Almost without hesitation, she stepped forward and slapped him.
The loud “slap” sound made everyone stare in disbelief.
Qin Feng was the first to react. When the dark shadows emerged, he stepped forward and shielded Xiao Xiao behind him.
He stared intently at those shadows with a gloomy face and slowly said, “Your Honor, please forgive us. Xiao Xiao was just too worried about her master and lost her composure. Don't worry. I'll make her apologize to you.”
The leader of the shadow guards drew his sword without a second thought: “How audacious! Our master is not someone you can lay a hand on! General, it's better for you not to interfere. Since Aunt Xiao dared to strike, she must have already given up on her own life. Of course, we'll fulfill her wish.”
Saying that, the leader was about to make a move. At the same time, a hand suddenly appeared beside him.
“Step back!”
This reaction surprised everyone, including Xiao Xiao. She swallowed back the words she had prepared and instead let out a cold snort.
“Don't think that I'll forget how you almost caused the Empress Dowager to lose her life before.”
“I won't let those things go so easily myself.”
The guilt in his eyes couldn't be hidden even when he lowered his head, which left the few people beside him stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Finally, it was the leader who broke the silence.
“Master, you're not a god. It's inevitable to make mistakes sometimes. Wait until the Empress Dowager wakes up, and then you can make up for it. Aunt Xiao has committed an act of insubordination. Are you really going to let it go?”
As the leader spoke, he was about to lead his men to capture Xiao Xiao directly. But just as he made a move, he was kicked hard in the stomach.
He stared at the man who gracefully retracted his leg in disbelief, finding it hard to believe what had just happened.
“Did I do something wrong? Why is the master punishing me like this?”
The man casually picked his ear, looking impatient.
“Since when do you get to question my words? Get out of here, or it won't just be this kick.”
Seeing that the man was really angry, and his serious look made the leader feel a little scared.
“Yes.”
Everyone present didn't miss the look of dissatisfaction on the leader's face. Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes directly and walked to the center of the crowd.
“Don't you just want to capture me to vent your master's anger? Come on! As long as you have the ability today, no one here will blame you for this.”
These words did make the leader a little tempted, but after receiving the threatening look from his master, he still shook his head.
“No, I admit my mistake.”
As he said this, the dark shadows disappeared into the darkness without a sound. If it weren't for the broken stone that the leader had hit still lying quietly on the ground, they would almost have thought it was a dream.
Xiao Xiao didn't understand. This man was being too generous today. Could it really be because of his guilt towards her master?
However, she didn't care either. “Indeed, I was insubordinate when I struck the national master. If you want to have me captured, I have no complaints.”
Hearing this, the man suddenly said unhurriedly, “If I really had you captured, she would be sad.”
After saying that, he disappeared on the spot, leaving a group of people with surprised expressions.
Shi An looked as if he had seen a ghost.
“Who was he talking to just now?”
Qin Feng opened his mouth, seemingly understanding something. Just as he was about to answer, a voice came from inside.
“She's awake! She's awake! Come in quickly and take a look.”
The few people moved quickly and rushed into the room at the fastest speed. But they still couldn't catch up with the man who had left earlier. They didn't even know when the man had come back. Didn't he just leave?
Shi An nervously grabbed the doctor beside him and kept asking questions.
“Doctor, is my little sister really okay? Could there still be some toxins that haven't been completely cleared?”
San Qi couldn't help but laugh and cry. “Young Master Shi, do you hope your sister is safe and sound or not?”
“Of course, I hope my little sister is safe. If that's the case, then you can rest assured. Don't you trust my medical skills anymore?”
After hearing this, Shi An let out a long sigh of relief and finally believed that his little sister was really okay.
But when he turned his head and saw the man sitting beside the bed looking even more nervous than himself, he suddenly noticed something and understood the man's words just now.
Thinking that this man had designs on his little sister, his temper flared up.
“National master, please behave yourself. You haven't given my little sister an explanation yet. Don't ruin my little sister's reputation because of today's incident. After all, she is the current Empress Dowager.”
Yes, he just wanted to remind the man in this way.
However, this man seemed to turn a deaf ear to his words.
“The Empress Dowager ended up like this because of me. Young Master Shi, please rest assured. I will definitely compensate the Empress Dowager.”
Shi Muwǎn had just woken up and only felt a buzzing in her ears. She couldn't stand it anymore, so she impatiently said, “Are you guys ever going to stop? Can you just let me have a moment of peace?”
Since she had spoken, the two men could only keep quiet.
Only then did Shi Muwǎn finally have the chance to look around. When she saw Shi An had come back, she was so excited that she almost cried.
“Big brother, you're finally back. I thought something had happened to you. By the way, Qiao Meng! Where is she?”
She scanned the room several times but still didn't see the person who had caused her to fall into a coma. She remembered that when she was in a coma and her soul had left her body, she could only watch helplessly as that person had done something cruel to her. Now that she finally had a chance to settle the score.
But the answer was disappointing.
“Empress Dowager, forgive my incompetence. I never thought that my former childhood sweetheart would be such a person. She almost caused the Empress Dowager to lose her life. She has disappeared now, and no one knows where she is. But Empress Dowager, please rest assured. I will capture her and Concubine Rui together. It won't take long.”
Watching the man bowing and scraping in front of her for the first time, to be honest, the young girl wasn't really used to it, and she didn't make things difficult for him either.
“Everything has come to light. We just need to bring the bad guys to justice. Don't worry. I won't implicate the innocent because of this, but we must capture those two extremely vicious people. Otherwise, we don't know how many more people they will harm.”
After she finished speaking, the man hurriedly sent people to handle it.
Watching the man's back getting farther and farther away, the young girl was in a daze for a long time. This scene fell into the eyes of the people beside her, and they all misunderstood something.