Chapter 193: Unforeseen Events at the Banquet（3）
“G.o.d …… Help ……” a girl screamed in panic for her waist was grasped by the claw of a wooden snake, as she was taken to the sky.
The overwhelming flying arrows were violently shot to her elbows, shoulders, legs and feet. Instantly, blood gushed from the girl’s body, and dyed her clothes red. Her lip got pale, and she was at her last gasp. While the wooden snake and the ghost on its back were safe and sound.
The trick struck the ghosts as effective. They immediately decided to follow that example, and mercilessly aimed the claws of their wooden snakes at the maids.
“Your Majesty!” A maid let out a cry. Hearing her scream, Murong Xue looked up, only to find that a wooden snake had seized the Empress by her shoulders. Murong Xue immediately flied forward. With deep anger glowing eyes, the Empress severely slapped the wooden claws on her shoulders, yet the firm wooden claws were still motionless ……
“Somebody help! Save the Empress! Her life is now at risk!” shouted the loyal grand maid while running after the wooden snake.
Being tightly entangled by ghosts, guards couldn’t get away to save the Empress at all. Realizing the severe situation, Murong Xue lightly tapped the ground with her toe, and instantly flew to the front of the wooden snake, kicking at it with all her strength.
Two blocks fell off the wooden snake, forcing its claw that grasped the Empress to loosen right away, and allowing the Empress to fall down directly.
Murong Xue hurriedly stretched out her hands, and seized the arm of the Empress, taking her to the ground safely and lightly!
The grand maid rushed to the Empress, and asked worriedly, “Your Majesty, how do you feel?”
“Thanks to Xue’er, I’m fine.” Gently answered the Empress, showing an elegant and dignified temperament, yet no sign of panic or tension were found on her.
Thank G.o.d! The grand maid gave a long sigh of relief, and looked at Murong Xue with grat.i.tude, saying, “We don’t even know how to thank you, Miss. Murong.”
Murong Xue smiled gently, “That’s my pleasure. Get some guards here to protect the Empress!”
The grand maid took a heavy nod and said, “By all means. The guards are on their way.”
“Good!” Nodded Murong Xue. A wrathful roar spread to her, “What a disgusting and bodacious snake, how dare you grasp me? I will crucify you.”
Following that roar, Murong Xue only found that a wooden snake was grasping Yuan Fangfei by her arms, and dragging her forward.
With a gigantic ring sword in hand, Yuan Fangfei randomly cut the wooden snake. Countless sawdust scattered everywhere. Seeing this, the ghost on the back of that wooden snake twitched the corner of his mouth as a result of the amazement, and dodged quickly. Then it pressed the b.u.t.ton on the wooden snake so as to lead it back to the sky!
“Once the wooden snake flies to the sky, Yuan Fangfei’s revolt will not be as effective and deterrent as before ……”
Seeing that the wooden snake was going to fly away, with Yuan Fangfei being grasped by its claw, Murong Xue turned around and hurried to the front of the wooden snake, striking its claw with her sword.
Then, with a sound of ‘crack’, the claw of the wooden snake was cut off. Yuan Fangfei fell down to the lower steps, gray-faced, and rolled down.
While rolling down, Yuan Fangfei found the scene in front of her changing fast. Her bones b.u.mped against the steps, which caused great pain. She frowned and let out a cry, “Try to stop me! Murong Xue!”
Murong Xue ran after her closely, and hurriedly explained, “I can’t! You are rolling too fast. ”
As soon as Murong’s voice had faded away, she heard a loud “bang!”, Yuan Fangfei rolled down the last step, and violently b.u.mped against a solid stone wall. She finally stopped. However, her bones seemed to have fallen apart, causing unbearable pain.
Yuan Fangfei painfully lay down in front of the stone wall, and moaned torpidly, “Not bad. I stopped at last.”
“Whoos.h.!.+” A ghost was manipulating a wooden snake with claws, and mercilessly aimed its claws at Murong Xue!
“Still want to catch me? What an ignorant ghost! ”
Murong Xue smiled coldly. She tapped the ground with her toe, and was about to fly to cut the wooden snake. Unexpectedly, someone behind her violently and mercilessly pushed her, letting her stumble towards the claw of that wooden snake.
Without seeing that coming, Murong Xue directly fell to the claw of the wooden snake. It was nearly going to grasp her, when Murong leaned quickly, and lowered her head. The claw of the wooden snake slipped over her hair, and violently grasped the shoulders of the person behind her. After that, the wooden snake flew away flappingly, with that person seized in it claw ……
“Help …… Help ……” the familiar screams resounded in the square. Murong Xue looked up, only to find that the right shoulder of Su Nanxiang was grasped by a snake as she was taken to the sky. She let out a cry, and struggled violently, with horror in her eyes.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoos.h.!.+” two or three scattered sharp arrows pierced her arms and shoulders, nailing her to the wooden snake tightly. Red blood oozed from her wound, and dyed her clothes red.
“Ah!” Su screeched miserably, her complexion getting pale. Su Nanxiang relentlessly glared at Murong Xue, with anger glistening in her eyes, which seemed that she was going to peel off Murong Xue’s skin and swallow her.
Murong Xue smiled coldly. “Su Nanxiang wanted to plot against me once again. What an innocent woman. Now she was grasped by the wooden snake as a s.h.i.+eld, which is what she asked for. She got what she deserves. ”
“Nanxiang!” loud shout resounded in the square. It was Royal Preceptor Su’s voice, who was standing in a high stage, and looking up at Su Nanxiang.
“Grandpa, help!” Su Nanxiang moved her lips. Only a tiny sound could be uttered, which could hardly be heard by Royal Preceptor Su. However, at the sight of the small and pale face of Su Nanxiang, Royal Preceptor Su still filled his eyes with deep concern. He hurriedly said, “Arrows will hurt Nanxiang, stop shooting, stop it now.”
The Emperor raised his das.h.i.+ng eyebrows, and waved his hand lightly. All flying arrows were stopped instantly, only wooden snakes being left in the sky, shuttling back and forth, which formed a spectacular scene.
The commander of imperial guards hurriedly stepped forward, and said reverently, “Your Majesty, the wooden snakes are flying high, our guards can hardly reach them without using arrows, not to say to defeat them. We shouldn’t stop.”
“Delicate as her was, Su Nanxiang was no more than a normal aristocratic daughter. Never should we stop shooting just for her sake, and put the monarch and half of officials of Qingyan Kingdom in jeopardy.”
With obscure eyes, the Emperor lowered his voice, “All girls coming to mountain resort this time are aristocratic daughters from the capital city. It’s inappropriate to let them suffer injuries. Rescue them from the snakes’ claws, and protect them well. Make sure that no girls will be grasped by the wooden snakes as s.h.i.+elds. After that, intensively shoot arrows to the wooden snakes! ”
“Yes!” the commander accepted the order. He picked up a longbow, and put an arrow on it. Then, came a sound of ‘whoosh’, a sharp arrow, piercing the sky, was shot to the claws of the wooden snakes. The claws were shot down. All girl grasped by the claws were fell down one after another.
Guards hurried forward, and caught those girls, who were surrounded by the protection circle of the guards later.
Su Nanxiang was also rescued with a pale complexion. Blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, and from her shoulders and arms which were still pierced with broken arrows.
Under the support of two maids, Su Nanxiang stumbled forward, and ferociously staring at Murong Xue, with flaming fury burning in her eyes.