Prince Duan was furious. He smashed things all over the floor and brought several male prostitutes into the house to cause trouble.

Because of the war, the Marquis of Changping has not sent any new children to his residence for a long time.

He had grown tired of some of the male prostitutes he kept in his household, and others had grown older and no longer appealed to him.

He tossed and turned for most of the night without finding anything interesting. He grew increasingly frustrated. Just then, the steward brought over a boy.

The boy was handsome but frail, exactly his type. After giving the steward a bag of silver, he grabbed the boy and dragged him into the room.

As soon as he entered the room, Prince Duan tore off the boy's clothes, pinned him to the bed, and began to abuse him.

A sharp, stabbing pain jolted the boy awake from his unconsciousness. He struggled frantically, but being naturally weak, he was powerless to break free.

The more the boy struggled, the more excited Prince Duan became.

He felt an unprecedented strength, and his body was pounding with excitement. At the same time, the wife of the Four Generals came to him, weeping and wailing, "Husband, Yi'er is missing."

General Xiao Lingguang of the Four Garrisons and his wife had two sons. The eldest son, Xiao Ao, was just like his father, strong and healthy, and went to the battlefield with his father at a young age.

However, their second son, Xiao Heng, was born with a weak constitution and his health was always very poor. The couple always cherished him like the apple of their eye.

Because of his poor health, Xiao Heng rarely went out, and when he did, he was always accompanied by guards.

Recently, due to the tense situation, he even gave an order not to let his son go out.

Upon hearing his wife's words, Xiao Lingguang frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart. He told his eldest son to stay home and take care of his wife, while he personally led soldiers out to search for her.

He originally thought it was Lu Shiyan for

They kidnapped his son to blackmail him. But to his surprise, he ended up finding his son in Prince Duan's bed.

At this time, Xiao Heng had been tortured to the point of near death by Prince Duan, and was barely clinging to life.

Xiao Lingguang glared angrily, pulled out the broadsword from his waist, and slashed at Prince Duan.

Prince Duan was naked and unarmed; how could he possibly withstand the attack of a general in a fit of rage?

Xiao Lingguang beheaded Prince Duan with a single stroke, thus turning the tables.

Because the incident happened suddenly, and because he was a military general whom Prince Duan trusted greatly, the guards of Prince Duan's residence were caught off guard, and his personal guards quickly took control of Prince Duan's residence.

Afterwards, Xiao Lingguang calmed down and suspected that this was a trap set by Lu Shiyan, designed to sow discord between him and Prince Duan.

After summoning doctors to examine his son, an investigation was immediately launched. The investigation revealed that this had nothing to do with Lu Shiyan.

All of this stemmed from a revenge plot.

It turns out that once, when Prince Duan was drunk, he mistook the steward's son for a male prostitute kept in the courtyard and abused him. Afterwards, Prince Duan did not take it seriously, gave the steward some silver as compensation, and then forgot about the matter.

But the son in charge changed completely after this incident. Later, when his family wasn't paying attention, he jumped into the river and committed suicide.

The manager's wife couldn't accept her son's departure and hanged herself that night.

The steward hated Prince Duan to the core, but he knew that Prince Duan was too powerful, and he couldn't avenge his wife and children on his own.

He concealed the fact that his wife and children had committed suicide and continued to work at the Prince's Palace, secretly looking for an opportunity.

This time, he finally found an opportunity. So he devised a plan to send Xiao Lingguang's son to Prince Duan's bed.

“General Xiao, it was my revenge and personal motives that caused the death of the young master. I deserve to die. But Prince Duan is cruel and ruthless, not a benevolent ruler. General Xiao, you are a man of great talent. Don’t follow the wrong master and waste your potential.”

After he finished speaking, black blood flowed from the steward's mouth.

Clearly, he had already taken poison and was prepared to die.

Xiao Lingguang said, "Send someone to investigate and see if what he said is true."

Soon, Xiao Lingguang's confidant returned with the news.

“General, we have not found any trace of his contact with people from Puzhou. His neighbors and relatives have also confirmed that what he said is true.”

“He did have a wife and son before, but they died mysteriously. We also questioned the servants who used to work in the Prince’s mansion, and they confirmed that Prince Duan had indeed violated his son.”

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From the information gathered by his subordinates, it's clear that the manager wasn't lying; this was indeed a personal vendetta.

But the steward, in his pursuit of revenge, ended up causing misfortune for his son.

Thinking of the pitiful state his son had been in when they first found him, and how his son was still in critical condition, Xiao Lingguang felt an urge to whip the corpses of Prince Duan and the steward.

Even if the corpse is desecrated now, the damage that Prince Duan caused to his son cannot be undone.

Moreover, now that he has killed Prince Duan, he faces even more trouble.

Although he now controls the Prince Duan's residence, the Prince Duan still commands other soldiers, some of whom are staunch loyalists and will not obey him. Furthermore, now that the Prince Duan is dead, he will inevitably face a struggle for military power.

Seeing his general's furrowed brows and troubled expression, the confidant hesitated for a moment before saying, "General, why don't we take Prince Duan's head and surrender to General Lu? I heard he has a very skilled doctor under him who might be able to save the young master."

Xiao Lingguang had originally had this idea, but he was still somewhat hesitant.

Now that his confidant had told him that Lu Shiyan had a very skilled doctor under his command, he didn't hesitate any longer and made a decision on the spot: to take the head of Prince Duan to Lu Shiyan and surrender.

Lu Shiyan had sent people to keep an eye on Prince Duan's side, and to send back any news immediately. Before Xiao Lingguang came to surrender, he had already received news that Prince Duan had been killed and that Xiao Lingguang had taken control of Prince Duan's residence.

However, Xiao Lingguang had previously kept the news under wraps, so outsiders didn't know why he killed Prince Duan.

However, besides gaining Lu Shiyan's trust, he also sought medical help when he sought refuge with Lu Shiyan. Therefore, he did not hide the disgraceful fact that his youngest son had been violated by Prince Duan.

When Lu Shiyan and Jiang Tangtang learned of Xiao Heng's ordeal, they both felt that Prince Duan deserved his fate.

Xiao Lingguang wanted to hand over all his troops to Lu Shiyan as a sign of loyalty. However, Lu Shiyan did not take his troops away.

Not only did he put Xiao Lingguang in charge of his own soldiers, but he also assigned him an additional 20,000 soldiers.

Xiao Lingguang never dreamed that Lu Shiyan would trust him so much. Just the fact that Lu Shiyan had the audacity to boldly use someone like him who had just surrendered was enough to earn Xiao Lingguang's admiration.

Besides admiring Lu Shiyan's courage, martial arts skills, and other qualities, he was also sincerely grateful to Lu Shiyan.

He consulted many doctors to examine Xiao Heng, and all of them said that Xiao Heng was already weak and his injuries were too severe, and there was no hope for him now.

After learning about her son's condition, Madam Xiao fainted several times from crying.

It was Lu Shiyan who personally intervened and saved Xiao Heng.

It was at this time that everyone learned that Lu Shiyan not only possessed extraordinary martial arts skills, but also unparalleled medical expertise. He could regrow bones and bring the dead back to life.