But when Ji Fengming was mentioned, Hei Xiao felt a warmth in his heart and obediently stopped his witty remarks.
He finally remembered the person he had been separated from for countless lifetimes.
Although it's not all, it's enough.
Now, he wanted to see Ji Fengming sooner than ever.
Ji Fengyao and her group did not initially take the official road, but instead traveled along the mountain.
After leaving Kyoto for more than a hundred miles, they finally stopped hiding their whereabouts, stepped onto the official road, and began to leisurely ride their horses for a stroll.
At first, no one in Kyoto could find any trace of the little female bandit.
It wasn't until two days later that spies from several western cities reported seeing Princess Chonghe leading a group of people past.
Shang Nanjue was originally chasing westward at full speed, but upon hearing the reports from his spies in the cities the young female bandit had passed through, he couldn't help but feel puzzled:
Didn't the bandits escape from the city first?
How did you end up behind him?
But no matter what, since the person was behind him, he had no choice but to turn back.
Shang Nanjue never expected that he would run into the little female bandit head-on on the main road.
Moreover, seeing how unhurried and leisurely they were, as if they were enjoying a leisurely stroll, Shang Nanjue was starting to question the meaning of life:
While bandits may be a bit simple-minded, they shouldn't be this heartless!
Surely these bandits don't think they're safe once they leave Kyoto, do they?
"Oh my, isn't this my second nephew?" The little bandit girl looked at Shang Nanjue as if she had discovered a new continent, and was quite happy. She took the initiative to raise her little hand to greet him: "Second nephew, you've also come to the west to sightsee?"
Shang Nanjue: "..."
She really was a simple-minded bandit with all his strength. Couldn't she see that he had brought so many soldiers? He was clearly here to capture her.
“Princess Chonghe, you fled the capital without permission and poisoned the Crown Prince. The Emperor sent me to arrest you and bring you back to the capital to confront the Crown Prince. Swords have no eyes, and to avoid accidental injury, you'd better obediently come back with me.” Shang Nanjue spoke in a tone that suggested he was doing it for your own good.
“My dear nephew, go back and tell the Emperor that the Crown Prince is a heartless scoundrel. It’s fine if he’s deposed. He has so many sons. Any one of them would be better than the Crown Prince. If I really go back and make a scene about this, the royal family will lose all face,” Ji Fengyao earnestly advised.
On his fair and tender little face, he made a painstaking expression, looking both adorable and carefree, quite unreliable.
“Princess, you should come back with me and speak to the Emperor yourself,” Shang Nanjue said firmly.
Ji Fengyao frowned, quite annoyed. Her little face was innocent, but her tone was mature and domineering: "Why are you so stubborn, child? I know you're afraid you won't be able to explain to the Emperor when you get back. Here's what we'll do: come here and let your auntie give you a beating. When you get back, just say you can't beat me, and then repeat what I said to the Emperor."
As she spoke, Ji Fengyao took out a hundred-tael silver note from her sleeve, held it between two slender, fair fingers, waved it in front of Shang Nanjue, and said, "As long as you agree, this hundred taels of pocket money is yours!"
Shang Nanjue: "..."
The soldiers behind Shang Nanjue: "..."
Is this bandit a joke sent by the monkeys?
The dignified Second Prince is only worth one hundred taels?
Do I have to get beaten up for nothing?
Besides, these bandits are people who frequently enter and leave the palace. Could she not recognize that they are the Imperial Guards, the Emperor's men?
Even if she wanted to bribe the Second Prince, she should have done it behind their backs;
Doesn't the Second Prince have any pride?
Don't they have any pride?
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