Xie Lingqin was so nervous she wanted to scream, but reason prevented her from calling out Zihe's name. Instead, she quickly stepped forward to support her, then looked at the middle-aged man and questioned him sharply, "What are you doing, sir?"
"I don't like the Emperor, and I dislike everyone who tries to save him."
Xie Lingqin really wanted to say, "I don't like the Emperor either. Why don't we join forces and kill him?" But the Fifth Princess was still here, and she hadn't figured out the other party's background yet.
"Boss, something's happened! There's a problem over there?" Just then, a bandit came up to report.
"What's wrong?" The middle-aged man didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
The man touched his head, his face somewhat pale. "It seems...it seems I beat the young master of the General's Mansion to death."
"What?"
"Don't worry, boss. It wasn't one of our men who killed him. It was the young master of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion who killed him. Besides, he still had a little breath left, so..."
"Save him."
"yes."
The man immediately led his men toward the house.
Zihe spat out a mouthful of bloody, sweet liquid, her expression changing drastically. She clutched Xie Lingqin's sleeve tightly, "Miss..."
"No rush." Xie Lingqin subtly signaled to Zihe, still calmly observing the middle-aged man. "Just now, the Fifth Princess called you Imperial Uncle, and you look exactly like the Emperor, so you are..."
"Boy, don't meddle in things that aren't your business." After saying this, the middle-aged man ordered the people behind him, "Take these two away, and then cut off the Fifth Princess's ear."
"yes."
"Crackling and popping."
As soon as the middle-aged man gave the order, sounds came from the room not far away where Xie Danling and Xu Shixun were being held, and smoke began to rise.
this……
firecracker.
Those who had rushed forward were all pushed back step by step. In the very center, Xu Shixun held a bandit at knifepoint, coldly warning, "Get out of the way, or he'll be dead."
Although my hands were trembling.
Meanwhile, another boy with Xu Shixun was also holding one, and another was throwing down the last string of firecrackers.
Where is Xie Danling?
Xie Lingqin's eyes tightened and then relaxed, and then, as if she thought of something, a faint smile flashed across her eyes.
"ah--"
Just then, the Fifth Princess suddenly stood up and bit the man who was holding her, then hid behind Xie Lingqin.
"You, hurry up and beat them up, I'll give you a reward later."
The situation changed in an instant. Xie Lingqin's expression hardened, and she gestured to Zihe, who immediately released the Fifth Princess's pressure points.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Guards and dozens of guards from the General's Mansion who had been imprisoned earlier also escaped and surrounded them. Leading the way was Xie Danling.
At this moment, everyone looked at the middle-aged man and was clearly taken aback, after all, most of the people present had seen the emperor before.
Zihe, who had been worried just moments before, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Xie Danling safe and sound. No wonder the young lady wasn't in a hurry at all and was chatting with this person here.
It was a deliberate delay to prevent the young master and his group from giving themselves away.
"Young Master Xie is indeed outstanding." Xie Lingqin praised Xie Danling.
"Don't flatter me, I..."
Xie Danling naturally knew that the man in front of him was Xie Lingqin. He wanted to say something, but knew he couldn't reveal it, so he kept quiet and gave orders to the guards who came to rescue him. The Fifth Princess was really smart this time, and immediately ordered the Imperial Guards to be on high alert.
The situation changed abruptly in an instant.
Just moments ago, the Fifth Princess and her companions seemed to be at the mercy of others, but now the situation appears to have been reversed.
As the autumn wind blows, swords are drawn and crossbows are ready.
The Fifth Princess glanced around, stepped forward, and said arrogantly, "Uncle, you have many people, but we have many people too. If you surrender, I will plead with Father."
"snort!"
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man's gaze swept across everyone's faces, and finally seemed to linger on Xie Danling. Then, he waved to the man behind him named Tianxing, "You've arrived."
Tianxing spat out the grass from his mouth, his playful smile fading, and his expression turned extremely serious. "Boss, they're here, they'll be here soon."
"Alright." The middle-aged man suddenly rubbed his brow, looked at the dark clouds and moon on the distant horizon, turned around, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked towards the house in the center.
With an air of nonchalance and disregard for life and death, even if the sky were to fall, he could remain calm and laugh heartily.
It seems that, despite the regrets, everything is also extremely satisfying.
As Xie Lingqin watched, she suddenly felt a void in her heart, as if she suddenly felt that this middle-aged man was exuding an aura of destructive power yet powerlessness.
This strange feeling left her speechless.
However, just the sight of the middle-aged man's back made everyone forget what they were doing, until a series of hurried footsteps approached.
Then, Xie Lingqin saw the real Emperor.
He walked over, surrounded by Thunder Guards.
"Father." The Fifth Princess immediately stepped forward.
The emperor glanced at her, then walked toward the main house.
The door was then tightly shut.
For a moment, the atmosphere was deathly silent.
The man with the amused expression looked up at the sky, then suddenly raised his hand and waved, "Let's retreat first."
Without the emperor's order, everyone watched as the more than one hundred bandits withdrew and went inside.
What's going on?
Wang Renyi stepped forward and bowed to the Fifth Princess.
The Fifth Princess's face was swollen on one side, and she was in a bad mood. She glared at Wang Renyi and said, "You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask? Just wait." After saying that, the Fifth Princess looked at Xie Lingqin, her eyebrows curved and her eyes softened. "You are called Yan She."
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