"Just kidding! Watch me!" Little Swallow found the leader of the tiger pack, said a few words to it, and handed the tiger the medicine in her hand. Qianlong and the others watched as the tiger pack suddenly stood in front of them, seemingly protecting them.
Xia Ziwei looked at Xiao Yanzi in surprise, "Xiao Yanzi, how come I didn't know you had this skill?"
Benjamin found it incredible to watch Little Swallow talking to the tiger. If the situation weren't so critical, he would have loved to draw the scene.
"Bring on whatever tricks you have!" Little Swallow shouted, looking around. "Since you know my identity, you should know who I really am. If you can't spare my life today, I will repay you a thousand times over in the future!"
"If these two siblings have such abilities, why is no one aware of them?" The woman's face turned ashen as she watched Xiao Jian and Xiao Yanzi thwart two attacks in quick succession, and she glared angrily at her subordinates.
“Master, the brother and sister have always been low-key and cautious, and they don’t usually display this kind of skill, so…”
The woman, dressed in red with her hair disheveled, resembled a female ghost. "Useless! Brother Xinglan is still with them. If we can't stop them today, Brother Xinglan's injuries will have been for nothing!"
"So, what does Master mean..."
The woman clenched her fists, seemingly very dissatisfied with the injury to her so-called Xinglan brother. "Since using animals won't work, then let's send people. As long as their personnel are injured, we'll definitely find a weakness before they leave!"
"yes!"
"Wait..." Just as the subordinate was about to leave, the woman took out a bottle of medicine and gave it to him, "Find an opportunity to sprinkle it on Qing'er."
"Yes." Although he didn't know what the medicine was for, as a subordinate, he should obey orders.
So the woman's men continued to besiege Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi's group.
Before confronting Yongqi and his group, he discussed the battle strategy with his men. Most of them would deal with Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, Xia Ziwei, Fu Erkang, and Qianlong to draw Xiao Jian's attention away, while he would take a small group to deal with Qing'er.
If all else fails, he will pretend to attack the girl named Shuangxi or the master lying on the ground. This will surely make Qing'er panic, giving him an opportunity to sprinkle the medicine on Qing'er's body. In this way, his mission will be accomplished.
The operation was proceeding according to plan at the beginning. Most of the people had been distracted, allowing him to deal with the lone Qing'er. However, just as he was gleefully about to complete his mission, fate intervened. The drug was accidentally spilled on the man lying on the ground, causing him to rip open. "This..."
He didn't know what the contents of the bottle were for, and when he returned to the woman, he naturally didn't dare to tell her the truth. When the woman asked if the medicine had been spilled on Qing'er, he nodded guiltily.
The woman laughed and said, "Excellent! Now we can hold back! Let's see how shamelessly Princess Qing pesters Brother Xinglan. Then, Brother Xinglan can use Princess Qing to get rid of the dog emperor and that Fifth Prince. At that time, Brother Xinglan will avenge himself and ascend the throne, and I will become his empress! Hahahaha..."
Upon hearing his master's words, the man's heart clenched. He was doomed. From what she said, it seemed that this potion could affect people's emotions, causing Qing'er, who already liked Xiao Jian, to fall in love with Xing Lan...
Now that the medicine has been sprayed on Xinglan, wouldn't that mean Xinglan is shamelessly clinging to Qing'er?
He swallowed hard, looking at the girl laughing in front of him, he decided to keep the truth to himself. If he told her now that the mission had failed, Xinglan would shamelessly chase after Qing'er, and he would be dead right now!
"Aqiu, don't worry. Once Brother Xinglan completes his great undertaking, I will naturally speak up for you and make sure Brother Xinglan rewards you for your contributions."
The woman's name, A-Qiu, was the man who had messed up the mission. His real name was Gao Qiu, and he was Cao Muyun's personal bodyguard. He was a poor man who had begged outside as a child and was taken in by Cao Muyun. After entering the mansion, Gao Qiu vowed to protect Cao Muyun for the rest of his life and repay her kindness.
Unexpectedly, fate played a cruel trick on him. In the days and nights he spent with Cao Muyun, he gradually fell in love with this kind-hearted girl, while the girl was only thinking of her Xinglan brother.
Even if it hurts him deeply, he will help Cao Muyun fulfill her wish. However, this time, a selfish thought arose in his heart: if Xinglan really falls in love with Qing'er, will he have a chance to be with her...?
But such thoughts vanished in an instant. How could someone like him be worthy of being with a fairy from heaven?
"Master, Aqiu said that he would do anything you want!"
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"Xiao Jian, how is he?" After the attack subsided, Qing'er began to worry about Xinglan lying on the ground.
“His injuries do show signs of improvement, but there’s something else that’s not quite right, though I can’t quite put my finger on it…” Xiao Jian frowned, sensing that this man was different from before.
Yongqi also came forward to check, and he had the same feeling as Xiao Jian. This feeling was confirmed after the person woke up.
At dawn, the person finally woke up, "Sister..."
The man woke up and grabbed Qing'er's hand tightly.
Everyone looked over. Qing'er anxiously wanted to let go of the man's hand, but was afraid of hurting him, so she could only call Xiao Jian over, "Xiao Jian..."
"Young master, please let go of me first, let me take your pulse and check you..."
However, the man didn't respond. Instead, he kept staring at Qing'er, scanning her from head to toe. Then he grabbed Qing'er's hands with both of his. "Sister, will you be my wife?"
These words almost made Xiao Jian furious on the spot!
Everyone else stared in disbelief at the person, who continued, "Sister, Lan'er likes you, be my wife..."
"This... sir, I don't know you. Please let go of my hand, you're hurting me!"
He ignored everything Qing'er said before, but when he heard her last sentence, he weakly let go of her hand. "Sister, I didn't mean to. Lan'er was just scared!"
"..." Everyone fell silent. How did this guy wake up looking like this?
Xiao Jian and Yong Qi looked at each other, understanding each other's meaning. Yong Qi, feigning kindness, asked curiously, "Young master, what is your name?"
"I only remember that my name is Lan'er!"
Little Swallow then asked him, "Then why do you like her?"
"When I opened my eyes, she was right next to me. I was injured, which must have been from saving her. So I must like her, and of course I should marry her! Besides, I just accidentally touched the character '晴' (qing) on the back of my neck, and there's also the character '晴' on my sister's handkerchief. That makes me even more certain that I like my sister. Otherwise, I wouldn't have carved the character on my body!"
"..." Fu Erkang said in a low voice, "This guy seems a bit stupid, but how come his logic is like this..."
Although this Xinglan man is silly and like a puppy, the logic he speaks seems to be correct. He was indeed injured while saving Qing'er. But is this man a puppy or a wolf?
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