Qi Qi: "..."
The beggar hesitated before asking, "Should I return the two taels of silver...?"
Qi Qi gave him an ounce: "Get lost, just an ounce."
He immediately got up and walked outside, but after taking only two steps, two masked men came in from the alley entrance and walked towards Qi Qi.
Qi Qi was startled and quickly looked at the beggar: "You betrayed me?"
The beggar was startled: "No, no, it wasn't me! I was hiding well in the corner!"
Qi Qi immediately ran down another path behind him: "Damn it!"
Without saying a word, the two masked men, before Qi Qi could run very far, lightly touched the wall with their toes and flew over it, landing in front of Qi Qi to encircle him.
Qi Qi's dagger slipped from his palm, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
They actually know martial arts? Then my own mediocre skills seem pretty inadequate...
Without a word, the two masked men drew their weapons. Qi Qi immediately covered his head and squatted down, saying, "Wait! Wait! I have something to say!"
The two masked men exchanged a glance: "Keep your words to yourselves underground."
That move was incredibly fast. Qi Qi genuinely doubted whether he could be killed in a second; wouldn't that be a huge loss?
In the blink of an eye, just as the cold light approached Qi Qi's neck once more, Qi Qi shouted again, "How dare you! Do you know who I am?!"
Qi Qi lifted his veil and shouted, "Do you know who I am!"
Tell me quickly, whose family are you from?
The two masked men were momentarily stunned by the shout: "Madam Gu."
Qi Qi seized the opportunity: "Are you Gu Siyan's enemies?! From the City Lord's Mansion or the Imperial Court?!"
When the topic turned to the imperial court, the two men looked at each other in bewilderment.
It has to be said that, at that moment, Qi Qi breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm also from the imperial court, we're all in the same profession, please don't kill me, please don't kill me!"
Masked man: "Do you think we're easy to fool?"
Qi Qi: "Easy to fool? Are you guys crazy? Would I say something so obvious to deceive people?"
Qi Qi pointed to his face: "Which unit are you from? No, which company are you from? If you've been to Jiangnan this time, you really don't recognize me?"
One of the masked men was about to step forward to investigate when another pulled him back, saying, "Be careful, it might be a trap! Who cares if she's from the imperial court or somewhere else? What does it have to do with us?"
Qi Qi was speechless. He put down the dagger and raised his hands above his head: "Heroes, if you had good eyesight, you should be able to tell I don't know martial arts, right? Don't kill me. Even if you're not from the imperial court, you can still exchange me for money! I'm worth a lot!"
Qi Qi looked at the two of them and said, "One hundred taels? One thousand taels? Ten thousand taels? Who are you, brother? You don't even want ten thousand taels! Even if you don't want it, don't your family members need it?"
The two men looked at each other, and one of them whispered, "Our master needs money."
Another person said, "What kind of training have you been doing? You actually believed her nonsense."
Regardless, the two men did indeed come forward to take a closer look at Qi Qi, their brows furrowed tightly: "Don't recognize me, which family are you from?"
Qi Qi was worried that the two people didn't recognize the Ninth Prince, and that they might be from the Ninth Prince's opposing forces. But there was nothing he could do, so he let his hair down and pulled it back into a ponytail. Unfortunately, he didn't have a hair tie, so he just put on an arrogant and serious face: "Now do you know who I am?"
The masked man, who was slightly shorter, spoke first: "You're trying to seduce us! Don't even think about it!"
Qi Qi: "???"
The other person, who seemed a bit smarter, stopped his companion and said, "Wait a minute, he does look familiar."
Qi Qi hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, think again, think again, you'll definitely remember!"
Tall masked man: "Who are you!"
Qi Qi: "...My surname is Qi. My master is the ninth in his family, and his surname is Huangfu."
The two were startled, and when they looked at Qi Qi again, Qi Qi could see the disbelief in their eyes.
Qi Qi: "...Life forces me to wear women's clothing, it's not easy."
The two: "..."
The short, masked man: "..."
The tall, masked man pondered for a moment, thinking about the amount of the Ninth Prince's bounty... His attitude suddenly became warm, and he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency. We were very rude just now. We thought you were Gu Siyan's helper and should have taken you to a safe place, but we have important matters to attend to. Would it be alright if Your Excellency found a place to hide for a while?"
Qi Qi: "May I ask which family you two are from?"
The tall, masked man said, "It is indeed His Highness the Fifth Prince. My Highness has been ordered to come to Sifang City to suppress bandits."
Qi Qi was overjoyed: "That's right! Do you know where he is now? I'm going to go find him too!"
The two men were taken aback, exchanged a glance, and said truthfully, "We thought you already knew. His Highness had a conflict with Gu Siyan at the City Lord's Mansion just now, and the two of them have already ridden out of the mansion and are probably already out of the city..."
Qi Qi: "What? A conflict? They started fighting? What are they doing out of the city?!"
"The things Your Highness wants have been hidden by City Lord Wu in his old home outside the city. There is no need to worry, Your Highness is agile and will surely be fine."
Qi Qi's expression changed drastically.
When facing off against the male lead, Huangfu Yi, Huangfu Yi didn't even have a name in Qi Laibao's memory!
"Let's go! Find a way to get out of the city and take me to him! Let's go now!"
The tall, masked man was being pulled by the hem of his clothes and led outside. Seeing his expression, he couldn't help but become serious: "Does the eunuch know something?"
Qi Qi was truly panicked: "Huangfu Yi is in danger! Send people to find him right now, and be quick! Gu Siyan, Gu Siyan has many experts under his command!"
We've only been dating for two days!
Seeing that the two masked men were about to abandon him and run away, Qi Qi quickly said, "Take me with you! Take me with you! You must take me with you!"
The masked man gritted his teeth, picked up Qi Qi, and left—he really did pick him up.
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