Do you know: I should be fat and you should be thin!

Zhou Ning walked to Sheng Minglan's side, squatted down, gently patted his official boots, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

Sheng Minglan heard it clearly and recalled the moment when Zhou Ning leaped several feet into the Shou'an Hall, seemingly floating out of the hall, his demeanor like that of an immortal descending to earth!

"Um!"

She gave a soft "hmm," feeling much calmer.

Zhou Ning sat down and waited. The situation outside was unclear, and now that he was making a fuss about leaving, the traces of the prophet were too strong. He had to wait for his father-in-law to return!

Not long after, Qingyun rushed back, panicking, "Murder! Murder! There are corpses everywhere outside!"

Everyone crowded around!

Sheng Hong asked in surprise, "You mean, there was a murder in the palace? Who...who was the murderer?"

"They were all dressed in military uniforms, so it was impossible to tell which team they were from. They slashed at anyone they saw, and... and..." Qingyun found it hard to speak.

"What else?" Minglan asked.

"They even dragged palace maids into the corridor to commit illicit acts!" Qingyun said.

Minglan was so frightened that she reached out to tug at Sheng Hong's sleeve, but Sheng Changbai quickly shielded his sixth sister behind him.

"Good heavens, how could such a thing happen in the palace? How far away are those murderers from here?" Sheng Hong asked hurriedly.

"We're almost at the palace gate!" Qingyun said urgently.

"Quickly! Go and block the door!" Sheng Hong commanded.

"No way! This was originally an abandoned old hall, temporarily allocated to the Academy of Rites. The doors are made of old, rotten wood that can't even keep out a mouse!" Qingyun said anxiously.

When Minglan mentioned the palace dog hole he had mentioned, everyone's hopes were raised. However, Qingyun said that only someone as petite as herself could squeeze through it, and no one else could!

Sheng Hong grabbed Minglan's arm and said pessimistically, "Child, let's try to get one of us out of here! Father-in-law, I beg you, please take her out of here!"

Seeing that Sheng Minglan refused to leave, Sheng Changbai persuaded her, "Listen to me! There are several of us grown men. Even if the rebels break in, at least one of us will die! But you..."

Zhou Ning stepped forward and grabbed Sheng Changbai, saying, "Brother, come with me! I'm confident I can get you out of here! Sixth Sister, come along too!"

"Pengqi! There are rebels outside, we can't take this lightly! Xiao Liu, hurry up and go!" Sheng Changbai urged.

"I won't joke with my own life!" Zhou Ning said, grabbing Sheng Changbai's waist and lightly tapping the ground, sending him bouncing two zhang high. If he hadn't pulled back in time, he would have jumped right out of the palace!

"what!"

Sheng Changbai exclaimed in surprise, and everyone was shocked to see the two of them ascend to heaven on the spot!

Even Minglan, who had met him before, was still astonished to see Zhou Ning jump so high, and with Sheng Changbai by his side.

After landing, Sheng Changbai believed him and hurriedly asked, "Pengqi, how many people can you bring?"

Zhou Ning said, "If you're alone, you're 100% confident! If you and Sixth Sister are together, you're 80% confident of escaping, but only 60% confident that all three of you will get away unscathed! If there are more people, there's no guarantee of success, and casualties are inevitable!"

Sheng Changbai said, "Then you take Sixth Sister and go first!"

Zhou Ning said, "No! You must come with me!" As he spoke, he placed his hands under Zhou Ning's arms and used his self-taught acupressure technique to simultaneously press the "Yuanye" acupoint on Zhou Ning's left arm and the "Jingmen" acupoint on Zhou Ning's right arm.

Sheng Changbai immediately felt numbness and weakness all over his body, and collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

"Why can't I move? Let me go! I can't leave my father here alone!" Sheng Changbai said anxiously.

Zhou Ning hoisted him onto his left shoulder and asked, "Lord Sheng, I'll save Changbai first. It's safer for Sixth Sister to come with me than to crawl through a dog hole, but it would inevitably involve physical intimacy. Do you agree or not?"

Sheng Hong knew that staying would only mean certain death, and he didn't have the courage to go out and face the rebels head-on. He urged, "In this emergency, we must act quickly. Let's get two people out of here and go!"

With permission, Zhou Ning stepped forward and hoisted Minglan onto his right shoulder, keeping Sheng Changbai company. The two looked like two bags of cement, with his arms wrapped around their buttocks!

Zhou Ning strode forward, seemingly walking on air, and in just two steps, he stepped out of the main hall!

"Put me down! Pengqi!" Sheng Changbai roared.

"Stop yelling! I'm not letting you down! If you want to kill me and Sixth Sister, then keep yelling!" Zhou Ning pushed off with both feet, carrying the two of them as they leaped onto the three-zhang-high palace, and began running on the palace!

His internal energy circulated, and he ran faster and faster. Although he had two hundred pounds more weight on his shoulders, it only greatly affected the distance he could cover by leaping through the air. His running speed was still comparable to that of a bird!

With Zhou Ning traveling at nearly 100 yards per minute, the two felt the wind resistance increasing, but fortunately, it was mainly borne by their backs and buttocks, so they didn't have to feel the wind slicing their faces like knives.

Sheng Changbai had just spotted the rebel soldiers killing people not far away when Zhou Ning quickly left him far behind, but Zhou Ning had already noticed the three of them fleeing.

"What just darted past? It was a person! What the hell! And they're messing with palace maids! Chase after them!" The rebel leader kicked down a soldier and shouted.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Liu, your second brother is here!" Sheng Changbai said to Minglan beside him.

Even though they were so close, Minglan couldn't hear what he was saying and could only nod in response.

Seeing that he was unable to move, Sheng Minglan was afraid that she would also be immobilized by Zhou Ning. Although she felt a little uncomfortable from the pressure on her abdomen and felt that the hand holding her buttocks was not behaving properly and was always touching her up and down, she remained silent.

If Zhou Ning, who was rushing at full speed, knew what she was thinking, he would definitely protest his innocence. This was a running race; he was carrying them while running, his own hands hadn't moved a muscle—it was the person whose hands were trembling!

Funing Palace!

Hundreds of rebels are banging on the door outside!

The old emperor tore off his robe and wrote the edict in his own blood, establishing Zhao Zongquan as the crown prince. He then took the military tally, wrapped it inside, and handed it to Empress Cao, saying, "You, find a way to give this military tally to Zhao Zongquan as well."

Empress Cao asked, "The imperial city has been surrounded by rebels. Who can go out of the palace to deliver a message?" As she spoke, she looked at the twenty or so eunuchs and palace maids in the center of the hall.

The old emperor looked at them and asked loudly, "Who will go?"

No one answered!

Empress Cao approached and said, "His Majesty has always been too lenient with you, never scolding or beating you, and even protecting you when you make mistakes. Now, at this time to repay his kindness, you cower in fear. Is there not a single loyal and righteous person in this vast imperial city?"

"have!"

The sound carried far into the hall!

Zhou Ning, carrying Sheng Changbai and Sheng Minglan, landed at the entrance of the main hall.

He set the two men down, released Sheng Changbai's pressure points to prevent him from being disrespectful before the Emperor, and quickly entered the hall, bowing and saying, "Your Majesty! I am willing to deliver the imperial edict!"

Empress Cao had never seen Zhou Ning before. Seeing that he was so young, yet dressed in scarlet robes, and had come in from outside, she couldn't help but be suspicious!

Upon seeing that he had regained his mobility, Sheng Changbai hurriedly entered the hall to pay his respects!

Sheng Minglan followed her brother into the hall and paid her respects.

The old emperor, with his sleeves tucked in, stepped forward to examine Zhou Ning and the other two.

"Childhood friends! The outside is full of rebels, how did you get in?"

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