She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 156: The Last Elder Princess of the Dynasty

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: The Last Elder Princess of the Dynasty

However.

When they pulled back Xiang Ying’s blanket, they found her clutching an iron object in her arms.

Question marks popped up over the heads of a few people one after another.

"What is this?"

One of them leaned in close to observe and hissed, "It seems like a firearm."

A cold voice, tinged with a hint of weariness, resounded above their heads.

"You’re not wrong; this is a firearm, the kind that can blast you straight to meet your dead ancestors."

The assassins who had sneaked in were immediately startled, scrambling back in alarm.

Yet what they saw was Xiang Ying, who had just been sound asleep, now with her sharp, jet-black Phoenix Eyes wide open.

Her cheeks were flushed with an abnormal red, yet her gaze was more lucid and piercing than ever.

The muscle aches caused by the high fever could not overcome muscle memory.

Xiang Ying almost instantly sat up with agility, and before they could react, the cold iron barrel of the firearm was already aimed at them.

She gently flicked the pan cover: "Remember, this shot is called ’Take Your Life’!"

"Run!" the assassins shrieked.

But it was too late; they couldn’t take two steps before the bright red gunpowder roared out.

With a "bang," the entire Snow Mountain reverberated with a buzzing sound.

Snowflakes fell in a scattered flurry, and Jie Chen looked back only to see that half of Xiang Ying’s house was ablaze with fire!

Jie Chen’s eyes shifted hues thinly; he turned and rushed towards Xiang Ying’s direction.

However, Prince Xuan’s men, lying in ambush nearby, suddenly sensed that something was amiss and, no longer hiding, they surged out, brandishing their blades for the kill!

As the two Snow Beasts were ferociously attacking and biting, they suddenly heard a clear and piercing tune of music.

As if they understood humanity, they turned and ran, quickly disappearing into the forest.

Skinny Monkey shouted loudly, "Don’t chase them! Go help the Deputy General first!"

Jie Chen’s soldiers instantly clashed into a melee with the troops brought by Prince Xuan.

A jade-white hand smeared with white snow and gunpowder dust pressed against the half-collapsed wall.

Xiang Ying, clutching her belly, moved step by step and walked out.

She patted the ash off her body and coughed lightly a couple of times.

The firearm had been modified by her, filled with heavy-duty gunpowder, to guard against both humans and beasts.

It’s just that she didn’t expect these people to be so bold.

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Xiang Ying looked into the distance, where Jie Chen was entangled by seven or eight people.

Bearing her drowsy head, she prepared to go over and help.

At the same time, Xiang Qianqian had already spotted the man behind the ambushing soldiers.

The man sat on horseback, with a goatee on his round, stern face.

Xiang Qianqian was overjoyed, her skirts lifted as she ran towards him.

"Uncle Wang! Uncle Wang!"

Prince Xuan was her father’s brother; surely he had come to rescue them from this peril.

However, as Xiang Qianqian drew near to Prince Xuan’s horse, she was suddenly blocked by sword-wielding soldiers.

Prince Xuan glanced at her: "Qianqian? You’re still alive? What about your late mother?"

Tears streamed down Xiang Qianqian’s face: "Mother... mother was eaten by the Snow Beasts. Uncle Wang, please take me away; these Nanyue soldiers are simply inhumane! I have suffered so much on this journey."

Prince Xuan was unmoved, his eyes fixated squarely on her.

"Do you know where the legitimate eldest princess, Xiang Ying, has hidden the Imperial Jade Seal?"

Xiang Qianqian was startled: "I don’t know; it might be in her own hands, or maybe, she gave it to Jie Chen."

"Anyway, all along the way, she’s been cozy with Jie Chen, not a bit concerned about the important affairs of the nation. I... Ah!"

Her words were cut off, for a long sword had already been pressed against her neck.

The soldiers roared angrily, "Cut the crap!"

Xiang Qianqian’s face turned pale with fear, and her legs went weak: "Uncle Wang, what are you doing? It’s me, Qianqian! You’re going to turn on me too?"

Prince Xuan chuckled, "The Western Zhou Dynasty has perished, and whoever obtains the Imperial Jade Seal will rule the world. I already command a hundred thousand troops! All that’s missing is an opportunity to inherit the mandate of heaven."

"And you don’t even know where the Jade Seal is, so your life means nothing to me! Give me one reason to spare you."

Terrified, Xiang Qianqian blurted out nonsensically, "I, I can take you to find elder sister, they’ve started fighting, and Jie Chen doesn’t have time to look after elder sister."

"Now that elder sister is gravely ill, she has no power to resist. Uncle Wang, if you want the Jade Seal, catching her will do!"

Prince Xuan’s expression finally softened slightly, "Good! Men, escort me, and follow the Fifth Princess to find the elder princess."

Xiang Qianqian was pushed and shoved, leading the way with a pale face.

Jie Chen glanced over from the corner of his eye and couldn’t help but let out a cold and rough reprimand, "Stop them!"

Supervisor Ke immediately turned his horse around and led his men to block Prince Xuan and his party.

The two sides clashed, Prince Xuan’s troops were numerous and had the advantage.

Their swords pressed against Xiang Qianqian’s neck: "If you don’t surrender now, we’ll kill her immediately!"

Xiang Qianqian cried incessantly, "Supervisor Ke, Ke, save me!"

Supervisor Ke couldn’t help but get distracted looking at her.

Xiang Qianqian sobbed, "You once said that I reminded you of your sister back home, she’s about my age."

"If she were held captive like this by someone, would you rescue her? I just want to live, brother, brother!!"

She had heard him talk about his sister back when she was applying medicine for Supervisor Ke.

Supervisor Ke was an orphan who had followed the army from a young age; he could endure all hardships, but not the slightest suffering for his dear sister.

So, when Xiang Qianqian said these words, he hesitated.

"Cease fire!" he shouted, and the soldiers beside him immediately stopped.

However, Prince Xuan seized the opportunity: "Kill them!"

His soldiers didn’t stop, and in an instant, blood splattered everywhere!

Supervisor Ke’s eyes reddened: "Stop!"

He rushed forward, brandishing his sword, but Prince Xuan shot an arrow into his chest.

Supervisor Ke clutched his heart as he fell, his eyes wide with unwillingness.

Xiang Qianqian seized the moment to say to Prince Xuan, "Uncle Wang, come with me, Xiang Ying’s camp is just ahead!"

As they passed the fallen Supervisor Ke, Xiang Qianqian didn’t even look down at him.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed Xiang Qianqian by the ankle.

Looking down, it was the not-yet-dead Supervisor Ke.

"You... didn’t have to do this... Deputy General could give you dignity..." he said, blood spilling from his mouth, "Go back, go back!"

Xiang Qianqian chuckled, "Supervisor Ke, you’re really stupid. I am a West Zhou person, you Nanyue destroyed my home, how could I ever really think of you as a brother."

"Trying to persuade me at death’s door, how pointless!" She kicked him right in the chest.

Supervisor Ke rolled down the slope.

He slid faster and faster, and at the end of the slope was a sheer cliff!

Suddenly!

Two arrows whistled by Prince Xuan’s neck, shooting past.

They pinned Supervisor Ke’s sleeves and pants, stopping his slide.

Prince Xuan was surprised, "Such precise archery."

He turned back, and through the snowstorm, Xiang Ying put down her bow, her hair disheveled and fluttering wildly, standing at the highest point of the slope.

Behind her, houses burned fiercely, with flames reaching for the sky, a sharp contrast against the swirling snow, seeming to form an intense fervor.

The blinding snow mixed with the flames like a battle cloak on her shoulders, signaling her unbeatable honors.

Before Prince Xuan could speak, the soldiers he brought with him grew scared.

"It’s the elder princess..."

This was none other than the legitimate eldest princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Devil Witch who never took civil and military officials seriously.