Chapter 62: The Palace Fully Armed

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  The Princess Gaoyang was very clever. In the imperial palace, there were sentry posts every five steps and watchtowers every ten steps, but only the Yuyue Bridge crossing the stream had no guardhouse, so within a hundred steps, there were no imperial guards on duty. To her, it seemed that taking down a dozen or so would be almost instantaneous.

  The princess beats the minister, what's the big deal? Moreover, he was the one who hit me first! Furthermore, I am the emperor's most beloved daughter, even if he gets angry in the end, it will only be a scolding. But this bad breath must be let out, and the face of the princess must also be regained - Princess Gao Yang thought very clearly, even if beating Qin Mu Bai was a thousand times wrong, the consequences she might face would not be that severe!

  So this punch is worth it. That must be refreshing! Let him know the ferocity of Princess Gao Yang, and in the future, when he sees me, he'll have to lie down obediently like a dog!

  ……

  Just as Princess Gao Yang's face was filled with an evil and relieved smile, and her mind was full of fantasies, a sudden "accident" stunned her!

  In an instant - almost in an instant, a burst of miserable cries erupted from among the dozen or so palace maids and eunuchs who had surrounded her, five or six people flying out horizontally and crashing heavily to the ground. The others let out a cry of surprise and scattered like birds and beasts, retreating ten steps away, and the circle surrounding Qin Mu Bai instantly collapsed.

  Qin Mubai remained calm and composed, clapping his hands together as he smiled at Princess Gao Yang, saying: "Your Highness is trying to test my skills, to see if I have the ability to protect His Majesty the Emperor, isn't that right?"

  "What...how can this be?" Princess Gao Yang was stunned for a moment, stretching her neck and staring with wide eyes, her cherry lips forming an "O" shape, looking at the scene in front of her like a wooden chicken, feeling a buzzing noise in her mind.

  "You, you, you... are you human or ghost?" After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Princess Gao Yang finally came back to her senses and asked in shock.

  "My humble self is a human being." Qin Mubai hadn't laughed like this in a long time, the right corner of his mouth slightly hooked up into a gentle arc, as if he was smiling very warmly, but in fact it was full of provocation and disdain, with a lethal blow.

  "Then you... then you..." Princess Gao Yang stuttered, not knowing what to say for a moment. She felt that she couldn't get out of this situation, and in her frustration, she stamped her foot - "What are you still standing there for? Go on, beat him up!"

  Gao Yang princess shouted while waving her fists and kicking her long legs, "Like this, beat him!"

  Those eunuchs and palace maids, although frightened by Qin Mu Bai's skillful move, were even more panicked when they saw their companions crying out in pain on the ground. However, they feared not following Princess Gao Yang's orders even more, fearing the dire consequences that would follow. Therefore, the crowd took a deep breath and charged at Qin Mu Bai, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks.

  Qin Mubai shook his head, if it were a dozen or so strong and experienced soldiers who came together, perhaps it would be worth the effort to deal with them carefully. But now, this group of palace maids who spent their days embroidering flowers and wiping tables, along with eunuchs without a shred of martial spirit... Qin Mubai felt a bit embarrassed to even raise his hand against them.

  In an instant, more than a dozen people fell to the ground like dead fish, wailing and crying out in pain.

  "Wah! Ahh! Monster! You're a monster!" Princess Gao Yang was frightened, her eyes wide with fear, she jumped up and down, one hand covering her mouth, the other pointing at Qin Mu Bai, trembling non-stop.

  "What's with the expression, it's as if I'm going to take liberties with you." Qin Mu Bai thought to himself, his face calm and composed as he walked forward a few steps. "Your Highness, I am indeed human, a living person, neither ghost nor monster. If Your Highness has no other matters, I bid farewell."

  Princess Gaoyang was speechless and stunned for a moment, her face turned pale, and she nodded hastily, muttering: "Oh, then... you may withdraw first!"

  Just then a squad of soldiers came running over at a rapid pace, shouting loudly from afar.

  "How dare you!"

  "Could it be there's still an assassin?!"

  He is a soldier of the Left Guard. All 100 riders of Qin Mubai are closely following the Emperor's personal guard, and the area around Danfeng Gate is all manned by the Imperial Guards. Qin Mubai comes in and out here every day and is also quite familiar with the gatekeepers. His own elder brother, Qin Tong, is also the Castle Gate Lang of Danfeng Gate.

  A team of dozens of soldiers rushed over, and the night was already beginning to spread. The soldiers held torches and ran in, saw a piece of person lying on the ground, all drew their knives, and then looked clearly at Qin Mu Bai and Gao Yang Gongzhu, and they were all stunned.

  "Your Highness, General Qin, what is going on here..." The crowd of soldiers were all bewildered and didn't dare ask any further.

  Princess Gaoyang was still in a daze, and in her heart she was lamenting: If we had won, it would have been fine. I could have said that Qin Mubai was being insolent and collided with my precious carriage, and I would have let my subordinates teach him a lesson. These soldiers wouldn't have dared to disbelieve me. But now that we've lost, he didn't do anything to me, how can I speak? This is terrible! Not only did we not win the fight, but it's possible that we'll even be scolded by the Emperor!... That hateful bandit Qin Mubai, stinky man!

  "Don't be alarmed, brothers." Qin Mu Bai smiled lightly and said, "I had just left the audience with the Emperor at Penglai Hall and was accompanying the Princess for a stroll in the palace. The Princess is quite curious about my martial arts skills, so she asked these people to engage in a little friendly sparring with me. I suppose the Princess wants to test whether I have the real ability to protect His Majesty the Emperor, haha!"

  "Oh, I see!" The guards at the gate sheathed their swords and approached Princess Gaoyang to pay their respects, then retreated and ignored the situation.

  Everyone is a palace dweller who eats for free, but no one is stupid. One is the princess and the other is the emperor's trusted general, how they fight and play, who can intervene? At present, this situation is clearly a conflict between the two of them, but Qin Mu Bai has already spoken like this, those low-ranking generals will not be foolish enough to break the pot and ask for the truth.

  Those palace maids and eunuchs who were lying on the ground crying out in pain also scrambled to their feet, each of them with a sorrowful face and dragging their injured arms and legs as they returned to High Princess Gao Yang's side.

  The Princess Gaoyang now, hated that she couldn't dig a hole and crawl into it to be at peace, glared hatefully at the useless things she had brought with her for a while, her teeth were almost chattering with rage.

  Qin Mubai could imagine that this little evil would definitely severely punish these poor palace maids and eunuchs after he went back.

  "Your Highness is so interested in martial arts, I'd be happy to spar with you again sometime." Qin Mu Bai stepped forward and bowed his hands, "However, it's getting late now, the palace rules are very strict after curfew, and disturbing the Emperor would be even worse. It's best for Your Highness to return and rest as soon as possible!"

  "What does this princess's matter have to do with you?" The Gaoyang Princess was still angry and arrogant, but obviously not as rude and disdainful as before. Between her words and mannerisms, she seemed to have a hint of fear towards Qin Mubai. She thought to herself, "This rat is getting desperate and might bite back, I shouldn't push him too hard now." The useless people around her couldn't stop him anyway, after all, a good man doesn't take advantage of the weak!

  "This humble official naturally doesn't dare to interfere." Qin Mu Bai smiled and cupped his hands, "If Your Highness the Princess has no other matters, this humble official will take his leave."

  "Slow down, slow down!" Princess Gao Yang called out, waving her hand to make the people around her retreat a bit further. Taking a deep breath to muster up courage, she walked in front of Qin Mu Bai, hands clasped behind her back as she paced back and forth, saying with feigned nonchalance, "You really don't plan on letting them go?"

  Qin Mubai smiled upon hearing this. This little girl, why hasn't she given up yet? Forget it, let her give up anyway, so as not to entangle endlessly. I'll just tell her the truth, and it's no big deal, besides, it's a good opportunity to extricate myself from this matter.

  Then, Qin Mubai pretended to be vigilant and carefully glanced around, raised his hand, and hooked his palm at Princess Gaoyang: "Please, Your Highness, come closer and listen."

  Princess Gaoyang was taken aback at first, then whistled nonchalantly and turned her head to face him with her ear: "You wouldn't dare play any tricks on me!"

  "Your Highness, I actually have no grudges against you, why must you keep those four palace maids locked up and deepen the conflict with me? You are the master, I am the servant, isn't this extremely foolish? Do you think I look like a very foolish person?" Qin Mu Bai said in a low voice.

  "Oh?......" Princess Gaoyang was stunned, looking at Qin Mubai with a bewildered expression, her sparkling eyes revealing a hint of seduction, and she didn't make a sound for a long time.

  Looking at her expression, Qin Mubai thought she should be able to understand some things. This little girl, don't look at her young age, she's clever! If it were a foolish child, where would so many sweet words come from to please Li Shimin?

  "Then you mean to say..." Princess Gao Yang was about to continue when Qin Mu Bai suddenly raised his hand and put his finger to his lips, making a silencing gesture. Shaking his head with a meaningful smile, he said: "Your Highness, I didn't meet you here today, nor did we exchange blows or have any conversation, right?"

  "Indeed, indeed!" Princess Gaoyang seemed to have thought of it and should be the emperor's order to let Qin Mubai deal with those palace maids. She suddenly felt a little lost and confused. Her previous arrogance had faded a lot, and she looked a bit dazed instead.

  Qin Mubai saw her expression and was very satisfied. He thought to himself: Li Shimin treats me like a fire tongs, you treat me like a punching bag, and I'm stuck in the middle, being bullied from both sides. Now it's good, you can slowly ponder your father's thoughts in your heart! If there are any conflicts or resentment, they won't be vented on me again!

  "I bid you farewell!"

  Qin Mubai was about to leave when another voice called out from behind: "Hey—"

  "This cry, however, was not arrogant or overbearing, but rather had a pleading tone. Princess Gaoyang said in a low voice: 'Not releasing them for the time being... is also possible, but can you treat them well? At least, won't you kill them?'"

  "The princess is overthinking." Qin Mu Bai's mouth curled up in a sly smile, "This humble official is being rude, I'll take my leave first."

  Gao Yang princess couldn't help but shiver, her eyes spinning around dazedly as she bit her lip: "This stinky military school... really isn't a den of monsters?"

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