Chapter 1347: Mutual Trap, Killing Xiahou Yi (1)
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The Saintess was still fighting with the puppet.
The puppet wanted to shake off the Saintess several times and rush straight to the carriage, but it was forcefully stopped by the Saintess.
With Ghost Concubine’s help, not only did the Saintess recover her strength, but she also absorbed a portion of the green-clothed woman’s internal strength, and her strength increased a little.
Su Xiaoxiao ignored Xie Jinnian and focused on the battle between the Saintess and the masked puppet.
Puppets were actually categorized by levels.
If the puppets of the Holy Maiden Temple in the Southern Wilderness were to low-level puppets, the puppets that had once lurked in the Drunken Dreams Pavilion were intermediate puppets. Although Su Xiaoxiao had never see the few in the Library Pavilion attack, from the aura and pressure, they should be high-level puppets.
The puppet who came to a.s.sa.s.sinate Xie Jinnian was between intermediate and advanced.
If the Saintess did not have Elder Feng’s internal strength, she would not be able to deal with him.
Su Xiaoxiao said calmly, “Xiahou Yi sent such a powerful puppet over because he really plans to make you never return.”
However, Xiahou Yi probably didn’t expect Xie Jinnian to be so cunning. He went out to freeload on the “protection” of the two elders and came back with the experts of the Hundred Flowers Palace.
The Saintess finally dealt with the puppet.
“Did you absorb his internal energy?”
Su Xiaoxiao asked.
The Saintess shook her head. “Fire, Qi.”
It turned out that this puppet also had fire energy in its body.
Without Mother Palace Lord around, no one could force the burning aura into a corner and seal it. If she rashly absorbed it, the Saintess would be injured.
Xie Jinnian sized up the Saintess without blinking. Her veil was still there, but her eyes were exposed.
Her once cold and arrogant eyes had now become clear and innocent.
The Saintess stood by the carriage window without moving.
Su Xiaoxiao pulled open the secret compartment of the carriage and took out a string of sparkling candied hawthorns. After tearing the oilskin paper outside, she handed it to the Saintess. “Here.”
The Saintess took the candied hawthorn and jumped onto the roof of the car domineeringly. She sat cross-legged and ate expressionlessly.
Xie Jinnian was speechless.
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In the dark and damp dungeon, Xiahou Zheng was tied to a wooden pillar. It had only been a night, but he after having been tortured, he was disheveled and dispirited.
The City Lord’s Mansion had always been a place to worship the high and trample on the low. No matter how n.o.ble his status was in the past, as long as he was abandoned by the City Lord, he would be a useless p.a.w.n.
Even the jailers would not be polite to him.
The jailer whipped Xiahou Zheng and said coldly, “Tell me quickly! Where’s the remaining half of the treasure map?”
Elder Zhao and Elder Liu stood outside the cell door with stern gazes and carefully observed Xiahou Zheng’s expression.
Xiahou Zheng smiled weakly and ferociously. “I told you, there’s no treasure map!”
“How dare you quibble!”
The jailer gave him another whip.
Xiahou Zheng snorted and endured the pain with anger. He said with widened eyes, “You fools! You were all deceived by Xiahou Jin! Everything… was set up by Xiahou Jin… You didn’t arrest him… Instead, you wronged me… You’ll regret it! You’ll definitely regret it!”
“You still dare to bite Second Young Master at the brink of death. I think you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin!”
The prison guard whipped Xiahou Zheng a few more times until he fainted.
The jailer turned around and cupped his hands at Elder Zhao and Elder Liu. “Elders, he has fainted again.”
Elder Liu looked at Elder Zhao. “What do you think?”
Elder Zhao said with a complicated expression, “The City Lord’s orders are to ask about the whereabouts of the other half of the treasure map. When he wakes up, we’ll interrogate him.”
Elder Liu nodded. “Alright.”
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After Xie Jinnian and Su Xiaoxiao entered the City Lord Manor, they went straight to Xiahou Qing’s bedroom.
Xiahou Qing was finishing his official business when he heard that the two of them had arrived. He said to Steward Chang, “Let them in. Get them to wait for me at the Phoenix Pavilion.”
“Yes, City Lord.”
Steward Chang personally led the two of them to the Phoenix Pavilion.
Phoenix Pavilion was a place that Xiahou Qing had specially arranged for the two Phoenix Birds. It was originally called Maple Leaf Residence, but he got someone to change the plaque overnight.
The Phoenix Pavilion had a courtyard and a clean and warm room.
There was high-grade silver charcoal burning as warm as spring and summer.
The moment Su Xiaoxiao entered the house, she was dizzy by a heat wave.
“Wow.”
She quickly took two steps back.
Steward Chang was surprised. “Second Young Madam, what’s wrong?”
“It’s so hot.”
Su Xiaoxiao.
Steward Chang smiled. “The City Lord was worried that the phoenixes would catch a cold, so he specially got someone to make the room so warm.”
He was still taking credit for the City Lord, hoping to gain a good impression of Ling Yun through Su Xiaoxiao.