Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 263

Chapter 263 Hang By A Thread
Su Lianqing hid in a dense bush and peeked at a residential house. After observing for a long time, she couldn’t help but grin and untie a large cloth bag. She stuck out her tongue and blew a strange whistle like a snake sticking out a message.

Instantly, dozens of poisonous snakes of various colors and sizes slipped out of their pockets. They crawled out of their bags excitedly as if they had eaten a stimulant, or raised their tongues seven inches to stare at Su Lianqing with their icy cold eyes, as if they were loyal subordinates who were obeying orders.

“Hehe, go, my darlings!” Su Lianqing laughed sinisterly and muttered to herself, “I haven’t used this skill for a long time. This old lady Yao Xie’s title isn’t for nothing. Playing with poison is my skill!”

Those poisonous snakes seemed to be possessed. Hearing the strange whistle that Su Lianqing blew, they all rushed towards the mansion. Dozens of poisonous snakes packed together and charged forward like soldiers in battle.

“Hehe, it’s better than you! Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai, it’s fine if you get bitten a few times, but don’t be strangled alive. Otherwise, I won’t be able to save you.” Su Lianqing curled her lips, feeling like she was delighted with calamity.

Zan Junmo, Liang Mengbiao, and the others were laughing loudly at the window watching the show. One of them inadvertently turned his head to look. Suddenly, he was so frightened that his bones shuddered. He jumped three feet high and patted his thigh and shouted, “Ah! Snake, snake!”

“Shut up, what’s there to make a fuss about … ah, my mother, why are there so many snakes!”

Zan Junmo and the others were shocked. They turned around and saw that they were drenched in cold sweat!

Dozens of venomous snakes rushed towards this direction like crazy. Judging from the situation, they didn’t just happen to pass by, they were clearly here to fight for their lives!

“Corrupt!”

All the men were usually brave enough to kill and set fire to. However, facing so many poisonous cold-blooded beasts, their hearts were really scared!

“What should we do?” The few men asked in shock, their voices trembling. The group of snakes were nearly twenty to thirty feet old, and they could almost see the poisonous fangs and snake letters in their mouths.

“Saber, we have a saber!”

After all, Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao were bolder and were still leaders. With a shout, the two of them became courageous and rushed forward with their knives. They raised their hands and cut off a pouncing poisonous snake.

The snake’s body twisted and twisted as it landed on the ground. Snake blood splashed onto their bodies, and a burst of stench of cold air came from it.

The snake smelled the stench of cold blood and spat out a message. Several bamboo leaves jumped into the air like flying arrows and landed on their bodies. It opened its mouth and was about to bite them.

“Ah–Wow!!!”

“I was bitten!”

“Help! Run!”

A few grown men were frightened to the point of screaming. Facing such a cold-blooded and fierce beast, they really couldn’t do anything!

“Run!!!”

When the killer sisters who were stripping Qin Mubai heard the screams of ghosts and wolves coming from outside the room, they couldn’t help but be stunned. The two of them jumped out of bed neatly and quickly put on their clothes and grabbed the sword on the wall.

Qin Mubai lay on the bed and secretly gathered her strength. She wondered, “Will someone come to save me?” If there is a chance, I will definitely defeat these two women in one strike and wait for the opportunity to escape!

The two female assassins seemed to have thought of something Qin Mubai was thinking about. One of them drew his sword out of its sheath and said coldly, “Don’t even think about it!”

Qin Mubai was shocked, “What did I think? You guys made me so anxious, what else can I think about now?”

“Shut up if you want to live!” As she shouted, the sword in the woman’s hand tightened a little. Qin Mubai felt his throat hurt so much that it almost broke his skin, so he could only curl his lips and tilt his neck back, not saying a word.

At this moment, another ear-piercing “buzzing” sound suddenly came from midair, and the screams of the men outside the room became even louder.

The killer sisters widened their eyes in shock. One of them walked to the window and looked out. His face immediately turned pale with fear, “Heavens! Why are there so many poisonous snakes!-Sister, they’re poisonous hornets! What a swarm of poisonous hornets!”

“Hurry up and close the window!”

The two women were frightened out of their wits and hurriedly went to close the door and the window. However, it was already too late. Two poisonous snakes had already drilled in and were about to bite!

Although they were killers, they were still women. He wasn’t afraid of killing people and seeing blood, but he had a natural instinctive fear of snakes, rats, insects, and ants!

Immediately, the two women cried out in fright. They almost forgot that they possessed a martial art, but instinctively, they casually swung their swords and chopped the two unlucky poisonous snakes into meat sauce.

Qin Mubai was lying on the bed with no strength to move. Seeing this scene, his heart skipped a beat and he sucked in a cold breath! –What’s the point of talking to these beasts? They don’t differentiate between us! What if I rush up and bite me twice, then I won’t hiccup anymore? !

At this time, Qin Mubai saw a few poisonous bees crawling in through the cracks in the wooden walls of the humble mansion. He shouted, “You guys are still stunned! Be careful of the poisonous bees!”

“Wow!!”

The two sisters cried out in fright and casually picked up a full urn of hot water and smashed it into the crack. With a bang, the tile urn shattered and hot water splashed everywhere. It didn’t burn a few poisonous bees to death, but it seemed to have angered the remaining few. They flapped their wings and suddenly attacked the two sisters!

“Holy shit, I’m going to die!” Qin Mubai was so frightened that he cursed loudly. He didn’t know where the strength came from, but he pulled the quilt over and wrapped himself tightly, not daring to leave a single crack.

The two sisters stung each other a few times and cried out in pain. Seeing Qin Mubai curled up on the bed like an ostrich, the two of them understood and hurriedly jumped onto the bed to snatch the quilt, desperately trying to get under the quilt.

“Holy shit, don’t pull it! The quilt is so small, all three of them will be stung to death in a while!”

“Then don’t move!”

“Good, good, hold still, the quilt must be tightly wrapped–oh my god! I got stung on my butt, and it’s going to hurt! Slap it to death!”

“Wuwu, I was also stung. Sister, why don’t you wrap it tighter!”

“It’s also my fault! Didn’t I also get stung! Where did so many beasts come from!”

…

The three of them scuffled on the bed, and in the end, almost three of their mouths were tightly wrapped in blankets, not daring to leave a single crack in their mouths. A group of Poisonous Horse Snakes landed on the quilt and let out buzzing sounds, scaring the three of them to the point that they didn’t dare to move.

“We’re about to suffocate to death!” Qin Mubai felt that he couldn’t breathe properly and said while panting.

“Don’t talk!”

“What are you afraid of? Hornets don’t understand human language!”

“You’re not allowed to speak anyway, or I’ll strangle you to death! Throw you out, and we’ll be better off!”

“As expected, it’s the queen bee tail needle. It can’t poison a woman’s heart!”

“Sister, throw him out! Let him get stung and we’ll be saved!”

“If you harm me, we can’t explain ourselves to the employer, right? … Alright, don’t do anything. If I don’t say anything about me, I’ll shut up!”

…

Su Lianqing walked out of the bushes, playing with a strange metal piccolo in her hand, magically shaking it around. Seeing Zan Junmo’s group of reckless men fleeing like dogs with their tails cut off, she couldn’t help but feel proud.

“My darlings, you guys are really capable, haha!” Laughing loudly, she picked up the piccolo and played a few times. A swarm of poisonous hornets gathered from all directions and circled above her head for a while before leaving.

“Hehe, I hope Qin Mubai isn’t strangled by a snake or stung into a pig’s head. Otherwise, Wu Meiniang will definitely not forgive me.” After muttering to herself with a strange laugh, she turned around and shouted, “Alright, you guys come out and clean up the mess!”

A few Baiji soldiers ran out with thirty to forty King Wu’s Mansion QinBing. Their hearts couldn’t help but jump with goosebumps as they cried out in shock, “Big Sister Su, those … sweethearts of yours, are they gone?”

“Oh, the poisonous hornets have all returned home for dinner. There are still some poisonous snakes chasing after those barbarians. Don’t worry, you have the potion I sprinkled on you. My darlings won’t bully you.” Su Lianqing giggled and said, “Hurry up and save your General Qin!”

“Alright!” A few hundred cavalry members happily agreed and waved their hands, “Brothers, follow me!”

Qin Mubai and the others, curled up under the blanket, had long heard the commotion outside the room, but they still didn’t dare to show their heads. The place where their bodies had just been stung had blisters on them, and they were in great pain. They were afraid of those poisonous hornets.

“Haha, my brothers have come to save me. Quickly let me go!” Qin Mubai laughed loudly.

“You’re too young to be happy. What the hell are you laughing at! We’d like to let you go, but do you dare to go out?”

“Eh! … That’s right! Then continue to stay like this! Actually, this is quite good. Both of you have good feel and flexibility.” After saying that, Qin Mubai pinched their butts heavily with both of his hands.

“You’re courting death!”

“Don’t move! Otherwise, the quilt will be cornered and some hornets will sneak in!”

…

A group of soldiers also carefully entered the room. Seeing several people hiding under the same blanket, making a blurry sound, they couldn’t help but be dumbfounded. They looked at each other for some unknown reason.

After a long time, a Hundred Cavalry Carefully asked, “General Qin, are you inside?”

“Yes, yes, I’m here! Hurry up and save me!”

The sergeants were even more stunned. A few of them walked forward, grabbed the quilt, and struggled to pull it-they were actually unable to pull it!

“It’s quite tight! Pull hard!”

The soldiers shouted and pulled hard. The three of them were pulled over by the blankets and landed on the ground.

“Aiya, my waist, my waist! It’s broken!” Qin Mubai landed first. The two women landed on him, pressing down on his waist and buttocks.

The soldiers were vigilant and immediately brandished their knives to hold the necks of the two female assassins. However, when he saw this scene in front of him, he was somewhat surprised and amused.

“Uh … General!” The soldiers were dumbfounded and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. They could only ask cautiously, “This … What’s going on?”

Qin Mubai looked around nervously with lingering fear. He heaved a long sigh of relief and became somewhat annoyed, “Why didn’t you say anything when the Hornet left? Bastard!”

“Yes, I know my mistake!” A few Baiji hurriedly cupped their fists and pleaded guilty. Seeing that the two women were still pressing down on Qin Mubai with astonishment and error on their faces, they carefully asked, “General, these two are …”

“Didn’t you see that they were going to break my waist when they pressed down on me? Of course, they were assassins, so why don’t you take them down?” Qin Mubai shouted angrily, “Pull me up!”

“Yes, yes!”

Only then did the sergeants regain their senses and tie the two women with their hands and legs, pulling Qin Mubai in from the ground.

“Aiyo, it hurts!” Qin Mubai rubbed her butt and grinned in pain. Her waist was not hurt much. She had just been stung by a wasp and a big blister had appeared on her butt. Now, it was hurting so much that her heart was piercing.

At this time, Su Lianqing walked to the window and smiled, “Oh, General Qin is quite lucky! Even if he is imprisoned, he can still have such a beautiful assassin to play with you at the bedside!”

“Bitch, so it’s you!” When the two female assassins saw that it was Su Lianqing, they were instantly enraged, “You old witch, you’re not dead yet!”

“Hehe, two killer sisters, I didn’t expect that you would also fall into my hands one day, did you? In terms of martial arts, I’m definitely not as good as you. But in terms of brains, I’m much better than you!” Su Lianqing smiled proudly for a while, then said to Qin Mubai, “General Qin, did you get bitten by a snake or stung by a bee?”

“I got stung.” Qin Mubai said with a bitter face filled with anger and laughter.

“Then quickly suck out the poisonous needle and apply the unique secret medicine formula I have prepared to stop the poison. Otherwise, this tiny Poisonous Hornet Bee might even be able to cripple and kill people!” Su Lianqing said.

“Then why don’t you come in and help me!” Qin Mubai shouted angrily.

When the killer sisters heard Su Lianqing’s words, their hearts skipped a beat. They looked at Qin Mubai with an ugly expression on their faces and pleaded in a low voice, “General Qin, the two of us have at least shared a tribulation with you. Although we are enemies, it is not difficult for you. Furthermore, we are only hired by someone. How about you ask for a cure for our poison?”

“Don’t worry, I will ask her to save you even if you don’t tell me. Because you are important witnesses, you can’t die now.” Qin Mubai said.

At this time, Su Lianqing came into the room and took out a bottle of medicine and waved it in her hand. She said, “Where did you bite? You have to suck out the poisonous bee’s poisonous needle first. Ordinary people don’t have this kind of skill, only I am proficient in it.”

Qin Mubai suddenly laughed strangely and pointed at his butt, “This is it. You should start quickly!”

“Die! I won’t smoke that place!” Su Lianqing was instantly enraged. She casually pointed at a Baiji soldier and said, “You, suck your general’s butt! Hurry up, or he might die!”

“Uh!” The sergeant’s face turned embarrassed. “Then, isn’t that bad?”

“What’s wrong? Didn’t you guys always be loyal to your general?” Su Lianqing scolded.

“This, this” The sergeant was speechless.

“This fart!” Su Lianqing scolded angrily, “I told you to give those two chicks a drug injection. You definitely don’t have any objections, right?”

“Uh … I didn’t say anything.” The sergeant glanced at the two female assassins and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Let’s suck! Just teach us!” The killer sisters said in unison without any hesitation.

Qin Mubai was so angry and funny that he scolded the sergeant, “What a shameless thing! Let’s see how I deal with you when I get back!”–Good, anyone can suck it. Hurry up! I still have to hurry, I’m in a hurry to get to the West River Channel! ”

…

At this moment, in the newly opened river channel of the West River Channel.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian was dressed in the royal crown of a Gun robe and was standing at the bow of the Divine Fish Ship. Li Ke, Li Daozong, Li You, Xiao Yu, and all the officials stood behind him, admiring the scenery in the Han River Channel.

“Your Highness, this river is a large one dug by Qin Mubai and Li Ke in just two months. What do you think?” Li Daozong pointed to the surroundings and said, “It is said that there used to be many harbors and forks in this place, which could only accommodate one person. Normally, unfamiliar boats would get lost if they came in. Now, such a huge Divine Fish ship can travel unhindered and directly reach the Mausoleum of Emperor Yang. This is truly a feat like a ghost’s axe!”

“Oh, so Third Brother and Qin Mu wasted so much effort? This is truly commendable!” Li Chengqian said, “After Lonely Return to the court, you should report to your father and ask for merit for the two of you. Oh right, why haven’t you seen Qin Mubai today?”

Everyone was stunned. Li Daozong was calm and casually said, “Qin Mubai, as the Commandant of Xiangzhou Prefecture, must be in charge of martial law and defense on such an important day. Perhaps he should be opening up a path for the Crown Prince right now, but he should be maintaining order in the Mausoleum of Yang Di! Anyway, there is no need for him to participate in the sacrifice. There is always something he should be busy with.”

“Oh, that’s right.” Li Chengqian inadvertently nodded his head and stopped asking about this matter.

Behind the two of them, Li You let out a sigh of relief. The excuses and excuses that had been prepared for a long time had been saved.

The Divine Fish ship continued forward and soon arrived at the stone slope.

Now, this place has been renovated. In the past, a bare hillside had become a quiet place with the fragrance of birds singing and flowers. By carrying a lot of new soil to cover the area, the area was even enlarged. Moreover, such a grand ceremony was an open court activity and was open to the outside world. As a result, many spectators poured in from all the harbors. At this time, there were many boats of various sizes parked all around. Many people surrounded the walls of the Mausoleum of Yang Di, waiting to watch the show.

There were quite a few heads in the darkness. Nearly a thousand government troops and King Wu’s Mansion QinBing were maintaining law and order on the scene and controlling the boats. Looking around, it was truly spectacular.

When the Crown Prince’s boat landed, the people on the island began to shout, “Thousand Year Old!” Li Chengqian and the others landed one after another and walked towards the altar in the Mausoleum of Emperor Yang.

Li You’s expression became nervous as he used his eyes to peek at the crowd. Inside, there were more than ten killers and corpses he had sent over. When he touched his ears with his right hand three times in a row, it was equivalent to giving a signal, and they would act.

The group of people, led by the Crown Prince, were led by several iron-armored guards from the Eastern Palace and headed towards the altar.

Every time he took a step closer, Li You’s heartbeat accelerated a little, and even his breathing became short. His pair of eyes unconsciously stared at Li Chengqian, who was wearing Mianyu, and his mind started to imagine what would happen if he was pierced through his chest by a sword or cut off his head.

“You’er, what’s wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?” Li Daozong suddenly stopped beside Li You a few steps slower and asked.

Li You was so scared that he hurriedly said, “It’s fine. Perhaps he didn’t sleep well last night. He caught a cold and felt uncomfortable.” After saying that, Li You even made a few dry coughs.

“Then go back and rest as soon as the sacrifice is over.” Li Daozong smiled kindly and nodded meaningfully. “Take care!” He said earnestly.

“Uh … yes. Thank you, Royal Uncle, for your care.” Li You’s heart beat a drum, “What does this old fellow mean?”

At this time, everyone had already walked to the altar, stopped, and stood according to their shifts. Dao Sect Li walked to the front and began to preside over the sacrifice ceremony.

The tourists and commoners present were more than ten zhang away, patiently watching Li Daozong and the others as they prepared to observe the grand occasion.

At this time, Li Daozong took an altar from Xiao Yu and prepared to unfold it to read aloud, indicating the beginning of the altar ceremony. However, he opened the scroll very slowly, but his eyes were intentionally or unintentionally staring at Li You, making his heart tremble.

Several times, Li You wanted to reach out to touch his ears, and the killer death warrior hiding in the crowd was about to jump out, but his heart was really nervous, so he didn’t stretch out his hand from his sleeve.

Of course, he knew what would happen if he raised his arm, and what it would mean.

In just a short moment, the fate of the entire Great Tang would change. Li You’s life would change. The fate of his sister, mother, uncle, and all those related to him would change tremendously from now on!

Is it fierce or calamity? No one knew!

Qianjun was hanging in the air–

At this moment, Li You felt as if there was a weight of 10,000 jin on his arm, making it difficult for him to lift it. Because of this, his hands, which were shrunk in Big Cloud’s sleeves, began to tremble, and cold sweat began to flow out of them …

Dao Sect Li finally spread out the scroll and began to read aloud.

Xiao Yu had always been famous for his literary talent and knowledge. This sacrifice was filled with magnificence and elegance. In addition, Li Daozong’s middle-aged man’s voice was full of energy and magnetism. Everyone present was intoxicated by it.

Seeing that everyone’s attention was gradually shifting to the Li Dao Sect, Li You began to try his best to calm himself down. He glanced at the crowd and saw that the assassins and the dead were waiting for his orders.

He gritted his teeth fiercely and closed his eyes. Finally, he slowly raised his heavy right arm and reached out his trembling right hand, slowly touching his ears …

“Your Highness, how about letting me scratch for you?”

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind Li You.

Although it was a very low whisper, it almost scared Li You down!

He looked back in astonishment, his eyes almost popping out of his sockets, and he was so shocked that he jumped up!

Qin Mubai!