flstandardbreds Chapter 338: The Imperial Edict Enters the Palace
Chapter 338: The Imperial Edict Enters the Palace
Chapter 338: Imperial Order Entering the Palace
The atmosphere in the inn was extremely depressing.
Torches were flickering outside the house, and two dark groups of people were fighting each other, and neither side was willing to give up.
Inside the house, Pei Heng saw an old acquaintance - Princess Beimang Tuoba Rao.
She was dressed in the attire of a Beimang woman, a flamboyant red dress, her brows etched with a haughty pride and arrogance, just as she had been in the deserted village four years ago. Astride a tall horse, she smiled as she ordered the heads of the villagers to be cut off one by one and piled before Pei Heng, whose limbs had been completely broken.
In her eyes, everyone is just an ant that can be crushed at any time.
She felt extremely happy listening to the untouchables crawling in the mud, wailing in pain and begging for mercy.
Seeing Pei Heng again, Tuoba Rao was already giggling and spoke first: "Pei Heng, do you like this meeting gift from the princess?"
"Cut the nonsense!"
Pei Heng drew out the long sword from his waist with a bang, jumped up and chopped at Tuoba Rao who was lying on the couch.
With a crisp "ding" sound, the man next to Tuoba Rao casually swung out a scorpion tail whip to block the oncoming blade.
Pei Heng's brows darkened, and he turned around to avoid it.
Before Tuoba Rao could get up from the couch, another knife slashed in front of her. Another man beside her grabbed her and threw her backwards, blocking the knife himself.
"Ada!"
Tuoba Rao screamed when he landed on the ground, and saw that Ada had been hit in the neck by Pei Heng and died on the spot.
Seeing her most beloved male lover being hacked to death by Pei Heng, Tuoba Rao cried out:
"Pei Heng, you killed my male favorite, so you have no choice but to take over. Pei Heng, you know that I have always been optimistic about you!"
Four years ago, she set an ambush and surrounded Pei Heng. Tens of thousands of people attacked Pei Heng's personal guards in a round-the-clock battle, and Pei Heng fought to the last man.
That day, corpses piled up like a mountain in front of him, and he fell to the ground exhausted.
Although he knew that they were enemies, Tuoba Rao still wanted to recruit Pei Heng. However, Pei Heng sternly rejected him.
Tuoba Rao became furious and tied him up and humiliated him in the deserted village.
Pei Heng felt annoyed when he heard Tuoba Rao bring up this matter again today.
This evil woman was ruthless and vicious, and the humiliation she inflicted on him remains unforgettable to him! Now, she's harassing A-Li and Le'er again! Today, he'll avenge not only himself, but also A-Li and Le'er!
"Demon girl, die!"
Pei Heng chopped off Er who was blocking his way with a knife and moved towards Tuoba Rao step by step.
"Pei Heng! Stop!"
Seeing his two male favorites and guards fall down in an instant, Tuoba Rao became a little panicked.
Fighting alone, she was no match for Pei Heng at all.
But no matter how she shouted, Pei Heng kept approaching her like the god of death.
"Pei Heng, you can't kill me! I am the Princess of Beimang, a peace envoy, and the most distinguished guest of Nanqi!"
Tuoba Rao retreated step by step until he was forced into a corner with nowhere to retreat, and despair arose in his heart.
Pei Heng looked at her coldly and swung his knife.
"This sword is for the millions of innocent people in the North who died in the war."
Blood splattered and Tuoba Rao screamed.
"This knife is for the Pei family's personal guards who were ambushed and tragically killed!"
Another knife, Tuoba Rao grimaced in pain and cursed:
"Pei Heng, aren't you afraid that my brother will lead his army to annihilate Nanqi? If you kill me, I swear, everyone in Nanqi will be buried with me!"
Pei Heng sneered, "Really? Then you can give it a try!"
"This knife! It's for A-Li and Le'er!"
He raised the bloody long knife high and chopped it down at Tuoba Rao's face.
"what!!!"
Tuoba Rao closed his eyes resignedly.
But the knife did not fall as expected. She opened her eyes and saw that Ah Er had crawled in front of her at some point and caught Pei Heng's knife with both hands.
Ah Er held the blade tightly, the sharp edge cut through his palm and pressed on his shoulder, blood flowed all over the floor.
"Princess, run."
"Ah Er!"
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
At this moment, a shrill shout was heard outside the door, and then a large group of people rushed in. A eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict led a large group of imperial guards to surround Pei Heng.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was so frightened by the mess at the scene that he gasped and said in a trembling voice:
"Oh my, what are you doing?"
The Beimang envoy rushed in and was furious when he saw this.
"Eunuch, our Beimang delegation has traveled thousands of miles to negotiate peace, yet your people stormed the posthouse and slaughtered the delegation! They even pressed our Beimang Princess! Is this how you, Beimang, treat your guests? Pei Heng, I will report you to the Emperor of Nanqi and make sure you pay the price!"
The eunuch was so frightened that he nodded and kowtowed. On one side was the Beimang delegation, and on the other side was the glorious General Pei. He didn't dare to offend either side and could only apologize repeatedly:
"Sir, this is all a misunderstanding!"
He quickly took out the imperial edict and kowtowed to Tuoba Rao, saying:
"The Emperor knows that Princess Beimang is coming to Daqi, so he has specially ordered our family to welcome you to the palace for a short stay. Princess, please come in."
Seeing that he was out of danger, Tuoba Rao burst into laughter. He choked and spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Hahahahaha, Pei Heng! Did you see that? You can't kill me! Your Nanqi Emperor is still reluctant to let me die! He's as cowardly as a mouse, terrified of my brother! He even wants to invite me to stay in the palace. Pei Heng! Just wait, I won't let you go!"
"Oh my! The princess is so seriously injured, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and carry the princess away!"
The eunuch quickly ordered the imperial guards to carry Tuoba Rao away.
Facing Pei Heng who was eyeing him covetously, he didn't dare to stay for a moment.
"General! Are you just going to let that witch go like that?"
Lin Wanfu rushed to Pei Heng and said unwillingly.
"boom!"
Pei Heng slashed the chaise longue where Tuoba Rao had been lying with a fierce knife, and the huanghuali warm couch instantly split into two halves.
After a long time, he sheathed his sword and said coldly:
"There's still a long way to go. As long as she's still in Daqi, I'll tear her into pieces!"
The carriage leading to the palace was jolting, causing Tuoba Rao to curse all the way.
"I'm going to die! This princess is going to be shocked to death!"
"Someone, please ask the imperial physician to stop the bleeding!"
"This princess is thirsty, someone come! Someone come!"
Outside the carriage, the young eunuch cautiously asked the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict:
"Godfather, do you want to send some water up?"
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict rolled his eyes and cursed:
"Fool, His Royal Highness Prince Kang said that this witch dared to hurt Madam Pei, she is simply asking for trouble. Why send her water? Let her be thirsty! And as for the imperial physicians, tell them to slow down!"
The young eunuch seemed to understand, "So that's why godfather led us to wait at the entrance of the inn until the very end before rushing in?"
The eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch was pleased to see that the young eunuch had understood something, and said:
"She still has some brains. That witch is still useful to His Royal Highness Prince Kang, so she can't die for the time being. But she deserves this punishment!"
"understood!"
The young eunuch nodded repeatedly and quickly asked the coachman to drive the carriage more bumpy.
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