, right?Is their mother also eagerly looking forward to their safe return home?

Poor, her mother is still in Yang Lie's hands.If she dared to have half a heart of rebellion, those people would use methods more terrifying than death to deal with her mother.

What's more pitiful is her father's hatred. So far, she still has no clue.

Death, what is there to be afraid of?

The frightening thing is that even if she died, she would have no face to face the people under the Nine Springs.

He Chong took a deep breath, he knew he couldn't wait any longer.

He then said in a serious voice: "According to the order of the Queen Mother, arrest the assassin! Just tie your hands and you will not suffer some flesh and blood!"

When Yang Min heard this, she pulled the corner of her mouth and snorted coldly.Her lips were chapped due to lack of water, and this action made the crack on her lips deeper, and a thread of blood flowed down her pale jaw.

He Chong knew that she would be like this, suppressed his grief and respect, waved his hand, and said: "Crossbowmen, hold your ground! Heavy armored spearmen, go!"

Give an order, and after a chorus of "Drink!", the machine crossbowman in front suddenly touched the ground on one knee, leveled his machine crossbow, and aimed at Yang Min's direction; There was a sound of armor rubbing and colliding with metal, and the nipples moved forward, pushing towards Yang Min.

Yang Min's body tensed suddenly, and her nerves also tensed up. Her eyes were fixed on the approaching gun point, and she heard the harsh sound of metal friction in her ears, but she was thinking in her mind: how can I die all at once, while Don't fall into the hands of the opponent?

The heavy armored spearmen were getting closer and closer foot by foot, and at this critical moment, a clear voice suddenly sounded, with a calm and majestic demeanor——

"Stop for me!"

With a flash of Yu Wenrui's agile figure, he stood in front of Yang Min.

In this situation, not only Yang Min was stunned, even He Chong was terrified.

He was born in the army, and he has always known the rules in the army. "There are only orders from the chief general, not orders from the emperor".This platoon of heavily armored spearmen pushed past, who cares whether the emperor is an emperor or not?In case His Majesty is hurt, it's no joke!

He Chong didn't dare to delay, and hastily shouted loudly: "Heavy armored spearmen stop!"

With a crisp sound of "clang", a row of heavily armored spearmen stopped immediately, but the guns in their hands were still facing Yang Min, no, it was Yu Wenrui's direction at this moment.

He Chong was also afraid that the machine crossbowmen had no sense of proportion, what if one of the crossbow｜arrows went off and flew out!

"Crossbowmen, get up!" he ordered again.

"Drink!" The machine crossbowman obeyed the command of the general, and immediately got up, with the tip of the crossbow pointing to the ground, standing in awe.

Yu Wenrui looked at his every move, his face sank like water.

He Chong walked a few steps forward, bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty! I follow the Queen Mother's order to arrest this assassin here. Please move your Majesty!"

Yu Wenrui ignored his words, and looked at him coldly, "He Qing is so majestic and capable! Even the machine crossbow battalion guarding the capital and the heavy armored spearmen of the Fearless Army can be transferred. I really admire you!"

He Chong was startled by her words and broke into a cold sweat. He hastily bowed again: "Your Majesty has learned! I am only following the Queen Mother's orders! I dare not disobey the slightest!"

"Oh!" Yu Wenrui sneered, "Then what about my order! What about my imperial decree! You can disobey it, and don't act according to it?!"

"..." He Chong concluded his words, and for a moment didn't know how to make a distinction.

Yu Wenrui asked forcefully: "How did I order you and Gu Kai to come last night? I ordered you to guard the Forbidden Palace! Guard the safety of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager! But, at this very moment, you are here again, what are you doing?"

He Chong thought: Although the emperor is young, he has never been a rascal or unreasonable person.With the current situation, it is obvious that the emperor does not want the assassin to be caught, so, why is this?

How could he figure out the joints?

Only to hear Yu Wenrui yell again: "Who gave you the courage to disobey my imperial decree!"

"Given by my family!"

A familiar voice sounded, and Yu Wenrui shivered.

The Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Jing Yan, surrounded by two court ladies, Bingbi and Shimo, and four inner court guards, stepped out towards Yu Wenrui and Yang Min step by step.

That step was as close as one step, every step was like stepping on the apex of Yu Wenrui's heart, unexplainable pain and soreness, especially after the conversation with Yang Min in the cave, some truth about the past, It is obvious.

She is still so beautiful, seven years of time have not left marks on her face, but only added more dazzling brilliance that cannot be concealed.Yu Wenrui even believes that this person, this person who has been deeply embedded in her heart, will always be like this, Qingwan, graceful, dazzling, slim, and overpowering——

All the beautiful words in the world to describe a woman are not enough to describe her.

However, this person now makes her feel so strange, so strange... It makes people feel sad.

That's right, the most beautiful woman in the world is not hers at this moment, neither her body nor her heart is hers; at this moment, she is just, a widow who wants to avenge her husband... a widow!

Yu Wenrui felt that her heart was clenched tightly, she was in pain, and she frowned in pain.

She watched as God drew a chasm, a chasm that would never seem to be bridged, between her and her.

She wanted to cross that chasm, even if her head was bleeding, even if she risked her life; however, would she on the other side really be happy that she was desperate?

Yu Wenrui closed her eyes gently in pain: If her life is without this person's participation; if this person is just a supporting role on her stage, then what's the point of all this?

I knew this, why should I be at the beginning?

However, no matter how sad and sighing she is, Jing Yan, her sister-in-law, who is also the person she deeply admires, has already approached her——

It's just that the body is getting closer; the heart, I'm afraid it's getting farther and farther away.

"The Ai family agreed. Why, the emperor has objections?" The cold voice seemed to have no emotion at all.

Seven years ago, at the sacrificial ceremony of the former emperor Yu Wenzhe, faced with the criticism of his successor from the officials and clan, the empress mother turned the tide. The sentence "sorry for the family's permission" still makes Yu Wenrui feel domineering and publicized.

But now, when this sentence was uttered from A-sao's mouth again, when he became the target of this sentence, Yu Wenrui knew: such simple four words are so hurtful!

Forcibly suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Yu Wenrui tried his best to save a smile, which fell into the eyes of others, but it was also a wry smile.

"I will keep this person useful, and I will give her a result in the future. I hope sister-in-law..."

Before her words fell to the ground, Jing Yan shook her head lightly: "No."

"For..." Yuwen Rui concluded.Why?Doesn't she know why?

Jing Yan looked at her deeply: "Other assassins are fine, but this person... can't."

Yu Wenrui bit her lip.

Ever since she was a child, sister-in-law has almost never treated her in such a non-negotiable tone.Even if a catastrophe is caused, as long as she plays a coquettish and rogue, sister-in-law will be helpless for a while, and everything will be fine.

However, the situation in front of me——

Yu Wenrui's heart was hurt again: Is it because sister Min killed Brother Huang?

She couldn't even control her dark thoughts: If it weren't for the arrow shot by sister Min back then, where would she be now?How can I meet my sister-in-law?

Yu Wenrui knew that she shouldn't think so, but human nature is always self-serving, and she couldn't control her thinking.

Suddenly his shoulders tightened, and Yu Wenrui turned around in shock. It was Yang Min's weak and pale face, with a streak of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Yang Min smiled calmly at her, "Thank you. No need..."

Thank you for your maintenance.

Don't need to hurt the friendship between you because of me.

Yu Wenrui was heartbroken.

She never asked Yang Min from the beginning to the end: What is the "unfinished business" that you must do?

However, Yu Wenrui deeply understood: that incident must have nothing to do with life, but only with dignity.

Life is fragile, and can be destroyed by natural disasters, man-made disasters, and force, but dignity, the dignity of a person, the dignity of a family, and the dignity of an empire will not disappear because of the death of life!

At that moment, Yu Wenrui suddenly made up his mind.

She suddenly turned her head to meet Shang Jingyan's gaze, and said word by word: "What if I insist on letting her go?"