Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 45 Who Dares to Touch the People of the Governor Mansion?

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Who Dares to Touch the People of the Governor Mansion?

The coachman waved his hand in fright, "It’s not my business!"

Tan’er scanned the area with sharp eyes, and said to the approaching few Imperial Guards, "Move aside, I don’t want to fight right now."

The leading cavalryman was a Captain of the Cavalry from the Imperial Guard, surnamed Zhou. He hadn’t been at the Changchun Palace earlier. Seeing that it was a little girl around twelve or thirteen, he suspiciously asked the Imperial Guards under his command, "Are you sure it’s them?"

The Imperial Guard replied, "It’s them, I fought that little girl at the Changchun Palace, she even injured our men, Captain, please be careful."

"Hmm, were the soldiers trained by Vice Commander Lin always this weak?"

The Imperial Guards were divided into factions, and this Captain of the Cavalry and Vice Commander Lin happened to be in different camps. With cavalry being faster in pursuit, he was temporarily dispatched.

But when he saw that the opponent was a young child, he immediately thought Consort Li might have been making a fuss over nothing.

He rode the horse forward two steps in utter disdain, "Surrender obediently, or I’ll kill you."

"I’m asking for the last time, move aside!"

Tan’er’s gaze was reminiscent of a fierce wolf cub.

The Captain of the Cavalry squinted his eyes, "The Noble Consort orders, bring Madame Lu back to the palace, those who disobey will be killed without mercy! Little girl, kneel and beg for mercy, maybe you could—"

He hadn’t finished his sentence when he saw Tan’er stomp her foot, carrying Meng Qianqian swiftly into the air like an arrow leaving the bow, leaping onto the roof of a street shop amidst the covering of wind and snow.

The Captain of the Cavalry was taken aback.

The words he used to mock Vice Commander Lin earlier turned into a resounding slap on his own face.

Even among the Imperial Guard, which was full of experts, there were few with such skills.

"Chase!"

With his order, the well-trained Imperial Guards split into three groups: one chased along the street, another went around, and the last abandoned their horses and utilized qinggong to leap onto rooftops.

Whoosh!

A cold arrow shot towards Tan’er, who deftly dodged it.

The pursuing cavalry fired a second arrow, a third arrow, a fourth arrow...

These arrows significantly slowed Tan’er down and greatly consumed her energy.

As Tan’er ran, she coldly glanced at the relentlessly pursuing archery cavalry, knowing she had to shake them off or deal with them. Otherwise, at this speed, she would be surrounded by another unit of Imperial Guards at the next intersection.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three arrows shot in succession, Tan’er did a forward somersault, landing on one knee on the tiles, which immediately cracked, shards embedding deeply into her knee.

The archers drew their bows again.

Meanwhile, the Captain of the Cavalry was closing in fast.

He leapt into the air, swinging a sword horizontally, aiming to cut Tan’er’s legs.

With both arrows and a long sword, she could only evade one.

Save the legs first!

If her legs were intact, she could take her sister away!

Tan’er leapt into the air, completely exposing herself to the Imperial Guard’s arrows.

Yet at this critical moment, several streaks of silvery light flashed coldly and sharply, the archers suddenly convulsed as if struck forcefully by an invisible force, and fell beneath the trampling hooves!

Meng Qianqian felt a pang in her chest and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Tan’er’s expression changed, "Sister!"

Meng Qianqian’s hand, once held out in midair, weakly dropped.

Tan’er: "Sister—"

Tan’er ran recklessly, not knowing how long she ran, only knowing that the Imperial Guards behind her grew more and more numerous, approaching closer and closer, her vision growing blurrier, her hearing about to fail.

First, she couldn’t hear, then she couldn’t see clearly. Her strength was long exhausted, propelled only by a strong determination to keep going.

"We’ve caught up! They’re there!"

"Oh no, the place they’re heading is—"

"Archers ready! We can’t let them cross!"

An arrow shot at Tan’er’s head.

Tan’er was already devoid of sensation.

Meng Qianqian raised her frozen hand, using the last of her strength to grasp the arrow.

The arrow’s residual force brought a huge impact, and Tan’er could no longer hold on, collapsing heavily forward, and Meng Qianqian also fell into the snow.

The falling snow was silent, the vermilion gates tightly shut.

The Imperial Guards looked at each other, perplexed.

The Captain of the Cavalry said, "Seize them!"

"Yes!"

The front row of Imperial Guards spurred their horses forward, but at the moment of approach, a sudden volley of arrows shot from the sky, forcefully blocking their advance.

The horses were startled, rearing up on their hind legs, letting out terrified neighs!

The Captain of the Cavalry looked up to see a youth in a blue robe with a bow standing on top of a high eave.

The Captain hesitated a moment, then displayed his token, speaking with unwavering dignity, "The Imperial Guard is acting under the orders of the Noble Consort to capture the assassins."

The youth shot down his token with an arrow!

The Captain’s expression darkened.

The Imperial Guards uniformly grabbed the sword handles at their waist.

"Oh, what a majestic tone from the Captain of the Cavalry, capturing people right at the Governor Mansion,"

With a commanding presence, the Commander of the Imperial Guard rode his mighty steed, leading the solemn and dignified Jinyi Guard from the other side of the street.

The Captain of the Cavalry frowned, glanced at the unconscious pair lying at the Governor Mansion’s gate, and said seriously, "The Imperial Guard is also following orders, we hope the Lord Commander will not make things difficult for us."

Before long, Vice Commander Lin arrived as well.

Although not aligned with him, the Captain of the Cavalry and Lin formed a united front facing the Imperial Guard.

Vice Commander Lin said, "Shangguan Ling, the affairs of the Imperial Guard are none of your concern!"

The Commander of the Imperial Guard sneered, "This is the Governor Mansion’s territory, not a place for the Imperial Guard to rampage!"

Vice Commander Lin: "They’re assassins!"

The Commander of the Imperial Guard: "Now that they’re at the Governor Mansion, the Governor Mansion is in charge, whether they’re assassins is not for you to decide!"

Vice Commander Lin coldly reasoned, "Do you really believe that your mere Jinyi Guard can withstand thirty thousand Imperial Guards?"

The vermilion gates slowly opened, and a killing intent mixed with wind and snow overwhelmed them.

"Do you also think that the Grand Commander is dead?"

A softly spoken voice, yet with tangible endless killing intent, sent a chill down everyone’s spine!

All the Jinyi Guards dismounted in unison, saluting smartly with a deafening cry, "Grand Commander!"

The legs of the Imperial Guards started to quiver.

Though they were many, for some reason, none dared to confront the Grand Commander, who wielded immense power.

Both Vice Commander Lin and the Captain dismounted, leading their subordinates in a respectful salute, "Greetings to the Grand Commander!"

Lu Yuan, clad in purple, with arms behind his back, stood there, snowflakes seemingly too fearful to land on his shoulder.

He looked indifferent, his lips parting lightly, "Scram."

The Imperial Guards withdrew.

The Commander of the Imperial Guard let out a sigh of relief, "Ran our horses nearly to death, good thing we made it."

Lu Yuan glanced at the fallen Meng Qianqian and Tan’er on the ground, "You call that making it?"

The Commander of the Imperial Guard: "..."

"I wasn’t sure of your intentions... One moment saying their lives and deaths don’t concern you, the next... Hey, hey, hey, Uncle Cen! Do you have any ginger tea? Quickly brew some ginger tea—"

The Grand Commander wants to kill again!

It’s terrifying!

Lu Yuan turned, "Qing Shuang."

A female Hidden Guard leapt down, carrying the unconscious Meng Qianqian into the mansion.

The Commander of the Imperial Guard pointed at Tan’er, "Hey, there’s another one here! Yu Zichuan! Yu Zichuan, where are you dead? Carry them!"

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