667 A Mistake

Xiao Baili put down what she was doing.

“What did the letter say?”

The butler had already read the letter. “They said that the Young Master has been captured by them and they want Miss to bring a hundred thousand taels of silver to redeem him.”

“The address is at the foot of Luanxia Mountain in the suburbs.”

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Xiao Baili’s expression changed. Although she was worried about her brother, she didn’t lose her composure.

She thought for a moment and instructed, “Go prepare the silver notes. I’ll go and confirm if my brother has really been captured.”

“Yes!” The butler nodded.

After the butler left, Xiao Baili called the secret guards out.

“Go to my brother’s school and see if he has really been captured.”

“Yes!” The secret guard immediately left after receiving the news.

Xiao Baili sent someone to the workshop to send a message to Xi Rui.

Madam Kong also knew about this matter and was very worried about her son’s safety, but she was not in a hurry to save her son.

Before her daughter-in-law left, she had told them that if anything happened, they had to find out if it was the truth before taking action. Otherwise, it was very likely to be a trap set by the enemy.

She held Xiao Baili’s hand. “Please don’t let anything happen!”

Xiao Baili was also very nervous. “I believe in my brother and King Yi. They will definitely arrange for someone to protect my brother. I don’t think my brother will be caught so easily.”

Mother Xiao nodded. “Yes, Erlang isn’t that easy to catch.”

They had arranged for secret guards to protect them. Before King Yi left, he had also told her that he had left behind some secret guards of the royal family.

Xi Rui received the news and immediately went to Erlang’s school.

However, Xiao Hanyi had already left. He calmed himself down and led his men along Xiao Hanyi ‘s usual route home.

Just as he was passing by an alley, he heard the sound of fighting coming from inside.

Thus, he immediately brought his men and ran in.

He saw Xiao Hanyi being protected by two secret guards by the wall, surrounded by dozens of killers, and more than ten secret guards resisting.

There were still 20 to 30 killers lying on the ground, and there were also casualties on the side of the secret guards.

Then, more than 20 sword-wielding killers suddenly rushed out from the opposite alley.

Although the secret guards protecting Xiao Hanyi were highly skilled in martial arts, the other party’s people were constantly coming to surround and kill him. If they dragged on for a long time, it would be troublesome.

“Go help,” Xi Rui said coldly.

Thus, the thirty guards he brought with him immediately rushed forward to help.

Xi Rui was the treasure of the High Duke’s Public House. He had come to the northern border for training. His family was afraid that something would happen to him, so they sent experts to protect him.

Therefore, with their participation, the pressure on the secret guards suddenly decreased.

Under the protection of several guards, Xi Rui also rushed to Xiao Hanyi’s side.

Xiao Hanyi didn’t panic. When he saw Xi Rui, he greeted him calmly, “Brother Rui, why are you here?”

Xi Rui looked at Xiao Hanyi with admiration. “Your sister sent me a message saying that she received a letter saying that you were captured. She asked me to come over and take a look.”

“I knew you weren’t that easy to catch.”

That was why he came along the way instead of going directly to the prefect’s mansion.

“The people that protect me are not to be trifled with,” Xiao Hanyi said.

He narrowed his eyes. “But someone must have betrayed us, so they delayed the other group of secret guards who came to rescue us.”

His brother and King Yi had arranged two groups of people to protect them. One group of secret guards was in the open, and the other was in the dark.

The person in the dark was held back.

Xi Rui frowned. “I don’t know who did it. On the surface, they wanted to take your money, but I don’t think it’s that simple.”

“It’s most likely the former dynasty’s forces,” Xiao Hanyi said with certainty.

“They were forced to jump up and down. If they catch me and my sister, they can send us to the border to be taken hostage by the Ge Kingdom army.”

Upon hearing that, Xi Rui thought that Xiao Hanyi was indeed smart and smart as Xiao Hanzheng had taught him.

“That makes sense.”

“It’s a good thing your sister didn’t fall for it. She asked someone to make sure you were safe before taking action,” he added.

If it were any other woman, her first reaction upon seeing the bloody letter would be to immediately take the silver notes to save the person.

Instead, they would fall into the other party’s trap.

“My sister was taught by my sister-in-law. She won’t be fooled so easily,” Xiao Hanyi smiled.

Xi Rui laughed. “That’s true, but your sister is also very calm and smart.”

As expected of the woman he liked. If it were anyone else, they would have been at a loss.

With the addition of Xi Rui’s experts, the battle quickly ended.

However, just as they were about to leave, dozens of people rushed out from the other alley.

Xi Rui frowned again. “It’s really endless.”

Seeing this, the secret guards and guards could only continue to meet him.

Halfway through the fight, many men in black jumped over the walls from both sides of the alley and joined the battle.

Xi Rui and Xiao Hanyi were relieved to see that they were going for the killers. The hidden guards who had been delayed had come.

These people were all experts. With their participation, those assassins were quickly killed.

After dealing with the people, a leading dark guard half-knelt in front of Xiao Hanyi.

“Little Master, a traitor has appeared among us. The people who came to rescue us were held back by the other party. Please punish him, Little Master.”

He was a secret guard left behind by King Yi. He only had one purpose, and that was to protect his wife and the two young masters.

However, they did not expect a traitor to appear among the secret guards and almost put their little master in danger. This was their fault.

“No one expected a traitor to appear,” Xiao Hanyi said. “I’m fine now, so I won’t pursue the matter.”

Although he was young, his expression was cold and stern. “But this won’t happen again.”

The leader of the secret guards cupped his fists. “Yes!”

As expected of the youngest son that the master wanted to nurture. His calmness and aura were not inferior to those heirs of the aristocratic families in the capital.

Thus, under the protection of the guards and secret guards, Xiao Hanyi and Xi Rui returned to the magistrate’s mansion smoothly.

After returning home, Xiao Hanyi said to the leader of the hidden guards, “Follow the clues and find the hidden forces of the previous dynasty.”

If those people wanted to capture him and his sister, they had to be prepared to suffer a backlash if they failed.

The leader of the hidden guards nodded. “Yes!”

This time, he had to do it well. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to answer to his master.

After the secret guards left, Xiao Hanyi and Xi Rui also walked toward the main courtyard.

Before they entered, Mother Xiao and Xiao Baili ran out.

Seeing that Xiao Hanyi had returned home unharmed, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief.

Mother Xiao reached out and pulled Xiao Hanyi to take a closer look. “It’s good that you’re fine!”

Xiao Hanyi smiled at her and comforted her. “Mother, I’m fine. Don’t worry.”

“It’s all thanks to my brother and the secret guards left behind by King Yi, as well as Brother Rui and his men arriving in time. Otherwise, I might have been captured,” he added.

Mother Xiao let go of Xiao Hanyi and said to Xi Rui, “It’s all thanks to you this time.”

Xi Rui glanced at Xiao Baili first, then said to Mother Xiao with a smile, “Aunt Kong, you’re being too serious. This is what I should do.”

Her brother was safe, and Xiao Baili was relieved.

Looking at Xi Rui’s face, she said, “Thank you, Brother Rui.”

Listening to her younger brother, if it wasn’t for Brother Rui’s arrival, there would have been some trouble.

Xi Rui waved his hand. “You don’t have to be so polite with me.”

“You mean I don’t have to be polite with you?” Xiao Baili chuckled.

Xi Rui looked into her bright eyes and smiled. “Of course.”

Of course, his future wife didn’t have to be polite to him.

The few of them went into the courtyard to discuss what to do next.

On the other side, Zhuo Zheng and the others also received the news that their plan had failed.

The middle-aged man couldn’t help but smash the teacup in his hand. “Trash, a bunch of trash.”

If they failed this time, Xiao Baili and her brother would definitely be on high alert. It would be even harder to catch them again.

Zhuo Zheng was also disappointed. “I didn’t expect it to fail.”

“Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo are really good teachers.”

They had underestimated the calmness and intelligence of Xiao Baili and her brother. They did not expect that the two of them had become capable under the guidance of Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.

What a mistake!