Wang He and his men chased after Xi Qingyue and Xi Weilan out of the city like crazy. Meanwhile, the killers sent by Consort De had already left the city when Xi Qingyue and the others were wandering around in town.
Xi Qingyue had deliberately given them the chance. She needed to let the killers leave the city first and engage in a fight with Lu Qianning.
When they arrived, all they had to see were the corpses lying all over the ground and Lu Qianning, seriously injured and dying. The scene of the Ninth Princess, with her high martial arts skills, bravely fighting the killers and finally slaying them all, but being sneak - attacked and seriously injured because of the overwhelming odds, how real and tragic it would be!
Thinking of this, Xi Qingyue slightly curled her lips and quickened her pace.
Xi Weilan, being carried by her and flying around, didn't feel dizzy at all. Her little face was full of excitement.
"Sister, when can I fly around like you?"
Xi Qingyue comforted her with a smile, "Don't worry. You're already better than many people now. You're only three years old. In a little while, you'll be able to fly onto a big tree with ease."
Hearing this, Xi Weilan curved her eyebrows and became even happier.
When they reached the pavilion outside the city, Lu Qianning was fighting with the killers. But upon closer inspection, one could see that Lu Qianning was actually handling the fight quite easily.
The woman who was driving the carriage and the carriage itself were not there. Only Lu Qianning and Luo Ling were fighting against dozens of killers.
When the killers saw the two kids suddenly appear, they glanced over here. They were still a bit wary.
Consort De's men learned that Lu Qianning would return today from what Xi Qingyue said in front of the Ninth Princess's Mansion. On their way out of the city, they also saw Xi Qingyue flying around the city with Xi Weilan in her arms. They knew they didn't have such good light - footed skills.
Xi Qingyue waved at them with a smile, "Hi, what a coincidence!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she flew over like lightning with Xi Weilan in her arms. She snatched the long sword from Luo Ling's hand, raised the sword and swung it to the right, beheading a killer in front of her.
The killers were all shocked at this, and then immediately furious.
They were professional killers. How could they be afraid of a little kid? No matter how good her light - footed skills were, she was still just a child. At this moment, all their anger was directed at Xi Qingyue.
While killing the killers, Xi Qingyue also urged, "Hurry up. The others are coming soon."
Lu Qianning and Luo Ling understood what she meant. Their movements also instantly sped up. What was just a leisurely killing before turned into a one - sided massacre. One could see the killers falling down one by one, and in an instant, they all became corpses.
When Xi Qingyue was brutally beheading a killer, she directly kicked the body in front of Lu Qianning, splashing her all over the body and face with blood. It looked extremely terrifying.
They were very quick. In the blink of an eye, they had killed all the killers, and Wang He still hadn't arrived.
Lu Qianning ordered Luo Ling, "Quick, stab me in the chest. It's almost time."
Luo Ling hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stabbed forward with the sword. Lu Qianning's chest instantly turned red with blood.
She fell backward and lay on the ground. This sword wound was nothing to her, but Xi Qingyue had a way to make her appear seriously injured and dying but still conscious. She trusted Xi Qingyue.
Just as she had lain down for a while, Xi Qingyue sensed with her special ability that someone was about to come. She immediately rushed towards Lu Qianning, shouting, "Big Sister Lu, you can't die! I've waited so long for you to come to the capital."
While crying loudly, she put her hand on Lu Qianning's arm and pricked a thin wooden needle into it. The person lying on the ground instantly lost consciousness as if dead, but Lu Qianning could clearly hear the voices around her.
The loud crying made Wang He and his men, who hadn't arrived yet, stop in their tracks. Even Zhao Fenghua, who always had a poker - faced expression, had a momentary change in his expression.
Then, a group of people quickened their pace and ran over.
Xi Weilan was also lying on Lu Qianning's chest, swaying back and forth, "Big Sister Lu, you haven't taken me to play in the capital yet. You can't die. Wake up quickly. You still have to take me to buy roast chicken."
Luo Ling beside her was kneeling on the ground, crying uncontrollably, "Princess, we finally made it back to the capital. You haven't even appealed to the Emperor for justice yet. How can you just leave like this? That damned Fourth Prince is simply a brute. How could he be so cruel as to kill his own imperial sister? What a vicious heart he has!"
The group of people who had just run over, still out of breath, saw the scene of several people crying loudly over Lu Qianning. It was as if they were holding a wake.
They were a bit dazed for a moment. They were here to catch the two kids. But it seemed that the most important thing at the moment was that the Ninth Princess had returned and was about to die.
Before Wang He could say a word, Zhao Fenghua beside him gave an order, "Quick, save her first. Hurry and take the princess into the city to find a doctor."
As soon as the order was given, several imperial guards stepped forward to carry Lu Qianning. There really wasn't anyone else nearby, let alone a carriage.
Xi Qingyue shouted angrily, "Get out of the way. Don't come here and cause trouble. I'll take Big Sister Lu back to the capital. You go quickly to invite a doctor to the princess's mansion."
After saying that, she held Xi Weilan in her left hand and carried Lu Qianning in her right hand. With a "whoosh", she took off into the air with the two in her arms and flew far away in the blink of an eye. The group of people stood there, stunned.
Zhao Fenghua ordered the imperial guards again, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow. Can you bear the responsibility if something happens to the princess?"
Before leaving, he said to Wang He calmly, "Lord Wang, these killers were all trying to assassinate the Ninth Princess. You of the Prefectural Office will handle them. It's equally important to find out their identities. I'll take the men back first to invite a doctor for the princess. Let's act separately."
After saying that, he rushed away with his men in an instant.
Wang He stared at their departing backs in silence for a while, then looked at the dozens of corpses in front of him. He was extremely angry but had nowhere to vent it.
He had chased for so long and was exhausted. In the end, he still had to be responsible for moving the corpses. These killers might be related to the Fourth Prince. Even if the Fourth Prince was lying there half - dead, there was still Consort De. Even if he found out the identities of these people, what could he do?
Wasn't this just asking for trouble? These corpses were really a hot potato!
Just then, Luo Ling stopped crying and looked at Wang He pitifully, "Lord Wang, our princess once said that the junior magistrate of the Prefectural Office was the most just and upright. The princess also brought back the original document that proved the Fourth Prince colluded with the Great Prince of Beiyue. We were going to hand it over to Lord Wang, but unexpectedly, we were blocked on the way before entering the city. My lord, you must seek justice for our princess!"
Wang He's expression at this moment was indescribable. Was he, a junior magistrate of the Prefectural Office, supposed to seek justice for the princess? They really thought highly of him.
The most crucial thing was that the mastermind behind this was a prince or a princess consort. He felt as if half of his head was gone and it was a bit wobbly. He really wanted to roll his eyes and faint.
But he held back. The Ninth Princess had always had a good reputation in the capital. She was gentle and polite, and was even willing to go on a political marriage for the two countries. Such a princess shouldn't be treated like this.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, his expression became serious.
"Come on, go find a few flatbed carts nearby and pull these corpses into the city. Say that they are the killers who tried to assassinate the Ninth Princess."
