Chapter 565: Only one word: Fight!

I never expected there to be anyone else in this imperial mausoleum!!

Zhang Tingjiu and Yang Qilang only then realized they had been careless!

Someone had actually arrived here ahead of them.

They had even seized the imperial mausoleum first!

And now they were trapped inside the imperial mausoleum.

If they couldn't get out, wouldn't everyone have to be buried with this tyrant?

Yang Qilang and Zhang Tingjiu quickly exchanged a glance, and Zhang Tingjiu shouted, "Who are you?"

"You occupy this imperial mausoleum—what do you intend?"

"Do you know who we are?"

Li Qingluo deliberately lowered her voice, gave a low laugh: "Sir Zhang, Sir Yang, gentlemen, don't rush."

"Today, by fate we've all gathered here—why must we speak so plainly about some things?"

"Who have you tied up, and what rebellion are you plotting? I can ask you first."

Zhang Tingjiu's and Yang Qilang's faces instantly turned deathly pale.

It seems this person has been watching them from the shadows all along.

And they've kept tabs on every detail of their affairs!

Both secretly reached for their weapons at their waists, ready to fight to the death, when Li Qingluo, who had been watching their every move, shook her head.

"Gentlemen, my arrows never miss."

"Who wants to go first?"

Zhang and Yang's movements both froze.

Li Qingluo: "I said, today we'll just watch the spectacle together."

"Gentlemen, why risk your lives?"

She was threatening, but also gave them a chance to choose.

Zhang Tingjiu and the others certainly didn't want to die.

It wasn't just because the fully drawn bow was aimed at them.

Also, the four guards standing behind the archer were all emanating vicious killing intent, clearly experts, far from ordinary.

They also had the Chu Emperor with them; even in a fight they'd surely come out worse.

If Li Wu were here, that would be great.

With his wit and skill, turning the tide would be no problem.

They would even delay, just to wait for Li Wu to return……

Moreover, this person clearly had other motives.

Only now did Zhang Tingjiu notice the strangeness of this situation.

Could the disappearance of the Construction Army be related to this person?

What does he intend to do by occupying the imperial mausoleum?

Moreover, he seems to have long known that their party would come to this imperial mausoleum……

And who is he?

Too much mist, like layers of dark shadows, must be cleared away to see the truth behind the bright moon.

Yang Qilang gave a faint smile: "Let's talk properly."

"I don't know what play this young sir wants us to watch."

"We're also really curious."

Li Qingluo put away her bow and turned to walk inside.

"Gentlemen, please follow us."

Meanwhile, outside the imperial mausoleum, the remaining eight hundred guards watched the stone gate of the tomb crash down heavily, not knowing whether it was their lord's own doing.

Thus they could only stare wide-eyed at each other, daring not to act rashly.

Zhui Yu lifted his head.

For this journey, Your Highness brought only him as a guard.

Now, naturally, it's his turn to act.

"Everyone, the tyrant has been seized by the two gentlemen and taken into the imperial mausoleum."

"Are we just supposed to sit and wait for death, hoping the gentlemen will help us find a way to live?"

"If we don't give it our all, and if the two gentlemen suffer any mishap, our eight hundred men and eight hundred families will all be lost."

"We must not only protect our own homes, but also provide backup for the three gentlemen, so they have no rear worries—only then can this hard battle have a chance of victory!"

"That tyrant wants to surrender."

"He wants to offer our heads to the King of Qin outside, seeking his own chance at life."

"He clings to life, fears death, and thus tosses us aside like weeds, caring nothing for us."

"Are we just supposed to do nothing?"

"Now, for our sake, one of the gentlemen is going to capture and kill the King of Qin."

"Two have already bound the tyrant."

"We have no retreat left! Only one word: fight!"

"Last night, we could kill a thousand of the enemy with two hundred."

"Today, we can also use eight hundred to wipe out their remaining two thousand, leaving not a scrap of armor!"

"Whoever wants to fight alongside me, follow me!"

After saying that, Zhui Yu turned the horse's head.

With a loud "Giddyup——" shout, the horse bolted like a fierce wind, galloping wildly toward the valley entrance!

Everyone looked at each other.

Then one, two, three… countless.

Only fifty guards were left behind to guard the imperial tomb entrance; the rest all followed Zhui Yu and charged out.

"Battle!"

"Battle!"

"Battle——!"

Like a tidal wave, the unified shout shook from the valley out to the mountains.

The shock made the Qin King's party, who had just arrived at the entrance, hastily halt their advance.

"Your Highness, ahead is the newly built imperial tomb of the Emperor."

"These rebels are strange indeed; why would they flee to the imperial tomb?"

"Moreover, there should be a construction workforce inside, yet we hear no fighting sounds—only slogans echoing repeatedly..."

"Beware of a trap!"

The Qin King narrowed his eyes, looking toward the direction of the entrance.

"When things go against the norm, there must be something uncanny."

"You said, last night it seemed you saw Zhang Tingji?"

The guard replied: "I dare not confirm it either."

"They were all in plain clothes, merely resembling… but how could that be? If it really were Minister Zhang, how could he possibly be a rebel?"

"They even kidnapped His Majesty and the Fourth Prince!"

"Could he be plotting rebellion?"

Qin King: "I don't know whether they intend to rebel."

"But they cut off the Fourth Prince's hand; even if I die, I will exterminate every one of them!"

Hardly had his words fallen when the vanguard rode back on horseback.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, see clearly——"

"Several hundred people are charging toward the valley entrance."

Qin King: "You see clearly? But are they all of them?"

Guard: "Your Highness, last night they were already down to seven or eight hundred. It's hateful that, due to their deceit, they've killed nearly a thousand of us!"

"Today they dare to charge out again!"

"Your Highness, we will surely kill them all, leaving not a scrap of armor!"

"Please, Your Highness, give the order quickly!"

Qin King: "Please remain calm and do not act rashly!"

"Why would they suddenly all charge out?"

"Also, have you seen the Fourth Prince and His Majesty?"

"Could there be a deception among them?"

Vanguard: "We haven't seen any trace of His Majesty or the Fourth Prince."

"It even seems there is no leader."

The Qin King felt increasingly that something was terribly wrong.

"Wait!"

"Let me think. We must not act rashly again!"

However, at that very moment, a flying arrow suddenly shot down from the hillside!

One arrow pierced a guard's skull.

Immediately thereafter, countless arrows rained down like a storm upon the slope below.

"There's an ambush——"

By the time the Qin King's men reacted and swung their swords to block, dozens had already been struck down by arrows.

"Your Highness, we have nowhere to hide here!"

Because of that tidal-wave-like shout, they were forced to halt and stood in the wilderness embankment.

The shield troops numbered only fifty!

Even when the shield bearers stepped forward, they could not stop the arrows continually flying down from the slope.

They seemed to have preset their positions beforehand!

They knew from which angle they could completely trap them in place.

In the blink of an eye, another dozen were struck down.

Even with shield bearers, even with swords raised to deflect arrows, they had no idea how many more arrows were coming.

At this rate, within a quarter hour, two thousand would be shot dead where they stood—it's merely a matter of time!

Unless they retreat urgently.

Or they must hurry forward, for only ahead at the valley entrance is there a grove!

Only with trees can they find cover!

The Qin King gritted his teeth: "Advance swiftly forward!"

He naturally would not abandon the Fourth Prince at such a time.

Moreover, the Chu Emperor is still ahead.

If we can seize this opportunity to capture and control the Chu Emperor, no matter what prince, he can help Zongzheng Wuxie make a complete comeback!

This great opportunity is already within reach.

If we give up, the Fourth Prince, whose hand has been cut off, will then have no chance at all.

What do the several decades I painstakingly arranged amount to?

However, as we went forward head-on, although we dodged the arrow rain, we also ran into the group brought by Zhui Yu.

Both sides immediately began killing.

Although the Qin King's forces outnumber ours threefold!

But the valley entrance is narrow, so the Qin King's troops cannot all rush in at once.

When we meet head-on and begin fighting, Zhui Yu's side is missing Duan Rongshi and the three from the Zhang and Yang families, so the disparity in strength and advantage is instantly leveled.

However, with Zhui Yu personally leading the way, the Zhang and Yang family guards behind him, even when facing greater numbers, do not lose an ounce of their aura.

Soon, corpses began to pile up on the ground.

Because of their numbers, the Zhang and Yang family guards were forced to retreat step by step into the valley.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the forests on both sides.

"Eagle..."

"Eagle!"

"Is it an eagle?"

"Look up at the sky! There's an eagle in the sky——"

The Qin King's troops raised their heads to look at the sky.

Where is the eagle?

Clearly, they are individuals in black clothing.

At the very least, there are ten of them!

They are somehow hanging upside down in midair above the valley!

Upon closer inspection,

It turns out there are thin strings attached to both sides of the cliff!

And these people are hanging from those thin strings!

Where on earth did this come from?

In this world, there actually exists such strong thin string?

The Qin King's face changed: "Where on earth did these people come from......"

"How did they manage that?"

On such thin string, they can actually hang so many people right next to each other!

"Careful——"

"Ambush——"

"Shield soldiers——"

"Protect the Qin King!!"

"Protect the Qin King, Your Highness——"

Meanwhile, Zhui Yu simply raised a hand, letting everyone calm down.

"Everyone, be ready in formation!"

In that sluggish moment, countless arrow rains fell from the sky again.

In the astonished gaze of the Zhang and Yang family guards, these arrow rains all flew solely toward the Qin King's troops.

One miserable cry after another rang out.

The Qin King's troops panicked and shouted: "Protect!"

"Protect Your Highness——"

"Mounted archers, counterattack!!"

However, before the upward-flying arrows could strike those hanging eagles, Zhui Yu issued an urgent shout: "Stop them from shooting arrows!"

The Zhang and Yang family guards still did not understand what those eagles in the sky were.

But they already knew that the other side was either enemy or ally!

Thus, they all charged forward in a mighty rush——

They threw flying knives and swords at the Qin King's mounted archers, intending to stop them from launching a counterattack on the sky from the room.

However, a scene that shocked everyone soon appeared!

The arrows shot upward by the mounted archers struck those 'eagles,' yet they could not hit them!