After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 140 Convergence

The sixth prince stepped forward: "Since you know my identity, how dare you harm me? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Emperor?"

The man in black laughed loudly: "His Highness the Third Prince had already arranged everything."

The others laughed out loud and gathered around them as they did so.

The sixth prince was so frightened that he backed away, but there were people behind him, so he ran towards Xia Li and hid behind her.

Then he pointed a finger at the group of people and said, "Don't you dare come any closer! I'm telling you, I'm the Sixth Prince..."

Xia Li, unable to bear it any longer, gave him a sharp rap on the head: "Idiot! They've already exposed your identity, why would they be afraid of you?"

The sixth prince covered his head: "..."

……

Those people tied them up, threw them into a woodshed, and left.

Xia Li twisted around a few times and easily untied the ropes binding her body.

The sixth prince was shocked: "You...you did this on purpose?"

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

As she spoke, she walked to the sixth prince's side and helped him untie the ropes.

The sixth prince asked, "So what are your plans?"

"Next, of course, we need to find out more and gather evidence!"

However, thinking that she hadn't met Zhao Jihua yet, Xia Li said worriedly, "I wonder how Sister Zhao and the others are doing."

"Don't worry, my ninth brother is quite skilled in martial arts. They'll be fine," the sixth prince reassured him.

Xia Li raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.

"What's wrong?" the Sixth Prince asked.

"It's alright. I just checked, there are only two guards outside. Make some noise to lure them in, and I'll knock them out while I'm at it."

"Hmm!" The sixth prince nodded, picked up a stick from the side, and slammed it hard on the ground, making a loud "bang!"

Xia Li: "??!!!"

Fortunately, she reacted quickly and knocked both people unconscious the moment the people outside opened the woodshed door.

"Brother! Next time, could you wait until I'm ready?"

The sixth prince was about to answer,

Xia Li gestured for him to be quiet, saying, "You'd better not say anything."

Just come with me!

The two carefully left the room.

Suddenly, a melodious flute tune drifted over.

Xia Li was startled; the flute music seemed like a signal.

Sure enough, a large number of men in black suddenly appeared from the surrounding area.

"It seems we've been exposed after all."

The sixth prince said with a bitter face.

Xia Li remained calm and took out a handful of powder from his pocket and sprinkled it on the man in black.

"Now!"

Taking advantage of their obstructed view, she quickly pulled the Sixth Prince into the adjacent room and locked the door.

The room was dimly lit, and a figure was huddled in a corner. Upon closer inspection, the Sixth Prince exclaimed in surprise:

"Ninth Brother!"

The Ninth Prince raised his head, his face weary but his eyes filled with surprise: "You've finally come."

Xia Li said, "It's a good thing I didn't wait for you to come and save me back then."

At this moment, the men in black outside the door began to bang on the door.

The sixth prince searched everywhere for an exit and found a loose brick on the wall. After moving it, a secret passage was revealed.

Without hesitation, the three of them entered the secret passage.

Xia Li thoughtfully closed the secret passage door.

The moment they entered the secret passage, the wooden door was kicked open, and the men in black rushed in.

However, they didn't have time to worry about that, because they discovered five secret passages in front of them.

This is actually a maze?

"How do I get there?"

"I don't know. They all look exactly the same."

“I have a plan.” Xia Li summoned the little white tiger. “This place is a maze; it must be their secret base. My pet can smell money. Let it lead the way.”

"This isn't appropriate..." The Sixth Prince had barely begun to speak when he was stared at by the two men, and his tone gradually weakened. "What I mean is, can this dog, which looks to be less than two months old, really be okay?"

Xia Li and the Ninth Prince stared at him in unison: "Then do you have any other ideas?"

"I……"

"No, that's not a decision yet." The two interrupted him in unison, and then had the white tiger lead the way.

The white tiger grumbled in his mind, "Are you treating me like a dog?"

Xia Li: "Raise a dog for a thousand days, use it for one."

Led by the white tiger, they quickly entered a room through the tunnel.

Inside, there were all sorts of gold and silver jewelry.

"Wow, we're rich! We're rich!" Xia Li's eyes gleamed with excitement as she couldn't resist grabbing the jewelry.

The Ninth Prince was furious: "So many disaster victims have suffered because of them. These people are despicable!"

Neither of them noticed the fleeting malice on the Sixth Prince's face.

Just then, a group of men in black burst through the door.

They went straight up to capture them.

The Ninth Prince immediately started fighting with the person who rushed to the front.

He dealt with that person in no time, then turned around to deal with the person in front of Xia Li.

Adhering to the principle of not making a move, Xia Li kept avoiding his opponent, and in the intervals between dodging, he did not forget to sprinkle some muscle-relaxing powder on his opponent.

The prince then followed closely behind and dealt with the people.

For a moment, they actually cooperated very well.

However, the enemy outnumbered them and they gradually found themselves struggling, while another group of men in black appeared behind the door.

"Surrender!" the leader shouted at the three.

"I think it's you who should surrender!"

Just when things were at their most critical, Zhao Jihua arrived with a group of men.

The guards brought by Zhao Jihua were well-trained and engaged in a fierce battle with the men in black.

Before long, the man in black was defeated and fled.

Zhao Jihua stepped forward and hugged Xia Li tightly, looking her over carefully to make sure she wasn't injured.

Then he looked at the others and asked, "Are you all alright?"

"Hua'er, don't worry, I'm fine," the Ninth Prince said.

"Who's worried about you?" Zhao Jihua rolled her eyes.

Xia Li: "Sister, I'm fine. But Ninth Prince, how come you were arrested too?"

The Ninth Prince explained with a smile, "They drugged me. But I didn't expect you to be so calm and composed in the face of trouble. You've really impressed me."

"Then I'll reluctantly give you a little more credit."

Zhao Jihua said, "This time in Lingnan, it is probably not a natural disaster, but a man-made one."

The others looked at her.

She continued, “On the way, I heard a lot about how the Third Prince mistreated the people. Although I had guards with me, I still borrowed some soldiers from the government for safety reasons. The government officials also told me that the Third Prince had indeed increased their taxes and corvée labor.”

The Sixth Prince asked in surprise, "You encountered it too?"

"also?"

The sixth prince told them about his discovery in the mountains, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

"This Third Prince is utterly unforgivable!" the Ninth Prince said angrily.

"We must expose his crimes and bring justice to the people of Lingnan!" Zhao Jihua said.

The group immediately began searching and soon found a pile of evidence.

It's in the room next door!

However, just as they were happily obtaining the evidence, the door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang!"

Another group of men in black rushed out!

The guards rushed forward and engaged the man in black in a fierce battle.

What? Is this assassination attempt never going to end?

However, the group soon realized that this group of assassins was different from the previous ones.

This group is much stronger than the previous ones, and every move they make is a killing blow!