"You all have come here exhausted, so I have no problem entertaining you, but isn't it a bit inappropriate for you not to kneel and show respect in front of the emperor?"

It was not Si Yi who spoke at this time. As the king of a country, he should have someone to protect his dignity in front of outsiders. After Si Buwen appeared, a dozen practitioners appeared from nowhere and surrounded the four people. They were very aggressive, but Wang Shixing was not scared and said calmly:

"You are a weak man, yet you dare to call yourself the Son of Heaven. Who is Heaven, and whose son are you? The difference between us is that we are both practitioners, but I can kill all of you in one breath, but you can't hurt me at all."

"So the so-called etiquette is that I personally come to greet you, but you speak rudely?"

Si Yi's words were full of disdain. Even though these Yun people were quite capable, he looked down on them and said:

"I respect you as a great country, and I pity the casualties of your people, so I tried my best to find Xia Xiao's whereabouts. Your performance is disappointing. Are you just country bumpkins who don't know the rules?"

"presumptuous!"

It was the man on the far right again. He shouted, attracting Si Yi's attention. As the king of a country, Si Yi was displeased, not to mention personal feelings. When his eyes moved, countless crows rushed out of the hall, quickly passing over Si Yi's shoulders in the chirping noise, knocking the man down, and spitting out several mouthfuls of bright red blood.

The blood was thicker than the morning glow. Wang Shixing turned his head to take a look, but he did not take any action and was not excited. He just thought that these vulgar people were trying to save face, and snorted and laughed:

"Besides being strong enough to win respect, begging can also earn it. I won't bother with you. Thank you for this time. If you are no longer angry, please let us go in and wait."

Si Yi sneered and looked down on him, but he did not pursue him to compete with him. The Great Xia was in a critical situation, so he should lower his head and not make enemies with the Yun Kingdom. After all, there had been a conflict between them since the Xia Xiao incident, but it had not been ignited or exploded.

Turning around, Si Yi walked back to the throne without paying attention to the smirking faces of the Yun people at the bottom of the stairs. They walked in with thick skin and sat on the outside, as if they wanted to grab Xia Xiao and tie him up as soon as they saw him.

Wang Shixing glanced at Si Yi, his eyes full of cunning, thinking that the so-called Great Xia Dynasty was nothing more than that. With this little strength, it didn't matter if they were more arrogant, because no one could deal with them anyway. Therefore, the four of them sat in different positions, some crossed their legs, and some slumped in their chairs.

Seeing someone staring at them as a warning, they just stared back, which was not decent. But after a while, the first to get impatient were the Yun people. If Xia Xiao's aura had not been hidden, they would not have found this place. But half an hour had passed, and logically speaking, they should have arrived.

Wang Shixing probed back and forth with his vital energy, looked around, and asked:

"Xia Xiao is really here?"

Si Yi did not put down the memorial in his hand, nor did he raise his head, and said in a cold voice:

"You can't catch yourselves, so how dare you deny others? The Pope and the Vice-President of the Academy will come in person later. If you can't wait, just go back to Yun Country. Why hesitate and say more?"

"It's good that they are here. Otherwise, a small country like Da Xia wouldn't be able to speak for him, and you Da Xia people wouldn't say that our Yun country is bullying others by taking advantage of its power."

Wang Shixing had already sensed Si Yi's hostility, and now he spoke even more boldly. Si Buwen, who was beside him, was about to defend Da Xia's dignity, but was stopped by Si Yi.

"My Great Xia is small, but how much loss has Xia Xiao caused your Yun Kingdom? Have the collapsed buildings been rebuilt?"

Wang Shixing snorted in amusement and said in a strange voice:

"A little kid who is the emperor is really outspoken. Is there no one to discipline him?"

"I have always been in charge of others."

Si Yi finished speaking and continued to flip through the memorials, remaining silent amid Wang Shixing's disdainful nasal tone. Yun Guoren was arrogant and shameless by nature, so he was too lazy to say more.

Wang Shixing closed his eyes and began to rest. These Daxia people were good at talking, but they couldn't stop him from taking Xia Xiao away.

As long as Xia Xiao was taken away, Wang Shixing would have completed his mission. But after waiting for a while, no one came, so he said angrily:

"We have been searching for Xia Xiao for nearly two months without any success, but you captured him so easily. Was this a premeditated plan?"

Si Yi raised his head slightly, or more precisely, raised his eyes, full of doubt and disdain. Wang Shixing saw this and narrowed his eyes in anger.

"What's your intention when you say you caught him but didn't send him over?"

"If you can't wait, please return to your country."

Si Yi said the same thing, and his nonchalant look made Wang Shixing smash the teacup she held, shocking the eunuchs and palace maids around her to shrug their shoulders slightly, but it didn't scare Si Yi. In his eyes, Wang Shixing was just picking on the weak.

"This kind of behavior deserves to be destroyed by Nan Shang."

"You don't have to worry about that. Daxia will not perish even if we fight for another ten or twenty years. War tests a nation's unity and patience, and we Daxia people are cautious enough to know what to do next. As for you, don't think you can be safe just because you are high up in the clouds."

"Can you go up?"

“There’s always someone who can.”

Si Yi's face was cold, he lowered his eyes and returned to the memorials, and began to review them, ignoring the four people. He had been worried about the Dragon and Tiger Fortress, where the troops were gathered, the number of people was extremely large, but there was not enough food and grass, which was a problem that could not be solved even by opening the national treasury. It seemed that he had to mobilize the people's food again, but now it was winter, and such an act would cost the people their lives.

After thinking for a long time, Si Yi couldn't think of a solution. He just sighed and put it on the right side, which was difficult to solve. For such a matter, he still had to summon Su Zhongmou and other ministers and advisers to discuss it, but why didn't Xia Xiao come yet? Was he explaining something, or hugging Ah Zhu and crying goodbye? Anyway, he didn't run away from the battlefield. He knew Xia Xiao a little bit, and he wouldn't do that.

How could Si Yi have imagined that Xia Xiao in Xia Mansion was still fast asleep at this moment.

Holding Ah Zhu, Xia Xiao and her light snoring rose and fell, in perfect harmony. Xia Jinghong and Xiao Rong outside the door were not so relaxed, repeatedly looking at Mingri in the cold sky, anxious.

"Why can't you pay it back?"

Xia Jinghong thought that Xia Xiao was not someone who didn't know the importance of things. What happened today? If this continued, the emperor would be embarrassed. Besides, it would not be good to expose the news that he had been at home. Xiao Rong was also anxious, but her concerns were different from Xia Jinghong's. She rarely blamed Xia Jinghong. This was a trip to the execution ground, not a picnic. A good night's sleep was the most important thing. More importantly, Xiao Rong wished that Xia Xiao could stay at home for even one more second.

After thinking it over again and again, Xia Jinghong decided to knock on the door. Xiao Rong wanted to stop her, but Xia Xiao's voice was heard from inside the door.

"Dad, don't worry, wash up immediately."

"Don't worry, it's still early. Mom has prepared breakfast for you. Come and eat before you leave."

Xiao Rong pushed Xia Jinghong away. Xia Xiao sat in the room and watched Ah Zhu hurriedly put on her dress. Seeing his stupid look, Ah Zhu hurriedly said:

"Get up quickly, it's getting late!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not like you're going to be reincarnated."

"hurry up!"

Ah Zhu really didn't want to send Xia Xiao away, but his uncle said yesterday that he had to perform a play today and he had to take it seriously. However, Xia Xiao was so lazy that he obviously didn't take it seriously. It didn't matter how he left, and it didn't matter what the Yun people thought of him, as long as Hei Huang thought the same as he did.

After pulling Xia Xiao out of the bed, the two of them quickly washed up. Before Xia Xiao had time to stretch, he and Azhu were already in the living room.

"Come on, come on."

Xiao Rong asked Xia Xiao and Azhu to sit down quickly. The plates were full of cakes and side dishes, and even some warm barbecue.

"Mom, this breakfast is too rich, isn't it?"

"Of course, it's specially prepared for you. Eat more. Do you want porridge or chicken soup?"

"Look at what you said, drink some. Once you leave, you don't know when you can taste it again."

"Dad is right, let's drink!"

Xia Xiao was so excited that he seemed to want to finish the whole table of food. He really had the ability to do that. He secretly glanced at his mother, whose slightly swollen eye bags made people feel sympathetic just like Ah Zhu. It was unknown when such a large table of food was prepared, but it was all a great thought.

Ah Zhu cried for a long time last night, and Xia Xiao also coaxed her for a long time, which is why they slept until now. They were all a little hungry and ate very quickly at the beginning. Ah Zhu was restrained, but Xia Xiao was not. He ate a piece of cake at a time, but in the end, all the big bowls and small plates were empty, and he would chew a piece of pickled vegetable for half a day.

After the meal, it means leaving...

If Xia Xiao was depressed all the time, the whole family would be unhappy, so he forced a smile and said:

"Dad, we can't just wave our hands and go, right? Do you have a rope ready?"

"I've prepared myself. Since we're acting, we have to act realistically."

Xia Jinghong turned around and held out an iron chain. It was dark and shiny, and the metal felt heavy. There were two sharp iron hooks on it, which shone with a cold light, and seemed to be able to drill through Xia Xiao's head into his stomach. Xiao Rong and Azhu were stunned and immediately said no. Xia Jinghong also felt that something was wrong, but Xia Xiao said:

"That's it!"

"Xiao'er, this iron hook..."

Xiao Rong's eyes were red, and she felt a little reluctant. She didn't want to abuse her child like this, but Xia Xiao said:

"With family affection as the iron chain and benevolence and righteousness as the steel structure, they can get into the play. Not only do I have to go to Yun Country, but I also have to sever the connection with Daxia College so that they can no longer cause trouble. So it's better to let them see my miserable condition."

"Then go to the palace and climb the iron chain."

"Dad, we have to attract everyone's attention. We have to gather the people of Zhenxun since we left the Xia Mansion. The bigger the incident, the more it will show your righteousness."

All of this had been said before, so Xia Xiao didn't bother to elaborate. He pulled open the screen and let his father do it. He couldn't bear to stab the hook, so Xia Xiao held it down and thrust it deeper. Seeing the blood gushing out, generals like Xia Jinghong narrowed their eyes, feeling that he was being a little cruel, but after Xia Xiao was tied up, he felt that it was a little loose, so he asked him to tighten it.

Xia Xiao was an old actor. In order to pretend to be more realistic, he used his vital energy to mess up his hair, bit the corner of his mouth to draw blood, and his eyes turned blood red due to the slight stimulation of demonic energy, like a ferocious beast in clothes.

"See if I look like it?"

Xiao Rong and Azhu were feeling nervous. When they saw Xia Xiao in such a miserable state, they covered their mouths and burst into tears.

"I'm going there today to see you off."

As a woman, not an important official in the court, she should not have wandered around the palace, but the circumstances today were special, so Xia Jinghong agreed and followed them.

As soon as he went out, Xia Xiao saw the bright light and smiled. He wanted to get rid of the darkness from the light, and then pierce through the darkness and bring in the light.

"Gather all the people in the mansion and tell Zhen Xun that our Xia Mansion has captured Xia Xiao, who had committed a serious crime and escaped!"

After Xia Jinghong finished speaking, the guard said yes and rushed out from the side door with his men. He walked in front of Xia Xiao, got on the carriage from the main gate, and headed for the palace.

The four people in the carriage all looked solemn. This day finally came. Compared to Xiao Rong's constant prayers, Xia Jinghong just kept silent. Ah Zhu held the knife and watched Xia Xiao wink at her. She smiled slightly, but then burst into tears. Parting is a common thing in the world, but separation without a return date is frightening.

The guards and maids of the Xia Mansion, including the kitchen staff, all started to move. Ordinary people would not pay attention to a carriage, but they ran everywhere, quickly attracting the people of West City to put down their work and run outside the palace, curious about how the Yun people would deal with Xia Xiao.

This year, apart from Nan Shang's attack on Da Xia, Xia Xiao made the biggest noise. He killed 200,000 people on the battlefield. Although there are rumors now that it was not his alone, it was enough to shock people. In addition, he was possessed by a demon. When everyone thought that a hero had fallen, it eased the war.

This was a great thing for Daxia, and he won the respect of many people. However, it was incredible that he was caught by the Xia people while he was escaping. Rumors don't need help, one person's mouth is enough to make a big fuss. Soon, a version of the story was circulated among tens of thousands of people.

"I heard that Xia Xiao was controlled by General Xia as soon as he returned home and has entered the palace."

"He is so strong, can General Xia control him?"

"You are stupid, that is his biological father. Although the Third Young Master is possessed by a demon, he is certainly rational, otherwise the little girl who has been following him would have died long ago. It is not the ropes that bind the Third Young Master, but the family affection. I wonder how long General Xia and his wife have tried to persuade him, but he is so cruel!"

"That's true. The academy may be protecting him because he has reason, unlike ordinary practitioners who have fallen into the devil's way and only know how to devour living things. But General Xia sacrificed his own relatives for the sake of justice, which is really something we can't imitate. And if this is reported, the third young master will be sentenced to death!"

"General Xia endured humiliation in Longgang, and after returning to Zhenxun, he did not exaggerate or seek credit, but went to the north to ward off the barbarians. Only when there are more loyal ministers like this, can our Great Xia prosper! But why don't you hide for a while, so as to give us a chance to react?"

"Now is a time of crisis. If we offend Yun Nation again, won't we be attacked from both sides? This is what the general should consider. As for us, we are just straw bags. But I sincerely hope that the Xia family can escape this disaster, and I also hope that the Pope and the Vice Dean can keep the third young master."

After saying this, the man fell silent again. How could it be so simple?

The gathering of people quickly made the place lively, and the air was filled with the sound of people, without any hint of winter. The number of people gathering around the palace was still growing, and countless ministers came on horseback, shouting and clearing a path, eager to see what was happening.