The Lord of Ming Prefecture clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the never-ending stream of people, and laughed with abandon, "As long as she yields to this lord, what difficulty would there be in granting her the status of a person from Shang Country? Yuebin Building, is it?"
The Maid hesitated for a moment and advised, "My lord, Prince Han is outside. Would it be improper to meet Miss Gu directly like this?"
There were indeed some troubles at his cousin’s, but Ming Prefecture’s lord had long pursued the beauty, yet she hadn’t even given him a glance. He worried that if he missed today, next time the beauty would ignore him again.
After some internal struggle, he still steeled himself and lied to Prince Han.
"Cousin, I came across a friend at the tea house. You need not escort me any longer; I shall return to the mansion on my own shortly."
Having said that, he suppressed the nervousness in his heart and tried to appear open and calm.
Prince Han seemed to detect no flaws and nodded, "Then take care of yourself."
The lord beamed, "I will, with so many Imperial Guards around!"
Once Prince Han left, the lord rushed to the nearby Yuebin Building without delay.
Xiao Hen was waiting in a room on the second floor near the street side.
The lord entered the room with high spirits while six Imperial Guards stood alertly at the door.
Don’t underestimate these six; they were all top experts from the Crown Prince’s residence.
Otherwise, Xiao Hen wouldn’t have bothered to lure them away from Prince Han.
However, even without his guards, Prince Han was not easy to deal with. His martial arts skills were so high that even the Dragon Shadow Guard stood no chance against him.
Thus, they needed to employ additional means to diminish his strength.
Prince Han turned his horse into an alleyway.
He wasn’t riding Blackwind King; Blackwind King was too powerful and would cause other horses to scatter in fear, leading to unwanted accidents and panic on the Avenue.
After a few steps, he suddenly tightened the reins and slightly turned his head, casting a glance behind him with the corner of his eye, "Who’s there? Show yourself!"
Atop the roof, Gu Jiao’s fingertips moved, and three Begonia Needles flew out swiftly!
Prince Han leaped up from the horse, flipped in the air, and the three Begonia Needles staked into the wall beside him with a whooshing sound!
Impressive agility, impressive speed.
Gu Jiao looked on indifferently as Prince Han, having dodged the Begonia Needles, did not return to the horse but stood firmly on the ground.
He warily looked in the direction from which the Begonia Needles had come. Gu Jiao didn’t give him a chance to see her clearly and fired the Begonia Needles again.
This time, ten of them.
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