This situation was completely beyond Princess Anle's expectations.

He roared, "How dare you!"

Lin Xiuyan chuckled: "Your Highness isn't just finding out how bold I am today, are you?"

Princess Anle was so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed, but Lin Xiuyan said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and hand over the person!"

Princess Anle: "..."

He had never seen anyone more arrogant than her!

Ye Junfei stood lazily to the side, watching the spectacle.

By this time, he was completely certain that he had married an extraordinary wife.

That fierce look, tsk tsk...

He really loves it!

Lin Xiuyan wasn't a very patient person when it came to these kinds of things. Seeing that Princess Anle hadn't moved, she did.

She thrust the dagger in her hand directly towards Princess Anle's chest.

As soon as she approached, a sword blocked her way; it was Qingyuan, the most skilled guard by Princess Anle's side.

The two exchanged three moves quickly, and Lin Xiuyan realized she couldn't win.

Qingyuan wanted to capture her, but the next moment something flew towards him. He swung his sword and cleaved it, and powder flew out.

He didn't take the powder seriously and turned his sword to strike Lin Xiuyan, but she threw him a tinderbox instead.

Sparks flew up, and in an instant, Qingyuan's body caught fire. He quickly tried to extinguish the flames, but failed.

Lin Xiuyan raised an eyebrow and said, "A whole roasted lamb!"

Qingyuan hurriedly took off his coat, but a sharp pain shot through his arm.

He found a small amount of white powder on the skin, which was now burning, and he couldn't extinguish it by reaching out.

The fire could only be extinguished after all the pink powder had burned away, and a small hole the size of a bean was burned into his hand, leaving it charred black.

Because the meat from Qingyuan was cooked, a faint aroma of meat filled the courtyard.

This scene is extremely bizarre!

Ye Junfei was afraid she would get hurt, and he originally wanted to come over to help, but when he saw this scene, he was stunned.

While in the carriage, she said she had made thorough preparations, but he was just listening.

He felt that Princess Anle was ruthless and had a large following, so she was bound to suffer losses if she came to him like this.

He had originally planned to show off his abilities to her today, but instead, she performed for him, demonstrating what cunning tactics truly meant.

He wondered if she were to use these tactics on him, and he would likely suffer losses without knowing the full story.

Lin Xiuyan beckoned to Qingyuan with her finger: "Still want to fight?"

Qingyuan glanced at his hand, which had been burned through, his facial muscles twitching, and he remained silent with a dark expression.

He held his sword in front of Princess Anle, but his hand trembled slightly uncontrollably, as if in pain.

Princess Anle said with a stern face, "The Crown Princess has quite the methods!"

Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "I am a woman, and I am naturally weaker than men. I even want to slack off when I am practicing."

"So when I have nothing to do, I think of some tricks. I can't beat your guard in martial arts, but I'm pretty confident I can kill him."

If she had said that from the beginning, no one would have believed her.

But now no one doubts her anymore, because she has already shown amazing skills.

Qingyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Your methods are too despicable!"

Lin Xiuyan said dismissively, "No matter how despicable my methods are, they can't compare to your princess's!"

"He took people hostage and bullied others with numbers. Why didn't you call him despicable before?"

"Now that you can't beat me and are going to suffer a loss, you say I used despicable methods. How can you be so shameless?"

Qingyuan: "..."

Princess Anle: "..."

He truly never expected that, despite his thorough preparations, he would still suffer such a great loss and be bullied by a woman!

Lin Xiuyan picked up a black sphere and weighed it in her hand, saying, "Stop talking nonsense, just tell me, are you going to release them or not!"

Everyone's eyes followed the rise and fall of the black sphere in her hand, fearing that it might explode.

After all, everyone had just witnessed the power of the sphere.

Princess Anle's face was grim, but she had no choice but to say, "Guards, release Xu Qianting!"

Before he could finish speaking, a terrified cry came from outside: "Fire! Help! Help put out the fire!"

Lin Xiuyan's expression changed slightly, and she turned to look outside. (www.cascoo.net)

At that moment, an iron gate was lowered at all the doors of Princess Anle's residence, separating Lin Xiuyan from her.

Princess Anle laughed: "Your Highness, I've eliminated your biggest rival in love for you, no need to thank me!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and retreated into the inner room.

Lin Xiuyan frowned slightly upon hearing this. She knew that she could no longer kill Princess Anle at this point, so she quickly ran outside.

When she went out, Commander Xu had already led his men in and were putting out the fire.

She ran over and asked, "What happened?"

Commander Xu replied, "This is where Princess Anle and Guan Ting'er are located!"

"I just got here and it's on fire. Judging by the size of the fire, there's a lot of kerosene in it."

He was so anxious he was jumping up and down, but the fire was too big, and even if he was frantic, it wouldn't help.

He shouted loudly into the fire, "Ting'er!"

Inside, flames raged fiercely, but no one answered.

Lin Xiuyan angrily said, "That damn princess is shameless!"

What she and Commander Xu discussed yesterday was that she would go to the city lord's mansion to keep Princess Anle occupied.

When a loud noise came from the city lord's mansion, Commander Xu rushed in to rescue people under the pretext of protecting the mansion.

When Lin Xiuyan fought with Princess Anle last time, she found that he acted very strangely and was domineering and unreasonable, making it impossible for him to release the person.

So they had planned it from the beginning: she would hold off Princess Anle while Commander Xu rescued her.

She seemed impatient as she urged Princess Anle to release Xu Qianting, but she was just stalling for time.

But she really didn't expect that the place where Guan Xuqianting was detained would be doused with kerosene!

She immediately shouted, "Quickly, put out the fire!"

She didn't need to say anything; the officers had already gone to fetch water to put out the fire.

But given the current situation, the fire is too large. Even if it's extinguished, the people inside are likely all...

Jiang Xinrou's face turned extremely pale when she saw the fire. She asked loudly, "What happened?"

Nobody paid any attention to her.

She rushed up to Lin Xiuyan and said, "How dare you set fire to the City Lord's Mansion!"

Lin Xiuyan was in a terrible mood and didn't even want to talk to her. She simply said coldly, "Get lost!"

Jiang Xinrou was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "I am the City Lord's wife, how dare you tell me to get out of the City Lord's mansion?"

Lin Xiuyan didn't even bother to say anything this time, and simply slapped her away.

Jiang Xinrou: "!!!!!!!"

She sat on the ground and screamed, "Guards, arrest Lin Xiuyan!"

She was surrounded by officials, but none of them listened to her.

Jiang Xinrou called out several times, but no one paid any attention. She finally realized that she, as the city lord's wife, had no authority whatsoever in front of these officials.