Ren Yaoqi's brows didn't relax after hearing this. She asked, "Then what should we be afraid of now?"
Xiao Shun glanced at Ren Yaoqi in surprise. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Xiao Heng still has 500 men under his command. I'm afraid they're currently engaged in a battle with the Yunyang City gate guards."
Concubine Yun took a breath of cold air.
Ren Yaoqi was not surprised to hear this. Since Xiao Heng and Xiao Jingyue, the father and son, had rebelled against the Yanbei Palace, they would naturally start a war, one surrounding the palace and the other surrounding the city. They were certain that there was no one in the Yanbei Palace at the moment.
At this time, there was a sudden movement outside Zhaoning Palace, as if many people were coming here.
Nan Xing flashed out of the hall, then quickly returned, reporting, "Young Madam, it's Xiao Jingyue's men who noticed something was wrong and surrounded us."
Xiao Shun said: "They are just a mob. I will take people to drive them away right away."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but ask, "How many of our people are still in Zhaoning Palace?"
Xiao Shun smiled and replied, "Only twenty-six people. But please rest assured, young madam, these twenty-six people are the Eighteen Guards of Yanyun, and each of them can fight against a hundred people."
Ren Yaoqi was shocked when he heard this: "Eighteen Guards of Yanyun?"
She had heard of the Eighteen Guards of Yanyun, but had always assumed they existed only from the stories of teahouse storytellers. Legend had it that the Eighteen Guards of Yanyun were the most mysterious group of guards in the Yanbei Palace. They had existed since the first Yanbei King, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Each of them was proficient in all eighteen martial arts and could defeat ten enemies at once.
Xiao Shun bowed and left.
Nan Xing still stayed in the palace to guard Ren Yaoqi. Seeing that Ren Yaoqi looked thoughtful, he took the initiative to explain, "Although rumors cannot be fully believed, the Eighteen Guards of Yanyun are undoubtedly the most powerful guards in the world. Although they are called the Eighteen Guards of Yanyun, there are more than eighteen people, but a total of forty. When the young master left, he took fourteen with him, and the remaining twenty-six were left behind to protect you, young lady. You can rest assured, with them here, no one can enter Zhaoning Palace."
Ren Yaoqi was stunned. Xiao Jingxi had left most of his powerful guards to protect her, so what about him...
Nanxing is not a talkative person. Seeing that Ren Yaoqi stopped talking, she also stood aside and kept silent.
There seemed to be sounds of fighting outside, but at this moment Ren Yaoqi didn't care. She believed that the people Xiao Jingxi left behind were enough to ensure the safety of her and her child.
About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Shun returned and reported, "Madam, Xiao Jingyue's men have been forced to retreat. We are waiting here for Mu Hu's men to arrive."
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said nothing.
Unexpectedly, not long after, someone outside Zhaoning Palace shouted that Xiao Heng had arrived and wanted to discuss something with Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi sat there without moving.
Concubine Yun frowned and said, "What else does this beast want to do?"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingyue, who was lying unconscious on the ground in a bloody mess, and smiled: "We'll know what he wants to do if we listen."
Not long after, Xiao Heng's voice was heard outside the hall.
"Niece-in-law, my uncle has something to say to you."
No one in the room said a word.
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