Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 423: Asking the Heavens and No One Responds
——Jade Broken——
In an instant, Yan Rong rushed over, pulled Yu Emperor up and pushed him out of the door. Immediately, he drew his sword out of its sheath, stabbed with his backhand, and penetrated the assassin's left abdomen.
All I could hear was a tender groan of pain.
Yan Rong was startled and realized that the assassin in front of him was actually a woman!
In a daze, the assassin covered his left abdomen and stepped on the ground with both feet, and his body flew out of the air.
The long skirt floated in front of Yan Rong, and a familiar fragrance floated over. Yan Rong's heart trembled, but when he came to his senses, the assassin had already rushed out the door.
It would be easy for the assassin to harm Yan Rong at this time. But she missed the opportunity and ran away.
It seems that she doesn't want to fight Yan Rong!
Yan Rong couldn't let her escape like this, but when he moved, he was already one step behind her. This step made it impossible for him to catch up.
No matter how fast he moved, the distance between them was always four or five feet away.
Not only was this assassin's swordsmanship terrifying, he was also a master of light kung fu that he had never seen before.
Flowers, trees, gardens, pavilions and pavilions flew backwards from their feet.
Seeing that she was about to fly to the palace wall, Yan Rong immediately took a hard bow, bent it and set an arrow. The moment the woman flew up the palace wall, the bow and arrow in his hand flew over and hit the man's vest.
This time, the man didn't even moan in pain, and fell heavily off the wall.
Yan Rong jumped into the air, flew over the city wall, and jumped to the assassin who was lying on the ground.
This person has a slim figure and is indeed a woman.
To prevent fraud, Yan Rong stood one step away and used his sword to pick up the black cloth covering her face, revealing a beautiful but bloodless face!
When he saw Yu'er's face, Yan Rong suddenly felt that the blood in his body was flowing backwards, and the rapid beating of his heart could be heard in his ears.
After standing still for a moment, he cautiously approached her and once again confirmed that this person was Yu'er, he immediately felt a strong dizziness.
"Yu, Yu'er, why, how could it be you?" Yan Rong lowered his voice, but still couldn't help trembling.
Yu'er painfully reached out and touched his face as an answer.
The sky was so gloomy that it seemed like it could drip water, and the earth curled up and fell asleep in the middle of the night. A strong wind roared past, and a heavy rain suddenly poured down, pouring down Yan Rong's head.
The sound of fighting just now attracted a group of golden armored guards and Ruan Lang who was patrolling nearby.
"Commander Yan, are you okay?" Everyone heard the sound and quickly gathered around.
Yan Rong immediately calmed down, swung his robe to cover Yu'er, pointed to the distance, and said in a deep voice: "I'm fine. The assassin was injured by me. You guys go and see if there are any other accomplices?"
"
"Yes!" Those golden-armored guards immediately turned around and left without doubting that he was there.
Only Ruan Lang noticed Yan Rongqiang's slightly trembling voice and red eyes as he calmed down.
He pretended to walk away, but in fact he was hiding in the dark, wanting to find out.
Seeing no one around, Yan Rong quickly took off her coat and hurriedly blocked the wound on her chest.
"Yu'er, don't be afraid! I will take you to the doctor now, and I will definitely cure you!" Yan Rong picked her up, his tone becoming more and more anxious.
Yu'er covered her chest and said with difficulty: "It's better...don't go, my injury...can't be cured..."
"Don't say that. There must be a doctor in this world who can cure you. You must hold on!" Yan Rong frowned, his breath was a little disordered, and his chest was rising and falling.
Ruan Lang, who was hiding in the dark, suddenly broke into a cold sweat when he heard this conversation.
He didn't have time to think about why Yu'er wanted to assassinate the emperor.
But before him, there were only two options: accept Yan Rong's call; or pretend not to hear anything.
The night was dark and the moon was dim. A few stars were beating uneasily overhead and soon disappeared in the sky.
Yan Rong held the dying Yu'er in his arms and ran wildly on the quiet and deserted street.
From time to time, he looked at the person in his arms: the blood on her face was getting lighter and lighter, and her breathing was getting weaker. He could even feel the passing of Yu'er's body temperature through his fingertips.
This was the first time in his life that he regretted that he had such an extraordinary ability.
Yu'er looked at his sweaty face and said with great effort: "Guanren, leave me alone...I will hurt you..."
Yan Rong frowned, looking a little annoyed: "Stop saying stupid things! I won't leave you alone!"
The blood on Yu'er's face was slowly fading. She pressed weakly against Yan Rong's chest and murmured: "It's useless... The officer's technique is very accurate... I'm hopeless..."
"No... no... there must be someone who can save you!" Yan Rong's heartbeat was so loud that the beating of his pulse kept ringing in his ears.
The uneasy feeling gradually expanded in my heart like a dark fog.
The huge pain made Yu'er groan in pain and begged in a low voice: "Guanren, it hurts so much... Please don't run away... I want to... talk to you..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Rong quickly stopped, found a clean place, carefully put Yu'er down, lifted her up and held her in his arms.
"Would you feel more comfortable like this?" There was a rare tenderness in his eyes.
Yu'er nodded and slowly said: "Guanren... I'm afraid I'm going to die, so... there are some things... I have to tell you..."
"No rush, just speak slowly and I will listen! No matter what you say in the future, I will listen carefully!" Yan Rong held her hand tightly, as if holding on to the last hope, with twinkling eyes.
Tears.
"Actually... I was the one who took the initiative to propose to the emperor to spy on you and monitor your relationship with King Yi..." Yu'er breathed heavily, her voice struggling in pain.
Yan Rong was suddenly startled and asked in confusion: "I don't understand, why are you doing this?"
"Because I want to win the emperor's trust with this, just so that one day I can get close to him and kill him!" The expression on Yu'er's face was both sad and tragic, making people unbearable to blame.
Yan Rong seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, feeling cold from the top of his head to his toes: "Why did you want to assassinate the emperor?"
Ever since he met Yu'er, he knew that there must be a secret hidden in her. With his huge curiosity, he could not help but want to explore the secrets of Yu'er, but found that Yu'er was guarding her tightly and would not let him get closer.
Therefore, he blamed and even hated Yu'er many times.
Now he suddenly realized - Yu'er was protecting herself by guarding herself like this!
Her secret is so big that once he finds out, it will be beyond redemption...
"Because... my father's name is Bai Yishan. I think... you should have heard of his name..." As soon as the words were spoken, tears rolled down her cheeks and she couldn't hold them back.
"Bai Yishan?"
Yan Rong frowned and desperately searched for this name in his mind.
Suddenly, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked Yu'er up and down, and exclaimed in a low voice: "He is one of the ministers appointed by the late emperor twenty years ago before his death! You... you are his daughter
?」
Yu'er bit her lip and nodded slowly. With a pair of bright eyes that had lost all color, she looked at the dark night like splashing ink, and her thoughts surged for a while:
"Back then, my father followed the late emperor's entrustment to support King Yi to succeed him, so he was persecuted by Emperor Yu. Hundreds of our family members were accused of treason and were brutally exterminated.
I was still young at the time and didn’t understand anything. I only remembered that my whole family disappeared overnight...
My mother couldn't bear the humiliation after being betrayed by the government, so she entrusted me, along with a letter containing my life experience, to a close friend of my father's, and then she drowned herself in the river and followed my father..."
Yan Rong stood there frozen with a livid face, and couldn't help but feel a chill: "Did you approach me... because you wanted to kill your brother and avenge your parents?"
Yu'er smiled lonely and sighed: "I did have this idea at first. But I want to know more about what kind of person King Yi is, worthy of having his father protect him with his life..."
She took a breath, closed her eyes, and again
When he opened it, his eyes had become extraordinarily gentle: "Later, in the days when I spent time with you, from your mouth, I learned about King Yi's personality. From you, I understood my father's thoughts, so... I
Then I gave up the idea of killing him..."
Yan Rong's face was pale, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and his body was shaking violently. At this time, he couldn't bear to blame Yu'er anymore, he only felt waves of fear.
"Actually, there is another reason... I fell in love with you a long time ago, so... I can't bear to hurt... the people you care about..." Although Yu'er had already burst into tears, there was a hint of laughter at the corner of her mouth.
Laugh, a bitter and sad laugh.
Hearing this affectionate confession, Yan Rong felt a chill running down his spine and his expression was a little confused: "Could it be...have we met before?"
Yu'er smiled silently, her pale face already showing an abnormal green color. She wanted to touch Yan Rong's face, but she didn't even have the strength to raise her hand.
Yan Rong grabbed her hand, put it against his face, and listened to her words: "Most of the women who were sold by the officials back then were sold to Yunzhou. That year, I went to Yunzhou to inquire secretly, thinking
To find more survivors. When I first arrived in Yunzhou, I heard about you and King Yi, cleaning up the casino and arresting the black-hearted bustard. At that time, I became curious about you.
It happened to be that day when you were riding a tall horse and walking majestically on the street. I was standing in the crowd. I just took one look at you and fell in love with you. I even wanted to marry you and have children for you.
..."
Yan Rong's heart trembled, and a stream of tears flowed out. His voice became more and more trembling, and he opened his lips with difficulty and said: "Why didn't you tell me this earlier! Why do you have to bear everything by yourself!"
"I...I'm so cold...hug me..." Yu'er's breath became weaker and weaker, her vision was blurred, and she could only vaguely see the outline of Yan Rong.
Yan Rong tried his best to suppress his cries and held Yu'er tightly in his arms, but he could really feel that Yu'er's life was passing away little by little.
"No, don't leave me, Qing'er is still waiting for you at home!" Yan Rong buried his head in Yu'er's neck and begged miserably, while hot tears flowed down his neck and into Yu'er's heart.