Now, Ruan Xi has made it very clear, and the reminder could not be more obvious.
What this means is that I already saved you when you took action earlier. If I hadn't blocked that sword blow for you, your life would have been lost as soon as my master took action.
Uncle Dong understood this meaning, and he felt that this little girl didn't talk much on weekdays, and she didn't seem to be alarmist, so he couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.
Xia Shang looked at the other person and looked him up and down: "You hurriedly interrupted, you are the one who really connected this group of people, right? It is true that these young people have a chivalrous heart, and it is normal to act impulsively.
But for them to be bold enough to assassinate a court official, I still don’t believe that there is no one behind the instigation. Also, everyone in this group of people has injuries on their bodies, why is it that only an old man like you is intact? Could it be them?
During the assassination process, he also took special care of you, a senior?"
It was only after Xia Shang said this that others noticed this detail.
Indeed, after tonight's assassination, everyone was more or less injured, except for Uncle Dong, who was not injured at all.
Do you want to say that Uncle Dong did not contribute in the previous battle?
This alone does not seem to be enough proof.
Moreover, it was so chaotic during the battle, and everyone was too preoccupied with themselves to care about themselves. How could they care about others?
Although there is no evidence that Uncle Dong has selfish motives, this fact alone will indeed make everyone feel more worried.
Uncle Dong looked at everyone's expressions and realized that the situation was not good, and seemed to want to explain something.
Xia Shang said calmly: "That's all I have to say. I just want to advise everyone. Now that there are foreign enemies, if you really have a chivalrous heart, go to Xuzhou to kill the pirates. If you choose to go against the imperial court at this time, you will be fighting against the world.
As an enemy. Here, I only give you one chance. If you do the same thing again, you will only die in my hands."
After finishing speaking, everyone fell silent. They had just met Xia Shang, but they seemed to have found some mistakes of their own in the other party's words, and they couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Ruan Xi, come with me."
"Master..." Ruan Xi hesitated and looked at Yuan Xi who was kneeling on the ground.
"Don't worry about him, you can stay. I won't force him."
After saying that, Xia Shang dropped a packet of medicinal powder: "A woman here has been poisoned, and this is the antidote."
Xia Shang left, but not long after he left, a voice came from behind: "Wait!"
The voice was neither Yuan Xi nor Ruan Xi, but Yuan Ying. She dragged her feeble body to the door and shouted to Xia Shang: "I...I and you..."
Xia Shang did not look back, leaving only a silhouette of his back in the moonlight. The night wind brought his response: "No need."
Yuan Ying was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and Tsui Hark was dumbfounded.
His feelings are really that Miss Yuan Ying is chasing after him!
…
Xia Shang returned to the prince's inn alone. He didn't bother to ask too much about Yuan Xi and Ruan Xi. It was enough to hope that they could find their way back.
After all, the main target now is the unrest in Xuzhou, and the major issues have not been dealt with yet, so how can you care about them?
It was already dawn when we returned to the inn. What Xia Shang didn't expect was that the team had already been organized and seemed to be waiting for Xia Shang alone again.
Beside the team, Yuzhou officials lined up neatly, as if they were sending the prince's team off.
Although it is still very early, everyone here hopes that this Beijing team will leave early.
Although they only stayed for a short night, after this group of people appeared, a lot of things happened in Yuzhou City.
The prefect whispered to the officials next to him: "That Mr. Xia is really not simple. He can actually make His Highness the Crown Prince wait for so long, and yet His Highness the Crown Prince is not angry at all."
"Yes! I think Mr. Xia is more difficult to deal with than the prince. He shaved off our hair in one day. He also skinned a businessman in Yuzhou. It's not easy."
Just as he was talking, the prefect suddenly saw a person behind him.
Isn't that your daughter?
The prefect was startled, wondering where a girl could show her face on such an occasion.
He quickly retreated to his daughter and grabbed her: "Rong'er, what are you doing here?"
Rong'er's pretty face was red, and she stood on tiptoes to look at the prince's team. She looked left and right, frowned and said, "Where is Mr. Xia..."
"What does this have to do with you? Go home quickly!"
"Dad...last night...the woman and Mr. Xia...how can we say they have nothing to do with each other?"
"What are you talking about? Mr. Xia has already told my father that nothing happened to you last night! Are you still not embarrassed? Go back quickly!"
Rong'er became anxious when he heard this: "Who said it's nothing? Mr. Xia is lying!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Rong'er felt something was wrong and his face turned red immediately.
The prefect's face changed when he heard this. He knew that his daughter had been obedient since she was a child and never lied.
"What? Master Xia, did he lie to me?"
"No, no..." Rong'er explained in a panic.
"What the hell! This bitch actually wants to turn his back on me!"
"Oh! Dad, please listen to what my daughter has to say. My daughter just wants to ask her dad to give... this handkerchief to Mr. Xia as a souvenir."
Saying that, Rong'er carefully took out a handkerchief from his arms, embroidered with a picture of colorful butterflies competing for fragrance and blooming flowers.
With this foundation, I don’t know how much effort has been spent.
The prefect noticed something was wrong. Did he even give me a token of love?
But Mr. Xia didn't admit it at all! If this daughter knew about it, it wouldn't be very uncomfortable.
"This..." The prefect was a little embarrassed.
Rong'er scolded: "If dad doesn't help, I will deliver it myself."
How could Rong'er be allowed to act recklessly at this time? The prefect immediately took over his daughter's handkerchief.
"Dad, please be gentle and don't get dirty."
"Go back quickly, this is not the place for a girl like you."
Rong'er was a little reluctant to leave, looked at the prince's team again, and then left reluctantly.
As soon as Rong'er left, Xia Shang came in with a look of exhaustion. When he saw the prince, he yawned before he spoke.
Li Xin smiled: "Master Xia, I was very busy last night."
At this time, the prefect came to greet him: "Master Xia, you are finally here. The prince has been waiting for a long time."
Xia Shang yawned again: "The activities arranged by the prefect are quite intensive, so I didn't have a good rest."
Li Xin said: "I heard from the prefect that you arranged a lot of work yesterday?"
"A lot? It shouldn't be a lot, right?" Xia Shang smiled and patted the prefect on the shoulder.
The prefect smiled bitterly and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, no more, no more."
Xia Shang noticed the handkerchief in the prefect's hand: "When will the prefect still be interested in carrying a girl's personal belongings?"
The prefect quickly put away the handkerchief without explaining.
The prince pointed to the horse beside him: "Let's go, time is running out."