The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 663: visiting friends
Chapter 663 Visiting a Friend
She didn’t know how long she could hide with the help of these secret guards…
Now that she knew the patrol battalion was here to arrest her, instead of being trapped in this big city… hiding and trembling like a trapped beast, it would be better to face the knife head-on. Even if a life is lost, it is lost. She can still go to the underworld to accompany her father, and perhaps her mother as well. It is always good for the family to be together.
Thinking of this, Liu Ruofu didn’t want to escape anymore. She said in a hoarse voice: “Forget it, just let me go!”
“Princess?” The secret guard was quite surprised.
“You guys run away!” Liu Ruofu said calmly, “If you can escape, then escape. Don’t die with me in vain. As long as you catch me, the prince will not search the whole city for you, and you can go home.”
The secret guard team looked at Liu Ruofu with surprise: “Princess, we are the Liu family’s death warriors. Prince Xian has ordered… If he is captured or killed, we must recognize the princess as our master and sacrifice our lives to protect the princess from leaving the city safely.”
The sadness in Liu Ruofu’s heart was like ice chips, cutting her heart and causing pain: “Knowing that there is no way out, why bother struggling! If you are really willing to sacrifice your lives to protect me from leaving the city safely, do you still need to wait here for five days? The searches at the east, west, south, and north gates must be extremely strict. Forget it… If this is my fate, Liu Ruofu, I will accept it! You don’t have to die with me!”
Liu Ruofu struggled to land on her feet, and only managed to stand by holding onto the arm of the leader of the secret guard team…
The bright moon was rising, reflecting Liu Ruofu’s pale and bloodless features. She only felt the sticky flow of people flowing down her dress. She gritted her teeth and restrained herself from speaking: “Since you have recognized me as your master, then I will order you… I order you to ignore me and run for your lives immediately. Don’t save me! From now on… live a good life! Go! My father is dead, and my mother may not be here either. There is no point in me living. I might as well go and accompany them.”
The Liu family’s secret guards looked at each other, looking at a loss.
They have been death warriors since they were young, and they have learned from childhood to university… that they would sacrifice their lives for their master, but now the master wants them to escape on their own and not to worry about her, so that they can live their lives.
Liu Ruofu heard the sound of the large army approaching like a rolling landmine and roared, “This is an order!”
These Liu family secret guards could have escaped without her.
The leader of the secret guard team saw that Liu Ruofu was determined to die, and also saw that her skirt was still covered in blood. At this rate of bleeding…if she followed them to escape, she might not be able to hold on on the way. On the contrary, if she was caught…the court sent people to treat Liu Ruofu and save her life. They could also find an opportunity to break into the prison.
The leader of the Liu family’s secret guard team clasped his fists in agreement and looked at Liu Ruofu deeply: “Retreat!”
After saying that, the dark guard team took the lead and jumped onto the roof, disappearing into the night.
The other secret guards hesitated for a moment and then disappeared into the darkness.
Liu Ruofu was standing in the yard. She saw torches with flames suddenly appear outside the rammed earth wall, and the black wooden door, which was already shaky and peeling, was kicked open by someone.
The soldiers of the patrol camp rushed into the yard with swords drawn, and saw Liu Ruofu standing alone in the yard.
Lupin held the sword at his waist and looked around to see if there was any ambush. Then his eyes fell on Liu Ruofu.
Liu Ruofu had a calm face, ready to die, and sneered, “The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, my father is defeated…you can take my life!”
The torches swayed in the wind, casting a flickering shadow on Liu Ruofu. Her blood gushed out, quickly dyeing the crimson hem of her skirt into crimson. However, she still kept her back straight, not letting herself hunch over in pain, and was unwilling to lower her noble head.
“Take him away!” the patrol battalion commander shouted.
The soldiers from the patrol camp stepped forward, showing no mercy, and held Liu Ruofu’s arms on the left and right to pull her out. Soldiers with knives rushed into the house to search for any other accomplices of Liu Ruofu.
Lupin looked at Liu Ruofu, who was calm and prepared to die, and then looked into the yard. He felt something was very strange…
Mr. Fang also felt something was not right and tightened his fists in his sleeves.
Is there no one else around Liu Ruofu? Is she just waiting here to be caught?
Where are the Liu family’s assassins?
Death warriors always die before their masters, there is no reason for them to just disappear out of thin air.
Jiuchuan Hutong suddenly became lively with dogs barking incessantly. Brave citizens leaned on the walls of their homes and looked out, wanting to see how the soldiers had managed to capture such a vicious criminal. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a woman of extraordinary beauty.
The timid ones lay down and looked out through the crack of the door. There was also a little boy who had no idea what fear was and sneaked out from the door, holding a wooden sword and looking at the patrol soldiers who were wearing swords and armor with envy. But they were pulled back into the door by the arm of a woman in blue cloth clothes. The child kept crying, so the woman slapped the child’s buttocks hard a few times and pulled the child into the courtyard.
Lord Xiao, who was temporarily in charge of the patrol battalion, thanked Mr. Fang and Lupin at the entrance of the alley.
Liu Ruofu had been taken away, and Mr. Fang turned around and bowed to Lupin to say goodbye.
Lupin quickly bowed in return and watched Mr. Fang and the people from the patrol camp leave.
When Lupin was about to go back to report to Bai Qingyan, the black lacquered door of the house at the front of Jiuchuan Hutong slowly opened. A man in a black cloak lifted the hem of his gown and stepped out of the threshold. He stood in front of the door where the lantern was swaying, and raised his hand to take off the hood on his head.
Lupin was startled… Li Mingrui? !
Li Mingrui seemed to be waiting for Lupin here specially. He bowed to Lupin and said, “Guardian Lu.”
Lupin didn’t take it easy, and bowed to Li Mingrui: “Greetings, Minister Li!”
Lupin held the sword at his waist, looked up with a smile, and glanced at the word “Du” written on the old lantern. He said as if it were a normal greeting: “What a coincidence… Minister Li is here to visit a friend?”
“Unfortunately, Mingrui came here specifically to wait for Guard Lu.” Li Mingrui did not hide anything.
Lupin understood: “The information about Nandu Princess was given by Minister Li? Since Minister Li knew where Nandu Princess Liu Ruofu was hiding, why… didn’t he report it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Wouldn’t it be good for him to take all the credit?”
“Princess Nandu Liu Ruofu is Mingrui’s gift to Princess Zhenguo. Mingrui asks Guard Lu to convey Mingrui’s sincerity and true heart in seeking to see Princess Zhenguo.” Li Mingrui smiled, looking like a gentle young man, and bowed to Lupin again.
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Lupin returned to Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion and did not dare to delay. He changed his clothes and went to Qinghui Courtyard to tell Bai Qingyan about Li Mingrui.
“However, I did not agree to it. I just said that the young lady was seriously injured and unconscious, and it would be rare for her to wake up… But I will definitely help Li Mingrui bring her there!” Lupin said.
Bai Qingyan handed the medicine bowl in his hand to Chuntao, took the honey water, rinsed his mouth, and wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief.
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