The village chief's men, along with the convicts from the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, numbered nearly three hundred.
Including the soldiers led by Sun Zuo, the route was winding and long.
The water in the lake served not only as drinking water for the exiled prisoners but also as a water source for the garrison.
Therefore, Sun Zuo naturally couldn't wait until he reached the lake to make his move, so he casually raised his hand and pointed towards the group...
Crabapple.
The guards brought Haitang over.
As they left, Haitang and Ning Xier exchanged a glance, then looked at Aoxue, Baizhi, and Gancao beside them, showing no fear.
Haitang was dragged over, and Sun Zuo, too lazy to speak, stared intently at her with his sinister eyes.
The supervising soldier spoke up on your behalf, "Do you know what you've done?"
Haitang lowered her head, her shoulders trembling, pretending to be very scared.
Seeing that she was young, the guard raised his hand and slapped Haitang across the face.
"Smack!"
A fragrant aroma wafts through the air.
Bai Zhi and Gan Cao clenched their fists, while Ao Xue's eyes were red as she looked at Hai Tang.
Ning Xi'er was tense all over and walked forward with her head down.
It sounded as if Haitang was crying softly from behind.
"I haven't even scolded you yet, why are you crying?!"
The noisy one was still the talkative guard standing nearby.
Perhaps they were tired of her crying, or maybe they realized that Haitang lacked inner strength and didn't have such sophisticated methods...
A cold voice rang out from behind, "Strip me naked, slash my face, and throw me out!"
Such a bland tone, as if he had been thrown out and was merely an insignificant dead object.
But the convicts in the group felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this and all stopped.
"don't want!"
Haitang let out a shrill scream as the guards, grinning maliciously, held her down.
The time has come!
A figure darted out from the front of the group and rushed to Haitang's side.
Trying to free Haitang from the guards' grasp, she said with a forced smile, "Gentlemen, what are you doing?"
What had this little girl done to anger the soldiers so much?
After saying that, he looked at Haitang and reminded her, "Hurry up and kneel down to apologize to the soldiers and beg for their forgiveness!"
Because of Xingming's joking, Haitang immediately broke free from her restraints and knelt down before Sun Zuo.
Sun Zuo then lifted his eyelids, glanced at the person kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Xingming, narrowing his eyes slightly.
A strange smile appeared on his face, and he said coldly, "You've come at the perfect time!"
With a casual flick of his wrist, he ordered the soldiers behind him to subdue Xingming.
Xingming had already obtained Ning Xier's statement beforehand, and now said, "Supervisor, what are you doing? Have I offended you in any way?"
He spoke with a smirk and a fawning tone.
Sun Zuo didn't answer, staring intently at him like a venomous snake flicking its tongue...
I wanted to glean some clues from his eyes.
Xingming lowered his head, his voice suddenly turning extremely cold, devoid of any smile.
"Your Excellency, please release the unimportant people!"
"Let's talk about it!"
Xingming's change in tone left the guards holding him somewhat stunned.
Sun Zuo laughed, "What if I refuse?"
Why should we let go of the person who caused him to be childless?!
Better to kill a hundred innocent people than let one guilty person go free!
Understanding Sun Zuo's meaning, Xingming stopped talking and glanced to the side, his voice growing colder.
“Your Excellency, everything has a source.”
Although it's unclear why the supervising officer is in such a predicament, the old Taoist priest still offers you this advice...
The road is slippery and your feet are wet, so know when to stop. Otherwise...
Upon hearing this, the guards nearby immediately grabbed Xingming by the collar, lifted him up, and loudly reprimanded him:
"How dare you threaten the supervising officer?!"
Xingming did not deny it, his voice remained cold, as did his eyes, staring directly at Sun Zuo, "I was just offering a friendly reminder."
After all, nothing serious has been done yet. But the supervising officer...
A person's blessings are always interdependent. If this continues...
The consequences may be unbearable for many.
Sun Zuo was so angry he almost laughed.
This was the best temper he'd ever shown; he actually listened to someone's nonsense for so long!
The person in front of me was completely unyielding, spouting nonsense about gods and ghosts, and given his relationship with the girl on the ground...
That's highly suspicious!
Sun Zuo's eyes suddenly turned icy cold, and he ordered his men, "Chop them up!"
A seemingly casual remark caused a huge uproar within the group.
Although Xingming only recently appeared, he did bring everyone prison clothes, "conjured" a wheelchair for His Highness again, and even brought everyone thirst-quenching water this morning...
Although his origins are unknown, he has been helping them in everything they do, which makes the convicts worry about him...
I just regret that I can't do anything about it.
Xie Zhun gave a signal, and Xuan Feng and the others moved closer to Xie Zhun, blocking Ning Xi'er in the center as well.
Ning Xi'er glanced at Xie Zhun with relief. He understood what she wanted to do without her having to say it.
Seeing this, Bai Zhi, Gan Cao, and Ao Xue also approached, but could not see Xie Zhun and Ning Xi'er who were surrounded.
Ning Xi'er used her invisibility ability, and in Xie Zhun's eyes, she simply entered a spatial dimension.
He swiftly flashed behind Xingming and kicked the guard away just as he was about to make a move...
He then pulled up the crabapple tree from the ground and moved it to the side.
The movements were fluid and seamless, executed in one go.
The guards beside him only saw that Xingming, with his hands tied behind his back and being pressed down, did nothing, and the guards holding him down automatically stepped aside...
The girl kneeling on the ground seemed to be lifted up by some force and carried far to the side...
Before he could think it through, the supervising soldier had already spoken up:
"A ghost!"
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