Huang Jin had already noticed something was wrong and was leading his men back. A distance of a few dozen zhang was nothing for Celestials; it wouldn't even take two breaths.
But it was already too late.
It wouldn't even take Emperor Jianwen a single breath to kill an imperial relative who couldn't use martial arts.
Just at this moment!
Li Miao, however, raised his hand into a palm and lightly sliced his wrist, immediately creating a shallow wound from which a string of blood beads squeezed out from beneath his skin.
Inside the carriage ahead, Emperor Jianwen's teeth had already embedded into the skin, needing only a gentle push to tear through the flesh and drink the blood.
Suddenly, he stopped his movements.
He raised his head and sniffed a few times.
......"
Emperor Jianwen put down the human body in his hand and slowly shifted his gaze, finally looking through the wooden boards in the direction of Li Miao.
"It's you."
In that battle with Li Miao, the two of them fought with blood and gore flying everywhere. He remembered the taste of Li Miao's blood.
It was this moment of hesitation that allowed Huang Jin to arrive.
He could no longer care about anything else, so he directly jumped off the roof, blocked the way, and shouted loudly.
"Everyone, stop!"
The sound echoed on the silent street.
Several carriages stopped in unison.
However, there was one carriage that continued to drive forward on its own.
Huang Jin pointed a finger, and sharp True Qi pierced through the coachman's neck, but the man showed no reaction, clearly having died long ago.
"It's this one!"
Huang Jin shouted.
Ten Lord Protectors jumped off the roof and surrounded the carriage.
From behind, several imperial relatives lifted their sedan curtains and poked their heads out, about to ask what was happening, but seeing Huang Jin with ten fierce-looking individuals surrounding a carriage, they immediately thought, "This is bad!" and quickly retreated back into their carriages, hurriedly instructing their coachmen to turn around.
As they spoke, several Lord Protectors had already reached the carriage and turned to look at Huang Jin.
Huang Jin nodded: "No need to hold back!"
The imperial relative in the carriage was not an important person; if he died, he died!
At that moment, ten Lord Protectors attacked with all their might!
Profound Nether Palm!
Withered Wood Severing Blade!
Traceless Finger!
Wind and Thunder Seal!
Ten profound martial arts, ten Celestials!
Before the moves even landed, the powerful True Qi emanating from them had already caused the carriage to creak loudly.
Immediately after.
Boom!
The entire carriage, along with the body inside, was instantly shattered into countless pieces, blood splattering with wood chips onto the surrounding ground.
Aside from the trickling sound of wood chips falling to the ground, the street became quiet for a moment.
"Wrong!"
Huang Jin suddenly turned his head to look at the several carriages behind him that were slowly turning around.
"Emperor Jianwen would never die so easily!"
"He's not in this carriage!"
"The dead coachman was just a diversion!"
Huang Jin immediately shouted loudly.
"Stop!"
All the Lord Protectors were also individuals who had experienced countless battles, and they instantly reacted. Without needing to speak, they immediately moved forward in tacit understanding, surrounding the several carriages.
At this point, no matter how scared the imperial relatives were, they clearly knew that they couldn't escape this time.
An elderly imperial relative poked his head out from inside the carriage and asked in a clear voice.
"Yellow Eunuch, what is the meaning of this?"
Huang Jin looked closely and saw that this person was a Duke of Supporting the State, a peripheral figure, so he didn't need to pay much attention, and his tone was not very polite.
"By imperial decree, we are investigating rebels, and they are hidden within your carriages. We must offend you!"
To add a bit more, although the title "Duke of Supporting the State" sounds intimidating, this "Duke" is not a general who leads troops, but merely a noble title, with an emolument of six hundred shi. In Shuntian Prefecture, if you throw a brick, you could hit three or four of them.
The noble titles of Great Shuo's imperial relatives, from top to bottom, are Prince, Prince of the Commandery, Duke of Guarding the State, Duke of Assisting the State, Duke of Supporting the State, Commandant of Guarding the State, Commandant of Assisting the State, and Commandant of Supporting the State.
A Duke of Supporting the State is a great-grandson of a Prince of the Commandery, already out of the five mourning periods with the Emperor, merely a mascot to show the flourishing population of the Zhu family during festivals.
Indeed, the old man's face turned red from being rebuked, but he was helpless. He reached out to lift the sedan curtain and stepped out with his family.
"Everyone, please get out of the carriage!"
Huang Jin said loudly.
Zhu Zai reached out to lift the sedan curtain, but Li Miao raised a hand to block him and shook his head.
"Commander, there's no need to go down."
"He's about to make his move."
Sure enough, before Li Miao finished speaking, a "Boom!" was heard from outside!
A carriage suddenly shattered, and a gaunt figure darted out from inside!
Then, he formed a palm with his fingers and swept it through the air across several carriages!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Several carriages shattered one after another, and the people inside tumbled to the ground, creating a chaotic scene, but they were completely unharmed!
Huang Jin and the ten Lord Protectors suddenly felt their vision blur, and when they looked at the imperial relatives again, they found that they could no longer locate the gaunt, corpse-like figure.
"Tsk!"
Huang Jin gritted his teeth.
Having just seen the three people who had died silently in that carriage, and having heard Lord Protector Wang's description, how could he not understand that Emperor Jianwen was clearly able to affect people's five senses to some extent.
And he released these people precisely to hide among them! Planning to escape in the chaos!
At this moment, these imperial relatives were all still in shock and running around, constantly screaming, making the scene extremely chaotic, so how could they distinguish him for a while!
"Everyone, don't move, and wait where you are! The rebel is hidden among you. If this person isn't brought out, none of you can be safe!"
Huang Jin shouted loudly.
All the imperial relatives stiffened in unison, and the scene quieted down for a moment.
Li Miao quietly turned his head to look to one side.
There, a delicate little girl, as if carved from pink jade, was squatting beside a broken carriage frame.
A withered, pitch-black hand claw was gripping her shoulder, as if comforting her, yet also threatening her.
She felt the sharp nails piercing through her clothes into her shoulder, forcing back tears, trembling uncontrollably, and looking helplessly forward.
Then, she saw Li Miao.
"Shh."
Li Miao put a finger to his lips, smiled at her, and then beckoned to her.
"Come."
The little girl shook her head desperately.
Li Miao lowered his head and pointed to his lips, signaling her to read his lips.
The little girl nodded.
Li Miao smiled and moved his lips.
The little girl tried hard to discern.
"Don't be afraid."
"He can't beat me."
"Walk forward, don't look back."
Li Miao extended a hand and slowly clenched it into a fist.
Then he opened it and beckoned to her.
She suddenly realized that the hand claw on her shoulder had loosened.
She slowly shuffled a step, found no danger, and then slowly walked towards Li Miao, walking faster and faster.
Large tears finally couldn't be held back and fell, but she bit her lip tightly, obeying Li Miao's "shh" command.
Finally, she threw herself into Li Miao's arms.
Zhu Zai, standing by, snorted and said in a low voice.
"If you used half of that coaxing skill on women, I wouldn't have to worry about you."
Li Miao stroked the little girl's head, and seeing that she was no longer trembling, he looked up and chuckled softly.
"Commander, since you bring it up, I really do need to explain."
Li Miao pointed to the little girl in his arms.
"Allow me to introduce Princess Sirou."
"She's the younger sister of an old flame of mine."
