"My lord! Something bad has happened! My lord..." Xiaobing opened the door in a panic and rushed in.
Lord Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you so flustered? I wonder if Lord Zisai is here!"
Xiao Bing shrank and spoke timidly: "Qi, Qi, sir, sir! No, the princess is missing! I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?!" Zi Sai's heart suddenly jumped when he heard that it was about Zi Tong.
"This slave is afraid..." Xiaobing lowered her head, not daring to look directly at the two adults: "...I'm afraid that the princess has left the government office!"
"What?!" Mr. Yuan suddenly stood up: "Didn't you make it clear to the princess that riots often occur outside the government office?"
"The slave said it!" Xiao Bing's eyes suddenly turned red: "On the first day the princess came here, the slave told her in detail; but just now, the princess asked the slave to take her out to play, but the slave refused and again
Reiterating the danger outside the government office, the princess also promised that the servant would not leave the house; but who knew, who knew..." Big tears fell down the corners of Xiaobing's eyes: "...who knew that Xiaomei asked the servant to do a favor, but it was just a matter of time.
After a short meeting, the princess disappeared!"
"Have you looked for him inside or outside the government office?" Mr. Yuan asked in a deep voice.
"I've looked for it!" Xiaobing nodded repeatedly: "My servant and others have searched all over the government office, but the princess has never been seen!"
"Have the guards seen the princess leaving the office?" Zisai's body was filled with chilly air, which made people shudder.
"They are not sure. They only said that when the shift was over, they vaguely saw a figure running out of the office!" Xiao Bing's head hung lower, for fear that Zi Sai would crush him to death.
Zisai pursed his lips tightly and disappeared into the study room the next second.
Master Yuan saw this and hurriedly chased after him.
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The four of them approached Zi Tong slowly, one behind the other.
Sensing something strange behind him, Zi Tong quickly stood up and looked at them with malicious intent: "You, what are you going to do?"
The four of them looked at each other and smiled: "Don't be afraid, girl! We don't mean any harm!"
It's strange that Zi Tong would believe it, and slowly backed away to the corner: "I have no enmity or enmity with you, what are your intentions/desires?"
"Don't worry, girl, we won't harm your life, we just want to..." A looked at Zi Tong and smiled maliciously.
A look of greed flashed in B's eyes, and he took over what A had not finished saying: "I just want to use you in exchange for some food!"
"Yes!" Bing nodded heavily: "As long as the food is obtained, we will naturally release you safely!"
Zi Tong came to his senses in desperation: "I'm not from here, even if you catch me, you may not be able to get food in exchange!"
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" Ding smiled cheerfully: "If you don't have food, you can have money!"
"Yes!" A agreed: "With money, we can leave this hellish place and live the life we want!"
"I don't have anything. Even if you catch me, it will only be in vain!" At this time, Zi Tong's back had reached the corner.
B laughed: "Girl! Looking at your dress, I know that you were born either rich or noble. Who would believe you when you say you have no money?"
"That's right!" C and D agreed at the same time.
Zi Tong regretted very much at this time why he sneaked out of the government office willfully; his eyes subconsciously looked at both sides, hoping to find an opportunity to escape.
The woman huddled in the corner holding the girl in her arms stood up without warning and bumped into the four men: "Girl! Run!"
When Zi Tong heard this, he looked at the woman gratefully and ran towards the government office.
"Damn it!" The four men roughly pushed the woman away and then chased Zi Tong in the direction where she fled.
"Mom! Are you okay? Mom..." The girl opened her frightened eyes and crawled towards the woman who fell to the ground.
The woman shook her head gently and reached out to take the girl into her arms: "I hope...she can escape this disaster!"
As soon as Zi Tong ran a few dozen meters away, he was blocked by four men who were chasing after him.
"I want to run away! It's not that easy!" Four men surrounded the city in a circle, trapping Zi Tong tightly and not giving her any chance to escape.
Zi Tong felt panicked and softened his voice: "I, I will give you all the valuable items I have on me. Can you please let me go?"
The four men looked at each other, and A said: "Take out the things first and have a look. If it satisfies us, we can consider letting you go!"
Upon hearing this, Zi Tong quickly took off the ornaments on his waist and took out a jade pendant from his arms; he then handed it to the man in front of him.
Person B weighed the items in his hands and was not very satisfied: "Is this all there is?"
Zi Tong nodded hurriedly: "Don't look at the few things, but they are very valuable, enough for you to spend half a lifetime!"
"You're not lying to us, are you?" C glanced at the items in B's hands, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
"It's hard to say!" Ding was also not very reassured: "Just in case, we'd better take her back first and wait until we determine the value of these things before making any plans!"
When the other three heard about it, they all thought it was feasible.
"How can you keep your words?!" Zi Tong glared at the four people in front of him angrily.
Ignoring Zi Tong's angry gaze, A and B quickly stepped forward and twisted her arms behind her back.
"You are shameless!" Zi Tong scolded angrily.
B's expression darkened and he threatened: "If you dare to curse again, your arm will be broken!"
Zi Tong looked back and glared at Yi fiercely, not daring to say anything in anger.
"Let's go!" A took Zi Tong and walked in the opposite direction to the government office.
Zi Tong was shocked and ignored his bound arms; he shouted for help: "Help! Help..."
Every cry for help was met with numb eyes from the people on both sides of the road.
Just when Zi Tong was in despair, a lilac figure floated down in front of the four men.
"Who are you? I advise you to stay out of other people's business, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!" A stared at the impressive man in front of him and threatened him.
"Really?" The corners of the man's lips were slightly raised, and instead of showing any fear in his eyes, he looked at the four people who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, as if they were looking at monkeys.
B was extremely annoyed by being stared at, and waved to C and D: "Let's give him some color and see!"
"Easy to say!" After saying this, the three of them clenched their fists and attacked the man.
The man's leg flicked, and his body instantly rose into the air. Before the three people could react, the man's leg quickly swept away. The three people who were showing off their power a moment ago were now lying on the ground.
A was horrified and pulled Zi Tong back subconsciously.
"Are you planning to let him go on your own, or..." There was an undisguised sense of danger in the man's smile.
A swallowed hard, hesitated for a while, let go of Zi Tong's arms, and ran away.
The man laughed and fell between the three people who were wailing. He bent down and took out the items in B's palm and shouted: "Still still!"
When the three of them heard this, they couldn't care less about the pain on their bodies, struggled to get up from the ground, and helped each other away.