Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1271 For the One in My Heart

The dagger pierced into his heart!

A bone-chilling chill enveloped Shang Shoufei's entire body. He made a gurgling sound in his throat, as if he couldn't believe it, and as if all consciousness had been cut off. He just stared at Xiao Yuansui: "You——"

Xiao Yuansui withdrew his hand and the dagger was pulled out from his chest.

With a "hiss" sound, blood spurted out and dyed his face red.

Shang Shoufei raised his hands, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, as if he wanted to say something or do something, but all his strength was gone as the blood gushed out from the bloody hole in his chest. He was like a puppet with its strings cut off. After shaking twice, he finally collapsed to the ground!

Xiao Yuansui walked over slowly and looked down at Shang Shoufei. Shang Shoufei still couldn't believe it, and his eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Xiao Yuansui.

Blood was still gushing out from his chest, instantly dyeing a large area of ​​the ground beneath him red.

Xiao Yuansui looked at him coldly: "Don't be so surprised."

"..."

"You should be surprised that I didn't do anything to you until now. However, if you didn't tell me this, I probably wouldn't really kill you. After all, if I kept you here, you could be our scapegoat."

"..."

"It's just that I can't tolerate something worse than an animal being used as a scapegoat."

"..."

"The scapegoat should at least be innocent."

"you you……"

Shang Shoufei wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, more blood gushed out of his throat, making it difficult for him to speak. Just looking at his unwilling eyes, Xiao Yuansui knew what he wanted to say, so he slowly squatted down, got in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, I'm killing you for Shang Ruyi. I'm killing you for her."

"..."

"I have spent half my life doing outrageous things, rebelling, treason, and conspiracy. I did it for fame and fortune, to revive my family, and to leave a good reputation for generations to come."

"..."

"But this time... I want to try it, for the person in my heart."

Shang Shoufei's eyes suddenly widened so wide that his eyeballs almost popped out, and finally, he completely understood what Xiao Yuansui meant.

But now it's too late.

With endless regret and unwillingness, another stream of blood gushed out of his mouth. His whole body was like a hollowed-out sack. He fell down limply, completely lifeless.

"Humph!"

Xiao Yuansui sneered and then slowly stood up.

This sudden change completely shocked the people around, especially those who followed Shang Shoufei into the Taohua Temple. They originally just came in to warm themselves by the fire and watch Shang Shoufei ridicule the people of the Right Thousand Bull Guards. After all, they had done this before and had fought with the people of the Xiaowei Army before. Even if a fight really broke out, it would only be a fight.

But they never dreamed that Xiao Yuansui would kill Shang Shoufei with just one move!

He killed Shang Shoufei!

"Kill, kill——"

A soldier who had just followed Shang Shoufei pointed at Shang Shoufei, who had become a corpse, with a horrified face. He trembled and stammered for a long time, and finally shouted heartbreakingly: "Murder!"

After shouting, he rushed out the door in one step.

But at this moment, Xiao Yuansui stroked the blade with the fingertips of his other hand, wiped off the blood, half-closed his eyes, and said to the people behind him: "Kill them!"

At the command, the people behind him rushed forward immediately.

These people had originally followed him since Wanggangzhai. Compared with the officials and generals in Chang'an City now, they were naturally more familiar with Xiao Yuansui and obeyed his orders almost instinctively. What's more, the words that Shang Shoufei had just used to ridicule them had already angered these people, making them unable to control their anger. Now that Xiao Yuansui took action, how could they not follow him!
Several young men rushed up immediately, and soon, several corpses fell in the hall.

Everyone fought, all panting, with swords in their hands stained with blood. They slowly gathered around Xiao Yuansui, and only then did they come to their senses. Someone said, "Xiao, Brother Xiao, what should we do?"

"If this matter gets back, won't we be finished?"

"Yeah, what should I do?"

Xiao Yuansui looked coldly at the faces that had returned to their terrified expressions, without saying a word. But the next moment, they suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing in from outside, almost blowing out the bonfire in the center of the hall. Then, they heard a terrified scream.

Xiao Yuansui turned his head and saw that the door, which had been opened only a crack just now, was now pushed open most of the way. A figure flashed outside. It was the person Shang Shoufei left outside to keep watch. He probably heard the noise inside, so he pushed the door open and looked inside. He saw the scene inside, which frightened him to death. When he met Xiao Yuansui's cold eyes, he immediately turned around and ran outside.

While running, he shouted: "Xiao Yuansui, Xiao Yuansui killed someone! General Shang was killed!"

In the silent night, the shrill screams resounded through the rainy night. Several people panicked and hurried to chase after him, but before they rushed out of the temple, they heard a burst of hurried and heavy footsteps outside, and then, outside the gate of the temple, someone got on a horse and ran away quickly.

A soldier rushed out and only saw the backs of the horses disappearing in the rainy night, but the direction they left was not the peach forest on Zhudingyuan, but the west.

That road leads back to Chang'an.

The soldier hurried back to the main hall and said to Xiao Yuansui, "They've gone back to Chang'an. Brother, do you want to chase them?"

Xiao Yuansui shook his head gently.

In an instant, everyone fell silent.

Only then did they realize what they had just done. Although Shang Shoufei was extremely hateful, he was an official of the imperial court after all, the dignified General of the Left Thousand Bull Guard, and he was sent by the Crown Prince and the King of Qi to keep an eye on them. Yet he was killed here by them. If the news got back to Chang'an, wouldn't they be considered rebels?
By that time, I’m afraid they will no longer have a place to stand in the entire Dasheng Dynasty.

Everyone hurriedly said to Xiao Yuansui: "Brother, what should we do?"

"If the emperor knew that we were rebelling, it would be considered treason!"

"Will we all be beheaded then?"

Seeing everyone panicking, Xiao Yuansui calmed down. He calmly put the earring he had been hiding in his hand back into his sleeve, then put away the dagger in his hand and said, "Rebellion? Isn't it a rebellion if the Crown Prince and the King of Qi asked us to do it?"

Everyone was shocked and stared at him with wide eyes.

Xiao Yuansui calmly wiped the blood off his hands, kicked away Shang Shoufei's body, and sat back in front of the campfire. He stretched out his hands to warm them around the flames, and then said, "Since we are all rebelling, how can we not rebel?"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other. Although they were flustered, his calmness made them all take him as their backbone and quietly approached him. Someone whispered, "Brother, what do you want to do?"

Xiao Yuansui glanced at them and said, "Can't you see that we are just cannon fodder for Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Cheng? It is the most dangerous action for us to stop Yuwen Ye, but regardless of victory or defeat, the greatest credit should be given to the people who attack from both sides of Tongguan and Chang'an."

"..."

"From the beginning to the end, we are just a stepping stone for them."

"..."

"In this case, do you still want to be so obedient?"

These words immediately struck home with everyone, and they all said, "That's right, they never intended for us to achieve any merit from the beginning, all the credit went to others!"

"Even a loser like Shang Shoufei dares to look down on us!"

"In the future, we will never be able to make a breakthrough."

Listening to the indignant words of the crowd, Xiao Yuansui said calmly: "Since we all want to rebel, why not rebel for ourselves! If we win, we will have a lasting legacy; if we lose... even if we die, it will be a death of dignity!"

These words immediately aroused the passion in everyone's hearts, and they all said, "Brother, we will follow you in whatever you want to do!"

Xiao Yuansui looked at them and said, "Gather the troops of the Right Thousand Bull Guard immediately. Rest and recuperate tonight. Tomorrow, follow me back to Chang'an!"

Everyone immediately said: "Yes!"

So a few people immediately ran out in the rain to notify the large group of people stationed in ambush on Zhudingyuan to come back immediately and obey Xiao Yuansui's command. At the same time, the rest of the people dragged away the corpses in the hall, but the remaining blood could not be cleaned up, and the strong smell of blood filled the entire Buddhist hall. This weird and cruel feeling made people feel more uneasy.

So, someone couldn't hold back his panic and followed Xiao Yuansui and said, "Brother, several of Shang Shoufei's men just escaped. What should we do?"

Xiao Yuansui asked: "So what?"

The man said, "Should we not stop them? If they go back and tip off, wouldn't Chang'an be prepared early? If we go back then, we'll be like lambs walking into a tiger's mouth."

Xiao Yuansui sneered and said, "I just want them to prepare early."

"what?"

These words stunned everyone. Several soldiers gathered around him again, looking at Xiao Yuansui's deep eyes in confusion. He roasted himself by the fire and said calmly, "We are all subordinates of the Crown Prince and the King of Qi. When they go back and spread the news, we will go back to Chang'an and say that the Crown Prince has rebelled!"

"..."

"By that time, Chang'an will be in chaos!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked again, and some people even gasped in fear.

However, they also understood Xiao Yuansui's plan, so they all retreated.

Xiao Yuansui was still sitting in front of the campfire, his eyes that seemed to be frozen with ice staring at the flickering flames in front of him for a long time, then he murmured, "So, you are..."