"Then you can try, Heir Jiang!"
The household guard stared at Jiang Xiaobai, his face icy.
As he spoke, his hand settled back on his saber hilt, and his gaze turned vicious.
"Gladly!"
Rather than stopping, Jiang Xiaobai laughed. "Then I'll give it a try."
"Let's see whether you dare bring that saber down on my head!"
As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai turned to Zhang Xinnian and Tang Ningshuang. "Neither of you is to make a move from here on!"
Huh?
Zhang Xinnian froze.
Tang Ningshuang also glanced at Jiang Xiaobai.
But Jiang Xiaobai offered no further explanation. He turned and walked straight toward the gates of the Minister's Residence.
The lead guard's expression changed, and his fingers tightened sharply around his saber hilt.
Yet Jiang Xiaobai did not even look at him. In moments, he had walked right through the guards.
A faint sheen of sweat appeared on the lead guard's forehead. His grip on the saber hilt tightened until it creaked.
But even when Jiang Xiaobai reached the gates, the saber remained in its sheath.
Bang!
Jiang Xiaobai raised his foot and kicked the gates of the Minister's Residence.
One of the tightly shut doors flew open.
"So... are you going to draw that saber or not?"
Only then did Jiang Xiaobai leisurely turn back to the lead guard. "If not, I'm going in!"
"If you are, I'll offer you my head right now!"
"You..."
The guard's face looked utterly ghastly. His hand still trembled around the saber hilt, though whether from anger or fear was anyone's guess.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Xiaobai shook his head lightly.
Then he turned and stepped into the Minister's Residence.
Zhang Xinnian and Tang Ningshuang exchanged a glance and followed him straight in.
Only after all three had entered did the