At this moment, the other embroidered-robed envoys also realized what was going on. They exchanged glances, seeing the determination in their companion's eyes, and hurriedly said to Huang Huihong, "Commander Huang, you take the criminals and retreat. We'll cover your retreat!"
Huang Huihong frowned, but did not refuse. He nodded heavily, unable to speak, and could only gesture with his eyes: "Take care, brothers!"
Each Embroidered Uniform Envoy underwent brutal training, disregarding their own lives in order to complete the tasks assigned by the Emperor.
Therefore, neither the other embroidered envoys nor Huang Huihong himself hesitated at all and decisively decided to implement this strategy.
Huang Huihong threw the prisoners from the prison cart into the horse-drawn carriage, then drove off at breakneck speed.
The other night elves hurriedly gave chase, but were stopped by the remaining three embroidered messengers.
Although the night elves and others had the advantage in combat strength, the Embroidered-Robed Envoys were all highly trained experts who were now determined to die and were desperately blocking their way, making it difficult for them to break through the defenses in a short time.
One of the night elf leaders glared angrily at the old dragon: "Why didn't you stop them!"
The dragon elder said calmly, "I was only responsible for dealing with the Embroidered-Robed Envoy's request for the imperial decree. Now that the matter is settled, the rest is up to you."
After saying that, he turned and left. Although he walked very slowly, he disappeared into the depths of the forest after only taking a few steps.
The night elf leader's expression shifted between anger and rage, but ultimately he dared not provoke them and could only suppress his anger as he charged toward the three embroidered messengers.
It's a miracle that those three embroidered-robed messengers, outnumbered, have held out this long; their bodies are already stained red with blood.
The night elf leader snorted coldly, leaving an afterimage in place before his true form instantly became transparent. Soon, sword light flashed all around him, and when he reappeared, the three embroidered-robed envoys were covered in fatal wounds, blood gushing out, before collapsing heavily to the ground, completely dead.
"Chase!" The night elf leader didn't even glance at them again, but instead led his men in hot pursuit of the direction in which the carriage had disappeared.
Inside the carriage that was speeding along, Zu'an couldn't help but open the door and complain, "Why can't you simplify this ceremony of requesting an imperial edict? Why do you have to go through so many rituals and say so much? Now you're paying the price, aren't you?"
Yellow Gray Red: "..."
Anger value from yellow, gray, and red increased by 444!
He was furious right now. The frustration of being unable to use his ultimate move even though he could clearly beat the opponent was infuriating. Hearing Zuan's words only added fuel to the fire.
Sang Hong, who was standing next to him, explained, "It's not entirely Commander Huang's fault; this ceremony must have been set by the Emperor."
Zuan said, "Oh, I understand. It must be because the emperor likes to show off and deliberately makes his subordinates put on such a grand show every time to boast about his awesomeness. But he didn't expect it to backfire on his subordinates."
Yellow Gray Red: "..."
Sang Hong frowned and said, "Be careful what you say. Talking about the Emperor behind his back is a serious crime of disrespect."
"Anyway, the Emperor can't hear it," Zuan said dismissively. "Although he is the strongest person in the world, he is far from being omniscient and omnipotent. Otherwise, he would have directly killed those night elves and the old dragon in that situation, and the other embroidered envoys wouldn't have had to die."
Yellow Gray Red: "..."
Sang Qian, standing to the side, snorted: "You have no sense of awe at all. The Emperor has his reasons for making this arrangement. It's not something someone of your level can presume to understand."
Zu An laughed: "Judging from Young Master Sang's tone, you must know what the Emperor is thinking. I hope you can enlighten me."
Sang Qian blushed: "I have already said that His Majesty has his own considerations. How dare I presume to guess His Majesty's intentions?"
"Tch~" Zuan said with disdain, "I despise guys like you who think you know everything, but when you have to say something, you can't come up with anything. You blindly worship those rich and powerful people, thinking that everything they say must be well thought out."
"You!" Enraged by being scolded like this in front of his wife, Sang Qian stood up, ready to fight him.
Anger from Sang Qian +999!
However, her father stopped her, saying, "Alright, what time is it for you to still be arguing here? Commander Huang, now that we've reached such a critical moment, aren't you going to untie our restraints and lend us a hand?"
His face, a mixture of yellow, gray, and red, shifted between light and dark, clearly indicating that he was engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
He knew perfectly well that Sang Hong's cultivation level was enough to help, but once he released them, who knew whether they would help or run away immediately? At that point, everything would be out of his control.
If they ran away on their own, that would be one thing, but if they kidnapped Zu'an as well, he wouldn't be able to stop them.
Considering the grudges between Sang Qian and Zu An along the way, once their restriction is lifted, they might kill Zu An first, and in that case, he would truly be willing to die a thousand deaths.
Just then, a streak of dark light shot over. Huang Huihong hurriedly dodged to the side, avoiding a fatal blow, but a burst of blood still bloomed on his shoulder.
A wisp of black smoke spread across his shoulder, clearly indicating that the arrowhead was poisoned.
Huang Huihong hurriedly took out a bottle of medicine and swallowed it, barely suppressing the poison. When he came out of the imperial city, he was still quite well-equipped.
At this moment, eight night elves had already surrounded them. Having learned from their previous experience, they immediately occupied various positions to prevent them from having another chance to escape.
The night elf snorted coldly: "Run, let's see where you can run to this time."
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