Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Buddhism has always been pure and does not like war. You wait for me outside and do not come in with me."

After getting off the carriage, Xia Xue's face turned ashen. She turned around and glared at Xia Mingyuan, then walked straight into the temple.

Xia Mingyuan frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Zhao Hongying on horseback, his expression somewhat helpless.

"Hongying, hide your weapons. Let's follow in together. All Qilin Guards will lead a team of soldiers to guard the surroundings. Don't be careless."

"I always feel like there's something wrong with this Hanyan Temple."

"In the past, those monks would have been eager to come out ten miles to greet the arrival of a princess, let alone a lowly official of the ninth rank. Why are they so quiet today?"

Xia Mingyuan jumped off the carriage, hid the dagger at his waist in his arms, and entered the temple with Zhao Hongying.

As soon as I entered it.

The temple gates suddenly closed.

Xia Xue heard the noise, turned around and saw Xia Mingyuan, and was about to scold him.

At this moment, a masked man holding two axes jumped out of the water tank in front, flew into the air, and chopped at her head.

"Damn Xia family, burning incense is useless, go and ask the King of Hell to atone for your sins!"

Xia Xue was caught off guard and had no time to dodge. Seeing the axe about to chop down on her head, her face turned pale.

"Auntie, be careful!"

At the critical moment, Xia Mingyuan's body was like an arrow shot from a bow, and he suddenly threw Xia Xue to the ground. She rolled on the spot and barely avoided the fatal blow.

Xia Mingyuan was still in shock when he saw a young man jump down from the wall and stab Xia Xue in the middle of her eyebrows with a spear in his hand.

"boom!"

Zhao Hongying drew the sword from his waist and deflected the spear.

"Miss? Why is it you?"

The young man widened his eyes and looked at Zhao Hongying in amazement.

"Brother Zhaohu? Zhang Kui?"

"Why are you guys?"

Zhao Hongying was a little dumbfounded. Before she could react, she heard shouts from outside the temple, "Zhang Kui, did you succeed? Get ready to retreat!"

"Why are these guards outside so damn brave!"

Zhao Hongying suddenly came to her senses and quickly turned back to look at Xia Mingyuan, shouting in panic: "Husband, stop it quickly, it's one of our own!"

"Miss, what did you call him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Han Zhaohu and Zhang Kui both looked at Xia Mingyuan with unfriendly expressions.

Xia Mingyuan just felt a chill on his back. Why did he feel like Zhao Hongying's family members were coming to visit him?

Recalling the scene when he forced Zhao Hongying to be his concubine, Xia Mingyuan's heart couldn't help but pounding.

He didn't have time to think about it and quickly ordered: "Qilin Guards, listen up! Stop and let the people outside in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two people kicked open the temple door.

It was Yue Hanshan and Li Chun from Fengyu Tower.

More than a dozen Qilin Guards, holding steel knives in their hands, surrounded the two men vigilantly.

Yue Hanshan entered the temple in confusion, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Miss, why are you here?"

Zhao Hongying turned around suddenly, her face full of surprise, "Uncle Yue!"

"Miss!" Yue Hanshan threw away the long sword in his hand and ran to Zhao Hongying. "Where have you been all this time?"

"You ran down the mountain without even saying a word to us. We've been searching for you for days, but there's been no news of you..."

"Uncle Yue, I'm sorry for making you worry." Zhao Hongying's pretty face flushed and she raised her head to look at Xia Mingyuan.

That day, she wanted to hide it from everyone and ran down the mountain to kill the eldest princess. She wanted to go back after she succeeded, but she didn't expect to be caught by Xia Mingyuan and sneaked into Hanyang City in a daze.

"Miss, I'm glad you're okay. I'm just worried that you might do something stupid and end up getting yourself into trouble instead of getting your revenge."

"Miss, I just heard you call this guy your husband? When will you marry him?"

Zhang Kui was stunned and hurried to Zhao Hongying, asking repeatedly.

Han Zhaohu also held a spear and looked over here with wide eyes.

Zhao Hongying's face flushed red, and she quickly shook her head, trying to explain.

"Cough cough!"

At this moment, Xia Mingyuan coughed lightly and walked in front of Yue Hanshan and others with several Qilin Guards.

"Everyone, Hongying and I fell in love at first sight. After spending a few days together, we've already developed feelings for each other. Although we haven't gotten married, we've been calling each other names more intimately. Hongying was anxious earlier, so she..."

"Shut up!"

Zhao Hongying glared at Xia Mingyuan fiercely, her face flushed red.

What kind of mutual affection or love? It was obvious that Xia Mingyuan captured her and made her his concubine.

Seeing this scene, the people in Fengyu Tower were stunned.

"Miss, who is this person?"

"Why did you save the eldest princess?"

Zhang Kui frowned and pointed at Xia Xue who was still in shock.

"If they are really one of ours, he should quickly lead his men out of the way and kill this woman. This will also be considered revenge for the young lady, so that we can quickly return to the mountain."

"Let's see who dares!"

"You are so brave to assassinate the eldest princess."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xia Mingyuan immediately became alert and quickly protected Xia Xue.

Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate again, Zhao Hongying couldn't help but suppress her desire to sue Xia Mingyuan.

"Uncle Yue, don't do it!"

"This is Master Xia, the guard of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and my... friend."

"I've recently found a place to stay in Hanyang, in this princess's mansion."

"Mr. Xia?" Upon hearing this, Yue Hanshan frowned and looked Xia Mingyuan up and down. "What is your relationship with the eldest princess?"

Xia Mingyuan frowned, "She is my aunt."

"What did you say?"

Yue Hanshan's face turned ashen and veins bulged on his forehead.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes spitting fire.

"Are you Xia Tianxiong's son?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the other three people also changed, and their eyes swept over Xia Mingyuan like knives.

"I have nothing to do with that person!"

Xia Mingyuan's face was icy. "On the contrary, I'm just like you. I wish I could tear his tendons, skin him, and chop him into pieces."

As the words fell, everyone present couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Everyone could hear the deep hatred in Xia Mingyuan's icy voice.

Xia Xue raised her head, looked at Xia Mingyuan with a complicated look, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Do you also have a grudge against Xia Tianxiong?"

Everyone in Fengyu Tower opened their eyes wide, stunned.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongying hurriedly tugged at the hems of several people's clothes and said, "Uncle Yue, Master Xia, like us, has a deep blood feud with Xia Tianxiong."

"For these days, he has been lurking in Hanyang, recruiting soldiers and horses, hoping to one day break into the imperial palace... That's why I stayed by his side."

Yue Hanshan frowned and turned to look at Xia Mingyuan.

"Miss, can this man be trusted? He is Xia Tianxiong's son. Why would he want to kill that tyrant emperor?"

"If you really have a blood feud with the Xia family, why are you still protecting the eldest princess?"