Liu Yunzhou.
Liu Yunzhou was dressed in casual clothes, and his face was clearly bruised, but he was obviously in better shape than Ning Xiucai next door.
Liu Yunzhou was not unconscious. He shook his head, raised his face, and looked at Xie Lingqin with a surprised expression.
"Thank you... Thank you Lingqin!"
"Yes, it's me, Mr. Misfortune. What are you doing here?"
"I...I...I..."
Liu Yunzhou was clearly still a bit confused.
Xie Lingqin was too lazy to dawdle with him and took a few steps forward.
Sure enough, at the deepest part of this cell, there was also an iron cage connected by chains, which could be moved upwards.
After searching around, Xie Lingqin found a small path on the side, where she could hear the various lively and bustling sounds coming from the stands more clearly. She immediately made a move to go inside.
"Ah, what are you doing? Come back quickly."
Liu Yunzhou immediately lunged forward and grabbed Xie Lingqin's ankle. "Don't go, don't go! There are tigers, wolves, and bears up there... Ah, don't touch what you shouldn't touch, don't look what you shouldn't look at! I'm only trying to save you..."
As Liu Yunzhou called out, he looked at the ankle he was holding Xie Lingqin's and kept trying to hypnotize himself.
Xie Lingqin couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.
Ning Xiucai was merely pedantic, while this pedantic young master was clearly also somewhat stupid, yet he remained completely unaware of it.
At this moment, as the two moved, the other guards also clearly woke up. Upon seeing this scene, they immediately stepped forward, "Sir, what are you doing...?"
"Quick, quick, grab her!" Liu Yunzhou shouted hurriedly, then waved his hand, "Wait, no, don't come any closer, don't do anything improper, step back, step back."
The guards who were about to rush forward upon hearing the commotion were momentarily at a loss.
So, should we step forward or step back?
Furthermore, his master (young master) has always upheld the rites of sages and valued reputation and virtue, yet now he is holding a woman's ankle.
Moreover, although this woman was beautiful, the way she looked at her master (young master) was clearly impatient and disgusted.
Xie Lingqin was not surprised that these people addressed Liu Yunzhou as Lord.
This autumn's examination, the top scorer in the written test was none other than Liu Yunzhou, as everyone had predicted.
That is, Consort Shu's younger brother.
Moreover, when the top two scorers in the martial arts examination were granted official titles by imperial decree, Liu Yunzhou was also appointed as the Imperial Censor.
That's something that the aurora borealis would light up.
The Imperial Censor, responsible for investigating and punishing errors, held a position second only to the Chancellor.
If there is any injustice done, it can be reported directly to the Emperor.
“Liu Yunzhou, a ten-year-old child up there is trying to fight a tiger or wolf with his bare hands. If you don’t move aside, he will die.”
Xie Lingqin wanted to throw Liu Yunzhou away, but she was afraid of making too much noise and attracting attention, so she lowered her voice to warn him.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunzhou's expression immediately turned serious. "Really?"
"Otherwise, I'd like to brag to you when I have time." Xie Lingqin shifted her foot. "Get out of the way."
“Well, a man should stand tall and upright, how can he let a woman risk her life alone? Besides, as an imperial censor, I will certainly protect your life.”
As soon as Liu Yunzhou finished speaking, he immediately stood up, rubbing his bruised face, and waved to the person behind him, "Let's go, let's go in and take a look along this road."
"yes."
"Wait."
Xie Lingqin stopped them, looked them up and down, and then her gaze fell on Liu Yunzhou. "You're being too conspicuous. With such a big fuss here, the person behind it must be someone of high status. If we're not careful, I might lose the chance to save him, and we'll all lose our lives. So, I'll go up first. If I can take him away quietly, then you can call your men to surround and attack."
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she headed towards the path that was illuminated by the dim candlelight.
"You guys, guard the door. You guys, go and call for help. I'll go and check it out."
After thinking it over, Liu Yunzhou still felt that as a man, he couldn't let a woman take risks, so he gave the instructions and followed closely behind.
Xie Lingqin naturally heard the commotion behind her but did not stop it.
If the time comes and she shouts "Imperial Censor," can the people around the stands really remain unmoved? There will always be a few who are of sound mind.
The sounds coming from the passage grew louder and louder, and light shone in as well.
This is clearly an excellent location; separated by a small door, one can see the entire area around the stands.
At this time, the small door was guarded by several people.
"You are..."
The guard turned around as soon as he heard the sound, only to have Xie Lingqin twist his neck.
Liu Yunzhou, standing behind him, was horrified by what he saw.
this……
This is Xie Lingqin, the same Xie Lingqin from the General's Mansion who always seemed so gentle and weak?!
However, compared to Xie Lingqin's skill and ruthless methods, Liu Yunzhou, a pedantic scholar who had been studying the classics since childhood and knew etiquette, looked at everything in the stands and his expression changed drastically. His pupils contracted, and an unprecedented shock appeared on his face.
On the huge circular grandstand, bloodstains were everywhere. A boy of about ten years old was fighting bare-handed, his eyes bloodshot. There was blood on one of his arms, and on it, a bloody mouth was turned outwards, the flesh almost conjuring up the image of those gleaming white teeth biting down.
Around the boy, three tigers and four wolves raised their heads, facing him and surrounding him with greedy eyes.
Human voices, animal sounds—it's as if you can see through human nature in an instant.
"This...this...this is terrifying." Liu Yunzhou finally managed to utter a sentence after a long while, his voice trembling as he looked at Xie Lingqin. "I only heard rumors that something strange happened here, so I brought people to investigate. Who would have thought that as soon as we entered, we saw those tigers, and before we could even react, we were knocked unconscious. I thought that was the most terrifying thing, but I never expected..."
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