Chapter 72: I’ll give them all to her when I get back!
The noise outside gradually died down. Just as Xiao Mingxuan was about to open his eyes, he heard the sound of a lock being unlocked outside the woodshed.
The moment the face of the woman outside the door came into view, Xiao Minxuan acted quickly and subdued her.
Xihe, who was placed on the haystack to sleep, was suddenly surprised and blinked his eyes, but it seemed that he had not yet regained consciousness.
Xiao Mingxuan was about to kill the man, but he withdrew his hand in vain and fell down powerlessly.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Xihe blinked, as if recalling something. He stared at their postures thoughtfully, and suddenly realized something. He said, "Oh! I remember now. This is exactly the same posture I saw in the book!"
The corners of Xiao Mingxuan's mouth twitched wildly, and he couldn't help but frown.
What a mess?
Go back and give them all to her!
Not a single one left!
The woman babbled for a long time. Xiao Mingxuan frowned and asked, "Mute?"
The woman nodded quickly, pointing at her throat and making some gestures that they couldn't understand.
Xiao Mingxuan was silent for a moment, then let the person go.
Xihe came forward, brushed the dust off the woman's dress, and smiled faintly, "Don't be afraid, little sister, we are not bad people."
Perhaps because Xihe's smile was too harmless, the woman finally stopped trembling and raised her hand to make a few gestures.
Xihe looked around and said, "Miss, we got here by mistake and can't find the way out. Can you lead us out?"
Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyebrows, a little shocked, "You know sign language?"
The little girl smiled and nodded, "I understand! I understand a lot."
In a previous war, the person who came back to report the news was a seriously injured mute who only knew sign language. However, no one in the spiritual world understood it at that time, which led to delays in military operations and countless casualties. After that, Xihe found someone to learn this skill specifically in case of emergency.
When Xihe smiled, dimples appeared on her cheeks, and she smiled sweetly at the woman.
Perhaps she was infected by the emotion, the woman's body was no longer tense, but relaxed slightly, revealing a sincere smile.
"What did she say?" Xiao Mingxuan asked.
As soon as the woman saw Xiao Mingxuan's gloomy expression, she thought of the fear she had just felt, and her face turned pale.
Xihe quickly stepped forward and wrapped her arms around the girl. "Don't be afraid, little sister. The brothers don't mean any harm. We just want to know how to get out. We won't hurt you. Don't worry, Xihe keeps her word!"
Unexpectedly, the woman opened her eyes wide in shock when she heard this, opened her mouth several times, and only uttered a few whimpers. She was in a panic and extremely anxious.
Xiao Mingxuan took a look and suddenly asked, "Can you write? Write it down."
The woman nodded quickly, brushed away the wheat straw on the ground, and used her hand as a brush to draw on the dusty ground.
"Are you Xihe?" the woman wrote.
Xiao Mingxuan's expression changed. He took two steps back while holding Xihe, and said sternly, "What do you want to do?"
He secretly gathered strength in his hands, and if the opponent wanted to harm Xihe, he would kill him immediately.
The woman waved her hands nervously and wrote, "I have no ill intentions. I just want to know if you are Princess Zhao Yuan."
This woman did not recognize Xihe, but knew Xihe's identity so clearly.
Xiao Mingxuan was already considering whether to deal with the person quietly.
Xihe suddenly held Xiao Mingxuan's hand, "Little brother, don't be anxious, she doesn't seem to have any bad intentions, don't hurt her, okay?"
Xiao Mingxuan's dark eyes looked intently for a moment, then he let the man go, his tone somewhat reluctant, "As you please."
Xihe came to the woman again and asked politely, "Miss, do you have something to do with Princess Zhaoyuan?"
She didn't say she was, nor did she say she wasn't.
The woman seemed to realize something and suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to the two men.
Xihe was so frightened by the other party's posture that she spoke incoherently, "Miss, get up quickly!"
"Do you need anything from us?" Xiao Mingxuan asked suddenly with his hands behind his back.
The woman nodded and wrote back, "Please, save my father. They will execute him tomorrow morning."
"What does saving your father have to do with Princess Zhao Yuan?" Xiao Mingxuan had some guesses in his mind. Perhaps the group of people gathered together for this reason.
The woman looked as if she had something to hide. She looked at Xihe, hesitated for a long time, and didn't write a single word.
Xiao Mingxuan immediately wanted to pull Xihe away, "Since you don't want to talk, why should we get involved in this mess? Xiao Xier, let's go."
The woman immediately became anxious and stopped hiding anything. She quickly wrote on the ground, "Because my father didn't bring Princess Zhao Yuan back, they think he's not doing his job well, so they want to kill him."
"Ah? The robber who caught us today is your father?" Xihe asked.
The woman nodded impatiently.
Xiao Mingxuan sneered, showing no sympathy for the woman in front of him. Instead, he became more cautious. "So, are you planning to hand us over to complete your father's mission?"
The woman quickly shook her head and wrote, "I won't hand you over! We don't want to work for them anymore. I just want you to rescue my father. Nothing else."
"They?" Xiao Mingxuan keenly grasped the key information point, "Who are they?"
The woman fell silent and refused to say a word.
Xihe and Xiao Mingxuan exchanged a glance and said, "Little sister, can you take us out? We can't save your father, but big brothers can. My brothers are amazing! And there's also the mighty guard Susu."
At this point, there was no need to hide his identity anymore, so Xihe revealed it openly.
The woman was silent for a moment, then nodded and wrote on the ground, "They will all discuss what to do with my father in the main hall tonight. I will quietly lead you out."
After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "I hope you will keep your promise and rescue my father."
Xihe showed a warm smile and held the woman's hand. His soft white hand was as soft and boneless as cotton, which eased the fear in the woman's heart a little.
"Don't worry, little sister. Xihe is a good child and will keep his promise!"
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The woman found two black cloaks for the two men to wear, and the three of them walked in one direction.
About half a cup of tea later, Xihe deliberately lagged behind, moved closer to Xiao Mingxuan, took his hand, and whispered, "Little brother, do you feel..."
Xiao Mingxuan glanced at the woman in front of him and nodded slightly to Xihe, the meaning was self-evident.
Although he was not familiar with the place, he could roughly tell the direction.
There was something wrong with the direction the woman was leading.
He suddenly said, "Miss, do you know where there is a toilet? Could you please help me?"
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