Chapter 187: A Hot Potato

The five of them took Zhu Gaoxu, and with a few leaps, they vanished from the sight of the group of Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Ada was also afraid that pushing them too hard would cause these five to do something extreme.

Therefore, he did not dare to let the Embroidered Uniform Guards pursue them.

Just like that, the Qishan Five Tigers did not dare to delay for even a moment while carrying Zhu Gaoxu.

They ran until the sky was bright, finally stopping at a tea stall by the side of the road.

Seeing that they were heading north, which was on his way, Zhu Gaoxu simply remained silent and made no moves.

He looked just like an obedient child.

This action of Zhu Gaoxu's did indeed save the Qishan Five Tigers quite a bit of trouble.

Since they saw that Zhu Gaoxu was only a four or five-year-old child, and he did not fuss or cry along the way, they let down their guard.

The five of them took Zhu Gaoxu into the tea stall and ordered a few bowls of tea and some steamed buns.

The leader among them gave a wink to two of the others.

The third and fourth brothers understood immediately, quickly ate two bites of their buns, then gulped down a large bowl of cold tea, and the two of them stood up and walked into the distance.

Zhu Gaoxu did not understand the reason, while the others seemed not to have noticed, eating and drinking as usual.

As veterans in the kidnapping world, the Qishan Five Tigers were able to live carefree lives despite such a high-risk profession.

Each of them surely possessed one or two unique skills.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a steamed bun and began to eat.

The group was not overly harsh toward Zhu Gaoxu.

Perhaps in their view, a few adults with high-level Martial Arts could never take a four or five-year-old child seriously.

However, the more meticulous second brother still asked Zhu Gaoxu: "Kid, what do your elders do?"

Following the second brother's question, the others also stopped what they were doing.

They all looked at Zhu Gaoxu, waiting for his answer.

It made sense; since the person had already been kidnapped, they had to clarify Zhu Gaoxu's identity.

In case his elders didn't have the strength, they could make plans early.

As for what the other party was thinking right now, Zhu Gaoxu could be said to be perfectly clear about it in his heart.

Facing their question, Zhu Gaoxu replied directly: "My father is the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di!"

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu's words fell, everyone felt a shock in their hearts.

Some even had cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads.

They never imagined that the person they had kidnapped at random was actually a member of the imperial family!

They had thought he was at most a child from a court official's family; now they realized he was a child from a prince's household.

The grandson of the current Emperor!

Thinking about it, there were so many guards protecting such a four or five-year-old child.

How could this child's identity be so simple?

The more they thought, the more terrified they became; at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu was no longer a prize in their hearts, but rather like a hot potato.

It was not right to discard him, and it was not right to hold onto him.

For a time, they were all silent.

Zhu Gaoxu's identity as a member of the imperial family was indeed beyond their expectations.

If Zhu Gaoxu were a member of the imperial family, they were in trouble instead.

It was easy to imagine that if an imperial family member was kidnapped, it would surely bring endless retaliation.

After all, the land they lived on was the other party's territory.

The most critical thing was that they kidnapped him to wash their hands of the business and enjoy life, not to go looking for death.

Once something happened to Zhu Gaoxu, they would certainly have to spend the rest of their lives hiding.

The key was that even if they released Zhu Gaoxu, their future lives might not be any better.

It was uncertain whether the imperial court would send people to hunt them down.

After all, the dignity of the imperial family was extremely important; someone had dared to kidnap an imperial family member, so no matter the outcome, they would surely not have a good end.

Thinking this, they all turned their gazes toward their leader.

At this moment, the leader of the Qishan Five Tigers also had a massive headache.

He really didn't expect that his momentary greed would bring such a huge problem upon himself.

Just then, the third and fourth brothers who had left earlier returned.

Along with their return, they also brought back five horses.

To be able to get five horses so quickly, they were either prepared in advance or they hadn't come by them through legitimate means.

Zhu Gaoxu was clearly inclined toward the second possibility in his heart.

But that had nothing to do with him anymore.

Looking at the horses brought back by the third and fourth brothers.

The leader finished the tea in his bowl in one gulp and immediately said: "Don't worry about that anymore; since the person is already in our hands, let's find a place to settle down first."

Saying this, the leader stood up first and walked toward the horses.

The others exchanged glances, sighed, and decided to follow the leader's words, also standing up and walking toward the horses.

Only the third and fourth brothers, who had just gone to find the horses, were confused.

They did not know what had happened while they were away.

Soon everyone mounted their horses, Zhu Gaoxu was lifted up by the leader and placed in front of him, and then with a flick of the horse whip, they rode away.

The others followed behind him, and soon the third and fourth brothers learned the full story from their other brothers.

With this, the brothers were truly in an uproar.

Everyone had something to say.

Given Zhu Gaoxu's special status, if things went wrong, it could truly cost them their heads.

Fortunately, the eldest brother's prestige among them was still quite good.

He managed to barely suppress the matter.

Thus, the group took Zhu Gaoxu and headed north.