"Who are you people?"
Seeing the Fifth Prince's group approaching, the guards at the door immediately shouted.
"We have something to discuss with your Manor Lord," one of the guards beside the Fifth Prince said.
"Report your identity first!" One of the guards said with a frown.
"Bring this bronze plate over," the Fifth Prince said to his subordinate as he took out a bronze plate.
The subordinate immediately took it and walked forward to hand over the bronze plate.
The Fifth Prince said, "Bring this bronze plate to your Manor Lord. He will know once he sees it."
"What a lousy plate, and it's even made of bronze!" one of the guards said in disdain as he looked at the bronze plate.
However, he still took the bronze plate.
The person who received the bronze plate naturally had a look of disdain on his face. However, when his gaze shifted to the bronze plate, a trace of astonishment flashed across his face. This was because the bronze plate's workmanship was exquisite. It was clearly the work of a master.
The phoenix carved on it was so realistic that it looked like it was about to fly out.
"What's wrong? Is there something special about this bronze plate?" one of the guards beside him could not help but ask.
The person who took the bronze plate ignored him and looked at the Fifth Prince instead. "Sir, please wait outside for a moment. I will bring this bronze plate in to show the Manor Lord!"
After saying that, he immediately turned around and walked inside. Such behavior naturally caused the others to be stunned.
Although they did not understand the reason, they did not dare to put on airs in front of the Fifth Prince and the others. They all put away their disdainful expressions and put on smiles.
The guard who hurriedly walked in did not find the Manor Lord but met a middle-aged man.
Seeing him in a hurry, the middle-aged man could not help but say, "Little Five, why do you look so flustered …"
Before he finished speaking, he noticed the bronze plate in Little Five's hand and could not help but ask, "Little Five, what is that in your hand?"
"There are people outside asking to see the Manor Lord. I asked them to report their identity and they handed me this bronze plate. I saw that this bronze plate was not an ordinary item, so I quickly brought it in to look for the Manor Lord," Little Five immediately said.
"How about this? Give me this bronze plate and I will bring it in to the Manor Lord," the middle-aged man said.
"Yes, Supervisor Yan," Little Five immediately said respectfully and handed the bronze plate to the middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man was the head steward of Little Yue Village, so he naturally did not dare to disobey him.
After receiving the bronze plate from Xiaowu and looking at it carefully, the middle-aged man's face clearly flashed with astonishment. He then hurriedly walked into the manor.
Not long after, he saw a dignified old man in his fifties.
The old man was dressed in black. When he saw Manager Yan hurriedly walking over, he involuntarily asked, "Manager Yan, what is the matter?"
"Old Master, it's like this. Someone is here to see you. When he revealed his identity, he took out this bronze plate and said that you would know when you see him." As Steward Yan spoke, he handed the bronze plate to the old man.
Obviously, this old man was the master of the Little Yue Village.
When the old man heard Supervisor Yan mention the bronze plate, a trace of surprise appeared on his face. At this moment, he didn't even look at Supervisor Yan's hands.
Obviously, he knew what this bronze plate was.
Immediately, he hurriedly took the bronze plate. After taking a look at it, he immediately said, "Manager Yan, go out and bring the guest in!"
"Yes!" After replying, Supervisor Yan immediately walked out.
Not long after, he arrived at the entrance. As soon as he arrived, he saw the Fifth Prince and his group outside.
He immediately scolded the guards at the entrance. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and welcome the young master and his group in!"
Without the order, how would we dare to let them in!
Being scolded for no reason, the guards were naturally displeased. However, how would they dare to show such an expression? Moreover, the people outside were obviously people that they could not afford to offend.
At this moment, Manager Yan already came out with a face full of smiles. He then looked at the Fifth Prince and said, "Young master, I am Manager Yan of Little Yue Village. Please follow me in."
After speaking, he hurriedly led the way in front. The Fifth Prince and his group followed behind him.
Not long after, they arrived at the outside of the hall. As for the old man, he was already waiting outside the hall to welcome them.
However, when he looked at the Fifth Prince and his group, he was obviously stunned. This was because he did not recognize these people in front of him at all.
At this moment, the Fifth Prince said, "Yue Lao, long time no see."
Hearing the Fifth Prince's words, the old man could not help but be greatly surprised. He then sized up the Fifth Prince and said, "You really are …"
However, he was obviously afraid of something and did not finish his sentence.
"Yue Lao, you'll understand once we're inside," the Fifth Prince said.
"Yes, yes … Young master, please come in!" Yue Lao, who recovered from his shock, hurriedly said.
Then, he led the way in front. Of course, only the Fifth Prince and Qian Zhenghe entered. The others were brought to another room.
After entering the hall, when there was no one around, the Fifth Prince took off the mask on his face.
When he saw the Fifth Prince's true appearance, Yue Lao directly knelt down and said, "This old servant greets the Fifth Prince!"
As he spoke, his eyes were already brimming with tears.
The Fifth Prince nodded and said, "Yue Lao, you've risen. There's no need to be so courteous."
Only then did Yue Lao stand up and said, "Fifth Prince, for you to come here like this, did something happen?"
"Something big has indeed happened," said the Fifth Prince.
"Oh, then what is it?" Yue Lao's expression changed. Because since the Fifth Prince had changed his appearance, he had obviously offended the Emperor.
The Fifth Prince glanced at Qian Zhenghe and said, "Most of the people I brought are from the Qian Clan."
When he heard the Fifth Prince, Yue Lao understood what was going on. This place wasn't far from the Imperial City, and he had heard that the Qian Clan was under the Emperor's control.
Yue Lao couldn't help but ask, "Fifth Prince, why are you getting involved in this?"
"Because my benefactors are related to the Qian Clan, so I have to rescue them," said the Fifth Prince.
"In that case, wouldn't His Majesty want to kill all of you?" Yue Lao frowned.
"This can't be helped. So, I can only come to look for you. Fortunately, Father doesn't know that I'm related to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare come here," said the Fifth Prince.
Yue Lao was a way out that his mother had left for him, so even the Emperor didn't know.
"Fifth Prince, don't worry. Feel free to stay here. Nothing will happen!" Yue Lao immediately guaranteed.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Manor Lord," Qian Zhenghe said hurriedly.
Yue Lao looked at him and asked, "This must be Qian Zhenghe, Patriarch Qian?"
"Yes, Patriarch Qian." The Fifth Prince nodded.
Yue Lao immediately said, "Patriarch Qian, there's no need to be so polite. The Fifth Prince's matters are my matters."
After that, Yue Lao personally arranged a secret place to hide the Fifth Prince and the others. Due to the Fifth Prince and the others' identities, he didn't let more people know about the entire process.
The Fifth Prince had underestimated the Emperor's power. After a few days, two men in black arrived near the Little Yue Village.
One of the men in black was tall, while the other was short. They looked to be in their forties.
The reason they'd come here was naturally because they'd found out that some mysterious people had recently arrived near the Little Yue Village.
"Could those mysterious people be the Fifth Prince and the Qian Clan? Could they be hiding in the Little Yue Village? "Looking at the Little Yue Village not far away, the tall man said.
The reason why he said that was because according to their investigation, those mysterious people disappeared after arriving nearby.
"Whether they are or not, we have to investigate to the end," the short man said.
"How much do you know about the Manor Lord of the Little Yue Village?" The tall man asked again.
"The Manor Lord's surname is Gao, and his name is Yue. Because there's a 'yue' in his name, he named this place Little Yue Village. However, according to what I know, he used to be a minor official outside the Imperial City. Later on, he somehow offended a large clan. With the power of that large clan, he should have disappeared forever, but somehow, he managed to escape. After that, that large clan encountered a series of bad things and gradually fell into desolation," the short man said.
"According to what you've said, you suspect that the Fifth Prince helped him. So, he helped the Fifth Prince when he had nowhere else to go?" The tall man asked.
"I think so. Of course, this is just a guess. We'll only know the truth after we explore this Little Yue Village."
"Oh, then when do we make our move? Should we just rush in and reveal our identities? "The tall man asked.
"There's no need for that. It'll easily alert the enemy." The short man waved his hand.
"Then what should we do?"
"According to my investigation, their chief will leave Little Yue Village at some point in the day. We'll just have to capture him and ask him. Since the chief is the chief of this Little Yue Village, if the Fifth Prince and the others are really inside, he should know," the short man said.
Just as he finished speaking, the tall man exclaimed in surprise and said, "There's a middle-aged man coming out from the main gate. Looking at his clothes and the attitude of the guards, he should be the chief you mentioned, right?"
"He should be. We'll follow him later. Once he's far away from Little Yue Village, we'll make our move immediately!" The short man said coldly.
As the two of them spoke, the middle-aged man indeed left Little Yue Village, and he was walking in their direction.
The middle-aged man was not alone. There were two other people following behind him.
These two people were obviously experts from Little Yue Village. However, the two black-clothed men did not care about them at all.
They immediately followed behind the three of them. When the three of them were far away from Little Yue Village, they immediately appeared and surrounded the three of them.
"Who are you people?" Seeing the two of them, the middle-aged man's expression could not help but change.
This middle-aged man was none other than the Little Yue Village's Chief Yan.
He came out this time to settle some matters in High Wind City. Who would have thought that he would encounter these two people with ill intentions before he even walked far.
If it was any other time, he would not be so worried. After all, the other party might only be after money. However, now that the Fifth Prince was hiding in their Little Yue Village, the other party might not only be after money.
In other words, the three of them might not be a match for the other party. If they were really captured, they might not even be able to settle it with money. Hence, he was naturally worried.
"Let me ask you. Are you the Little Yue Village's Chief Yan?" The short black-clothed man said coldly.
The quick-witted Chief Yan would not admit it. He immediately denied, "I'm not Chief Yan. I'm just a small leader in Little Yue Village."
"A small leader, is it?" A cold smile appeared on the short black-clothed man's face. Then, he said, "But, why do I feel that you don't look like one?"
"Big brothers, so what if I'm not Manager Yan?" Manager Yan frowned.
The tall black-clothed man was obviously impatient. He immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense with him. Take them down first!"
After saying that, he already took out his Icy Talisman.
Seeing him like that, the short black-clothed man also took out his Icy Talisman.
Looking at their Icy Talisman, Chief Yan's expression could not help but change. This was because the two of them had clearly taken out Level Five Icy Talisman.
In other words, the three of them were not a match for the two of them.
"What exactly are you trying to do?" Chief Yan could not help but ask again.
The tall black-clothed man did not speak again. Instead, he began to silently recite a rune term. The short black-clothed man also began to silently recite.
What else could Chief Yan and the other two do? They could only activate the Icy Talisman that they had taken out earlier.
However, they had only activated Level Four Icy Talisman. How could they be a match for the two of them? Soon, they were frozen to the ground and knelt.
Seeing that Chief Yan and the other two were unable to resist, they finally removed the Icy Talisman.
Then, the tall black-clothed man directly walked in front of Chief Yan. He said coldly, "Are you Chief Yan or not?"
"No." Chief Yan denied again.
"Am I not? Then I'll cut off your right thumb. "The tall black-clothed man chuckled.
After saying that, he directly raised his hand and swung his blade.
"Ah …"
After such a miserable scream, Chief Yan's right thumb was directly cut off by the other party.
"You're so ruthless …" Chief Yan gritted his teeth.
At this time, his face was already pale from the pain.
"I'll give you another chance. Are you Chief Yan or not?" The tall black-clothed man asked again.
"No!"
What he didn't expect was that Steward Yan still said without hesitation.
"I didn't expect you to be so stubborn!" The tall black-clothed man frowned.
Before he finished speaking, his blade fell again. This time, one of Chief Yan's fingers was cut off again.
This time, Chief Yan even fainted from the pain.
Just as the tall black-clothed man was about to go up and wake Chief Yan up, the short black-clothed man said, "Don't rush."
"What trick do you have?" The tall black-clothed man asked doubtfully.
"Try this guy behind." The short black-clothed man pointed at the person behind Chief Yan.
The tall black-clothed man immediately looked over. After taking a look, he could not help but laugh. This was because the person behind him on the left was so scared that he had wet his pants.
"I didn't expect you to be so timid!" The tall black-clothed man looked at that person and teased.
As he spoke, he played with the blade in his hand.
What he did not expect was that before he even threatened, this person was already terrified. "I'll talk, I'll talk!"
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