After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1220 We are here on imperial orders to kill traitors [2]

"Commander Ren, Commander Yun, you should stop too. We are not Gu Chengyong. We still have a way to live. It is His Majesty who has given us a way to live." Commander Lu tried to persuade them.

"Ah—!" A shrill scream came from the study.

It was Jiao Qianhu's voice.

His lower leg was severed by Qin Xiaomi's blade, and he fell backward. Qi Tianshi and Youxing seized the opportunity to raise their blades and attack him.

Despite the excruciating pain, Jiao Qianhu's eyes gleamed red as he raised his hand and swung his sword in retaliation.

Dangdang Dangdang!
This man is indeed fierce and brave; even wounded, he can still fight two opponents at once.

But once he was struck down, escape was impossible; at most, he would be hacked to death in a few moves.

He sneered, suddenly gave up resisting, and his hand flashed out towards his chest.

Qin Xiaomi swiftly swung her mountain knife.

Click!

They severed Jiao Qianhu's arm, which was reaching towards his chest.

Click!

With another sound, the lucky blade struck down, severing Jiao Qianhu's head!

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The sound of war drums grew louder as Qu Tongzhi's troops and Qi Tianshi's scattered forces finally reached the courtyard outside the study.

"We are the Imperial Guards of the Great Wei Dynasty, ordered by His Majesty. Anyone who obstructs us will be killed without mercy!" Thirty masked Imperial Guards, clad in soft armor and wielding long swords, cleared a path with crossbows and charged into the study as if it were empty.

Upon entering the house...

Whoosh whoosh!
Their eyes were like lightning, locking onto the assassins in the study. Crossbow bolts swept across the assassins, and in the blink of an eye, half of the remaining assassins were shot down.

The remaining assassins, lacking the fighting spirit of the Imperial Guards and knowing the location of the secret passage, retreated and escaped through it.

As for Gu Chengyong and Su Aiqie, they were abandoned by them.

"Chase them down, leave no one alive!" Qi Tianshi ordered the imperial guards.

"Ten men go after them. The rest of you, close the doors and windows of the study and launch a long-range attack on the centurion and soldiers at the study entrance!" Qin Xiaomi suddenly ordered, mouthing a single word to Qi Tian.

poison!
Qi Tianshi recalled Jiao Qianhu's dying gesture of reaching towards his chest; it was clearly an attempt to retrieve poison.

If Commander Jiao is indeed a spy, then many of his soldiers must be spies from the Eastern Desert.

When the enemy is about to die, they will only do one thing: take them down with them!
"Listen to my command!" Qi Tianshi ordered.

Twenty imperial guards rushed out of the study, slamming the door shut as they fired arrows at Commander Ren and Commander Yun.

Whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!
Those who refused to surrender were struck by crossbow bolts and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, and still not hearing Jiao Qianhu's voice, Ren Baihu, Yun Baihu, and the others knew that Jiao Qianhu had probably died for his country. Their eyes filled with determination, and they laughed loudly, "Warriors, we will be loyal to Lord Gu and swear to never be traitors!"

Such words are like a spy trying to smear the imperial court even on his deathbed.

Upon hearing this, some of the spies who were still fighting immediately stopped and began to put their hands inside their clothes.

Whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!
The imperial guards' crossbows and the archers of Qu Tongzhi and his men outside the courtyard all fired arrows at these people.

Ye Xifen, Ling Baihu, and Xiao Tao Baihu rolled down to the ground, held their breath, and moved away from the soldiers who were about to release the poison.

……

Screams, sounds of fighting, cries for help, and shouts of pursuit echoed throughout the ancient capital's commander's residence, startling the residents of the central district.

Lord Yan, Prefect Zheng, and Prefect Fei dared not pretend to be blind any longer, and all brought their martial arts instructors and rushed over.

When they reached the intersection of the main street of the Commander-in-Chief, they saw rows of corpses of Wei soldiers.

Liu Xiaoyan, also known as Commander Liu, had been decapitated, his head rolling nearby. Commander Qu was leading the Wei army in cleaning up the battlefield.

"Commander Qu, what are you doing?!" Lord Yan's head was buzzing, he was dizzy and unable to move, and asked again, "Where is Assistant Magistrate Qu?"

Qu Qianhu pointed to the ancient mansion and said, "Qu Tongzhi, Qi Shishi, and Madam Sun are all inside."

"What, what are you doing?" Lord Yan pointed at the Wei soldiers' corpses scattered on the ground and roared, "These are our Great Wei's soldiers fighting against the enemy. Every one of them lost is equivalent to the enemy gaining an extra soldier!"

Commander Qu: "Lord Yan, stop yelling. Instead of yelling, why don't you quickly take your men inside to help?"

"If it weren't for our Qu family, Lord Yan would have been able to collect the bodies of the royal family members and meritorious officials of the Great Wei Dynasty by now!"

"You...you..." Lord Yan was furious. This mere commander, who was only related to Qu Tongzhi, dared to scold him to his face.

Commander Qu laughed, repeated the imperial edict that Qi Tianshi had shouted, and said, "Lord Yan, we are here by imperial decree to kill the traitors!"

"Lord Yan has many spies; surely he heard that shout?"

"These words were shouted out on the main street of the Commander-in-Chief's Office."

This was all arranged by Qi Tianshi long ago. Regardless of winning or losing, once the action was taken, Gu Chengyong's crimes would be sealed.

This was to tell the government troops and righteous men in the capital city that they were now ordered to kill the traitors, and that killing them would be both a crime and a meritorious act. Those who were still hesitating could now kill them without hesitation!
Lord Yan was speechless, choked by these words: "..."

"Lord Yan, Prefect Fei, please come into the prefecture to help. I will take the yamen runners and collect the confessions outside," said Judge Zheng.

Qu Qianhu is right. Now is not the time to yell at people or investigate who started it. We must rush into the mansion and show our loyalty to the court.

Otherwise, you'll get nothing at all.

He might even be convicted of a serious crime: "Gu Chengyong's accomplice"!

"Prefect Zheng, Commander Qu, I'll leave the outside to you," said Lord Yan, then beckoned to Prefect Fei, "Let's go!"

"Yes." Prefect Fei hurriedly led his men to follow.

The journey was fraught with anxiety.

Every checkpoint along this main street had a group of corpses, and bloodstains were everywhere.

Upon arriving at the mansion, the corpses and bloodstains continued all the way to the study and courtyard.

Lord Yan and Prefect Fei looked at the mountain of corpses piled up near the gate of the study courtyard, their vision went black, and they fell backward.

"My lords!" The martial arts instructors around them hurriedly supported them and pinched their philtrum hard to prevent the two lords from fainting.

"Prefect Qu!" Upon seeing Prefect Qu, Prefect Fei hurriedly called out to him, "What exactly is going on? Come here immediately and report the details to Lord Yan."

Lord Yan is the Provincial Administration Commissioner, whose rank is similar to that of Gu Chengyong, so he is considered Qu Tongzhi's superior.

"Where is Madam Guan? Where is the family of the Prince of Ye's grandson? Are they alright?" Lord Yan asked.

We can't afford to have anything happen to the lineage of the Prince of Ye.

Now we are ordered to kill the traitors. His Majesty wants to get rid of Gu Chengyong. If Gu Chengyong brings disaster to the Ye King's lineage, all the officials in the city will be punished!
"Oh, Lord Yan, you're still alive! I thought you were terminally ill and bedridden, which is why I turned a blind eye to this chaos in the city." Madam Sun came out with her female guards and scolded Lord Yan as soon as she saw him.

"You bunch of cowards who fear death, don't you understand the Emperor's will when you hear the shouts? Why don't you hurry up and send people to help!"

"If you had come earlier to stop us, my sister and her family wouldn't have been so frightened!"

Madam Sun was still terrified when she thought about the scene she saw when she led her men into the study.

The ground was littered with corpses and bloodstains, more horrific than a battlefield.

Da Bao'er cried until her voice became hoarse.

The Qin family girl, the Jiang family's second son, the Qin family's female doctors and martial arts masters, the Qin family's old commander and his wife, the An Nong boy, and several mountain villagers—many people were injured.

"Commander Jiao is a spy from an enemy country, and he also has many spies under his command. At the last moment, they even tried to use poison. If it weren't for the imperial guards arriving in time, or if it weren't for Master Qin's keen senses, everyone in this study and courtyard would have suffered!"