At this moment, the city gate was already in an uproar.
Not long after Wang Zi and Cao Ze left, Lan Er came trotting over. Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and her cheeks were red from the intense exercise.
When Lan'er finally arrived, she saw Xie Tianyi tied tightly to a pillar.
However, Lan'er was only slightly frightened by the scene before her. Soon, she took a few deep breaths and tried to calm her pounding heart.
After all, Xie Tianyi is now like a trapped beast and no longer has the ability to pose any threat or harm to her.
At this moment, Xie Tianyi, who was tied to a pillar, raised his head with difficulty, and his eyes happened to meet Lan'er's.
In an instant, his face turned pale, his eyes showed a look of horror, and he screamed as if he had seen a ghost.
Seeing this, the soldier guarding the side frowned, feeling annoyed, and without hesitation raised his hand and slapped Xie Tianyi hard on the head.
There was only a crisp "pop" sound. How could Xie Tianyi's already weak body withstand such a heavy blow? He groaned, his eyes rolled back, his head tilted, and he instantly lost consciousness and fainted.
Lan'er looked indifferently at Xie Tianyi, who had no power to resist and even looked a little humble and pitiful, without a single ripple in her heart.
Lan Er didn't want to have any more disputes with him. So, she turned her head away, no longer looking at Xie Tianyi, and instead asked the onlookers about the whereabouts of Marshal Cao and the whereabouts of Master Xie Qi.
At this moment, Lan'er was filled with guilt. Young Master Xie Qi had been captured for three days, and she, as the only one who knew the truth, had chosen to hide out of fear, leaving Young Master Xie to suffer all this alone.
Afterwards, when Lan'er learned some key information from the people's discussions, she was so shocked that she stood there in shock.
She watched helplessly as those confused people verbally abused and insulted Young Master Xie one after another, and the anger in her heart instantly burned to the extreme.
Finally, she could no longer suppress her emotions and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Master Xie is not a traitor!"
When the crowd heard Lan'er's shout, there was an uproar.
Someone looked surprised and asked doubtfully, "Miss Lan'er? You've been missing for a few days now, and everyone's been worried about you! I didn't expect you to show up right now and be so eager to speak up for that little bastard?"
At this time, another person interrupted in a sarcastic tone, "Hehe, I remember clearly that Miss Lan'er seemed to have been bought by that old fellow Xie Tianyi! Could it be that the old man is old and useless and can't satisfy you, so you turned around and seduced his son? Hahahaha... In my opinion, a young and energetic young man like Xie Qi would find it difficult to resist your charm!"
At the same time, a seemingly gentle man stepped forward and advised, "Miss Lan'er, Xie Qi is not a kind person. You must not be deceived by his sweet words."
At this moment, Lan'er's psychological defenses had long been broken. Although she was almost ten years older than Xie Qi, she believed that she did not have the courage of Xie Qi.
Moreover, Young Master Xie had saved her and given her freedom. Even if Young Master Xie died, she would clear his name.
Lan Er: "Xie Qi is not a traitor, he is Mr. Qi, he is a hero! He saved all of you, and you still scold him! Are you still human?"
Lan'er's words instantly made the whole scene silent.
Then, Lan'er took a deep breath and slowly spoke, telling the story between Xie Qi and Mr. Qi in detail.
She said that although Xie Qi was young and frivolous and caused trouble everywhere, he was not a bad person by nature. It was just that Xie Tianyi did not pay attention and did not teach him.
She said that Xie Qi was helpless and torn between his father and his country.
She said that Xie Qi made silent contributions without asking for anything in return and died bravely for the people.
She said that even if Xie Qi was misunderstood and hurt by everyone, he would still save the people from dire straits.
She said that even if Xie Qi was arrested, he was unwilling to reveal the truth because Xie Qi did not want to see his father die alone. He was worthy of the country, but he was ashamed of his father, so he was punishing himself.
As Lan'er's story came to an end, there was a sigh at the scene.
Tears welled up in the eyes of many people. Even those who had previously believed that Xie Qi had done many evil things could not help but begin to reflect on their previous views.
Lan Er became more and more excited as she spoke. She even felt that the bad things the original owner had done were not Xie Qi's fault. She even couldn't help crying while talking about it.
The people and soldiers who heard Lan'er's words were unable to recover for a long time.
Until someone said: "I wonder why Mr. Qi disappeared after the victory..."
After this person spoke, everyone exploded the next second.
"Ah! If that's the case, then how wronged Master Xie must have felt after I scolded him so much before!"
"Oh my god, how old is he? I'm so vicious."
"Why didn't Master Xie say anything? Now he..."
"I don't believe it! Mr. Qi is such a gentle person, how could he be that little bastard Xie Qi?"
"Although I don't believe it either, but it seems that Marshal Cao was looking for Xie Qi just now. This should be true..."
"Why did I have such a strong malice towards a child before? He was just a little naughty, and he didn't kill or burn anything."
"We really wronged him..."
The people went from insulting Xie Qi at the beginning to feeling regretful.
After they learned from the two soldiers that Xie Qi had been burned, the expressions on the people's faces froze instantly.
They were filled with remorse and grief, because it was they who pushed this little hero who had saved them countless times into the abyss of death.
What made them feel even more ashamed was that in the last moments of Xie Qi's life, what he heard were not words of gratitude and praise, but the unbearable curses uttered by those whom Xie Qi risked his life to protect.
At this moment, the whole scene seemed to be shrouded in a heavy haze. People stood there silently, immersed in painful self-blame and unable to extricate themselves.
Only occasional sighs broke the suffocating silence.
At this moment, Xie Qi didn't know that when he returned to the city, he hadn't figured out how to explain and clear himself.
Lan'er had washed Xie Qi's skin so white by herself that it couldn't be any whiter.
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