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With Yan Yuan right inside, Liu Ruo Qing was naturally very nervous.

"Qi Feng."

"This lowly general is here."

"I heard from Your Highness that the Marquis of Pingxi will be arriving at Guangshun Mansion in two days. Logically speaking, he should be here by now."

Liu Ruo Qing thoughtfully said.

Hearing Liu Ruo Qing's words, Qi Feng suddenly realized that something was amiss.

"Princess, there is indeed something amiss. Considering the distance, the Marquis of Pingxi should have arrived at the Guangshun Mansion before us."

Hearing this, Liu Ruo Qing's heart thumped for a while. She retracted her gaze from the yamen side, looked at Qi Feng, and said: "Nothing will happen, right?"

The Guangshun Mansion was King Ning's territory, and the Governor of Guangshun, Jiang Yao, was involved, too. If they gamble everything on Yan Yuan and trap him here, the Marquis of Pingxi would not be able to make it here, and Yan Yuan would be in great danger.

Thinking this way, Liu Ruo Qing said to Qi Feng, "Quickly follow the path that the Marquis of Pingxi has taken and go back to see what has happened."

When she said till here, her expression turned into an unprecedented seriousness. She looked at Qi Feng and said: "Protector Qi, the life of the prince, is in your hands."

"Princess Hua-Yang is too serious. This lowly general will go now and return as soon as possible."

"Go. Be careful on the road."

After Qi Feng left, Liu Ruo Qing frowned, the unease that had been lingering in her heart for the past few days, had become even more intense.

"Yan Yuan, don't let anything happen to you."

She put her hand on her heart and found it throbbing slightly.

Unknowingly, night had already fallen. Song An's heart became more and more apprehensive. She hid in the darkness of the courtyard, keeping a close eye on the situation of the county magistrate court.

Very soon, a group of soldiers holding torches and bows came to the entrance of the magistrate court, surrounding the entire magistrate court.

Liu Ruo Qing's heart suddenly tightened. The finger that was placed on the door was carelessly pinched so deeply in that she did not even notice that it had been pierced by the wooden thorn at the tip of his finger.

"Your Highness, just as you expected, the county magistrate court was surrounded by the soldiers under Jiang Yao."

Yan Yuan's expression did not change, but he suddenly thought of something and frowned, "The Marquis of Pingxi is still not here yet, I'm afraid something has happened."

Wang Xuan Ling's expression also changed a little.

There were more than a thousand soldiers outside with bows and arrows in their hands. If the king had not been poisoned, with their martial arts skills, escaping safely would not have been a problem.

But now, the prince was poisoned. If he used any more force, it would be equivalent to suicide.

The Marquis of Pingxi did not come. The situation was unimaginable.

After being silent for a while, Yan Yuan said in a low voice: "Let's go out and take a look."

"This won't do, Your Highness. The magistrate court is already surrounded by archers, it's too dangerous for you to go out now."

Wang Xuan Ling said anxiously, only to see Yan Yuan raising his hand, he stood up from his chair and said: "Even if I don't go out while hiding here, they will attack me sooner or later. Let's go out and see what they want to do."

With that, he stood up and left the yamen.

Today's night was destined not to be peaceful.

Wang Xuan Ling became anxious and called Shen Qin to follow him out.

Outside the magistrate court, torches illuminated the deep night sky.

Seeing the door of the magistrate court open, the archer drew the bow in his hands. With a single command, the bow would fly out of the bow.

"Your Highness, be careful."

Wang Xuan Ling and Shen Qin stood in front of Yan Yuan, and watched as Yan Yuan slowly pushed them aside, slowly walking forward.

Even though he was alone, the thousand-man army in front of him was completely intimidated by his posture. They just stared at him in a daze as he walked closer and closer.

Everyone was guessing who this person was and why his aura could be so strong in such a life and death situation.

At this moment, the light sound of hooves could be heard from behind the crowd.

The soldiers immediately opened up a path, seeing a person riding on a horse slowly walking out from the crowd.

Upon seeing Yan Yuan, his eyelids slightly lifted, without a trace of fear.

"This humble subject is the Governor of Guangshun, Jiang Yao. Greetings, Prince Jing."

After Jiang Yao finished, the soldiers below started to get restless.

"Ah?" is it the Prince Jing? "

"This person is actually Prince Jing …"

"…"

The people below discussed animatedly, causing Jiang Yao to look displeased. Seeing him berate loudly, the discussions immediately came to a halt.

Jiang Yao sat on the horse. Although he was bowing to Yan Yuan, his appearance carried an arrogance that could not be ignored.

He clearly knew that he had won this time.

"Is that how Governor Jiang welcomes This King?"

Yan Yuan's voice wasn't loud, and didn't carry any hostility, but when he looked at Jiang Yao like this, Jiang Yao felt an unspeakable chill in his heart.

Right now, he had over a thousand archers in his hands. No matter how good Yan Yuan's martial arts was, he did not have the ability to escape from these thousands of archers.

Jiang Yao comforted himself in his heart, but his gaze still couldn't help but avoid meeting Yan Yuan's gaze.

This gaze made him feel inexplicably terrifying.

"Your highness is known as the God of War, so this humble subject naturally will lead troops to welcome you. Only then can I be regarded as respecting your highness."

Jiang Yao said shamelessly.

Seeing Yan Yuan smile faintly, and with a sharp glance at the soldiers in front of him, they subconsciously shrank back when they saw Yan Yuan.

"Even so, can you withdraw your troops now?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yao repeatedly laughed, and in the next second, his fake smile became even colder and more sinister.

"Your Highness, don't be anxious. If Your Highness gives me face, please come to my residence as a guest. Your highness will definitely receive your hospitality. Your highness has been in the Guangshun Mansion for quite a while, and this humble subject has not yet done my part as a host.

"Your Highness, you can't go."

Wang Xuan Ling said anxiously.

Yan Yuan gave him a comforting look, and then looked towards Jiang Yao and smiled: "Governor Jiang has come, why hasn't this duke's fifth brother come over to see this king?"

Listening to Yan Yuan bringing up the topic, the corner of Jiang Yao's mouth twitched slightly.

"Prince Ning has matters to attend to. Allow this humble subject to welcome you first."

"Something important?"

Yan Yuan laughed, and did not beat around the bush with Jiang Yao, "At this time, do you still think that Fifth Brother has any room for resistance? Do I need to find the person behind him to advise me? "

As he spoke till here, Yan Yuan's gaze indifferently looked at Jiang Yao, and at the same time, carefully observed every single expression on his face.

As expected, when Yan Yuan talked about the person behind the scenes, Jiang Yao's expression subtly changed.

Although it was indiscernible, it was still caught by Yan Yuan.

From the looks of it, Jiang Yao knew who the mastermind was.