Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 853 - 850: All Killed in Action

"Escape the city! Fight a bloody path and escort the Crown Prince out! Hurry!" Bai Jinxiu shouted as she protected the Crown Prince, retreating continuously.

"Soldiers! King Liang is a traitor! We swear to protect the Crown Prince to our death! Kill!" General Wang yelled, turning with his soldiers to face the enemy forces charging through the city gate, attempting to carve out a path for the Crown Prince and his entourage.

The clashing of swords and the cries of battle resounded through the heavens.

The Crown Princess Consort was terrified, clutching the Little Prince tightly, retreating with the Crown Prince amidst the crowd.

The Little Prince, held too tightly by the Crown Princess Consort, couldn’t breathe and cried out, "Wah!" As the Crown Princess Consort was pushed and stumbled, she nearly dropped the Little Prince.

"Crown Princess Consort! Crown Princess Consort!" The Crown Prince bent down to help her, but was knocked over by his guards. Amidst the chaos, he was stepped on, and he howled in pain.

King Liang’s eyes darkened. He shouted, "Archers!"

The imperial guard, who was drawing the bow and aiming at the Crown Prince’s entourage, hurriedly handed the bow and arrows to King Liang.

Seated on his fine steed, King Liang drew the bow and aimed at the wailing baby in the Crown Princess Consort’s arms, his eyes cold as he released the arrow...

In an instinctual reaction, Bai Jinxiu’s longsword sliced through the arrow rushing towards the Little Prince. She pulled up the fallen Crown Princess Consort.

"Tsk... What a pity, I missed." King Liang’s voice was cold and indifferent.

Bai Jinxiu looked back at King Liang with murderous eyes. Ever since becoming a mother, Bai Jinxiu couldn’t stand anyone laying hands on children. King Liang had truly disgusted her to the core. How could she have been so foolish to believe that he genuinely loved her eldest sister?!

King Liang wasn’t even fit to carry her eldest sister’s shoes!

"Protect the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess Consort, and the Little Prince!" Bai Jinxiu shouted.

Now... the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess Consort, and the Little Prince were surrounded even tighter. The Crown Princess Consort could barely breathe, let alone the Little Prince in her arms.

However, there were wolves within the city and tigers outside, making it exceedingly difficult to escape.

King Liang, seated on his high horse, was savoring the desperate struggle of Bai Jinxiu and the Crown Prince’s entourage, feeling very pleased.

The guards protecting the Crown Prince fell one after another, their heads rolling. Blood splashed onto the faces of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess Consort. For the first time, the Crown Prince tasted the metallic scent of blood, his face turned ashen, and he felt nauseous. The Crown Princess Consort screamed, clutching the child tightly, crying hysterically.

The Crown Prince, pushed and jostled backwards, looked up at King Liang, then turned to Bai Jinxiu, who was fighting valiantly, covered in blood, trying to lead him out. In that moment, he made a decision. He took out the Imperial Edict from his bosom and stuffed it into Bai Jinxiu’s hands.

"Crown Prince?!" Bai Jinxiu turned to look at him.

Wiping the blood from his face, the Crown Prince solemnly said, "Lady Qin, I need you to go for reinforcements! Don’t worry about me... I have others protecting me. You should be able to make it out on your own!"

His words were serious. Just as he finished speaking, a guard protecting him jostled him backwards. Looking up, he saw the rebel forces pushing them back into the city. The soldiers and guards protecting him were outnumbered, impaled by rebel pikes, lifted brutally off the ground, their blood flowing everywhere.

The Crown Prince, who had never witnessed the brutality of war, vomited on the spot.

"Your Highness!" Bai Jinxiu caught him.

The nausea made the Crown Prince’s head spin. He mustered his remaining clarity and said, "King Liang wants to use my life to prove he’s not a traitor. He won’t kill me yet! As long as you go and return quickly, you’ll be able to save me! Lady Qin... the fate of myself, the Little Prince, and the Crown Princess Consort is in your hands!"

Initially, Bai Jinxiu intended to take the Crown Prince to Yuanping together, thinking it would be more convincing. However, given the current situation, it was impossible to take the Crown Prince, the Little Prince, and the Crown Princess Consort out together.

"Escort Lady Qin out of the city!" The Crown Prince gave Bai Jinxiu a push and whispered to the Hidden Guard beside him.

Bai Jinxiu nodded, turned, and continued fighting her way out alongside the Hidden Guard.

Ren Shijie also drew his sword and said to the Crown Prince, "I will escort Lady Qin out!"

The Crown Prince was stunned, watching Ren Shijie’s sword fight. It was the first time he realized Ren Shijie knew martial arts. The Crown Prince always thought Ren Shijie’s sword was merely decorative.

Ren Shijie revealing his martial arts now and loudly announcing his intention to escort Lady Qin out was merely to slip out of the city and send a message to the Yan Kingdom.

On the city wall, not all were General Wang’s men. General Wang shouted to release the arrows, but the archers on the wall were too embroiled in combat to fire.

King Liang’s main targets were the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess Consort, and the Little Prince, paying no attention to Bai Jinzhi fighting her way out. It was clear her goal was to escape first rather than fight a path for the Crown Prince.

Bai Jinxiu, with the Emperor’s handwritten edict in her bosom, fought her way to the city gate with the Bai family guards and Hidden Guard. General Wang blew a whistle, summoning a dozen gallant horses from outside the city.

Fan Yuhuai realized Bai Jinxiu’s small group was attempting to escape. He shouted, "Stop them!"

The gallant horses charged in, knocking down the imperial guard surrounding Bai Jinxiu’s group...

"Release arrows! Release arrows! Do not let a single person escape!" King Liang shouted anxiously.

On the city wall, Fan Yuhuai’s archers aimed at Bai Jinxiu who was battling outside the city. General Wang pushed Bai Jinxiu aside, taking the arrow in his shoulder. Clutching his bleeding wound, he turned to continue fighting the rebels, shouting, "Lady Qin, hurry!"

Bai Jinxiu, with a resolute gaze, sheathed her sword, grabbed the saddle of a nearby galloping horse, and leapt onto it, speeding away!

The Bai family guards and Hidden Guard followed her example, grabbing onto the saddle and vaulting onto their steeds, galloping away.

"Brothers! Stop them!" General Wang gritted his teeth and shouted to his soldiers on the city wall, "Close the gates! Close the gates! Close them quickly!"

They must not let these rebels pursue Lady Qin. Only if Lady Qin’s group remained uncaptured could they seek reinforcements.

General Wang’s imperial guards continued to charge towards the city gate gears, as if unafraid of death...

The city gates began to move, the gap between the doors gradually closed, stopping intermittently but ultimately getting smaller.

The Crown Prince watched the gap in the city gates finally shut, breathing a sigh of relief, nearly knocked down by a protecting soldier.

He only hoped Bai Jinxiu would speed up, to quickly bring the reinforcements from Yuanping.

The night was dark and starless.

The killing in Dadu City gradually quieted down.

The General Wang, who protected Bai Jinzhi’s escape, eventually died in battle, and none of his imperial guards surrendered...

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