Before long, the sky began to lighten, and the hazy night was about to dissipate.

Only a pile of messy corpses remained at the entrance of Liuyuan.

Wu Defa eagerly moved closer to Chu Tianling, smiling obsequiously, "Hehe, Your Highness, do you think we should attack directly or go straight to the Liu family's main residence? I've been to both, I'll lead the way!"

When Ning Caichen heard the words "Your Highness" for the first time, his heart raced and his face flushed with excitement.

If I'm not mistaken, the so-called Your Highness is the Crown Prince!

I never expected that the leg I randomly grabbed would be the biggest one. I'd better hold on tight this time!

"Tianling! I think since the Liu family already knows our identities, we might as well be open about it. There's no point in hiding it now."

Shen Jiaojiao thought to herself, "This Liu family is so shameless, they actually want to get rid of the two of them in secret. I can't let them have their way."

It's better to just state your identity directly; that way, he might be able to hold back a little.

Chu Tianling nodded: "That's good too. By revealing our identities, we can openly send people to investigate directly, which is much safer."

Wu Defa immediately bowed to the two of them: "This humble official, the City Lord of Hangzhou, greets Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Crown Princess. I am willing to serve you with utmost loyalty and fully cooperate with Your Highness. Please give me instructions at any time if there are any problems."

He pointed to Willow Garden and said, “Your Highness, this is Willow Garden of the Liu family. I can take you in now, but we don’t have enough manpower. It would be best to send troops to support us.”

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Chu Tianling asked.

“I want to report this. There aren’t many guards resisting here, but there are many poor people being held inside. We can’t rescue them all by ourselves. We also need to collect evidence and protect the scene. We don’t have enough manpower.”

"Moreover, if the Liu family directly resists and uses these poor people as hostages, it will make us look very passive!"

"We clearly have the advantages, so why don't we crush them with an overwhelming force!"

Wu Defa's argument was so logical and well-founded that it was impossible to refute it.