The Flower Of War

Chapter 52: Split the Way

"This young man surnamed Wu is quite handsome, it looks like a young master? I need some time ... Wu from the west? Wu from Zhang Wu Kingdom? Is this ... Second Prince Zhang Wu, Prince Wu Xiao?!"

Yiu nodded lightly and Wu Xiao instantly excited in silence.

Xu Lan's face immediately lost its color, Madam Ning was not much different either. Both held their breath unconsciously.

Yiu who was offended by their expressions immediately asked, "You guys why?"

Xu Lan quickly retorted, "Previously forgive me for not recognizing you, Prince. I thought you ... You .... I didn't think if you ... argh! This lowly one is sinful once, please forgive me."

Madam Ning, "This lowly one is also guilty, Your Majesty."

Wu Xiao got his hand back and casually said, "Forgot it. I'm not much of a problem."

The mother and daughter were hesitant and looked at each other before smiling and thanking them, "Thank you for Your Majesty's generosity." Wu Xiao nodded.

Yiu who understood the situation then said, "We are both undercover anyway I dress her face to be even uglier than the original so it is only natural that you think she is my servant."

Wu Xiao's manic was breaking into pieces, staring in disbelief at Yiu who had always been oblivious to his gaze.

Yiu again asked, "Oh yes, how can you guys know right away if he is the Second Prince? Of the many Princes of Zhang Wu why can you guess right away?"

Madam Ning voiced out with a slight tremble, "It was here that there was once a rumor about the Prince's arrival from Zhang Wu to save the two princes when the unilateral transfer of power occurred, but after arriving he did not manage to find the two so immediately returned to his country before the Emperor found him. I did not expect that if the rumors were true and now I did not expect to see His Highness Prince Wu Xiao standing here with His Highness the Princess as she is now."

Yiu nodded in understanding.

Suddenly from a distance came the creaking of the gate of the middle house pushed by someone. Spontaneous Yiu and Wu Xiao were immediately on guard.

"My wife, we're home!" Yiu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing a familiar voice in his ears.

The man opened the main door and saw two men with red faces due to the cold weather outside walking towards the room where they felt. The two men were Xu Rui and his second son - Xu Gui-who rushed home after finishing closing their cloth shop.

The two men caught two strangers visiting. Xu Gui pecked at the instant with Master Xu who also immediately recognized the shorter figure between the two, walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty? Her Highness Princess Ying? Is this really you?"

Master Xu smiled happily. "Thank God if you're okay. We were all worried when you didn't come back that day. We thought something had happened to you."

Yiu smiled back and replied, "I'm fine, Master Xu. Actually that day something happened to me but fortunately there was him, he saved me and hid myself these few days."

Wu Xiao nodded in disbelief, "LiYing? Since when can you flatter others? Did your brain get water?"

Master Xu's gaze turned towards Wu Xiao and wanted to ask but Madam Ning immediately interjected, "My husband, introduce him is a good friend of the three Qiu Wang brothers who are from Zhang Wu Kingdom, His Highness Prince Wu Xiao."

Master Xu was silent for a moment before smiling happily again and bowing in greeting along with Xu Gui.

"It is a great honor to meet and welcome the Prince directly from the country in the northwest. Please excuse us if our house is too small to make you feel uncomfortable. Come sit down again, Your Majesty."

Wu Xiao immediately sat himself down while nodding slowly. "No problem."

Xu Gui who had just stood there as a statue praying suddenly opened her voice, "Your Highness Princess, has your goal succeeded? What can we help plan next?"

Yiu slightly looked up at Xu Gui who was still looking down in fear then said, "I should immediately find a way to go north. We suspect my brother left a clue at the main restaurant in town, leaving a phoenix-shaped pendant at the foot of the table where he used to eat at the diner. I had my doubts but Wu Xiao said he also had the pendant as a small reward for participation in the winter annual hunt in the north."

Yiu reached into his flaps and took out a golden phoenix-shaped pendant and placed it on the table, letting everyone see it.

Xu Lan took a turn, "Now that the city's entrance gate is heavily guarded, it would be very difficult to use the old way."

Yiu nodded. "That's the problem, I haven't found a way."

Xu Gui, "I have a way but I'm not sure if this will work."

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"Towards the east gate immediately." Xu Gui nodded and started to run the horse carriage slowly through the dense city streets.

Fortunately, the snow covering the road has been cleaned up so that it makes it easier for trains to pass through it, plus the last few days did not snow, so it further launched plans this time.

The carriage Xu Gui was driving was getting closer to the north gate, only a few turns away.

At the north gate there is a queue of pedestrians and loaded trains on the north and south sides of the gate that is waiting for the turn to pass through the officers' inspection before going out or into Qiu Wang City.

Xu Gui glanced at the corner of the building where stood a man with a dark blue hood who was his father, Master Xu Rui.

Master Xu Rui looked towards the gate for a few seconds then turned to look at Xu Gui and nodded signaling.

Xu Gui turned her head while speaking softly to tell the person inside the carriage, "Your Majesty, the game will start."

Immediately after that Xu Gui spurred his horse tight on the corner and directed the train closer to the north gate without intending to stop the train just the opposite, he continued to drive the train to maximum speed.

Suddenly it surprised not only the community but also the guards who spontaneously intend to block. As the speed of the carriage was too high the guards abandoned their intention to head off but the officer guarding the horse immediately positioned himself.

"Stop that train! Inside the carriage was Princess Ying!! Stop them!" The voice came from a frail man in a dark blue hood.

The screams attracted all the attention of the surrounding community. Many people wanted to chase but they could not find a horse to ride so could only stay and watch the carriage getting away.

In contrast to the gate officers who immediately reach tight to the bridle, the, sitting upright in the saddle and with one pounding of their hands they spurred the horse chasing the carriage that had already come out of the city and into the interior of the forest.

Were it not for circulating the competition with a fantastic gift containing about anyone who managed to find the royal fugitive, Princess Ying, the, whether life or death, he will get a reward of 5000 gold coins from the Emperor plus the people's economy is declining, then perhaps this time people would flock to hinder those guards to chase after Princess Ying, not the other way around.

Not only does it attract the attention of the public, but, some of the guards left to spend the queue also continued to watch from afar the chase event while occasionally questioning the luggage in the pedestrian bag with eyes continuously pointing inland forestland.

Entering the long pebbled forest road, Xu Gui unhesitatingly continued to spur the carriage pulled by the strongest horse that could be bought in the market. Within a few seconds he peeked behind his carriage to be sure.

"Mrs. Stop when you're ready." Xu Gui nodded then refocused on horse racing.

As Xu Gui felt this right in the middle of the forest, he began to slow down the pace of his horse.

"Your Majesty, I'll stop." A light deheman sounded from within as an answer.

Various kinds of deafening cries from the officer got closer and immediately surrounded the carriage to block the road.

Xu Gui was still sitting quietly holding the reins of her horse as seven of them descended and approached Xu Gui with a sinister look, one officer pulled the man and locked Xu Gui's body with his feet.

One person left on the horse interrupted, "Bring out the person inside!"

One man got on top of the train and kicked hard at the door of the train and peered inside.

Inside sat a dark blue-clothed man with a lowered face, looking at the door on the door forcibly broken the man raised his head then smiled warmly. "Hi."

The officer was slightly surprised to find that the person inside was not the one they were after, the officer then pulled the man and threw him off the carriage.

"Report, Commander! Maybe we got the wrong train?"

Their leader bends in his brow, "Keep looking! That bitch is so cunning like a fox!"

"Ready!" Two people immediately approached the train and ransacked all the objects in the small car.

"Tell me where he is!" the group leader snaps at the two captives.

The man who had just been pushed from the carriage smiled obliquely and replied, "Which sir means who is he? I just want to go to the next town to buy something before it's sold out!"

"Don't lie! Tell me where the fox lady is!" Three swords came out of the scabbard along with the clash.

The man who was surrounded by the sword was Wu Xiao, he was unmoved, staring fearlessly at his dazzling bead. "I told you I don't know and I don't know him!"

The leader was exhausted of patience, with a dead red face he raised his hand and waved softly, giving instructions to his subordinates.

Gaining orders, one of the three people who surrounded Wu Xiao began to raise his sword preparing to slash at Wu Xiao's smooth neck.

Wu Xiao was still in his calm position then shouted, "Get down!"

The downtrodden Xu Gui immediately toppled the body and fought with the officer who was oppressing him earlier.

The same thing Wu Xiao did, he easily broke away from the clutches of two people and started fighting empty-handed.

The two fought against seven people with their bare hands, trying to play at as close a distance as possible to avoid the opponent going to counterattack using a sword.

Wu Xiao held two fists ready to hit his face then turned their arms back while kicking another and then kicked the knees of two officers in his grip making both of them fall down while groaning in pain.

Xu Gui dodged the officer's blow, took a quick step toward the officer's back and slashed a strong point behind his neck making the officer instantly fall unconscious.

It was easy for Wu Xiao to take over the sword in the hands of one of the officers and quickly slashed his neck, followed by another officer who made a stabbing motion into Wu Xiao's abdomen.

Wu Xiao shifted sideways to dodge then clutched the man in his strong arm before sliding his arm and the thin iron in his hand managed to smoothly scratch his neck without any gaps.

Wu Xiao lowered his head picked up one sword that fell to the ground then called Xu Gui while throwing the sword in his right hand, "Catch it!"

The sword landed right in the clutches of Xu Gui who instantly slashed at the neck of the officer who approached him from behind.

It didn't take long for the incense to burn completely, the two managed to cripple all of the officers, all that was left was their leader who seemed to tremble.

He raised and held tightly to the sword in his hand while slowly retreating half a step.

Wu Xiao walked up to the leader with a slanted smile adorning his face exposed to the faint glare of the sun.

"Sir, where do you want to go?" said Wu Xiao.

"Don't come any closer!" Wu Xiao got more and more excited about approaching the officer.

"I told you I don't know who it was you were looking for but you're still downloading me. Where was your courage when you accused me for no reason?!"

"No no! I'm wrong to arrest people .. I'm sorry, Young Master."

"I'm the son of a mining magnate in Xi Ning City so don't underestimate me!"

Wu Xiao said, "With this he will not suspect me and anything else."

"Both well I was wrong, I won't cry and suspect you anymore." After finishing his words, the attendant immediately grabbed the bridle rope and drove back to Qiu City.

Wu Xiao threw the sword in his blood-soaked hand and turned to Xu Gui and said, "We take a detour."

Xu Gui nodded, he entered again into the carriage and exited with a beautifully lacquered saddle horse.

Xu Gui also untied the chariot on the black uncoiled horse and put the saddle on the back of the horse that had previously pulled the carriage.

Wu Xiao rode the horse that Xu Gui had prepared after that Xu Gui ran up to the horse of one of the officers who was not far from there and immediately rode it.

"Let's go." The two sped quickly on their horses towards the nearby town east of Qiu Wang.

LiYing .. You have to protect yourself when I'm not around.

TB