Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 726 - 657: Another Update
Just as the actor on stage was passionately performing, the middle-aged man in the audience suddenly stood up. At first, no one noticed, only Eunuch Du glanced over and showed no surprise.
After all, Master Bai was The Emperor’s benefactor, and nothing he did would raise suspicion among everyone.
But gradually, more and more eyes turned to the middle-aged man, and Zheng Nianru also turned to look at the middle-aged man.
Zheng Nianru asked Zheng Congyuan, what’s wrong with him?
Zheng Congyuan smiled slightly, at first not taking much notice, but the next moment, the middle-aged man slowly turned his face, his gaze falling upon Zheng Congyuan’s head.
Master Bai had always appeared smiling and friendly in front of everyone, his slightly plump figure adding to his amiable appearance, but now, the way he turned suddenly gave everyone an ominous and ferocious feeling.
Zheng Congyuan slowly wiped the smile off his face, about to speak, when the middle-aged man suddenly raised both arms high, standing with his limbs outstretched in a spread-eagle position.
This odd behavior immediately caught everyone’s attention.
"Mage, you..." Zheng Congyuan said, while the singing on stage continued in a jarring manner, the scene filled with eerie silence. Seeing this, Eunuch Du was about to signal for the performance to stop, but before he could utter a word, the actor on stage suddenly stopped, stood still, and then, just like Master Bai below, spread his limbs and stood in a spread-eagle position.
This scene immediately became even more bizarre, and this change happened in the blink of an eye, at the very moment when Zheng Congyuan’s words left his lips.
The next moment, Zheng Congyuan had already closed his mouth and instinctively shielded Zheng Nianru behind him.
"Protect The Emperor—" Qi Jin and Qi Yu were the first to leap out, surrounding Zheng Congyuan in the middle.
The gaze of the middle-aged man had gradually lost focus, seeming to stare at Zheng Congyuan yet not quite, and his posture remained unchanged.
Master Yu, also in shock, stood up and pointed towards Master Bai, wanting to say something, but another person immediately grabbed his brother, shaking his head nervously.
The guards immediately sprang into action, quickly surrounding both Master Bai and the stage, with Master Yu caught in the middle.
"The Emperor, let’s go quickly—" Qi Jin and Qi Yu immediately said. Zheng Congyuan didn’t bother nodding, just protected Zheng Nianru and quickly retreated.
Zheng Nianru followed Zheng Congyuan as they left. She had faced such situations before and knew that the faster they left, the safer they would be. And with Qi Jin, Qi Yu, and so many Imperial Forest Guards around,
even though this generation of Imperial Forest Guards was not as skilled as in her past life, the strength of the Imperial Forest Guards was undeniable, having saved her many times.
However, Zheng Nianru found it odd that Master Bai had spent a lot of time alone with Zheng Congyuan these days, so why choose a time with so many people around and under the public eye.
If it wasn’t madness, then there must be a reason. Or perhaps, the enemy had full confidence, not caring about the situation at all and was prepared for anything.
Sure enough, Zheng Nianru’s prediction was confirmed when Zheng Congyuan, who had only taken a few steps, suddenly stiffened as if someone had grabbed hold of his bones, no, not grabbed, but as if someone had nailed him to the spot with iron nails, rendering him immovable.
Zheng Nianru was nearly thrown forward by the suddenly halting Zheng Congyuan, but fortunately, Nian Xia quickly grabbed her, looking terrified at Zheng Congyuan who had fallen to the ground with Zheng Nianru.
"The Emperor—"
"The Emperor—" Qi Jin and Qi Yu immediately pulled up Zheng Congyuan, soon feeling that something was wrong with their Emperor. The next moment, as Qi Jin touched Zheng Congyuan’s arm, which was stiff and could not be straightened, he was horrified. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"The Emperor..." Qi Jin and Qi Yu immediately realized that something had happened, The Emperor had encountered an enemy.
The surrounded Master Bai still held the same spread-eagle posture as before, but it seemed as if an invisible barrier slowly formed around him, the Imperial Forest Guards tried to rush forward but could not break through.
The two Mage brothers from the Yu’s became anxious at this turn of events, realizing that they could not detach themselves from blame. Although Master Bai wasn’t brought by them, they had been too closely associated with him lately and now, any explanation seemed futile.
And at that moment, one of the Yu’s Mages suddenly seemed to realize something, clutching at his brother’s sleeve, opening his mouth to say something, yet only his lips trembled, unable to utter a sound.
