26 Should we save them? (1/2)

After a while, Madam Lin began to get bored as though she had lost interest in a play: ”I think we should be heading back now.” She said.

”Yes, Madam.” Ru An snapped out from the momentary bloodthirsty gaze and took a last look at the people fighting.

By now, the two sides had locked into a stalemate, there were many corpses of the guards and assassins scattered about the ground. Each side had countless losses, but the assassins still poured in like water leaking into a boat. To put it simply, they were helplessly outnumbered.

Ru An took up the reins and pulled it gently, and the carriage was going the same, slow and steady pace it was going.

The two looked like a pair of master and servant that had just been out to see some scenery, there was no sign that they had just watched a bloody battle that had just occurred.

”Should we have helped them?” Madam Lin asks.

”Does madam want to help them?” Ru An questions. Today, did Madam Lin feel pity for a passerby, to the point of wanting to save them? This was different from the woman she heard about growing up. Said to be so ruthless she watched the entire Ye clan get executed or exiled, and watched each and every one of them meet a horrible end, yet not even lifting so much as a single finger to help.

”If they survive, maybe.” Madam Lin shrugged her shoulders as the carriage continued to move ever so slowly.

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In the city, Ruan Wang was prepared to get on an unassuming carriage. He was dressed as a noble, in brocade robes, yet there was nothing in his possession that conveyed the lofty status he held as a prince and the uncle of the current ruler.

Xu Fei was standing by his side. It was he, who was prepared to get on the carriage to act the driver. He was dressed in common clothes, such that one could only see him as a lowly servant and not a decorated constable and solider.

”Master, please.” Xu Fei bowed as he gestured toward the carriage.

”No need for any of this play.” Ruan Wang muttered beneath his breath as he carelessly boarded the carriage. Once inside, he realized that the interior had been switched out, leaving a luxurious interior that was fit for the emperor.

”Is there a need for any of this?” Ruan Wang asked speechlessly as he eyed over the interior of the carriage.