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The empire's Son of Heaven Yin Zhun fled to the Ningmo border. While Mo Country could be used to exit, it sealed the border.
At first, Yin Zhun and the others thought that this was the only place that had been sealed by Ning Country, but after walking down the border, they realized that any city or road that could enter the Ning Country had already been closed. Ning Country's intention was clear, it was to prevent the Son of Heaven from entering the country.
When Yin Zhun and the others arrived at Desert Flower City and saw that the city gates were closed and the suspension bridge hung high up in the sky, he had lost all hope. Nanhua City was the largest and most bustling city at the borders of Ning and Mo, and even this place was sealed with Ning Country. This meant that King Ning Yan Chu had already steeled his heart and did not want his to enter the Ning Country.
Yin Zhun sighed towards the sky. At this time, he finally saw clearly, what kind of loyal official, what kind of pillar, what kind of righteous and moral person would those dukes who were normally loyal to their countries be unable to be relied on even in the most critical of times? When the Chuan and Zhen Clans launched an attack, not a single one of the seven great dukes helped them, and not even a single person dared to stand up for justice.
He said faintly, "Could it be that the empire has run out of steam? Heaven wants my Haotian to die? " As he spoke, Yin Zhun's tears fell. The other ministers gathered around and also lowered their heads and cried as they wiped them away with their sleeves.
Just when everyone was feeling indignant and disheartened, a guard rushed forward from behind them and shouted, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The vanguard of the Chuan and Zhen Qi Alliance has caught up!"
Everyone was overwhelmed with shock and cold sweat poured down their foreheads. The army of Chuan and Zhen Xing had actually caught up to them so quickly, and now that they had been sealed off from the front by the Ning Country, there was no path to heaven and no door to hell. What should they do?
All of the officers who had gathered by Yin Zhun's side were civil servants. When the military generals had defended against the attacks of the Chuan and the Zhen Qi alliance, they had either died in battle or been captured, so even if they managed to escape, they had all scattered with Yin Zhun. At this point of time, when they heard that the pursuers were approaching, they all started to panic, including Yin Zhun.
As the son of heaven, Yin Zhun had lived a luxurious and comfortable life in the palace ever since he was young. He fearfully opened his eyes wide and looked at the ministers around him in panic, asking, "What do we do? "What should we do now?"
The heads of the ministers drooped, no one answered, no one even dared to raise their heads to look at Yin Zhun. Just at this time, a person behind the Esteemed Disciple said suddenly: "Royal Brother will go first, I will block the enemy!"
Hearing the voice, everyone turned to look, the one who spoke was none other than Princess Yin Rou.
At this time, Yin Rou was still wearing the beautiful and noble princess dress, the pure white brocade dress was already covered with dirt and dust, and the outfit that was originally a perfect fit also looked a little fat now. During the month of flight, Yin Rou had also lost a lot of weight and her round cheeks had caved in. However, her extraordinary and exquisite beauty was actually capable of causing others to feel a bit of heartache and pity while looking at her breathtakingly beautiful appearance.
In this period of time, the person with the greatest change was Yin Rou, she was originally the princess of the empire, high above in the sky, living like a prince, everything requires her to manage, but now, she had fallen from the sky down to the ground, becoming a homeless, hunted, dying princess in exile. The immaturity and naivety she had previously disappeared, and was replaced by maturity that surpassed her age.
With regards to the critical situation at hand and the heavy difficulties, Yin Rou adapted much faster than Yin Zhun. This was also why she was stronger than Yin Zhun.
Yin Zhun loved his little sister the most, so how could Yin Zhun agree when he heard that she wanted to stay and stop the enemy? He shook his head and separated the crowd. He walked to Yin Rou and said: "No, that's too dangerous. You have to go with Royal Brother!"
Yin Rou laughed bitterly to herself. Everyone on their side was already exhausted to the extreme, and with so many family members, how could they outrun someone's vanguard cavalry. If no one stopped them, it wouldn't be long before the enemy caught up. She said anxiously: "Royal Brother, now is not the time to be emotional. If you don't leave now, it will be too late!"
Yin Zhun's fist loosened, loosened again and again, but even in the end, he still couldn't bear to abandon his little sister and run for his life. He looked around him, and in the end, his gaze landed on the South of City that was just inches away from him. He took a deep breath and strode towards the city gate.
The Ning Country had already closed off Desert Flower City, and there were still many soldiers guarding the city. Seeing that the Son of Heaven was alone, Yin Rou and the other ministers were all shocked, as they hurriedly chased after him and asked, "What does Royal Brother (Your Majesty) want to do?"
Yin Zhun said word by word, "Ask Ning Bing to open the city gate for us!"
Everyone looked at each other without saying a word. Since the Ning Country had already sealed the borders, then it had already made up its mind. Even if the Son of Heaven appeared, it would be useless.
Indeed. Yin Zhun was not even able to get close to the moat, when the arrows on the wall shot down. With a * Bang! *, a Eagle Feather Arrow arrow nailed down in front of Yin Zhun's feet. If you dare to take another step forward, all of us will fire at the same time! "
Right now, Yin Zhun's anger had already suppressed his fear, he did not hear the warning from the city wall, he took two steps forward and shouted back: "We are the great Son of Heaven, who would dare to shoot at us?"
Ouch! Hearing Yin Zhun's words, the General of Ning Country on the city wall that was releasing the arrows was also shocked. She looked at the youth outside of the city and muttered in her heart: So this is the Son of Heaven Yin Zhun! General of Ning Country was quiet for a moment, then cupped her hands and said: "I am Lu De, because of my armor, I am unable to greet Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
Yin Zhun was in no mood to listen to his nonsense, and anxiously said: "Quickly open the city gates, put down the suspension bridge, and welcome us into the city!"
Hehe! Rude snickered in his heart, welcoming me into the city? Yin Zhun still thought that he was the Son of Heaven? How ridiculous! He smirked and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to comply. My King has ordered for the closing down of Desert Flower City. No one is allowed to enter or leave. If Your Majesty wants to enter the city, you must follow my King's orders!"
"How dare you!" Yin Zhun was so angry that smoke was coming out of his seven orifices as he shouted, "You are but a mere Ning Country subordinate, to actually dare to be rude to me, what crime do you think you should be punished for ?"
Before he could finish his sentence, Rude, who was on top of the city wall, threw a huge smile and said: "Your Majesty, even though I am a son of the Ning Country, I am still much stronger than a stray dog, am I not? "Haha ?"
With these words, Yin Zhun was so angry that he almost fainted. His body trembled violently as he pointed at Lu De who was on the top of the city wall and did not know what to say anymore. He could only call out, "Audacious ? "How dare you ?"
Yin Rou, who was behind them, could no longer bear to watch any longer. She strode forward, supported her brother who was on the verge of collapse, took a few steps back and said, "Royal Brother should leave quickly!" Why humiliate yourself? she added silently in her heart.
Yin Zhun regained his senses, he turned and looked at Yin Rou, and said with a trembling voice: "What kind of emperor am I? What kind of son of heaven was this? A mere subject dares to insult me ? "
Hearing Yin Zhun's mutterings, Yin Rou's tears fell again, the officials behind hugged their heads and cried.2
Outside of Nanhua City, sounds of grief filled the air.
But at this moment, they suddenly heard a rumbling sound behind them. The people subconsciously raised their heads to look, and they were so scared that their hairs almost stood on end. It was as if a hurricane had risen up in the distance.
It was the pursuers! The tears in everyone's eyes were immediately replaced by a deep sense of fear.
Yin Rou was the first to regain her senses, and anxiously said while pulling Yin Zhun's hand: "The pursuers have arrived, Royal Brother is going quickly!"
Yin Zhun looked at the dust that covered the sky and came here from the distance. His expression had turned wooden. Where else could he go? There was no place for him in this world. His eyes glazed over as he muttered, "I'm not leaving ?" I ? "It's too tiring. Chuan and Zhen are going to capture me. Let them capture me ?"
"Your Majesty!" When the ministers heard this, they cried and knelt down one after another to kowtow.
Fine! Yin Rou steeled her heart, and tightened her grip on Yin Zhun, as she shouted: "Xiao Min!"
"This official is here!" Xiao Min responded as she walked forward and cupped her hands in greeting and asked: "Your Highness?"
Yin Rou took a deep breath, and said with determination, "Make the guards arrange the formation, and fight the enemy soldiers to the death!"
Although Xiao Min was only Yin Rou's Guard Captain, there were no longer any generals in the army. Amongst the two thousand guards, her rank was actually the highest. Hearing Yin Rou's instructions, Xiao Min gasped, and couldn't help but raise her head to look at Yin Rou. At this moment, the latter's face revealed an abnormal determination, and the unswerving determination in her eyes did not waver. Xiao Min, who had followed beside Yin Rou for a long time, understood that the princess had already made her decision!
She gritted her teeth and bowed as she replied, "Yes! Your Highness! "
Saying that, she turned and was about to order the guards to set up the array when Yin Rou suddenly called her back. She said softly: Xiao Min, give me a sword, I want to defend myself!
A trace of doubt flashed across Xiao Min's face, but she still took off the sword on her waist and respectfully handed it to Yin Rou.
Yin Rou took the heavy sword and hugged it tightly. She was only a weak princess. It was already difficult for her to lift the treasured sword with one hand, so how could she use it to defend herself? At the last moment, it was true that she would use it to kill herself and save herself from humiliation.
Although there were only two thousand people left, there were many Spirit Cultivator s among them, and even the lowest level of ordinary soldiers were strong men who could fight one against ten, but, after a month of escaping, and being in a state of extreme hunger, the people had long since exhausted all their energy, and their horses were all gone, so they could only fight on foot. With two thousand guards, how could they defend against a team of twenty thousand people?
Soon, the twenty thousand riders had caught up.
The sound of the hooves rumbling was deafening as one warhorse after another galloped over like a torrential flood. It was as if even if there was a mountain in front of them, they would still be able to forcefully break it apart.
When the cavalry approached the battle formation of the guards, like a tide, they wanted to spread out to the left and right sides, encircling the circular battle formation around the Son of Heaven. The cavalrymen didn't stop their horses immediately, instead, they circled around the Son of Heaven in a circular formation, as one galloping war horse after another flashed in front of everyone's eyes, making them feel dizzy and dizzy.
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