The carriage was moving very fast, like a sharp blade cutting through the sea.
The crowd in front retreated in a cone shape, and by the time the carriage came, the road was already wide.
"Stop her!" the official next to Lu Ronghui suddenly shouted, walking towards the steps of the square, "Whoever catches her will be the winner!"
The girl drove the carriage and ran wildly to the open space. More than fifty soldiers came towards them with long guns in hand. They were overwhelmed by the momentum of the carriage that did not stop and retreated to both sides.
The pattern of the floor tiles in the open space finally slowed down the speed of the wheels. Xia Zhaoyi reined in the horse, and the horse flew up with long hooves and stopped.
The whole place was silent, eyes falling on the carriage.
The girl stood up in the car. A gust of cold wind swept across her forehead, blowing away the broken hair on her forehead. Her cheeks were pale from running wildly. She looked at the official on the short stone steps, her eyes were like stars in the vast sea, bright and tenacious.
"Demon boy!" the official on the stage shouted, "Quick, catch her!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the girl jumping up on the horse's haunches, using the force of the horse's head to fly into the air. When she turned over and landed on the ground, she had already rushed several feet. She swayed again and suddenly disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, a clear voice came from my ear: "Catch who?"
The front of his neck was cold, and the girl was holding a dagger in her hand, almost hanging on his back.
Because she was sprinting too fast, her breathing was still a little rapid, and the official could clearly feel her breathing.
The crowd burst into exclamations, unable to even see clearly how she got there.
The soldiers surrounded them as quickly as possible, and a large number of soldiers ran towards Mo Shang, guarding the formation in front of Lu Ronghui and other officials.
"Are you from Jingzhao Mansion?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
The official's face was earth-colored and he was sweating profusely.
"No?" Xia Zhaoyi looked behind, "Who is?"
"You, you demon boy..." the official said.
"Demon boy? I am not only a demon boy," Xia Zhaoyi smiled coldly and said very softly, "I am also a ghost boy. My surname is Xia and my given name is Zhaoyi."
"Xia Zhaoyi?" the official repeated in a low voice, feeling familiar. He suddenly widened his eyes and looked sideways at her, "You, you lied to me..."
At this moment, there was a light movement on his body, and the girl grabbed his collar and jumped to the ground, bending him over.
"Let's go." Xia Zhaoyi said.
The dagger was always close to his body and had penetrated into his flesh. Blood streaks ran down the blade and stained his official uniform.
The official did not dare to move rashly, looked at her uneasily, and followed her steps forward.
The soldiers gave in slowly and did not step forward.
Zhu Xian clenched the scroll in his hand, looked at the girl walking in the distance, and then looked at Lu Ronghui.
Lu Ronghui frowned, and suddenly stretched out her hand: "Grab her, what are you doing standing there in a daze!"
"Sir," said the official on the side, "Sir Guo is still in her hands."
"Catch her," Lu Ronghui still said, "Catch this girl!"
"We have no right to sacrifice Master Guo," Zhu Xian said, "Master Guo is an official of the imperial court."
The soldiers on all sides were still surrounding the girl, and they followed her slowly.
Crossing the main square, the criminals kneeling on the ground looked back at her. Suddenly someone stood up, and the long-suppressed grief and anger exploded like blood, and shouted: "Ali!"
The official who was protected by soldiers nearby stepped forward and cursed: "Why are you making such a noise!"
The executioners who had been prepared long ago were standing in the distance, not showing their faces yet, looking at the girl along with everyone else.
"...If you kill me, how will you escape?" the official said.
"It's easiest to run away. It's more difficult to bring you to Lu Ronghui." The girl actually answered.
"Listen to my advice and let me go. There is still a way for you to survive if you leave now."
"If you don't come over, I originally planned to tie up a general," the girl said calmly, "and tell you to show off your talents."
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"Debt collection," the girl said.
"You," the official paused, then said, "who do you belong to? Miss Xia and you..."
"If I don't shock you, what will you do if you get angry and kill yourself," the girl said casually, "You rotten literati suddenly get the upper hand and can do anything."
"You demon boy!"
The higher you go, the closer you are to the crowd.
Xia Zhaoyi stopped on the left side of the criminals, looked at the two hundred soldiers above and asked, "Which one is Liang Nai?"
"Master Liang is not here." The official replied coldly.
"Is that Zhu Xian who's holding the scroll?"
The official looked and didn't answer.
Xia Zhaoyi glanced at him and suddenly shouted loudly: "Zhu Xian, come forward!"
Zhu Xian had a meal.
Lu Ronghui shouted: "You are not allowed to go!"
Zhu Xian turned around and looked at Lu Ronghui.
"Absurd, absurd," Lu Ronghui said angrily, "This is so ridiculous! I am the mighty Jingzhao Imperial City soldiers and horses, but you useless people are being fooled around by a girl! Let her lead you by the nose. Let’s go! Go and catch her!”
"We've already called for the crossbow guards," the official said. "Sir, don't worry."
Zhu Xian took a deep breath, suddenly pushed away the crowd, walked forward, and met the girl's beautiful eyes.
This was the first time Zhu Xian took a good look at this little boy who caused a turmoil in Kyoto.
There is a distance of ten feet between them. The girl is located under two long flat ridges, surrounded by a circle of soldiers with guns.
She was dressed in dark robes and had a thin figure. She looked really small, even smaller than his niece.
But she was holding a fifth-rank official of the imperial court in her hand. The official who was caught by her had his back bent very low, and the dagger on his neck seemed to be spitting blood, and those blood beads were dripping one by one. Fall to the ground.
The crowd behind him was boiling and the sky was dark, but the girl's eyes were calm, as if she didn't know she was in danger, and she was looking at him lightly, as if she was considering it.
"Yao boy, what do you want to do with me?" Zhu Xian said.
"I'll file a complaint." Xia Zhaoyi said.
"What?" Zhu Xian frowned.
"I'm going to file a lawsuit," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I'm going to file a lawsuit against Li Ju."
Zhu Xian couldn't even realize who Li Ju was for a moment, so Lu Ronghui shouted angrily: "How bold!"
"I want to sue the civil and military officials of the court," Xia Zhaoyi continued, "I also want to sue the people of the world."
Zhu Xian raised his eyebrows: "You ridiculous little boy!"
"I accuse Li Ju of killing loyal people, killing innocent people indiscriminately, being unworthy of morality, being treacherous and unruly, being fond of playing favorites, being greedy for power and lazy in government, abandoning virtue and trust, losing conscience, and bringing trouble to the world!"
"I accuse the civil and military officials of the entire court of being ungrateful, watching with cold eyes, sitting back and enjoying the peace and wealth that others exchanged for their lives, and being extravagant and unashamed!"
"I tell the people of this world that they are timid, cowardly, incompetent, and ignorant. They use their flesh and blood to support you, a group of maggots who crack bones and suck marrow, don't know enough, and play with power!"
The girl said, every word was strong and sonorous.
"There is also the Duke of Dingguo," the girl said again, "I want to accuse the Duke of Ding of being blind and ignorant. He regards thieves as his relatives and tries his best to protect the wolves, tigers and leopards, but at the expense of his friends and relatives! He is extremely stupid!"
