Night fell quickly. Xu Qiaoqiao was in her cage, full of energy. There was someone watching over her, but it was just a little maid who looked drowsy and was even dozing off. Xu Qiaoqiao glanced at her and guessed she was fast asleep.

"Chirp chirp".

She looked at the maid and silently apologized. Although she knew that the maid might die if she escaped, she knew that if she continued like this, she would be the one to perish.

It's definitely necessary to distinguish between what's more important and what's less important.

Moreover, Xu Qiaoqiao had been a little restless ever since it got dark, as if something big was about to happen, just like the day Bai Fei left.

But this time the reason was discovered very quickly.

Just as evening was falling, she detected a faint trace of Jun Qi's presence. It was very faint, but she still managed to sense it, which thrilled Xu Qiaoqiao immensely.

Xu Qiaoqiao watched the sleeping maid for a long time, then slowly climbed towards the cage opening. The cage wasn't locked, it just had a latch, which might be difficult for animals, but not for Xu Qiaoqiao.

Xu Qiaoqiao clung to the cage with her two front paws, which allowed her to stand up temporarily. She used one paw to reach the latch, and soon opened the cage. Xu Qiaoqiao poked her head out and looked around. There were no guards around, probably because they thought she, the animal, wouldn't escape.

At times like these, they are only concerned with people, and of course they don't expect small animals to come to their rescue—no, to rescue the hedgehog.

After Xu Qiaoqiao climbed out of the cage, she heard that familiar cooing sound. When she turned around, she saw an owl flapping its wings and flying over.

"Chirp chirp!" Junjun!

When Xu Qiaoqiao saw the other party, she was instantly excited. When Jun Qi flew onto the table, Xu Qiaoqiao rushed over, grabbed the other party's paw, and chirped for a long time.

Junjun, I've finally seen you! You must have been very anxious. Look, your feathers are so dry. You must not have had a good rest these past few days.

Jun Qi spread his wings and pulled Xu Qiaoqiao into his arms. He nuzzled Xu Qiaoqiao's soft, round belly with his beak. Xu Qiaoqiao released Jun Qi's claws and hugged his beak in return.

After hugging for about a minute or two, Xu Qiaoqiao hadn't forgotten that their current situation was still quite bad, so the most urgent thing was to go back first, and they could deal with expressing their joy later.

But just as Xu Qiaoqiao climbed onto Jun Qi's back, no one expected that Xu Qian would suddenly come over. It was late at night, and he felt it would be better to put Xu Qiaoqiao back in the house. On a whim, he decided to come and get her himself, so he didn't bring any guards.

"——"

Then we saw an owl carrying a baby hedgehog.

"Chirp chirp chirp!" It's him, Junjun, let's run!

Xu Qiaoqiao pointed at Xu Qian opposite her and said this, then immediately patted Jun Qi, telling him to fly quickly and escape before the other party could react to the situation.

However, Jun Qi misunderstood Xu Qiaoqiao's meaning. Upon seeing Xu Qian's appearance, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he rapidly flapped his wings, attacking the other party.

It's normal for Xu Qian to be stunned when he sees such a bizarre sight, but he quickly reacted, his face darkening as he shouted, "Guards, catch him right now—ahhh!"

"Coo coo".

Without any hesitation, Jun Qi brandished his claws, which seemed to flash with cold light. Just as Xu Qian cried out, Jun Qi slashed at Xu Qian's eyes with one claw.

Holy crap!

Xu Qiaoqiao felt a surge of satisfaction. Well done, Junjun!

The commotion at Xu Qian's place quickly attracted many guards. At that time, Jun Qi had already taken Xu Qiaoqiao and flew out of the courtyard. Owls are known for their fast flight speed.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

When everyone saw that he was injured, they rushed over to check on him, offering words of concern.

...

"You bunch of idiots, hurry up and chase that bird!"

Xu Qian covered his scratched eye, pointed with his other hand at the place where Jun Qi had fled, and roared angrily that this was the first time he had been treated like this.

After hearing Xu Qian's words, the guards realized that the secret guards had already gone after the owl. Although they hadn't realized that Xu Qian was injured, they were the first to go after the owl. However, none of them expected that an owl could be so fast.

Damn it!

Seeing the owl's silhouette, the leader of the guards' eyes turned cold. He pulled out a hidden dart and said to his colleague, "Stop chasing. Just use concealed weapons. These two beasts scratched the prince, so the prince probably won't say anything even if they die."

“You are right, sir.”

Then they all pulled out their favorite hidden weapons, separated, and aimed them at the owl and the hedgehog, launching them.

They actually used hidden weapons?

Holy crap, that's cheating!

After a hidden arrow grazed past her, Xu Qiaoqiao felt the hairs on her body stand on end, and she immediately realized what it was.

Fortunately, Jun Qi was fast enough and agile enough to avoid many hidden weapons, but he still managed to knock down a lot of feathers, which made Xu Qiaoqiao very distressed.

However, the enemy had a large number of people and their hidden weapons were indeed powerful. No matter how powerful Jun Qi was, he was still an animal, and he also had a burden on his back.

The other party was probably doing it on purpose, aiming directly at Jun Qi's eyes.

"Coo coo!"

Jun Qi screamed and tumbled several times in the air. A cold arrow was stuck in his eye, and blood was flowing out continuously.

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