Transmigration: The Fate of the Villainess

155 Benwang shall lead the coup Part III

The two, together with a handful of men, headed to the palace occupied by Shu Fei, Taizi’s mother. After intensely studying the palace layout for several days, they could remember the way by heart. It did not take long for them to reach the palace.

If the coup was truly led by Chu Zhaoran, then there would be men guarding Shu Fei as a captive. Obviously, there were men clad in black, ordered by Chu Zhi to act as part of the coup, standing guard around Shu Fei’s palace.

Bai Yu guessed that these men were the ones who pretended to organize the coup and kill the Emperor before Ouyang Feilong invaded the palace together with his soldiers. They were acting like they were holding Shu Fei captive when in truth, they were protecting her.

“How are we going to get in?” Bai Yu whispered to the sophisticated one while they were looking at those black-clad men dressed similarly to her group, except they wore veils instead of the masks her group was wearing.

“Benwang will let you decide.” Ouyang Feilong only followed her here for protection, not to assist in her play.

“What great advice, Your Highness.” Bai Yu glared at him before taking off her mask and signaling others to follow her lead. She ripped the hemp from her shirt and used the fabric to cover her face, imitating the men from the opposite side.

After everyone had finished doing what Bai Yu did, all seven of them calmly walked up to Shu Fei’s palace. Bai Yu led the group to the man who was standing directly in front of the palace.

“The situation has settled. Taizi ordered me to invite Shu Fei to the main palace,” Bai Yu said firmly and friendly.

“Which unit are you from? How come there’s a woman too?”

.....

This is bad...

“Heh.” Ouyang Feilong let out a chuckle.

“I’m from the all-female secret unit.”

“I’ve never heard of that before.” Other men around the palace put their hands on their swords and moved to surround Bai Yu’s group.

“How is it secret if you’ve heard about it?” Bai Yu persisted, even though her excuse would no longer work.

“Your intonation sounds like one of us who came from Da Yang. But I’ve never heard that the Wang family’s secret force has women.”

“What did you say?”

From Da Yang? The Wang family’s secret force?

“You, leave. I will escort Shu Fei there myself.”

The man waved his hand to dismiss her out of the doubt that Bai Yu was one of them. This was a good way to solve the problem, but it was also bad that he had revealed a secret.

Bai Yu did not move to follow the man’s words. Her eyes met the golden ones that had been looking at her. It seemed they had the same thought. Ouyang Feilong nodded, then Bai Yu unsheathed her sword and immediately attacked the enemy. The fight between over ten men from Chu Zhi’s side and seven from Bai Yu’s group immediately broke out. There was no need for an explanation, but everyone realized that those in front of them were not allies.

“Capture them alive,” Ouyang Feilong ordered. Still, no one showed a sign of holding back, since they understood that ‘capture alive’ did not mean ‘capture all alive.’ Only the one fighting their Wangye would be spared.

“Go.” Ouyang Feilong pressed the enemy’s pressure point, then encased him in his golden magic. His hand took Bai Yu’s wrist and pulled her into the palace to meet the sound of high-pitched screaming from eunuchs and maids. However, the owner of the palace only looked at them with untroubled eyes. It seemed she already knew they were not sent by her son.

“Bengong does not know you.”

“And I don’t really want to know you too, royal consort.” Bai Yu did not let the other woman speak another word before sending out a rope of her black-level magic to bind the consort. Luckily, Shu Fei’s magic level was lower than hers, making the capture successful. But even if it was more difficult, Bai Yu still had Ouyang Feilong to help her.

Heh!

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Bai Yu brought Shu Fei to the main palace with great difficulty since Ouyang Feilong did not lift a finger to help her. He said that he did not like touching women, so she had to drag Shu Fei here by herself. Bai Yu grimaced, internally cursing the general. Then next time, don’t touch her!

“Does brother not want sister anymore?” Chu Zhi’s threat could be heard from outside the palace. When Bai Yu entered, she was met with Chu Jiaoxin, who was bound by golden magic, mirroring Shu Fei with her own red magic. However, Chu Jiaoxin’s mouth was not covered like Shu Fei’s. The situation seemed to suggest that Chu Jiaoxin was brought here to pressure Chu Zhaoran in the negotiation between the two princes, and there was no agreement yet. That meant she came back in time.

“Does Taizi not want your mother anymore?” Her clear voice was uttered loudly from behind the dark veil. Every eye was suddenly fixed on Bai Yu, and as soon as they saw the woman in the elegant headdress and robes, those eyes widened.

“Mother!”

“Mmmph,” Shu Fei cried out, despite Bai Yu’s hand that was silencing her. Warm tears wet the back of her hand, but the villainess did not waver.

“You!”

Bai Yu could not wrap her head around the habit of shouting ‘you, you, you’ before doing anything! But there was no time for her to try to understand since Chu Zhi sent out his golden magic as soon as the word ‘you’ left his mouth. Bai Yu stood still. She knew that her magic could not compare to Chu Zhi’s, though she did not let Shu Fei go or move to evade the magic wave.

Fwip. A wide back instantly appeared in front of her as the golden magic from his palm clashed with Chu Zhi’s.

Boom! The clash caused an explosion that destroyed over half of the palace. No one was harmed because of Chu Zhaoran’s magic, which had shielded everyone in time. Ouyang Feilong was the same. He still stood in front of her, with his golden magic around him.

“Did Wangye not say that Wangye was not going to help?”

“You’re playing around too much.” He swiftly turned around to flick her forehead, ignoring the unlucky Shu Fei, who had already passed out from fright.

Bai Yu propped the fainted person to sit, leaning on a pillar. Her movement was careful, unlike her actions on her way here.

“Give up, brother.” Chu Zhaoran’s cold voice immediately pulled Bai Yu’s attention back to the current situation.

There was no longer hesitation in the blade on Chu Zhi’s neck because now Chu Jiaoxin was safely in Bai He’s arms. Her brother must have taken the opportunity of the explosion to retrieve the princess. Wonderful!

“Brother, do not underestimate me too much. My ally has already surrounded this place. A signal from me, and—”

“The ally from Da Yang, Your Highness?” Bai Yu interrupted before Chu Zhi could finish.

“How did you know that?” His face suddenly paled. This was the top secret that not even Shu Fei and Empress Dowager knew.

“They confessed everything when I cut them down. All of them.” Bai Yu’s cold tone made her words even more believable, almost becoming true. She did not know whether that secret unit was truly from Da Yang or not, but from Chu Zhi’s reaction, it seemed that it was true. She did not know how many of them were there, but she had to finish this as soon as possible before the rest of the allies arrived.

“Benwang has arrested your men and those allies already. Give up.” Ouyang Feilong lied and supported Bai Yu’s words. That further created immense pressure on Chu Zhi.

“Give up. And I’ll let you and your family live.”

“Heh!” Chu Zhi’s eyes met Chu Zhaoran’s before he grabbed the sword in front of him and stabbed it into his own neck. Chu Zhi coughed blood and instantly collapsed.

“No!! Zhi-er!” The sound of Shu Fei crying rang out not long after the Taizi fell down. She ran forward and hugged her son’s body. Her cry was interspersed with curses at Chu Zhaoran.

Chu Zhaoran ignored the high-pitched voice. He let go of the sword before leaving the palace to announce his victory over the true culprit behind the coup. The battle outside then stopped without a sign of resistance.

Bai Yu turned her gaze from Chu Zhaoran’s back to Shu Fei’s weeping. Pity filled her heart.

A letter sent through black-colored magic flew into the main palace that had settled into calmness. Bai He took the letter to read it thoroughly, then his eyes widened. He dispersed the magic and immediately went to report to Ouyang Feilong.

“Your Highness, news came that Da Yang’s army is relentlessly attacked by Da Chu under the second prince’s command.”

“How is that possible when...” Bai Yu looked at the person who was mentioned in the letter. He was here right now, so how could he lead the army?

“How’s the situation?” Ouyang Feilong did not show any reaction to the strange report he heard.

“Not too good. Da Chu divided their force and continued attacking us day and night. Our soldiers have no time to rest.”

“That’s too odd.”

Bai Yu walked away from the two men’s conversation. Her hand tore away the veil and tightly gripped it. The fragments slowly came together in her head.

An unrelenting onslaught from Da Chu.

Ouyang Mingxian was being occupied by the war.

Ouyang Feilong, who should have been missing, was now in Da Chu.

The fight for Da Chu’s throne. Chu Zhi’s ally was the Wang family’s secret force.

The Wang family, from which came Empress Wang, who gave birth to Taizi Ouyang Yongxian.

The Wang family helped Chu Zhi organize the coup.

Chu Zhi hastened the war to keep Ouyang Mingxian occupied. That meant...

“No...” Bai Yu’s legs gave out. Her knees hit the floor so loudly that the two men were surprised by it.

“Yu-er.” Bai He rushed to help his sister up while Ouyang Feilong watched them with worried eyes.

“Brother...” Bai Yu lifted her face to look at her brother. Her sight was blurred by the tears that flowed without her realizing it. “Coup… Taizi is attempting a coup!”

“...”

“We have to go back to Da Yang!”

“Yu-er, why are you saying that?”

“Feilong, you have to hurry...” Bai Yu grabbed the other man’s shirt. She looked into his golden irises through the curtain of tears that did not seem to stop.

“...”

“We have to go back to save his majesty!”

Ouyang Hongxian is going to die!