In the Southern Frontier, slaves who steal will be killed on the spot.
Mundi was of course aware of this. But she really didn't want to stay in the Heyan Family any longer. She thought these two people were very powerful and could take her away. She didn't even think about what she had stolen.
"Stop them," Xiao Jinghan commanded.
Four secret guards rushed out, blocked the guards, and killed them on the spot.
"Don't clean up. Hurry up," Yi Qing shouted.
Mundi helped her mother out of the house and ran after Yi Qing and the others.
Although the secret guards had killed an entire team of guards, Xiao Jinghan didn't leave through the city gate. Instead, he led them to the city wall.
Just as they left, a team of city defenders arrived.
Although Yi Qing and Xiao Jinghan had disguised themselves, the Ping Family had their own ways. By analyzing their tracks, they still found their hideout. Unfortunately, they were a step too late and only managed to trace them to Mundi's house.
The guards outside Mundi's house hadn't been buried. They followed the trail and chased after them.
Xiao Jinghan sensed someone was chasing them. "Go and lead them away," he said.
One secret guard stayed behind, broke off a stick. When he saw the city defenders approaching, he ran in the opposite direction with the stick waving wildly, as if there were a large group of people there.
The group reached the city wall. It was a bit difficult to cross. Just as they had helped Mundi and Lati across, the city defenders led by Xiang Beizheng caught up.
"Escort Madam away first," Xiao Jinghan gave the box to Yi Qing and turned to look at Xiang Beizheng.
"Xiao Jinghan," Xiang Beizheng gritted his teeth.
He had made foolproof arrangements on the border, but he never expected that Xiao Jinghan would go against the odds and come to Cixi. If it weren't for the means of the Ping Family, he wouldn't even have known that Xiao Jinghan was in Cixi.
Seeing the box in Yi Qing's hand, Xiang Beizheng was directly shocked. "Archers, get ready. Absolutely no one must be allowed to escape."
Xiao Jinghan held his heavy sword horizontally. "Hurry up."
Yi Qing didn't waste any time. Protected by the secret guards, she crossed the moat.
"Chase them outside the city," Xiang Beizheng was almost crazy.
He never thought that the imperial jade seal would be taken away. Had the news that the imperial jade seal of the Great Jin Dynasty was in the Heyan Family been leaked?
Did Xiao Jinghan come to the Southern Frontier not to find medicine for that dog emperor but to look for the jade seal?
Arrows rained down like rain. Xiao Jinghan deflected them one by one. At this moment, he didn't have the chance to turn around and leave. If he did, he would be shot full of holes.
"Protect Madam and leave," Xiao Jinghan ordered.
Yi Qing watched Xiao Jinghan from the other side of the moat. She was extremely anxious. But she knew very well that the only way to help Xiao Jinghan at this moment was to leave. So she had no choice but to follow the secret guards and leave.
"Go and chase them quickly," Xiang Beizheng looked at the escaping Yi Qing. "Xiao Jinghan, today is your day of death."
"Many people have said that it's my day of death, but they're all dead," Xiao Jinghan held his sword horizontally and looked at Xiang Beizheng. "You're just a despicable leftover. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Xiang Beizheng was even more enraged when his identity was exposed by Xiao Jinghan. "Kill!"
The city wall of Cixi was covered with thick moss, which was already a bit slippery. The blood soaked the moss and made it even more slippery. Corpses piled up on the city wall and fell into the moat, turning the river red.
Xiao Jinghan's martial arts were very high, but he couldn't match the continuous stream of people. Xiang Beizheng was already red - eyed. Even if he had to bury all the city defenders of Cixi here today, he must kill Xiao Jinghan.
Xiao Jinghan slipped due to exhaustion. He simply exerted force with his feet and tried to leap to the other side of the city wall.
Although there were also people on that side.
"Shoot the arrows!" Xiang Beizheng watched as Xiao Jinghan fell into the water.
Countless arrows fell into the water. Xiao Jinghan had disappeared in the red river.
The battle didn't last long, but it was terrifying. It was scarier than a battle between thousands of troops. Xiao Jinghan gave people the feeling that he was an army of thousands.
"Search for him. I want to see him alive or dead," Xiang Beizheng looked angrily at the river surface.
Yi Qing suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her heart seemed to skip a beat. A sense of fear spread through her body. This feeling was very bad. The only thing she could think of was that something had happened to Xiao Jinghan.
"Madam?" the secret guard called out.
Yi Qing looked at the box in her hand. "Let's go."
She quickly left with the secret guards.
Most of the things fished out of the moat were white bones, and some still had some flesh and blood on them, which was extremely creepy.
Xiang Beizheng looked at the retrieved corpses with a dark face. If the jade seal was lost, he would lose the evidence of being the legitimate heir of the Great Jin Dynasty. He had hidden this for so many years, fearing that the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty would find this place.
He never thought that it would be stolen by Xiao Jinghan at this time.
If he had known this would happen, he might as well have let Xiao Jinghan and the others leave directly.
No!
This Xiao Jinghan was too cunning. All the things he had done in the Southern Frontier were just a smokescreen. His real purpose was to steal the jade seal. Otherwise, it couldn't have been so smooth.
Yes!
It must be like this.
He just underestimated Xiao Jinghan's insidiousness and cunning.
At this time, the commander who had gone to chase Yi Qing and the others came back.
"Report to the son - in - law, they entered the Raoze Swamp. We..." the commander said in a low voice.
"A bunch of useless fools," Xiang Beizheng directly killed the man.
The people who were fishing for the corpses on the other side were startled and stared blankly at the son - in - law. They didn't notice that the net they had set moved slightly and then returned to calm.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and fish. If you can't fish him out, you'll all die," Xiang Beizheng threatened.
Everyone hurriedly fished, even fishing out the piranhas and leeches in the river.
The Raoze Swamp was a dangerous swamp, but there were some precious medicinal herbs in it, which attracted herbalists to come and collect them. People who were not familiar with this place couldn't leave the swamp at all.
Yi Qing was here for the first time, but she knew a lot about swamps. They crossed the swamp when it got dark.
Mundi was also scared silly this time. She didn't know who they were at all. How could they make Young Master Xiang lead the city defenders to chase and kill them?
"Do you know where the Crown Princess's forces are?" Yi Qing stared at the fire and thought for a long time before asking.
"I heard that after crossing the Raoze Swamp, it's a one - day journey away," Mundi said in a low voice.
"Leave one person here to protect them. The rest come with me," Yi Qing couldn't wait for a day.
"We'll go with you," Mundi said hurriedly.
"Your mother's health is not good," Yi Qing threw her a sachet. "It can repel insects."
Mundi noticed them because of this sachet. She just didn't expect such things to happen later. Mundi was even able to steal the jade seal directly.
Mundi was a bit down.
"I'm fine. You take Mundi away," Lati was worried about the danger.
"I won't leave," Mundi looked at her mother.
"You escort them for a while longer. Don't light a fire. Then go find Zisu," Yi Qing ordered.
The secret guard nodded.
Now Yi Qing could only rely on Zisu.
After the assignment, three secret guards escorted Yi Qing and rushed on their way overnight, shuttling through the dark forest.
Yi Qing had the same thought as Xiang Beizheng. She wanted to see Xiao Jinghan alive or dead. Moreover, Xiao Jinghan had said that he would never leave her alone. She believed in Xiao Jinghan.