The scale of the melee outside Furong Garden was far beyond "Xiao Changyan's" expectations. He had more important things to do, so he did not hold back and swung his sword towards Xiao Changzhen with a sharp edge.
The original intention was just to force Xiao Changzhen to retreat. If Xiao Changzhen wanted to dodge, he could have done so. However, Xiao Changzhen not only did not dodge, but instead he met the attack with a sword.
Seeing this, "Xiao Changyan" knew it was too late to stop, so he quickly turned his wrist, and the sword that was originally aimed at Xiao Changzhen's neck and could cut off his head was deflected and hit by Xiao Changzhen, and the sword pierced through Xiao Changzhen's shoulder blade.
Xiao Changzhen's sword also immediately stabbed towards "Xiao Changyan's" chest. Fortunately, Xiao Changyan reacted in time and dodged it. The tip of the sword scratched his arm from his chest, leaving a blood mark across his chest to his arm.
"Xiao Changyan" dodged and just stood still, when he turned around and saw a knife piercing through Xiao Changzhen's abdomen from behind. His face changed.
A Lingwei soldier holding a knife behind him also trembled. He saw that "Xiao Changyan" was almost pierced through the heart by Xiao Changzhen's arrow, and he was anxious to stop it. In fact, with his ability, Xiao Changzhen could have easily dodged it, avoided the sword of "Xiao Changyan", gave up killing "Xiao Changyan", and at the same time avoided his stab.
But no one expected that Xiao Changzhen did not dodge, and was attacked from both sides at once. The sword from "Xiao Changyan" in front was not a fatal injury because "Xiao Changyan" withdrew his attack in time. However, the stab from the Lingwei army from behind was the fatal one.
On the other hand, Xiao Changzhen stood there stiffly, with a strange smile of relief blooming on his face beneath the painful expression. . .
The blinded Lingwei soldiers seemed to come to their senses at this moment and quickly retreated. Xiao Changzhen also fell headfirst. "Xiao Changyan" quickly stepped forward and supported him before he fell to the ground.
The surrounding forces did not stop fighting, but they did not dare to approach them. Xiao Changzhen fell into the arms of "Xiao Changyan". He grabbed "Xiao Changyan's" arm and spoke with great difficulty but clearly: "You, you are not... Eighth Brother!"
"Xiao Changyan" was stunned. Until now, no one except the Crown Princess has been able to see through the Crown Prince's disguise skills. And he was the Crown Prince who disguised himself!
The smile on Xiao Changzhen's lips widened a little.
He was not the "Xiao Changyan" in front of him. He only realized something was wrong after the fight. He did not notice it at first. Xiao Changzhen, who tilted his head and vomited blood, felt his vision begin to darken and his hands and feet gradually became cold.
He pulled "Xiao Changyan's" arm even harder: "Please, ask Qilang for me... for a favor... to bury us... husband and wife... together..."
The last word was uttered almost silently, and Xiao Changzhen's hand that was holding "Xiao Changyan's" arm loosened and slid down.
The fact that he does not fight or compete and is mediocre does not mean that he is incompetent and confused.
In fact, perhaps because he had stayed out of the matter over the years, he saw more clearly than anyone else that among the brothers, the one who was the most secretive and the most powerful had always been the prince.
There was an assassination attempt in Furong Garden, and Xiao Changyan was able to mobilize the Lingwei Army, which could not be moved without the emperor's order. There was only one person who could do it, and that was His Majesty himself.
If someone else could have done this, His Majesty would not have lived to this day. Perhaps there is another possibility, that is, His Majesty had already seen through it, and was just taking advantage of the situation, which led to the assassination attempt in Furong Garden.