Aunt, please don't chase me. I don't want to be the emperor.

"This world is indeed bigger than I imagined."

Ji Xian began to sigh about this.

Over the past ten years, Ji Xian has been staying in the palace and rarely goes out. Even if she goes out, she would at most stroll around Chang'an City, and she is under strict protection (surveillance) by the people in the palace.

In other words, this was Ji Xian's first time traveling the world, and the first time he witnessed all kinds of people and methods.

I can only say that I was really a frog in a well in the past. The world is much bigger than I imagined.

I don't want to go back to the palace anymore...

This is Ji Xian’s final conclusion.

Not long after he made this conclusion, Ji Xian's keen perception detected the sound of hurried footsteps coming from the corridor outside.

Ji Xian ignored it and went back to the corner to sit down again.

But less than two seconds after he sat down, Ji Xian heard the cargo hold door being pushed open, and someone rushed into the cargo hold in a hurry, jumping directly over a large area of ​​cargo boxes and shelves and running into the deepest part.

Then, in the corner where Ji Xian was, he saw a young man running towards him in a panic, then hiding behind a cargo box with a pale face, gasping for breath.

The man looked to be about twenty years old, rather overweight, and was not wearing workman's clothes. Instead, his clothing was quite luxurious, and he seemed to be of the same type as the deceased on the deck.

Because of the angle of view, the man didn't see Ji Xian when he ran in, so he leaned against the cargo box and gasped for breath.

"..."

Ji Xian's brows trembled twice, and she was speechless.

What's going on today? This hold usually doesn't have many visitors, and even if they do, they don't go into the deepest part. Why are there so many guests today, and none of them are actually workers on this ship?

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Update time adjustment: It should be changed to after 12 noon

2.5 His Majesty the Emperor Listens to the Fatty's Story

"Hi."

“Ahhhhhhh, who is that person!!!”

Seeing that the other party hadn't noticed that she was sitting in the corner for a long time, Ji Xian raised her hand and greeted him.

As a result, the other party was so frightened that he fell to the ground and started running backwards, as if Ji Xian was a man-eating monster.

Seeing the other person's cowardly and useless appearance, Ji Xian's eyes showed a bit of contempt, but her tone was still trying to persuade him: "Calm down, I won't eat you, what are you afraid of?"

"You...who are you!" the other party shouted in panic.

"As you can see, he's a handsome guy."

"You...you..." The other party became a little hesitant and asked very cautiously: "You...you are not here to kill me?"

"I'm."

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The other person screamed, got up and tried to run.

But Ji Xian suddenly teleported and appeared next to the man. She covered his mouth and said, "If you don't want to be silenced, be quiet. If you are quiet, you can live."

We can't let him shout, otherwise this place will be exposed.

You have to know that Ji Xian is a stowaway, and there are not many places to spend the night on this ship. If he can't stay in the cargo hold, he can only sleep in the ventilation duct.

I didn't expect that a joke could scare him so much. What a loser.

Ji Xian despised the fat man in her heart.

The fat man finally calmed down, sat down tremblingly, and gasped for breath with sweat all over his forehead.

Ji Xian felt the fat man's saliva and sweat on her hands. She felt disgusted for a moment, wiped them with a handkerchief and asked him, "Tell me, who are you? Is there anyone who wants to kill you?"

“I, I am…”

"If you don't tell me, I will kill you now." Seeing that the other party was hesitant, Ji Xian simply threatened him coldly.

The other party was frightened again and quickly raised his hands and shouted, "I scream!"

"Speak softly, or I'll kill you too."

"Yes, yes, my name is Jin Ren, and I'm the second son of the Jiangdu Jin family!"

"What kind of thing is the Jiangdu Jin family?"

"It's a big family. My father is the governor of Jiangdu!"

"Tell me about it."

"Um, hero..." Jin Ren said timidly: "Hero, why don't you tell me first, who are you and why are you asking me this?"

Ji Xian smiled but didn't say anything.

He simply reached for his waist and slowly began to draw his sword.

"I said it, I said it!"

Jin Ren confessed everything. Ji Xian looked at his tearful face and listened to him talk about his own story.

What? You said Ji Xian made a typo and was in tears.

Ji Xian sneered, very sure that she had not used the wrong word. Because the fat man looked like this, not calling him a tearful pig was already giving him face.

The reason why Ji Xian asked him was because he realized that something was wrong.

There was something strange about this ship. From the sudden appearance of a strange murder case, to the woman who suddenly appeared in the cargo hold without any disturbance, to Jin Ren who looked like a wimp being hunted, all these things seemed to be connected in series.

Ji Xian heard him say that he was from the Jiangdu Jin family. Although Ji Xian didn't know what the Jiangdu Jin family was, Ji Xian still remembered that people on the deck had said that the deceased's surname was Jin.

This little fat boy is called Jin Ren, and his surname is also Jin. Maybe it’s not a coincidence.

It was a rare opportunity for Ji Xian to travel the world, so she actually wanted to meddle in other people's affairs, or rather, to stir up trouble. However, in order to avoid exposing herself, she chose to remain hidden and wait until she got off the boat.

But now, the matter has been laid before Ji Xian, so can she just ignore it?

Of course not!

Ji Xian was a little excited, and Jin Ren also began to tell his own story.

The Jin family is quite powerful in Jiangdu. Their business is as big as a caravan, and they are also the local prefect. They can't be said to have absolute power, but they can be said to be powerful.

In order to expand the business, the Jin family sent a group of direct descendants to Changchuan City in Jingzhou to expand the scale of family development, which can be said to be thriving.

But such a big family suffered a devastating disaster a few days ago.

His family was massacred.

"Wait a minute."

Ji Xian interrupted Jin Ren at this time: "Say it again, your family was massacred?"

"Yes, yes." Jin Ren nodded blankly.

"Isn't your family a big family? How could it be massacred? Besides, aren't there government officials and local troops stationed there? Why don't they care?" Ji Xian questioned what Jin Ren said and asked a series of questions.

The Great Zhou, a dynasty with over 700 years of history, is also considered the most powerful dynasty in history. It was a truly prosperous nation that ushered in a peaceful and prosperous era in the 3,500-year history of the human race.

For more than seven hundred years, the world was peaceful, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and people made friends through martial arts.

Although the Great Zhou was overthrown by the rebels of the Great Xuan thirty years ago, Ji Xian's father launched a war of restoration and restored the Great Zhou eighteen years ago. Then, the Great Zhou naturally made every effort to restore the world from the chaos caused by the Great Xuan, and to restore the world to a period of peace and prosperity.

During the Daxuan period, many heroes competed for supremacy in the martial arts world. The major sects and powerful families fought against each other and attacked each other, and the scene was truly a river of blood.

After the restoration to the Great Zhou period, those small sects in the martial arts world or small chambers of commerce in the business world had an additional skill to save their lives: reporting to the government.

Yes, report it to the government and complain to the uncle constable.

The Great Zhou actually accepted these complaints, and any cases where there was solid evidence would be handled impartially according to the laws of the Great Zhou.

Ji Xian had heard of a case before: a major sect in Liangzhou, following the pattern of the Daxuan period, attempted to forcibly expropriate a smaller sect. The smaller sect complained to the authorities, and the local Feiqi Guards, Baima Guards, and Tianhu Guards were all dispatched to directly wipe out the major sect.

Things like this happened quite a lot in the first few years after the Great Zhou was restored. Countless overbearing sects and chambers of commerce were destroyed by the actions of the Seven Secret Guards.

It even seemed that some small sects went straight to the gate of the big sects, pointed at their noses and cursed: You are a bunch of small scum, come and mess with us if you dare, mess with us!

I don’t know what happened to this matter later, but it seems that neither side got what was best for it.

But it was precisely these methods that made all the sects and chambers of commerce in the martial arts world restrain themselves and no longer dare to act recklessly.

Therefore, when Ji Xian heard that Jin Ren's family had been exterminated, she found it quite unbelievable.

You know, according to Jin Ren, his family is the prefect of Jiangdu and is also powerful in the business world. Even if their power is a little weaker in Changchuan City, they will not be bullied by others with this background.

With the protection of the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could such a background be destroyed?

Could it be that because things have been peaceful for too long, the seven hooligans of the Great Zhou Dynasty... oh no, the seven secret guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty have started to become lazy and slack?

Or maybe, these guys were doing all sorts of evil in Changchuan City because of the Seven Secret Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and this fat guy named Jin Ren was just a fish that slipped through the net?

Facing Ji Xian's question, Jin Ren's unexpected answer was: "We have reported it to the government, but, but..."

"But what?"

"But the local government, the Changchuan city guards, and even the local Feiqi Guards... were all killed!"

"What did you say!?"

Ji Xian's eyes widened, and her mouth became so wide that it felt like her jaw was about to dislocate.

All the local Feiqi guards were killed?

My goodness, an organization has emerged that is even more ruthless than the Seven Rogues...the Seven Secret Guards.

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2.6 His Majesty the Emperor Wants to Make Trouble

"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"

Ji Xian's expression was full of excitement, and her tone was even more excited.

He had come out this time with a particular desire to stir up trouble. Now that something so big had happened, Ji Xian would definitely get involved if the situation allowed. He could also use this as an excuse to stop Luo Xue from pursuing him, or even investigate the incident with him.

Seeing Ji Xian's excited look, Jin Ren panicked.

He was so excited when he heard that the city guards and secret guards were killed. Could this guy be a traitor to Daxuan?

But Jin Ren didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only continue to explain himself.

About seven days ago, his third uncle, the vice president of the Jin Family Chamber of Commerce, was killed in his own chamber of commerce building. When he was found, he was hanged alive. His death was really tragic. No one knew who did it.

Afterwards, the Jin family immediately reported the case to the authorities, who then intervened in the investigation.

However, five days ago, the unknown killer struck again, this time directly killing several important elders and managers of the Jin family, and even the guards and practitioners in the family.

That same day, although the authorities had not yet discovered the murderer, they happened to find clues about the murderer's retreat and followed them. However, the next day, the bodies of the detectives were found in an alley, with no one left alive.

This matter became a big deal, and the Changchuan city guard hurried to find the Feiqi Guard.

But to everyone's surprise, neither the city guard nor the Feiqi Guards were able to make a move. Later, an adjutant from the army went to the city guard's room and found that he had been killed. Even the dozen or so Feiqi Guards who were preparing for action were dead!

Three days ago, the Jin family was assassinated again. This time, it was Jin Ren's cousin who was killed. He was beheaded directly in the yard. His body was cold when he died.

The Jin family's forces were killed one after another in Changchuan City, and any government officials who dared to intervene were assassinated without exception, as if the entire Changchuan City was shrouded in a terrifying haze.

Jin Ren's uncle couldn't sit still any longer, so he took the surviving members of the Jin family in Changchuan City and fled for their lives. So, Jin Ren, his uncle, and several of his family members all boarded the ship, ready to return to Jiangdu to join their family.

But unexpectedly, just now, Jin Ren's second uncle was killed. It was the dead man that Ji Xian saw on the deck.

Jin Ren was completely frightened, so he ran into the cargo hold to hide, and then met Ji Xian.

After Jin Ren finished speaking, before Ji Xian could say anything, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ji Xian, begging for mercy: "Good man, I have told you everything you asked me. It doesn't matter who you are. Please spare my life. I know nothing today and I didn't see anything."

"Um, you get up first." Ji Xian held his forehead with his hand, feeling a little headache.

The main reason for his headache was that he didn't expect that even though he had concealed his identity and was traveling around the world, there were still people kneeling down to him. If someone didn't know, they would think he was the emperor again.

"By the way, do you know who assassinated you?"

Ji Xian suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked Jin Ren this yet. Although he probably didn't know either, she decided to ask him first.

Jin Ren knelt on the ground, trembling all over, shaking his head and saying, "No, I don't know. Those people are too scary. They can find us no matter where we go. But..."