Chapter 76 Enemy attack!

Chapter 76 Enemy attack!

The team soon arrived at the city gate.

As soon as she arrived at the place, Ye Qiongying saw the officers and soldiers waiting there, as well as the prisoner Du Ming who was escorted by them.

Only a few days had passed, and Du Ming's appearance had changed a lot.

He was already quite old, but who didn't respectfully call him "Left Prime Minister"? Apart from that useless youngest son, he had almost no blemishes on him, and he was truly in high spirits.

Although he is old, he wears the official uniform, washes himself neatly every day, and looks energetic. At least he looks much younger than his actual age.

But now, having taken off his official uniform and wearing prison clothes, he seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

Her gray hair was tied up messily on top of her head, casually with a cloth ribbon, without even a decent hair crown.

His body under the prison uniform was thin and hunched, and he could barely stand.

The wrinkles on his face were particularly clear in this gray and worn look, and the dark circles under his eyes were so thick that they looked like they were painted on.

This looks older than the actual age.

During these few days, Du Ming finally realized that he had no chance of turning things around, and the Du family was doomed as well.

He didn't dare to make any more noise, for fear of angering the emperor and making him go crazy, so that he would confiscate the Du family and exterminate them. He could only accept the current situation in despair, unable to muster any energy.

Du Ming now finally realizes that he regrets it.

He regretted that he had helped Du Chengxiu to clean up the mess after he first knew about the trouble he had gotten into; he regretted that he had indulged his young son in misbehaving, which led to the trouble getting bigger and bigger, and in the end not only did his son lose his life, but the family was also ruined.

I regretted even more that I had underestimated His Majesty, thinking that he couldn't possibly know about my family's affairs and yet I dared to come to him with such confidence.

In the end, this is what happened.

Du Ming regretted his decision to the core, but there was no chance for another chance.

But when he saw Ye Qiongying riding on the horse, he couldn't help but see hatred in his eyes.

Although the youngest son was wrong, if it weren't for Ye Qiongying, would this matter be so serious?

They were both going to the border town to suffer, so why was he an escorted prisoner while Ye Qiongying was still able to ride on a horse?

Why did he feel that the road ahead was bleak, but Ye Qiongying seemed to be in a happy mood? Didn't she know that a woman who went to a border town might die in the chaos of war at any time?

But there was nothing he could do.

After the team reunited, he was whipped because he was only concerned with hating Ye Qiongying and did not keep up with the soldiers in front of him:

"Why don't you hurry up? What are you dawdling for?"

Du Ming staggered and caught up with the person in front.

Obviously, she was just a small character whom he didn't even bother to look at before, but now he can whip her.

Ye Qiongying was on the horse, so she naturally noticed Du Ming's eyes and experience.

But she had no sympathy or compassion.

Yes, Du Ming is already old and has to suffer this. It looks very miserable, like elderly abuse.

However, aren't those women who were bullied and those civilians who were killed by him because he condoned Du Chengxiu's evil deeds innocent and miserable?

Ye Qiongying shifted her gaze and continued on her way.

The journey from the capital to the border town is not short.

If you travel alone day and night, you can arrive there within a few days.

But with such a convoy and a group of people walking, we couldn't move fast enough.

Although Ye Qiongying was eager to go to the border town, she also knew what was important.

The Du Ming family had been working in the court for many years, and this incident happened suddenly, catching the Du family off guard.

However, I don’t know whether the other party has really confessed his crime.

It is better to be careful on this road.

However, Du Ming seemed to be unaware of their concerns. He behaved himself all the way and did not talk back even when he was whipped and insulted. He looked like an ordinary old man.

As time went on, even the officers and soldiers who followed them became a little lax.

Just when we were halfway through the journey, an accident happened.

"Duang!"

A feather arrow broke through the air, went straight through the crowd, and hit the carriage with a muffled sound.

Uncle Ye, who was driving the carriage, knocked down the arrow nailed to the carriage with a stick and shouted:

"Enemy attack! Be careful, enemy attack!"

Some of the officers and soldiers who followed him immediately surrounded Du Ming in the middle, while the other part quickly surrounded the carriage at the rear.

However, the former is a precaution to prevent Du Ming from escaping in the chaos; the latter is a protection. Eunuch Liang is the emperor's close attendant, who dares to let anything happen to him?

Du Ming tried hard to look outside, and a glimmer of hope emerged in his heart.

After the accident, he didn't even have time to go home.

But the younger son is unreliable, while the older son is relatively steady. He should know how to take people out of the capital, right?

Now, could it be that his family members wanted to rescue him and took action?

"Swish, swish, swish!" A rain of arrows came.

Fortunately, the team was well-equipped. They blocked most of the arrows with shields and used weapons to deflect the remaining ones. So far, no one has been injured.

After discovering that archery was not effective, the enemy hiding in the dark finally showed up.

"Come on!"

With a loud shout, a group of strong men rushed out from the shelter in front, holding knives and hacking at them.

Uncle Ye was not afraid at all. He directly cut the connection between the horse and the carriage with a dagger, jumped onto the horse, and held the long stick behind him in his hand.

Ye Qiongying also gripped her spear tightly, rode on horseback, and took the initiative to rush towards the enemy.

Her spear was in front of her, and before she could sweep it out, several enemies were knocked to the ground. When she put the spear back, she did not forget to knock two of them away.

Uncle Ye who was behind took advantage of the situation and hit the other person with a stick, making a dull sound. The person who was touched fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

The officers and soldiers on the other side were in a slightly stalemate.

The originally tightly packed formation became somewhat loose.

Each of these enemies that rushed out was ferocious, and each of them seemed to be ready to die, not afraid of the attacks at all.

Moreover, compared with the carriage and the front, Du Ming's side had the most attacks.

The surrounding soldiers had no time to react before a small hole was opened.

Du Ming, who had been waiting for a long time, took the opportunity to roll out and got outside the circle.

When the soldiers quickly closed the gap, they discovered that Du Ming, who was originally surrounded in the middle, had disappeared in an instant!

"Oh no! The prisoner escaped!"

Over there, Ye Qiongying and Uncle Ye had already cleared out their own men and were coming over here to provide reinforcements.

Hearing this, his hands moved more vigorously and his eyes kept darting around, trying to find his target.

At this time, Du Ming had been taken away from the spot by someone. After several leaps, he finally stopped.

"Prime Minister Du, I have heard of your great name for a long time." The man in front of him spoke in a hoarse voice, and his tone was very strange and awkward, as if the sound was being held back from his throat.

Du Ming had been watching for many years, and he immediately understood:

"You are……"

"Don't worry about who I am," said the man with the black cloth on his face, "Prime Minister Du was once high and mighty, but now he is a prisoner. Doesn't he want revenge?"

"Humph! It's not your turn to say anything about what I do!" Du Xiangsheng said sternly, "What exactly is your purpose?"

"Me? Hahaha, Prime Minister Du, that girl from the Ye family killed your son, and that tyrant emperor didn't know right from wrong, dismissed you from your post, and sentenced you to exile. Do you really have no desire for revenge? I, of course, am here to give you this opportunity. If you want to... well!"

Before he could finish his words, something sharp suddenly pierced his forehead, and blood splattered everywhere.

Du Ming felt his face getting hot, it was the temperature of blood. The next moment, he saw the man falling down with a bright red face.