The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 83 A Betrayal

Coinciding with the cry of the Tubo people, Wu Rongya looked back. Seeing an arrow pointing at Li Changsheng, the girl did not think long before pushing the man away. The arrow missed the target and stuck to the tree trunk.

Wu Rongya's heart was pounding, thinking that Li Changsheng was about to fall victim to the arrow. “Come!” he shouted while pulling Li Changsheng up from the ground. “We ha—!” The splashes of blood and the rancid smell of carnation replaced the words of Wu Rongya hanging in the air.

The eyes of Wu Rongya and Li Changsheng grew bigger, their gazes slowly descending downwards. An arrow was seen piercing through the body of princess Wu, causing blood to flow slowly from the side of her wound.

“Ah, i...” Wu Rongya's knees were limp, and his body slowly fell forward.

“Rong’er!” Li Changsheng caught Wu Rongya's body, trying to be careful with the arrow that pierced through his lover's body. “Rong’er, survive!” she screamed while holding her lover's hand.

Wu Rongya who was aware that danger was still surrounding Li Changsheng immediately said, “Lari ... leave me!” He tried hard to push the body of the man by his side, but Li Changsheng was unmoved.

Tears welled up in the eyes of former King An. “No! I'm not leaving you!”

Meanwhile, the Tubo warrior who was still lying on the ground shouted, “You're misdirected, you fool! The Fourth Prince clearly said we should kill King An and not Princess Wu!”

Hearing this, Li Changsheng froze in place. He quickly turned his head towards the Tubo soldiers with a surprised look, disbelieving what he had just heard.

“It's too late! Just kill it all!” reply to the Tubo warrior who shot the arrow. He aimed towards Li Changsheng who was still unconscious from his shock.

Suddenly, there was a sound of wind being split by a large object. Then, it is followed by the sound of sharp objects that stick to something hard.

“Bo Rang!” Seeing a machete stuck to the side of his friend's head, one of Tubo's soldiers could not help but scream. His eyes radiate horror as he realizes that reality is not going according to plan. He turned his head to the left, staring at the group of horsemen who had just arrived. “Baj*ngan! You—!”

Not having time for the Tubo warrior to finish his words, a throwing dagger hit his chest. Those eyes full of disrelief stared at the uninvited guest. However, the god of life was never slow at work. Within seconds, the soldier lost his life.

Li Changsheng who was shocked by the development of the situation immediately turned his attention to the new group of visitors. His gaze was directed at a horseman who was leading in the front row. The man's face was polished like a woman's, making the person who saw it would frown.

“I-ini—!”

The leader of the equestrian group glanced towards the one remaining Tubo warrior. Without saying anything, he threw a throwing dagger and finished off the soldier.

After finishing his opponent, the graceful man looked towards Li Changsheng who was still pensive with Wu Rongya in his arms. “King An, we came to save you.”

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While kneeling on the ground, Li Changsheng continued to clasp Wu Rongya's hand. As one of the female-like male subordinates tried to check on the wounds of princess Wu, Li Changsheng continued to say, “You'll be fine, you hear me?” His eyes turned red, trying hard to hold back the tears from coming back down his face.

Wu Rongya's lips looked pale, clearly it was the effect of blood not stopping flowing from his wound. “I ... sorry ...”

Is that the truth?

“How?” asked the man with the makeup of the woman in a chanting tone. “Can you save?” this was also the question Li Changsheng wanted to ask. Therefore, the former King An glanced at the woman who was looking for a way to treat Wu Rongya.

Not as expected, the woman shook her head slowly. “Too bad,” he said while standing, no longer intend to spend time.

Seeing the woman standing up, Li Changsheng immediately shouted, “Don't go! Try it first! You can do something!” The man's eyebrows clutched, his eyes showing hope for a miracle.

Unfortunately, that woman was not a god. The injuries Wu Rongya suffered could not be healed.

“You haven't even tried! Rong’er, dia—” Never had Li Changsheng finish his remark, he first pegged on the spot. Wu Rongya who was lying before him no longer opened his eyes. “Rong’er?” Li Changsheng tried to call his lover, but only silence greeted him. “Rong’er!” the man shouted, touching the side of Wu Rongya's face that felt so cold. “Rong’er, wake up! Please, wake up!” Her tears were no longer able to hold. “Wu Rongya!!”

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The remembrance of Wu Rongya's death made Li Changsheng's heart feel cold. As he leaves the dungeon, he tries to recall the reason he was determined to take revenge.

After Wu Rongya's death, Hudie took him away from Wu Kingdom. He explained how Wu Huatai and Wang Junsi were the masterminds of the attack that happened to Li Changsheng.

“You are Li's descendant, there is no way Wu Huatai would let you just walk away with his brother,” explains Hudie on their journey together. “If he manages to kill you, then Wu Rongya will return to the palace. With the return of Zhanggongzhu, Wu Huatai will have something that can be used as a means of exchange with other countries.’ With a meaningful view, Hudie also had time to say, “The Kingdom of Wu is at its weakest position. If you want help, of course Wu Huatai needs something that he can sell, right?”

Hudie explained how Wu Huatai intended to send Wu Rongya to Xu Kingdom. However, if from the beginning the Wu emperor tried to block the relationship between his two younger siblings, then Wu Rongya would be difficult to work with. Therefore, he intended to pretend to approve the relationship of Li Changsheng and Wu Rongya to then separate them with the mask of “destiny”.

Yes, Wu Huatai intends to get rid of Li Changsheng.

Not only that, Tubo's involvement in this is quite strong evidence that Wu Huatai is behind everything. Tubo's troops were willing to move to help Wu Huatai in this charade because of his agreement with Wang Junsi.

“Don't everyone be surprised by Emperor Wu's appreciation of the Fourth Prince? Now, you already have the answer,” said Hudie while grunting, perhaps insulting the ugliness of Wu Huatai's heart. “In addition, did you know that he promised Wu Meilan marriage to Wang Junsi? The man had clearly wanted to support the Fourth Prince onto the throne. Thus, her daughter could become empress.” Blurred breath from Hudie's lips, “Being on Suri He's side took too long made him cultivate the same cunning nature.”

Every sentence spoken from Hudie's lips about the incident was recorded clearly in Li Changsheng's mind. The man also clenched his hands as he walked down the main street of the Wu Kingdom palace.

While walking, Li Changsheng could hear the sounds of crying and shouting, “Don't you dare to approach!” The shout made Li Changsheng frown, then turn towards the inside of a courtyard. “I won't let you touch the Empress!”

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A/S:

Did so? Who do you believe?