After saving the Empress, I became the top scholar in the imperial examination.

The whistling north wind blew into the cave, swirling and howling around the cave walls, causing wave after wave of howling sounds.

The three people wearing melon-shaped hats seemed somewhat unable to believe their ears.

He was somewhat stunned after hearing the young general's words.

A few breaths later, Hongfeng's heart sank to the bottom, and his voice turned cold:

"What did you say?!"

Hong Jiao cursed loudly, "You damned dog slave!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Erlai lunged forward and slapped Hong Jiao across the left cheek!

A dark shadow flashed by.

A slap landed hard on his face!

Snap! Half of Hongjiao's face immediately became red and swollen, and half of her teeth became loose.

Gui Cai called out in a shrill voice, "Fourth Young Master!"

Hong Jiao's face was both painful and numb. He let out a low growl, strained his arms, and lunged at Er Lai with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Ahhh!" he suddenly roared, his hands reaching straight for Erlai's neck!

"Bang!" Erlai kicked him in the stomach.

Hongjiao cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

His abdomen spasmed, veins bulged and twitched on his forehead, and Hongjiao hit his head on the ground, blood mingling with the dirt in his mouth as he cried out, "Ah ah."

The young man who had been slaughtering pigs in the village for over a decade rubbed his neck, said nothing, took a few steps back, and stood behind Ning Nan.

Gui Cai's legs trembled uncontrollably, and he screamed in fright:

"Fourth Young Master!"

The little eunuch wearing a pure black melon-shaped hat stretched out his hands, wanting to help the fourth young master on the ground, but he didn't dare. He bent over and stamped his feet a few times in frustration.

Ning Nan glanced at Hong Feng, whose eyes were filled with resentment and who was covered in cold sweat, and then turned his head away:

"Erlai, blindfold Sanzhuang."

"yes!"

Erlai responded and casually took a black cloth strip from his pocket to blindfold the somewhat dazed Sanzhuang.

"Sanzhuang," Ning Nan smiled, "take down the golden melon, and I'll count to ten."

"If after counting to ten, these friends still don't do as I hope, Lai Zi and I will leave."

"You just wave the golden mace in the cave and see if these guys are tough enough."

With plenty of meat and rice for the past six months, Sanzhuang, who has grown a little taller than last year, took off the golden pumpkin covered in scarlet blood from his waist.

Despite being blind, he replied excitedly, "Yes, Big Brother!"

This time, let alone Hongfeng and his two companions.

Even the dozen or so people surrounding them all turned their heads to look.

He unconsciously took a step back, ready to follow the prince consort out of the cave at any moment.

Gui Cai exclaimed in shock, "Young Master Ning! You just said you came north to apologize! How dare you treat our Prince like this!"

Ning Nan shook his head and said, "My friend, I have indeed come north to apologize. Moreover, I must be certain that Seventh Young Master will accept my apology. I have already shown my sincerity."

He pointed to his crotch.

"Next, we'll see how sincere Seventh Young Master is."

Gui Cai's mind was completely in chaos.

One eye stared in disbelief at the young general who had uttered such absurd absurdities.

Sincerity?

Your sincerity is to make my prince crawl between your legs?!

Gui Cai's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth, about to curse again.

"One." Ning Nan's calm voice rang out.

Gui Cai's voice trembled as he said, "What kind of apology is this?"

"two."

The only response he received was a calm counting.

Gui Cai glanced at the burly young man with his eyes covered.

The other party held the golden melon with both hands, raised it high, and aimed it directly at their location.

His expression wasn't even contorted; it was filled with excitement.

Gui Cai's thighs began to tremble.

He had completely forgotten that before this, he and his two masters had planned to capture the other party alive first.

After subjecting the victim to various forms of torture, they killed him, pickled his head, and returned it to the Southern Dynasty empress.

to this end.

Despite his poor health, the prince came in person, wanting to take revenge himself!

"Master!" He glanced anxiously at Hongfeng.

"snort,"

Hong Feng's face was contorted with rage, and he snorted at the person opposite him:

"I, a member of the Eight Banners, was personally bestowed the title of Beile by the Emperor. The Emperor's favor is profound; a scholar can be killed but not humiliated! How could I possibly fear you?!"

He glanced at the young eunuch, his eyes bloodshot, and said, "Gui Cai, what do you say?!"

The cold sweat on Gui Cai's forehead was already dripping into his eyes, and he hurriedly said:

"Master! That's not true at all! As the saying goes, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle!"

Then he went on and on about "King Goujian of Yue" and "Han Xin's humiliation of crawling between someone's legs," and then said, "We are all descendants of the Changbai Mountains and the Heilongjiang River. Didn't Wanyan Aguda also suffer humiliation at the hands of the Liao people? And what happened to the Liao people afterward?"

Back then, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, was also bullied by the Liao people in every way. Emperor Tianzuo of Liao made him dance to entertain the guests. Later, Emperor Tianzuo was defeated by the Jin and became the last emperor of the country.

After mentioning Yan Aguda, what was really meant was that Emperor Taizu Gaozu had also suffered humiliation at the hands of the Liang people. But Gui Cai would never dare to say such a thing.

Hongfeng's eyes stung, and he gripped the little eunuch's hand tightly, saying, "What you say, you servant, doesn't entirely make no mistake."

"Seven." The calm counting continued.

"master!"

Seeing that his master had a will to live, Gui Cai hardened his heart and said, "This servant will go first!"

That's all.

The little eunuch lay down on the ground.

With a soft thud, he quickly crawled out a mark on the ground and slipped between Ning's legs.

"eight."

Ning Nan smiled slightly, looking at this prince.

Hong Feng glanced sideways, took a few slow steps, and stood in front of Ning Nan.

"When you crawl through, push off with your back to flip the person over, then roll over and grab their neck. Use that to threaten them, and you can escape easily."

With this thought in mind, Hongfeng knelt on the ground and crawled between Ning's legs... Naturally, the scene he had imagined did not occur.

"I swear I will not rest until I avenge this!" He bit his lip until it bled.

Gui Cai, who had already crawled over, quickly helped Hong Feng, who was covered in mud, to his feet.

Ning Nan laughed and said, "Lai Zi, take the cloth off San Zhuang's eyes."

Erlai chuckled, restoring sight to Sanzhuang, who had spent so much time preparing.

With a sudden burst of excitement, San Zhuang rubbed his eyes and disappointedly put away the golden melon.

Ning Nan glanced at Hong Feng one last time, pointed at Gui Cai, and then at Hong Jiao:

"Take these two with you. Leave the horses outside to Seventh Young Master. Let's go."

That's all.

He turned and walked out of the cave.

Gui Cai's heart skipped a beat when he heard the other party say that they were going to take him away.

Hongfeng's eyes narrowed urgently as he said, "You went back on your word and took my fourth brother away?"

Outside, the sky was bright, but Ning Nan did not turn around, leaving only one sentence:

"Seventh Young Master, please return to Beijing as soon as possible without delay. If you divulge even half a word about what happened last night or today, a new edition of the 'Northern City Daily' will appear in Beijing the very next day."

Hongfeng's heart skipped a beat.

The North City Daily? What happened last night? ...Does it refer to the fact that this person dared to come and ambush Amurtu?

Gui Cai was tied up and taken away by two Imperial Guards, and could only look at Hong Feng with despairing eyes.

Hong Jiao, who had fallen to the ground, was also tied up and carried away by the Imperial Guards.

With hurried footsteps, Hongfeng emerged through gritted teeth, leaving only a large black horse tied to a tree in the arena.

……

It is near Chuzhou.

After leaving this plain, mountains began to appear.

After rounding a mountain shrouded in mist, the group rode together toward the location of the mission.

After thinking for a long time, Erlai couldn't help but turn to Ningnan and say:

"Brother, why did you release Hongfeng?"