Chapter 1016

She could only follow as instructed.

The two reached the door.

A brief silence made Ye Erniang feel suffocated.

Numerous images flashed before her eyes.

Being deceived by Sikuang Xuan Ci when she was a young girl.

The madness after losing her child.

The ecstasy of finding Xuzhu again.

Finally turning into images of being threatened time and time again.

From hatred and resistance to gradually getting used to it.

Even unconsciously becoming obedient.

Especially after seeing Li Qiu's fate just now.

She shuddered even more violently.

She only came back to her senses after Gu Hanyuan spoke.

"Ye Erniang, do you need me to explain?"

Ye Erniang's expression was gloomy upon hearing this.

She said in a low voice:

"No need."

Gu Hanyuan smiled with satisfaction.

"Very good, you know what you need to do, right?"

Ye Erniang lowered her eyes.

She replied respectfully:

"I understand."

Gu Hanyuan said softly:

"Rest assured, as long as you are obedient, neither Sikuang Xuan Ci nor Xuzhu will be harmed."

Saying this, he pinched Ye Erniang's smooth chin.

Without using force, but with an irresistible will, he lifted it up.

Making her unable to avoid his gaze.

He said with deep meaning:

"Li Qiu is left to you to take care of. I will reward you well afterwards."

Ye Erniang was stunned upon hearing this.

Looking at her own reflection in those deep, pitch-black eyes.

Her cheeks were slightly red.

Even more beautiful than she was in her youth.

There was not the slightest look of resistance.

It was clearly filled with anticipation.

Such a fact made her reply obediently:

"I will take good care of her."

Gu Hanyuan smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this.

Under Ye Erniang's gaze, he flashed away from this place.

Ye Erniang sighed faintly.

She turned to prepare hot water for Li Qiu to bathe.

The location of the Xixia Yipintang was remote.

The commotion at the palace gate could not reach there.

There was a clamor of voices, neighing horses, and the clashing of swords and spears.

At this moment, a thousand Iron Pagodas were charging at the Imperial City Guards.

The Imperial City Guards, who had failed to close the palace gate in time, were scattered by the elite heavy cavalry.

Seeing that they were about to be unable to hold their ground.

Thousands of people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands rushed out.

If they had formed a formation to confront them, the people of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands would have been nothing but a mob that would scatter at a single charge.

But now that a chaotic battle had broken out on the field.

It instead caused huge trouble for the Iron Pagodas.

The Yeli brothers, who were commanding the Iron Pagodas, saw the people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands.

And immediately understood that the plan had gone awry.

Unfortunately, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

They could only bite the bullet and reorganize their ranks.

To break through the palace gate as soon as possible.

As for Hulagu, on whom they had pinned high hopes, he was leading people into the Qingfeng Pavilion.

Wu Xingyun had already sensed something was wrong when she heard the commotion at the palace gate.

She was about to leave the Qingfeng Pavilion to investigate.

But was blocked by Hulagu and the others.

In a situation where the circumstances were unclear.

Wu Xingyun had no choice but to take Li Qinglu and hide behind the gauze curtains.

Intending to first find out Hulagu's purpose.

She asked tentatively:

"Hulagu, you have trespassed into the Qingfeng Pavilion, what is your intention?"

Hulagu laughed wildly and said:

"Haha, of course, I have come to marry the Yinchuan Princess."

Wu Xingyun's expression darkened immediately upon hearing this.

Hulagu's brazen attitude.

Clearly meant that something had gone wrong in Xixia.

She worried that the plan to substitute the bride and her marriage to Gu Hanyuan would come to nothing.

Anger rose from her heart.

She shouted in a deep voice:

"Hulagu, you have great courage! This is Xixia, not your Mongol Yuan."

Hulagu smiled even more triumphantly upon hearing this:

"Princess, do not be in such a hurry to refuse, I have brought a gift this time."

After saying this, he turned his head and signaled to Fang Yeyu.

Fang Yeyu saw this and threw the package in his hand into the gauze curtains.

A mournful cry of surprise soon rang out from within the gauze curtains.

"Father!"

Li Qinglu was holding the package in her hands and weeping mournfully.

Hidden inside the package was the head of Li Liangzuo.

It turned out that Hulagu had waited for a long time for Tan Yingshou and the others, but they did not return.

At Fang Yeyu's suggestion.

To avoid long delays.

They decided to act in advance.

Using Li Yuanhao's name, they summoned all his sons and grandsons into the palace and killed them.

Now, Li Yuanhao's direct bloodline was left with only a group of women.

The one with the highest status was naturally Li Qinglu.

As long as Hulagu could control Li Qinglu. ===== CHAPTER 1018 =====