Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1216 Desire

"Lord Xiahou, for the sake of the Xiahou family, I have tolerated you for long enough." Fang Zilan intercepted Xiahou Zhang's last words without politeness, unsheathed her plum sword and placed it on the side of his neck.

"Mrs. Shizi, are you crazy?" Xia Houzhang's face was dark and unclear, but Fang Zilan was indifferent, "Get out, or I will kill you and the people you brought."

Xiahou Zhang stood there blankly. Fang Zilan seemed to have lost his patience. He put away his sword and threw a concealed weapon with his backhand, shooting the person hiding under the shadow of the tree. "Master Xiahou, do you think I am joking with you?"

"Fang Zilan, do you know what you are doing?" Xia Houzhang was furious and shouted: "You want to protect the Fang family, His Majesty has agreed, but you can't ignore black and white and protect the bandits together..."

"I have killed more people from the Xiahou family than he has." Fang Zilan's eyebrows were frosty and she said almost provocatively: "Xiahou Zhang, do you want to kill me first?"

Xiahou Zhang's hand covered the hilt of the sword, and before he could move, Murong Qing said: "Master Xiahou, as you just said, my wife is my loyal member of the palace."

He paused deliberately as he spoke, "Are you really going to take action?"

"Your Majesty..." Xiahou Zhang took a breath, and Murong Qing straightened his sleeves carelessly, "Master Xiahou betrayed the Xiahou family, which is understandable, but my wife does not want to abandon the Fang family..."

"I have not betrayed the Xiahou family!" Xiahou Zhang gritted his teeth, and Murong Qing chuckled, "If I hadn't betrayed, then what is Mr. What’s the point of worrying about this and embarrassing my wife instead?”

Perhaps the image of Murong Qing as a sick and weak person was so deeply rooted in people's hearts that Xia Houzhang was speechless for the first time when he was like this. He finally took two steps back and left reluctantly.

"Sister, I'm here to take you home." Murong Qing didn't seem to notice Hongtai at all, and just stared at Fang Zilan closely, as if he was afraid that she would disappear in the blink of an eye.

"He's gone. The prince doesn't have to pretend anymore." Fang Zilan was not angry, but Murong Qing didn't care. He raised his lips and said, "Sister, even if the Fang family doesn't want you anymore, you won't vent your anger on me, right?"

Fang Zilan glanced at Murong Qing, and after a while she whispered, "It's not that the Fang family doesn't want me anymore."

"Okay." Murong Qing nodded slightly, "In that case, everything will go as you wish."

"What did you say?" Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, and then responded, "Murong Qing, what did you do?"

The smile on Murong Qing's face became brighter, her eyes were clear and innocent, "I just fulfilled the agreement between me and my sister."

"You know that you are walking on a road of no return, and the people around you will eventually leave." Ah Shi curled his lips, but it was indescribably cold, "Even if you don't want to, what can you do?"

Fang Zilan was like a child who had done something wrong. She lowered her head and opened her mouth when she saw this. It took a long time to hold back the words, "At least, I am still alive..."

"Who asked you to comfort me?" Fang Zilan's voice was so soft, mixed with sobs, that Ah Shi almost thought he heard wrongly, "You...cryed?"

Fang Zilan neither admitted nor denied, she just took a deep breath and calmed down. Then he walked up to Ah Shi, and regardless of his shock, he pulled out his plum sword and cut off the chain.

The crisp sound was neither light nor heavy, but it was enough to attract the soldiers looking for the camp. However, Fang Zilan ignored the sound outside the tent and neatly returned the sword to its sheath, then took off his coat and wrapped it around Ah Shi's body.

Ah Shi allowed Fang Zilan to move, but the tips of her ears were dyed red. He wasn't afraid of being seen like this, but he couldn't face anyone who could accept him like this, especially her. "Can you still leave?" Fang Zilan asked warmly. Ah Shi was silent for a moment and shook his head, "You..."

"I won't leave you here alone anymore." Fang Zilan stretched out her hand, grabbed Ah Shi's arm, and carried him on her back without any explanation. When he stood up, the curtain was opened, and soldiers wearing strong armor were close at hand.

Fang Zilan stood with a sword in hand, with a sharp look on his face, "It is your Majesty's decree that the general and six deputy generals of Jiangnan Camp will be temporarily detained in the camp, and other soldiers are not allowed to move without permission."

Before she finished speaking, there was a commotion among the soldiers outside the tent, but before they could say anything, she showed off Li Shengxuan's gold medal and said calmly, "Anyone who refuses to comply will be killed on the spot."

It was like a stone stirred up a thousand waves, but Fang Zilan didn't care. She held the plum sword in her left hand and Li Shengxuan's gold medal in her right hand, and slowly walked out of the tent with Ah Shi on her back.

However, Fang Zilan had not gone far when she saw the general and six deputy generals of Jiangnan Camp coming towards her. They were all fierce and looked like they were going to eat her alive.

"What kind of little lady dares to pretend to preach the imperial edict?" The words came before the person arrived, and the contemptuous and loud voice of one of the deputy generals instantly spread throughout the entire camp.

Another sharp-eyed lieutenant next to him saw Ah Shi on Fang Zilan's back and said with a smile: "Could it be that this little boy's lover came to the camp to steal someone?"

As soon as he said this, there was laughter all around, and everyone had a look of ill-intention on their faces, not even half-covered.

Fang Zilan's face was as dark as water, and she said in a cold voice: "In the past, the soldiers of Duke Wei captured good girls for pleasure, and now you are holding the shopkeepers captive for fun. I heard that the soldiers of Duke Wei were skinned alive, and as for you... "

She narrowed her eyes and deliberately said in a flirtatious tone: "But are you tired of living?"

In an instant, the murderous intent that burst out from Fang Zilan swept over the whole place, causing everyone present to be silent.

After a long while, the general coughed twice, his face was uneasy, but he still said eloquently: "Little lady, the person on your back is a waiter, not a shop owner..."

"Do you dare to confront me in front of His Majesty?" Fang Zilan said, taking a step forward with overwhelming force, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly, what is this?"

Li Shengxuan's gold medal in her hand was swaggeringly waved in front of several generals. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was indeed the emperor's token and could not be faked.

But the commander-in-chief and deputy-generals of the first battalion couldn't swallow their anger when they were caught and scolded by an unknown young lady.

Immediately, a deputy general strode up to Fang Zilan and tried to snatch Li Shengxuan's gold medal from her hand. Unexpectedly, she raised her hand and slapped her with the hilt of her plum sword, and she took several steps back.

"Your Majesty's will, I will only convey it once." Fang Zilan's voice was as cold as ice, "If anyone wants to disobey, you might as well give it a try."

After she finished speaking, the plum sword in her hand was unsheathed, its cold light exuding a dangerous and breathtaking brilliance, which was a silent shock.