Zu An was startled and quickly dodged back: "Don't listen to your brother's nonsense, I'm your benefactor! Others repay kindness with their bodies, why do you stab me with a sword?"
"He really is a lecher!" The girl's pretty face turned red. She reached out and tugged at her belt, drawing a soft sword that gleamed with the sound of a dragon's roar and a cold light. She thrust the sword directly at him.
Zuan secretly thought to himself, "That waist is already thin enough. With the soft sword strapped to it, I'm not afraid of accidentally cutting it off."
Despite his complaints, he vividly remembered how her gleaming sword had instantly killed a group of assassins. He dared not be careless and hurriedly dodged to the side using the Sunflower Illusionary Footwork, yelling, "Old Man Sang, if you don't discipline me, I'm going to start cursing!"
Sang Hong, standing to the side, had a strange expression on his face. He had been watching the show on purpose, mainly because this guy had been bullying Qian'er all the way, so it would be good for him to suffer a bit.
However, seeing that his life was truly in danger, he coughed lightly and said, "Qian'er, stop!"
Upon hearing his words, the girl instantly tucked the soft sword back into her belt and returned to his side.
Sang Hong nodded to himself; his daughter was indeed much more obedient than his son.
Zuan got up again, patted the dirt off his body, and said, "So your name is Qian'er, which is much nicer than your brother's."
Sang Qian rolled her eyes. This guy has a thick skin. Qian'er is what her family calls her, and you're calling her that too...
Sang Qian was furious. He and his sister had similar pronunciations, but one was a boy and the other a girl. How could one sound better and the other worse?
Anger from Sang Qian +666!
Sang Hong was also speechless, but he still introduced her to his daughter: "This is Zu An. He saved my life and your brother's life before. You should have already heard about the rest."
Sang Qian nodded. She had done a detailed intelligence investigation before coming, so she naturally knew about Zu An. But what was going on between him and his sister-in-law?
Of course, she was always meticulous and wouldn't be foolish enough to ask now. Instead, she bowed to Zu An and said, "Thank you, young master. I was very rude just now. I hope you won't mind."
“No problem, no problem,” Zuan laughed, then looked at Sang Qian beside him, “Learn from her, your sister is much more polite than you.”
Sang Qian was furious: "You brat, are you deliberately looking for trouble?"
Anger from Sang Qian +798!
Sang Hong quickly interrupted the two to prevent them from arguing again: "By the way, Qian'er, why are you here?"
Sang Qian glanced at Zu An, pulled her father and brother aside, and said in a low voice, "When the fake account book incident broke out, the powerful and wealthy people in the capital were outraged. Father, you offended many people in the past few years because of your impartiality. Now many people in the capital don't want to see you go back alive, so I brought people here to protect you."
Sang Qian was stunned. He had to admire his father's foresight, as he had anticipated this situation from the very beginning.
Sang Hong asked in a deep voice, "Then what is the Emperor's opinion?"
Sang Qian shook her head: "The Emperor has not made a clear statement on this matter, which is probably a tacit approval. That's why those families are so unscrupulous. It's a pity that you, Father, were loyal all your life and were willing to be a lone minister for the Emperor. In the end, you offended so many powerful people and were treated as a pawn. The Emperor is really too cold-hearted."
"Be careful what you say!" Sang Hong's expression was calm. "This is an essential quality of an emperor. Father had these realizations when he made that choice, so there's no need to complain. Besides, the emperor's actions are just to give those angry nobles an explanation. As long as we can reach the capital safely, this ordeal will be over."
Sang Qian said, "But it's not that easy. As far as I know, several families want to kill you. Like the trap at the inn this time, if I hadn't infiltrated beforehand, you would probably already be..."
Sang Qian, standing to the side, asked in confusion, "But why send such a bunch of oddly shaped people to kill us?"
These assassins were ruthless, but they weren't exactly experts.
Sang Qian said, "It should be to deceive the Embroidered-Robed Envoy and the others. After all, they can't possibly bribe everyone. If a waiter in a dilapidated inn in a small town has fluctuations of spiritual energy, it will definitely arouse suspicion."
Sang Hong also said, "Qian'er, don't be overconfident. Although these assassins are not highly skilled, they are well-trained. If it weren't for Zu An's help and your sister's timely appearance, my son and I would be dead by now."
Sang Qian gave a dismissive "oh," clearly dissatisfied that he was inferior to his sister in every way in his father's eyes, and even inferior to that guy Zu An.
Zuan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up: "You three, father and daughters, were whispering over there, did you even consider my feelings?"
Sang Hong smiled slightly: "Excuse me."
Zuan asked, "Don't be so polite. I'm just curious, why haven't the guards outside made a move for so long?"
Sang Hong replied, "It's likely that the person who wants to kill me has some connection with Prince Liang or Liu Yao. They're also cooperating in creating this opportunity for the assassins to kill us. Of course, the Embroidered Robe Envoys are hard to bribe, so they were just transferred away on some pretext. If I'm not mistaken, they'll be back soon. Qian'er, you should leave quickly, or you won't be able to leave later."
Sang Qian nodded, her lips moving slightly as if she were communicating with him telepathically, before saying, "Father, take care. I will protect you all the way." With that, she smashed through the window and disappeared into the night.
Not long after she left, Huang Huihong returned with his men. When they saw the mess in the scene and the corpses on the ground, their expressions changed drastically.
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