Yuchi Cheng frowned and couldn't help asking, "What else did you do?"
Gongzi An, however, let go of him and directly tapped several of his major acupoints. Then he said to Yuchi Cheng's subordinates, "Everyone, put down your weapons. The situation is already decided. It's meaningless to struggle anymore."
At this time, Yuchi Cheng had exchanged a few moves with Yue Ze and managed to subdue him. After seeing Gongzi An's terrifying strength, Yue Ze had already lost the will to fight, so he didn't put up any resistance at all.
With the leaders subdued, the underlings couldn't stir up much trouble and they all put down their weapons one after another.
The man in colorful clothes snorted and said, "Humph, it's no use subduing us."
Yue Ze also spoke up, "Prince Cheng, we have no way back. By now, Katar has already taken action in Chimo. Neither the King nor the Queen can escape."
Yuchi Cheng said, "But Ao Qing is also there. Is Katar not going to care about father - daughter relationship?" What he meant was that if Katar took action now, Ao Qing would be his weakness. If Ao Qing was first controlled by his uncle's men, would she have a good ending?
Yue Ze said, "Katar has naturally made full preparations. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Princess Ao Qing come along. Moreover, we've also sent people to the Northern Cold Imperial City..."
Yuchi Cheng's expression was very complicated, looking somewhat regretful.
I felt a bit sorry for him at that moment. I also understood his situation. He should have grown up care - free under the love of his uncle and aunt. Then one day, he was suddenly told that he wasn't his uncle's child. Then he was further informed of his real origin, and the concept of hatred was instilled in him. These things had been torturing him during his growth and had become a secret in his heart. Then these people started a rebellion in the name of helping him, but actually to satisfy their own desires.
So I said to Gongzi An, "Can I go to Brother Cheng?"
Gongzi An said cautiously, "Let's go together."
After saying that, he pulled the man in colorful clothes and walked over. When he passed by Yue Ze, he didn't forget to tap several of his major acupoints.
Seeing that it was safe, I stepped forward to console Yuchi Cheng. "Brother Cheng, this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself too much."
Yuchi Cheng gave me a grateful look but shook his head. "No, this matter is related to me. I was indeed shaken before, and I was too careless today. I've been away from Chimo for a long time and I've entrusted all the big and small matters to Yue Ze. We grew up together. I thought he was trustworthy, but I didn't expect..." After saying that, he looked at Yue Ze, but Yue Ze had a calm expression.
Yue Ze said indifferently, "I planned this for you because I regarded you as a brother."
Yuchi Cheng shook his head. "But you went against my will."
Yue Ze said, "I don't understand. The truth is right in front of you. What are you hesitating about? If you hadn't refused last night, I wouldn't have taken action on my own today."
Yuchi Cheng sighed. "You won't understand. There's not only hatred in my heart, but also..." As he said this, he looked at me. I immediately understood and blushed a little. But Yue Ze didn't notice me and just interrupted, "I don't understand. The King just raised you. If there hadn't been that accident, you would have grown up in the Northern Cold Palace too."
I couldn't help sighing in my heart. Everyone's vision was different. It was really difficult to ask others to understand oneself. That's why there was a saying that a bosom friend was harder to find than a thousand pieces of gold. From what Yue Ze said to Yuchi Cheng, he couldn't be regarded as Yuchi Cheng's bosom friend and good brother.
At this time, Gongzi An said, "Prince Cheng, do you still have any trustworthy people in Chimo? Prince Xu is resourceful and in charge of the imperial city. You don't need to worry about that. But the chaos in Chimo has to be solved first."
Yuchi Cheng said, "Naturally, there are. But we have to go back to Chimo City first."
Gongzi An said, "Okay. Then can you rest assured to leave these people to me for disposal? You go back to inform the King and the Queen with Brother Ziming first. See if you can make the King prepared before Katar takes action."
Yuchi Cheng looked deeply at Gongzi An and then said, "At this moment, I can only trust you for now. Ziming, let's go."
I was grateful in my heart to see that both of them didn't forget to maintain my identity as a prince of Dayong in front of the enemies. But when it came to leaving, I couldn't help looking at Gongzi An. I saw him give me an encouraging look and then smile gently.
Yuchi Cheng whistled, and the white horses scattered in the dense forest were summoned back.
When I galloped on the horse with him towards Chimo City, everything seemed like a dream.
Yuchi Cheng whipped the horse fast and whispered, "Xi He, if you think the horse is running too fast, just close your eyes."
I was a bit touched. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he still remembered the first time he took me galloping on a horse.
I said, "Brother Cheng, you don't need to worry about me. We have to go back quickly to inform Aunt and Uncle."
Yuchi Cheng held the reins and rode the horse while saying, "Xi He, I don't know how much you know about this matter, but I'm really touched that you can trust me. After this matter is over, I'll tell you everything." His voice was a bit muffled, coming from behind me. At the same time, I could smell the faint smell of blood on him.
Looking at the wound on his hand holding the reins, I couldn't help asking, "Brother Cheng, how's your wound? Does it hurt when riding the horse so fast?"
Yuchi Cheng smiled faintly. "Don't worry. They're just skin wounds. If I hadn't been ambushed by them, I wouldn't have been captured."
I joked, "Brother Cheng is very calm about failure. I was afraid you would mind being seen by me and Gongzi An!"
Yuchi Cheng seemed to feel better when he sensed the light - heartedness in my tone. He said, "In the end, it's just a matter of victory and defeat. There's always someone better."
I asked, "Brother Cheng, do you know where Gongzi An really comes from? Why is his martial arts so powerful?"
Yuchi Cheng said, "I heard that he got his internal strength from a hermit expert, so he's very powerful. But I've never seen him fight before. It seems I underestimated him today."
I couldn't help sighing. "So there really are people in real life who are lucky enough to get internal strength from a peerless expert like in the storybooks!"
Yuchi Cheng laughed. "There's no such thing as an unexpected stroke of luck. Fate and luck in this world are constant. Gongzi An never mentions his past. I guess it must be some unhappy memories."
I fully agreed with his words. Along the way, we talked intermittently, as if we had gone back to the time before this incident happened. Now I found that I could accept the fact that he wasn't his uncle's son.
Before long, we returned to Chimo City. The atmosphere in the city was indeed different from before.
The hunting in Chimo was not as grand as the autumn hunting in the Northern Cold. The King and the Queen of the Northern Cold only showed up at the opening and closing ceremonies. The rest of the time was organized by the clan chief. During this period, the King and the Queen mainly inspected the people's livelihood in various places in Chimo.
Yuchi Cheng first contacted his confidants in Chimo to inquire about the current situation in Chimo, and then sent him to contact his personal guards. After that, Yuchi Cheng and I avoided being seen and headed towards the palace in order to inform Aunt and Uncle.
But we didn't dare to enter through the main gate, so we were troubled by the huge palace.