The sounds of the battle continued behind him. Long Di was in an exceptionally sorry state as he screamed continuously.
When the guards from the crown prince's residence heard the news, other than protecting Long Di, with their abilities, they basically could not get involved at all. They could only shift their gaze left and right, looking at the few people who were fighting in an inextricable manner.
With a "peng" sound, a person was kicked to the ground. Soon after, several sharp spikes were aimed at his throat.
The mask cloth on his face was torn off, revealing a face filled with hostility. He looked at the few people in front of him, not a single trace of fear in his eyes.
"Did Yan Xiao send you guys?"
His voice was hoarse, as he thought that other than Yan Xiao, there was no one else.
Now that Yan Yuan had brought Crown Princess Jing to the north side, he did not care about the matters of the imperial court, so Yan Xiao was the only one.
"You are quite skilled."
A cold voice intruded. Even the guards of the crown prince's residence had no idea when this person had entered the room.
It was clear that he had come from the Crown Prince's Palace.
Long Di did not know who this person was, but just by looking at the attitude of the person in front of him and judging from his words and actions, he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Behind him were a few other people, following him as he advanced step by step.
When the black-clothed man who was kicked to the ground saw him, his pupils constricted and a trace of panic flashed across his originally fearless eyes.
"Yan Xiao."
Wasn't he in the capital? Why would he appear in the territory of the New Yi Kingdom?
Their eyes were all over the capital, and they did not even manage to catch Yan Xiao's attention?
Yan Xiao saw the surprise in his eyes, smiled lightly, and said: "Since this king wants your people to set their sights on me, naturally, you will be able to do so, but if you are unwilling … Do you think that your people can surpass This King? "
His words sounded haughty, but he couldn't deny that this was the truth. Yan Xiao had the qualifications to be arrogant.
Yan Xiao knelt down on one knee in front of him and stared at him. "It seems your master, who is backing you, has groomed you quite a bit."
Hearing him mention the master behind his back, the black-clothed man's pupils constricted, but his expression didn't change.
"Since it has fallen into the hands of the King Rui Lord, you can kill it as you wish."
"You really have guts, but your master is reluctant to part with a talent like you. This King is naturally reluctant as well."
Yan Xiao started laughing. He was clearly smiling like a spring breeze, but it gave off a stifling, yet ice-cold feeling.
"Tell This King about your master, and This King will spare your life. How about it?"
"Pui!" Who do you think I am, selling off an animal like the owner for glory? Do you think I would do that? "
Yan Xiao was scolded but he was not angry, the aura this man had was different after all, he was just spouting nonsense just now.
"If my second brother saw your reckless attitude, he would be very touched."
Yan Xiao looked at him, not letting go of any of the expression on his face. Sure enough, when he heard Yan Xiao say "second brother", this person pretended to be calm on the surface, but his pupils unnoticeably shrank. In the end, such a minute reaction still entered Yan Xiao's eyes.
"I never thought that the Prince Rui would have such imagination. Isn't it funny that a idle prince who doesn't belong to the imperial court and doesn't care about worldly matters like me?"
He didn't know how much evidence Yan Xiao had, but he definitely could not admit it, and even more so, he could not drag the Duke into this.
He had originally wanted to use a few sharp and harsh words to curse King Carefree, so Yan Xiao would believe that he had nothing to do with King Carefree, but that was his master.
"Since it's the truth, how could it be funny?"
Yan Xiao's words did not bother him at all, as though no matter how he denied, Yan Xiao did not care.
His appearance caused the black-clothed man to feel somewhat anxious, but he did not dare to reveal it.
The prince is right, his brothers are not easy to deal with.
"It's fine if you don't want to say it, This King has many ways to make you say it."
The black-clothed man knew clearly in his heart that now that he had fallen into Yan Xiao's hands, he had no way of leaving. Rather than letting get some clues from him, it would be better to repay the Duke's kindness with his death.
Thinking about this, he looked at Yan Xiao, and said: "Prince Rui, you should save yourself this worry, you will not be able to obtain anything from me."
After saying that, he bit his tongue to commit suicide, but in the end, he was still not as fast as Yan Xiao.
"Wanting to die is naturally easy, but this king is unwilling to let a talent like you die. Moreover, don't you want to see your master die again?"
The black-clothed man with his chin removed was no longer able to speak. He could only glare at Yan Xiao in anger, his eyes full of unwillingness.
"Take him down."
"Yes."
The guards brought the black-clothed man away, and turned to look at the crown prince of Xinyi, Long Di, who was being protected by the guards, and narrowed their eyes.
Long Di looked at him, and his legs went weak from fear. The conversation he had with the black clothed man earlier had already let Long Di know the identity of the person in front of him.
Yan Xiao looked at him, his eyes squinted, his expression confused, but Long Di was still covered in cold sweat.
"You are the Rui of Easternum … Prince Rui? "
Yan Xiao did not answer, but instead walked to his front. The guards raised their spears and stopped Yan Xiao, but they did not dare act rashly, nor did they dare make a move against Yan Xiao.
Any one of the hidden guards he brought could crush this group of people into pieces.
"His Highness the Crown Prince drowned so many of my Yizhou's citizens. How should this king care about this debt?"
Yan Xiao's voice was light, but the coldness in his tone still made Long Di's legs go limp.
He hurried to say: "It's none of my business, it's all King Carefree's idea, he had me secretly look for someone to dig the underground passage, at the beginning I did not know his intentions, until two months ago, when we opened the gate to release the flood and the water poured back into Yizhou, I only knew that it was his intention."
Long Di's words caused a trace of astonishment to flash past his eyes.
In other words, Second Brother has many things that even Long Di doesn't know about?
It was impossible, the person who sent to kill Long Di earlier, was perhaps even stronger than him. If Long Di was not clear about everything, Second Brother had no reason to send such an expert to kill Long Di. His goal, was obviously to kill Long Di.
His sharp gaze turned towards Long Di, and suddenly raised to a hint of a sneer, "Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't seem to have figured out the situation."
He used his eyes to signal the hidden guards behind him. The hidden guards obeyed, and immediately flew forward, bringing Long Di out from between the guards.