Xiahou Zheng has never won an argument with Ling Yun.

It’s not that he can’t argue with Ling Yun, but that he can’t be as reckless as Ling Yun.

After all, they are his own flesh and blood. No matter how arrogant, rebellious, or disrespectful Ling Yun is, Xiahou Qing is still reluctant to truly blame his son.

If it were their four adopted sons, any one of their actions would have probably made them abandoned.

Xiahou Zheng had been jealous of the second brother who was good at networking and the fourth brother who was talented, but those were just temporary emotions.

Because he understood that he was the eldest son and the most powerful son, and the third son was willing to assist him, the position of city lord would definitely be his in the future.

It was only with the appearance of Ling Yun that Xiahou Zheng realized what jealousy was deep in his soul.

He looked at Ling Yun's world-weary face and wished he could rush over and tear it apart.

But he couldn't do that.

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart in time and got back to the point, saying, "I am here to capture the prisoner on orders. Young Palace Master, you'd better cooperate obediently."

Ling Yun insisted: "There are no prisoners in Baihua Palace."

At this time, the driver who was "encircled and suppressed" walked out from behind Xiahou Zheng.

He said indignantly: "I can testify... Two prisoners hijacked my carriage and forced me to take them to the vicinity of Baihua Palace. They also tried to kill me to silence me. Fortunately, I escaped!"

Ling Yun said disdainfully: "Who do you think you are? How dare you slander Baihua Palace?"

At this time, the leading young disciple spoke up: "Hey, isn't this the little thief who came to our Baihua Palace to steal sheep last time? We beat him up and threw him out. What's the matter? Are you not convinced and come here to throw dirty water on Baihua Palace?"

The driver was horrified: "You...you are making this up!"

Ling Yun said to Xia Hou Zheng: "Look, you have a witness, and so do I."

Xiahou Zheng raised the city lord's order: "My foster father sent me here! Are you disobeying my foster father's orders?"

Ling Yun snorted, "Who knows if you are using chicken feathers as a token of authority? Unless the city lord comes here in person, no one can step over me!"

Xiahou Zheng said word by word: "Don't force me to do it."

Ling Yun glanced at everyone and said fearlessly: "Just go ahead and hurt me. If the city lord blames you, I want to see who among you can bear the consequences."

The guards looked at each other, and for a moment, no one dared to step forward.

A cold light flashed in Xiahou Zheng's eyes.

Don't think he didn't see that Yun Lin was deliberately provoking him.

Once he hurts Yun Lin, the city lord will blame him regardless of whether it is Yun Lin's fault or not.

But Yun Lin thought that he couldn't do anything to him just like that, which was probably too naive.

It's enough to press his acupoints so that he can no longer block the way.

The disciples of Baihua Palace saw Xiahou Zheng's ill intentions and all stood in front of Ling Yun.

However, they were not Xiahou Qing's sons, so Xiahou Zheng didn't need to be polite to them.

"You guys step back!"

Ling Yun gave the order.

Xiahou Zheng smiled coldly: "There is no chance to retreat!"

He slapped the horse's back, used the force to jump up, twisted his waist, and hit the disciples of Baihua Palace with one palm.

The disciples vowed to never retreat!

Just as he was about to be seriously injured by him, suddenly, a tall figure dropped from the sky and punched towards Xiahou Zheng's fierce palm.

Xiahou Zheng was blown away by a terrifying internal force. After falling to the ground, he immediately tightened his steps, but still slid back more than ten feet, and the soles of his feet were worn flat.

Looking at the two long gullies in front of him, Xiahou Zheng's face darkened.

The eyes of the disciples of Baihua Palace lit up: "Master Duanmu!"

Wei Xu put his hands behind his back and walked forward with a powerful aura: "Let me see who dares to touch my son Duanmu Qi today!"

On the other side, Moye took Yuwen Xi and Yuwen Huai to Baihua Palace.

Xiaohu ate too much at night and had a stomachache until midnight.

The Palace Master held him in his arms the whole time and was reluctant to put him down even after the little guy fell asleep.

When Moye saw her, she was still holding Xiaohu in her arms.

Moye was very surprised. She didn't expect that the cold and domineering Palace Master also had such a gentle side.

"I'm sorry to cause trouble to the Palace Master."

Moye felt ashamed.

The palace master didn't find it troublesome.

The enemy of my enemy is my ally. Even if Moye didn't have this relationship with her daughter-in-law, she would still take in Yuwen Xi and Yuwen Huai.

She kind of wanted to beat someone up.

She asked Lingyin to arrange a room for the two of them, and she took Xiaohu to Feiyun Palace.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao coming out of the house, she asked, "It's so late, are you still awake?"

Su Xiaoxiao said, "Wu Hu just woke me up and said something happened."

Wuhu: Today is also a day to work hard to earn bird food! The palace master didn't want to wake up Su Xiaoxiao, so he forgot Wuhu, the bird.

She said, "Xiao Hu is asleep. I'll go check on Ling Yun."

Su Xiaoxiao raised her index finger: "Dad is gone."

Palace Master: “…”

Gui Bu and Wei Liulang also went there. They disguised themselves as disciples of Baihua Palace and mixed in with a group of disciples who had just come down the mountain.

But this can only delay the process, after all, Xiahou Zheng does have the city lord's order in his hand.

Ling Yun can act like a spoiled brat and make things difficult for Xiahou Zheng, and Xiahou Zheng can send people to the City Lord's Mansion to ask for help. Once Xiahou Qing or the elders come, he will be completely unstoppable.

If you insist on trying to stop it, it will be tantamount to confirming it.

After much deliberation, Su Xiaoxiao decided to strike first.

She carried Xiaohu back to the room, wrote a note, and asked Wuhu to deliver it to the City Lord's Mansion.

The Five Tigers rejected this in their hearts.

"A piece of bird food." Su Xiaoxiao said.

The Five Tigers were furious: Shouldn't we double our wages for working the night shift?! Su Xiaoxiao: "One pill for one trip. If you run ten trips, I'll give you ten pills."

The five tigers flapped their wings: Deal! The five tigers took the "letter" and rode their golden eagles to the city lord's mansion in a majestic manner.

Su Xiaoxiao's guess was correct. Xiahou Zheng did send someone to the City Lord's Mansion to file a complaint against Ling Yun.

But how can a horse be as fast as a bird? The five tigers fluttered their wings and landed on Xie Jinnian's windowsill.

The window is closed.

The Five Tigers knocked politely on the window with their beaks.

Xie Jinnian was a light sleeper, so he sat up immediately, walked over and opened the window, looking at his beloved bird that had been missing for many days, and couldn't hide his surprise: "Ruyi?"

Wuhu stretched out one of his bird claws.

Xie Jinnian looked at the note tied on it and took it off suspiciously.

There was a line of characters written in a flamboyant style on it: "Second Young Master, do you want to make a deal?"

Signed by: Cheng Su.

Xie Jinnian narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Five Tigers sensed the murderous aura and quietly moved to the side.

Xie Jinnian looked at Wu Hu coldly: "So you have always been a spy."

Wu Hu thought about it, then clumsily moved back, and very servilely put the bird's head against his hand, showing off his strong talent for flattery: "Ruyi loves you! Ruyi loves you! Ruyi loves you!"

So he can talk...Xie Jinnian said coldly: "Heh."

There were a few lines of small words on the back of the note: "Its name is Wuhu. I'm using it as a hostage. I want to know the content of the transaction. Let the golden eagle bring the letter back."

Wu Hu didn't know that he had been sold out by the evil-hearted mistress, and he excitedly chirped: "Fei Xin! Fei Xin! Fei Xin!"

Birds! Birds! Birds!

Xie Jinnian chuckled, "Does your master really think I cherish you?"

Wu Hu looked at him suspiciously: "Huh."

Xie Jinnian lowered the window quickly.

The Five Tigers who were rejected from the window: “???”

A moment.

The window opened again.

A slender jade-like hand stretched out, grabbed the five tigers, and threw out a note at the same time.

The golden eagle grabbed it in one bite and flew away with its wings flapping.

The five tigers with a tuft of silly hair on their heads fell into Xie Jinnian's palm: "..."

(End of this chapter)