Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 227: Escape from Kyoto! (Getting married~)

"puff!"

Ruan Yu spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and looked at the imperial guards who were chasing him relentlessly, his eyes unable to hide fear.

The good news is that although the Fifth Marquis didn't know the reason, he didn't pursue him relentlessly.

But the bad news is that there is not only one master named Wuhou Qiansui in the palace.

Among the six guards of Kyoto, the Yulin Imperial Guards guard the imperial palace. Among them are many powerful celestial beings. Now, the most ferocious person chasing after him is a commander of the imperial guards who is in the realm of supernatural powers.

There is a thousand meters between the two of them.

But the general of the imperial guards held a huge bow and shot an arrow at him.

"call out!"

Ruan Yu only felt that his own energy was locked, and facing this fierce arrow, he had no way to hide or escape.

Finally, the arrow pierced his shoulder, and the violent spiritual power attached to the arrow exploded instantly, breaking off half of his arm.

However, he did not dare to fight back, for fear of being surrounded by the masters who were still rushing in from the palace. He used all his strength to activate the wind and thunder technique and rushed towards the gate of the imperial city.

At the gate of the imperial palace, a group of imperial guards blocked the way with wooden stakes, looking tremblingly at Ruan Yu who was rushing towards them covered in blood.

"Stop him!"

The commander of the imperial guards behind him shouted loudly, and the imperial guards guarding the imperial city gate bent their bows and shot arrows, trying to stop Ruan Yu from rushing out.

However, none of these guards had reached the level of celestial being, and the arrows they shot were weak and powerless, and could not break the body of the powerful warrior at all.

Ruan Yu didn't even try to dodge, but kept moving forward under the rain of arrows. The arrows hit him, making clanging sounds like the collision of metal.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

With a roar, he rushed into the group of imperial guards, swung his only remaining intact arm and hit one of the imperial guards on the head.

The crown of the imperial soldier's head collapsed instantly, and he fell down limply, but he did not die immediately. His body kept twitching on the ground, and red and white fluids flowed all over the ground. It was obvious that he was about to die.

This horrifying scene frightened the surrounding imperial guards and they all retreated.

Ruan Yu seized the opportunity and rushed out of the palace in an instant.

Outside the palace, although there were few pedestrians, there were still some people on the street.

Suddenly, a bloody man rushed out, his body almost cut in half below the waist, with only a little flesh remaining on his left arm, which hung limply.

This scene frightened all the pedestrians on the street, and they almost crawled away.

Ruan Yu could no longer care about other people's looks. She looked around anxiously and shouted, "Zhao Feng! Zhao Feng!"

His junior fellow apprentice was still waiting for him outside the palace. If he just left, he would never be able to escape and would be found by the people from the Astronomical Observatory.

The other disciples he brought with him could die if they so desired, but his junior fellow apprentice brother Wei Zhaofeng must not make any mistakes!
Even though the situation was so critical, the first thing Ruan Yu did when he rushed out of the palace was not to escape, but to look for Wei Zhaofeng.

But after shouting several times, Ruan Yu still received no response.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat, thinking that he had been ambushed by someone. Could it be that the person behind the plot had already taken action against his junior fellow apprentice?

But at this moment, a loud shout was heard from the side:

"Brother, I'm here!"

Ruan Yu looked quickly in the direction of the voice, and saw Wei Zhaofeng standing next to a teahouse not far away, waving at him.

He rushed over immediately. Seeing his miserable state, Wei Zhaofeng was horrified and asked, "Brother, what happened? How did you become like this?"

Ruan Yu was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. His anxious eyes were fixed on the direction of the palace gate. When he saw the imperial guards rushing out, he immediately shouted, "No time to explain, hurry up!"

He carried Wei Zhaofeng on his shoulders and immediately rushed towards the outer city.

……

Inside Kyoto City, a half-crippled figure was running wildly with a young boy on his back.

Wei Zhaofeng lay on his shoulder and shouted, "Brother, what happened?"

Ruan Yu's face turned pale, and he said awkwardly: "I was ambushed. Now I can't stay in Kyoto anymore. I have to leave!"

At this moment, he no longer had the confidence he had before.

Deal with Zhao Qian'an and take over Zhao's Business?

Now it's all empty talk!

He now had only one thought - escape, escape from Kyoto City!
This matter involved too many things. He knew very well what the child in the Second Princess's belly meant, even though he had just arrived in Kyoto.

Now the fetus in the Second Princess' belly is in danger because of him, which is undoubtedly an irreconcilable feud with the Second Prince.

Stay in Kyoto City and wait for the Astronomical Survey to clear his name?
Pure nonsense!

If he had surrendered just now, he would have died before the people from the Astronomical Observatory arrived.

But now he has forced his way out of the palace and killed many guards. Even if he is proven innocent in the end, he will not be able to escape punishment. He will be skinned alive if he does not die.

What made Ruan Yu feel most aggrieved was that he didn't even know who was behind the plot against him.

Wu Xiang? Or Zhao Qi'an?

Or...is it the third prince?
Ruan Yu just felt that he was stuck in a quagmire.

The waters of Kyoto City are too deep. He somewhat regretted his rash action of entering Kyoto City. He should at least fully understand the situation in Kyoto City before entering.

But now that things have come to this, it is useless to think about it anymore.

Surrendering means death, but fighting desperately and escaping from Kyoto City is a glimmer of hope.

He wanted to escape, flee from Kyoto City, and then make careful plans to find out who was plotting against him.

This matter...cannot be let go like this!
At this time, Wei Zhaofeng suddenly said, "Brother, don't go through the city gate. The city gate is guarded by the six guards in the capital. It's not easy to break through!"

"Go to the west dock! Steal a boat and take it away. The Zhao family has taken care of all the checkpoints on the Jingyun Canal. Before the news spreads out of Jingdu City, the Zhao family's boat will not be stopped and questioned!"

Wei Zhaofeng's words served as a reminder to Ruan Yu.

He immediately stopped hesitating and rushed towards the west pier with Wei Zhaofeng.

At this critical moment, Ruan Yu overlooked one problem.

Wei Zhaofeng had been living on Lingying Island for a long time and was not very experienced in the world. How could he be so familiar with the shipping checkpoints on the Beijing Grand Canal? He even knew that the Zhao family's boats would not be questioned by the government.

……

To the west of the outer city, outside Zhao’s shopping mall.

At the entrance of an alley, a figure fell from the sky and landed heavily on the ground.

The bricks and stones on the street were cracked and a deep hole appeared.

In the smoke and dust, Ruan Yu was breathing heavily.

The wounds on his body had begun to heal, and the powerful self-healing ability of the magical warrior was fully demonstrated at this moment.

However, the only wound on his waist, which was pierced by the Thousand-Year-Old Panlong Spear of the Five Marquis, and his arm, which was blown off by an arrow thrown by the commander of the imperial guards, were still torn apart, a horrible sight.

He was badly injured, and he had no time to recover after running all the way.

Wei Zhaofeng stepped down from his shoulder and said, "Brother, we can't care about others at this moment. We should save our lives first."

"Shut up!"

Ruan Yu scolded, then flew towards the courtyard where he was staying.

He has to take the other disciples away!

Even though the situation was so critical, he had to take others with him.

If he left other fellow disciples behind, even if the people from the Patrol Observatory did not attack his fellow disciples, Zhao Qi'an would never let them go.

The loss of six celestial warriors at one time was a huge loss even for Lingying Island, a prosperous sect.

And Ruan Yu...cannot afford it!
But when he arrived in front of the small courtyard where he settled, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Right in front of him, the gate was wide open. Something had happened!
Ruan Yu was horrified and rushed into the courtyard.

But the courtyard was in a mess, with only ruins in the yard. The violent fluctuations of spiritual energy in the air showed that a fierce battle had just taken place here.

"Old Duan!"

"Aqing!"

"Lin Wu!"

Ruan Yu called out the names of her fellow students over and over again.

But the yard was silent, and no one responded.

He rushed into the house in disbelief, but was shocked by the scene inside the house the next moment.

In the middle of the room, more than thirty human heads were piled up to form a "Jingguan". The blood on the floor had not yet dried, and it flowed to his feet.

died……

All dead!

Who killed it? Who?

Ruan Yu's eyes were wide open, veins popped out on his forehead, and his whole face turned red with anger.

He looked carefully at the "tower of heads". Every face was so familiar. Every one of them was a fellow student with whom he had been living day and night.

The six celestial warriors under his command were also among them.

He finally closed his eyes in despair, with only one thought remaining in his mind -

Finished!

The death of six celestial warriors, the death of nearly thirty fellow disciples...even he could not bear the wrath of his master.

What's more, there are fellow disciples on Lingying Island who are eyeing his siblings covetously, and they will not give up the opportunity to take advantage of their misfortune.

Ruan Yu felt completely hopeless for a moment, and even felt that even if he escaped from Kyoto, he would not have a good ending.

He stood blankly in the room, facing the statue of human head, his mind going blank.

Until... Wei Zhaofeng rushed into the room, grabbed his sleeve, and shouted, "Brother, it's too late, hurry up and leave! If it's too late, the people from the Astronomical Observatory will be here soon."

Sky Survey...

Yes, who else except the Astronomical Patrol could attack the celestial warriors so unscrupulously in the capital?
But why didn't the Astronomical Observatory come to find him, but instead captured all his fellow disciples?

Whose orders were the Astronomical Observatory following to deal with him? Was it Zhao Qi'an?

But how could Zhao Qi'an possibly give orders to the Astronomical Observatory?
Ruan Yu's eyes became blurred and she felt that she could not see through it all.

The waters in Kyoto City are too complicated. The various forces do not seem to be as clear-cut as he imagined. All kinds of complicated relationships are intertwined.

He doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand!
Wei Zhaofeng looked anxious and grabbed Ruan Yu's hand: "Brother, let's go!"

Ruan Yu looked at the Jingguan again, and felt her heart bleeding. She bit her lower lip tightly, and after struggling for a while, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go! To the dock!"

At this point, there is no choice!

……

West of the city, pier.

Ruan Yu and Wei Zhaofeng disguised themselves and, despite being terrified, they made it safely to the west city pier.

But this did not make him feel relieved, instead his heart started pounding.

He thought that the place where he stayed had been destroyed. Regardless of whether it was done by the Astronomical Observatory, the enemy must have ambushed him in secret and waited for him to take the bait.

But when they arrived at the west pier of the city, they did not encounter the ambush they had imagined.

Even the pursuers from the Astronomical Observatory didn’t see a single person.

This is not right!

But Ruan Yu couldn't tell what was wrong.

As he looked around the dock, he gradually stopped and murmured, "It's too quiet."

The West City Pier is the waterway center of the entire Kyoto City. Countless merchant ships travel here every day, making it extremely bustling.

But now it is noon, which should be the busiest time at the pier, but today the West City Pier is quiet.

Along the way, there were not even a few of the hard-working people who usually carried bags.

There were only a few cargo ships docked at the pier, and most of them were small boats with very shallow draft. There was only one large cargo ship belonging to the Zhao Company.

This was completely different from the usual West City Pier, which immediately made Ruan Yu alert.

But Wei Zhaofeng at the side dispelled his concerns: "Brother, the canal has been flooded recently, and most of the shipping has stopped. Isn't that because there are no people?"

Ruan Yu looked at him in surprise: "How do you know this?"

Wei Zhaofeng looked at him strangely. "Brother, haven't there been fewer ships on the road along the way? Except for the Zhao family's large cargo ships, all other small boats have stopped operating. Did you know that?"

The flooding of the canal was not a one- or two-day thing. It had already started when Ruan Yu sent the birthday gift to Beijing. However, the Zhao family's large cargo ship had a deep draft and was not afraid of the turbulent water flow during the flood and was able to go upstream.

Ruan Yu didn't even notice these little things and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

It’s just…my junior brother has always been careless, I didn’t expect he has such an observant side.

Wei Zhaofeng pointed to the Zhao family merchant ship docked at the port and said, "Brother, there happens to be a Zhao family ship over there. There are checkpoints along the Beijing Grand Canal, and the Zhao family ship will not be checked."

Ruan Yu shook his head: "Go grab the boat!"

Junior brother, you think too simply.

He never thought of taking a boat directly back to the East China Sea. If he could think of it, the Astronomical Observatory would naturally think of it too.

After leaving Kyoto City, he would immediately switch to land transportation. Although the journey was long, he would flee directly to the north and would never return to the East China Sea.

……

After making the decision, the two brothers no longer concealed their energy and burst out with all their strength, rushing towards one of the small boats.

When the two of them rushed to the bow, a boatman wearing a straw raincoat who was sitting at the stern stood up in surprise.

"clang!"

Ruan Yu pulled out the knife from Wei Zhaofeng's waist, cut the anchor chain with one stroke, and shouted to the old man guarding the boat: "Start the boat!"

The old man guarding the boat was so frightened that he quickly picked up the bamboo pole and rowed the boat away from the shore.

The river was turbulent, and as soon as the ship left the port, it immediately followed the current to the southeast.

It was not until the walls of Kyoto city gradually moved away from him that the tension in Ruan Yu's heart gradually relaxed.

Leaving Kyoto City so smoothly.

He didn't even encounter any officials from the Astronomical Observatory!

Ruan Yu sat astride the bow with his sword across his body, closed his eyes, and took the time to heal his wounds.

He fought his way out of the palace, running all the way, not daring to stop for a moment, and had no time to repair his injuries.

Only now did I find an opportunity.

No one knew how much time had passed. Ruan Yu was immersed in the process of repairing his body and did not dare to stop for even a moment.

Until... the ship gradually stopped.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

At some point, a layer of white fog rose on the surface of the river, shrouding the entire ship in fog.

In the thick fog, a huge black shadow was vaguely visible, and the small boat that Ruan Yu was riding seemed tiny compared to it.

I'm getting married on the second day. The updates may not be stable in the next two days. Please forgive me. I kowtow to you orz
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