Chapter 1663: Mutual calculation

Zhao Song was assigned by the Yao King to follow Bai Hengbo and act together, so Bai Hengbo couldn't take the initiative to contact Qingyang at this time. But Zhao Song only had a few followers around him, and those three hundred guards were still in the Frost Immortal Hall.

Bai Hengbo knew where the defensive forces in the palace were distributed, and at this time, he began to calculate where to kill Zhao Song so that no one would know.

Zhao Song was loyal to the Yao King; once his own action started, this person would definitely become an obstacle.

He had to find a place with few people and do it without anyone knowing! They had just walked out of the outer courtyard of the Frost Immortal Hall when they happened to bump into Qingyang. She raised her head and asked Zhao Song, her smile as gentle as ever: "Eh, don't you usually follow He Xiao? Where is he? I have something to find him for."

As soon as Bai Hengbo came out, she noticed that his state was different.

Their plan was about to start, and Bai Hengbo was one of the main forces of the action; he should have been guarding the Frost Immortal Hall firmly, so why go out at this time? Needless to say, he had received the Yao King's instructions.

Bai Hengbo couldn't come to find her, but it didn't matter; she could ask openly because Zhao Song was on the side.

She and the Beijia special envoy entered the palace to complain tonight, and He Xiao, as the main person in charge of the Tianshui Eastward Expansion project, was inevitably summoned by the Yao King. But everyone else came, only He Xiao was missing.

This was interesting; Zhao Song usually followed He Xiao, so there was even less reason for him to enter the palace alone.

What happened? Qingyang's gaze narrowed slightly; did that guy slip away? Success and retreat—this indeed fit He Xiao's slippery personality.

Bai Hengbo couldn't ignore her, so he had to say: "He Xiao escaped after entering the palace; His Majesty determined that he is the Great Emperor of Nine Nether, perhaps unfavorable to you, so he ordered us to capture him quickly!"

Zhao Song was stunned; was this something Bai Hengbo could say on his own initiative? Of course it wasn't, but Bai Hengbo couldn't care about being rude; he had to seize the opportunity created by Qingyang to pass the message to her.

"Oh?" Qingyang's eyebrows raised, "His Majesty determined that He Xiao is the Great Emperor of Nine Nether?"

She was somewhat surprised, but not that surprised.

She had long since deduced the conclusion that He Xiao was the Great Emperor of Nine Nether. What surprised her was that the Yao King had actually opened his mind.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The conflict between the Yao King and her had still walked step by step to today's irreconcilable point, just as He Xiao had planned.

He Xiao disappeared after entering the palace; was he trying to hide and take action against her? Qingyang pondered slightly; this sounded a bit abnormal.

Tonight was the time for the struggle for supremacy; judging from the cleverness He Xiao had shown in the past, he should stay away and not risk his own life in this muddy water.

She asked Zhao Song: "How many people did he bring?"

This question was unexpected; Zhao Song was stunned: "Entering the palace, he could only be alone; this is the convention."

"How many followers does he have outside the palace?"

Zhao Song said "Oh": "Five."

This guy surnamed Zhao was lying; she saw it at a glance! Qingyang said deliberately: "Since He Xiao is here to deal with me, my subordinates will go with you!"

Zhao Song had to say: "Regent, His Majesty only ordered me and Official Bai to capture him together."

If the Regent intervened, it would be troublesome.

The old palace servant Qiu Long noticed the situation here and also walked over: "Regent, what happened here?"

"He Xiao escaped after entering the palace, preparing to harm me; I sent my subordinates to pursue him together."

Qiu Long said immediately: "Pursuing He Xiao is their duty; if the Regent insists, His Majesty naturally has no objections."

At this moment, Qingyang pointed out seven Green Guards and let them follow Bai Hengbo and Zhao Song.

Bai Hengbo knew that this was Qingyang not being at ease, specifically sending people to protect him.

They turned and left, and Qingyang still didn't change her expression, tucking her long sleeves, and lightly wiped the ring on her ring finger.

This was a black jade ring, the ring face the size of a soybean, round and shiny.

However, after Qingyang touched it lightly like this, the ring suddenly came alive and grew feet—

This was not a ring at all, but a black ladybug; the so-called "ring" was its hook-like feet holding the owner's finger.

Qingyang pressed it against a large tree in the courtyard, and this black ladybug climbed onto the tree quietly, moved its legs to climb up, and flapped its wings to fly at the top of the tree.

There were many trees in the palace, and the night was dark; who would notice a small insect following Bai Hengbo and the others?

It was not close to walk from here to the Indou Pavilion, passing through several palace halls and gardens, the largest and coldest of which was the Jade Spring Palace! In this winter, no palace servant would hang out in the Jade Spring Palace for no reason; it was freezing to death.

So, that was actually a good place for Bai Hengbo to kill.

As for where He Xiao actually went, it had nothing to do with him! Bai Hengbo thought and did it, waving his hand to summon his subordinates, telling them to pass the message to all the palaces to arrest He Xiao, while he himself led Zhao Song toward the Indou Pavilion.

He had to place the majority of his troops in the Frost Immortal Hall in case of any emergency, and only brought fifty people himself, plus the seven Green Guards from Qingyang.

This was enough; on the one hand, palace guards would join in along the way, and on the other hand, Zhao Song only had a few followers; ten against one, the chance of winning was not small.

His uncle should be gathering troops near the refugee camp in Tianshui City, preparing to attack the royal palace! The timing for Qingyang to make trouble was coming soon; he had to go back to cooperate after killing the person.

The two had their own ghosts, but on the surface, they talked about unrelated things, and soon walked to the Jade Spring Palace.

There was no one at the palace gate, only two half-dim fluorescent spore lamps hanging, making the place even colder. This entire palace was like a large ice block emitting white steam; people didn't even dare to get close, feeling the cold air hitting their faces.

The cold was so great that the palace was naturally deserted. Bai Hengbo led dozens of people to walk in the Jade Spring Palace; it couldn't be called pitch black here, because the palace was filled with milky white mist, and one couldn't see clearly beyond two or three zhang.

Occasionally, one or two lights were dimmer than the palace gate, obviously the palace servants were lazy and hadn't come to change the lamps for a long time.

It looked like a good place for killing.

Several Green Guards walked in front, intentionally or unintentionally forming a siege on Zhao Song.

The west wind blew, shaking the spore lamps under the eaves, and the light swayed along with them.

Bai Hengbo suddenly pointed

Several Green Guards walked in front, intentionally or unintentionally forming a pincer movement around Zhao Song.

The west wind blew, causing the spore lamps under the eaves to sway, and the light flickered along with them.

Bai Hengbo suddenly pointed to the corner of the garden and shouted: "Someone!"

"Where?"

Zhao Song turned his head to look quite naturally, exposing his guard at the back of his neck.

Bai Hengbo quietly drew his blade to slit his throat.

Who would have known that as Zhao Song turned his head, he performed a forward roll, darting several zhang away into the corner.

He had long since secretly clutched a Light Swallow talisman in his hand, his movement technique three times more agile than usual; before Bai Hengbo's blade had even traveled halfway, he had already zipped away with a 'whoosh'.

He had a very strong instinct for self-preservation as bait.

Several subordinates immediately drew their blades to cover him.

"Kill!" Since the disguise had already been torn off, Bai Hengbo decided to go all the way.

Two Green Guards stepped close to Zhao Song and slashed with their blades, also fast enough to leave afterimages. But Zhao Song's goal in this instant was just to save his life; not only did he activate several protective magic treasures, but without a word, he grabbed a large shield and blocked it in front of him.

This shield was nearly four feet high, taller than his waist when stood up, and a palm thick. Zhao Song backed against the high wall, cowering behind the shield, protecting himself tightly and thoroughly.

The Green Guards' attacks were like a violent storm, pouring down onto the face of the shield.

Zhao Song only felt as if the shield face had been trampled by a giant elephant; the enemy's strength was so great that his arms went numb, and then there was a 'Crack!' sound—the shield face split!

Preposterous! He had primordial power in his body, and this shield was no ordinary item; how could it be broken by the Green Guards in a single encounter?

Were the guards brought along by the Green Sun Regent all this fierce?

Dozens of palace guards behind Bai Hengbo were his confidants, and they also rushed over to surround and attack Zhao Song and his few guards.

Their situation was precarious.

The mist seemed to grow thicker, and at some point, it began to flow along the ground; everyone was covered by the white mist below their waists, and their trousers were all wet.

As the battle reached the dark shadows of the trees, a sudden burst of intense clashing of metal rang out!

There were people in the shadows, and far more than just Zhao Song.

At the same time, with dozens of 'whoosh' sounds, the white mist was disturbed, and arrows arrived like rain along the path! Not good, an ambush!

People emerged from the rockeries and the palace, shadows flickering; because the mist was thick, Bai Hengbo couldn't tell the exact number at a glance, only knowing he had been surrounded, and his scalp couldn't help but go numb.

"Assemble, charge out!" Bai Hengbo couldn't care about anything else, gave an order, and turned to charge outward with his men.

Just as he had originally intended to take fifty-seven people to single-handedly challenge Zhao Song, the opponent taking hundreds of people to gang up on them was equally a sure win.

Those few Green Guards said nothing, instantly knocking down a dozen palace guards.

Those who were originally attacking Zhao Song now not only didn't retreat but instead added more strength.

They didn't listen to Bai Hengbo's orders; killing this leader first before leaving would only be beneficial for the Palace Master's subsequent plans.

Bai Hengbo had already led his men to run several zhang away, and when he looked back, he saw only a vast expanse of white—the white mist had somehow become increasingly thick, and he couldn't see clearly beyond five or seven steps.

They only heard the sounds of fighting and shouting in the mist, as well as Zhao Song's cursing.

Then, it became quiet.

Next, Zhao Song walked out slowly from the darkness, his face covered in blood; the palace guards behind him were all those who had returned from the Yongquan Villa that night.

"How could you..." Bai Hengbo pointed at him, his face full of shock and suspicion, "Your men were clearly at the Frost Immortal Hall!"

Otherwise, how could he have felt at ease bringing Zhao Song over?

Who would have known that the opponent had also taken a fancy to the Jade Spring Palace and had laid a killing trap here too!

"Can't figure it out?" Zhao Song grinned, "If you can't figure it out, go down to the Nine Springs and keep thinking!"

This time it was his turn to point at Bai Hengbo, full of confidence:

"Kill!"

Damn it, he had almost been killed by the Green Guards just now; if it weren't for...

Hundreds of people fighting fifty-some people, and with a sneak attack to start, the first wave of arrows had already harvested seven or eight lives, so the result was basically without suspense.

The Jade Spring Palace had long since set up a sound-insulating barrier, so the screams here could not reach the outside.

Several Green Guards looked at each other and rushed to Bai Hengbo's side, intending to protect him as they broke through the encirclement.

They were almost at the entrance, only a few steps away from getting out. Zhao Song thought to himself that it was bad, raised his crossbow to shoot, but the mist was disturbed again, and it seemed like something flashed by, and the Green Guards were suddenly three fewer.

No one could see clearly how they had disappeared, and their cries for help also stopped abruptly.

Thanks to the student "Yi He 0" for the tip; we have a new fan leader.