webnovelfull Chapter 155 Wild beasts attack the palace
Chapter 155 Wild beasts attack the palace
At this time, Rong Mama fell to the ground with blood in her mouth and nose, and her body was densely covered with thumb-sized green ants.
The green ants ate her flesh bite by bite. In a moment, the harsh look of the past was no longer visible on her wrinkled face. Only the frightening pieces of flesh were left.
"Ah ah ah..."
Countless maids and servants who followed were frightened by this scene and screamed in fear.
For a moment, the palace was in chaos.
The courtyard where Ye Shengxin and his companions lived was in a remote location. When they learned about the accident in the palace, An Hewang had already had one of his hands bitten off by a tiger and had fainted from the pain.
The three of them were surprised for a moment, then quickly put on their clothes and were taken by Hao Duanzhuang to the roof of the most lively courtyard.
The place was brightly lit, and all the guards in the yard were on high alert. The timid maids and servants were already crying.
Princess Anhe, who was temporarily in charge of the situation, had a pale face and was asking the court doctor about the health of Prince Anhe.
Next to her was the female guard who was guarding her with a long sword.
Outside the yard, Ye Shengxin saw a tiger trying to rush over the wall. It was twice as big as any she had seen in Qingshan Village.
Ten meters away from the tiger, there were several bears and lions with bells on them, which were kept in someone's house.
On the wall near the courtyard, there were dense swarms of green ants and red insects and rats climbing.
At this moment, they were like crazy. They did not retreat in the face of the arrows flying at them, and let out stubborn roars one after another.
Ye Xingxin was stunned: "This Madam Ye, her fighting ability is too strong, isn't it? She can actually find these creatures in the capital."
Zhang Liang clenched his fists, looking unhappy: "These big things are not scary. The green ants are small and hard to guard against. They are the scariest."
"If you get bit by them, as long as you don't die, the wound will itch and hurt for the rest of your life."
After Zhang Liang finished speaking, Hao Duanzhuang waved his sleeves and swept away all the green ants that had climbed onto the roof.
The ants fell below, and the sharp-eyed female guard stepped on several of them to death. Some of the ones that were missed crawled in through the cracks in the door and unknowingly came to An and Wang's beds.
The bloody smell of flesh excited several ants. They crawled into the quilt and bit An and Wang Bai's tender flesh.
"what!"
The severe pain made the unconscious An Hewang scream and sit up. His eyeballs bulged out, and he jumped off the bed in one step, shouting:
"On the bed, something attacked this king on the bed."
"Ah!" he cried again.
The ants fell into his sleeves and bit him in different parts of his body. An and Wang grimaced in pain.
Seeing this, the court doctor nearby hurriedly used a feather duster to brush off the ants on the prince's body.
As for the remaining ones, the court doctor helped An and Wang to take off their clothes and clean them up thoroughly.
An Hewang was tortured so much that sweat broke out on his forehead. He gasped for breath, wondering why he had to suffer such a disaster while lying at home.
How did these green ants come about?
"Have the guards we sent to the palace for help returned?" he asked.
The butler who came in from outside said in pain: "Your Majesty, all the guards we sent out are dead."
"There are still ferocious beasts coming to our house."
The housekeeper was also puzzled. The Huang family was destroyed, and the prince was unable to save the prince's life because he could not get the iron certificate. He was so angry that he was sick in bed for several days. It can be said that he had no chance to offend anyone.
The housekeeper couldn't guess who the enemy was after being retaliated against so crazily.
"Anything else?" An Hewang's eyes went dark and he was about to faint again. The court doctor hurried forward and pinched his philtrum, waking him up.
"Your Highness, the guards can't hold on any longer. Please let the secret guards come out." At this time, Princess Anhe ran in and cried.
"We wouldn't have made it through the night without them."
As a prince, King Anhe can naturally hire secret guards, but there is a limit on the number, which must not exceed twenty.
But An and Wang had more than twenty people, he supported a thousand people.
If exposed, this kind of regulation would be tantamount to rebellion.
His palm was bitten, and he had wanted to call out to the secret guards to fight the enemy, but he fainted. When the princess mentioned it, he hardened his heart and ordered with pain:
"Butler, take my token and go to my study to call for help."
The butler took the token and left. An and Wang said again, "Let them change their clothes and come back. Let's have 100 first."
The butler had some basic martial arts skills and acted very quickly. In just half a cup of tea, Sheng Xin and the others saw a group of nimble people swinging their swords and killing many ferocious beasts that were eyeing the yard covetously.
Those annoying insects and ants were also attracted to the yard next door, burning down most of the yard.
In the flames rising to the sky, Zhang Liang raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat off his face. After a long moment, he commented:
"This Anhe Wang may have rebellious intentions."
Emperor Jingming looked at him sideways, chewing the word "rebellious" over and over again in his mouth. After a long time, his eyes looked towards the direction of the imperial palace.
Can ordinary people say this word?
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Outside the courtyard, feeling the movement inside weakening, Ye Wanqiu's eyes darkened. She cut her arm with a knife and let the blood drip onto the points of the formation to expand the formation.
Soon, there was another rumbling noise behind him.
In the dead of night, the roar of the wild beast startled countless curious people around. They retreated back to their own yards and hid in their beds, trembling.
But he secretly wondered what An and Wang had done to deserve such crazy revenge.
"Your Majesty, another wave of beasts is attacking us, and more than half of our secret guards are dead or wounded."
A quarter of an hour later, the butler came in hurriedly and suggested, "Should we send in some more secret guards?"
Amid the earth-shaking roar, An Hewang gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, another hundred people."
On the roof, Zhang Liang looked at the group of people who appeared again with clean and neat skills, his eyes deepened.
"He has 200 secret guards privately. This King An He is likely to have rebellious intentions."
Emperor Jingming remained silent, his eyes becoming increasingly serious.
Sensing that something might happen tonight, the prince, who was alone peeking at the sky, stared at his face and nodded in agreement.
An hour later, the butler called another two hundred secret guards.
Zhang Liang: "This King Anhe is indeed rebellious."
The prince pursed his lips and said, "I underestimated this uncle."
As daylight approached, the guards and secret guards of the Anhe Palace suffered heavy losses. Ye Wanqiu had been in a stalemate with the people inside for three hours. She had lost too much blood and her head was swollen and her vision was black.
She couldn't stay any longer.
With the hood on his head, Ye Wanqiu took a deep look at the closed door of Anhe Palace, then turned and left.
The sound of horse hooves gradually became louder in the distance. It was Zhou Lin and the Imperial Guards coming.
The sound of the soldiers' armor rubbing against each other was like a dull awakening bell, causing those overly curious people in the surrounding areas to look around and try to get first-hand information.
But he was frightened by the cold face of the leader.
After Hao Duanzhuang reported the news, Emperor Jingming looked at the ruined scene below and said, "We can't stay in the palace for the time being. Let's go back to the inn."