"Protect the Crown Prince!" The poisonous scorpions landed on Miss Qiao's face, making her already disfigured face even more unbearable to look at.
The Crown Prince hurriedly untied his belt and took off his outer robe. He fumbled to take off his inner clothes, but was still stung repeatedly by the poisonous scorpions and let out shrill screams.
A group of black - clad secret guards rushed up and surrounded the Crown Prince tightly.
Yu Zixi coldly watched Miss Qiao protecting the Crown Prince. There was a blazing fire in his eyes. Just thinking about this ugly and blind woman who was extremely venomous and had repeatedly harmed his Wei Dongling, he wished he could tear her into pieces.
The Crown Prince was stung hard on the back by a poisonous scorpion. Now his back was red, swollen and painful. Being stung like this by the poisonous scorpions he had raised himself, he was so angry that he almost spat out blood. Pointing at Yu Zixi, he waved his hand at the crowd and shouted, "Kill him! Capture that woman alive!"
Capture alive? Why did the Crown Prince suddenly change his mind and not kill Wei Dongling? Yu Zixi was a bit puzzled. If Dongling was out of danger, it would surely ease his mind. Yu Zixi gently put her down, lovingly kissed Wei Dongling's forehead, and whispered, "Stay with me." Then, he kicked up a long spear on the ground, grabbed it and brandished it vigorously. In an instant, several black - clad secret guards fell to the ground.
On Miss Qiao's side, the poisonous scorpions were crawling all over her face and body, but she didn't care at all. She waved her long sword and stepped forward to confront the long spear in Yu Zixi's hand.
In less than five rounds, Miss Qiao's long sword was knocked out of her hand by Yu Zixi, and her head rolled far away. Her disfigured face rolled in front of the Crown Prince, scaring him so much that his face turned ashen. He trembled and shouted, "Guards! Come quickly! Kill him for me!"
Wei Dongling closely followed Yu Zixi, never leaving his side for a moment. She excitedly shouted, "Zixi, you're so handsome!"
Amid the chaos, Yu Zixi still managed to look back at her and winked, "You should call me husband."
Seeing this, the Crown Prince felt a chill run down his spine. Pointing at Yu Zixi, he shouted at the crowd, "Whoever kills him will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
Ten thousand taels of gold? Wei Dongling was stunned!
Hearing this, the secret guards and the guards of the Crown Prince's mansion rushed forward like they were on a frenzy.
The guards of the Crown Prince's mansion were numerous. They surrounded Yu Zixi tightly in the middle, layer upon layer.
Seeing this, Wei Dongling was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She picked up a silver spear on the ground and rushed towards the Crown Prince, stabbing at his chest.
A secret guard closest to the Crown Prince quickly rushed forward to protect his master. The silver spear stabbed into the flesh of his collarbone, but he still endured the pain and grabbed Wei Dongling's neck with his backhand.
Seeing this, Yu Zixi's face changed greatly. He was extremely anxious. The silver spear in his hand was wielded with extraordinary skill, but more and more guards surrounded him.
His master, He Jingyao, and Cuihuan were also outnumbered and struggling in the fight.
Seeing that his guards had temporarily tied up Yu Zixi, the Crown Prince stepped forward and grabbed Wei Dongling's long hair. He roared, "Don't think I dare not kill you!" Then, he raised his hand to slap Wei Dongling.
Wei Dongling was scared and tried to dodge, but her neck was tightly pinched, and she could hardly breathe.
"Stop!" Mu Rongxuan arrived in time. He made a flying leap, kicked the Crown Prince away, and slapped the secret guard who was pinching Wei Dongling. He quickly protected Wei Dongling in his arms and anxiously called out, "Dongling, are you okay?"
Wei Dongling gasped for breath and waved her hand, "I, I'm okay..."
Mu Rongxuan looked her up and down. Seeing the large wound on her abdomen that was still oozing blood and had soaked through the bandage, he was both shocked and angry. He glared at the half - naked Crown Prince who was kicked to the ground and coldly asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you so cruel to a mere woman?"
Mu Rongxuan was extremely angry. This time, he didn't even call the Crown Prince "brother".
The Crown Prince's face darkened. He defended himself, "It was clearly she who tried to assassinate me first. I was just defending myself!"
Mu Rongxuan looked at Wei Dongling's injury and his face darkened even more. He shouted at the Crown Prince, "You, a grown man, actually did such a cruel thing to a woman! Your Highness the Crown Prince, as the heir to the throne, if you can't tolerate others like this, how can you convince the public in the future?"
Convince the public? The Crown Prince was so angry that his face turned green. He remembered being threatened by Wei Dongling with a knife at his neck several times on Xing Mountain. Now even Mu Rongxuan was accusing him without knowing the whole story and questioning how he could convince the public! The Crown Prince became even more annoyed and growled, "She threatened me several times. She deserves to die!"
Mu Rongxuan was stunned when he heard this. He could hardly believe that the Crown Prince would say such a thing. He drew out his long sword from his waist and roared, "How dare you touch her?"
The Crown Prince saw Mu Rongxuan's sword pointing at his nose. His face became even uglier. He trembled and roared, "Mu Rongxuan? Are you also going to oppose me? Fine! Very good! Let's see if I won't report you for breaking into the mansion privately and forging the Emperor's edict today!"
Mu Rongxuan snorted angrily with a furious look on his face, "Just go ahead and report! Let's see if I'm afraid of you!"
At this moment, a whistling arrow exploded in the air outside the wall of the Crown Prince's mansion.
He Jingyao was shocked. This was a signal from their sentry outside, reminding everyone that the situation outside the mansion had changed and they should retreat quickly.
He Jingyao quickly looked at Yu Zixi. The master and the apprentice exchanged a look from afar. Yu Zixi knew that Wei Dongling was temporarily safe. He quickly dealt with the guards surrounding him and then flew to He Jingyao's side to cover his master's retreat.
Seeing the guards in the yard with broken arms and legs everywhere, the Crown Prince didn't care about Mu Rongxuan anymore. Pointing at He Jingyao and the others, he quickly ordered the crowd, "Stop them! Don't let any of them go!"
"Yes!" Hundreds of remaining guards of the Crown Prince's mansion swarmed forward.
At this time, a servant hurriedly came to report to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness! We've been surrounded by the guards of the Prince Rui's mansion!"
The Crown Prince was stunned. He roared at Mu Rongxuan, "Mu Rongxuan! Are you trying to rebel?"
Mu Rongxuan was also surprised. He didn't bring any guards with him. But what was going on?
Soon, a servant from the Prince Rui's mansion found Mu Rongxuan and whispered something in his ear. Mu Rongxuan's face immediately brightened up. He smiled at the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, do you really think I dare to forge the edict?"
The Crown Prince was startled. He stammered, "What, what do you mean?"
Mu Rongxuan sneered at the Crown Prince and said, "By the Emperor's edict, the Crown Prince has behaved recklessly. During his confinement, he has not reflected on his mistakes and has repeatedly refused to correct them. He is to kneel until the Emperor arrives."
Kneel? The Emperor arrives?
The Crown Prince stared at Mu Rongxuan in disbelief. But if the Emperor was really coming, how could it be faked? The Crown Prince's face darkened. He angrily said, "Humph! How can I trust you?"
A servant from the Prince Rui's mansion respectfully held a jade token and presented it to Mu Rongxuan. Mu Rongxuan took it with both hands and showed it to the Crown Prince.
This was really the jade token that the Emperor always carried with him!
The Crown Prince collapsed on the ground all of a sudden and couldn't believe what he was seeing for a long time.