The Flame God Sword perked up: Thank you, Master! Thank you, Little Phoenix!

Phoenix said seriously: Call me Sister Feng! When you ask someone for a favor, you should act like one.

Flame God Sword: In terms of age, you're not even as old as me, are you?

Phoenix: Do you still want to eat something delicious?

Flame God Sword: I want to eat, I want to eat! Sister Feng, good Sister Feng, are you done yet?

Phoenix: That's more like it.

The Emperor glanced at the assassins outside and saw that they didn't seem to be coming back, so he said, "Xiao Dezi, it's time to go!"

Xiao Dezi: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Dezi drawled out his words as he addressed the crowd: "His Majesty has ordered us to depart!"

Xu Ziming: "Yes!"

Xu Ziming waved his hand, and the main force began to set off.

After walking for a while, they saw a procession of people welcoming the emperor in the distance.

As the Emperor approached, everyone bowed in greeting.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

The Emperor: "Rise!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked around but did not see any local officials, so he asked, "Where is the county magistrate?"

Someone reported, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate, he, he..."

Xiao Dezi was getting a little anxious.

Xiao Dezi: "Where did he go?"

"The magistrate suddenly had a stomachache and went to the toilet."

The person who made the report wiped the sweat from his brow and made up a random excuse.

[Hmph! Going to the toilet? How could such a mistake happen when the Emperor himself is here? You lot, looking so scattered and careless, did you already know we would be killed ahead, so you're just putting on an act here?]

What Qiuqiu said was exactly what the emperor suspected.