After saying that, she turned around, grabbed four gunpowder tubes, rushed to the burning carriage, lit the fuses in the tubes, and threw them into the carriage through the gap in the window.
After only a few seconds of pause, a deafening bang resounded around them.
The highwaymen who were cleaning up the scene were all startled, their bodies instinctively instinctively covering their heads and crouching low. Only when the continuous bombing stopped did they turn around in astonishment.
A horse-drawn carriage was blown to pieces, with wooden planks and black boards scattered everywhere.
They were all stunned, staring blankly at the woman standing in front of the flames. The flames behind her were whipped about by the wind, raging wildly as if they were in a frenzy, while she was as resilient as steel, as if she had been reborn from the ashes.
She turned around, and her previously timid, pale face now inexplicably exuded a cold and aloof aura, her golden-red eyes reflecting the firelight like rolling waves of flame.
Xing'an stood there, stunned, staring at her without moving.
Zheng Quchi picked up a bloodstained knife from the ground and, with decisive and swift steps, approached Xing'an. Without saying a word, he placed the knife against Xing'an's neck.
"Little Zheng—"
Both the mistress and the seventh sister were stunned.
Zheng Quchi was not skilled with a knife, so he didn't know how to use it properly, and the sharp blade accidentally cut a small gash on Xing'an's neck.
The bandits finally realized what was happening and shouted urgently, "Little Zheng, what are you doing?! Release Xing'an right now!"
Zheng Quchi's face was as cold as ice. He shouted sharply, "Don't move! All of you stay where you are!"
She changed her position and stood side by side with Xing'an. This time, she held her knife very steadily, facing the bandits so that they could clearly see that she was serious.
"Who exactly are you? Those two corrupt officials seemed to know you. Tell me, are you one of the government officials?!" one of the bandits asked indignantly.
Although the deceased chief eunuch did not reveal who Xiao Zheng was, they keenly sensed something, but everyone decided to deal with it after returning home.
However, they did not expect that she would turn against them so quickly, choosing this moment to launch a sudden attack, catching them off guard.
It seems that she deliberately created that amazing explosion with the gunpowder tube just now in order to attract the government's pursuers!
Zheng Quchi replied, "I am not a government official."
"You still won't admit it?" The bandits simply didn't believe it.
“There’s nothing wrong with admitting it. I’ve already said that I’m not a government official.”
Xing'an, who had remained silent since being taken hostage, suddenly spoke up.
"Then who are you?"
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