Ye Qingcheng saw Xiao Wangye look over at her, his eyes devoid of warmth, chilled to the extreme. She was terrified that Xiao Wangye would discover it was her trap to ensnare him. Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she ran to stand in front of Xiao Wangye, shouting at the bandits, "What are you doing? You are not allowed to harm the Prince."
As she spoke, Ye Qingcheng winked at the bandits, mouthing words to them, "You can't beat him, hurry and leave!"
The bandit leader, Hu Fei, initially couldn't understand what Ye Qingcheng was doing, why she had run over to the Regent Prince's side. Just then, Hu Xiaohu, having gotten up from the ground, walked over and pulled him, saying, "Big Brother, we can't win, let's go."
Hearing Hu Xiaohu say this, Ye Qingcheng silently gave him a thumbs-up in her heart. Fortunately, Hu Xiaohu was smart enough to understand her intentions.
At this moment, Hu Fei also came to his senses. Not forgetting to play his part, he shouted at Xiao Wangye, "I just remembered I have something to do today, so I'll let you off for now. Brothers, let's go."
Upon hearing Hu Fei's words, the bandits scrambled to their feet and prepared to leave. As they reached the doorway, they felt a powerful force, and then the doors slammed shut tightly. Everyone was startled, looking at Hu Fei and asking, "Big Brother, why did the doors close?"
Hu Fei felt a bit scared himself, but he forced himself to remain calm, maintaining his demeanor as the leader. "Don't panic, a few brothers, open the doors."
The few men standing at the forefront stepped up to push the doors. The moment they touched the doors, an unknown force repelled them, knocking over those behind them. Soon, a large number of people were lying on the ground. Those who had touched the doors spat blood and couldn't get up. At this point, everyone's faces turned pale, not understanding what had happened.
Ye Qingcheng's legs felt weak. Hu Fei and the others couldn't see it from their position, but she was standing right in front of Xiao Wangye and felt the powerful force brush past her. It was Xiao Wangye who had used his internal energy. Ye Qingcheng hadn't expected a prince to possess such formidable martial arts skills. Her mind raced, trying to figure out how to resolve the current situation.
Just then, someone burst through the door. Lin Xiao kicked open a door and rushed in, his face filled with anxiety, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
Lin Xiao froze the moment he entered. He saw a pile of people lying on the ground and no sign of his Prince. Looking up, he saw his Prince sitting on a chair, dressed in white inner garments, his face as cold as ice, and his Princess standing in front of the Prince.
Ye Qingcheng, worried that Lin Xiao would clash with Hu Fei and the others, quickly called out to him, "Lin Xiao, come quickly, help me protect the Prince."
Hearing her words, Lin Xiao walked around the bandits lying on the ground and came to Ye Qingcheng's side. He still remembered to salute them, "Your subordinate greets the Prince and Princess. Your subordinate is late, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Xiao Wangye glanced at him, "Where were you just now?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, a servant came to find your subordinate earlier, saying they thought they saw someone enter the manor and asked your subordinate to investigate over there. Your subordinate went, only to find that person kept leading your subordinate in circles. Your subordinate then realized something was amiss and rushed back. It is your subordinate's foolishness that led to being deceived. Please punish me, Your Highness." Lin Xiao lowered his head again.
"You may rise," Xiao Wangye's voice was unreadable.
Ye Qingcheng stealthily turned her head to look at his expression. The moment she turned, she saw Xiao Wangye looking at her, and Ye Qingcheng guiltily turned back.
At this moment, someone shouted, "The doors are open, everyone run!"
The bandits heard it and quickly got up from the ground, picked up the injured, and ran towards the exit.
"Lin Xiao, stop them. Not one shall escape," Xiao Wangye's voice sounded from behind Ye Qingcheng.
Ye Qingcheng saw Lin Xiao about to step forward. Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she quickly shouted, "Lin Xiao, I'll go with you." She ran past Lin Xiao, pretending to stumble and fall.
Lin Xiao quickly knelt to help her, "Princess, are you alright? You should stay here with the Prince. Your subordinate will definitely stop these people."
After speaking, Lin Xiao rushed out. Ye Qingcheng, ignoring Xiao Wangye for the moment, quickly followed Lin Xiao. She saw Lin Xiao using his Qinggong to fly to the doorway and block Hu Fei and his men.
Seeing only Lin Xiao, Hu Fei shouted, "Brothers, let's fight him!"
Saying that, several of them charged forward, only to be defeated by Lin Xiao in a short while. Seeing that the situation was not in his favor, Hu Fei continued to shout, "Everyone attack together! If we defeat him, we can get out."
Everyone charged forward, and the scene became chaotic. Ye Qingcheng, seeing that Lin Xiao was not paying attention to her, turned to see that Xiao Wangye had not followed. She quickly grabbed Hu Fei, "Leader, you can't beat him. Quickly pretend to take me hostage and let them go."
Hu Fei looked at Ye Qingcheng, appearing hesitant.
"Leader, stop thinking and quickly take me hostage," Ye Qingcheng urged anxiously, worried that if Xiao Wangye came out, they wouldn't be able to act.
Hu Fei made up his mind and said, "Miss Ye, please forgive me."
As Hu Fei spoke, he put a knife to Ye Qingcheng's neck and shouted with all his might, "Stop! If you don't stop, I will kill her!"
He shouted with all his strength, and everyone present turned their heads to look at him.
Lin Xiao stopped when he saw Ye Qingcheng being held hostage by Hu Fei, and looked at Ye Qingcheng.
At this moment, Ye Qingcheng unleashed the best acting skills of her life. She pretended to be pale with fear, trembling as she looked at Lin Xiao and said, "Lin Xiao, save me, I don't want to die."
As she spoke, Ye Qingcheng forced out a few tears with great effort.
Hu Fei also cooperated with her, saying fiercely, "If you don't want him to die, then let us go."
Lin Xiao dared not move, fearing he might harm Ye Qingcheng. Ye Qingcheng continued to showcase her acting skills, "Lin Xiao, quickly save me, I'm so scared, I don't want to die!"
Seeing her like this, Lin Xiao hesitated and glanced at his sword. Hu Fei noticed his hesitation and seized the opportunity to shout, "Drop your sword and go over there."
"Lin Xiao, quickly do as he says, and let him release me," Ye Qingcheng said, while trying her best to think of the saddest thing in her life to force out more tears. She also thought to herself that being an actor was no easy feat.
Lin Xiao was still hesitating. In fact, with his skills, he could risk going forward and rescuing Ye Qingcheng from Hu Fei's grasp. However, he couldn't gamble with the Princess's life. Even if the Prince didn't like the Princess, he couldn't put the Princess in danger.
As Lin Xiao hesitated, Xiao Wangye came out in his wheelchair. No one was pushing him this time; he had used his internal energy to propel the wheelchair out. Seeing this, Ye Qingcheng was astonished. She wondered if there was such miraculous martial arts in the world, and if it was still too late for her to start learning.