Chapter 207 Let's Die Together

Chapter 207 Let's Die Together

Xue Qingning stared at the massive army of Prince Cheng, her eyes flashing with malice: "Xie Yan, do you really think I, Xue Qingning, wouldn't dare to kill you?"

Her words fell like mud, ignored by everyone.

Xie Yan simply watched as Prince Cheng's army marched toward the gates of Luoyang.

Vast and mighty, carrying clouds of dust that blotted out the sun, making everyone in the world seem so insignificant.

His gaze shifted to Xie Chengze's colt in front of him, its small body bouncing on the horse's back.

That small face was so far away, yet it seemed you could almost see him staring intently at him, his eyes filled with conflict.

A smile appeared on Xie Yan's face. His son, Xie Yan's son.

At this moment, he felt immense relief, his heart pounding like a surging tide, bringing a touch of warmth to his stifled and suffocating heart.

Xue Qingning watched the army approach, her face contorted with rage. "Xie Yan, today is your death day!"

She raised her broadsword and slashed at the hanging rope.

"stop!"

"stop!!"

Two voices rang out at the same time. Xue Qingning paused for a moment as she held the knife in her hand, her gaze falling on the Chengwang army, which resembled a raging flood.

She knew that the military order had been issued, and the voices of one or two people trying to stop it would be of no use.

He gathered his strength in his knife again and slashed hard at the rope.

"mother!!"

A scream that made her heart tremble struck her like a thunderbolt.

Staring at the rope she had cut, she looked up in horror, and then she couldn't even hold onto the long knife in her hand.

His body trembled as he stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding on the city wall.

Behind her to her left, Xue Yubai and Xie Hongrui were tied up, each with a knife to their neck.

The cry of "Mother" came from Xie Hongrui, and Xue Qingning's heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly by a hand.

She questioned Xue Yubai: "Brother, didn't you leave Luoyang City?"

Xue Yubai shook his head, his face full of guilt, "I'm sorry, I'm useless. I was surrounded and intercepted by several forces."

“All of our people have been killed. My brother did his best, but there is no way to retreat.”

"Who is it? Who is blocking our way and trying to kill us?" Xue Qingning's eyes were red. Beside her, on the city wall, the rope she had cut was loosening rapidly along the base of the wall.

A person quickly walked up the stairs of the city gate tower.

The man was clad in black armor, the plates of which gleamed with a chilling light.

The black cloak billowed in the wind, fluttering behind him.

His hand rested on the hilt of the longsword at his waist, and when that cold, icy face turned around, Xue Qingning's face instantly turned pale.

The voice was distorted with shock and hatred, "Liefeng!! It was you!!"

"You two-faced, treacherous bastard, whoever forced you to follow him, how dare you betray our Xue family?"

Lie Feng walked to Xie Hongrui's side and pressed his palm against the back of the knife on Xie Hongrui's neck without hesitation.

"No!!" Xue Qingning shouted desperately, not even caring about the knife in her hand, she threw it on the ground with a "clatter" and rushed towards Xie Hongrui.

Just as she was about to get close, two imperial guards appeared in front of her, blocking her way with their long swords crossed.

Under the intense pressure of the blade, Xie Hongrui's neck instantly bled profusely.

Intense pain struck him, and Xie Hongrui twisted his neck violently, cursing in terror, "You dog slave, how dare you assassinate this imperial grandson! I will kill your whole family!"

"Liefeng, please stop!" Xue Yubai's pupils trembled. He knew this man was cold-blooded and ruthless. His previous masters had only used him as a weapon to kill.

Later, when he followed them, the Xue family only treated him as a ruthless killer.

They all just saw him as a treacherous, shameless scoundrel who only wanted to climb the social ladder.

But this shameless scoundrel actually kidnapped them.

The once high and mighty master is now kneeling before him.

"Please, he's just a child," Xue Yubai pleaded, his eyes filled with despair. "If you're going to do something, then kill me."

Lie Feng coldly swept his gaze over the people on the city wall, "Where is His Highness Prince Jing?"

Xue Qingning now knew whose dog he was, and sneered, "So it's Xie Yan again. He really has a long reach."

Remembering something, Xue Qingning's face suddenly turned ashen, and she abruptly turned around.

Seeing the rope, which had become loose and was held together by only a thin thread, his pupils widened and he turned back.

The moment the thin thread snapped, Xue Qingning used all her strength to grab the rope she had cut.

However, the force of the fall was too great, pulling her body halfway out. She could only grit her teeth and try her best to hold on.

Lie Feng realized something and immediately came over, but was stopped by Xue Qingning, "If you dare to come over, I dare to let go!"

Lie Feng looked down at the person hanging below the city wall, and his already cold face became even colder.

Looking up at the Prince Cheng's army already at the foot of the city wall, he took two steps back when he saw Shen Nanzi and Xie Chengze, indicating that he would not go any further.

Xue Qingning immediately summoned the soldiers guarding the city. Disregarding her noble status, she had the soldiers approach her. One soldier held her body while the other pulled on the rope, slowly pulling her upwards.

Xie Yan below was ready to fall and die in front of Shen Nanzi.

That way he could see the mother and child up close again, but after a moment of weightlessness, his body was gradually pulled up again.

However, they didn't pull him up completely; they hung him even higher.

However, the army of Prince Cheng did not stop because of this change. This was a large-scale siege, and once it started, forcibly stopping it would only cause serious stampedes and chaos.

A moment earlier, at Zhao Zhendong's command, the Chengwang army began to perform their respective duties.

Soldiers attacking the city gate used battering rams to ram it.

The shield bearers provided cover, while the cavalry fired at the defenders on the city walls.

The soldiers of the cloud ladder team were divided into several groups, all of whom were rescuing Prince Jing.

The guards on the city wall now looked at their superiors in fear, hiding behind the city wall, unsure whether to fight back.

Xue Qingning looked down at the Prince Cheng's army, feeling as if she were attacked from both sides, her eyes filled with madness.

"Liefeng, let my brother and Hong'er leave, or I will kill Xie Yan."

At this point, she could no longer care about the attack from the Prince Cheng's army; she could only use Xie Yan's life to save her loved ones.

He picked up the broadsword again, aimed at the rope, and used Xie Yan as a bargaining chip.

Xie Yan was almost directly below the city wall, and he heard everything that was said above.

He looked at the army below the city wall and listened to Lie Feng say, "Pull Prince Jing up here. I'm sure he's safe. You can let them leave."

“No,” Xue Qingning shook her head, “I want your people to escort her out and take her to Hongchi Lake, thirty miles outside the city.”

"Bring back a token, or else, even if Prince Cheng's army breaches Luoyang, I will die with Xie Yan."