A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 589: The Old Bald Monk Isn’t Afraid of the Wind Making His Tongue Go Numb
Chapter 589: Chapter 589: The Old Bald Monk Isn’t Afraid of the Wind Making His Tongue Go Numb
The person asking this question was Old Lady Ji. When she saw Zhu Xiuxiu returning alone, her heart skipped a beat.
But deep down, she wished Xiaosuisui was safe and sound.
"Mother! Where are Big Brother and Xing’Er? Tell them to hurry and save Suisui!"
Zhu Xiuxiu, ignoring everything else, replied to Old Lady Ji and then rushed towards Ji Youran’s courtyard.
Seeing her return alone, both Huo Xing’Er and Ji Youyuan had a bad feeling.
"Why have you come back alone? Where is Suisui?" they both asked in unison.
"Suisui is trapped by Liao Kong. He set up an Array Barrier. She’s trapped with a girl around fifteen or sixteen years old. The young girl told me that Suisui said only Big Brother and Xing’Er can open that Array Barrier, and Suisui asked me to come find you!"
"Liao Kong? That damn old baldy shouldn’t have been able to appear today!" Huo Xing’Er was simultaneously baffled and angered.
"Where are they? Quickly, take me to them!"
Ji Youyuan, without dwelling on why Liao Kong had appeared in the Capital City at this time, anxiously asked Zhu Xiuxiu where Xiaosuisui and the others were.
"Follow me!"
After a moment, Zhu Xiuxiu led Ji Youyuan and Huo Xing’Er to the scene of the incident. The place was deserted, with only the corpses of a flock of black birds scattered on the ground.
"These birds are..." Huo Xing’Er’s eyes widened.
Had all the birds in the Capital City gathered here? How did that happen? Was it Liao Kong’s doing? Or was it Xiaosuisui’s handiwork?
Huo Xing’Er was somewhat worried. She squatted to examine the bird carcasses, her eyes narrowing in surprise. "They’re just stunned, not dead."
Zhu Xiuxiu contemplated and then said, "It seems the girl who was with Suisui controlled these birds with her flute to attack Liao Kong." She recalled the scene she had witnessed earlier.
"So, these birds were stunned by that old baldy Liao Kong!" The expression on Huo Xing’Er’s face suddenly became very grave.
"Xing’Er, are you worried about Suisui’s safety?"
Zhu Xiuxiu wasn’t actually very worried about Xiaosuisui’s safety.
She felt that no one was capable of taking her family’s beloved niece’s life. However, she was worried that the little girl might be forced by Liao Kong to shave her hair and become a nun.
"Such a level of power isn’t something an ordinary Grand Master can achieve. What exactly is Liao Kong’s motive for insisting Suisui become a nun?" Ji Youyuan murmured, looking at the black bird corpses on the ground.
"Big Brother! You can save Suisui, right?" Hearing Ji Youyuan’s words, the worry on Huo Xing’Er’s face intensified.
If their Big Brother, the Sect Leader of the Illusion Sect, isn’t a match for that old baldy Liao Kong, what will Suisui do?
"Suisui doesn’t need our rescue at all; she can save herself."
Upon hearing this, both Zhu Xiuxiu and Huo Xing’Er looked at him, eyes wide.
"Big Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Ji Youyuan didn’t reply. Instead, he stood up and started walking in a certain direction.
"Big Brother! Where are you going?" Zhu Xiuxiu quickly followed, asking.
"To chase Liao Kong and Suisui!"
"Big Brother, how do you know they went this way?"
Ji Youyuan pointed. Zhu Xiuxiu and Huo Xing’Er looked in the direction he indicated and saw a black dot with a fire symbol marked on the wall next to the main gate of a shop.
"I’ve never seen this mark before. Did Suisui leave it?" Zhu Xiuxiu asked hastily.
Ji Youyuan shook his head. "It wasn’t left by Suisui, but by the girl with her.
I guess that girl must be Princess Ata from the Nanjiang Kingdom. This mark is a tracking symbol commonly used by Nanjiang soldiers.
"
"She’s Princess Ata? Why would she help Xiaosuisui?" Zhu Xiuxiu was very surprised. "Nanjiang and Great Han are rivals. Peace talks haven’t even begun, so it’s still undecided whether their future relations will be peaceful or hostile!
Yet, she chose to save Great Han’s Princess when she was in danger without hesitation!
"
"Xiuxiu, don’t forget, when Princess Ata’s life was hanging by a thread, it was Xiaosuisui who saved her!" Huo Xing’Er said coldly, then closely followed Ji Youyuan’s steps, pursuing in the direction Xiaosuisui and that old baldy Liao Kong had gone.
From afar, at the west city gate, they saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl arguing loudly with the city gate soldiers.
"Didn’t you hear what I said? Your Eldest Princess has been captured by a monk! Let me out of the city; I have to save her!"
Princess Ata was firmly restrained by several city gate soldiers who held her arms, pressing her to one side. They wouldn’t let her leave the city, their reason being, "You don’t have identification documents, and you don’t look like one of us Central Plains people. We suspect you’re a spy, so we’re detaining you now."
"I already told you, I’m Princess Ata from the Nanjiang Kingdom, an Envoy! The monk who sped past just now captured your Great Han’s Eldest Princess! Let me go, I need to save her!"
Princess Ata was extremely anxious.
If these people wouldn’t listen to reason, she’d have to resort to force.
"What monk? We didn’t see anything! We just felt a gust of wind, and our vision blurred for a moment. Let alone a monk, we didn’t even see a Daoist!"
The city gate soldiers indeed hadn’t seen a monk leave the city; they had only felt a gust of wind. They detained the girl, who didn’t look like a Central Plains native, partly because she couldn’t produce identification documents and partly because it was almost time to close the city gates.
"I’m telling the truth! If you don’t believe me, then don’t blame me for resorting to force!"
Princess Ata grew frantic. Her hands clenched into fists, and she was about to strike, when a loud shout came from behind, "Stop!"
The city gate soldiers and Princess Ata quickly looked back. They saw a man and two women; the man handsome, the women beautiful, and one of the women looked somewhat familiar.
"Who are you? If you’re leaving the city, show your identification documents! If not, then get lost! This is none of your business!" a particularly ill-tempered soldier shouted.
Ji Youyuan’s eyes turned cold. With a wave of his hand, he swept them aside, sending them sprawling.
Huo Xing’Er presented the Waist Token representing the Ji Mansion. "We are from the Ji Family. She is with us."
The city gate soldiers were dumbfounded.
The Ji... Ji Family?
"Y-yes!"
The Ji Family was currently at the height of its power, and with the Eldest Princess so thoroughly favored by His Majesty, they were a family these soldiers absolutely could not afford to offend. So, they quickly and respectfully saw them out of the city.
Once out of the city, Ji Youyuan hastily asked, "Princess Ata, how long ago did Liao Kong take Suisui from the city?"
"It’s been just a few minutes!" Princess Ata pointed to the westward road ahead. "If we continue this way, we’ll definitely catch them! That monk said he’s taking the Eldest Princess west to serve the Buddha!"
"Hmph! That old baldy isn’t afraid the wind will lash his tongue for such an outrageous claim!" Huo Xing’Er sneered, then gathered her Qi and sped west after them.
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Chapter 589: The Old Bald Monk Isn’t Afraid of the Wind Making His Tongue Go Numb
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