"Take it away!" he said. He was stupid and dumb, so he shouldn't disturb his owner.
The peddler got on the carriage and said to the driver with a smile, "I captured this hostage well. It's even harder to capture a woman from the Wei family than this silly kid!"
"Okay, sit down and close the curtains!"
The driver waved his whip and left the capital through the west gate.
…
Most of the men that Prince Nanyang had placed in the Imperial Guard were killed by Su Cheng. Only a small team of Imperial Guards patrolling outside escaped Su Cheng's dark cooking. They were unaware of the situation in the palace and charged forward with high morale.
As soon as he entered the palace, he was like a sheep in a tiger's mouth, and was attacked by Su Cheng.
As for those assassins and masters who were covering the retreat for King Nanyang and capturing hostages, some were killed and some were injured under the full-scale siege by Xiao Shunyang, Jing Yi and others.
This group of people is too difficult to deal with. Every guard's life is important. In order to reduce the casualties of the imperial guards and guards, Jing Yi and Xiao Shunyang rushed to the front. Joining the siege were Bai Ze, Wu Mu, Hong Luan and Qing Xuan.
Among them, Wu Mu, who had a Chinese-shaped face, was seriously injured and was carried away by the guards. Hong Luan, Bai Ze and Qing Xuan were also injured to varying degrees.
Xiao Shunyang's left arm was dislocated, and he reconnected it himself.
Jing Yi's right arm was hit by a sword, and blood stained his sleeves red.
"Jing Yi!" Xiao Chonghua walked over with a serious expression.
Jing Yi put away his sword and said nonchalantly, "It's just a minor injury, no problem. There are a few people left alive over there, my cousin will take them down for interrogation later."
Xiao Chonghua nodded, then turned around and looked at Princess Jingning and her group on the white marble steps: "How are you?"
Princess Jingning looked at the daughters around her. They all looked a little embarrassed, but fortunately no one was injured.
"We're fine," she said.
Seeing that the fight was finally over, Princess Hui'an threw away the bow and arrow in her hand, lifted up her skirt, ran over and threw herself into Xiao Chonghua's arms: "Third brother... you scared me to death just now..."
Xiao Chonghua rubbed her head helplessly and lovingly: "Third brother just saw it, Hui'an is very brave."
She stretched out her hand aggrievedly: "I shot so many arrows, my hand hurts..."
Xiao Chonghua rubbed her hands.
Xiao Shunyang came to Princess Jingning and took the bow and arrow from her, but found that he couldn't lift it.
He didn't dare to use too much force and looked down. He saw that Princess Jingning's palm was bloody due to excessive force, and the dried blood was stuck to the bow and arrow.
"Bear with it." Xiao Shunyang said softly.
"Yeah." Princess Jingning nodded slightly.
Xiao Shunyang took down the bow and arrow bit by bit, and took out a clean handkerchief to wrap her wound: "Second brother will take you back to Kunning Palace."
Princess Jingning glanced at the palace girls who had fought alongside her and said, "Second brother, please arrange for the guards to take them back home first."
Xiao Shunyang said: "I will arrange it."
Thinking of something, Princess Jingning's expression changed: "Mother!"
Since this group of people wanted to capture hostages, they would not miss the women in the harem.
The two people in danger are the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother.
When Su Cheng came over just now, he said that the assassins in Yongshou Palace had been eliminated, and two of them escaped. He had sent a team of guards to search the harem.
Xiao Shunyang seemed to have thought of the Queen as well. He frowned and said to Xiao Chonghua, "Third Brother, I'll leave this to you! You take care of the aftermath while I go to Kunning Palace!"
Xiao Chonghua nodded.
Xiao Shunyang brought a team of guards to Kunning Palace.
The Kunning Palace was indeed broken into by an assassin, but by the time he arrived, the battle was over.
The palace maids and eunuchs hid behind the pillars, too frightened to say a word. In the open space not far in front of them, two masked assassins lay in a pool of scarlet blood.
Su Xiaoxiao took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the dagger.
Her hair was a little messy, and her red hairband fluttered in the summer breeze. There were traces of bright red blood on her neck and cheeks, making her look like she exuded a sense of battle-damaged power and beauty.
Xiao Shunyang was stunned.
Su Xiaoxiao put Wu Anjun's dagger back into the scabbard at her waist. Suddenly, she grabbed the bow and arrow on the stone table and shot it at Xiao Shunyang!
This was the second woman who made Xiao Shunyang distracted. By the time he reacted, it was too late to dodge.
His hair stood on end. He had never felt so terrified even when fighting with those masters outside.
The arrow flashed past his ear.
There was a scream behind him.
He turned around quickly and saw an assassin who was shot through the heart with great force. He flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground. His body stiffened and he died.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts just now that I didn't even notice someone attacking me...
If she had not acted in time, she would have been killed by the opponent.
As the thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Shunyang broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
He couldn't help but look at Su Xiaoxiao again.
The last time I saw her was three months ago, when Qin Jiang and Qin Che were fighting for the military power of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion. She was not conspicuous at that time, or she deliberately kept a low profile.
He heard that she was an excellent doctor and had cured his father and grandmother, but he did not expect that her skills and reactions were so sharp and decisive.
"The Queen is inside."
Su Xiaoxiao didn't care what Xiao Shunyang was thinking.
After she finished her instructions calmly, she took the big bow that Jing Yi had made for her, pulled out the arrow from the man's chest, inserted it into the quiver on her back, and left without looking back.
However, the two masters disguised as peddlers and coachmen stopped at an official post station after leaving the city.
When on the run, the more they hide their identities, the more suspicious they become, not to mention that they have legitimate identities and there is no doubt about them.
Wei Xiyue was dressed up as a little boy. Her face was too pretty, so the vendor smeared some black ash on her face, making her look a little dirty. However, the liveliness of her big eyes could not be concealed in any way.
The vendor took her wrist and led her to a house at the corner and knocked on the door: "Master."
"Come in."
The voice of King Nanyang came from inside.
The peddler brought Wei Xiyue into the house, and the driver stood guard at the door.
"Let you catch..." King Nanyang raised his eyes, paused halfway through his words, and frowned slightly.
The vendor said, "She is the child of the second wife of the Wei family."
Of course Prince Nanyang knew who she was. Before the battle at Suibei Pass, he had secretly gone to the Wei family. Even Xiao Min didn't see him, but he met this little girl unexpectedly.
However, the little girl was still very young at that time, about two or three years old?
I probably don't remember what happened a few years ago.
Besides, I have changed my appearance, so even if the little girl remembers it, she won’t be able to recognize me.
"Don't worry, master. She won't make any noise." The vendor pointed to his head, indicating that the little girl was just a little fool.
The King of Nanyang suffered psychological trauma from the noise made by the three little guys. Now he gets a headache whenever he sees children. He waved his hand and asked the vendor to take the children away.
The vendor retreated respectfully.
The driver stepped in and bowed, "Master."
Prince Nanyang asked calmly, "Why did you capture a little girl?"
It's all the fault of my stupid teammates... The driver wanted to distance himself from the matter, but his master hated shirking responsibility the most. He lowered his head and said, "I didn't do my job well. Please punish me, master."
As he was in urgent need of people, the King of Nanyang did not punish him: "This will not happen again."
The driver breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Master! Master, I have something to report."
"explain."
"Liu Zhou and I were followed. Although we used some tricks to temporarily shake him off, I am worried that he may come looking for us soon."
Liu Zhou is the vendor.
"Qin Canglan?"
"It's not him, it's a...death warrior."
His injuries have healed, so there is nothing to be afraid of as long as it is not Qin Canglan who comes.
…
The driver came out of the house and saw the vendor standing alone on the porch eating a chicken leg. He glared at him and asked, "Where's the child?"
There were many merchants traveling from various places at the post station. Among them was an old man selling sheep. He was squatting in the yard plucking wool. Wei Xiyue was squatting beside him and watching.
The driver frowned: "Keep a close eye on him, or he might run away!"
The vendor said, "No! Have you forgotten she's stupid?"
The fool Wei Xiyue watched the old man fleecing her for a full half hour. At first, the two of them took turns staring at her, but when they went to the toilet and came back and found she was still there, they completely ignored her.
"It's time to eat."
The peddler took Wei Xiyue back to the house.
Wei Xiyue refused to eat by herself, so she went to King Nanyang's house.
King Nanyang frowned and gave her a look. It would not be good for her to cry when there were so many people around, so King Nanyang asked someone to bring another set of bowls and chopsticks.
The Prince of Nanyang had a light taste, but the food at the inn was spicy and salty. After eating a few bites, his mouth was dry.
The tea in the teapot was still greasy when it was poured out. He felt nauseous and put the teacup down again.
Wei Xiyue handed him her water bag.
The water bag was new and she had never drunk a sip from it.
The King of Nanyang couldn't stand the spiciness, so he pulled out the cork and took two big gulps. Only after he finished did he realize something was wrong.
He looked at Wei Xiyue in a daze: "What did you give me to drink?"
Wei Xiyue said: "It's milk wine, my grandfather gave it to me."
She squatted there watching people plucking wool for a long time. The old man thought she was cute, so he gave her a pot of milk wine and asked her to take it back home for the adults to drink.
The King of Nanyang has a Gu in his body and cannot drink alcohol as it will conflict with his diet.
He was furious and shouted, "Someone! Take her out!"
The peddler came in hurriedly and dragged Wei Xiyue out.
Prince Nanyang stood up and searched his bag for hangover remedies.
Wei Xiyue hadn’t finished her meal yet and she didn’t want to go out.
The vendor pulled her hard, and she got angry. She closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and screamed, "Ah--"!
Although she is small, her screams are extremely loud, like a devil's sound piercing the ears.
Just as King Nanyang was about to swallow the hangover pill, he was startled by the terrifying demonic sound.
Swish! The pill got stuck in his throat.
He was choking and gasping for breath, and his face quickly turned dark blue.
He pressed his neck with one hand and beat his chest with the other, then staggered to the ground in pain.
The vendor was furious: "Master! Master!"
He didn't care about the hostages at the moment and hurried to find a doctor.
Wei Xiyue tilted her head and looked at him.
One of the servants in the mansion choked once, and his symptoms were the same as those of Prince Nanyang. Wei Xiyue saw Aunt Seven rescuing that man.
But she was not as strong as Aunt Seven, so she couldn't hold him.
Wei Xiyue thought about it, went to the yard to find a wooden stick, aimed it at the King of Nanyang's ribs and hit him with it!
Prince Nanyang was beaten so hard that his bile almost came out.
Seeing that he still hadn't vomited it out, Wei Xiyue hit him with the stick again.
She was small and it was her first time practicing, so her accuracy was a little lacking, and the stick hit King Nanyang in the lower abdomen.
Prince Nanyang's hair stood on end!
Stop beating... the eggs will break if you continue beating!
Fortunately, the third stick did not deviate further downwards.
Wei Xiyue hit the target with the stick again and again, and after more than ten hits, he finally hit it accurately. He rushed up in one breath and spit out the pill stuck in his throat.
But Wei Xiyue didn't know that this hit could be successful, she had already started preparing for the next hit.
She used all her strength in this blow, with a serious face, and jumped up with a spin, using her ultimate move: "Hey!"
Prince Nanyang sat up suddenly: "I vomited—"
Bang! Before he could finish his words, the stick hit him in the face, knocking him unconscious on the spot.
When the peddler and the doctor from the inn rushed over, Wei Xiyue had already thrown the stick under the bed, hiding his merit and fame.
The doctor squatted down, felt his pulse, and touched his neck: "He's fine."
The vendor looked at the Nanyang King, whose face was half swollen like a pig's head, and his mouth twitched: "Is this... okay?"
What happened just now? How come his master became like this when he just went out to call a doctor? He glanced at the little girl beside him.
Wei Xiyue stood there quietly, with an innocent and cute look on her face.
The peddler walked towards her with cold eyes, and was about to pick her up and interrogate her when the driver came back in a hurry.
"Oh no! Soldiers are chasing us!"
The vendor said, "I'm here, so what are you afraid of?"
The driver said solemnly, "It's the Qin family's cavalry! And there's a woman from the Wei family!"
The vendor's face changed: "What?"
The Qin family's cavalry is not a big deal, as they have a legitimate identity and can fool them, but the Wei family's female members know this girl -
"Where is the master?" The driver was shocked when he saw the King of Nanyang lying on the ground. "What happened?"
The vendor said impatiently: "I don't know, it's like this when I came back... It's really a ghost... Let's go!"
He picked up Wei Xiyue, and the coachman carried King Nanyang on his back. The two of them slipped away from the back door of the post station. They did not dare to ride horses or take the official road, so they had to hide in a forest first.
However, the other party still caught up.
"Fifth Aunt." Wei Xiyue called out.
Jiang's eyes lit up: "Xiyue!"
She turned cold, rode on her tall horse, drew her sword and pointed it at the two men: "Are you a man? If you have the guts, let the child go and fight me alone!"
The driver put the King of Nanyang down and said, "I will go and deal with her. If things go wrong later, you kill the child and take the master away."
"Okay!" said the vendor.
The coachman attacked Jiang. His skills were not inferior to Xiu Nu's. Jiang's martial arts were not as good as his, but Jiang was prepared and sprinkled a handful of knockout drugs.
This is Su Xiaoxiao's special knockout drug, which can make a cow faint.
She took the antidote, so she wasn't afraid. But the driver was in a terrible situation. His internal energy was rapidly lost, and he was kicked in the chest by Jiang.
Just as Jiang’s sword was about to pierce his chest, Prince Nanyang woke up.
With a glance of his cold eyes, murderous aura filled the entire world, and Jiang's heart skipped a beat.
King Nanyang flew up and slapped Jiang on the head.
Jiang was suppressed by the inner strength of King Nanyang and could not move. He could only watch himself being beaten until his brain burst.
She shouted loudly: "Xiyue! Don't look!"
Wei Xiyue closed her eyes: "Ah——"
"Oh my god!" The vendor covered his ears, bent down, and felt his eardrums were about to burst.
Boom! King Nanyang also fell down!
Jiang was startled.
King Nanyang gritted his teeth, suppressed the surging blood and qi, stabilized the reversed tendons, flicked a small stone with his fingertips, and pressed Wei Xiyue's mute point! At the same time, he kicked Jiang's wrist, and Jiang's long sword flew out.
He stood up with a somersault, caught the sword steadily, and without any pause, stabbed towards Jiang smoothly.
Suddenly, a dark shadow descended from the sky, stood in front of Jiang, and blocked his sword with its scabbard.
The second and third updates are put together, enjoy your reading.
(End of this chapter)
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