Su Zhirou looked at the bottle of medicine. Give it to her for free? There's no such thing as a free lunch!
"What do you mean by saying I helped you bring in valuable people?"
"It means someone is following you."
"What?"
Su Zhirou felt a chill run down her spine.
She was careless. She was in a hurry to continue controlling Lu Ziyuan, but she forgot that Lu Ziyuan's two strongest guards were still in the mansion!
Now that they are siding with Zhong Muyu, they are very likely sent by Zhong Muyu!
Thinking about it this way, Su Zhirou felt that she would be kidnapped as soon as she stepped out of this door.
Wu Zhao saw her concerns: "Don't worry, although I'm in the underground business, I will still ensure the safety of my customers. I will have someone take you out through the secret passage in the shop, so they won't find you."
"That's good, thank you..."
Wu Zhao waved his hand, and the big man from before came out and led Su Zhirou to the secret passage they had passed through earlier.
Outside, Chengfeng and Zhong Muyu waited behind the wall for a long time, but Su Zhirou didn't come out.
Zhong Muyu was getting impatient: "What's going on? Should we go in and take a look?"
"We must not be careless. If they outnumber us, we won't be able to handle them."
Just then, Zhiyu poked her head out from the roof: "It seems she's spotted us. I saw her somewhere else, that place should be the back door."
Zhong Muyu thought to himself, "This Su Zhirou's counter-surveillance ability is quite strong."
The two were about to go to the back door to block her when, after turning into an alley, they found three men blocking their way.
Turning around again, they saw two more people behind them; they were surrounded!
It turns out it wasn't Su Zhirou who was powerful, but the people here.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Chengfeng shielded her behind him, drawing his sword to block her path.
Zhong Muyu gripped the pistol in her hand tightly; she had indeed prepared at the right time.
"Chengfeng, should we kill them?"
"If they dare to harm you, I will kill them if necessary!"
"Then be careful, don't worry about me too much."
Chengfeng didn't understand why Zhong Muyu said that, but the enemy wouldn't give him time to think and charged forward together.
The alley was narrow, and Chengfeng seemed to be struggling as he fought while protecting Zhong Muyu. Seeing this, Zhong Muyu immediately pulled out a pistol and took down both of them.
"Riding the wind, let's go!"
Zhong Muyu called to Chengfeng, and the two rushed out of the alley in one breath, but then more people came.
Zhiyu was engaged in a fierce battle with them, and the three of them were surrounded by those people.
Zhiyu said, "Chengfeng, I'll hold them off. You take the princess and leave first!"
"Then be careful, these people are no ordinary assassins!"
"Don't worry, I'm better at martial arts than you, you won't die."
At a time like this, he still had the mind to joke around, so Chengfeng stopped fighting and broke through the encirclement with Zhong Muyu.
Zhong Muyu flashed forward and fired two shots: "Leave the breakout to me. Let's see what high technology is all about!"
Chengfeng was stunned: "Your Highness, what kind of hidden weapon is this?"
I'll tell you when we get back!
The two broke through the encirclement and were about to run out of the dark street when a figure as fast as lightning attacked from behind.
Cheng Feng hurriedly tried to react, but the opponent was too fast. He was struck by a palm and slammed into the wall. At the same time, Zhong Muyu felt a sharp pain in his wrist, followed by his fingers losing strength, and the gun fell to the ground.
"Got you?"
A familiar voice rang in her ears, but before Zhong Muyu could utter a sound, everything went black, and she lost consciousness.
"retreat!"
Having captured Zhong Muyu, Wu Zhao ceased fighting and retreated with the assassins.
Chengfeng wanted to give chase, but the blow he received was too painful, and the opponent was too fast to even see them anymore.
At this moment, Zhiyu also ran over: "Chengfeng, where is the Princess?"
"They've been captured. The man is highly skilled in martial arts; I'm afraid even the two of us wouldn't be a match for him. Judging from his fighting style, he must be the one who infiltrated the military camp before."
"That would be troublesome. It's too late to chase after them now. We must report to the Prince!"
Chengfeng stopped him: "No, I think we should save the princess first. The prince is definitely not going to save her in his current state. We can't just stand by and watch the princess be in danger."
"But don't forget, the prince might also be in danger. We don't know what Consort Su bought from them. What if she poisons or controls the prince's things? If Consort Su has colluded with them, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Chengfeng thought about it and realized that Zhiyu's concerns were indeed reasonable, but he still couldn't let Zhong Muyu be taken away.
"Then I'll go after him. You go back and keep an eye on Su Zhirou. Don't let him get close to the prince. My team of guards is also under your command."
As he spoke, Chengfeng took off a token from his waist and gave it to him.
"Then let's do it this way. Don't worry, I'll protect those people from Xinxiang Courtyard as well."
Chengfeng smiled with relief; they were indeed the partners who understood each other best.
Chengfeng caught his breath and chased after them, while Zhiyu hurried back to the palace.
At this time, a large number of people gathered at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. Under Uncle Qiu's persuasion, the shopkeepers of various shops came to the Prince's Mansion to ask for an explanation. However, the Prince's Mansion was now leaderless, so who could give them an explanation?
Lu Ziyuan's mind was still in turmoil, and he refused to see any guests. He didn't even know if Su Zhirou had returned yet.
Zhiyu could only temporarily fill in, and after much persuasion, she managed to calm them down and then went to the study to find Lu Ziyuan.
The study was already cluttered with things, and now the floor was covered with books and papers. Lu Ziyuan was sitting dejectedly at the table.
He looked like he had been tormented all night; his eyes were bloodshot, there were dark circles under his eyes, and he had stubble on his chin. His handsome face was now haggard.
Seeing that it was Zhiyu, he wasn't very interested; the events of last night were still fresh in his mind.
What are you doing here?
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has been kidnapped."
“Zhong Muyu…”
Lu Ziyuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.
"What does that have to do with me? I don't care whether she lives or dies."
Zhiyu was also anxious: "Your Highness, please wake up! All of this is the evil magic that Consort Su cast on you. If you don't go to save the Princess, she may be in danger!"
His life is in danger...
Images flashed through Lu Ziyuan's mind again: firelight, bright white light...
He unconsciously touched his left shoulder; someone had touched the wound there before, but he was certain that person was not Su Zhirou.
But the more he thought about it, the more his head ached and the more agitated he became.
"Get out!"
Lu Ziyuan threw the last paperweight on the table at Zhiyu.
Zhiyu easily dodged, but seeing Lu Ziyuan's current state, he knew that further words would be of no use.
After leaving, Zhiyu instructed the guards at the door: "The prince is in a bad mood and doesn't want to see anyone. Don't let anyone in, understand? If you dare to let outsiders into Xiuyu House, you can all get out of here."
"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."
Just as the two guards agreed, they saw Su Zhirou coming this way.
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