vrcanaries Chapter 287 This is because they felt they had captured Xia's father and the others.
Chapter 287 This is because they felt they had captured Xia's father and the others.
Chapter 287 This is because they felt they had captured Xia's father and the others.
People of all kinds—those who wanted to laugh, those who were waiting to be the hero and rescue the damsel in distress…
Without saying a word, the masked men in black started hitting Xia Mo with sticks.
They came to kidnap Xia Mo; few of them carried knives, and the knives were mainly for threatening purposes.
With a blank expression, Xia Mo raised her hand, revealing a corner of a hidden weapon. Immediately afterward, the sound of wind being cut through rang out.
The men in black who surrounded Xia Mo were all taken down by Xia Mo, who was "powerless to even kill a chicken," before they could even get close to her.
The person waiting for Xia Mo's help stared wide-eyed in astonishment, unable to believe what they had seen.
The man who was about to play the hero and save the damsel in distress rushed out of the woods. Looking at the men in black lying on the ground, and then at Xia Mo and the crowd of onlookers at a distance, he could not hide the look of astonishment on his face.
how so?!
Xia Mo, who was "too weak to even kill a chicken," withdrew her hand and deliberately whispered, "Luckily, I have my own mechanical arts."
Young Master Li looked up in surprise and met Xia Mo's gaze on horseback.
It was at this moment...
The screen in front of Young Master Li flickered, switching from the live stream page to the task page, and his main quest progress dropped by ten points!
As he collapsed from the electric shock punishment, Young Master Li realized that... the person vying with him for destiny was actually Xia Mo!
Young Master Li lay on the ground with wide-open eyes, looking as if he had died with his eyes still open, and his body began to convulse violently.
Even though he was in excruciating pain, Young Master Li still wore an expression of disbelief.
"Quickly! Young Master Li has suddenly collapsed! We need to provide emergency care!"
Those who had been calmly observing just moments before now swarmed forward with enthusiasm, surrounding Young Master Li.
Finally, the person of the highest status present helped Young Master Li into the carriage and then helped him away.
Unable to escort Young Master Li, some chose to leave, while others observed for a moment before gathering around Xia Mo.
"Lord Anjia, what did you shoot out from your sleeve when you raised your hand just now?" Madam Lü asked in a low voice as she moved closer to Xia Mo, her eyes darting around.
Xia Mo looked at Madam Lü, glanced at everyone present, and said, "This is a hidden weapon I developed for self-defense. It contains fine needles made of cow hair."
"These hidden weapons are really powerful. They can kill so many men in black in one shot," Madam Lü said, her eyes darting around as she pondered how to ask Xia Mo to buy a box of hidden weapons.
"This hidden weapon isn't meant to kill; it's laced with a sleeping potion to knock someone out," Xia Mo replied, shaking her head.
Madam Lü was surprised. She looked at the twenty-odd men in black lying on the ground, her breath catching in her throat. She asked, "These people... aren't dead. What if they suddenly attack...?"
“No,” Xia Mo shook her head and said, “My sleeping potion can knock out an elephant.”
Madam Lü still asked, "Look how small and exquisite this hidden weapon box is, it must be very valuable, right?"
"Yes, it is indeed precious. This hidden weapon box costs a thousand taels," Xia Mo replied with a smile.
"Is this... available for purchase?" Madam Lü was incredibly excited.
A thousand taels is enough to protect yourself; it's not expensive!
"This box of hidden weapons isn't expensive at a thousand taels, but it's expensive because of the fine needles. There are hundreds of them in this box, and each one is worth one tael of silver! I just shot out a hundred of them, and it hurts," Xia Mo said with a helpless smile.
Wasn't the old emperor trying to make their family a target? Hehe, this has resolved the issue.
"What? A single fine needle is worth an ounce!" Madam Lü exclaimed in a low voice. "Then a hundred needles would be worth a hundred ounces!"
The ladies and young women who hadn't left either were listening intently, and they were all taken aback when they heard Xia Mo and Madam Lü's conversation.
Having little money at home, they had given up on the idea of buying a concealed weapon box for self-defense.
“I loaded a thousand,” Xia Mo said.
Madam Lü exclaimed in her heart, "What a waste of money! Even if the emperor had given them 20,000 taels of gold, it wouldn't be enough to support their spending like this!"
"This little box contains about nine hundred sticks. Once they're used up, the box will pop out," Xia Mo said, pulling her sleeve up slightly to show them off.
Just as they were talking, the government officials arrived.
The men from the Jingzhao Prefecture tied up the twenty-three masked men in black, without even removing their masks. They then bowed to Xia Mo and led the men away.
Clearly, all twenty-three people will eventually be released.
Xia Mo and everyone present could see the trick to it.
Xia Mo, the person involved, didn't say anything, and those who understood the situation wouldn't remind her either.
* * *
Fifteen minutes later—
Huangfu Qian gave the secret signal, and the two met up.
Huangfu Qian frowned solemnly, his body radiating an uncontrollable aura of killing intent.
He said seriously, "They..."
Huangfu Qian stared intently at Xia Mo, and suddenly realized that this matter had become somewhat difficult to talk about.
Consort Wei was his birth mother, but she ended up trapping Xia Mo's entire family somewhere unknown!
This can't be kept a secret forever; Xia Mo will definitely find out. And what will Xia Mo think of him then?
Huangfu Qian's emotions surged, and his voice became hoarse without him realizing it. He said, "The Imperial Concubine Wei has taken your parents and brothers away and hidden them."
In fact, Huangfu Qian had already secretly ordered an investigation.
Xia Mo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a murderous intent burst forth.
Huangfu Qian: "..."
Huangfu Qian felt a pang of sadness and bitterness in his heart.
The relationship between the two was already at an impasse, and with Consort Wei's actions, it's likely that...
"Let's go back to the city first," Xia Mo said expressionlessly, without even glancing at Huangfu Qian. He mounted his horse and spurred it towards the capital.
Huangfu Qian hurriedly mounted his horse and followed Xia Mo, galloping towards the capital.
The horses trod on the dirt road, making a "clattering" sound.
The journey that should have taken half an hour was completed in just a quarter of an hour, and the two of them returned to the capital.
Originally, Xia Mo could have arrived even faster, but she needed to let people know how she managed to get back to the capital.
Once the horses entered the city, only those of a certain status were allowed to gallop wildly on the central road. Xia Mo indeed abandoned his plan to ride alone, leaped up, and jumped onto Huangfu Qian's horse.
Huangfu Qian is the King of Jiang, and he is allowed to ride his horse freely in the middle of the road.
"Run a lap around the four main roads," Xia Mo transmitted to Huangfu Qian through divine sense.
When two people are riding on the same horse, they inevitably touch each other. To onlookers, they appear to be very close, but the people involved are each preoccupied with their own thoughts and don't have many such ideas.
After running along the four main roads, Xia Mo returned to the front of Jiang Wang's villa.
The Imperial Guards were still there, and the unconscious Jiang Feng lay sleeping under the eaves, guarded by designated personnel.
Huangfu Qian stepped forward and woke up Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng knelt down in front of Huangfu Qian with a thud, head bowed, too ashamed to face him.
"This is... left behind by the nobleman when he left, saying it was specifically for the Lord of Anjia Village," the nervous centurion of the Imperial Guard swallowed hard as he handed a letter to Xia Mo.
Before even reading it, Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian already knew what kind of letter it was.
Huangfu Qian reached out his hand: "Let me do it."
"No need, I'll read it myself," Xia Mo said, pulling the letter out of the envelope and looking at the threatening letter in her hand with a blank expression.
The letter was very simple, just a few lines, with only one meaning: as long as Xia Mo followed their arrangements and confessed his crimes, they would not harm Xia's father and the others.
They think that by capturing Xia's father and the others, they can control Xia Mo!