Chapter 632: Surrounded
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The entire town was surrounded by soldiers. No one was allowed to leave the town.
Originally, Xiao Juan was prepared to leave this place as soon as possible. In this situation, they definitely could not leave.
They could only find a place to hide in the town for the time being.
However, soon, the soldiers began to search the town.
The town was only so big. It was only a matter of time before they were found.
The three of them hid in a grocery store.
The owner of this shop had gone overseas to visit his relatives. He had not been at home for the past few days and the shop had been empty. It was convenient for the three of them to hide.
Xiao Juan looked out through the crack in the door. The commoners had already been ordered to stay at home and were not allowed to go out again.
Now, the street was empty and only the figures of the soldiers could be seen.
Meng Xizhou paced back and forth uneasily.
“What should we do now?”
Xiao Juan turned to look at him and asked, ‘Why did Little Lo ask you to look for us? Did something happen in Liaodong County?”
He had to admit that Duke Lang was indeed Duke Lang. His intuition was really sharp.
Meng Xizhou said bitterly, “The Eastern Expedition Army was defeated, and
Liaodong County fell completely.”
Xiao Juan and Yu Niaoniao were stunned at the same time.
Yu Niaoniao asked in disbelief, “How did this happen?”
Meng Xizhou said, “The Imperial Court stopped providing support to Liaodong and even took back the rations that were sent to Liaodong previously. There was nothing to eat for the 300,000 Eastern Expedition Army. They could only fight on the battlefield on an empty stomach. In the end, they could only…”
At this point, his eyes turned red. His hands were clenched into fists, and he had nowhere to vent his anger.
The Eastern Expedition Army was united and fought the enemy with all their might. They could clearly win. As long as they had food, they could chase the Chen Nation’s enemy out!
However, because of an imperial edict from the emperor, all the provisions were taken back, causing the soldiers to fall into an isolated situation. In the end, they suffered heavy casualties.
As a result, the commoners in Liaodong County were slaughtered by the enemy.
Their once calm and peaceful home was now covered in blood and corpses.
Meng Xizhou wanted to rush into the palace and grab the emperor’s collar to question him. Were those soldiers and commoners that perished not his people? Why did he give them up? Why did he leave them in the lurch? Yu Niaoniao asked, “What about Guixi and Prince Min? Are they okay?”
Meng Xizhou said, “General Tang is injured. Fortunately, her life is fine. Prince Min and the heir are still fine. They led the remaining Eastern Expedition Army to hide in the forest. Little Lo guessed that the emperor would harm His Highness, so he came with me to pick you up.”
Xiao Juan asked, “Little Lo is here too?”
Meng Xizhou told them their plan.
“Yes, he was the one who asked me to wait for you here, but he was afraid that there would be an ambush here, so he separated from me. He agreed with me that if I didn’t go back before dark today, it meant that something had happened to me. At that time, he would think of another way to receive His
Highness.”
Xiao Juan looked thoughtful.
A moment later, he spoke to Meng Xizhou.
“We can’t stay here for long. Later, I’ll think of a way to distract the soldiers. Take the opportunity to leave with Niaoniao. After you find Little Lo, wait for me downstream of the Heron River.”
Yu Niaoniao immediately protested. “You want to leave me behind again!”
Xiao Juan explained, “It’s not convenient for me to bring you along. Leave with Little Meng first. I promise I’ll be fine.”
Yu Niaoniao did not believe his words at all.
She held Xiao Juan’s hand tightly and said angrily.
“You promised me that you would be wherever I went in the future. We would never be separated again. Are you going back on your word?”
Xiao Juan looked at her stubborn expression and sighed softly. “Alright, you’re with me.”
He did not want her to take the risk, so he asked her to leave with Meng Xizhou.
But she was unwilling.
In that case, he could only bring her along and do his best to protect her.
If they were really at their wits’ end, they would die together.
This could be considered to have fulfilled their relationship as husband and wife.
Yu Niaoniao immediately beamed with joy.
The three of them agreed on the details of the escape plan and then began to split up.
The soldiers searched the town door to door. They quickly found the grocery.
When they pushed open the door of the grocery store, two figures suddenly rushed out, scaring them so much that they hurriedly drew their sabers.
When they looked over, they realized that the people who rushed out were Xiao Juan and Yu Niaoniao!
The soldiers immediately chased after the two of them.
As soon as they left, Meng Xizhou slipped out of the provision store.
When the soldiers searching elsewhere heard that they had found the fugitive, they immediately swarmed toward the place where the fugitive had appeared. This way, the number of guards at the town’s entrance greatly decreased.
Meng Xizhou seized the opportunity to escape.
He ran as fast as he could to find Lo Pingsha.
The entire town fell into an unprecedentedly tense atmosphere because of Xiao
Juan and Yu Niaoniao.
The soldiers surrounded the two of them from all directions.
Xiao Juan brought Yu Niaoniao through the streets and alleys quickly. In the end, they were pincered from the front and back and had no way to escape. Xiao Juan used his qinggong to fly up to the roof with Niaoniao.
They continued to escape on the tiles.
These soldiers had been mobilized from the nearby government office.
Although they usually practiced martial arts, they knew nothing about Qinggong. They could not fly to the roof as easily as Xiao Juan and could only carry ladders.
However, by the time they brought the ladder over, Xiao Juan and Yu Niaoniao had already run away.
The commander of the Imperial Guards, who had been observing in the dark, could not help but curse.
“Useless things!”
Initially, he thought that he could take Xiao Juan down with numbers.
In the end, he still had to do it himself.
The commander of the Imperial Guards ordered, “Go!”
More than 200 Imperial Guards flew up to the roof in unison and chased after Xiao Juan.
They were all experts carefully selected from more than 20,000 Imperial Guards. They were far from what those ordinary soldiers could compare to.
Xiao Juan and Yu Niaoniao were quickly caught up by the Imperial Guards.
A fierce battle was inevitable.
He unsheathed the No Return Saber in his hand. The sharp blade reflected a terrifying cold light under the sun.
The commander of the Imperial Guards said in a low voice, “Xiao Juan, I know you’re extraordinary, but it’s difficult for two fists to fight four hands. Moreover, you have a weak woman by your side. It’s impossible for you to escape. I advise you to put down your weapon and surrender obediently. Only then can you suffer less.”
Xiao Juan ignored him.
He held the No Return Saber in one hand and Niaoniao in the other and asked in a low voice.
“Are you afraid?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “With you around, I’m not afraid.”
Xiao Juan curled his lips slightly. “Then follow me closely.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed towards the commander of the Imperial Guards like an arrow leaving the bow, the tip of the No Return Saber heading straight for his heart!
The fierce killing intent swept over like a tide.
The commander’s expression changed drastically and he immediately raised his saber to block.
The weapons collided with a crisp clang, making one’s eardrums tremble..
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