Then came the sound of patrolling guards running and shouting in alarm, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"What's going on?"
Hearing the commotion, Zhan Wuxin and Shangguan Mingxue immediately ran out.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that there were twelve women who were completely naked, barely wrapped in a few layers of leaves and vines.
"you…"
Upon seeing these twelve women, Zhan Wuxin was completely dumbfounded.
Aren't these the twelve secret guards she sent out?
How did it get like this?
"Waaaah, Master..."
Upon seeing the Second Princess, the guards who had been stunned immediately knelt before her as if they had seen a savior and burst into tears.
A woman doesn't easily shed tears, unless she's truly heartbroken.
This time, they were so wronged that they felt like dying.
"Ahem, it's nothing, you may all leave."
Zhan Wuxin cleared his throat and dismissed the guards. He then had someone bring clothes for the twelve secret guards to change into before leading them to meet the Empress.
"What exactly happened to you?"
Although the group looked rather miserable, they were at least alive, which was a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.
"Reporting to...reporting to the Empress..."
Upon hearing this, the captain of the secret guards began to recount his story, tears streaming down his face.
His emotions were clearly too unstable, and he spoke incoherently, making it difficult to understand what he was saying for a long time.
The Empress couldn't help but interrupt, saying sternly and coldly, "Get to the point!"
"Ugh...yes..."
The guard was so startled that he choked for a moment, then quickly stopped, took a deep breath, and repeated it again in an emphasized tone, albeit haltingly.
Empress: "..."
Zhan Wushuang: "..."
Shangguan Mingxue: "..."
I'm asking you to say the important things, not to talk loudly!
You're so amazing, why don't you just fly to the moon!
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I think I understand."
Seeing that the Empress's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Shangguan Mingxue quickly stepped forward and said, "The head of the secret guards said that when they arrived, they didn't see the village, but discovered that the outer perimeter was protected by a formation. So they went in in batches, but... well, the later batch didn't believe in such superstitions and followed them in to investigate, and in the end... this is what happened..."
After speaking, Shangguan Mingxue glanced at the twelve guards on the ground and saw that they all had blank expressions in their eyes, which made her feel pity.
These bodyguards were selected only after going through countless trials and tribulations; their mental fortitude far surpasses that of ordinary people. Who knows what they went through to become like this?
"..."
As for the Empress, she was completely dumbfounded.
This expert's personality remains as eccentric as ever; following Bai Lisiyu and others, even his secret guards have fallen victim to his cruelty.
"However, Your Majesty, judging from the fact that the other party did not use lethal force and was able to set up formations, this person is very likely a junior from a super family in the empire who came to the dynasty for training."
At this moment, Shangguan Mingxue deduced, "I heard that the other party is only five years old, yet he already has such strength. He is probably too naughty and ran away on his own."
"Mother Empress, do you think it might be because of the secret palace that is about to be born in the Bu Jiang Dynasty?"
At this moment, Zhan Wuxin thought for a moment and said, "Didn't the other party also happen to have run to the Bujiang Dynasty? When they went to the men's prison, they probably just took the wrong turn by accident."
"I think what the Second Princess said is absolutely right," Shangguan Mingxue agreed.
"Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense."
The Empress felt rather awkward. It was one thing to accidentally take the wrong path and release all the prisoners, but why did she have to steal their Xuan Stones?
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