Hao Ren stood on the ground, looking at the approaching horse riders. Suddenly, he noticed the leading horse man yell, "How dare you block the path of the Empress? Die!"
The horseman aimed his halberd at Hao Ren's chest. The young man just watched the entire scene unfold, without any intention of making any move. Within a moment, the halberd hit his chest. However, the blood and gore that the soldier was looking forward to didn't happen. Hao Ren turned to the side, and the halberd went past him. He looked at the soldier and said, "Kneel."
Yin sighed and said, "Alka, Ramji, Deepa, you kids stand behind me."
The trio did as they were told, and they watched the soldier jumping off the horse and kneeling on the ground beside Hao Ren with a dazed expression on his face. The convoy was still a few dozen meters away when they noticed this and the centurion in the lead yelled, "Halt!"
