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"Say what you said again."

When she thought that her little life would be lost here, the bandit leader suddenly stretched out his sword and let out a cold shout.

The sharp sword cut through the skin of her throat, causing her to feel a slight pain. She slightly wrinkled her delicate eyebrows, holding her breath and not pushing it out. Large drops of sweat flowed down from her forehead and chin, but she didn't say a word as she stared at the man with rapt attention.

"Tell me, why did she leave me?"

The bandit leader's emotions seemed to become even more violent as he glared at her. He forcibly brought his sword closer to her neck. If she didn't speak now, he would definitely take her life.

"You … Can you put down the sword in your hand first? Do you think I'm afraid of you doing this? "

Shangguan Jingyan mustered up his courage and turned his neck away from the sharp sword with a cold aura, and asked carefully.

However, just as she finished her sentence, the bandit leader suddenly raised his sharp sword and chopped towards her. A cold and sharp sword Qi floated across her face, and a few strands of hair were cut off mercilessly by the sharp sword.

She thought that she would definitely die this time. She tightly shut her eyes, waiting for the call of death.

"Now, at least you can speak!"

The bandit leader's words once again roused her eyes, only to find that the thick rope in her hands and feet had already been cut off. So he was just helping her to untie them just now.

Her hands and feet were moving, and she quickly stretched out her hands, stretching her stiff arms. He secretly surveyed his surroundings and thought about how he could escape while he wasn't bothered.

"You'd better be obedient and not have any bad ideas. I can catch you the first time, and I can catch you the second. Your sweetheart has probably abandoned you long ago. She has been lost in that playworld of Luoyang City for a long time, how could she possibly remember you. Love, ah, is so unfair, so laughable. "

The color in Shangguan Jingyan's eyes dimmed when he heard this, and his body was paralyzed on the ground. He didn't have much confidence in Dongfang Chen, so he wondered how he was doing. Would he come to save her?

A look of disdain flashed across the bandit leader's face when he saw her expression. He had thought that the woman in front of him would give her a different kind of surprise. Unexpectedly, he was disappointed. All the women in the world were the same.

Shangguan Jingyan didn't know that his current little movements would cause him to miss a chance to be free, and remain lost in his grief.

"How is it? There's nothing left to say! "

The bandit leader's black eyes flashed with a hint of disgust, and a hint of killing intent quickly replaced it. He hated women who toyed with the thoughts of others the most, he deserved death.

One had to know that after setting up the village for a few years, there were at least several hundred young girls that were robbed. He actually did not take any notice of any of them, and in the end, they were all killed by his sword, becoming ghosts.

It was only because they looked down on him and hurt him with evil words that they personally lost their lives.

He had originally thought that this would be an accident, but he didn't expect that it would still disappoint him.

"Wait a minute, don't you want to know why she left you?"

Shangguan Jingyan saw the man in front of her suddenly turn hostile, the sharp sword shot towards her like a knife through bamboo, she quickly spoke out to stop him.

The bandit leader hurriedly retracted his sword when he heard this, but the sword Qi was too fierce. The instant he retracted it, the sharp sword cut through his red wedding dress, causing blood to flow out uncontrollably.

Perhaps, in his heart, he did not truly want Shangguan Jingyan's life, because the temperament that she possessed was very similar to the temperament of the woman he loved.

"You're bleeding."

Shangguan Jingyan ignored the fear in his heart, took out the pure white silk handkerchief from his bosom, and carefully held it over his injured shoulder.

The night was chilly, and at this moment, the entire mountain stronghold was completely silent. It was frighteningly quiet.

Only the best new house in the village was brightly lit, the candlelight flickering in the breeze. From time to time, the crisp sound of a woman's voice could be heard.

Inside the house, Shangguan Jingyan was inculcating all kinds of strange things like equality between men and women, wealth and equality between men and women that he had heard from Bai Zhixi.

She had thought that she would be like a common bandit, unskilled and merciless. But after knowing what had happened to him, her heart inexplicably pitied him.

Feeling sad, he finished the wedding wine in one gulp and said all the words he had hidden in his heart. He had actually found a common topic with Xiang Tian.

Promise her to the heavens that if Dongfang Chen and his men come to save her at daybreak, he would let them go. And he shall dissolve this bandit's nest, and shall no longer slay the people.

Hearing his words, Shangguan Jingyan was ecstatic. This way, when Dongfang Chen ascends to the throne, he would work harder.

After that, they shared similar interests and talked about the ideal of life. She didn't want to change her understanding of bandits towards the ends of the world.

Xiang Tian was a very ambitious person. If it wasn't for the girl abandoning him that year, and the girl's father killing his entire family, he wouldn't have fallen to the level of a bandit and become a hero.

She actually felt a sense of attachment to him.

On a whim, he revealed his identity and even wrote a letter of introduction for him, accepting him as one of his father's trusted aides. He would show off his abilities and find the girl who abandoned him to avenge his parents. At the same time, he would give him a chance to show off his talent.

The next day, as soon as the sky turned gray, the village was surrounded by soldiers.

A light drizzling rain fell on the bandit who was unaware that he was still in his sleep and had been wiped out by someone.

Not long after, all of the bandits were being held captive, squatting in the muddy yard, letting the drizzle mercilessly drenched them.

"Reporting to Crown Prince, I did not discover the woman you were talking about."

A middle aged man dressed in armor was anxiously shuttling through the drizzle while talking to Dongfang Chen who was sitting under the umbrella.

But, after a long while, he finally saw Dongfang Chen slightly raise his head, his face was pale white, and there were spots and scars on his face. Beads of sweat flowed down his face, he had long since lost the dignity of a Crown Prince.

Hearing his subordinate's report, he suddenly began to cough violently, and his breathing became ragged. However, the doctor standing by the side was frightened, so he quickly pulled out a pill and stopped the coughing.

"Find..." Go find... "No matter what, you have to find her for me."

Although it was only a few words, it seemed to have used all of his strength.

As soon as he finished speaking, he lay weakly on the chair, gasping for air.

Jing Yan, nothing must happen to you. He silently shouted in his heart.

Whether it was because she was the woman who was born that day, the empress appointed by the imperial overseer and Master Pu Hai, or because he might have some place in his heart for her, she could not die.

"Husband, save me …"

Suddenly, from the roof of the pavilion in the village came Shangguan Jingyan's cry for help.

Dongfang Chen could no longer care about the pain on his body, and rushed into the drizzle. Lifting her head and looking upwards, she saw that Shangguan Jing was being held hostage by Tian Ya, a shining dagger pressed against her throat. If she had moved even a little bit, she would definitely have died on the spot.

"To the heavens, I order you to let go of Lady Shangguan. I can open up a net and let you go."

The imperial guard that was guarding Luoyang City, whose official uniform had tightly bound his fat body, let out a loud shout as the fat on his body shook a few times.

When he found out that the Crown Prince and the future Empress had been kidnapped by bandits on his territory, he was overwhelmed with shock. He hurriedly sent people to find the best doctor in the entire Luoyang Medical Arts to treat the Crown Prince.

Afterwards, he gathered the best elites to surround and annihilate the Heaven's End. Today, he had to kill to the ends of the earth in order to redeem His Majesty's sins.

Of course, he also hoped that Grand Preceptor would ask His Majesty for a favor for the sake of his decades of hard work and hard work, even without any merits, so that he could hold onto his job.

"Great Concubine Chen, I seem to remember there was a trade between us. Could it be that you want to destroy the bridge after getting the money?"

He sneered at the horizon, and cold words came out of his mouth.

The world was as dark as a crow. There was nothing wrong with his words. If he was able to establish himself as the king in such a short period of time, without Chen TaiShou's indulgence, without his strong support, without his secrecy, would the imperial court be forced to eat dry food all these years?

"What's going on?"

From here, Dongfang Chen could hear that there was something different about her. Her hawk-like eyes were fixed on Chen TaiShou, leaking her killing intent.

However, when Chen Taitou met his fierce gaze, he was so scared that he fell to his knees with a plop. The official hat rolled to the side and beads of sweat dripped down, wetting his good clothes.

The matter that he was most worried about had indeed happened. In that case, don't blame him for being merciless and not remembering old friendships.

Crown Prince, save me! This troublesome citizen had come to the lower official's office to blackmail him time and time again. If this official did not give him the money, he would kill this old official's entire family! There were hundreds of people in this official's family, and they were extremely afraid for a moment. Thus, they agreed to his request. Every year, the imperial government would grant the lower official two taels of silver and he would confiscate them all. For the past few years, this official did not dare to report to the imperial government because he was afraid that his family would encounter an accident. I never thought that he would actually have the guts to kidnap both Crown Prince and princess. Even if this official were to stake my life, I will kill him and avenge Crown Prince. "

After Chen Taitong's passionate speech, he stood up abruptly and shook off the fat on his body, wiping away the tears that did not exist.

Ye Zichen suddenly waved his hand behind him, while his tiny eyes were filled with a cold killing intent.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of masked men with bows and arrows surrounded them. He lightly snapped his fingers and the black clothed man suddenly changed his direction. Dozens of sharp arrows were aimed at Xiang Tian and Shangguan Jingyan.

"Chen TaiShou, what are you doing?"

Dongfang Chen was extremely furious in his heart, but he was also extremely shocked. A small guard had actually raised so many experts in private. A chill went down his spine.

It seemed that it was time to clean up these so-called "old officials".

However, he had forgotten that the so-called lofty Emperor was far away. Chen Taitong was only one of them, as well as many other dark matters that he did not know about. These were things that he could not accept.