In any case, Ye Lang now has a direction, but there are also many people blocking his way. The Royal Guard are not just those behind him, but also scattered throughout the Imperial Palace, in all directions.
However, the fact that so many people couldn't catch what they considered a frail little girl in such a short time made them feel ashamed!
To be honest, they could accept that this little girl knew some Battle Qi and magic, and they could consider her a master. Masters aren't so easy to catch; it takes some time.
However, this little girl couldn't do anything; she was just like an ordinary person. No Battle Qi or magic appeared on her. The only difference between her and ordinary people was that she could run—she was incredibly fast!
Is this little girl born in the Year of the Rabbit? The guards began to have doubts!
Sometimes, even when you've surrounded her, she slips through the gaps, changes direction, and keeps running...
And so, the chase in the Imperial Palace escalated, until even the Imperial City was alarmed. He didn't understand what was happening in his Imperial Palace, and when he found out, he was completely stunned.
It turns out it's all because of that unpleasant little girl! Why hasn't she left yet? She's still causing trouble in my Imperial Palace!
Furthermore, what are you guards good for? You can't even catch a little girl who doesn't know any Battle Qi or magic. She only ran away and you were already like this. If she knew even a move or two, wouldn't you be even more helpless?
The Puppet Girl was able to run for so long not only because she was a puppet with inexhaustible stamina, and because she had Ye Lang's excellent judgment (when escaping), but also because of her good luck.
"Hey, you little idiot, you've gone the wrong way, you've gone back over there!" Cold-Blooded Fifth shouted.
"Oh, I understand!" Ye Lang turned around and went back.
At that time, someone had already laid a trap, waiting for the Puppet Girl to take the bait, and as a result, she went back!
"Hey, there's a little path here, it looks nice!" Ye Lang saw an inconspicuous path and ran in, while the original path was still surrounded by a group of people.
Luckily, Ye Lang happened to be caught in a loophole in the Imperial Palace's defenses, allowing him to easily escape his predicament. No matter how hard people tried to catch him, he couldn't get a hold of him, leaving them completely exasperated.
This good fortune led Cold-Blooded Fifth Xuewu to suspect that Ye Lang had clearly understood the situation, which was why he had managed to exploit other people's security vulnerabilities.
In fact, Ye Lang didn't even bother to look this time. He was too lazy to look. He felt that this situation was nothing special, and if he wanted to look, he could easily find out. Don't forget, he had disappeared countless times while surrounded by the Ye Clan.
"Stop! Don't run! That's over there..."
Ye Lang seemed to be running closer and closer to a certain place, which made the Imperial Palace guards very nervous. If he ran to that place, then this would be a big problem. He would be accused of being incompetent and useless.
Simply because a person of extremely high status lived there, someone even the Imperial City show respect to...
"Oh, Grandma, we meet again!" The Puppet Girl ran to a courtyard and greeted the Empress Dowager, who was being protected, with ease.
"..."silence.
The Empress Dowager was surprised to see the little girl again so soon, while the others were puzzled. Why did this young lady call the Empress Dowager "Grandma"? Did they know each other?
"What are you doing? Who are you trying to protect yourself from?" the Puppet Girl asked, puzzled.
Who are they guarding against? They're guarding against you. You just made such a big fuss, people might think you have some ulterior motive.
"I don't know, it seems like there's some commotion outside, but I don't know what's going on. Come here, little girl!" The Empress Dowager waved to the Puppet Girl, signaling her to come over there, where it would be safer.
At this time, the Empress Dowager was unaware that the culprit behind the commotion in the Imperial Palace was none other than the little girl she was talking about!
"Oh, I'll protect you!" Ye Lang had a good feeling about this Empress Dowager and volunteered to protect her. Little did he know that he was the one others needed to guard against.
However, when he controlled the Puppet Girl to go over, the guards around the Empress Dowager did not allow the Puppet Girl to go over, because they could not be sure whether the Puppet Girl was safe.
"Let her in!" The Empress Dowager gave a soft shout, causing the hesitant guards to immediately part to make way, indicating that the Empress Dowager's prestige was still very high.
The Puppet Girl ran to the Empress Dowager's side and then assumed a defensive stance, looking quite imposing.
"..."
"You little girl... I don't need you to protect me now, my guards are enough! Just tell me, how did you end up here all by yourself?" The Empress Dowager asked with some curiosity. Logically speaking, even if this little girl wanted to come here, someone would have brought her, not to mention, no one should have let her come here.
"I damaged a blade of grass in a garden, and your little granddaughter wanted me to pay for it, but she refused. So I left! But she seemed unwilling to let me go, and she chased after me and even called a bunch of people to chase me. I ran and ran until I ended up here!" Ye Lang recounted what had happened.
"..." The Empress Dowager fell silent, simply because she had thought of a possibility, and then asked a question to confirm, "You said a bunch of people are pursuing you, who are those people?"
"I don't know who they are, and I didn't have time to look at them, but they are dressed in the same clothes as your guards!" The Puppet Girl pointed to the guards beside her.
"..."
The Empress Dowager and the guards fell silent. They were now certain that the whole commotion had been caused by her, and that she now wanted to join them in defending herself.
This is truly speechless!
Just then, the guards arrived and surrounded the place, seemingly wanting to protect it and confirm its safety.
"Greetings, Your Empress Dowager. Was there just a..." A guard also stepped forward to inquire at the same time.
"I already know. You may all leave. Everything is fine now!" The Empress Dowager waved her hand.
"But..." At this moment, the guards did not seem to have noticed the Puppet Girl beside the Empress Dowager.
"Grandma, Grandma, are you alright? There's a bad woman... Ah, Grandma, be careful, she's right next to you..." The Little Princess ran over breathlessly, speaking haltingly to the Empress Dowager, and she quickly noticed the presence of the Puppet Girl.
At this moment, the pursuing guards realized that the Puppet Girl they were chasing was right next to the Empress Dowager. Their hearts began to race, fearing that this Puppet Girl of unknown origin might harm the Empress Dowager.