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Who eventually brought Xiao En and Xiao Ze didn’t matter. What mattered was their safety.

An hour later, Xiao En and Xiao Ze arrived in a six-horse carriage.

Xiao Ji forced the Holy Maiden into the carriage, and immediately after, acting as the rear guard, Long Yi forced the Dongyi King in as well.

A Dongyi official said, “Having the Holy Maiden is enough. Release the king!”

Xiao Ji laughed, “Do you think I’m stupid? More hostages are better.”

The officials were stunned.

True, why settle for one hostage when you could have more?

However, there was still a chance.

A few days ago, Marquis Xuanping had fallen into a trap set by the Holy Maiden while rescuing his son. Though he survived, he was severely injured.

At present, he was not fully capable of fighting.

No expert could protect both inside and outside the carriage simultaneously. If the coachman caused the carriage to tip, the expert could protect either Marquis Xuanping or the hostages, but not both.

When the time came, they believed they would have a great chance to rescue the Dongyi King.

Having made up their minds, the crowd exchanged secret looks and sneered inwardly, allowing them to leave.

The coachman received the covert signal from the chief guard and nodded slightly.

Ten miles away, at Xiaoqiu Slope, the carriage was supposed to overturn for an ambush.

Xiao Ji and his group were unfamiliar with the terrain in the Dongyi’s territory. Even if the coachman took a longer route, they would not notice. Meanwhile, Dongyi soldiers took a shortcut to Xiaoqiu Slope and hid a large number of experts and archers there.

But they waited and waited until night fell, yet no carriage appeared.

Of course, the carriage would never come.

Right after they left the Holy Maiden Hall, the coachman was whipped unconscious by the Dongyi Princess who had been hiding nearby.

The Dongyi Princess took his place and drove the carriage away along another road.

Inside the carriage, Xiao En slowly woke up from the drug, while Xiao Ze remained unconscious.

Both had injuries clearly left by torture, yet they had stayed silent through it all.

Xiao En’s heart trembled when he saw his father, and his eyes reddened.

Xiao Ji tucked the blanket around him and touched his forehead. “Don’t speak yet. Rest. We’ll reach the camp soon.”

Xiao En truly had no strength to speak.

The two of them were Xiao Ji’s concubine-born sons, raised under Old Madame Xiao’s care. They never dared compare themselves to Xiao Heng, always aware of their status and limits, never daring to hope their father would love them as he loved their younger brother.

But this time, their father had risked his life for the two of them.

He had never dared show closeness to his father, but now he could not help himself. He moved his head slightly, resting it on his father’s palm.

At that moment he looked like a wounded little creature cautiously seeking closeness.

He was nervous and uneasy, afraid he had overstepped and would anger his father, and worried his failure would disappoint him.

Xiao Ji did not pull his hand away. Instead, he lifted his thumb and gently brushed the side of his hair. “You both did well.”

The sons of the Xiao Family needed not only the resolve to die, but also the courage to face failure.

Xiao En closed his eyes as hot tears spilled from the corners.

The carriage kept moving.

The Dongyi King, whose acupoints Long Yi had sealed, remained unconscious.

Outside the curtain, the Dongyi Princess, dressed as a guard, drove the carriage and asked, “I forgot to ask earlier. You took the Dongyi King and the Holy Maiden, but what about the princess? Did you bring her too?”

Xiao Ji glanced at the silent bride beside him, her red veil still over her head. He let out a soft sound. “Oh no! We forgot Qin Fengwen! She must still be in the secret chamber under the Holy Maiden Hall!”

The Dongyi Princess almost drove the carriage into a ditch. “What? How could you forget the princess? This is terrible! We just took the Dongyi King and the Holy Maiden, and now the princess has fallen into their hands! This, this, this…”

Inside the carriage, the bride clutched her handkerchief so tightly she nearly tore a hole through it.

Xiao! Ji!

And she even thought he had recognized her!

So he actually forgot her!

Looking at the trembling bride beside him, Xiao Ji curled his lips and pretended to sigh. “You can’t blame me. I was drugged, and my head was full of Long Yi. How could I remember anyone else?”

Rip!

The bride’s handkerchief finally tore apart.

Long Mengmeng’s eyes widened as she looked at the ruined handkerchief. After a moment of thought, she wisely climbed outside to ride with the Dongyi Princess.

The Dongyi Princess leaned toward Long Yi and whispered, “Mengmeng, is what Lord Marquis said true? Did he really forget the princess in the Holy Maiden Hall?”

Ever since she learned Long Yi’s childhood name, she loved calling him that.

Long Yi hesitated between correcting her and answering her question for a fraction of a second, then frowned. “A man’s mouth is full of lies.”

The Dongyi Princess was speechless.

Their return was naturally never going to be smooth. The princes of Dongyi, having waited in vain at Xiaoqiu Slope, guessed the carriage had changed routes. They then led troops to the main road leading to Donglin Pass, preparing for a full ambush there.

They clearly didn’t care whether the Dongyi King lived or died.

Who didn’t want the throne? In front of the officials and everyone at the Holy Maiden Hall, the princes dared not openly defy the King’s orders.

But afterward, with a whole day to plan, they imagined what would happen to them if the king truly died.

Naturally, this led to the subsequent night attack.

However, just as they were about to rain arrows on everyone in the carriage, Chang Jing arrived with his troops.

Chang Jing led from the front, striking straight at the heart and scattering the Dongyi army’s formation.

The Dongyi forces were left for Chang Jing to deal with, and Xiao Ji’s group returned to the camp.

The Dongyi Princess took the antidote to find Xiao Ming. Long Yi returned Xiao En and Xiao Ze to their tent and carelessly threw the Dongyi King into the snow.

Princess Xinyang had been furious the whole way, still gnashing her teeth in the carriage.

Xiao Ji pressed down the corner of his lips that had curled up and said in an indifferent tone, “We’ve arrived at the military camp. Get out of the carriage.”

Seeing that she didn’t move, he added in a teasing tone, “What’s the matter? Do you want me to carry you out myself?”

Princess Xinyang was livid. She had gone to great lengths to prepare for their wedding ceremony, yet this man had completely forgotten her in Dongyi!

And he had even brought back the Dongyi’s Holy Maiden!

Men really were all big pigs!

Fine, she would see exactly what he intended to do with the Dongyi’s Holy Maiden!

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.

The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.

From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"

Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”

Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasn't finished his lines yet though…