Seeing her so sad, Song Lin's eyes couldn't help but turn red. He tried hard to suppress his sadness and nodded.

"She was just a weak woman. She didn't even have any martial arts skills. How could you treat her like that? She was really a very good person. She suffered so much, so why did she still die?"

Ye Wanqing sat on the ground, trying hard to cover her mouth to prevent herself from breaking down. Tears kept falling from her beautiful eyes, soaking her entire palms and backs of her hands.

Seeing that she didn't look like she was pretending, Song Lin was about to ask, but he heard the sound of guards searching outside.

He stood up and walked out, quickly closing the door.

Ye Wanqing covered her mouth and dared not say a word, but her mood was extremely bad.

She originally thought that she had already accepted the news of Shen Xu's death, and that taking good care of her family on her behalf and reuniting her parents and brothers would be a comfort.

But the news Fu Yi brought back gave her hope again. Shen Xu was still alive and she was detained in Haoyue Country.

She manufactured many crossbow weapons for Haoyue Kingdom. She still has value to Haoyue Kingdom and should be able to keep her life.

I just don’t know how much suffering she has endured, and whether the Haoyue Kingdom has tortured her and forced her to hand over the drawings.

As long as the regent refused to release her, she would feel tormented.

But now this person told her that he had seen Shen Xu in Haoyue Country and that he was dead!

This made Ye Wanqing feel more and more distressed. She must not be able to bear the torture of Xuan Jingsi, or she was no longer of any use to Haoyue Kingdom?

But they were already trying their best to find a way to rescue her. Even if she could hold on for just one more day...

Ye Wanqing quickly stopped crying. She rubbed her red and swollen eyes and tried hard to think of a plan to escape from the villa.

She must calm down now and bring this news to Murong Yan and Fu Yi.

Listening to Song Lin negotiating with the guards outside, he led away the people who came to search.

She opened the door tremblingly and hid out.

I don’t know how far I ran, but I finally got down the mountain. When I saw Murong Yan, it was already dark.

Murong Yan was anxiously dispatching troops and sent secret guards to search General Ye's private residence. Seeing her return in such a mess, he hugged her with heartache.

Although Ye Wanqing was exhausted, she still wanted to tell Murong Yan the news she had heard.

She clutched Murong Yan's sleeve tightly, crying and speaking incoherently: "I met him, I met the man who had seen Chen Xu, the Iron-faced man, who was originally from Haoyue Country. He, he said, he had seen Chen Xu.

She’s dead!”

"What?"

Ye Wanqing sobbed and told the whole story, including the purpose of their kidnapping, her encounter with Xu Wanrong pestering Song Lin, Xu Wanrong's motive for murder, and the news that Chen Xu had died in Haoyue Country. She told all of it to the people who came after hearing the news.

Fu Yi and Liu Zhang were stunned and the atmosphere became solemn.

"Qingqing, are you saying that the man with the Embroidered Spring Blade came from the Haoyue Kingdom, and that he met Ah Xu at the Xuanjing Division?"

Ye Wanqing burst into tears uncontrollably. She threw herself into Murong Yan's arms, nodding and repeating what he had told her...

"So, Princess Shen is in the Xuanjing Division of Haoyue Nation?" Liu Zhang frowned. He naturally knew what the Xuanjing Division was. "That Regent was originally the Chief Envoy of the Xuanjing Division..."

"He climbed to a high position by sucking my sister's blood?" Fu Yi's tone suddenly became cold, veins popped on his fists, and he wished he could rush to Haoyue Country right now and cut Pei Zhiyuan into pieces.

"Impossible." Murong Yan shook his head, unable to accept such news. "A Xu couldn't have died so easily. That was just his one-sided statement. Where is he now? I will personally capture him and interrogate him!"

Liu Zhang nodded. "Your Majesty has ordered me to send people from the Dali Temple to search for them. This time they are trying to assassinate an official of the imperial court and hold the princess hostage. I will not let them off easily."

Fu Yi was about to walk out the door without saying a word. Ye Wanqing suddenly remembered the things in her dream. She hurried forward and grabbed his sleeve, asking nervously, "Brother, where are you going?"

"I'm going to Haoyue Country—"

Murong Yan quickly dissuaded him, "No! The Haoyue Imperial Court is heavily guarded. It would be difficult to assassinate their regent."

"Well, let's understand the situation first." Liu Zhang also hurried forward to stop him.

At this moment, an official from the Dali Temple stumbled over to report, "Master Liu, the people in the Third Prince's residence refused to search and arrest us, and they have injured several of our brothers."

"Is he planning a rebellion?" Murong Yan shouted angrily, "I will immediately go to the palace to report this to my father. This time, I will not let them go!"

Just as he finished speaking, another guard came to report.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince has assembled a force of 200,000 Black Sail Troops and has already pressed into the East City Gate. The Imperial Palace Guards have sealed off the inner palace and are killing anyone they see. The Third Prince is plotting a rebellion!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Murong Yan quickly asked, "How did the Black Sail Army bypass Lucheng?"

"Lucheng's defender, Xu Cheng, defected to the Third Prince and allowed the Black Sail Army to pass."

Murong Yan frowned. He had just learned of Chen Xu's death, and now he had heard about Murong Yao's rebellion. He was extremely upset. "He finally couldn't sit still anymore. Where's my father? How did the Imperial Guards get taken under control?"

"Your Highness, the entire Yong'an City is now under the control of the Third Prince. His Majesty has sent a subordinate to inform Your Highness that you should quickly go to the Western Wilderness Yong'an King to get reinforcements and come to protect the king."

The man took out the token given by the emperor and asked them to evacuate Yong'an City from the Beicheng Street Pier.

Murong Yan insisted on going to the palace to see the emperor, but was stopped by Liu Zhang and Fu Yi.

Liu Zhang advised, "Your Highness, Murong Yao launched the rebellion so hastily this time. I'm afraid he has become aware of our deployment. Let's follow His Majesty's instructions and evacuate first before figuring out a countermeasure."

Under the protection of the guard team, the group urgently evacuated Yong'an City. They were pursued all the way on Beicheng Street. Fortunately, Fu Yi and several secret guards had strong enough martial arts skills to save them.

Murong Yao sent people to ambush on the road to the Western Wilderness, attempting to kill Murong Yan. Fortunately, Fu Yi suggested that they withdraw to the southern border, thus saving them from danger.

In the golden autumn of October, Murong Yao suddenly launched a coup in Yong'an City. The Black Sail Army led by Guangcheng Hou Jiang Yulou rushed in and raided the dormant Yong'an City.

Crown Prince Murong Yan fled in panic and his whereabouts are unknown.

The emperor was forced to abdicate, Concubine Shen was banished to the cold palace, and all the prince's party nobles who remained in the city suffered.

Not long after, it was rumored that Prince Yong'an Murong Jie was assassinated, and the 400,000-strong army of the Western Wilderness fell into the hands of the former Shangshu Liu Xiaoru and became Murong Yao's lackeys.

The Southern Territory became a rebel because they refused to hand over the two princes Murong Yan and Murong Tao.

The battle of Nanguan is about to break out.