Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

“Hmm…” Dongfang nodded, “Then Shuofeng and I will stay in the capital and wait to coordinate with you from the inside!”

"Use the paper oriole of the eleventh month as the central signal transmitter!" Lin Yaoxie glanced at the people around him. "There's no time to lose, let's set off as soon as possible! Everyone pack your things, let's leave immediately."

Hua Qiangu hadn't rested, so there was nothing to tidy up. She nodded and went to feed Tang Bao water.

"Bao Si, can you lead so many people by yourself?" Luo Shiyi asked with some concern.

Lin Yaoxie glanced at him: "You want me to take care of her too? I can take care of girls, but you're a grown man! I don't want to!"

"No, no, no..." Luo Shiyi hurriedly shook his hand, but in fact, he regretted it as soon as he said it!

After all, with Dongfang and Shuofeng gone, only he and Meng Xuanlang remained, and Lin Yaoxie could easily take care of the remaining girls.

Even if their skills weren't great, these two grown men couldn't just shamelessly cling to Lin Yaoxie!

"Take Meng Xuanlang with you. He was just injured and probably won't be able to fly on his sword for much longer," Lin Yaoxie instructed.

"Okay, okay!" Luo Shiyi nodded quickly.

"Boss, I can do it myself!" Meng Xuanlang said, both touched and embarrassed.

"I'm afraid you'll hold us back!"

Lin Yaoxie said coldly, "If I let you fly by yourself, who knows how long you'd fly? By then it'd be too late, and you wouldn't be able to seize the throne!"

"Uh..." Meng Xuanlang was taken aback by him and silently followed behind Luo Shiyi. It was better for him not to say anything!

"Open the city gates! It's His Majesty's special envoy!"

"Open the city gates! It's His Majesty's special envoy!"

"Open the city gates! It's His Majesty's special envoy!"

Meng Xuanlang, riding his sword in front of the city gate, declared with boundless pride!

"You are... the Second Prince?"

Li Angqi looked at the tall man in front of him and was almost afraid to recognize him.

He had only seen the Second Prince a few times when he was a child.

"Second Prince! What is His Majesty's decree? Please convey it!" Li Ang knelt down and supported himself on the ground.

"Li Angqi of Jinzhou, receive the imperial decree!" Meng Xuanlang shouted, unfolding the blood-stained edict in his hand and reading it aloud.

After reading it aloud, he handed the blood edict and the military tally to Li Angqi: "General, please confirm the military tally!"

"His Majesty..." Li Angqi was shocked upon hearing this, "The Third Prince actually..."

As a subject, he was not in a position to comment on matters of the royal family.

"General! Please muster the troops and set off quickly!" Luo Shiyi said. "Things have reached a critical juncture. We must go to the capital as soon as possible to rescue His Majesty!" Li Angqi nodded hurriedly, but then noticed the bloodstains all over Meng Xuanlang's body.

"Your Highness! Please go and bandage your wound first. I'll go and muster the troops as soon as possible!"

Li Angqi said, and then told the soldier to take Meng Xuanlang to get bandaged up.

"Hey..." Li Angqi called out again, and everyone looked at him. "For matters like suppressing the rebellion, (Zhao) should have given a morale-boosting speech before setting off! Now..."

Meng Xuanlang understood his meaning: "Let Young Hero Lin go!"

Lin Yaoxie glanced at him.

"Boss, you go! You go!" Meng Xuanlang said coquettishly.

Lin Yaoxie glanced at him and got goosebumps.

"Young Master Lin! This way, please!" Li Angqi, a rough man, strode forward and led the way.

"Soldiers! Meng Xuancong has rebelled! We must rise up and capture the king!" Li Ang stood on the high platform!

The soldiers below were completely dumbfounded. What? What?

"Soldiers! Stand at attention!" The adjutant banged the drum!

"Soldiers! The traitors have breached the palace walls! Our parents! Our relatives and brothers! Our homeland is being slaughtered! You are men! You must stand tall and defend our country! Those who trespass upon our land, though far away, shall be punished!" Lin Yaoxie casually grabbed a long spear from the high platform and threw it straight into a distant cannon emplacement!

Chapter Forty-Two: Conquering Cities and Seizing Territories

"Report! We're still 10 li from the capital!" The vanguard cavalry had already ridden back and reported loudly.

"Investigate again!" Li Angqi, a military general, was a member of the royal family, but he had no airs of an official in his conduct and military campaigns. He was also quite capable in his military operations and was definitely not just a show-off.

Upon hearing the report, Meng Xuanlang turned to look at Lin Yaoxie, as if to see if he had any plans.

Lin Yaoxie sat on his horse with his eyes half-closed, looking leisurely but not like someone on a military campaign.

"Boss..." Meng Xuanlang naively thought Lin Yaoxie was really asleep, so he quickly called him in a low voice.

"Shh!" Luo Shiyi quickly patted his shoulder. "Even if you were asleep, you wouldn't be able to fall asleep!"

Lin Yaoxie heard their conversation but didn't open his eyes; he simply curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

Eleven, ask Dongfang what the situation is like in the city?

Luo Shiyi nodded repeatedly and cast a spell on the paper oriole, making it sway and fly to the capital!

"Brother Yao Xie..." Hua Qiangu sat in Lin Yao Xie's lap, "Riding a horse is so tiring, my legs are numb!"

"Shall I take you flying on a sword?" Lin Yaoxie rubbed her head and asked in a low voice.

"Hmm... Is this okay?" Hua Qiangu nodded, then hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Alright, there's nothing wrong with that!" Lin Yaoxie turned his horse around and quickly took a few steps.

"Xuanlang! Xiaogu isn't comfortable riding a horse, I'll take her there first. I'll arrange for Shuofeng to meet you later!"

“Okay!” Meng Xuanlang nodded and took the reins from Lin Yaoxie.

Lin Yaoxie took Hua Qiangu and flew away on his sword. Ni Mantian and Qingshui exchanged a glance, both of them looking frustrated.

"Why should I?! I'm tired of riding too!" Ni Mantian muttered under her breath.

"Stop talking, we're not going to be associated with her!" Qing Shui's words were loaded with meaning, and also tinged with bitterness.

"What do you mean I'm not as precious as her? She's just a girl from a poor, remote village, how can she compare to me?! I am the daughter of the dignified leader of Penglai!"

Hearing her say that, Ni Mantian became even angrier.

"What's the use? Did Brother Lin even look at you? Did he ask you anything?" Qing Shui snorted coldly. "No, he didn't! What's the point of complaining!"

"Hmph! Brother Yaoxie didn't ask you! We're evenly matched!" Ni Mantian glanced at her contemptuously, flicked her whip, and charged to the front of the group.

Luo Shiyi shook her head inwardly upon hearing their conversation.

Bao Si and Hua Qiangu were a done deal from the very beginning! What are those two jealous of each other for?

"Report! We're still 9 li from the capital!" Light cavalry are already approaching!

"Investigate again!" Li Ang said in a rough voice.

"Eleventh Senior Brother, has there been any news from Shuofeng?"

As Meng Xuanlang approached the capital, he became increasingly uneasy. He was genuinely worried about the safety of his father and mother, for every extra minute that passed meant an extra minute of danger.

"Not yet, no news is good news! Besides, Bao Si has already gone back first, so nothing serious will happen! Don't worry!" Luo Shiyi comforted her.

"Hmm, I'm not worried, I'm not worried!" Meng Xuanlang said absentmindedly.

How could they not be worried? If Lin Yaoxie had been there all along, things would be fine, but now he's only just returned. If Meng Xuancong really wants to use force, how could Shuofeng possibly stop him? "Report! Five li from the capital!" the light cavalryman reported again.

"Your Highness, we are about to arrive in the capital. How should we arrange our troops? Do you have any plans?" Li Angqi asked.

Meng Xuanlang looked at him, somewhat bewildered: "General, you have extensive experience in leading troops into battle. Everything is up to you. We can go forward and fight the enemy!"

How can he possibly deploy troops? He only knows how to fly on a sword!

"What about the girls?" Li Angqi was still somewhat hesitant. He looked at the two girls; they were fair-skinned and neat, and didn't seem to know martial arts! They might not even be able to go to the battlefield!

"General, don't worry. These two are my senior sisters, and their kung fu is only better than mine!" Meng Xuanlang said, cupping his hands in greeting.

“Alright!” Li Ang nodded, then frowned. “We’re not familiar with the situation in the city right now…”

Meng Xuanlang looked at Luo Shiyi and saw him receive a paper oriole.

"The situation in the city has changed!" Meng Xuanlang said, then beckoned Li Ang to ride his horse to Luo Shiyi's side.

"The letter said: Meng Xuancong has stationed a large force on the city wall in ambush, and the Seven Killers have also occupied the east, west, south, and north gates respectively, guarding them and not letting any suspicious person go unnoticed. There won't be too many people in the palace, most of them have been stationed at the city gates. Oh, and there's also a report that he's gone to contain the Seven Killers' Sha Qianmo and Shan Chunqiu. He wants us to guard the east, west, south, and north gates respectively, to create a fair fighting environment for their soldiers... Oh, and also, send Qingshui and Mantian to the west and north gates, and tell them that Shuofeng and Dongfang will assist them."

"Excellent! Perfect timing!" Li Angqi exclaimed happily. "Your Highness! Then this humble subject will arrange the siege!"

"Okay, okay! Go quickly!" Meng Xuanlang nodded.

"Report! We're still two li from the capital!" the cavalryman reported again, but did not immediately go to investigate further.

"Vanguard battalion, prepare! Archers, prepare! Cavalry battalion, divide into two groups! Your Highness! Young Hero Luo! Heroine Ni! Heroine Qing! Each lead a light cavalry unit to attack the four gates: east, west, north, and south! Feint an attack on the east, west, and north gates! The main objective is to breach the south gate!" Li Angqi quickly mustered his troops and announced.

The deputy general quickly relayed the order to all the battalion commanders!

"Toot...toot..." The horn sounded!

The signal to attack the city had sounded, and all the soldiers were fully armed and ready to go. Even Qing Shui and Ni Mantian had solemn and stern expressions on their faces.

"attack!"

"attack!"

"attack!"

The generals were already at the forefront: "Charge!"

Kill the rebels!

"Charge!"

"Kill ten rebels, a minor merit! Kill twenty rebels, a medium merit! Kill fifty rebels, a major merit!" the lieutenant shouted loudly!

Luo Shiyi, Meng Xuanlang, Qingshui, and Ni Mantian each led a light cavalry unit across the barriers and re-entered the encirclement of each gate.

"Qingshui! Watch out behind you!" Shuofeng's voice rang out from the left. Qingshui instinctively bent down, and a hidden Seven Kill shadow behind her thrust out a knife!

"Where is Brother Lin?" Qing Shui asked anxiously.

"Report that Si is holding off Sha Qianmo and Shan Chunqiu in the palace. Don't worry!" Shuofeng said, drawing his sword.

The west gate was also a scene of constant warfare.

"What use are you to me? You can't carry anything!" Ni Mantian grabbed Dongfang's collar and threw him into a corner.