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

Chao Le glanced at the severed hair, then looked up at Xie Tongchen. He licked his back teeth and then laughed out loud: "What? Is Young General Xie angry?"

"I didn't expect that General Xie would value his own sister so much."

Upon hearing this, Xie Mingzhu subconsciously looked at Xie Tongchen, who was being fought by two people, a bearded man and Chao Le.

She bit her lip hard, suppressing the excitement she felt when Xie Tongchen came to her rescue.

While the two were fighting, Xie Mingzhu immediately turned and ran.

Upon seeing this, Chao Le immediately ordered the bearded man to block Xie Mingzhu, while he himself used his lightness skill to leap and chase after Xie Mingzhu in that direction.

With a few light-footed flips and leaps, Chao Le was already standing in front of Xie Mingzhu.

With a smile on his face, he opened his arms to stop Xie Mingzhu.

"Hey? Beauty, where are you going?"

"Why don't you come with me now? I will definitely take good care of you."

"Pah!" Xie Mingzhu exclaimed angrily, her eyes red as she glared at Chao Le: "You barbarian thieves!"

The smile on Chao Le's face slowly disappeared.

He grabbed Xie Mingzhu's wrist and sneered, "Whether you come with me or not is not up to you."

"Pearl!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Xie Tongchen saw Chao Le grab Xie Mingzhu. His expression turned anxious, and his movements became chaotic. The bearded man seized the opportunity and struck Xie Tongchen in the chest with his palm.

"puff!"

Xie Tongchen was hit squarely in the face, his body staggering backward until he crashed through a large tree and fell to the ground.

Xie Tongchen spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.

Seeing this, Chao Le said to the bearded man, "Kill him."

Xie Tongchen is the most valiant and skilled general in the region. Killing him would essentially mean winning the battle.

The bearded man immediately pressed his advantage, thrusting his sword at Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen was only hit by the bearded man because his mind was on Xie Mingzhu, but that doesn't mean his skill level is lower than the bearded man's.

The moment the sword pierced through, Xie Tongchen wiped the blood from his mouth, raised his hand, and used his sword to block the sword thrust by the bearded man.

The clash of swords produced an unpleasant and shrill sound.

Sparks flew between the sword blades.

Xie Tongchen slammed his palm on the ground, leaped into the air, and attacked the bearded man with incredible speed.

This time, the fast-moving bearded man was almost unable to keep up.

"Your Highness!"

The bearded man hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness! I can't beat him, let's go!"

Chao Le's expression changed slightly, and he immediately whistled.

As soon as the whistle sounded, the soldiers who had surrendered on the other side of the bushes rushed over.

Upon seeing this, Xie Tongchen flipped over and kicked the bearded man away.

With a light touch, he stood atop a treetop, looking down at the numerous southern soldiers lurking among the weeds.

Xie Tongchen's heart skipped a beat.

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at Xie Mingzhu, then thought of the soldiers in the camp behind him, and finally gritted his teeth, turned around and flew away into the woods.

When Xie Mingzhu saw him leave, she stared in shock.

He... he actually abandoned her?!

Xie Mingzhu bit her lip, an unparalleled anger welling up inside her.

fraud!

They are all liars!

Chao Le glanced in the direction Xie Tongchen had left, put one hand behind his back, rubbed his fingers together, thought for a moment, and said, "Since we've already alerted them, this operation will probably not succeed."

"Then let's not waste our energy, let's come again tomorrow."

As Chao Le's voice fell, the bearded man couldn't help but glance at Chao Le, then at Xie Mingzhu, whom he was holding in his hand. Unable to contain himself any longer, he spoke up: "Your Highness, if you weren't so fixated on this woman, wouldn't it be possible for us to succeed tonight?"

"At that time, this woman will also fall into Your Highness's hands."

"No, no, no." Chao Le held up a finger and shook it meaningfully, saying, "It's different. The feeling at first sight determines everything."

"If it weren't for tonight, I, the prince, would never have seen this picture of a beautiful woman emerging from her bath."

As she spoke, Chao Le glanced down at Xie Mingzhu, whose clothes were now disheveled.

Xie Mingzhu's eyes widened, and she covered her chest with her hand in a panic.

Chao Le whistled.

Xie Mingzhu felt her cheeks burning hot, wishing she could find a hole in the ground and disappear right then and there.

Bearded man: "..." Fine.

His Highness only has this one hobby.

The Chu army wasn't in a hurry; it would be theirs sooner or later anyway.

At that time, the bearded man and Chao Le were unaware that while they were entangled with Xie Mingzhu and Xie Tongchen, their home was about to be robbed by two groups of people.

Inside the city lord's palace.

Xie Xing sneakily led Song Ci'an, Xie Yuze, and Jun Lanjin to the place where the Tianshan snow lotus was hidden.

The Tianshan snow lotus had always been hidden away by Chao Le's side.

He claimed he wanted to get Tian Shan snow lotus from somewhere else, but in reality, he just wanted to achieve his goal by deceiving Jun Lanjin.

"The Tianshan Snow Lotus is hidden in the back mountain of the city lord's mansion. There are traps there, and it is specially guarded."

Xie Xing said as he led the way to the back of the mountain.

However, the further Xie Xing went in, the stranger it seemed to him became.

It's so weird.

Logically speaking, if such an important item were hidden in the back mountain, Chao Le would certainly have sent people to guard it heavily.

Why haven't I seen a single person today?

With this in mind, Xie Xing took a few more steps forward and found that many guards had fallen to the ground.

"Someone broke in?" Xie Yuze took a few steps forward, shielding Xie Xing behind him.

Song Ci'an crossed his arms, glanced at Xie Yuze, and snorted inwardly, putting on an act.

But he had no time to argue with Xie Yuze. He looked down at the guard lying on the ground, examined him for a while, and found a hidden weapon on the guard's body.

"These hidden weapons look like they belong to some organization in the martial arts world."

"The Palace of Yama."

Xie Yuze had a cold face.

No one knows the hidden weapons of the Underworld better than him.

He clenched his fists and quickened his pace.

Song Ci'an exclaimed "Eh!" and quickly walked forward, grabbing Xie Yuze's hand. "Why are you walking so fast?"

"Many people must have come to the Yama's Palace. Do you think you can fight them all by yourself?"

"Go over there stealthily, without alerting the enemy."

Xie Yuze didn't speak. He clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling slightly as he suppressed the hatred in his heart.

Jun Lanjin removed the mask from his face, revealing a face as large as a sea of ​​people. He put his hands in his sleeves and said, "There seems to be fighting ahead. Let's go out and take a look."

As he spoke, he casually concealed the Ghost Palace's mark on his sleeve.

He is currently seriously injured and is certainly no match for physical strength.

Xie Xing, however, was somewhat worried.

I'm not afraid of encountering people from the Underworld, but I'm afraid of encountering that madman Luo Hanfeng.