Chapter 1718

And on its back was clearly being carried an ancient, simple horse carriage!

This horse carriage emanated a faint silver glow all over its body.

One look and you could tell it was extraordinarily valuable!

"Young Lady, that is the Princess's exclusive horse carriage. Let's quickly get out of the way."

Ye Qingli's ears twitched slightly.

She sensed a ghastly, bone-chilling cold pressing in rapidly from all directions!

Then, her figure flashed and vanished in an instant!

Very soon, that horse carriage was flipped over onto the ground by a gust of powerful wind!

The top of the horse carriage cracked open with a fissure!

A slender figure poked her head out from the fissure.

Her appearance was identical to Ye Qingli's!

Only, her eyes appeared even darker, even more profound!

"Princess, we still haven't found that lowly maid?"

At this moment, a charming, adorable young girl rushed out from a small path beside them.

"Hmph, they're just a bunch of useless trash. Still haven't found that lowly maid — it's truly Dai Qisi this Princess!"

The Princess let out a cold laugh.

With a flick of her sleeve, she turned and left.

"Let's go. We'll head back to Wang Gong first."

"Yes."

The young girl replied respectfully.

"Princess, have you forgotten something?"

She reminded in a low voice.

"Oh, right, there's another more important matter I need to report to you."

The Princess thought for a moment, then turned back.

"That is, we saved that bastard from the Xu family yesterday."

"Mm."

The young girl nodded.

"Princess, are you thinking… of spreading this matter, to lure them into going to look for Young Master Xu?"

"Exactly!"

"But… wouldn't this be a bit too showy?"

The young girl said hesitantly.

They had saved Ximen Wudi entirely because of his noble status.

If the Xu family found out, they would definitely send experts to take revenge.

"What's there to fear?"

The Princess let out a cold laugh.

"We are the Princess. Who would dare to touch us?"

49 Golden Token

After saying that, she clapped her hands.

A guard stepped forward, holding a golden token in both hands.

"This is something I specially prepared for the Princess. Take it — just go and have fun without any worries."

After saying that, she turned and walked away.

That golden token was precisely the Immunity Golden Token the Emperor had bestowed upon the Princess back then!

Throughout the entire Eastern Ning Kingdom, apart from the Crown Prince and the Emperor himself, no one had the right to possess an Immunity Golden Token.

Even the imperial clan had to obey the prohibition!

A warm current welled up in Ye Qingli's heart.

"Princess, you are truly too kind."

Xiao He stood at the side, Ma Pi-ing as she spoke.

"Let's go quickly. Don't dawdle here any longer."

"Mm."

Ye Qingli mounted her horse, then led three maidservants as they galloped toward Jingcheng.

……

"Hahaha, I didn't expect my luck to be so good this time — to actually run into a little wildcat here!"

Ximen Wudi laughed proudly.

"But, if I catch her and bring her back, and torment her properly, it'll definitely make her feel like she's dying and going to heaven at the same time! Hahaha!"

In the rear garden of the Xu family.

Several people were sitting around a table.

Among them was an elder — precisely the head of the Xu family, Xu Wenlong.

"Yesterday I heard a report that a batch of goods was to be transported outside the city, so I sent Old Five out to take a look. As a result, he left and never returned."

He frowned and said: "This is not a good omen. Old Five, this child, loves to engage in petty trickery the most. Could something have happened to him?"

"No way. His Wu Gong is superb, and he has the family's inherited ultimate technique. How could anything possibly go wrong?"

"Could it be that he ran into some formidable enemy?"

The Third Elder of the Xu family, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up.

"This time, I'll go check it out personally. If there are any leads, I'll come back immediately to report!"

"Good! Third Uncle, please go ahead."

Xu Wenlong cupped his hands in a gesture of deference.

The Third Elder strode out of the side courtyard.

He had already been staying at the Xu family for over a decade.

This time, he had personally led a team out on patrol, hoping to track down Xu Wenlong's whereabouts.

After all, within the Xu family, only Xu Wenlong had the best chance of killing his direct-line descendants.

Therefore, the Third Elder also attached great importance to this matter.

In his view, Xu Wenlong's disappearance must be connected to this batch of goods.

Soon, he passed through the valley ahead and arrived in a dense forest.

The Third Elder stopped in his tracks and looked up.

At that moment, he saw three figures on the other side of the valley.

One of them was none other than Ximen Wudi.

And beside him, he had also brought a group of people.

Judging by their attire, they seemed to be his personal guards.

However, this time, Ximen Wudi was all alone — the two servants who had come with him were nowhere to be seen!

This struck the Third Elder as very strange.

Ximen Wudi was his sole heir.

If anything happened to him, then his position would have to be filled through a new selection.

The head of the Xu family had to be an unrivaled master!

Without an unrivaled master holding down the fort, there was simply no way to guarantee the Xu clan's safety.

The Third Elder swiftly darted forward.

"Young Master of the Xu family, may I ask what has happened to you?"

Ximen Wudi's face was pale, and sweat was beading on his forehead.

He had always cut the figure of a refined young gentleman — nothing like now, covered head to toe in mud and water, his clothes all torn to shreds.

Moreover, his entire body was wrapped in bandages, looking utterly wretched.