Heaven Dou City, the main road in North District.
The cold wind in the middle of the night swept through the empty streets, kicking up waves of flying sand and rocks. The figures of Gu Tian, Aria, and Zi JI were advancing towards the center of the city at full speed. Just as they were about to enter the city gate, in the middle of the street ahead, a group of fully armed and heavily armored royal guards blocked all exits, and the flames of torches swayed violently in the cold wind.
"Who's in front of you? The imperial road is an important place, stop for now!" The leading general felt the terrifying air pressure. Although his palms were sweating, he still shouted loudly.
Gu Tian didn't want to waste time here, and was about to force the card, but found that the elite Guards suddenly and uniformly withdrew to both sides, leaving a wide passage. Xue Qinghe slowly walked out from behind. His face did not have the coldness of the past, but a touch of relief and happiness. He waved to Gu Tian in the air from a distance.
"Gu Tian brother, I finally found you!" Xue Qinghe stepped forward quickly, his voice filled with joy of relief, "Stop wandering around the city, we have found you! Miss Zhuqing is safe now. Because she was a little frightened, she is temporarily settling in the prince's mansion of my uncle Xue Xing to rest."
"Xue Xing's Prince's Mansion?" Gu Tian stopped abruptly. The Sacred Radiance Golden Wings behind him made a harsh buzz due to the violent braking, and whipped up a gust of wind that almost blew out the torches of the surrounding Guards. He frowned tightly, with a trace of suspicion flashing in his eyes, "Why did she appear there? What happened in the middle?"
Xue Qinghe sighed softly and explained with some emotion in his tone, "It is really a blessing among misfortunes. After the gangsters with ulterior motives just kidnapped girl Zhuqing, they seemed to want to escape from the city through the complex terrain of the slums in the North District. Unexpectedly, they ran into Uncle Xue Xing because of their panic. My uncle inspected the luxurious carriage returning to the palace late at night. The shadow guards around my uncle were all top experts. When they noticed something strange, they immediately jumped up and intercepted the girl Zhuqing from the hands of those vicious thieves with lightning speed. As soon as I received the secret report from the palace, I came to intercept you non-stop, for fear that you would turn this Heaven Dou City upside down on impulse."
"As long as everything is fine..." Gu Tian took a deep breath of cool air, and his extremely tense nerves finally relaxed a little. Then, a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he said in a serious tone, "I originally thought that it was the guy Tang San who was behind it. After all, his actions in the dark alley today were so abnormal, and they were simply there to delay time."
After hearing this, Xue Qinghe did not rush to deny it. Instead, he pondered for a moment and shook his head solemnly, "Tang San? Although he has a personal grudge with you and looks a bit dirty, he is a member of the Shrek Academy after all, and there is no background behind it. According to what the emperor's uncle Xue Xing said personally in the palace., those intercepted dead soldiers actually carried the purple gold token given by the Star Luo Imperial Family with them before they were executed. If Star Luo Empire secretly used the secret lurking in Heaven Dou City in order to forcibly capture Zhu Family, the second lady who defected across the border, then all this logic would be completely closed."
"Star Luo Imperial Family? Token?" Gu Tian laughed angrily, with a chilling murderous intent in the sneer, "It seems that in the eyes of those high-ranking nobles, the so-called rules are just a piece of waste paper. Back in Star Luo City, sister Chiyan still beat Zhu Family too lightly. The scar was so healed that she forgot about the pain."
"Chiyan? Have you ever personally taught Star Luo Zhu Family a lesson before?" Xue Qinghe's deep eyes flashed with a trace of surprise and a strong desire for knowledge. He found that whenever he felt that he had seen through Gu Tian's background, the other party could always throw a trump card that made him even more frightened.
"These are all old accounts. Let's go there first. I'll tell you slowly on the way."
Although Gu Tian still had doubts in his heart at this time, because he was concerned about the safety of Zhu Zhuqing, he immediately took the lead and swooped in the direction of Prince Xue Xing's mansion. Along the way, he briefly outlined how Star Luo City strongly shocked Zhu Family and took away Zhuqing.
Not long after, everyone arrived at the towering vermilion door of Prince Xue Xing Mansion.
At this time, the entrance to the palace was already brightly lit, and it was surrounded by heavy soldiers. In addition to the brigade of guards, there were also students from the three major colleges including Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and Shui Bing'er who were originally scattered in the city for search and rescue. After receiving the signal, the elites also rushed over on horseback. Seeing Gu Tian and Xue Qinghe arriving together, everyone bowed solemnly and spontaneously opened a straight path to the main hall for him in the center of the gate.
"Gu Tian! You are finally here!"
Hearing that familiar voice, Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing in the center of the crowd, stood up suddenly and rushed towards Gu Tian. Her eyes were filled with tears of shock. The moment she saw Gu Tian, all her defensive psychology collapsed completely, and she plunged into his broad and warm embrace. Her slender body was still trembling slightly due to the kidnapping just now.
"Zhuqing, don't be afraid, I'm here. I'm sorry, I was careless and scared you." Gu Tian felt a sudden pain in his heart, hugged her forcefully, and asked as slowly as possible, "Do you remember what happened just now?"
Zhu Zhuqing buried his head deeply into Gu Tian's chest and recounted the experience intermittently. "I only remember... while I was waiting for you on the bench, a very sticky and disgusting evil suddenly appeared around me. There was a bad smell. Then there was a spin, and my consciousness began to blur... When I woke up again, I was already sitting on the soft couch in the palace. I heard from the maid that it was Mr. Prince Xue Xing who personally took charge and snatched me out of the hands of those villains."
As he said that, Zhu Zhuqing looked at the majestic Prince Xue Xing who was sitting at the main seat beside him with a hint of gratitude for surviving the disaster.
Gu Tian gently stroked her back and calmed Zhu Zhuqing's emotions. He turned around solemnly and walked towards the old fox who was famous for his power in the imperial political arena. He gave a solemn thank you to Prince Xue Xing.
"Gu Tian, on behalf of Zhuqing, thank you, the Prince, for your timely help. I will remember this life-saving grace in my heart."
Prince Xue Xing stroked his neatly trimmed beard, and an amiable smile appeared on his face full of traces of time, "Good boy, you are so polite. I also want to do my part as a landlord. It is really thrilling to say that the gangsters were desperate and wanted to climb over the back wall of my palace. It is a pity that I have The Shadow Guards have been on the battlefield for a long time and saw through their plans in an instant. It's just a pity that the leader of the thieves saw that he couldn't do anything and actually committed suicide directly. He burned himself up with his body in an instant, leaving not even a trace of ashes. I wanted to torture you severely to find out the instigator behind it, but now it seems that the clues have been cut off. This token is the only physical evidence."
"Anyway, thank you Prince Xue Xing! I'll leave with these people first, take care!"