It was indeed Liu Liu and the others. They had been hiding in a small cave on the opposite mountain. When the imperial guards were searching, they almost found them. However, they were called over by a tall imperial guard, so Liu Liu and the others hid.
They hid in the cave and did not see what was happening outside. Although they heard someone shouting, they did not dare to go out to see. It was not until the imperial guards shouted loudly, "You are Xia Zi'an, the regent princess of the Great Zhou," that they realized that they had found Zi'an.
Lingli stuck her head out to see that Zi'an was surrounded by people. When she went back to tell Xiaosun and Liuliu, they were determined to rescue him no matter what.
There was no other choice, Lingli had to bring them over here.
Zi'an was so anxious that his heart was about to jump out and his palms were sweating. Qin Zhou couldn't come so quickly. Scar Suo, why did you fail at this critical moment
Cao Le saw Zi'an's expression suddenly change, and he looked back. Seeing someone running towards him, he laughed out loud, "Interesting, interesting!"
Zi'an made a sudden move, and the scar rope flew out and wrapped around Cao Le's neck. He shouted sharply, "Lingli, take them away."
Cao Le was furious and chopped the Scar Rope with his sword. The sword broke, but the Scar Rope was not damaged at all.
Lingli, with a cloth covering her face, stopped in her tracks, knowing that their presence would only make things worse. She said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"
How could Xiaosun be willing to leave? She cried and shouted as she rushed over. With so many people surrounding the princess, how could she survive
"Scarlett can handle it. Our presence will only ruin her plans." Lingli said angrily, and was also angry at herself for forgetting that Scarlett was in Zi'an's hands.
Nanny Yang pulled Xiaosun and said, "Miss Lingli is right. Run quickly, or you will be a burden to the princess."
They ran back quickly, with the imperial guards chasing them. Lingli and Liuliu could run and escape, but they were soon caught up by the imperial guards as they dragged Xiaosun and Nanny Yang, who knew no martial arts.
Lingli and Liuliu were both injured, probably because they had experienced many fierce battles before.
What can I do if I catch up with you
Lingli gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Liu, protect Xiaosun and Mammy. I will kill these bastards!"
Lingli flew up like a whirlwind and fell down like a whirlwind. Her swordsmanship was indescribably exquisite and swift. In just a moment, she had wiped the necks of three people.
But the Imperial Guards were not there to do nothing. After they adapted to the clever fighting style, they responded with sword formations. The Imperial Guards had received long-term training and had their own formations to deal with powerful enemies.
Lingli was surrounded by a sea of swords and sabers, but he was not at all panicked. He flew up and stepped on people's heads, then turned around and killed them. His sword energy was like a rainbow, and he handled the situation with ease.
However, Liu Liu seemed overwhelmed. Although her martial arts skills were not bad, it was very difficult for her to protect Xiaosun and the nanny.
"Tell them to retreat!" Seeing that Liu Liu was overwhelmed, Zi'an suddenly tightened the scar rope and said sternly to Cao Le.
Cao Le narrowed his eyes and said, "Impossible. If the princess dares to kill me, go ahead and do it. But if you kill me, you will never escape."
Zi'an sneered, pulled out a dagger, and without saying a word, he slashed Cao Le's face. Blood flowed down his cheek, looking indescribably vicious and terrifying.
"I won't waste my time talking to you. Tell your people to withdraw!" Zi'an said coldly.
Cao Le actually reached out his hand to wipe the blood on his face, licked it, and his eyes became more bloodthirsty. He shouted loudly: "Kill, kill them, don't spare any of them!"
Zi'an controlled him, intending to hold him hostage to repel the enemy, but he did not expect that Cao Le was not afraid at all. Especially when he licked the blood, Zi'an actually saw the shadow of Queen Cao.
He is Empress Cao's younger brother, and probably has the same vicious thoughts as Empress Cao.
Zi'an had murderous intentions in his heart. If Cao Le died, it would mean that the three of them would have to deal with these three hundred people. Moreover, the imperial guards who were searching in the distance would definitely counterattack when they heard the sound of the fighting.
Therefore, Cao Le could not be killed for the time being. Cao Le probably knew Zi'an's thoughts, so he was not afraid at all.
Seeing that Liu Liu was having trouble coping and had two more wounds on her arm, Zi'an frowned, grabbed Scar and dragged Cao Le in front of him, put the dagger against Cao Le's crotch, and said coldly: "I won't kill you, but it would be fun to make you have no descendants."
Fury welled up in Cao Le's eyes, "You dare?"
When Zi'an heard these two words, he felt relieved. He smiled evilly and used his dagger to thrust, "Do you think I dare?"
Cao Le narrowed his eyes, "You will die miserably."
"Really?" Zi'an said sternly, "I'll count to three. If you don't retreat, I'll attack you."
Cao Le saw a hint of ruthlessness flash across her cold face and knew that this woman was capable of doing what she said.
A man can lose his life but he cannot lose his offspring. Otherwise, what is the difference between him and the eunuchs and slaves in the palace
Cao Le's expression changed several times. Finally, he gritted his teeth, raised his hand and shouted, "Everyone retreat!"
The imperial guards received the order and retreated behind Cao Le, staring at Zi'an with eager eyes.
Lingli and Liuliu didn't want to fight anymore, so they took two steps back. Lingli supported Liuliu and asked, "How is it?"
Liu Liu's face was pale, and she was obviously exhausted. Her arm was injured and the bleeding had not stopped yet.
Nanny Yang immediately took up her sword, cut off her own clothes, and bandaged her wound.
Zi'an said, "Hurry up and leave."
Xiaosun asked worriedly, "Princess, what are you going to do?"
"Don't worry about me, let's go!" Zi'an couldn't help but urge when he saw more and more imperial guards coming from the opposite mountain.
Seeing that the situation was indeed bad, Lingli gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat!"
The nanny looked at Zi'an earnestly, unable to hide the worry in her eyes. Seeing that Zi'an kept waving his hand to let them go, she pulled Xiaosun to retreat in the direction behind Zi'an to avoid encountering the imperial guards on the opposite mountain again.
Seeing that everyone had run away, Cao Le stared at Zi An and said coldly: "Princess, two fists are no match for four hands. You can't escape."
Zi'an didn't let him go. He waited until Lingli and the others ran away before he said coldly, "Cao Le, the villagers of Muzhai are all innocent people. You were so cruel as to massacre them. Your Cao family is really a family of wolves and leopards."
"Thank you for the compliment, Princess." Cao Le smiled contemptuously. In the Northern Desert, "wolf" and "leopard" are both compliments, and he was very pleased to hear that. "I don't know whether the villagers of Muzhai are innocent people. I am just following orders. Since the emperor wants them to die, they must have committed heinous crimes."
Zi'an was furious after hearing such nonsense. He raised his sword with force, and the scar rope left Cao Le's neck, quickly leaving a mark on his face, and then quickly wrapped around his neck again.
The action was so fast that even Cao Le didn't have time to react, let alone take advantage of the opportunity to subdue Zi'an.
"Everyone has left, but Princess is still reluctant to let me go?" Cao Le wiped his face. Now, there was a scar on both the left and right sides of his face, which was the left-right symmetry that Prince Li liked very much.
"No hurry. Didn't I just talk about your brother with Lord Cao?" Zi'an wanted to delay time. Liu Liu was injured, Xiao Sun and the nanny couldn't run fast, so she could delay as much as possible.
Cao Le said coldly: "Now that Qin Zhou is gone, either he killed Qin Zhou, or Qin Zhou killed him and then mobilized troops."
(End of this chapter)