On the east side of the city, the prison officer led a group of officers to rush to the city gate. After chasing for nearly a stick of incense, they finally found the man in black and the prisoner.
The prisoner was wearing a white prison uniform and his hair was disheveled. He was the most eye-catching person walking on the street.
Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian estimated that Yu Xiunan would be guarding the west gate and did not want to meet him, so they came to the east gate.
As soon as they arrived, they saw a fight between the officials and the people protecting the prisoners. The prisoner they thought had gone to the west gate actually appeared near the east gate at this moment.
"What's going on? Did the queen make a mistake in order to escape as soon as possible?" Ye Fuxun said with doubts.
Bai Yuxian also fell into a state of confusion and was puzzled. According to the queen's style of dealing with things, she shouldn't be so confused.
The place was very chaotic. Bai Yuxian was afraid that Ye Fuxun would be accidentally injured, so he took her upstairs to the street restaurant to watch the situation.
Standing at a high place and looking down from above, you can see more clearly.
Ye Fuxun's eyes were fixed on the prisoner in prison uniform who was in the middle of the circle of men in black. Her figure did look very similar to the queen's.
But Ye Fuxun could clearly see that her face was covered with mud under her long and messy hair, so she couldn't see her face clearly.
"In that case, this prisoner is just a scapegoat."
Below, people from the patrol camp had arrived. A dozen men in black were besieged, and half of them were lost in less than a cup of tea.
Seeing this, Helan Wan'er knew that if she continued to entangle, she would be caught soon. When the officials learned that she was not the queen, they would have to go to other city gates to hunt her down.
Now that her aunt is not far away, she has to buy time for her.
So, Helan Wan'er saw the right opportunity, turned around and ran, quickly turning into another street.
This street leads directly to the East Gate, but the distance is not short. If she ran at her speed, it would take at least a cup of tea to get there.
At this time, the city gate has been closed, and the gate is full of people from the patrol camp.
The streets have long been empty, and the people have taken refuge in the shops, pubs, teahouses, etc. on the streets, eagerly watching the situation outside.
Bai Yuxian used Qinggong to jump to the roof with Ye Fuxun, followed the "prisoner's" route, walked on the roof, and finally stopped on the roof of the teahouse closest to the city gate.
When the soldiers of the patrol camp at the city gate saw the prisoners running towards them, they immediately spread out their formation, drew their bows and arrows, and pointed directly at Helan Wan'er, who was still running.
The leading general shouted loudly: "If you convict Helan, please arrest him immediately, otherwise we will shoot him!"
The queen must be executed today. After the prisoner robbery incident, someone immediately entered the palace to report to the emperor. The emperor was furious and ordered that if the queen insisted on resisting, she could be executed on the spot.
Therefore, there is no concern about the death of the patrol battalion and the supervisor.
Helan Wan'er couldn't help but slow down after hearing this, and the man in black beside her reminded: "If your identity is discovered by them now, the Queen will be in danger."
Helan Wan'er knew that what he said was right, so she did not intend to surrender. She looked at the end of the road full of archers in front of her, gritted her teeth, and made up her mind that even if she died today, she would let her aunt escape successfully.
So, she continued to move forward, knowing exactly what outcome she would have and never flinching.
The "prisoner" came closer, and Ye Fuxun finally saw it clearly. When he took a closer look, he couldn't help being surprised. "It's Helan Wan'er! That's Helan Wan'er!"
Just as Ye Fuxun recognized the person, he heard the general of the patrol camp say: "Fire the arrow!"
The arrows rained straight at him. The men in black were dodging while protecting Helan Wan'er. Their skills were limited and they were unable to do anything at all. Soon they were hit by arrows and died one by one.
Helan Wan'er, who had lost her barrier, was still moving forward, and she already regarded death as home.
Then came the sound of horse hooves from behind and a shout: "No!"
Random arrows penetrated Helan Wan'er's thin body, like a target that had been shot down. She fell down in front of everyone's eyes, and blood spurted from her mouth, staining her entire face red.
Blood dripped on her eyelashes, blurring Helan Wan'er's vision.
Helan Wan'er was lying on the ground, looking at the blue sky with her eyelids open, feeling lighter than ever before. After a roar in her ears, the sounds around her became farther and farther away from her, and the whole world seemed to be quiet.
She wonders if God took pity on her and knew who she wanted to see most at the moment, so she specially sent him to meet her for the last time. As her consciousness gradually faded, she actually saw that familiar yet unfamiliar handsome face.
She saw him picking her up, with an anxious look on his face, and his lips moving, saying something to her.
Qi and blood surged up in her body, and Helan Wan'er vomited out another mouthful of blood. She stretched out her hands and grabbed Yu Nanjun's sleeve tightly. Her mouth moved slightly, as if she wanted to speak, but no matter how hard she tried, she never had enough.
The strength spoke.
Finally, she exhausted her last breath, and the thousands of words in her heart turned into a smile on her lips, her hands slipped down, and she closed her eyes silently.
"Wan'er, Wan'er!" Yu Nanjun shouted heartbreakingly, "You can't die. I still have many things I haven't said to you. Please open your eyes and see..."
In the study, he saw the letter that Helan Wan'er left for him. The letter contained words of farewell, and he knew that Helan Wan'er had done something stupid.
When he was going out, he happened to hear about the prisoner robbery. Yu Nanjun guessed the plan of Helan Wan'er and the queen, so he rushed to the east gate as fast as possible to save Helan Wan'er.
On the way here, his heart was trembling and scared, and he finally realized that he actually cared about her so much.
He prayed to God to bless him to rescue Helan Wan'er, and vowed to treat her well for the rest of his life.
However, God did not hear his prayer, but allowed him to see with his own eyes that Helan Wan'er was pierced by thousands of arrows. At that moment, his heart was also torn into pieces.
Yu Nanjun suddenly rushed out. The generals and supervisors of the patrol camp realized that something was wrong and hurried over to take a look. It turned out that it was not the queen who was executed on the spot, but Princess Jing. They immediately didn't know what to do.
At this time, the west city gate was already in a melee.
In addition to the men in black who had just kidnapped the prisoners, there were dozens of remnants of the Helan family mingling among the people. When the queen was intercepted by people from the patrol camp, they all revealed their identities and protected the queen, preparing to fight to the death.
In the teahouse, Yu Xiunan sat and drank tea leisurely. By the time he finished drinking a cup of tea, the fight outside was almost over.
The queen was finally captured, but she still couldn't believe that her plan was discovered by Yu Xiunan from the beginning and was used by him once.
Yu Xiunan walked slowly to the Queen and said with a smile: "The Queen is just as I expected. She was not willing to die, so she tried to escape. It's a pity that your plan failed."
The queen snorted coldly and turned away without speaking.