Lin Xiucai looked at the cold, sharp blade so close to his face, and closed his eyes in terror and despair.
"Bang—!"
"Clang!"
Lin Xiucai waited in terror for the excruciating pain to strike, but to his surprise, before the pain arrived, he felt something brush past him and fall beside him.
He shuddered and suddenly opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was that still-sharp, gleaming curved blade.
"?!"
Lin Xiucai was startled.
The next moment, he heard the brown-clad servant roar furiously, "Who goes there!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiucai immediately looked up sharply.
The young man in the courtyard, aloof and noble, stood alone, his imposing presence like that of a god descending from heaven, his aura sweeping over everything, his deep eyes cold and sharp, looking down indifferently at all living beings.
Lin Xiucai stared blankly at the refined and gentle Crown Prince in his memory, his heart filled with awe and reverence.
Immediately afterwards, the hand with the scar suddenly came into his line of sight, snapping him back to his senses.
"Disarm me!"
In an instant, the scholar in green had already reached out to snatch the blade. Just as the scarred hand was about to touch the hilt, a pair of fair, calloused scholar hands gripped the blade, snatched the knife away, and flung it along the ground toward the boy.
Where the blade had been lying, only two or three drops of blood remained.
The brown-clad servant who bent down to pick up the knife was stunned for a moment. He hadn't even heard Huo Chengche's command to "seize the knife" before the knife in front of him was thrown away.
Even Lin Xiucai himself didn't know whether it was his subconscious reaction when he saw the brown-clad servant picking up the knife, or his swift obedience upon hearing Huo Chengche's order.
However, he didn't have time to think about these things. After throwing the blade, he immediately got up, ignoring the pain in his hand, and knocked the brown-clad servant down.
"Too..." Your Highness, hurry up!
"Who are you people! What are you doing?"
The moment Lin Xiucai shouted, Huo Chengche interrupted him, raising his voice to drown out Lin Xiucai's head sound, and then stared directly at Lin Xiucai, squinting his eyes in a suggestive gesture.
Lin Xiucai was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with doubt, but he swallowed the words that were about to come out and quickly changed the subject, saying, "This, this virtuous brother, please, please find the authorities quickly. This person has kidnapped me here and intends to persecute me!"
Xuandi followed, and seeing that the situation inside had stabilized, he sat on the top of the wall and watched leisurely for a while before jumping down.
"This scholar looks rather dull and simple-minded, but I didn't expect him to be so clever." Xuan Di gave Lin Xiucai an approving look, then leaned close to Huo Chengche's ear and said:
“I just took a quick look, and there are at least thirty or forty people in this house. They are all capable. Once the dust settles and they find their way out, the two of us might not be enough.”
Huo Chengche nodded as expected, then curled his thin lips into a playful smile, tilting his head, "It's alright, people in the capital are all afraid of tigers."
Xuan Di was taken aback, then gave a helpless sneer, turned to Zhan Yu who had just knocked down a wall and was slow to follow, and ordered, "Go and keep an eye on those people trapped in the ruins. If anyone dares to climb out, go and yell at them. If they really don't listen, you'll get a free meal."
"Awoo!" Upon hearing the words "I'll give you a treat," Zhan Yu's eyes lit up, and he wagged his tail happily as he ran back.
Xuan Di listened to the gluttonous dog's happy gait, snorted coldly, and nudged Huo Chengche beside him, "But those people should have communication fireworks. Even if they can't get out, setting off a distress signal firework will do the same thing."
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