"Prince Four, please!" The leading black - clad man took out another chain and motioned to Xiao Hanzhi.
Xiao Hanzhi stared coldly at the black - clad men. "You are defying the entire Dongling Kingdom! If you release us now, I guarantee I'll let bygones be bygones and spare your lives."
"Hehe! Prince Four, what a joke. Prince Four should understand that the situation dictates one's actions. If Prince Four insists on resistance, well, there are still Prince Seven and Prince Ten. The result will be the same anyway. We don't mind having one less person!"
"You..." Xiao Hanzhi was so angry that his fists clenched tightly, and his fingers made a creaking sound. Before he could do anything, two black - clad men grabbed his shoulders and shackled him.
"Alright! Be sensible. I don't have much time to waste with you here!" The masked leading black - clad man stepped forward directly and tied Xiao Hanzhi's hands with the chain.
Although Xiao Hanzhi was held down, his eyes were full of hatred as he stared intently at the black - clad men.
Shen Li watched Xiao Hanzhi, whose hands were already tied with chains, and couldn't help sneering inwardly. Xiao Hanzhi, the majestic Prince Four of Dongling Kingdom, was now being treated like a criminal. He probably never dreamed such a day would come!
As for the black - clad man's thoughts, it was quite simple. He was like a cat playing with a mouse. After catching the prey, he wouldn't kill it immediately but would first toy with it, making the prey be tricked and humiliated again and again, losing all dignity.
Just now, he had had enough of the game and didn't want to play anymore, so he simply tied Xiao Hanzhi up.
As for why Xiao Hanzhi didn't resist, it was probably because they had tried to resist before but were no match for the enemy and were captured. Now, it was very likely that Xiao Hanzhi and the others were still under the effect of the soft - energy dispersing powder, though the effect was much weaker than before.
The black - clad men didn't dare to harm the life of Prince Four because he was still of use, but mentally torturing and humiliating him was probably just the beginning.
If they were really taken down the mountain by the black - clad men today, it was believed that they would soon be secretly taken away. As for where they would be taken, Shen Li guessed that the place definitely wouldn't be within Dongling Kingdom.
The black - clad men dared to tie them up so openly even though they knew their identities. They had already made up their minds to go against Dongling Kingdom and, of course, had made full preparations.
Now, the only thing they could do was to delay time until someone came to rescue them.
Shen Li was thinking about delaying the time until Han Yue could bring reinforcements from the capital city, but she didn't expect to run into Jiaoyue, He Yimeng and their group.
"Miss!" Jiaoyue's surprised voice reached Shen Li's ears.
Jiaoyue seemed to only see Shen Li. She turned around and said to He Yimeng and the others walking behind, "We've found her. Our miss is here!"
Mingyue raised her sword and stared warily at the group of black - clad men. "Who are you? Let them go immediately!"
The monks of Pufa Temple, who had also noticed the situation here, were also looking warily at the black - clad men, while the other servants and guards had all raised their weapons.
"Amitabha! Those benefactors are all guests of our Pufa Temple. Please let them go!" The speaker was a middle - aged monk in the temple.
"Hehe! Do you think you few can make us let them go? That's too ridiculous!" The masked black - clad man reached out his hand to his subordinates behind him, and immediately more than a dozen black - clad men rushed out.
"Amitabha!" The opposite monk put his hands together, murmured a chant, and then also raised his weapon and stepped forward.
The two sides immediately got into a melee. Although Jiaoyue had brought more than thirty people, except for the monks of Pufa Temple, the other servants and guards were no match for the black - clad men.
Now that it had come to this, there was nothing to do but fight. Without any hesitation, Shen Li drew out her whip and lashed at the two nearest black - clad men.
Xuan Yuanjue fought with the leading black - clad man, and the situation got out of control instantly.
Prince Seven and Prince Ten took the opportunity to run to Xiao Hanzhi.
"Brother Four! I'll help you untie it!" Prince Seven, Xiao Jinnan, tried to break the chain on Xiao Hanzhi's hands with force but failed.
Xiao Luochi picked up a sword from the ground. "Brother Four, bear with it!" As he said that, he raised the sword and cut at the chain on Xiao Hanzhi's outstretched hand.
The chain was cut off, and Xiao Luochi also cut the chain on Shen Miao's hand.
Free from the restraints, Shen Miao locked her resentful eyes tightly on Shen Li, who was fighting with the black - clad men.
"Let's go!" Xiao Hanzhi pulled the stunned Shen Miao and retreated with Xiao Luochi and Xiao Jinnan.
It was a pity that the effect of the soft - energy dispersing powder on them hadn't completely disappeared. They were no match for the black - clad men at all. In a short while, they were surrounded by the black - clad men again.
"Spare their lives and capture them alive for me!" After seeing Xiao Hanzhi and the others trying to escape, the leading black - clad man gave an order to his subordinates.
Hearing this, the black - clad men who surrounded Xiao Hanzhi, Xiao Jinnan, Xiao Luochi and Shen Miao immediately launched an offensive, and the four were soon scattered.
Xiao Jinnan and Xiao Luochi were okay. Although they had been affected by the soft - energy dispersing powder, the effect had faded a lot. They couldn't defeat the black - clad men, but they could barely protect themselves.
Shen Miao didn't know martial arts and was very weak. She didn't even have the ability to protect herself. Xiao Hanzhi's strength hadn't recovered yet, and he had to take care of Shen Miao's safety, so he soon fell into a disadvantage.
One of the black - clad men stabbed at Xiao Hanzhi with a sword, intending to wound him first and then capture him.
Xiao Hanzhi had just dodged a sword from another person. Facing this black - clad man's offensive, he clearly had no time to dodge.
In a hurry, Xiao Hanzhi pushed Shen Miao aside and stepped back step by step.
Shen Miao, who had been pushed away by Xiao Hanzhi, watched him nervously, very worried that he would be injured. But in the blink of an eye, she saw Shen Li, who was fighting with the black - clad men behind Xiao Hanzhi.
Shen Miao's gaze shifted from Shen Li's Night Shadow Whip to her fair and flawless face, and the hatred in her eyes could no longer be concealed.
Lowering her head, Shen Miao saw a sword at her feet. She quickly picked it up. Holding the sword in her right hand, she no longer saw anyone else and walked straight towards Shen Li.
Jiaoyue and Mingyue were protecting He Yimeng while also caring about Shen Li. When they saw Shen Miao stabbing a sword at Shen Li's back, they shouted in unison, "Miss, watch out!"