Volume Four, The Year of the Curtain, Chapter 191, Broken Crossbow, Broken Knife, Broken Thoughts
Ning Que held on to the crutch and looked at Huashanyue, half of his body weight resting on the crutch. Because of his posture, it seemed that he was looking very seriously, as if he wanted to see through the restlessness between Huashanyue's brows.
There was a dull pain between Hua Shanyue's eyebrows. He felt that Ning Que's eyes were like two sharp knives, so he took Xiaoman's hand and took a step to the side.
He moved away from the night outside the terrace and covered Li Yu who was sitting behind the case.
He had said before that there were thirty Shenhou crossbows in the night, and that was not a lie. As he turned sideways, a very sad sound of piercing the sky suddenly sounded in the quiet garden.
As soon as the snowflakes broke, dozens of crossbow arrows shot out like lightning from the trees beside the courtyard wall, pointing directly at Ning Que on the terrace.
The falling snowflakes in the garden were very sparse, but now they seemed to suddenly become denser, and a very strange force was attached to them, forming countless sharp lines.
After the sharp arrow clusters of the crossbow passed through the snowflakes, they were broken and fallen like a head chopped off by a sharp blade. Then the other branches of the crossbow also broke into pieces and scattered in the air.
Dozens of crossbow arrows had no way to overcome the exposed wind and snow, and turned into countless fragments, scattered with the wind and snow, and then fell slowly, no different from the dead branches falling from the trees.
The fragments of the crossbow arrows fell on the thin snow, making a loud crackling sound. People inside and outside the terrace were already shocked by this scene, and they didn't wake up until they heard the sound.
There were two clanging sounds, and several Tang soldiers shouted fiercely. They pulled out their sabers from their waists and slashed at Ning Que's head.
Ning Que leaned on the crutch, not even looking at the sword, but still looking at Huashan Mountain quietly.
Hua Shanyue felt that the stinging pain between his eyebrows was getting worse, and he felt both physically and mentally cold.
Several Tang soldiers drew their swords and chopped them down. Before they reached Ning Que, the hard blade broke into two pieces with a crisp sound. The next thing that broke was their hands holding the handle of the sword.
Two very clear knife marks appeared on their chests and abdomen. Blood slowly seeped out from the two knife marks, gradually spreading, and the wounds gradually separated to both sides, becoming more and more terrifying.
Ning Que didn't draw his sword, so he slashed twice on the bodies of these Tang soldiers. The wounds were only in front of his body, but the sword's intent penetrated into his back. The cloak behind Tang Jun was broken by the wind and fell to the ground.
When half of the cloak fell on the ground, it was rolled up, revealing the bright red side, which looked like a pool of blood. Several Tang soldiers knelt on their knees in the pool of blood and could no longer stand up.
Hua Shanyue's pupils shrank, but his expression was still calm. He looked at Ning Que and asked, "Is this the word?"
Ning Que leaned on the crutch and looked at him, still saying nothing.
Then he slowly stood up straight and let go of the crossbar under the corner with his right hand, as if he was preparing to draw a knife or write.
The previous two scenes had already illustrated the unimaginable strength gap between the two sides. Seeing Ning Que's actions, everyone knew what he was going to do next.
At this moment, Chao Xiaoshu's hand fell on Ning Que's shoulder.
Ning Que wanted to hear an explanation.
Chao Xiaoshu looked at the Tang troops and asked, "You just came back from the front line?"
It was very quiet on the terrace, and no one answered his question because he didn't know why he asked this question.
Ning Que knew that Chao Xiaoshu's question was addressed to him. He looked at the frost on the faces of these Tang soldiers. After a moment of silence, he held the crutch again with his right hand and leaned forward.
He looked at Hua Shanyue and said, "No matter how you think about it, it's just wishful thinking."
Hua Shanyue looked at the subordinates lying in a pool of blood next to him and was silent for a long time. Then he withdrew his right hand that had been covering Xiaoman's eyes, looked at Ning Que and said, "I think it might be ridiculous sometimes, but
You can kill me, but there is nothing you can do to stop this incident."
When he said this, the expression on his face was very complicated, a little regretful, a little self-deprecating, and a little unwilling. In order to save Li Yu from Chang'an City, he had made very careful arrangements. However, who would have thought that in this place with a light snowfall?
At night, the Princess Mansion, which had been deserted for many days, unexpectedly welcomed two guests, Ning Que and Chao Xiaoshu.
The Princess Mansion, which had been deserted for a long time, became lively again tonight. The Guards Office and Chang'an Mansion sent many people. The street in front of the mansion was illuminated by torches. Many people surrounded both sides of the street, looking at the people on the other side.
There was a lot of pointing and talking, but basically nothing nice to say.
The war situation was tense, and the children of the Tang Dynasty were still fighting bloody battles on the front lines. As a result, those dignitaries still caused so many troubles in Chang'an City, and no one would show any sympathy to the losers.
Hua Shanyue and more than fifty Tang soldiers from Gushan County were disarmed and taken out of the princess's mansion. What awaited them was the military prison. As for the final price, no one knows yet.
In hindsight, this rescue did seem too wishful thinking, and there is nothing wrong with being judged as crazy. But in fact, Hua Shanyue was not a puppet, and was the leader of the Tang Army's Young Strong Faction. He was not what this plan showed.
For such incompetence, the plan drawn up in advance was perfect.
When he first returned to Chang'an, he took action with thunderous force. He was prepared in every aspect. As long as he could lead Li Yu out
Princess Mansion, then neither the City Patrol Department nor the Guards Department could prevent them from leaving Chang'an. And if he was really allowed to take Li Yu back to Gushan County, who knows what Tai Chi would become in the Tang Dynasty in the future?
It's a pity that his luck was really bad. No one expected that Chao Xiaoshu was going to see Li Yu. What's more, Ning Que also went to the princess's mansion with him.
The excitement and discussion on the street outside the mansion did not affect the tranquility deep inside the mansion.
Ning Que said to Chao Xiaoshu, "Do you still want to talk to her now?"
After a moment of silence, Chao Xiaoshu said, "I saw it, so there's no need to talk about it."
"Then wait for me for a while."
Ning Que said: "I suddenly have something I want to talk to her about."
The terrace was quiet, and the snow on the lake was getting thicker, making it even more desolate. Xiaoman was taken to bed by the maid, but he didn't know if he could fall asleep after seeing such a bloody murder scene tonight.
Ning Que put down his power, sat down by the desk with some difficulty, reached for the cold tea in front of Li Yu, took two sips to moisten his throat, and then said, "Actually, I really don't want to call you an idiot anymore."
Li Yu looked at the remaining cup of tea and said, "Are you tired of scolding me?"
Ning Que said: "Staying quietly in this garden, although the scenery is a bit monotonous, is better than dying. You should understand this truth, but why don't you give up?"
"I said that I would rather choose the latter than being killed. And Hua Shanyue came to save me regardless of his wealth and life. What else can I do? Should I inform you?"
Li Yu looked at him and said with a slight mockery: "That night in the royal study, you once told me that I would gradually see your cruelty, and then you killed Hui Yuan in the palace. Is it your turn to continue now?"
Showing coldness? If you want to kill me, you'd better be direct and don't use my idiot as an excuse."
Ning Que said: "I want to call you an idiot, not because of what happened tonight, but because after what happened tonight, you still seem to be very confident that you will not be killed by me."
Li Yu said: "If you really wanted to kill me, you wouldn't stay and say these words to me now."
Ning Que shook his head and said: "Killing you is a very simple matter. Not killing you is indeed more troublesome, but this kind of trouble is not the kind of trouble you think it is."
Li Yu frowned slightly, but said nothing.
Ning Que looked at her beautiful face, as if he saw the maid who held Xiaoman and listened to her fairy tales by the campfire many years ago, and said, "It seems that you have figured out a lot of things these days."
Li Yu remained silent.
Ning Que said: "There are no rare things in this world. No matter Xiao Man's life experience or your influence on the grassland, it will not affect the decision made by the Queen and I.
Li Yu stared at his eyes, and the hands in his sleeves trembled slightly. She could imagine that Ning Que understood her thoughts and dependence, but she did not expect that Ning Que would still appear so cold after knowing all this. Now the whole world is against him
In the Tang Dynasty, apart from the Xiling Temple, the real threat to the Tang Dynasty was the cavalry of the Golden Tent invading from the north to the south. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to completely eliminate the threat from the north, Xiaoman's life experience and her experience in the Golden Tent
Influence becomes very important.
It was precisely for these reasons that she was sure that the academy and the imperial court would keep her.
"Actually, what you think is not wrong, but the academy and the imperial court may not do this, especially when I find out that you want to use these as bargaining chips."
Ning Que looked at her and said: "Even if Butcher Li dies, I can still eat pigs. Master is gone, but the academy is still powerful and invincible. I have already made plans and arrangements for the thousands of miles of wilderness owned by the Golden Tent. If I have your help,
Of course it's better, if it weren't for you, I would still have the final victory."
Li Yu looked at him and raised his eyebrows and said, "Even if many more people have to die?"
Ning Que said: "As long as the person who dies is not a Tang person."
Li Yu thought of a certain possibility, his expression changed slightly, and he looked a little lonely and said: "It seems that the Tang Dynasty really doesn't need me and Xiao Man. Could it be that you have already made arrangements before the war started?"
Ning Que didn't expect that she could guess his plan for the Golden Horde through just a few words, and said: "It seems that you are indeed not an idiot in these aspects."
Li Yu laughed at himself and said: "That means I am still an idiot in other aspects."
Ning Que said: "Not bad."
After the troops and horses were withdrawn, the street in front of the princess's house gradually returned to quiet. The snow on the street, which had been trampled into sewage, could not return to its clean, soft and white appearance for a while.
Ning Que and Chao Xiaoshu walked on the street, the soles of their boots making a squeaking sound as they stepped on the snow.
"To kill or not to kill, you still have to resolve this issue in the end." Chao Xiaoshu said: "After all, she is His Majesty's most beloved daughter. If you can avoid killing her, it is best not to kill her."
(Next chapter, before eleven o'clock.)
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