Just as the actor on stage was passionately performing, the middle-aged man in the audience suddenly stood up. At first, no one noticed, only Eunuch Du glanced over and showed no surprise.
After all, Master Bai was The Emperor’s benefactor, and nothing he did would raise suspicion among everyone.
But gradually, more and more eyes turned to the middle-aged man, and Zheng Nianru also turned to look at the middle-aged man.
Zheng Nianru asked Zheng Congyuan, what’s wrong with him?
Zheng Congyuan smiled slightly, at first not taking much notice, but the next mont, the middle-aged man slowly turned his face, his gaze falling upon Zheng Congyuan’s head.
Master Bai had always appeared smiling and friendly in front of everyone, his slightly plump figure adding to his amiable appearance, but now, the way he turned suddenly gave everyone an ominous and ferocious feeling.
Zheng Congyuan slowly wiped the smile off his face, about to speak, when the middle-aged man suddenly raised both arms high, standing with his limbs outstretched in a spread-eagle position.
This odd behavior imdiately caught everyone’s attention.
"Mage, you..." Zheng Congyuan said, while the singing on stage continued in a jarring manner, the scene filled with eerie silence. Seeing this, Eunuch Du was about to signal for the performance to stop, but before he could utter a word, the actor on stage suddenly stopped, stood still, and then, just like Master Bai below, spread his limbs and stood in a spread-eagle position.
This scene imdiately beca even more bizarre, and this change happened in the blink of an eye, at the very mont when Zheng Congyuan’s words left his lips.
The next mont, Zheng Congyuan had already closed his mouth and instinctively shielded Zheng Nianru behind him.
"Protect The Emperor—" Qi Jin and Qi Yu were the first to leap out, surrounding Zheng Congyuan in the middle.
The gaze of the middle-aged man had gradually lost focus, seeming to stare at Zheng Congyuan yet not quite, and his posture remained unchanged.
Master Yu, also in shock, stood up and pointed towards Master Bai, wanting to say sothing, but another person imdiately grabbed his brother, shaking his head nervously.
The guards imdiately sprang into action, quickly surrounding both Master Bai and the stage, with Master Yu caught in the middle.
"The Emperor, let’s go quickly—" Qi Jin and Qi Yu imdiately said. Zheng Congyuan didn’t bother nodding, just protected Zheng Nianru and quickly retreated.
Zheng Nianru followed Zheng Congyuan as they left. She had faced such situations before and knew that the faster they left, the safer they would be. And with Qi Jin, Qi Yu, and so many Imperial Forest Guards around,
even though this generation of Imperial Forest Guards was not as skilled as in her past life, the strength of the Imperial Forest Guards was undeniable, having saved her many tis.
However, Zheng Nianru found it odd that Master Bai had spent a lot of ti alone with Zheng Congyuan these days, so why choose a ti with so many people around and under the public eye.
If it wasn’t madness, then there must be a reason. Or perhaps, the enemy had full confidence, not caring about the situation at all and was prepared for anything.
Sure enough, Zheng Nianru’s prediction was confird when Zheng Congyuan, who had only taken a few steps, suddenly stiffened as if soone had grabbed hold of his bones, no, not grabbed, but as if soone had nailed him to the spot with iron nails, rendering him immovable.
Zheng Nianru was nearly thrown forward by the suddenly halting Zheng Congyuan, but fortunately, Nian Xia quickly grabbed her, looking terrified at Zheng Congyuan who had fallen to the ground with Zheng Nianru.
"The Emperor—"
"The Emperor—" Qi Jin and Qi Yu imdiately pulled up Zheng Congyuan, soon feeling that sothing was wrong with their Emperor. The next mont, as Qi Jin touched Zheng Congyuan’s arm, which was stiff and could not be straightened, he was horrified.
"The Emperor..." Qi Jin and Qi Yu imdiately realized that sothing had happened, The Emperor had encountered an enemy.
The surrounded Master Bai still held the sa spread-eagle posture as before, but it seed as if an invisible barrier slowly ford around him, the Imperial Forest Guards tried to rush forward but could not break through.
The two Mage brothers from the Yu’s beca anxious at this turn of events, realizing that they could not detach themselves from bla. Although Master Bai wasn’t brought by them, they had been too closely associated with him lately and now, any explanation seed futile.
And at that mont, one of the Yu’s Mages suddenly seed to realize sothing, clutching at his brother’s sleeve, opening his mouth to say sothing, yet only his lips trembled, unable to utter a sound.
Reviews
All reviews (0)