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The south entrance of the inner city of the imperial capital.

The gunfire gradually subsided. Zhao Hongxin's troops attacking the inner city was originally just an action. In fact, his main purpose was to rescue the ten captains. So the attack on the inner city quickly stopped because the other side had succeeded. Then,

The army gradually retreated southward, and the south gate of the inner city was opened again half an hour later.

It wasn't until more than two hours after they left that two national defense army corps surrounded the place. This was originally an ambush prepared by Jia Fengzhen for Zhao Hongxin. Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongxin's action was half a day ahead of schedule, and he quickly moved away after succeeding.

escape.

The four of them, Zhu Xingyun, hid in the shadows for nearly two hours before following a group of palace staff out of the city. Once out of the city gate, they quickly walked eastward and broke out of the east gate of the middle city again under the cover of night.

.In this way, they have rushed out of the center of the imperial capital and arrived at the outer city of the imperial capital.

The east city gate slowly closed soon after they left the city, and they seemed to be out of control now.

"Prince, I found someone watching us!" Luo Tiefeng said softly to Zhu Xingyun.

There was no surprise on Zhu Xingyun's face, but he just nodded slightly: "Yes, although our escape encountered two rebellions, it was a bit too smooth."

Lei Mingqian said: "Why can't things go smoothly? They are in chaos today, and two rebellions will make them overwhelmed."

Zhu Xingyun glanced at him: "Someone sent us out of the city. Of course we will go smoothly. Just now in Zhongcheng, when we passed through the National Guard garrison area, no one checked at all, which explains everything. Someone wants to

Send us out of the city and then wait for action. If the prince dies outside the city, no one will be responsible. At least there will be no suspicion, because the prince is not allowed to travel at will."

"Humph, only in this way will someone successfully succeed the crown prince." Zhu Caiyun said softly.

"Things are not that simple." Luo Tiefeng said, "The symbolic meaning of the prince's position is far greater than its actual meaning. To the old fox, it doesn't matter. He just wants to be an obedient prince and a puppet."

Zhu Xingyun nodded: "Is it the temptation of power?"

Luo Tiefeng glanced at him and said softly: "Prince, have you thought about your role in Anping Town?"

Zhu Xingyun was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "I heard that after Anping Town broke away from the control of the empire, the people lived very happily. Do you want me to go there and establish another court?" He shook his head and gave him a hand.

Glasses: "I don't have that ambition. I just want to become a commoner and do what I can for Ling Yu with my sister. I am very tired of all the years of palace fighting."

Luo Tiefeng looked at him with complicated eyes and said nothing. For the prince, Luo Tiefeng was unparalleled in his loyalty. Of course, he hoped that the prince would be responsible for his trip, revitalize the Jiutian Empire, and annihilate the powerful minister Jia Fengzhen and his gang. But he also

It is clear that it is too unrealistic to talk about this now. Protecting the prince and leaving Gufeng safely is the most important thing.

Lei Mingqian said: "The entire Jiutian Empire belongs to the Zhu family, so why not set up another court to confront the old fox?"

Zhu Xingyun glanced at Lei Mingqian twice and said with a smile: "The Nine Heavens Empire has never belonged to the Zhu family, not before, and not now. It belongs to the entire Han nation. The Zhu family is just managing and ruling them. If we say

Yes, what is your evidence? Do you have freedom to dispose of it?"

"But going to Anping..." Lei Ming was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Xingyun. He slowly suppressed his smile: "I will not seize power when I go to Anping Town. That will make Anping Town's already worrying situation even worse. Civil strife continues. What's more, I will not forget the help Yao Zongzai and Ling Yu from the Tomorrow Group have given us in the past. From now on, my sister and I will be named Liu Qingfeng and Liu Mingyue. I have given up on this matter. Everyone must not reveal my identity."

When Lei Minggan wanted to say anything else, Luo Tiefeng said: "Don't argue anymore, just follow Mr. Liu's instructions." Of course he understood what kind of state Anping Town was in now, and he also understood what the Qingfeng Mingyue brother and sister in front of him meant to Ling Yu. What.

The four of them walked slowly in the deserted dark night, walking on a small dirt road, with tall willow trees and crop fields on both sides. There were no gunshots, no shouts of fighting, no respectful flattery, just some words. There are bursts of frogs croaking and the sound of gurgling water. It is already past midnight, and the night wind blows towards you with the fragrance of rice flowers, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Luo Tiefeng suddenly pulled Zhu Xingyun over, exchanged a look with Lei Mingqian behind him, and then dodged into a patch of grass under the willow tree on the roadside. Lei Mingqian pulled Zhu Caiyun and came to them.

Not long after, I saw two men in black walking slowly on the path. They were looking around, looking for something.

Lei Mingqian and Luo Tiefeng struck at the same time, and the two men in black were already tied up before they could fight back.

"Who asked you to follow us?!" Luo Tiefeng asked coldly.

"Yes...it's Captain Maowei." The two men in black said, their whole bodies trembling.

"How many people came out to follow? Tell me!" Luo Tiefeng asked.

"Maybe more than twenty people, we don't know. They have sent people at all the gates of Gufeng City. As soon as you leave the city, you will be discovered immediately." The man in black said.

Luo Tiefeng nodded.

Lei Mingqian stepped forward and was about to hit him, but Zhu Xingyun held him back.

"Follow us, we won't harm you. Lei Mingqian is your captain, and I am the one you want to protect." Zhu Xingyun stepped forward and walked up to the two men in black and said gently.

"Prince, I'm sorry, we all have our own difficulties." The two men in black knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Xingyun.

Zhu Xingyun shook his head: "I am not the prince, my name is Liu Qingfeng, do you understand?"

The two of them knelt on the ground and looked at each other in confusion for a while.

Zhu Xingyun said solemnly: "I will no longer be the prince from today on, but do you know what the consequences will be if you go back to find Jia Fengzhen. Then even I will not be able to forgive you."

The two men kowtowed in a hurry: "I don't dare, Prince... If you are not Young Master, we don't dare..."

"What's your name?" Zhu Xingyun asked.

Lei Mingqian hurriedly stepped forward and pointed to the slightly taller person and said: "Zhong Tiejian, the other one is Niu Chenqing."

Zhu Xingyun nodded: "Okay, follow us."

"Where to go?" the two asked in confusion.

"You ask too many questions!" Lei Minggan kicked them in the butt.

"Yes, yes, Commander Lei, we understand."

The six people walked on the path for a while. They did not stay in the business district because it was difficult not to reveal their identities in those places. At this time, they were walking in a vegetable field. In the darkness, they saw something in the distance. A little light.

"We'll go there." Zhu Xingyun said firmly.

The six of them walked on the soil ridge towards the depths of the vegetable field. The light was faintly there. As they got closer, they discovered that it was a simple vegetable garden built with a few garden trees. The smell of rotten vegetables came to the shed, and Zhu Caiyun couldn't help but frown slightly.

At dawn the next day, six figures emerged from a vegetable shed near the northeast corner of Gufeng Outer City. They were none other than Zhu Xingyun and his party who had fled here overnight. The six people were dressed as farmers and took advantage of the dawn to look toward them without stopping. Walking towards the east city gate, Lei Minggan also carried a pole on his shoulders.

When they came here last night, the six of them gave the vegetable farmer some money, sent him home, found some farm clothes, and managed to make do with it all night.

Zhu Caiyun grew up in a deep palace and had almost no chance to go out. At this time, she was wearing a large coarse cloth. Her beautiful face could not conceal her curiosity and excitement. She was swinging her two big sleeves and was sitting in the vegetable shed. Jumping around, bursts of laughter broke out from time to time, but were quickly stopped by Zhu Xingyun.

Lei Mingqian couldn't bear to look at Zhu Caiyun and said, "Let's go find something to eat near the east city gate."

There are a lot of people coming and going in Dongcheng City, but there are even more National Guards. At this time, the East City Gate is tightly closed, and about a thousand National Protectors are surrounding it. They hold submachine guns and guard both sides of the east gate with indifferent expressions. Solemn.

From a distance, they found a breakfast spot and just sat down when suddenly two people came across the table. A tall man in blue, who looked like a businessman, sat there and muttered: "We are not allowed to leave the city. What to do with Chuyang’s business? What the hell! It’s hard for this Nine Heavens Empire to be destroyed forever.”

The man in gray clothes who came next to him reached out for a pair of bamboo chopsticks and wiped them with his thick palms while saying: "I heard that two teams mutinied last night, Zhao Hongxin of the Sixth Corps and Zhang Chenglie of the Twelfth Corps. Zhao Hongxin was in the middle city and rescued more than a dozen people overnight and fled to Jianglong Town. Zhang Chenglie was not so lucky. The team was in the inner city. It was said that Master Jia Feng was extremely powerful and continuously wounded two of Zhang Chenglie's two-star gold soldiers. , they can only hold on to the Noble City whose inner city was burned down, and are still resisting."

"Oh? Is such a thing possible?" The tall man in blue was full of surprise.

At this moment, a short man in black suddenly appeared on the opposite side, as if he knew the tall man in blue, and said: "Brother Liu, congratulations to Fa Shui, your business has been good recently? Your aquatic product sales must be good." many."

The man in blue smiled bitterly and pointed in the direction of the east gate: "No, thanks to Mr. Jiutianzhu, my two carts of goods will either stink or melt when they go out. This time I can take care of them."

"Want to go out? Isn't this easy? You come to me." The short man in black patted his chest with a proud look on his face.

"Why are you starting such a deal again? If you ask me, just follow Dr. Zhou." The man in blue said loudly with a smile, and then lowered his voice: "Can you go out?"
Chapter completed!