Hearing the voice, Wang Xiu cried out delightedly, "Big Brother's back!"
The little girl excitedly waved her tiny arms and rushed out of the courtyard toward the front gate.
Zhang Yuanqing and the Queen both saw the drastic change in each other's expressions.
What a coincidence. He came back at a time like this? Fuck, was this dungeon trying to kill him? He had just escaped the wolf's den only to walk straight into a tiger's lair!
Zhang Yuanqing had known that, after leaving the imperial palace, he might run into the Azure Dragon Gang or the Divine Sharp Army. After all, those two were "elite monsters" in this dungeon. But he had never imagined that the moment he escaped the palace, he would plunge straight into an Azure Dragon Gang member's home.
Stay calm, stay calm. So what if he's an Azure Dragon Gang member? He might not know I'm the Emperor. Maybe he's just an ordinary gang member. Even if he knows I'm the Emperor, I can easily subdue him and hypnotize him. But what if he's an expert?
It was getting dark. If they started fighting, they would definitely draw the attention of the city guards. Once their whereabouts were exposed, they would certainly die.
As his thoughts raced, the footsteps at the gate drew closer. A tall, bearded young man strode in, dressed in a short blue outfit with a weapon wrapped in cloth strapped to his back.
Wang Xiu sat on his shoulders, her little hands tightly wrapped around her big brother's head, beaming with joy.
The bearded young man had been smiling broadly, but the instant he saw the three strangers in the courtyard, he halted, and his smile vanished.
He scrutinized Zhang Yuanqing and the others before looking at his mother.
"Mother, do