allonlinenovel Chapter 449: Not Worthy of Death
Chapter 449: Not Worthy of Death
After listening to Aruna's whole story, Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at Pei Yan beside her, seeking his opinion.
Pei Yan frowned deeply.
In his view, the death of the person before him was not a pity, but betraying his master was a grave taboo.
He said coldly.
"Kill them, there's no need to keep them alive!"
Upon hearing this, his subordinates raised their knives and brought them down.
Just as Aruna let out a heart-wrenching roar, a bright red head rolled to the ground.
Seeing this bloody scene, Fang Xiaoxiao felt very uncomfortable.
But they also understood why Pei Yan had done this.
After all, in ancient times, backstabbing was an unacceptable act.
The group finished their rest.
As planned, everyone set out.
Fang Xiaoxiao led Pei Yan along the mountain path ahead, while the rest split into three groups.
As for the princess, she remained where she was and was protected by five of Pei Yan's men.
……
The mountain peak is halfway up a flat area.
A massive camp had been built here, looking almost exactly like a town.
Inside a palace built into a mountain cave.
Zhong Zicheng was discussing matters with his deputy.
"Is the information accurate?"
"Reporting to the General, the news is true. It was sent by Aruna via carrier pigeon two hours ago."
“Good, very good. This time, Aruuna has done a great job. As long as we can capture Fang Xiaoxiao, we will have a solution to the poison in the brothers’ bodies.”
"That's right, General!"
The lieutenant nodded in response.
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Zicheng waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to bring people up.
Four blonde, blue-eyed women were kneeling on the ground, each of them looking extremely nervous and fearful.
One of them seemed out of place compared to the other three.
This person has a charming face, and her eyes and brows exude an undeniable aristocratic air.
She was none other than the princess of the Western Regions Kingdom, and the target that Fang Xiaoxiao and the others were looking for.
The princess's name was Nigna, and she was the second princess of the Western Regions Kingdom.
They were originally sent to marry the eldest prince of the Dayu Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, she was betrayed by her maid and kidnapped by the man in front of her.
Zhong Zicheng stroked his chin and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"As expected of a foreign woman, you possess such captivating beauty. If it weren't for the General's orders that you mustn't harm you in the slightest, otherwise..."
He had long coveted this foreign princess, but General Wang Weiguo had already issued a military order forbidding anyone from harming her.
What a pity, what a pity.
Although he could not violate the princess before him, the maids beside her were a different story.
These women, I must say, are incredibly radiant.
She was especially adept at handling dozens of men.
Thinking of this, he unconsciously let out a strange, cackling laugh, his sharp, knife-like eyes fixed on the three maids kneeling on the ground.
Seeing this, Nigna shielded her three maids behind her and roared angrily.
"You bastard, you beast! You can't do this! Aren't you afraid the Emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty will find out and exterminate your entire family?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, exterminate our entire clan? Princess, have you ever heard of the famous saying of our Great Yu Dynasty, 'The mountains are high and the emperor is far away'?"
Zhong Zicheng laughed nonchalantly.
Not only that. As he spoke, he stepped down from the throne and approached the foreign princess.
He then reached out and shoved Nigna, who was blocking his way, aside.
Then he picked up one of the princess's maids as if she were a chick.
The other person had long lost all hope of survival; he was like a limp shrimp, completely at the mercy of the other person.
The same applies to the other women.
Zhong Zicheng had initially shown some interest, but upon seeing the group of maids who looked like dead fish, his face immediately showed disgust.
"Pah, a bunch of scum, they have absolutely no interest in me."
After saying that, he turned to look at the dozen or so men in the hall, a playful smile on his face.
"Here you go. Take good care of these women, but don't kill them, or you'll be dealt with by military law."
These men were soldiers themselves, so they naturally understood what the general meant.
They all nodded vigorously in response.
……
Halfway up the mountain, in a hidden haystack.
Fang Xiaoxiao and Pei Yan squatted here.
The two men surveyed the massive mountain stronghold ahead.
After their initial investigation, they have roughly determined the size of the mountain stronghold.
Apart from some poor civilians, there were about a thousand armed soldiers in the stronghold.
"There are too many of them; we are afraid we will be unable to put up even the slightest resistance."
Pei Yan's subordinate, who followed closely behind, looked troubled.
Pei Yan didn't seem to care at all, and instead gave a cold smile.
"There's no need to worry. I already have a brilliant plan. What do you say, my lady?"
Fang Xiaoxiao, who was originally studying how to take down this mountain stronghold in the fastest way, replied upon hearing this.
"We need to act swiftly and decisively, catching them off guard. Have you prepared what I asked you to prepare?"
"It's all ready. My wife, when do you think we should make our move? The prefect of Jiangnan Province should have already assembled at the foot of the mountain."
"Alright, let's get started now. Fire the signal flare!"
"OK!"
Faced with his wife's request, Pei Yan didn't hesitate and ordered his men to fire signal flares.
"Hey~~~~"
A fiery red firework shot straight into the sky, piercing the dark night and bringing with it an eerie glow.
As the signal flare was fired, thousands of soldiers gathered at the foot of the mountain looked up.
The leader of the team was Yang Kaitai, the newly appointed prefect of Jiangnan Province.
This man was very skilled at leading troops and deploying formations. After receiving the secret letter from Prince Pei Yan, he did not hesitate to lead his troops by boat to come.
It was hard to believe that this virtuous and talented crown prince would commit such a heinous act of rebellion.
Furthermore, he was also a member of the Crown Prince's faction, single-mindedly following in the footsteps of the Crown Prince.
Yang Kaitai glanced at the crematorium streaking across the sky, a smile spreading across his face, and waved his hand.
"Set off!!"
"Leader!"
A large group of well-equipped soldiers marched straight ahead.
Fang Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, naturally led Pei Yan to sneak into the mountain stronghold.
While evading the patrol soldiers' search, she secretly took out the poison powder she had prepared in advance and sprinkled it into the air.
Once this powder is inhaled, the person will quickly succumb to the poison and die, without even giving them a chance to react.
Fortunately, she had already prepared N97 masks for everyone in advance.
Masks can completely prevent the inhalation of toxic powder.
She discarded all the powder she had brought along the way.
When everyone arrived in front of the largest building in the mountain stronghold, Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but marvel at it.
"It's so big! I wish this village were mine, then I could just lie down and enjoy life!"
Pei Yan, who was standing aside wary of the newcomer, looked up in the direction she pointed and said with disdain.
"If my lady likes it, after we have executed Zhong Zicheng and the others, I will give it to you as a gift."
"Tch, as if your word is law. This place is definitely going to be confiscated by Prefect Yang. How could it be settled with just a word from you?"
Fang Xiaoxiao said disdainfully.
"..."
Pei Yan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to tell his wife.