Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 519 Life and Death

Unlike the previous floods, the palace was full of patrolling guards. Yizhen was so scared that she hid and was almost discovered several times. Fortunately, she was wrapped in a black dress and hid herself in the shadows, so she avoided all the guards without any danger.

After finally reaching the orchard, I breathed a sigh of relief. I lifted the hood covering my head and looked into the depths of the orchard in the moonlight.

The orchard was deep, with branches everywhere, and it was impossible to see the bottom.

Yizhen bravely walked forward step by step. When she was about to reach the center, she suddenly felt someone approaching from behind. She turned her head subconsciously, but saw nothing. Her mouth was covered by someone. She was so scared that all the pores on her body opened up and she uttered a short "hmm" sound.

"My queen, don't be afraid, it's me." The figure gradually became clearer under the moonlight.

"Lai, Lai De..." Yizhen finally recognized his face. She was frightened so much that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. When the night wind blew, she felt a chill all over her head.

"My queen, I've been waiting for you for three days, and you're finally here." Lai De let go of his hand that was covering Yizhen's mouth.

"I just found the note you left today." After saying that, he immediately asked impatiently, "What happened?"

"Didn't you receive the news? The Mountain Ghost Tribe is planning to launch a general attack and wants us to be the inside support. I want to discuss the details with you."

"General attack?" Yizhen's face immediately turned pale, and she stared at Lai De in disbelief. However, Lai De's expression was very serious, and he didn't seem to be joking at all.

"Your Majesty, I have already made a plan. You are the most favored by the Emperor. Find an excuse to get the Emperor out of the palace. Our people will ambush on the road and take the Emperor down in one fell swoop. Then, with the Emperor as a hostage, we will concentrate our forces to break into the palace. After taking the palace, our mission will be gloriously accomplished. Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Why are you shaking?" Lai De saw that Yizhen looked extremely unnatural, and asked a few questions worriedly.

"I, I'm fine..." Yizhen lowered her head, afraid that Lai De would see something from her expression.

"Your Majesty, within three days, you must confirm the time when the emperor will leave the palace, and then come here to tell me. I will spread the news outside the palace and let them prepare as soon as possible." Lai De said urgently.

Yizhen lowered her head and said nothing, her body still shaking.

Lai De asked anxiously, "My lady, did you hear what I said?"

"I, I...I heard it." Yizhen replied tremblingly.

"I'm glad to hear you. Madam, I've been staying in the orchard for too long. I have to hurry back, or else I might be discovered."

Yizhen arrived late, and now it was past midnight. Lai De had been waiting in the orchard for nearly two hours. If he didn't return, it would easily arouse suspicion.

When he saw Yizhen agreed, he left in a hurry.

Yizhen was left alone in the orchard, looking at the dark front, standing stiffly, every word Lai De had just said circling in her mind.

A huge conspiracy was revealed in front of her, and she was anxious and at a loss. She absolutely could not let the mountain ghosts succeed, but she didn't know how to stop them. Lai De would have to wait for her reply in the orchard in three days. What should she do to keep the palace from being occupied?

After standing there for a long time, until her legs were sore, Yizhen realized that she had to go back.

She put on her hood, wrapped herself in a black coat, and moved quickly through the orchard.

After leaving the orchard, he returned along the same route he had come. However, because he was restless, he kept thinking about Lai De's words in his mind and forgot to pay attention to the guards on patrol.

Suddenly, she heard a loud shout from behind: "Who is it!" Then the sound of armor rubbing and footsteps followed.

Frightened out of her wits, Yizhen turned her head and saw seven or eight guards rushing towards her.

There was nowhere to hide and no way to escape, so Yizhen could only stand there stupidly and watch the guards surround her.

The guards drew their swords in unison, blocking all of Yizhen's escape routes.

"Who are you? Show your face!" The leading guard stepped forward and shouted angrily.

Yizhen looked like a weak woman, unarmed and powerless to resist. Seeing this, the guards subconsciously relaxed their vigilance.

"Yes, it's me..." Yizhen slowly lifted her hood, revealing her face. Afraid that the guards wouldn't recognize her, she quickly said, "I'm Su Yizhen, Consort Su."

"Su Congfei..." The leader stared at Yizhen's face for a while, and after confirming that she was indeed Su Congfei, he immediately became embarrassed.

At this moment, another sound of footsteps came from behind the crowd. The guards made way for him, and soon, Liuguang's figure appeared in front of Yizhen.

"I was wondering why it's so noisy here. It turns out that a sneaky concubine was caught." Liuguang looked at Yizhen and asked, "It's the middle of the night, why haven't you gone to bed yet? You're walking around in strange clothes. Is there some conspiracy?"

"I have no conspiracy." Yizhen argued loudly. Under Liuguang's gaze, Yizhen became even more embarrassed.

In an instant, a decision suddenly flashed through his mind. "Captain, I, I have something important to report..."

Yizhen would never trick the emperor out of the palace and let him be held hostage by the mountain ghosts. After three days, she would not be able to give Lai De an explanation, and Lai De would immediately discover her identity. Instead of doing this, it would be better to expose the conspiracy of the mountain ghosts as soon as possible, let the imperial guards take the initiative, and wipe out the rebels lurking inside and outside the palace in one fell swoop.

A hint of interest appeared in Liuguang's eyes, and he asked, "What's the matter?"

Yizhen pursed her lips. She didn't want to tell the truth in front of seven or eight guards, but if she didn't say anything, Liuguang would definitely think she was being mysterious. After thinking about it, she finally stammered, "About, about the Mountain Ghost Clan..." She stopped there. After hearing the three words "Mountain Ghost Clan", the other party must have understood the seriousness of the situation.

As expected, Liuguang's relaxed expression instantly froze into dullness and astonishment.

The other guards were also startled and looked at each other, exchanging glances.

Liuguang quickly regained his composure, and after a brief thought, he said to Yizhen, "My Lady, please follow me."

Then Liuguang took Yizhen to a secluded place a little further away. This area had long been abandoned. Not only was there no guard patrolling, but there were trees everywhere that blocked out the sun. After entering, it was pitch black, and even the moonlight couldn't penetrate. Yizhen had never been here before, so she had to follow Liuguang, otherwise she would definitely get lost.

When they reached the deepest part of the forest, Liuguang stopped and turned to Yizhen and said, "There are only two of us here. If you know anything, just speak up."

The woods were filled with chilly air and biting cold wind. Yizhen shivered and huddled up, wrapping herself tightly in her coat. Liuguang's dark gaze frightened her, but she had to speak. She said softly, "Someone told me that the mountain ghosts were going to attack the palace..."

I thought Liuguang would be very shocked after hearing this, and would immediately ask for details, but Liuguang's reaction was beyond Yizhen's expectations.

Instead of asking for details, he was more concerned about the source of the information.

"How did you know?" Liuguang took a step forward, and his steady voice sounded particularly eerie and terrifying in the silent woods.

Yizhen subconsciously took a half step back, and an inexplicable fear arose spontaneously, quickly seeping from the depths of her heart to every part of her body.

She suddenly realized that she had made a mistake and she shouldn't have told Liuguang about this.

From Liuguang's reaction and expression, she came up with a very scary guess - Liuguang might have known about the mountain ghost tribe's conspiracy to rebel a long time ago!

"My queen, how did you know that?" Liuguang continued to approach step by step, with his right hand gently placed on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Yizhen's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning. She stared at Liuguang's sword-holding hand in fear, and her legs retreated uncontrollably.

She wanted to turn around and run, but she was afraid that Liuguang would draw his sword the moment she turned around.

"I, I..." Yizhen was so scared that she couldn't utter a word, and her wax-white face was filled with fear.

At this time, there was a slight "shua" sound, and Liuguang had already pulled out the sword. The silver sword edge drew a shining mark in the dark woods, and finally, the tip of the sword was aimed at Yizhen's throat. Although it was five or six steps away, Yizhen could still feel a cool breeze on her neck.

"Tell me the truth, and maybe I can consider sparing your life." Liuguang's half-smile was more terrifying than a ghost.

This sentence completely sounded the death knell for Yizhen. Panicked and at a loss, Yizhen couldn't help but half-crying and half-shouting, "Why, why are you killing me?"

Liuguang said leisurely: "Because you know things you shouldn't know, so of course you have to die."

"Could it be that you, could it be that you are also..." Yizhen shook her head in disbelief. Could it be that Liuguang was also a traitor with evil intentions?

Liuguang guessed what the second half of the sentence that Yizhen dared not say was, and smiled gently and said: "My queen, you know something else you shouldn't know. Now, whether you tell the truth or not, I must kill you to silence you." As he spoke, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Yizhen immediately turned around and ran back, shouting, "Help! Help!"

But in the deserted woods, she could only hear her own cries and her heartbeat, and no other sounds.

Great despair and fear enveloped her. She was so scared that tears streamed down her face. After shouting twice, her voice became hoarse and she could no longer make a sound.

However, at this moment, a sudden chill came from my back.

Before she felt the pain, the chill of the icy sword cutting through her flesh and bones first broke her nerves.

She felt the sword cut from her shoulder to her waist.

The clothes were cut, letting in the cold wind; the skin was also cut, and blood with body temperature flowed down the wounds, soon soaking the entire back.

Yizhen fell sideways and rolled to a big tree. As soon as she raised her head, her neck was immediately caught by Liuguang's five fingers, and she couldn't make any sound.

Liuguang raised his sword again. Blood slid down the blade and dripped onto Yizhen's face. Death was so close, it seemed like it was only a blink of an eye away.

"No - don't kill me!" The last struggle only came from the heart, and the choked throat did not make any sound.

At the same time, his bloodshot eyes reflected the bloodstained sword edge, and suddenly flashed red light a few times.