"Don't kill him!"
Just as An Ba was about to slit Hua Rongsheng's throat, a loud shout was suddenly heard, and at the same time a stone flew over quickly, deflecting the sharp sword that An Ba had placed on Hua Rongsheng's neck.
"In the blink of an eye!"
Dressed in a black nightgown, her face covered with a black scarf, and her knuckles slightly numb from the shock, An Ba slowly withdrew her sword. In the darkness, her eagle-like eyes stared in disbelief at the old man who had suddenly appeared at the door.
He was gaunt and emaciated, his face dark, dry, and wrinkled. His eyes were dry, his cheekbones prominent, his cheeks sunken, and his lips shrunken and slightly pale. Although it was mid-autumn, he was still wearing a patched brown, coarse-cloth shirt.
"Dumb Dad?"
Looking at the dumb old man who suddenly started talking, his body straight and without any hunchback, Hua Rongsheng only had time to call out and open his mouth before Kang Fulai, who came forward quickly, pressed the sleeping point and put him aside.
"Disapparition?"
"Are you the commander of the 'Bixia Flying Eagle', Kang Fulai?"
An Ba looked at Kang Fulai with a look of scrutiny.
"Hahaha……"
"I never thought that after sixteen years of hiding in the countryside, someone would still know my name and martial arts." Kang Fulai's dry eyes suddenly filled with stars. He hadn't heard his own name in a long time.
"Of course. The 'Bixia Flying Eagle' was the guard of the Bixia Palace of Queen Phoenix back then, so of course I know that. I heard that its commander was named Kang Fulai, and his two magical powers of 'In the blink of an eye' and 'Shapeshifting' were very powerful. I had the honor to see them tonight, and they really lived up to their reputation!" An Ba looked at Kang Fulai with cold eyes full of inquiry.
"Unfortunately, it's said he was castrated and became a eunuch due to a mistake he made. Twenty 'Bixia Flying Eagles' vanished overnight on the day Queen Phoenix gave birth, and their leader, Kang Fulai, has also been missing since. Who would have thought he'd hide out in this remote countryside?"
"Tell me! Was it you who stole the baby born by Queen Feng? And who instructed you to betray your master?" An Ba pointed the sword in his hand at Kang Fulai's neck with cold eyes.
"Ha ha……"
"It's been sixteen years, and I never thought the Emperor would find out the truth. Twenty 'Bixia Flying Eagles' were executed for failing to protect their master. However... Kang Fulai didn't betray his master, and he was forced to stay in hiding. Regarding this matter, Kang Fulai will apologize to the Emperor in person!"
"You should be the secret guard newly promoted by the emperor. This person is the young lady's adoptive mother. You can't kill him." Kang Fulai sighed slightly and looked at An Ba with helplessness.
"No! She just saw my badge, she must die!" An Ba glanced coldly at Hua Rongsheng who was lying on the ground and fell asleep, and said cruelly.
"I guess you were sent by the emperor to investigate the young lady's background, and you accidentally dropped the badge just now. If you kill the young lady's adoptive mother, once the young lady ascends to a high position in the future, the first thing she will do will probably be to grind you into ashes!" Kang Fulai looked at An Ba and said sternly.
"Hua Rongsheng is just a country scholar who has never seen the world. I'm afraid she didn't see clearly what she picked up just now. I have a sign here for children to play with. I'll put it in her hand now. When she wakes up, she will just think she was dazzled." As Kang Fulai spoke, he had already stuffed a sign that was about the same size as the secret guard's waist badge into Hua Rongsheng's hand.
"Don't alarm the Hua family. What happened back then... was complicated. Kang Fulai is willing to accompany the secret guard back to the palace and report to the emperor in person."
…
After leaving the Hua family, Kang Fulai closed his eyes slightly and opened them again, looking reluctantly at Huaqiao Village where he had lived for sixteen years. Then he turned his head with a determined look, and left with Anba on horseback, heading towards the capital.
This time, during his trip to the capital, even though he knew that a dead end awaited him, he had no choice but to move forward...
When An Ba sneaked into the Hua family at night, Kang Fulai followed. Seeing her agile figure and skills, Kang Fulai guessed that the person who came was the emperor's secret guard.
Back then, Kang Fulai was the commander of the guards in Empress Feng's palace. Naturally, he knew something about the mysterious secret guards surrounding the emperor. However, over the years, the secret guards had been replaced by waves.
Half an hour later, Hua Rongsheng, who had collapsed on the ground, slowly awoke. As if having slept for a long time, she reached over to the side, but surprisingly, she couldn't find her husband. Suddenly opening her eyes, she realized she was lying in the classroom.
In a daze, Hua Rongsheng gradually recalled that she had been sleeping in the east wing, having heard some movement in the main room and had come to investigate. She then stepped on something hard, and just as she was about to pick it up for a closer look, a masked man in black held a sword to his neck. Then someone appeared and saved her. That person was... Mute Dad!!!
Hua Rongsheng, having pieced together the events, suddenly stood up from the ground. By the dim kerosene lamp on the table beside her, she carefully examined the ochre-colored wooden plaque in her left hand. It was a zodiac plaque used by children, with a large, fat pig carved on it.
"No! No! What I saw just now was clearly a purple gold waist badge!"
Hua Rongsheng's eyes suddenly widened. After stuffing the wooden sign into his arms, he immediately picked up the kerosene lamp and hurried to the east wing.
"The father of the child! The father of the child!"
When Hua Rongsheng opened the door, she saw her husband collapsed beside the bed. Horrified, she quickly went forward and picked up Ye Maochun. However, when her hand touched the hem of Ye Maochun's robe, she found it was sticky red.
"The child's father!"
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