After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Xie Yuze's expression was icy cold. "This is not the reason you came to the Xie family."

Luo Hanfeng was dressed in a black robe, his face hidden under the hood. Hearing the voice, he raised his head slightly, revealing an unfamiliar but handsome face. He sneered, "I came to the Xie family, naturally to take the Xie family's military seal."

Xie Yuze's gaze fell on Xie Mingzhu.

Xie Mingzhu knew she couldn't avoid it. She bit her lip and stepped out from behind Luo Hanfeng, saying, "Brother, I had no choice."

Xie Yuze sneered: "So you had no choice but to let the thief into the house?"

"Xie Mingzhu, has my Xie family ever mistreated you? Why are you doing this?"

Xie Mingzhu turned her head away and said coldly, "Brother, stop pretending. You've known my identity for a long time, haven't you?"

Xie Yuze remained silent.

Xie Mingzhu smiled and said, "You are the ones who have broken my heart. I've raised a daughter for more than ten years. Even if she's not my biological daughter, I must have feelings for her, right?"

"And what about you? After learning my identity, your first thought was to abandon me and take my life."

“My father even sent someone to the palace to poison me, trying to kill me.”

"Brother, did I choose my own identity? Why are you treating me like this?"

As Xie Mingzhu spoke, her eyes were red, her voice filled with questions and her words dripping with tears, as if she were a pitiful child cruelly abandoned by the world.

Xie Yuze didn't expect Xie Mingzhu to say that; it sounded like everything was their fault coming from her mouth.

She said the Xie family had forgotten their kindness in raising her and had driven her to such a desperate situation.

But the Xie family has treated her so badly?

Xie Yuze was heartbroken.

It's their fault for misjudging people, raising such an ungrateful wretch.

Hiding behind Xie Yuze, Xie Xing found it somewhat unbelievable to hear Xie Mingzhu's confident words.

Was Xie Mingzhu's poison really administered by Xie Ansheng?

Why is that?

Also, when did the Xie family first learn about Xie Mingzhu's identity?

What important sequel did she miss?

Xie Xing was completely confused.

Xie Yuze no longer wanted to argue with Xie Mingzhu. He drew a long sword from his waist and said coldly, "I'm too lazy to settle accounts with you, and you're not worthy to listen now."

"Once I've captured you, someone will come and reason with you."

After speaking, Xie Yuze's sword flashed, and he charged straight at Luo Hanfeng.

The two men soon started fighting.

"Clap!"

Luo Hanfeng flicked his long whip, encircling the long sword in Xie Yuze's hand.

Xie Yuze paused, his eyes narrowed, he released his sword and rushed towards Luo Hanfeng at lightning speed. He raised his palm, about to strike Luo Hanfeng's chest.

Luo Hanfeng lightly touched the ground with his toes and quickly dodged.

The two fought back and forth.

Xie Xing watched the battle unfold from the sidelines. "Is it still a 50/50 situation?"

[Luo Hanfeng hasn't used his full strength yet; your brother will be at a disadvantage in a little while.] The system said, [Stop watching; the female lead is planning to retrieve the Tiger Seal.]

Xie Xing snapped out of his daze and looked closely, only to see Xie Mingzhu walking towards the place where the tiger tally was hidden.

Is this okay? !

Xie Xing rushed over.

Hearing Xie Yuze's inner thoughts, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Can't this brat say something auspicious? Now even Luo Hanfeng knows he won't last much longer.

Luo Hanfeng noticed Xie Xing's movements. His expression hardened, and he swiftly flicked his long whip towards Xie Xing's waist.

Upon seeing this, Xie Yuze immediately drew his sword and leaped forward to block the whip.

Luo Hanfeng used his internal force to deliver this whip strike.

When Xie Yuze received this move, he was injured by the internal force and felt a dull pain in his chest.

He let out a painful groan and turned to Xie Xing: "Take the Tiger Tally and run."

Xie Xing turned his head.

She saw that Xie Yuze was gradually losing to Luo Hanfeng, and if this continued, Xie Yuze would die here, and she wouldn't be able to escape either.

Xie Xing thought for a moment, then lowered her head and took out the brocade pouch that Qi Yi had given her from her waist.

As soon as the brocade pouch was opened, the Gu worms inside flew out. Xie Xing gritted his teeth, bit his index finger, and flicked a drop of blood towards Luo Hanfeng's direction.

"Go, keep him occupied!"

Smelling Xie Xing's blood, the Gu worms flew straight towards Luo Hanfeng.

With the Gu worms and Xie Yuze combined, they could only hold off Luo Hanfeng for a while.

By the time Xie Xing finished doing all this and turned around, Xie Mingzhu had already taken the tiger tally and was preparing to run away.

Xie Xing panicked.

She shouted, "Don't run!"

After saying that, he jumped up and pounced on Xie Mingzhu.

How could Xie Mingzhu, a pampered young lady raised in her boudoir, possibly match Xie Xing's speed and stamina?

Caught off guard, she was tackled by Xie Xing and fell heavily to the ground.

"Cough cough!"

Xie Xing landed squarely on Xie Mingzhu's back, causing Xie Mingzhu to burst into tears from the pain.

She coughed violently twice, almost suffocating under Xie Xing's weight.

Taking advantage of this moment, Xie Xing snatched the tiger tally from Xie Mingzhu's hand.

With the tiger tally in hand, Xie Xing smiled and immediately got up from Xie Mingzhu, ready to run away.

Xie Mingzhu was unwilling to let her get away like that.

She gritted her teeth and raised her hand to grab Xie Xing's ankle, but because she was too slow, she could only grab Xie Xing's skirt. With a forceful pull, she tugged and pulled.

There was a crackling sound.

Xie Xing felt a chill on his feet.

She was stunned.

Xie Mingzhu was also stunned.

She looked up and caught sight of two long, straight, white legs.

Further up...

Xie Xing realized what was happening. She quickly squatted down, lifted her skirt, and turned around to look at Xie Mingzhu incredulously: "You played dirty tricks?"

"How despicable!"

Who pulls someone's pants like that?!

Xie Mingzhu had never seen such a big scene before. Her face turned red at first, and she was about to explain that she did not do it on purpose, but then she thought about it again.

In this situation, who cares whether it was intentional or not? As long as Xie Xing is kept, the Tiger Seal will be in our hands!

Upon thinking this, Xie Mingzhu's expression changed.

She wrapped her arms around Xie Xing's legs, while simultaneously pulling at Xie Xing's raised skirt with one hand. Her face was serious: "No matter what, I won't let you get away!"

Xie Xing: "..."

Her eyes widened.

Shameless! Utterly shameless!

Who tuned the female lead like this?

Xie Xing stopped abruptly. She gritted her teeth and used all her strength to try to pull the skirt out of Xie Mingzhu's grasp, but she was about to throw it off.

Seeing that the Gu worms hadn't harmed Luo Hanfeng at all, but had instead been crushed to death by him, and that Xie Yuze was also seriously injured, Xie Xing was even more anxious.

She glanced at Xie Mingzhu below, then at her skirt.

With a determined effort, she let go, and her skirt fell off.

Xie Mingzhu was caught off guard and her hand slipped, causing her to fall heavily to the ground again.

Taking advantage of this moment, Xie Xing covered his thighs with his shirt and ran away.