As soon as Xie Jie finished speaking, the Shen family's housekeeper was picked up with his hands tied and thrown in front of the corpse with an arrow through the heart.
"Tell me, who is this!" The Jinwu Guard put a big knife across the butler's neck and threatened fiercely, "Think about it carefully before you answer!"
"It's the Third Young Master! It's the Third Young Master!" The steward replied tremblingly as he lay on the ground, shaking like chaff.
Is it really Shen San?
Ahaya stood behind Xie Jie, with some doubts flashing in her eyes.
"Really?" Xie Jie half-closed his eyes and rapped his knuckles on the table. Every sound seemed to fall on the butler's heart, making him pale with fear.
"Have you counted the heads of the rebels in the alley?" He said calmly, with no emotion or anger in his tone, "Are there a thousand?"
Ahaya was stunned and reacted immediately.
The number of people is wrong!
At first, Jinwu Guards came to report the time and clearly said that Shen San was leading five thousand troops. The number of rebels killed in this alley was not counted in any case.
In other words, in Ruyifang, the real Shen San and his main force had quietly dispersed and were lurking in the city.
But since Shen San didn't want to face Xie Jie head-on, why did he lead his troops into the city with great fanfare?
Ahaya subconsciously looked at Xie Jie, only to see him pondering for a moment and then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Shen San!" His eyes were full of teasing, and it seemed that there was more expectation than anger, "What a Shen San!"
I didn't expect that the worm-like Shen family could have such a character.
"Pass my order to search the city. Not even an ant will be spared." Xie Jie ordered, then turned to look at Akhya.
Ahaya immediately stopped the strange look in his eyes and turned to a worried look: "Your Majesty..."
Xie Jie gently lifted the hair on the side of her face and said with some comfort: "I'll ask Zhou Zhong to take you back."
What are you going back for? If Shen San wins, will he let her go?
Ahaya pursed her lips, grabbed Xie Jie's sleeves, raised her head, with a touch of red at the end of her eyes, but her eyes were full of determination: "No."
This action is actually a bit inappropriate, but in this situation, it seems more sincere.
Before Xie Jie could react, Zhou Zhong was already scared to death. He quickly stepped forward, bent over and put on a flattering smile, and persuaded: "Girl, Your Majesty has an order, please don't embarrass me."
"Your Majesty?" Ahaya had already made up her mind, but she still looked hesitant at this time. After thinking about it, she volunteered for him, "I can ride a horse, and I can also shoot arrows... although I can't shoot well. Okay, but I can also do archery. I also know the way around this city, so I can help!"
"Ha." Xie Jie couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and the smile in his eyes was a little more genuine, but he just stared at her and called out without any emotion, which seemed to be a warning, but also seemed to be helpless, "Ahya .”
"Girl, the Jinwu Guards are here. You can't help here, and you will also distract His Majesty." Zhou Zhongshi stood aside with a wink, still speaking sincerely, "If you can't tell what happened to Shen San, please contact Beirong." It’s a big deal—”
Halfway through his words, his eyes suddenly opened wide, as if he had noticed his faux pas, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he knelt down to apologize.
Beirong? Prime Minister?
Achia felt a chill behind her, her pupils shrank, and she suddenly realized something.
When she and her brother fled, the prime minister would naturally hunt them down everywhere and kill them all. As the border between Beirong and Daxu, Wancheng was the only place they could pass before entering Daxu.
Therefore, it is entirely possible for the Shen family to reach an exchange of interests with the Prime Minister, with one party providing benefits and the other searching for their siblings.
Then Arthur, her brother...
Ahaya couldn't help but clenched her fists when she thought of the tragic situation of Arthurs in her previous life.
"Ahya."
A low and profound male voice sounded in his ears, recalling Ahya's thoughts.
She raised her eyes and met Xie Jie's scrutinizing and probing gaze. Her mind turned around and the ends of her eyes turned red. She looked like she was annoyed and even spoke with a nasal voice: "Your Majesty, are they following Bei?"
The Rong united together...treason, treason?"
"The Shen family has been in Wancheng for many years, and their life is not good enough? Why should they!"
"People's hearts are not enough." Xie Jie paused, withdrew his gaze and sneered.
"Then I can't betray you..." Aheya said hastily, but then immediately changed her words, "Betray Daxu!"
"Really?" Xie Jie just smiled, noncommittal, and waved casually, signaling Zhou Zhong to get up and "send her back."
Zhou Zhong stood up quickly and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Yes."
Ahaya didn't shirk this time, because she had more important things to do than staying with Xie Jie.
She pursed her lips, as if she had been wronged in some way, opened her mouth, but stopped talking.
After a while, she suddenly stepped forward, took out a wooden eagle sculpture from her sleeve, and put it into Xie Jie's hand.
"My grandma made this for me. On the grassland, such wooden carvings can bless peace." Aheya stared at Xie Jie seriously and said word by word, "I only have this one, so...
Your Majesty will return it to me personally."
"You want to take back what you gave away?" Xie Jie laughed, but held the little eagle with his fingers disobediently and rubbed it gently, "Stingy."
"Your Majesty, will you agree?" Ahaya ignored his comments and looked directly into his eyes with clear eyes.
"good."
Xie Jie said this to her. This was not only Xie Jie's promise, but also the promise of King Daxu.
I will be safe, I will come back, and I will return it to you with my own hands.
This kind of behavior, as if being grasped by the beauty in front of him, was an unprecedented first for the tyrant, so much so that Zhou Zhong even looked like he had seen a ghost.
Ahaya smiled happily.
She knew that she won this game of chess.
"What your Majesty said is an imperial edict and cannot be broken."
She no longer tried to hug Xie Jie or use other intimate behaviors to accelerate the ambiguity between the two of them. Instead, she took a step back and left briskly like a child who had stolen candy.
Zhou Zhong was stunned for a long time. It was not until Xie Jie gave him a cold side glance that he finally came to his senses and hurriedly followed him, feeling excited in his heart.
This girl must have great fortune!
On the other hand, Ahaya returned to the small courtyard. The smile on her face had completely disappeared and turned into a look of seriousness.
She quickly entered the room, lowered her voice, and asked Liu Nu who stood up.
"Is there anyone guarding outside the courtyard?"
Due to Xie Jie's suspicion, even at this time, she did not dare to let down her guard easily, and could only rely on Liu Nu, who had an excellent ear.
Fortunately, Liu Nu listened carefully for a while and then gently shook his head.
Ahaya breathed a sigh of relief and closed her eyes, seemingly exhausted.
After a while, she suddenly spoke with determination in her tone.
"Liu Nu, are you carrying the secret order that my father left behind?"
