Chapter 391 (1/2)
Too Courageous or Too Kind?
Bai Ze did not care about those things. At first, he only listened to Xuan Tian Ming’s orders. After Feng Yu Heng came along, he began to listen to both of them. Not to mention beating up some soldiers standing guard, even if he was told to kill the Emperor, he would do it without even frowning.
Once Feng Yu Heng spoke, Bai Ze flew out in the blink of an eye. He did not even pull out his sword and just used his fists to punch the guards.
What martial abilities could simple guards have? Before they could even move their spears, Bai Ze’s ghostly figure had already arrived in front of them. These people were completely unable to see how Bai Ze was punching them and could not protect themselves at all. The nose, the eyes, the forehead, the cheeks, and the chest were all hit. This beating caused gold stars to dance in their eyes, as they all fell to the ground.
The civilians waiting to enter and exit the city watched this scene and all cheered because they had not just been angered from being searched. Just now, someone had said that they were lowly citizens that could not compare to the people of Qian Zhou. This caused the civilians to become infuriated. One of the angrier people shouted: “Good job! To actually dare to use Qian Zhou’s prestige to insult the people of Da Shun, you damn traitorous piece of trash!”
“You dare to hit us!” In the end, someone finally found the ability to speak up, but he was completely unable to believe it. What exactly was the background of the person in front of him? This place was the capital, and they actually dared to hit a guard?
Not all of the guards had gone forward to confront Bai Ze. There was another group that remained at the gates. They were not at all the same as this group of people. Those that remained at the gate were considered veteran guards. Although they were not older than their mid-30s, they had already guarded the gates for many years. These people spent every day rotating between the city’s four entrances. They had a better understanding of every type of person in the capital than anyone else. In fact, they had a rough memory of every person that entered and exited the capital frequently.
Long before Xuan Tian Ming’s imperial carriage arrived near the gate, they already recognized it. That was the ninth prince’s carriage, and the driver was not a normal person. It was his personal attendant, and the girl inside the carriage was even less simple. That was the incredibly famous county princess Ji An. Hmph, those damn brats that had been currying favor with Qian Zhou had caused a massive problem this time.
Seeing the person that had been knocked down was still pointing at and cursing Bai Ze, Feng Yu Heng snorted coldly and loudly said: “The ones being beaten was this group of worthless things! In order to help Qian Zhou find their grandson, you actually cause this much trouble for the citizens of Da Shun? Even if you were beaten to death today, it would be your own fault! You said that my Da Shun’s citizens are lowly people, right?” She suddenly pointed into the crowd of citizens and randomly selected a young person: “Go into the capital and tell the governor to bring these people’s family registers out! My Da Shun does not have this sort of scum! Didn’t you say that Qian Zhou was great? If you have the ability to get to Qian Zhou, this county princess wants to see if Qian Zhou will accept you or not!”
Once the three words “this county princess” were said, those that found Feng Yu Heng to look a little familiar immediately reacted and immediately kneeled on the ground, shouting in unison: “Greeting county princess Ji An!”
The guard that had fallen to the ground from the beating was dazed. What? County princess Ji An? This girl was county princess Ji An? Oh no, he had heard that county princess Ji An abhorred evil. The crime that they had committed this time, would they end up losing their heads?
There was another person that let out a sigh of relief and thought to themselves, not bad, at least it’s only county princess. If the ninth prince was also here, they really would not be able to continue living.
Just as they were thinking this, the curtain of the imperial carriage was lifted once more, and a man in purple robes came out in his wheelchair. On his face was a golden mask that blinded everyone thanks to the setting sun.
Three words immediately appeared in the minds of the soldiers standing guard.
Yes, it’s over.
The ninth prince was also here. County princess Ji An was already on bad terms with Qian Zhou, and the ninth prince was extremely protective of his wife. To fall into their hands, how could they possibly escape alive?
Sure enough, upon coming out of the imperial carriage, Xuan Tian Ming’s first words were to the young person that Feng Yu Heng had selected: “County princess told you to go find the governor. Why have you still not gone?”
The young person leaped up high then loudly said: “Just now, I was only concentrated on kowtowing to county princess. This humble citizen will go now!” Once this person finished speaking, they ran off.
Xuan Tian Ming and Feng Yu Heng revealed their identities, so the soldiers that had been standing guard at the gate also ran over. After saluting, one of them took the lead and said: “Reporting to your Highness and county princess.” He pointed at the people on the ground and said: “These people were not originally gate guards. They are in charge of guarding the posthouse. With the special envoy from Qian Zhou arriving in the capital, they have been responsible for the protection of the special envoy. Like this, who knows what sorts of benefits Qian Zhou has promised them to cause them to do such a thing. From early this morning until now, the citizens entering and exiting the city have suffered quite a bit!”
So that was what had happened. Xuan Tian Ming’s expression darkened once more.
Bai Ze said: “Your Highness, this sort of person really does not deserve to stay in Da Shun. As I see it, Da Shun should throw them over the Northern border into Qian Zhou!”
Xuan Tian Ming coldly snorted, “The trip is long, and my Da Shun’s drivers do not need to carry this sort of scum. When the governor finishes handling their family registers, just have the special envoy from Qian Zhou take them away.” He pulled Feng Yu Heng’s hand, “Don’t keep standing here. Let’s go back and enter the palace before it gets dark.” The two turned around, and Xuan Tian Ming casually spoke while returning to the imperial carriage: “The people that came from Qian Zhou are all adults. If they cannot even keep an eye on a child, even if the child is found once more, they would not be able to do a good job of raising it. Da Shun does not have any reason to help such brainless people search our own citizens. Everyone is dismissed. None may cause trouble over this matter.”
These words caused the citizens to cheer. The gate’s original guards also let out a sigh of relief. Taking care of the gate, they allowed Xuan Tian Ming’s group through first before taking care of the citizens.
The dwarf in Yao shi’s carriage had his acupuncture points secretly hit by Ban Zou, causing him to fall asleep at Yao shi’s side. Yao shi helplessly said: “Qian Zhou’s imperial grandson went missing. This world really is becoming more and more chaotic.”