Chapter 415 The Princess is Held Hostage

Most of the poisonous insects gnawed at the guards' bodies, while a small number rushed towards the crowd.

The ordinary soldiers nearby did not understand the harm of the poisonous insects, and some of them were infected before they could dodge.

Just as the crisis was about to break out, a ball of blue fire fell from the sky and landed on the body of the guard, and the poisonous insects immediately let out a shrill scream.

Hu Xin'er's face was full of surprise: "Yin Li?"

Yin Li flew down from the eaves and snorted coldly, "If I were any later, you would have been wiped out."

As he spoke, he raised his sword and cut off the arms of the soldiers who were infected by the poisonous insects.

The screams were endless.

Yin Li said impatiently, "Why would a real man be afraid of pain? Aren't you just freezing?"

He waved his hand, and several balls of blue fire flew out and landed on the soldiers' wounds, and the bleeding from the wounds stopped immediately.

Yin Li clapped his hands: "Now we just need to send someone to bandage them."

The soldiers looked at the blue flames on their arms and were horrified. What kind of witchcraft was this?

Duke Xuanyuan, upon seeing his soldiers being treated this way, questioned, "They're just infested with parasites. Why do you have to cut off their arms? Isn't there another way to force them out?"

Yin Li sneered, "Do you think this Pavilion Master has good intentions but ends up doing something bad? Then come on! I want to see how many people these poisonous insects can infect, and whether they can turn the entire capital into a deadly place."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Hu Xin'er tugged at Yin Li's sleeve and said, "Okay, stop arguing. The most important thing now is to find the prince."

The Duke was still furious. Although he knew that the Bone-Eroding Insect was a very powerful poisonous insect, he did not know its specific lethality, so he felt that Yin Li was completely exaggerating.

"Duke, do you still remember the assassin who rushed out at the eldest princess's wedding banquet..." Hu Xin'er used Feng Ge as an example to explain to him the harmfulness of bone erosion.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

There are at least hundreds of poisonous insects on the assassin's body. If these poisonous insects parasitize and reproduce in the bodies of the people present, no one can afford the consequences.

The soldiers were a little bit incredulous. Was this still their beloved prince?

"How could the prince use such a vicious method?" A soldier whose arm was chopped off came to his senses and said angrily.

"Slander, this must be slander against the prince!" The crowd gradually became agitated.

Someone looked at Yin Li with suspicion: "Duke, you must not listen to the words of this evil man. I think he is here to cause trouble."

Some even pointed directly at Mu Qing: "Mr. Lu, I know you and the Crown Prince have always disagreed on politics, but there's no need to resort to such despicable tactics, right?"

Those who had received favors from the prince also whispered, "The prince often helps the poor people. I believe he is innocent."

Even several generals stepped forward hesitantly: "Duke, is the Crown Prince's rebellion open to discussion?"

These soldiers would not doubt the Duke, who had led the troops for many years and was highly respected.

But they don't trust Mu Qing!

Being looked at with suspicion by countless people, Yin Li couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Your kindness is truly taken for granted. I should let you all die from the poisonous insects and let you have a good taste of the Crown Prince's methods."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people drew their swords cautiously: "Look, Duke! This demon really has bad intentions."

If the Duke had not witnessed with his own eyes how the Crown Prince changed his attitude, he might have been shaken.

But at this moment, facing everyone's doubts, his face turned cold and he said with great authority, "The Crown Prince failed to usurp the throne and fled to the city. This was witnessed by this Duke himself. Your Majesty is heartbroken and has issued an oral order. If the Crown Prince surrenders, he still has a chance of survival. If he resists stubbornly, he will be executed on the spot!"

He and Mu Qing raised the emperor's token at the same time, and the turmoil in the army gradually subsided.

Many people felt a chill in their hearts. They could not believe that the prince, who usually looked as gentle as jade, would actually do such a vicious thing.

"It's true... like mother, like son." The Duke looked at the corpse of the poisonous insect wrapped in blue flames and suddenly said something meaningful, his voice so soft that it seemed like he was talking to himself.

Then he jumped on his horse and said, "There's no time to lose. We'll go hunt down the prince right now!"

A masked figure appeared at the eaves, and Mu Qing's eyes lit up: "It's Yun Jue! He must have found the prince's whereabouts, so he is leading us."

Amid the sound of horse hooves, the crowd chased to the city gate.

The prince was trying to break out of the city, but at the critical moment, he was surrounded by the army.

There were still two guards left by his side. They had originally been able to hold their own against the defenders, but they eventually showed signs of weakness in front of so many people.

But the prince was not at all flustered, instead he burst into laughter.

He grabbed a person from beside him and pulled the cloth out of his mouth.

Although the person was covered in dust, the fine satin fabric was radiant and radiant. Her face, which was originally beautiful and fierce, was now only filled with fragility and panic. Who else could it be but the eldest princess?

She asked in a tearful voice, "Brother Crown Prince, what are you doing? Don't be so foolish anymore!"

The prince pulled her over by her hair. When had the eldest princess ever been treated like this? She screamed in pain.

Hu Xin'er's heart tightened when she saw this: "Nangong Jin, are you crazy? She is your biological sister."

The prince raised his eyebrows and smiled, saying with a hint of contempt: "Aren't you also my good sister? But now you want to lead the army to kill me!"

Because the eldest princess was too dazed, the emperor's men asked her to take a rest and she did not hear the subsequent conversation in the backyard.

She was originally taken to an absolutely safe place by the Shadow Guards, but she couldn't believe that her beloved prince brother would actually be a bad person, so she ran away secretly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, he was taken hostage by the prince.

Now, hearing the prince's words, she couldn't help but scream out loud, ignoring the pain: "What sister? Brother Prince, are you crazy?"

She would rather her brother, the Crown Prince, was crazy than believe that he would really harm her.

The Crown Prince grinned and strangled her neck. "Don't you know? Hu Xin'er's biological mother, Liu Se, is the person in the portrait that the Emperor has been thinking about so much. Our mother has never received the Emperor's favor, all because of this woman!"

"Liu Se...Father's beloved Consort Se?" The eldest princess was struck by lightning and looked at Hu Xin'er. "Is this true?"

Hu Xin'er pursed her lips and nodded: "Yue'er, this is a long story. Let me rescue you from the prince's hands first."

The eldest princess, however, stretched out her hand in a panic, as if to protect the prince: "No, the prince didn't hold me hostage. I volunteered to protect him. Don't hurt him!"