The secret guard who followed the woman in knelt upright in front of Zhao Yiming and apologized, "Master, she said her father and brother are inside and she must come in. I, your subordinate, have failed in my duty. Please punish me, Master."
Before Zhao Yiming could say anything, the woman covered her swollen cheek and spoke weakly, "Sir, I asked him to bring me in. Please don't punish him. If there is anything, I..."
"Ye Zi, don't talk..." Seeing this, the old man beside her hurriedly covered her mouth without waiting for her to finish her words, fearing that she would get into trouble.
The woman named Ye Zi finally pulled the old man's hand down with great effort. "Grandpa, he saved me just now. You said that we should repay kindness! How can I let my savior bear the blame for me in vain?"
Hearing this, a man who was protecting her suddenly turned around and said, "Ye Zi, what you said is true."
Ye Zi looked at her brother, who had been beaten black and blue by the team leader for stopping him from bullying her, and nodded with tears in her eyes. "Really, brother, they really saved me. If it weren't for them, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
As she said this, she covered her face and cried in her grandfather's arms.
The old man protected his granddaughter with loving care, and when he looked at Zhao Yiming and the others, his eyes were less wary and more grateful.
At this time, Ye Zi's brother, whose face was bruised and swollen, had a flash of his eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he leaned over to his grandfather and whispered something.
"Really?" The old man suddenly stared at his grandson with wide eyes.
Brother Ye Qing nodded and confirmed in a low voice: "Really? I saw it with my own eyes. What should we do, Grandpa? Should we tell them this news?"
Because he protected Ye Zi from being bullied, he was beaten by the team leader and lay in the corner unable to move. When he happened to see Zhao Yiming and others breaking in, Captain Guo saw that the situation was not good and quickly packed up his things and ran away through a secret passage.
When Zhao Yiming asked just now, he didn't know whether Zhao Yiming and the others were enemies or friends.
Even if the other party was not an enemy, he was not sure whether they could defeat and subdue Captain Guo's people.
He was afraid that if Zhao Yiming and his men were defeated, Captain Guo would hold him accountable for informing on them when he returned, and he would be held accountable later.
If he was the only one to die, then so be it. He was afraid of dragging down the rest of the village, so he remained silent.
But now they saved his sister, and the grace of saving her life was greater than heaven. He was undecided, so he told his grandfather about it.
Ye Zi heard what her brother said and looked at her grandfather. Although she wanted to tell her saviors the news, she knew that her words and actions represented more than just herself.
If something goes wrong, the whole village will suffer.
The old man looked at Zhao Yiming with his cloudy eyes, and looked at him quietly for a long while before finally nodding with determination.
"Putting aside our saviors, they are the only ones who have found this place in all these years. We have to give it a try no matter what. We can't really be imprisoned in this dark place for the rest of our lives!"
The old man is the village chief here, and no one in the village objects to what he says.
But who should tell this matter? They had no contact with Zhao Yiming and his gang, and they didn't say anything when they were asked just now. If they told them now...
Ye Zi knew what everyone was worried about. They were simply afraid that if Zhao Yiming and his men were as violent and erratic as the previous group, they would still be angry with them even if they told them now.
But maybe because they had saved her before, she felt that they were not that kind of people.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Ye Zi took the initiative to speak: "Grandpa, I'll go talk to them."
"No, let brother go!" Seeing that his sister was about to go, Ye Qing hurriedly spoke to stop her.
The incident when his sister was pulled away from him was still vivid in his mind, and he was really scared.
How could Ye Zi bear to see her brother take risks with a bruised face? Besides, she owed him the life-saving favor and she should repay it herself.
“Brother, let me go!”
Ye Zi said this! She pulled away Ye Qing's hand, which was tightly holding hers, and walked out of the protective circle.
Looking at Zhao Yiming's frowning and stern face, she was a little scared. After thinking about it, she walked towards the secret guard who had just saved her.
When Ye Zi came out, Zhao Yiming noticed her, but he said nothing and let her walk towards his secret guard named Chi Xiao.
After hearing what Ye Zi said, Chi Xiao's expression suddenly became serious, "Seriously."
Ye Zi immediately raised her hand and pointed three fingers to the sky and swore, "If I tell even a single lie, the heavens will strike me with thunder."
Seeing this, Chi Xiao quickly reported the news to Zhao Yiming.
Zhao Yiming's scrutinizing gaze fell on Ye Qing and his clansmen. After a while, he pointed at two people and asked them to support the still weak Ye Qing to lead the way. He then took the five of them and chased after them.
At the foot of the mountain, Ji Feng and another secret guard had already arrived at Tian An's side in advance when Zhao Yiming and his men started to act, to protect her and An Wan.
Tian An learned that Zhao Yiming and his men were preparing to close the net tonight, so when he went to give Xiao Qingheng an acupuncture for the last time, he drugged him.
After returning to the room, he and An Wan closed the door and stayed in the room without going anywhere.
Soon, after receiving the signal, Chi Wei led another team to control the two gatekeepers, opened the mechanism in the main hall of the farmhouse outside the mountain gate, and attacked.
"Bang bang bang..." Tian An's door was slammed loudly. "County lady, open the door quickly. Something has happened to my prince." The two guards outside the door said anxiously.
Seeing that Tian An was reluctant to open the door, the two men looked at each other and prepared to break in by force.
The outside world is in chaos now. Other things can be lost, but Tian An cannot be lost, because Tian An is Xiao Qingheng's life. If Tian An is lost, Xiao Qingheng's life will also be lost. Even if they bring Xiao Qingheng back to Chuzhou alive, King Wenxuan will not let them go.
The two men took a few steps back, then suddenly exerted force and rushed towards the door at high speed.
But just as they were about to rush to the door, it suddenly opened from the inside.
The two men were moving so fast and so strong that they couldn't stop at all. They fell to the ground due to inertia. Before they could react, they were kicked into the yard by one of them. They happened to fall in front of the guard who was preparing to retreat with the still unconscious Xiao Qingheng on his back. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
"Madam, please..."
Inside the wide-open door, Ji Feng respectfully escorted Tian An, who was dressed in red, and An Wan, who was wearing a veil, step by step into the yard.
Tian An had a smile on his face. He looked at the guard carrying Xiao Qingheng and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is not suited to a long and bumpy journey. You'd better stay here!"
The next second, Chi Wei rushed in with his team and captured them all.
"I'm sorry to have frightened you, Madam." Chi Wei knelt on one knee in front of Tian An.
Tian An waved his hand, "No need to be so polite, where is your master?"
"Madam, the master is chasing the fish that escaped the net in the back mountain."
Hearing this, Tian An rushed towards the back mountain under the protection of Ji Feng.
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