After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Chapter 445 So many people?

Hua An was furious. He stomped his foot angrily: "My prince is not a piece of cake. My prince is a great figure who is famous throughout the land!"

Qi Yu snorted coldly.

Just as the two were arguing, Qi Yu's Gu worm suddenly changed. The Gu worm, which had been flying in front without any change, suddenly started to flash with light.

Qi Yu's eyes lit up: "Here it is!"

He immediately put away the Gu worms and ran forward.

Upon seeing this, Hua An immediately led his bodyguards and followed.

There was a manor ahead, and just as Qi Yu was about to go in, Hua An stopped him.

"Wait." Hua An's expression turned serious. He stood in front of Qi Yu, his gaze fixed ahead.

There are at least a dozen hidden guards hiding in the big trees just outside the manor, not to mention those inside.

“There are many hidden guards inside; we cannot act rashly,” Hua An said solemnly.

He didn't bring enough men, and he wasn't confident he could completely rescue Xie Xing.

Qi Yu glanced at Hua An and said, "That's simple."

Immediately, he took out a short flute from his pocket, put it to his lips and blew it lightly. Soon, countless Gu worms flew out from not far away, sweeping over like a storm.

Qi Yu pointed to the trees in front of the manor where the hidden guards were hiding, and the Gu worms obeyed Qi Yu's command and attacked the trees.

This attack immediately forced the hidden guards out of the shadows.

Sure enough, there were more than a dozen.

Seeing this, Hua An raised his hand and ordered the men behind him, "Go!"

Inside the manor.

Xie Xing was wandering aimlessly in the courtyard when he suddenly heard the sounds of fighting outside.

Xie Xing was startled and quickly turned around and ran back into the house. He peeked out from behind the two guards at the door and looked outside: "Did you hear anything?"

"It looks like there's a fight going on outside."

The two guards remained expressionless and unresponsive.

Xie Xing glanced at the two men and said, "What if they are some kind of bandits who want to rob us?"

Still no movement.

Xie Xing: "..."

She sheepishly slipped into the house.

Fine.

She had no other choice.

Just as Xie Xing was about to turn around, close the door, and go back inside, a loud bang suddenly came from outside.

Xie Xing suddenly turned around and looked.

But then they saw that the main gate of the manor had been kicked open, and a number of guards fell out from the outside.

Qi Yu popped his head out from behind Hua An and immediately saw Xie Xing: "Miss!"

Qi Yu excitedly raised his voice towards Xie Xing.

Xie Xing asked in surprise, "Qi Yu?"

"Why did you come here?"

While she was wondering about this, Xie Xing noticed Hua An standing in front of Qi Yu, and her eyes immediately filled with tears.

Finally!

They've finally come to her rescue!

That rescue speed was amazing.

The guards at the door didn't give the two men any more time to talk. They exchanged a glance, put their hands to their mouths, and whistled.

Instantly, the manor was filled with bodyguards, all of whom turned their gazes toward Hua An, Qi Yu, and the others.

Xie Xing: "..."

She was trying to escape, but with so few guards, she was caught before she even left the manor.

Qi Yu and Hua An: "..."

The two men looked at the entire manor full of people and fell silent.

Hua An nudged Qi Yu with his elbow and said, "Don't you have that Gu? Try summoning it again, otherwise we won't be able to save the person."

Qi Yu glared at him and said, "Within a hundred miles, I've summoned every flying insect I could, and there aren't any left!"

Hua An: "That's it."

"I'll draw all their attention here. After you rescue her, run!"

Qi Yu nodded.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the Gu he had raised and joined the battle.

The scene became chaotic, with Hua An and his guards fighting against Luo Hanfeng's guards.

Seeing this, Qi Yu took advantage of the chaos to come to Xie Xing's side.

"Miss! Quick, let's go!"

With that, Qi Yu took Xie Xing's hand and turned to leave.

After taking only two steps, I heard a splashing sound.

Qi Yu was stunned for a moment. He looked down and saw Xie Xing standing barefoot on the ground with very obvious chains around his ankles.

Qi Yu: !

He stared at the chains in shock: "Miss, who locked you here?"

Xie Xing gave a bitter smile. She reached out and pulled Qi Yu's hand away, saying, "You guys should run. You won't be able to untie the chains on me in such a short time."

"It was Luo Hanfeng who locked me up here. When I get back, I'll tell the Prince..."

Qi Yu's eyes were filled with tears as he stubbornly gripped Xie Xing's hand: "Miss!"

Xie Xing and Qi Yu held hands, tears welling in their eyes: "Tell the prince, he must come and save me!"

Qi Yu nodded vigorously: "I will have the prince come to save you!"

"Come on!"

Behind Qi Yu, a guard raised his sword, ready to strike him down.

Upon seeing this, Xie Xing immediately pushed Qi Yu away.

The guard missed his target and was about to press his advantage when Qi Yu immediately ran back to Hua An's side, saying angrily, "Let's go! Miss's ankle is chained. We can't take her back now. Go back and get more people to rescue her!"

Hua An's pupils dilated in shock: "Who's so perverted, using chains to lock people's feet? What are they trying to do?"

Seeing that they were about to be at a disadvantage, Hua An looked towards Xie Xing, gritted his teeth, and called out to Xie Xing, "Fifth Miss, don't worry, we will definitely come to save you again!"

As he spoke, Hua An pulled Qi Yu and the others aside and shouted a retreat order.

The two groups of people left the spot instantly.

When the manor's guards saw Hua An and the others leave, they did not chase after them. Instead, they sent more people to surround the manor.

What a joke! Losing Xie Xing could cost them all their lives.

Without hesitation, the guards sent a message to Luo Hanfeng in the palace as soon as Hua An and the others left.

And at this time——

in the palace.

Inside the emperor's study.

Luo Hanfeng stood respectfully beside the Chu Emperor, who sat at his desk reviewing memorials.

It was very quiet around.

After a long while, Emperor Chu finally put down the memorial and looked at Luo Hanfeng. He suddenly said, "Seventh Prince, all these years you've been left to fend for yourself in that cold palace. You don't blame or resent me for ignoring you, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Hanfeng raised his head and looked at Emperor Chu with admiration in his eyes.

He obediently shook his head and said, "Your subject has never blamed Father. Being born into the royal family and becoming Father's child is an honor, even if Father does not remember me."

“In the past, I never dared to hope that I could stand by my father’s side like this one day.”

"As long as Father Emperor still thinks I am useful, I am already satisfied."