Would Xiaoyao care who the owner of this imperial palace was? Yes, he would. He would respect the other party greatly, because he was the Emperor of the Great Tang Empire.
But if Xiaoyao encountered matters related to his own interests, he would unceremoniously go settle accounts with people. He never cared who the other person was, because apart from his boss, he had no scruples.
Now, Xiaoyao was being chased by this crazy woman, and he didn't know what kind of consequences this might bring him. Therefore, he needed a guarantee. He believed the owner of this place would give him that guarantee.
Xiaoyao didn't know where Ning Zhiyuan was right now, nor did he need to know. He just had to go to places where Ning Zhiyuan might appear and make a big commotion - he believed Ning Zhiyuan would show up himself.
Actually, even if Xiaoyao didn't go, he believed Ning Zhiyuan would receive news sooner or later. The question was whether Ning Zhiyuan would pretend not to know - this problem was troublesome.
The movements of Xiaoyao and the woman had already attracted quite a bit of attention. This was the imperial palace after all - such a chase lasting so long, plus both parties' abilities being quite astonishing, if this hadn't been noticed, the palace's defenses would be useless.
At the same time, because they knew one of the people was special, the palace personnel didn't take action, because they couldn't afford to offend this person. This person definitely wasn't Xiaoyao, but the crazy woman chasing him.
When they saw this crazy woman, they were relieved and didn't take defensive measures, though they did report the matter, and it would soon reach Ning Zhiyuan's ears.
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When Ning Zhiyuan received this news, he first frowned, then continued with his business. What he was doing now was much more important than finding that crazy woman. He just instructed someone to investigate what was happening and who had provoked her.
At the same time, Ning Zhiyuan was puzzled - how could there still be someone who could escape while being chased by her? Even he didn't have this ability. Could it be that she was playing with this person?
Yes, it must be like that, so there was even less need to worry about it.
Ning Zhiyuan thought this matter was the crazy woman playing with someone, possibly another episode of her madness. He had seen such situations many times before and was too lazy to bother with it.
However, he didn't expect that today's matter was somewhat special - special enough that he would later be affected by this incident, and the impact would be quite significant, at least making it impossible for him to continue today's court session.
He was currently in the court hall, in the great hall, discussing various matters of the empire, large and small.
Soon, he forgot about the crazy woman incident and threw himself into state affairs. Time passed bit by bit, and he forgot about time, not knowing how long had passed!
Until—
"Who's up there?" Ning Zhiyuan suddenly looked upward and shouted loudly.
What responded to his shout was a loud crash!
"Bang!"
"Crash..."
The roof above the great hall was broken through with a large hole, and tiles and debris came crashing down. This made Ning Zhiyuan and others tense up. Some civilian officials panicked a bit, while military officers immediately prepared defenses. Of course, many among the civilian officials were also very calm - although they were civilian officials, they also practiced martial arts and had high martial arts achievements.
Because of the previous attack incident, Ning Zhiyuan and others were very nervous about such situations. This time their reaction ability and defensive skills were very good - they immediately protected the important figures on scene and prepared defenses at the first moment.
"Who is it?"
A figure fell from above, creating another new hole. The people below became even more tense, with some already making attacking movements. Kill first, don't let anyone go - this was the defenders' thinking, and even Ning Zhiyuan thought the same way.
Just at this moment, Ning Zhiyuan heard a sentence, "Zhiyuan, don't hurt him!"
"Stop! Everyone stand down!"
After hearing this sentence, Ning Zhiyuan immediately called for a halt to those who had already attacked and those preparing to attack, because he was familiar with this voice and knew this person would definitely not harm him.
At Ning Zhiyuan's call to stop, everyone withdrew their attacks. After all, the distance was still far, and even if techniques were committed to, there was plenty of time to react.
The figure flipped in mid-air and landed on the ground. At this time, not many people looked at him, because another person appeared above, and this person attracted everyone's attention.
Is it her?
The normal her?
When this person appeared in everyone's sight, everyone recognized her. Even though her face was somewhat dirty now, it still couldn't hide her temperament. This kind of temperament - they could only find it on her and no one else.
But everyone knew she had split personality disorder and would display two different personalities. The difference between the two personalities was huge - one was incredibly noble, while the other was incredibly crude.
"Stop, you still want to run!"
After landing, the crazy woman discovered that Xiaoyao wanted to blend into the crowd using the cover of many people. At this moment, she had a feeling that if Xiaoyao hid in the crowd, she would never be able to find him.
So she flashed forward, came in front of Xiaoyao, and then grabbed!
However, this grab missed!
Xiaoyao made a somewhat eerie movement and actually dodged the crazy woman's powerful grab. This grab would have been difficult for everyone present to avoid, and those who noticed showed surprised expressions.
Was it a coincidence?
"Damn, can you stop doing this? I don't know you! Your Majesty, quickly lock this crazy woman back up - it's dangerous for her to be out hurting people." Xiaoyao flashed to the side and said loudly.
"..."
Crazy woman? Who was this young man to dare call her a crazy woman?
Although this title was somewhat accurate, few people dared to say it out loud. Not only because this crazy woman's strength was terrifyingly powerful, but calling her a crazy woman was equivalent to offending the entire royal family, because she was...
Calling her a crazy woman in front of the Emperor - this young man was doomed!
At this time, everyone was very interested to know who this young man was, why he was being chased by her, and how he came to be above this great hall. These questions all needed explanation - without explanation, no one could understand.
Not to mention the previous questions, just how he came to be above this great hall was a very serious problem. This was the court hall of the Great Tang Empire - having someone move around above it like this was obviously very serious.
Ning Zhiyuan also wanted to know who this young man was to dare speak of her like this. At the same time, he felt like he had heard this young man's voice before, so he looked carefully.
"Le Xiaoyao?!" Ning Zhiyuan let out a surprised exclamation.
"Le Xiaoyao? Who's that?"
"Le Xiaoyao, this name sounds familiar..."
"..."
When Ning Zhiyuan called out Xiaoyao's name, the people below began discussing. They seemed to feel they had heard this name before, but couldn't remember for the moment.
That incident had happened over half a year ago. Xiaoyao's matter had been concealed to begin with, making it even easier to forget. Not remembering was quite normal.
"Le Xiaoyao? Zhiyuan, do you know him?" The crazy woman asked somewhat puzzledly, then said to Xiaoyao, "Don't move first. I won't catch you now - let me listen to our conversation, okay?"
"Sure, you talk. As long as you don't chase me, it's fine!" Xiaoyao nodded. With so many people here, he shouldn't have any problems. These important figures surely wouldn't make things difficult for a penniless little servant like him.
Now Xiaoyao felt somewhat strange. It seemed this crazy woman's identity wasn't simple either, Ning Zhiyuan and others showed some respect when they saw her. How could such a person be at the Cold Palace? Really strange!
"You continue!" The crazy woman looked toward Ning Zhiyuan, her tone and demeanor extraordinarily noble. If not for her current appearance being somewhat discordant, everyone would think she was the queen here.
Ning Zhiyuan somewhat respectfully continued, "We know each other. Xiaoyao once helped us greatly. He's a temporary servant of the Le family, seems to have been brought there by Le Youran."
"Le family! Hmph, such audacity to make him a servant," The crazy woman snorted coldly. Again, such words, though this was the first time Ning Zhiyuan and others had heard them. They could feel the coldness in those words.
They all knew how terrifying this woman was. If she really wanted to deal with the Le family, the Le family would definitely suffer greatly, and this was just with her power alone.
"Your Highness the Eldest Princess, please don't misunderstand. This was my daughter Youran's playful behavior. Xiaoyao doesn't really object to it." Le Yi immediately came forward to explain. He didn't want his Le family to offend the crazy woman in front of him - that is, the Eldest Princess - for inexplicable reasons.
Eldest Princess?
Xiaoyao was somewhat puzzled. Which Eldest Princess was this? There were many Eldest Princesses. Which generation was this? Obviously it shouldn't be the current generation - she should be of the same generation as Ning Zhiyuan, or higher.
But now it was even stranger - why would the Eldest Princess be in the Cold Palace? And it seemed she still had great authority. This was the strangest part.
"You don't object?" The Eldest Princess (crazy woman) looked toward Xiaoyao, frowning.
"I don't object!" Xiaoyao shook his head.
"Why?" the Eldest Princess asked.
"Why what?" Xiaoyao found this strange. Did this matter need discussion?
"Why don't you object!" The Eldest Princess continued asking, as if this question absolutely had to be clarified.
(End of Chapter)