Wang Tiezhu held Ye Qianqian in his arms.

They quickly headed towards the Dali Temple!

He said to Ye Qianqian as he walked quickly.

"Princess, I am so sorry, I have caused you to suffer such a great injustice!"

"This humble subject will go to the Dali Temple to surrender and reveal all of Zhao Jieyu's plot to murder Consort Jin and take away your custody!"

"Let the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review escort you back to the palace; I'll bear the consequences myself!"

"My wife and children are gone, so the reward money is useless to me!"

"Before I'm chopped into mincemeat, I'll send you back first!"

Ye Qianqian looked at this simple-minded man.

A mix of emotions welled up within me.

Based on the established facts...

Wang Tiezhu did indeed kidnap her.

However, judging from Wang Tiezhu's actions along the way...

He didn't really mean to hurt her.

Although this involved orders from Consort Zhao.

He also had a conscience.

Ye Qianqian felt that there was no need to chop him into mincemeat.

After all, he wasn't a vicious person.

Changbai Mountain, which had always followed Wang Tiezhu, was now deserted.

The two of them still did not alert the enemy.

Judging from the current situation...

Wang Tiezhu is going to turn himself in.

Then, under the protection of the Dali Temple, the little princess will return to the palace safely.

They wouldn't need to show themselves then.

However.

At that very moment.

Suddenly, someone blocked Wang Tiezhu's path.

"It's you! Zhang Gousheng!"

Zhang Gousheng pointed his sword at Wang Tiezhu.

"Wang Tiezhu, as one of the top assassins on the leaderboard, instead of focusing on completing the tasks assigned to you by your master, you're thinking of turning yourself in!"

"Is this the basic professional quality a qualified assassin should possess?"

Wang Tiezhu frowned.

"What assassins, what rankings, I don't care about any of that now!"

"All I know is that God has eyes, I did something wrong, and I'm being punished!"

"Zhang Gousheng, let me give you a piece of advice: although you are ranked 998th on the leaderboard, it doesn't mean your ending will be good."

"If Zhao Jieyu will send you to spy on me, she will send someone else to spy on you!"

Ye Qianqian pouted.

Good heavens, this is sending 998 people to monitor 999!

[Could there be 997 people monitoring 998?!]

[And so on, until finally the first-place team monitors the second-place team!]

No, no, no, I don't believe Zhao Jieyu is that rich!

However, Wang Tiezhu is definitely in danger now!

[Zhang Gousheng is one rank higher than Wang Tiezhu, so his martial arts skills should be superior to Wang Tiezhu's, unless Zhang Gousheng's ranking on the assassin list is inflated!]

[So, when you're about to engage in battle, it would be best if Zhang Gousheng suddenly developed diarrhea!]

[This way, Wang Ergou can win easily!]

[By the way, it seems my magic isn't working. I tried to use it to escape back in the dilapidated temple, but it didn't work at all!]

So why is that?

Zhang Gousheng: "Enough nonsense! Give me the little princess!"

"No way!"

"Give me!"

"No way!"

Good grief, are you guys putting on an extreme tug-of-war here?

Wang Tiezhu placed the blanket containing Ye Qianqian on the ground.

He then covered the blanket with his own clothes.

"Little princess, I really regret it!"

"I should have told the beggar hero the truth back in the courtyard of the dilapidated temple!"

"Let him protect you! That way, you won't be in danger with me!"

So, next time, think things through before you do anything!

Don't let yourself be used as a tool!

I can't get involved in your duel! But I still hope you win!

At least you have more of a conscience than Zhang Gousheng!

Wang Tiezhu stood in front of Zhang Gousheng.

He drew his knife.

"bring it on!"

Zhang Gousheng rushed over immediately.

The two immediately started fighting.

Ye Qianqian turned her head and saw the scene of their fight.

I don't know why.

A sentence popped into my head.

[Stop fighting! Stop fighting! You two, please stop fighting!]

[My lines paired with this art style feel really weird!]

After a few moves...

Wang Tiezhu was kicked by Zhang Gousheng.

He fell to the ground!

"Hmph! I knew it, your ranking of 999 was definitely inflated!"

"If I kill you, I can take your share of the bounty when I get back!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

[Hahaha, you bastard! You damn villain!]

Don't you know that villains die from talking too much?!

[Someone come quick! Kill this villain!]

Just as Changbai was about to make his move!

Suddenly.

An old beggar has appeared!

He kicked Zhang Gousheng flying!

Zhang Gousheng was kicked straight into the wall!

That was a heavy impact.

It knocked Zhang Gousheng so hard he vomited blood!

The next second!

Zhang Gousheng tilted his head to the side.

And that's how it went offline!

The elder gave a cold laugh.

"So easily beaten! Useless!"

Oh wow! As expected, villains die from talking too much!

[This adorable old man, you appeared just in time!]

Wang Tiezhu got up from the ground.

He picked up Ye Qianqian.

He knelt before the elder.

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