Hearing his words, Zu An couldn't help but feel a little confused. His first reaction was that this guy was cheating.
I've never even been to the capital, let alone stolen the emperor's things.
However, his expression suddenly changed, because he thought of the previous conversation between Wei Wei and Old Man Mi. It seemed that Old Man Mi had received the emperor's order to lead a group of people to search for the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra", but he became greedy after finding it. , killed the remaining people, pretended to be annihilated, and then hid incognito.
It's a pity that there is no airtight wall in the world, but the palace still found out about him and sent Wei Wei to check.
But Wei Wei was already dead at that time, and he didn't know that I had learned the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" before. Could it be that he used some means to notify the palace before he died?
Or is it something else?
He wasn't very sure for a while, and he didn't realize it until the soldiers approached him.
Sang Hong didn't resist because he had too many worries about his family's business. Of course, a time traveler in Zu'an who didn't have any concept of imperial power in his subconscious would not surrender after hearing an imperial edict.
Seeing several soldiers holding shackles to lock him up, he dodged away.
King Liang narrowed his eyes: "How brave, you dare to resist the imperial edict, the Chu family is really brave!"
Zu An was worried about causing trouble for the Chu family, so he said in a deep voice: "I am me, and the Chu family is the Chu family. Don't throw any dirty water on the Chu family."
The King of Liang said coldly: "He has some integrity, but it's a pity that he has to be a rebellious official who resists the imperial edict!"
Just when he was about to give the order, Xie Daoyun hurriedly ran out: "Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding here? As far as I know, Zu An has never left Mingyue City in his life, let alone the capital. How could he be with me?" The emperor got involved and stole the things from Lord Long Live?"
In fact, everyone in the room had similar doubts. Zu An's adopted son-in-law was a little more prosperous in these days. He used to be just a street gangster. How could he steal the emperor's things?
Even Sang Hong was confused. He knew best how powerful the emperor's cultivation was. Let alone Zu An, it was absolutely impossible for him to steal anything from him. He really couldn't understand why someone who couldn't beat him would do it. Connected together.
Xie Daoyun's appearance was outstanding, coupled with his elegant and extraordinary temperament when he spoke just now, King Liang couldn't help but take a few more glances: "Who is that girl?"
"Little girl Xie Daoyun, my father is Xie Yi, the lord of Mingyue City." Xie Daoyun bowed slowly, with a dignified manner, which made people around her sigh that she was a real lady from a famous family.
"It turns out to be Miss Xie," Prince Liang's face softened slightly. Apparently he also knew that she had been shortlisted for the crown princess, "Why, is City Lord Xie also planning to join the same camp as this imperial concubine?"
Xie Daoyun said hurriedly: "Of course not, I just expressed everyone's suspicions. After all, Zu An stole the emperor's things
This reason is really incredible, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. I hope King Liang will explain what he stole. "
Zu An secretly sighed, Miss Xie's family is really interesting, everyone has only met a few times, but she speaks for him at this critical moment.
Zheng Dan on the side also glanced at Xie Daoyun curiously. Although her best friend usually smiled and talked sweetly to everyone, making people feel like spring breeze, she knew the other party's deep sense of situation, and she really couldn't imagine that she would take such a risk for a man. .
But at this time, she couldn't care about anything else. She wished that the more people could speak for Zu An, the better.
Prince Liang snorted: "Sorry, this matter is confidential and cannot be disclosed to the public. Please step aside, Miss Xie, otherwise you will be punished with the same crime as the imperial offender."
"Secret?" Sang Hong narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtful.
Xie Daoyun glanced at Zu An apologetically: "Azu, I have tried my best. My identity is sensitive and I cannot involve the Xie family."
Zu An smiled: "What are you talking about, Miss Xie? I am very grateful to you for interceding for me."
The previous incident with Zheng Dan made him understand that women from these big families have to consider many things, and every move will involve the family, so they cannot act willfully at all.
Seeing his smile, Xie Daoyun couldn't help but be stunned. Normally, there were countless men around her who pretended to be brave and daring, but after the encounter, their true colors were revealed one by one. Zu An was now an imperial prisoner, and he still... To be so open-minded and courageous is really admirable.
King Liang waved his hand: "Come on, take it!"
He respects his identity, so of course he can't lose face to attack such a junior.
It's just that what happened just now made his soldiers dare not be careless. Suddenly more than a dozen soldiers surrounded him from all directions. They were proficient in formations and combined attacks. It should be enough to capture an ordinary practitioner.
"Who dares to hurt our uncle!" At this moment, a group of red-robed soldiers broke in, surrounded Zu An in the center, and faced off with the soldiers of King Liang.
"Red robe army?" King Liang immediately recognized the identities of these people and sneered, "I have always heard of the reputation of the Chu family's red robe army. Today, when I saw them, it was indeed extraordinary. They dared to openly defy the imperial court."
A red-robed military captain came to Zu An and asked quietly: "Uncle, what is going on?"
The other party is a prince, and he has come with an imperial edict. The pressure on him is not comparable to that of Liu Yao before. In addition, only a small part of the red robe army has been brought here this time. If there is a conflict, the situation may not be good.
"I'm not sure," Zu An smiled bitterly, "You don't have to worry about me, so as not to involve the Chu family."
The famous captain said: "Don't worry, uncle. All the red-robed soldiers are good men, and no one is afraid of death."
So what about the conversation between the two?
Unable to hide this from Prince Liang, he couldn't help but sneer: "Okay, some people say that the Chu family is disobedient. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that the Red Robe Army is really going to shake things up."
Zu An quickly said: "You don't have to get involved in this matter. Return to the Chu family quickly to protect the master and his wife. This is an order!"
As women, Zheng Dan and Xie Daoyun were unwilling to bring trouble to the family. He was a man, so how could he harm others.
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for the other party's reaction and rushed outside on tiptoe.
Although he didn't want to implicate the Chu family, it was impossible for him to be captured without mercy!
As soon as he moved, two dark iron chains suddenly appeared in front of him. They were swinging very fast, but they didn't make any sound. Especially now that night was falling, they seemed to have a ghostly feel in the dark night.
He was startled, hurriedly pointed his toes, abruptly changed his trajectory and hid to the side.
But before he could stand still, two more iron chains silently swung over and wrapped directly around his feet.
He rolled around like a lazy ass and hid in extreme embarrassment.
Then six more iron chains shot out from all directions, hitting his limbs, waist, and neck respectively, blocking every dodge position.
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Zu An hurriedly took out the Tai'a sword and slashed at the six iron chains.
Bang bang bang!
The sword chains intersected, and sparks exploded. With the sharpness of the Tai'a sword, it did not cut off those iron chains, but only burst out balls of fire in the dark night.
He only felt numbness in the tiger's mouth, and the vitality in his body was surging.
I also took advantage of this moment to see the attackers clearly. It turned out to be the ten warriors who had been following King Liang just now. The clothes on each of them were obviously different from those of ordinary soldiers. There was an embroidery on the sleeves, collar and skirts. I learned from Shang Liuyu’s class that the unicorn pattern is the mythical beast Haechi, which is said to have the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
These warriors were holding a dark iron chain in their hands, which was swinging unsteadily, as if they would attack again at any time.
Prince Liang couldn't help but be a little surprised: "It really surprises me to be able to escape the embroidered cloth messenger's diamond trap."
"Messenger of embroidered clothes?" Sang Qian on the side was also shocked and looked at his father inquiringly.
Sang Hong said in a deep voice: "The embroidered messengers are the secret warriors around the emperor. They all possess special skills and can act on behalf of the emperor. Although they are also spies in a sense, they are transcendent from the imperial court system. This time the emperor will They sent it to King Liang, thinking they were going to deal with our father and son, but they didn’t expect to deal with someone else.”
