Shen Xining stood back and showed her injured leg. Deng Yan pursed his lips, his fingers trembling slightly, and he felt a little guilty. He thought at that time that this matter was foolproof, and when he returned, the prince would at most punish him. After all, the prince had said more than once that the Shen family had more than one daughter, Shen Xining.
Apart from Shen Xining, the other one was much more obedient, and implied that he praised Shen Xiyao a lot.
So Deng Yan didn't take Shen Xining seriously, but Deng Yan could never have imagined that Shen Xining was so lucky, and he could never have imagined that Xie Zhaoan would come.
He was so frightened that he just started to kowtow.
"Fourth Prince, Miss Shen, it's my fault, it's all my fault. Please forgive me. I really know I was wrong, really! I will never do such a thing again. After I leave today, I will pretend to be blind and ignorant."
His servile appearance was different from before.
Xie Zhaoan tilted his head and looked at Shen Xining with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
"Ms. Shen, how do you want to deal with this person? He is an old subordinate of yours."
Shen Xining pursed her lips. She wanted to say directly that anyone who betrayed her would never be used again, but seeing so many people in the dungeon, she couldn't open her mouth.
Although she followed Jiang Wei all day long and listened to his lectures on great strategies, Jiang Wei paid attention to protecting her. He never said any bloody words to her, nor did he let her see such a bloody scene with his own eyes.
Now, Shen Xining's legs still hurt, her heart was tight, and she was extremely tired.
After a while, she spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Why not lock these people up here for life?"
"Ms. Shen, I won't take in just anyone here, and I'm not the kind-hearted person who would use my own food to support such a disloyal and unrighteous person."
As he spoke, Xie Zhaoan picked up a dagger in his hand and stabbed it hard into Deng Yan's ankle. Deng Yan covered his leg and rolled on the ground.
Xie Zhaoan handed the sword in his hand to Shen Xining.
"Ms. Shen, I'll give you a chance to kill the enemy with my own hands, how about that?"
Shen Xining's stomach began to churn. Although Deng Yan was indeed abominable, he was doing this to save his life after all. To be honest, Shen Xining had expected his behavior, and she didn't think it would reach such a point.
Without waiting for Shen Xining to make a move, Xie Zhaoan sneered and threw the sword in her hand to the ground. Then, the arrows in the hands of the surrounding guards fell like rain, and all the people who were begging in the dungeon fell to the ground, without a trace of life.
Shen Xining widened her eyes, her stomach churning violently, she ran out and retched, Yuewei couldn't bear to watch it anymore and wanted to hand her a water bag, but Xie Zhaoan said coldly.
“To achieve great things, you must overcome these difficulties.”
With just one sentence, Yuewei swallowed all the words that followed. After all, they were the people around Xie Zhaoan, and they knew Xie Zhaoan's thoughts and ideas. They also knew what kind of grand strategy he wanted to achieve. Compared with the grand strategy that Xie Zhaoan wanted to achieve, Shen Xining even seemed insignificant.
After Shen Xining finished vomiting, Xie Zhaoan slowly walked over to her side and whispered.
"From today on, those people are the soldiers who died to protect you during this bandit incident. If this matter is reported back to Kyoto, they will be regarded as heroes. In this way, they died a worthy death."
Shen Xining pursed her lips and looked at Xie Zhaoan. For the first time, she felt a little strange.
It seemed that the person in front of her was a little different from the Xie Zhaoan in the past. It was obviously the same person, but the person in front of her was much more unfamiliar. It could even be said that he was completely unrecognizable. His expression was indifferent and there was a bloodthirsty smell on him. He was completely different from the person who usually acted mean in front of her and quarreled with her.
"How did you deal with those bandits?"
"Robbery, banditry, and robbing a good woman, no matter which one it is, according to the current law, they should be executed."
"They are not ordinary bandits. They were forced to take this path because their families were broken up. Perhaps there are other ways to make them change."
Xie Zhaoan didn't say anything, looking as if he couldn't change his mind.
Shen Xining pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but then he fell to the ground and fainted.
Xie Zhaoan subconsciously held her in his arms, and when he felt her warmth, he became flustered.
"Call someone!"
The doctors of Yueyingwei were already familiar with Shen Xining, and they spoke after examining him.
"Mr. Yue, there's nothing wrong with Miss Shen's health. She just got too scared and caught a cold. Now she has a cold. Just prescribe some medicine and she'll be fine."
“It’s really troublesome.”
Xie Zhaoan frowned, but what he didn't realize was that his expression was no longer one of irritation, but worry.
The Moon Shadow Guards pushed the bandits over.
"Mr. Yue, these people are coming over here. The location has been arranged. We can bury them right there and no one will know."
Even if someone knew about it, it didn't matter. These people were just bandits and had no family to care about them. The local government would rather they disappeared, so this matter could be said to be foolproof.
However, Xie Zhaoan raised his hand and glanced at the bandit leader.
"You were forced to do this because your family was broken up?"
"Yes! I am responsible for my own actions. For so many years, I have been robbing the rich to help the poor. I will never bully the poor! Why do you treat us like this!?"
Xie Zhaoan sneered, robbing the rich to help the poor...
He originally wanted to give the order directly, but for some reason, he hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
"What if there is a chance of a turnaround in today's situation? What if your family can be saved from destruction, and there is a way to control this flood? Are you willing to turn over a new leaf?"
As soon as the bandit leader opened his mouth to speak, Xie Zhaoan threw the pill in his hand directly into his mouth. His method was rough, but the effect was obvious.
The bandit leader wanted to dig something out of his throat, and Xie Zhaoan spoke indifferently.
"Your brothers will stay in this dungeon for now. You are good at martial arts, so stay with that woman. But if you do anything out of line, the pill you just took will kill you. This pill is called the Seven Day Pill, which means you must have an antidote within seven days, otherwise you will die from the poison."