Chapter 474

Chapter 474

From the direction where the sound came from, they could already see that the people coming were holding torches, illuminating the royal guards' uniform that had spring knives embroidered on it.

At the camp, it was unknown who shouted first.

"It's the royal guards!"

Gu Xi also saw two groups of royal guards coming their way, and this made the expression on his face even more gloomy, feeling as if there was a vast net covering them.

Meanwhile, even if County Princess Duan Rou did not understand what Gu Xi was afraid of, she understood it now. The emperor sent people to pursue them.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer, and the guards had no time to pack their belongings and instead had to pull out their swords from the scabbard and surround Gu Xi and County Princess Duan Rou in groups using their flesh as walls to block their masters' bodies.

The royal guards who emerged from both sides of the official road quickly trapped Gu Xi and his group, leaving no room to advance or retreat.

Yuan Minggang, the commander of the royal guards, steered his horse to the forefront and smiled looking at Gu Xi and County Princess Duan Rou, whose faces were as heavy as water, and casually cupped his hand. "Third Young Master of Wang Yu, County Princess Duan Rou, please follow this commander back to the capital."

County Princess Duan Rou secretly cursed: These royal guards, you were just mere lackeys of the emperor!

"Commander Yuan, what is the meaning of this?" Gu Xi pretended to cup his hands at Yuan Minggang. "It was the emperor's decree that allowed this young master and my sister to leave the capital and return to Yuzhou..."

After saying this, he deliberately paused for a moment and then slightly raised his head. "An emperor's words are worth a thousand gold pieces, could it be that His Majesty is going to renege his words?"

"His Majesty the Emperor has always been a man of his word." Yuan Minggang said calmly and loudly, and then the black horse under him snorted. "You ordered someone to set up Jiuqi Garden on fire and kill Imperial Consort Fang, which was an unforgivable offense. This commander is here to take you to be tried and punished!"

"Presumptuous!" County Princess Duan Rou annoyingly said as she raised her hand, pointed at Yuan Minggang, and scolded arrogantly. "My third brother has never plotted against grandmother, you're all just trying to inflict a crime without evidence!!"

Yuan Minggang, a dignified commander of the royal guards did not want to talk nonsense with this little girl. Not arguing with her, he orders him directly. "The emperor will decide for himself what is right and who is wrong. Take all the people of Wang Yu!"

The royal guards immediately took order. "Yes, Commander Yuan!"

The captain guard of Wang Yu's party shouted. "Protect the third master and the county princess!"

The accompanying guards rushed forward bravely and fearlessly with their swords raised. They were all private soldiers of Wang Yu, they were elite soldiers who had jumped out for this trip to the capital. They would never or would dare leave their masters alone to escape.

For a moment, long silver knives collided fiercely with each other, sparking in all directions. The clanking sounds of the blades kept coming and going, as well as the sound of the blades cutting through the flesh and blood, shouting and screaming. In the blink of an eye, a thick bloody smell spread in the air with the cold wind...

County Princess Duan Rou had never seen such a bloody scene before, which made her so frightened that she lost all the color on her face, as she tightly grasped Gu Xi's sleeves and cried in a trembling voice. "Third brother..."

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