"We merely wish to pay our respects to His Highness the Crown Prince who has helped us. Why should we leave?"
"We're not leaving."
"Yes, we're not leaving."
Immediately, someone in the crowd echoed this sentiment, causing the people who had begun to retreat to hesitate again.
Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun immediately looked at the troublemakers.
She gave a wink to the people around her, and several guards immediately flew over and pulled out the people mixed in with the crowd.
The men immediately screamed when they were arrested.
"What right do you have to arrest me? I just came to see His Highness the Crown Prince, what wrong have I done?"
"Does looking at His Highness the Crown Prince mean I'll be killed to silence him?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun snorted coldly and stepped forward.
"It's not wrong to look at His Highness the Crown Prince, but if there are people mixed in with him who have other intentions, then that's another story."
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he turned to the people.
"Fellow villagers, these people are bad guys who have infiltrated your ranks to use you to harm the Crown Prince. Don't be fooled by them."
Upon hearing this, the people were immediately astonished and looked at each other in surprise, then began to shout.
But those people naturally denied it and immediately shouted that they were wronged.
"Bullshit! I'm just an ordinary citizen who was arrested for no reason and now you're framing me with such a crime. It's completely unjust!"
"What kind of benevolent and people-loving crown prince? I think he's just a brute who can't distinguish right from wrong."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Gu Jingchun.
"Besides, who do you think you are?"
On what grounds are you interrogating me?
"From this perspective, the Crown Prince is not only a brute, but also a coward who only knows how to hide behind women."
Shen Hechuan had been looking in this direction. Hearing this, he frowned slightly, but before he could react, Gu Jingchun sneered.
"Yeah?"
She chuckled softly, then immediately raised her longsword and thrust it towards the man's chest.
Without any hesitation, the man reacted almost instinctively, immediately breaking free of his restraints and flipping back several meters.
The people were so startled by this sudden turn of events that they took a step back and exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.
"I had no idea that ordinary people could possess such remarkable skills."
The other party knew he had been exposed, gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath before shouting, "The Crown Prince oppresses the people and is unfit to be emperor!"
As he spoke, he launched an attack on Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun remained standing in place, his expression calm and fearless.
Shen Hechuan immediately stepped forward to block her path.
His guards immediately rushed forward and engaged him in combat.
As soon as he finished speaking, several more people jumped out and began pushing and attacking the people.
The people were terrified and retreated repeatedly.
However, there were too many people, and even though the people behind had started to back away, it was too late.
In the blink of an eye, the crowd descended into chaos, with everyone pushing and shoving each other, causing a series of commotions, screams, and children's cries rising and falling.
Shen Hechuan immediately ordered people to help the people.
With fewer guards protecting him, more people rushed towards Shen Hechuan with weapons in hand.
Shen Hechuan quickly responded, but because of his injured shoulder and the need to keep an eye on the people, he was constantly restricted and was put at a disadvantage for a time.
Knowing he couldn't be of much help, Gu Jingchun immediately pulled Gu Jinxi into the carriage.
Gu Jinxi was busy examining the new hidden weapons she had made, trying to see which ones could be used.
Just as the fighting was in full swing, a large number of government soldiers suddenly emerged from behind the crowd.
It was Ye Wenxi who arrived with her people.
Upon seeing the situation, he immediately ordered people to dredge the roads for the people.
They first ordered all the civilians to evacuate before surrounding those people.
Soon, everyone was subdued.
Gu Jingchun stepped forward and looked at those people. Before he could speak, he saw that they had already bitten the poison in their teeth, their heads tilted to the side, and they were lifeless.
Gu Jingchun sighed, feeling a pang of regret.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan immediately stepped forward and pulled Gu Jingchun back a step, as if afraid of frightening Gu Jingchun.
He comforted her, saying, "If they're dead, they're dead. These people are all suicide squads; even if we catch them, we won't get anything out of them."
Gu Jingchun couldn't help but chuckle as she looked up at Shen Hechuan.
"Judging from your appearance, you still think I'm just an ordinary young woman, don't you?"
Shen Hechuan looked at her and nodded seriously.
"Yes, in my eyes, you are just an ordinary young woman."
Gu Jingchun thought that he had not understood the meaning of his words, so he raised his eyebrows and reminded him again.
"Don't forget, I've killed quite a few people along the way."
Shen Hechuan suddenly stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.
"So what? It's my fault for not being by your side all these years. That's why you've had to endure and go through so much. I had no choice but to force myself to become stronger and stronger."
"However, it doesn't matter. I'll be here for you in the future. I will protect you and help you deal with everything. You just need to be an ordinary woman."
Gu Jingchun looked up, about to tell him that he would not change.
Then Shen Hechuan continued:
"However, it's okay if you don't want to change, and it's okay if you like killing."
No matter what you do, in my eyes, you are just an ordinary young woman who needs protection.
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