Chapter 28: The Fire Starts in the Middle of the Night
Ahaya looked at him, pursed her lips, and lowered her eyes.
"Afraid."
She spoke softly, her eyelashes trembling slightly, casting a shadow in the candlelight.
"But when I think of you, everything feels fine." The corners of her lips curled up, her eyebrows arched, and she quietly looked at Xie Jie, as if there were stars twinkling in her eyes.
"I'm not a very good person. The Shen family bullies me. I don't like them, so I feel that Your Majesty is treating them lightly." She did not shy away from her little selfishness and curled her lips, "I
Even if it’s partiality, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Xie Jie looked at her straightly, as if he was considering the authenticity of her words, and a warm color gradually appeared in his eyes.
He did not continue the topic, but covered Ahaya's eyes with one hand to prevent her from seeing the smile on his face, and spoke softly.
"Go to sleep." He said, not realizing how gentle his expression was. If Zhou Zhong were here, he would probably call the imperial doctor directly, "Soon, everything will be over."
soon.
Ahaya blinked, and her long eyelashes swept across Xie Jie's palm, just like a butterfly fluttering and landing on the apex of his heart, itchy and hard to let go of.
This night was a rare warmth since the two met.
Amid the murderous intent in the courtyard, they huddled together on a kang, as if one was not a king, and the other was not an enemy princess hiding her identity, but just two ordinary people, getting together and absorbing a little warmth from each other in this long night.
.
The night is getting darker and everything is quiet.
In the darkness, a little flame suddenly appeared, and then expanded infinitely, covering the entire courtyard in a sea of fire.
"Fire?!"
When Ahaya was picked up by Xie Jie, she was still a little confused. It wasn't until she smelled the smell of burning in the air that she came back to her senses and opened her eyes wide in disbelief.
This is a forest! Is Shen San crazy?
"Just a coward."
Xie Jie probably didn't expect that Shen San would be so crazy. At this time, his face was condensed with murderous intent. He pressed Aheya into his arms with one hand and rushed out quickly.
Then he saw a group of soldiers and horses surrounding him in the small courtyard, blocking the way out.
Teji led a group of Beirong troops and was among them, staring at Xie Jie warily.
Sure enough, it was a secret message sent by her good prime minister in Beirong.
Ahaya looked away and sighed secretly. Even though she had been mentally prepared for it, she was still a little disappointed at this time.
"tyrant!"
In the center of the rebel army, a young man was sitting on a horse. When he saw Xie Jie, his expression suddenly became distorted and full of hatred.
He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "If you kill my whole family, I want you to be cut into pieces without a single body!"
Obviously, this is the real Shen San. The man who died in front of the General Military Mansion was just a substitute.
"Death by a thousand cuts? Just you?" Xie Jie laughed lowly, not hiding his disdain at all.
His eyes were a little cold, more mocking.
"If you dared to fight me with real swords and guns, you would be quite capable. It's a pity... Even though I am unarmed now, you still only dare to be a coward who sets fire to me."
"Tyrant! It's useless to talk more!"
Shen San was angered by him, his face was very ugly, but he couldn't hide his guilty conscience: "Kill him!"
"The rebels will be punished by the nine tribes."
Xie Jie spoke lightly, just one sentence, and the momentum around him immediately overwhelmed Shen San, who was riding a horse and was condescending, and suppressed the rebels who were about to move.
Hiding in Xie Jie's arms, Ahaya intuitively felt the pressure of him as an emperor for the first time.
"Ahaya." Xie Jie suddenly lowered his head, his eyes deep, as if he meant something, "Take the soft sword I gave you."
"Stop shaking your hands, I am not a man of steel and invulnerable."
Ahaya was startled, then slowly raised her head, and saw that his eyes had fallen on Teji, and she couldn't help but tremble in her heart.
Is he testing her?
If she really wanted to kill Bei Rong, there would be no more appropriate time than now.
Ahaya had known for a long time that he was suspicious, but at this moment, she still felt a little aggrieved for no reason.
She closed her eyes, suppressed her emotions, and spoke in a brisk tone, as if she didn't understand his temptation, and responded: "Yeah."
If she is in his heart, she can't even make him trust her, and the rest of her plans will become castles in the air.
It seems that we still need to think of a way.
Ahaya's eyes moved slightly, and she saw Shen San giving an order, and the rebels all raised their bows.
Until this moment, he still did not dare to confront Xie Jie head-on. And if he did not speak, no one in the rebel army would dare to shoot arrows and bear the name of regicide.
This shows how much power Xie Jie accumulated.
Behind him is a sea of fire, and in front of him are thousands of troops.
The cry of an oriole harshly broke the stagnant and tense atmosphere.
The sound of killing suddenly started!
Shen Sanyi waved his hand, and thousands of arrows were fired.
Xie Jie relied on his body skills to quickly avoid the random arrows and retreated into the sea of fire.
Ahaya was stunned, her breathing almost stagnant.
The sky is filled with flames, the burning beams are about to break, and things are piled up in a mess in the house. If you are not careful, you will trip and fall and never stand up again. But the smoke is billowing, making it difficult to open your eyes.
Xie Jie walked as fast as flying, as if walking on flat ground. He avoided the fallen wooden frame, walked quickly through the main house, and kicked open the back door.
boom!
The burning wooden door and beams fell at the same time, covering up the killing sounds and screams behind them.
"Ahya."
Xie Jie's side face had several black marks from the smoke, and he lowered his head slightly, reflecting the light of the fire, like a god.
Ahya's heart was beating like a drum, and she was shaking.
Then I heard him sigh, seemingly helpless and yet smiling.
"We're on the run again."
Ahaya was stunned for a long time when he said this, and then she came back to her senses. Her eyelids twitched, and she endured it for a long time before she cursed.
She is not blind! She is not deaf!
The call of the oriole just now was clearly the signal of the Jinwu Guards. When Xie Jie carried her into the sea of fire, the Shen San rebels behind him had also been killed from behind, causing chaos.
Is there something wrong with this tyrant or some shameful hobby? After playing around all night, you still haven’t had enough?
She pursed her lips, suppressed the anger in her eyes, lowered her head, pinched Xie Jie's collar, and asked pretending to be confused: "Where are you going?"
"Where do you want to go?" Xie Jie himself didn't know what kind of evil was possessed by him. He had clearly closed the net, but he still didn't want to return to his status as an emperor, so he made such a stupid move.
As he walked forward, his eyes were fixed on Ahaya for a long time, in the darkness.
Ahaya twitched the corners of her lips, and it took a long time to squeeze out a few words with a bit of anger.
"Go to the Shen family's ancestral graves!"
She is so unlucky, and of course the Shen family who is the culprit must also share in her misfortune.
She put her hands around Xie Jie's neck, buried her face in his shoulder, covered the anger in her eyes, and added hypocritically.
"Shen San must not have thought of it."
Old and new grudges, she's going to dig up his ancestral grave!
