C5

Just as I reached the stairs, I suddenly saw a group of people rushing towards me like a gust of wind. Li Jun, who was walking in front, couldn't dodge in time and was knocked over by someone.

The cat panicked, pointed at the person and snapped:

"How dare you!" How dare you offend my master... Young Master, what crime should you take?! "

The person who came was the Turkic who rode his big horse through the city. When the leader of the group saw a little girl from the Central Plains standing in his way and pointing at him, he shouted something in Turkic that neither of us could understand. Then, like a kitten, he threw the cat down the stairs onto the street.

The cat rolled on the ground, screaming in pain. If he were to throw it down this high, it would at least break his bones.

The three of us rushed down to help the cat, but the cat was too sore to stand up straight. Li Jun and I were panicking. We only knew how to wipe away our tears. Doggie has been following me around the palace for the past year, and he is the oldest of the four of us. Although he felt a little scared when facing a Turkic who is several times taller than himself, he still pointed at the Turkic and shouted in anger.

"How dare you! Do you know who we are? "We are …" Before the dog could finish, the furious Turkic took a long whip from behind his waist. The whip rope was as thick as my arm, and it swung straight at the dog.

With the sound of the wind, the dog was scared stiff. I covered my eyes with my hands in fear as well. With such a thick whip, it would be weird if the dog wasn't cut into two halves.

After a long time, I slowly removed my hands from my tear-filled eyes, afraid to see the bloody scene of the dog being whipped.

The dog lay motionless on the ground. There was no blood I wanted to see. The whip didn't come out, but was held in the hand of a person. I looked up and saw that the man with the whip was dressed in a military uniform and stood tall and straight. His eyes just happened to glance over at me, and at that moment, I wished I could find a hole in the ground to hide in.

I knew I must be in a sorry state.

How would he feel about the fear, fear, and crying face in his eyes?

I just looked up at him, as if someone had set me down, and it wasn't until he turned his face and spoke to the angry Turkic that I reacted and hastily took out my handkerchief to wipe my face.

Meanwhile, Li Jun had already flown over and hugged his leg, crying her heart out as she cried miserably,

Brother Guang, he bullied us!

Yang Guang jumped off the horse and patted Li Jun's back. He did not say anything, but said to the man swinging the whip:

"Friend from Turkic Empire, why are you so rude to my subjects?"

The Turkic was a young and vigorous man, and thought that with a single lash of his whip he would be able to take care of this bunch of Southern Emperor children.

The Turkic people were anxious. In addition to being caught with the whip, they really lost face. They cursed something and prepared to fight with Yang Guang. Behind them, an older man who looked like their leader shouted in Chinese:

"Almu, stop!"

Noticing that Yang Guang's clothes were not ordinary, or at least that of a general, the leader of the Turkic stopped Armu's counterattack and walked in front of Yang Guang, arrogantly speaking in Chinese:

"This general, Uljah, was assigned by the Khai Min to come to the Great Sui Dynasty to meet the Son of Heaven. He rode with his men all the way here at high speed, and was already exhausted." General Uljah was assigned by the Khan to meet the Son of Heaven, and all the way to the Great Sui Dynasty.

Hearing Wulong's explanation, Li Jun pushed away all her responsibilities. She threw away her cat like that and almost took the dog's life. To think that he would call it just a small punishment, making her angry. Relying on Yang Guang's presence, she wailed:

Big brother Guang, he's just spouting nonsense. The cat has been smashed by him until it can't stand up. Even the dog has fainted. If you hadn't come earlier, Jun'er probably would have lost his life. Wuu ….

I looked at Yang Guang with red eyes. Yang Guang looked at the miserable state the four of us were in, and his eyes were sharp.

"Special Envoy Wulong, they are just a few naughty kids. If there's anything wrong with them, please show mercy for the sake of the Lone King."

With that said, Yang Guang took out his identity token from his waist, and it lit up in front of the haughty Turkic envoy.

This is the second time I've seen Yang Guang. Ever since he welcomed me into the palace, he left the capital, and for a whole year, he spent all his time marching and fighting. Even when it was New Year's Eve, he didn't return to the capital. Judging from his worn out appearance, he must have just returned from the army camp and hadn't even had the time to wash up and change his clothes.

After the Turkic Special Envoy found out Yang Guang's identity, he immediately became respectful and quickly sent him away. After a year of living in the military camp, there was a layer of maturity and calm on his face. Just from the way he had easily caught the whips of the Turkic barbarians, his martial arts skills were not ordinary either.

I lowered my head to wring my handkerchief. My face was slightly hot, just like a young girl longing for love. When I stood in front of her lover, I was suddenly at a loss of what to do, let alone the fact that I was dressed in this kind of outfit.

"Jun'er, who is this young master?" His tone was hesitant, his eyes puzzled. He — he didn't recognize me.

The bashfulness on my face turned into embarrassment as I couldn't wait to escape. I felt a wave of anger in my heart, but I forcefully swallowed it down. There was a salty feeling at the corner of my eyes and I mocked myself in my heart.

"We pay our respects to His Majesty the Jin Emperor!"

He looked up and down at her, then back at her.

Li Jun was already laughing so hard that she couldn't even straighten her back. She ignored my fierce glare and said while laughing while gasping for breath:

"Aiyo, big brother Guang, you're so funny. Big sister Ling`er, you personally came to welcome us back to the palace. The future imperial concubine, hehe …"

"Oh?" Yang Guang turned around and looked at me again with a slight frown. Seeing me lower my head without saying a word, he reached out his hand to lift my chin with a hint of playfulness in his eyes.

I snorted and pushed his hand away, turning away from him.

The dog is still unconscious on the ground, and the cat is injured. With our current condition, I'm afraid we won't be able to sneak back to the palace.

Lijun seemed to have realized this as well. She frowned and explained to Yang Guang that we were dressed as women and had sneaked out to play. We had to hurry back to the palace before dinner, otherwise, if the Queen Mother found out, we would be in deep trouble.

Looking at the miserable state our group was in, Yang Guang knitted his eyebrows and angrily said a few words to Li Jun before helplessly saying:

"You two follow me back to my residence. After I change my clothes, I'm going to the palace to see my father and mother. At that time, I'll think of a way to bring you two into the palace."

"I knew that Brother Guang doted on Jun'er the most!" Lijun pulled on Yang Guang's sleeve like a spoiled child and winked at me.

Amongst Yang Guang's followers that came to pinch Doggie, he quickly woke up, grabbed my sleeves and cried:

"Mei Er, am I dead?" Seeing how the dog was embarrassed, everyone was happy.