Chapter 193 It feels so good to hold you
“You’re aiming too high!” Xiao Cong looked at his father who was about to fall down, and realized that he needed to carry the country on his shoulders. So he stood up quickly, his eyes sparking and he spoke sternly.

“The slave is here!”

“Take father to the inner hall immediately. Leave this place to me!” Xiao Cong held the sword and stood on the hall with many assassins. In an instant, Gao Pan seemed to see the brave and warlike appearance of His Majesty in his youth. He could not help but nodded with tears in his eyes and choked up, “Okay, okay…”

“Swish, swish, swish!!!” As soon as the sound fell, a new wave of arrows rained down again.

Even though Xiao Cong was wearing armor, he was hit in the shoulder by an arrow and looked solemn.

“Your Highness, please take His Majesty and leave first. If this goes on, no one will survive!” The guard knelt in front of Xiao Cong and pleaded solemnly.

But Xiao Cong is not a coward, he said solemnly: “This operation is originally my business, but you all do not ask the reason, just trust Xiao Cong, and would rather die than abandon Xiao Cong. How can Xiao Cong betray you and abandon you?”

How could the guards be willing to see Xiao Cong risk his life for them? They immediately knelt down and said, “Your Highness! His Majesty’s safety is in jeopardy right now, and it is our responsibility to protect him with all our strength. Only when His Majesty and His Highness are safe, will all this be meaningful. Please put the overall situation first!”

Looking at the guards who were not concerned about life and death and whose eyes were filled with determination and loyalty, Xiao Cong’s heart couldn’t help but tremble. He finally realized that winning people’s hearts was more powerful than killing them.

At this moment, suddenly, a whisper was heard, “Your Highness Prince Rui?”

Xiao Cong turned his head alertly and saw Yao Jinxian.

“Jinxian?” Xiao Cong looked at her in surprise.

Yao Jinxian didn’t have time to say anything else, so she only said the important words: “Your Highness, the Queen Mother has ordered that Your Majesty and Your Highness go to the secret passage, and there will be three thousand secret guards to help!”

Xiao Cong was startled, “Secret Guard?”

“There is no time to explain. If Your Highness trusts me, please get out of danger first!” Yao Jinxian said worriedly as she watched the increasing rain of arrows outside.

Xiao Cong made up his mind. His father had already fainted. If no measures were taken, there would be endless troubles.

Therefore, he ordered a small group of people to cover the rear, while the rest followed Yao Jinxian to the secret room.

Outside.

Sheng Daoan shouted arrogantly: “Xiao Cong! You killed your father and the emperor, and murdered the imperial concubine. Come out and surrender quickly!”

Perhaps because there was no response from inside, Sheng Daoan couldn’t help but feel unsure, so he turned his head and looked at his followers, “Are you sure Xiao Cong is in there?”

“One hundred percent sure!” the follower guaranteed.

But as the voices inside gradually faded, Sheng Daoan did not dare to delay any longer and asked with a stern face, “Where’s Helancha? Why hasn’t he arrived yet?”

But the attendant dared not lie, so he could only reply: “The message has been sent to Prince Helan for a long time, but, but——”

“What’s wrong?” Sheng Daoan’s heart trembled.

“But Prince Helancha didn’t say anything and sent the person back…” the attendant nodded.

This made Sheng Daoan very angry. He kicked his follower in a rage and said, “What? You stupid guy, why didn’t you say it earlier!”

At this moment, Sheng Daoan began to feel a little scared. It was only because of the strong support of Helan Cha that he dared to risk his entire fortune. If there was any abnormality, his Sheng family would be destroyed.

Thinking of this, Sheng Daoan felt that he could not wait for Helan Cha any longer. At worst, he could kill the isolated and helpless Xiao Cong first.

Then, he fiercely issued an order: “Everyone listen up, kill!”

In an instant, soldiers holding swords and knives rushed towards the Xuanming Hall like a group of wolves and leopards.

But the moment they entered, everyone panicked… No, no one.

“Where are the people? Where are the people???” Sheng Daoan rushed in amidst everyone’s surprised gazes. After seeing all this, his mind suddenly exploded.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the palace.

Xu Junting was seen wearing armor, with a serious look on his face. Jiang Zexi behind him also looked stern, and the soldiers he led followed with great military might.

Behind Xu Junting was a big word “Thank you” with flags fluttering, like a belief, making the people cheer and rejoice in admiration.

When he heard that Xu Junting was leading his army into the city under the name of Xie Chengyi, he panicked and quickly called the guards, “How many people did Xu Junting lead?”

“About ten thousand people?” The guard was also confused. He never expected that there would be such a person as Xu Junting. But when they saw Xu Junting leading a steady stream of soldiers into the city, they knew that it was impossible for them to wait for the crown prince to take the throne before intervening in Northern Jin.

Helan Cha slapped his forehead in annoyance. Ten thousand men. It would be fine if these ten thousand men were ordinary soldiers, but he was Xie Chengyi’s nephew. Just relying on the fact that he was under the banner of Xie Chengyi, with his combat effectiveness and the people’s love for him, it would be precarious for Nanjing to intervene in Northern Jin. For now, he could only occupy Northern Jin by force.

“March out the army immediately! Enter Northern Jin!” Helan Cha did not have time to think about it and immediately gave the order.

But the next moment, he was slapped in the face by reality, “King, Prince, army, army–” a soldier ran in, crawling and howling.

“Thank you, thank you Chengyi for leading the army to take down our lair on the outskirts of the city!”

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With a loud bang, Helancha collapsed. “He? How could he do that?”

As if stimulated, Helancha walked out with the sword in his hand, not believing in evil, “Xie Chengyi is dead, he is already dead, it must be fake!”

Just as Helancha ran to the long street with the sword in hand, he saw Xie Chengyi standing in the middle of the long street like a towering mountain. His face was stern, but his eyes revealed determination and courage. The blood and dust on his armor, which had been baptized by the fire of war, made him even more fearless…

“You?” The moment he saw Xie Chengyi, Helan Cha knew that he had been careless, anxious, and underestimated Xie Chengyi…

If it were in the past, Xie Chengyi would still respect Helan Cha as an opponent, but now, seeing Helan Cha’s mean appearance, there was nothing but pity and disdain in his eyes, and there was no need to even talk to him.

“Chenglin! You take care of the follow-up matters!” Xie Chengyi gave Helancha a look of disregard and turned away.

***
Ah Ying was staying in the Marquis’ Mansion at this time, feeling uneasy in her heart.

The soldiers standing at the door were not good people at all. In order to protect the safety of the people in the marquis’s mansion, she could only pretend that nothing had happened. In her heart, she just hoped that she could buy time for Xie Chengyi.

Kneeling at the entrance of the temple, A Ying clasped her hands together and said devoutly: “God, I, the believer A Ying, only pray that the Bodhisattva can bless Cheng Yi to be safe and sound. He must be safe, he must be safe…”

Suddenly, a voice rang out from outside the door, “Even the Buddha is going to be annoyed to death by you.”

Ah Ying opened her eyes suddenly, her heart pounding. This voice, this voice——

She slowly turned her head and saw Xie Chengyi leaning against the door, looking at her quietly. His expression seemed as calm and gentle as when he was leaving court on ordinary days.

Ah Ying ran towards Xie Chengyi in one swift step, and threw herself heavily into his arms. Feeling Xie Chengyi’s solid heartbeat and smelling the scent of Xie Chengyi, her heart was finally comforted little by little…

Xie Chengyi gently rubbed Ah Ying’s hair, and heard a warm voice from above his head, “It feels so good to hug you…”

Facing Xie Chengyi’s tight embrace, Ah Ying whispered shyly and happily: “Be careful…”

Xie Chengyi looked at Ah Ying in confusion, and followed Ah Ying’s gaze down to her lower abdomen. He then realized what was happening and asked in surprise, “You mean?”

“It’s just been checked out, and it’s still unstable.” Ah Ying looked at Xie Chengyi with a smile on her face, his eyes only filled with her.

Xie Chengyi seemed to have great happiness. He hugged A Ying and shouted happily: “I’m going to be a father!!!”