The man was enraged by the guard's attitude: "Let you know, you bastard, that I'm going to enter your Prince Nan's mansion honorably today!"
What followed was, of course, the much-anticipated failed attempt at showing off. The man was knocked down by the guards in two moves and thrown out.
The Prince of Nanxiang's mansion is a place where hidden talents abound, and it is not a place that ordinary people can easily enter.
Next comes the segment where everyone showcases their unique skills. This part of the plot is quite ingenious and humorous. Various clean and beautiful fight scenes, ingenious tricks that will leave you speechless, disguise, bone shrinking, throwing iron chains from high altitudes, digging underground tunnels—many elements of traditional martial arts are perfectly blended in. It's dazzling, yet surprisingly not chaotic.
A professional film critic would see this scene as a pure display of technical skill. But viewers like Sun Xiaoxiao weren't experts. They simply found it exceptionally entertaining, thrilling, and captivating, making them laugh out loud.
Finally, to the accompaniment of a light and humorous whistling tune, the person Sun Xiaoxiao had been longing for made her appearance.
Xiao Fengque and Xie An walked side by side, swaggering to the gate of the Prince of Nanxiang's residence. Just as the guards were about to stop them, Xiao Fengque waved his hand, revealing a waist token. The token was carved with dragons and phoenixes, and inscribed with three large characters:
The sky was like water.
"You are... Tian Rushui?" The guard was utterly astonished. "You're actually Tian Rushui, the number one constable in the land?"
Xiao Fengque said arrogantly, "What, you don't recognize me? Or do you not recognize this sign?"
The plaque "Tian Ru Shui" was bestowed by the Emperor; seeing this plaque is like seeing the Emperor himself.
The guard did not kneel, but looked at Xiao Fengque with suspicion: "I heard that Tian Rushui and Xiahou Yan have become a couple and that you took him to Penglai to visit the Tianru clan. Penglai is thousands of miles away from here. How did you get to Nanjun in one day?"
Xiao Fengque snorted lightly: "Those old guys from Penglai aren't home. We came back a long time ago. We traveled all the way to Nanjun and heard that a strange case was going to happen here, so we came to see for ourselves."
"And here I am, Xiahou has come with me."
After saying this, Xiao Fengque took Xie An's hand in his. At that moment, both Xiao Fengque and Xie An's expressions twisted slightly.
Xie An tried to pull his hand away. Xiao Fengque used his inner strength to suppress him, raised his chin, and said affectionately, "Ayan, show him the Xiahou family's plaque."
Xie An was finally able to legitimately free his hands, and eagerly pulled them out and reached into his robes to hand Xiahou's nameplate to the guard.
The plaque bearing the inscription "Tian Rushui" was bestowed by the Emperor himself, and the guard dared not accept it. The plaque bearing the inscription "Xiahou Shi" was not subject to such scruples. The guard took the plaque, examined it carefully, turning it over and over, and finally nodded: "This is indeed something belonging to the Xiahou family."
Since Xiahou Yan is genuine, Tian Rushui shouldn't be a fake either. Besides, no one in the world would be bold enough to forge an imperial gift, and it's even more unlikely that Tian Rushui and Xiahou Yan, both highly skilled in martial arts, would be stolen at the same time.
The guards finally believed their story and bowed deeply, saying, "Your Majesty—"
"Hey, no need for formalities." Xiao Fengque helped the guard up. "Now, can we go in?"
"Of course!"
Xiao Fengque added, "We infiltrated Nanjun under assumed names for leisure. Few outsiders know about it. The Seven Doors have old grudges with many people in the martial arts world, so please don't make a fuss."
The guard hesitated and asked, "Among the guests who have come to the manor, is there anyone who recognizes your appearance, sir?"
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Xiao Fengque pointed to his face. “I came here in disguise. Do you see this face? This is the face of my old friend Xiao Fengque. Xiahou’s face is Xiao Fengque’s… his lover’s face.”
Xie An nodded stiffly: "Mm."
The guard understood: "No wonder Lord Xiahou's face looked a bit stiff. I had just guessed that."
Xiao Fengque calmly replied, "My human skin mask is made from the finest silkworm fat from Tianshan Mountain; there is only one of its kind in the world. His mask was hastily made by a craftsman in the martial arts world due to time constraints."
"Pfft, hahahahahahaha!"
Sun Xiaoxiao's burst of laughter drew the attention of her parents: "Xiaoxiao, what are you laughing at?"
Li Yi's acting skills have long been criticized, and this scene is actually a satire of his performance. It can be considered a self-deprecating joke by the production team.
Sun Xiaoxiao's parents don't surf the internet, so of course they didn't know this meme. But Sun Xiaoxiao has been online for a long time, and she was immediately amused.
"It's nothing... haha." Sun Xiaoxiao ate the meat her mother had put on her plate.
The child finally cheered up, and Xiaoxiao's mother felt much better: "Don't choke."
And so, Xiao Fengque and Xie An entered the Prince of Nanxiang's mansion through deception.
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