Chapter 216 Give me an answer before dawn
Xiangying didn't expect Jie Chen to be here.
So much so that when she landed, she felt guilty and distracted for a moment, and almost lost her balance.
Before she did the splits, Jie Chen reached out and held her firmly.
Their hands touched briefly, and he quickly withdrew his hand.
Xiangying was stunned for a moment and coughed lightly: "Thank you..."
Jie Chen looked at her coldly, said nothing, and turned to look at the boss.
Judging from Xiangying’s attire, could it be that she was captured and mistaken for Princess Xining?
The thought of Xiangying possibly keeping him here these days makes me feel uncomfortable.
Although Jie Chen knew that she would not suffer any injustice, there was still an unknown anger rising from the bottom of his heart to the bottom of his dark and cold eyes.
"Cut the tendons of his hands and feet," Xie Chen ordered coldly, "Drag him outside. Don't let any of the gangsters here go."
The sour scholar came to his senses: "Yes!"
The outside has been surrounded by people brought by Jie Chen.
Xiangying was just looking for an opportunity to escape, but Jie Chen suddenly looked at her.
"There's a cellar over there, did you know that?"
Xiangying paused: "I don't know..."
Xie Chen's tone was steady, without any emotion in his eyes.
"There are many looted weapons in the cellar. If you want them, take them away. If not, I'll find someone else to take care of them."
"Of course I want it!" Xiangying was immediately attracted, "Where is it?"
Xie Chen lowered the curve of his lips, turned his head and said to the skinny monkey: "Look here."
He walked forward and motioned for Xiangying to follow him.
The two men walked through layers of houses illuminated by firelight and passed by one soldier after another.
When they saw Xiangying, their eyes widened as if they had seen a female ghost.
I can’t believe it. How could the female prisoner who had already escaped appear here again?
As expected, Xie Chen brought Xiangying to a hidden cellar.
She jumped down swiftly, and the tassels on her head collided with each other, making a crisp sound.
Xiangying looked around and saw layer upon layer of cold weapons.
Since Jie Chen was the only one here, she did not hide her ability. She reached out and touched them one by one, storing them all in the space.
While she was happily stockpiling and searching, Jie Chen was always leaning against the door.
He leaned against the wall with his arms folded, his cold eyes slightly lowered, illuminated by the flickering light of the torches, casting a faint shadow.
Watching Xiangying busying around, he suddenly asked, "Where are the children?"
Xiangying was checking a long sword without even turning his head.
She flicked the blade lightly with her fingers, and it made a crisp sound.
These bandits are just a mob, how could they have managed to steal such good weapons?
As Xiangying put it into the space, he said, "They are with Taoxue."
Xie Chen said in a cold tone: "Don't you know that the closer you get to the capital, the more dangerous it is? How dare you let them stay here alone?"
Xiangying answered confidently: "I want to stock up on supplies, and I can't bring them with me. Besides, as long as we don't tell everyone that I'm Xiangying, who would know that we are escaped prisoners?"
Xie Chen sighed: "You came here alone?"
Xiangying hummed, thought for a moment, and added, "And Fengyi."
Without hearing Lu Feiyi's name, Jie Chen couldn't help but purse his lips, a hint of joy flashing across his eyes.
"What are your plans next?"
Xiangying heard this and looked back at him silently: "Are you going to take me back?"
Xie Chen's expression was cold: "I wanted to help you leave in the beginning, and I will not force you to go back with me now."
Xiangying smiled with a look of relief.
The place was also emptied and she was ready to leave.
"Let's go back quickly. I don't know where Princess Xining has gone. I have been asked to find her and don't let her die."
When people feel embarrassed, they will pretend to be busy.
Xiangying walked hurriedly, and when he passed by Jie Chen, he saw him slightly turn his body, blocking his way.
"Jie Chen?" Xiangying raised her eyebrows slightly.
Xie Chen found that whenever she came near him, his heart would beat wildly uncontrollably.
He should have watched her leave, it would have been best if he let her go free.
But his body made the choice for him more honestly.
He blocked Xiangying's way, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"I still want to know why you left."
Xiangying paused and fell silent.
She didn't say anything, so Xie Chen pressed her, "Is it because you were afraid that if I said I wanted to marry you, I would get angry if you refused, so you just left, right?"
Xiangying frowned slightly and raised her phoenix eyes: "I don't think so."
Xie Chen's throat rolled up and down, and his eyes looked like tears were about to drip out.
"It's best if you don't think so, because I don't mean that."
He turned his back and forced himself not to look into Xiangying's eyes, so as not to do anything uncontrollable and make her feel offended.
Xie Chen sighed: "I will not marry you, I just want to thank you, I hope you still remember what you said, leave this exile team, you are you, I am me."
Xiangying looked at his back in silence.
Xie Chen glanced sideways and said, "Come back and follow my exile team. You will not be a female prisoner. I will appoint you as a military supervisor and you will manage the people for me."
"After the mission is accomplished, I will take you to the capital and into the palace. You can take whatever you want from the emperor's private treasury."
Xiangying's eyes widened.
Xie Chen wasn't crazy, was he? He actually wanted to take her with him to plunder his cheap father's things?
"You...you really want to help me? But the private treasury of the Emperor of Nanyue may be yours in the future."
"It doesn't matter," Xie Chen replied calmly, "The emperor is unfair to me. His things have nothing to do with me."
Xiangying obviously hesitated.
If that's the case, wouldn't it save her more effort?
She had originally been planning to plunder, and now that Jie Chen brought her into the palace, it became even more open and aboveboard.
Seeing that she was moved, Xie Chen said, "Take your time to think about it, but give me an answer before dawn."
After saying that, he walked out of the cellar first.
When Xiangying followed, the two returned to the front yard of the village.
Dozens of bandits were either dead or injured, and were tied up by Jie Chen's men.
Now they all knelt on the ground with their heads hung.
The sour scholar came forward and saluted: "These bandits confessed their crimes, a total of 46 robberies and murders, but we searched the entire village and didn't see their treasure house. I think it must have been hidden by these bastards. But no matter how much we whipped them, they wouldn't say anything."
The boss, who was beaten to death, lay on the ground wailing.
"I've already told you, the place where you just caught me was the treasure house. This woman took away all our things!" He wanted to point at Xiangying, but the tendons in his hands and feet were cut, so he could only glare angrily.
Xie Chen calmly moved aside and blocked Xiangying's figure.
He instructed the sour scholar: "If you can't find the things, forget it. Count the number of people here and then ask the government to take over."
Just then, a familiar voice called out from behind them.
"Prince Wang!"
Xiangying turned his head and saw Pei Qinglin walking quickly towards them, supporting the limping Princess Xining.
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