Not long after, Liu Meiniang and Feng Ling were all covered in wounds. But they did not take a step back. The blades of their swords were stained with the blood of dozens of people.
The sword in Zhang Qi's hand was already curled. As he was slashing, he shouted: "Hahahaha, I slashed from Xilin Prefecture to Chu Prefecture without blinking an eye. There are not many of you here today."
"Are your eyes dry?" the fat man asked.
"It used to be fine, but then Doctor Shen gave me something called eye drops in prison, and it got better!"
"So miraculous? If I can go back alive, I must have one from Divine Doctor Shen!" The fat man smiled bitterly.
The eyes of the people present dimmed when they heard this. They all knew that today's battle would be a disaster.
If one is not careful, one's life may end up here. But they have no option to retreat, so they kill like crazy.
The crazy behavior of this group of people frightened He Chengyun's servants.
"These people are crazy!"
"Leave them alone and kill Cao Zhi!"
With an order, several masked men in black rushed towards Cao Zhi.
Although several people fell to the edge of the sword along the way, in the end a man in black managed to rush out, pointing his sword directly at Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi wanted to hide, but how could he, a weak scholar, hide from a martial arts master?
Seeing that the sword edge was about to pierce, Zhang Qi's figure suddenly rushed over and stood in front of Cao Zhi. The sword edge instantly pierced his body and then brushed past Cao Zhi's body!
In an instant, blood flowed like a torrent.
"Old Zhang!" Fatty's eyes turned red. Although he was greedy for life and afraid of death, he was also loyal.
Following Zhang Qi in running the martial arts arena, the two have already had a brotherhood.
Therefore, even though the weapon had been knocked down long ago, he still rushed forward with his bare hands and locked the throat of the masked man in black from behind.
The man in black elbowed and hit the fat man in the stomach one blow after another. The fat man was beaten until he vomited blood and refused to let go. In the end, he actually strangled the man in black to death!
"Lao Zhang, are you okay?"
"It's just a minor injury." Zhang Qi's voice was weak. The sword pierced his side. The injury was not minor, but it was not fatal.
Everyone quickly gathered around to prevent anyone from attacking Cao Zhi again.
"Who still wants to die?" Liu Meiniang's eyes turned red.
"Madman!" The masked men in black were completely frightened, and then they turned around and ran away. Before running, they did not forget to throw down a fire and light the corpses accumulated here!
Destroy corpses and eliminate traces!
The Imperial Guards were alerted and gathered one after another.
"Let's leave quickly," the Wulugui men shouted.
A group of people stumbled to the Capital Prison. Today, Shen Yunfan deliberately made the guard guarding the prison drunk, so the group of people entered smoothly.
After arriving in the dungeon, the sluggish Cao Zhi regained some of his energy and said bitterly: "Brother Shen, it turns out you saved me."
The leader of the Five-Way Ghosts was like a machine, reporting the number of casualties in an indifferent tone. There were thirty people in Hongchen Pavilion and forty Five-Way Ghosts. A total of more than seventy brothers died, and forty-two died.
As for He Chengyun's servants, there were nearly two hundred of them, and only a dozen of them escaped in the end.
It seemed like we had won, but it was also a miserable victory.
Because Shen Yunfan only has so much power at his disposal, he almost lost all his money this time. He really did not hesitate to do anything!
Shen Yunfan sighed.
Cao Zhi was filled with self-blame and despair. He closed his eyes in pain and said, "Brother Shen, you'd better let me die."
Everything that happened today almost defeated his desire to live.
Shen Yunfan stared at him and said coldly: "The person who killed your whole family is He Chengyun."
"Dong Guo Gong, why did he..."
"Because you blocked his way, He Chengyun colluded with Zheng Guo and brought troops back just to rebel. Your 20,000 imperial guards are his only threat."
"Once He Chengyun succeeds and the capital falls,
If Zheng's army cooperates internally and externally, the Southern Wei Dynasty will definitely be destroyed. At that time, the country will be devastated, and the Southern Wei Dynasty will definitely be in ruins!"
Cao Zhi was startled when he heard the words, and then shook his head as if mocking himself: "But what does this have to do with me, a lost dog?"
"Perhaps, the Southern Wei Dynasty is nothing to you. But, don't you want revenge?" Shen Yunfan's eyes were blazing.
"How do I get revenge?"
"The Royal Forest Army still listens to the Cao family. As long as you say a word, the Royal Forest Army will definitely rise up and He Chengyun will definitely die."
"You are right." Cao Zhi's eyes lit up a little.
In fact, he was not a fool, but he was still immersed in the pain of the tragic death of his family, so his mind was numb. Now after being awakened by Shen Yunfan, his mind became more active.
The Cao family’s biggest trump card, the Royal Forest Army, has not been destroyed yet!
No matter who dares to touch the Cao family, they must consider this trump card!
But after thinking for a moment, he stared at Shen Yunfan again and asked, "How can I trust you?"
You must know that the identity of the person who killed his whole family tonight was well hidden. Just based on Shen Yunfan's words, it was impossible to confirm that it was He Chengyun's person.
What if all this was directed and performed by Shen Yunfan?
First kill his whole family, then rescue him, and trick him into letting the Royal Forest Army deal with He Chengyun. If this was Shen Yunfan's plan, wouldn't it mean that Cao Zhi was being manipulated by others?
Seeing Cao Zhi's alert look, Shen Yunfan guessed the scruples in his heart and shook his head without explaining.
He just turned around and continued to treat the injuries of several people.
Liu Meiniang was sitting on the stool, her body trembling slightly and she seemed very uncomfortable.
When Shen Yunfan saw this, he hugged her and whispered, "I'm sorry."
At this time, Liu Meiniang's previously accumulated emotions could no longer hold back and burst out. Liu Meiniang, who had always been calm and sophisticated, actually leaned on Shen Yunfan's chest and cried until she was full of tears.
Tonight, too many people died in Hongchen Pavilion. Those were Liu Meiniang’s companions who shared life and death together.
Listening to her cry, everyone around her had a bit of sadness in their eyes.
The Wulu Ghost man lowered his head and trembled slightly.
When the fat man saw this, he advised: "Brother, just let the bitch cry. We men can't cry."
"Who said I'm a man?" The man from Wulu Ghost rolled his eyes at Fatty, his voice extremely hoarse.
"You don't sound like a man yet?"
Hearing this, the people from Wulu Ghost took off their ghost-face masks, revealing that delicate face. This person was exactly the woman who disguised herself as Liu Meiniang and assassinated Shen Yunfan in the hospital many days ago!
Her name is Qiao Nian, she is one of the stewards of Wulu Ghost, and she is good at voice-changing skills.
She was the one who met Shen Yunfan at Mengchun Tower that day, so there was a bit of an accident. Of course, now she has followed Liu Cheng's orders and surrendered to Shen Yunfan.
People of the Five Way Ghost only know how to be loyal.
So many people died today, and Qiao Nian felt uncontrollable sadness in her heart. Now after taking off the mask, she couldn't help it anymore, pulled the fat man next to her and started crying.
The fat man was a little flattered for a moment, and the injuries on his body no longer hurt. This was the first time for him to be close to a woman in his life.
Today’s trip was well worth it!
Looking at this scene, Cao Zhi bit his lip and spoke hoarsely.
"I understand, Brother Shen, I will go find the Royal Forest Army."