Prince Yanping and his companions did not understand Xie Jingyan's actions.

But their lack of understanding didn't stop them from helping Xie Jingyan save people.

There must be a reason why Prince Ling did this.

They believed in the King of Ling.

With an arrow stuck in his back, King Cheng struggled to break free from Xie Jingyan's grasp, but he was too weak. Just as he was about to faint, Xie Jingyan pulled him up with a forceful pull.

The heir of the Duke of Mao caught up and saw that King Cheng was already unconscious. He said to Xie Jingyan, "Prince Ling, how dare you kill King Cheng?!"

Although he arrived last, he personally witnessed Xie Jingyan shooting an arrow.

In order to kill the Western Liang assassin, he killed King Cheng as well, and then pretended to drag him up. What kind of rescue is that?!

The heir of the Duke of Mao dismounted, intending to confront him, but Du Cheng'an stopped him as soon as he stepped forward.

Honestly, the heir of the Duke of Maoguo felt like punching someone.

It's one thing for Du Cheng'an to hang out with the Prince of Yanping and his ilk all day, but he can also turn a blind eye to Prince Cheng, who is his own maternal uncle.

The heir of the Duke of Maoguo retorted angrily, "Don't think that just because you're the son of the Princess of Huyang, the Empress Dowager won't blame you!"

Xie Jingyan pulled Prince Cheng up, and the Crown Prince of Yanping checked Prince Cheng's nose and said, "His breathing is very weak..."

The Crown Prince of Yanping's voice was trembling.

He killed the Empress Dowager's own grandson, and the Empress Dowager wanted him to pay with his life. This was the Empress Dowager's own son...

This is a huge disaster.

If Prince Cheng's life cannot be saved, even the Emperor cannot protect Prince Ling.

Xie Jingyan squatted down, glanced at King Cheng's jaw, and with a tug, tore a human skin mask off King Cheng's face.

The accusations and gloating gaze of the heir apparent of the Duke of Maoguo froze.

The Prince of Yanping and his companions were stunned.

"Not King Cheng?" Tang Ze asked incredulously.

The Crown Prince of Yanping looked at Xie Jingyan and asked, "How do you know he's an imposter?"

King Cheng was immobilized by pressure points and didn't utter a single word from beginning to end.

Xie Jingyan said, "No matter how skilled a person is at disguise, they can't disguise their eyes."

The man was identical in build to Prince Cheng, and his face was even more indistinguishable. Furthermore, since the assassin had been taken hostage from Prince Cheng's residence, no one would doubt that this was not Prince Cheng. However, ever since Xie Jingyan ruined Prince Cheng's plans several times, Prince Cheng's gaze towards him had been filled with hidden hostility. In addition, Empress Song had been banished to the Cold Palace, and Eunuch Yuan claimed that it had nothing to do with him. The Empress Dowager would believe him, but Prince Cheng would not.

A person with rebellious intentions will have spies everywhere in the palace, and they will want to get rid of him as soon as they see him.

Furthermore, even the assassins hiding in Wanxiang Pavilion knew to pack their bags and flee for their lives. How could Prince Cheng possibly stay peacefully in his residence? Even if the Empress Dowager protected him and prevented the Emperor from killing him, he would still face a life sentence. Prince Cheng was not one to sit idly by and wait for his death.

When the Western Liang assassins confronted the Crown Prince of Yanping, Xie Jingyan suspected that the King of Cheng was an imposter. When the Western Liang assassins abandoned the official road and ran onto this small path, Xie Jingyan became certain that the King of Cheng was an imposter.

He had been on this road a few years ago. He had been demoted by the emperor to guard the imperial tombs. The dull, lonely, and hopeless days made him feel like he was living a life worse than death. He rode his horse and came to this path. Standing on the edge of the cliff, he had thought about jumping off and ending it all.

The assassin from Xiliang led King Cheng to the edge of a cliff. Once the fake King Cheng jumped off and died, King Cheng would truly escape.

These people chased after them, driving the Western Liang assassins to their doom, and they dragged Prince Cheng down with them to their deaths. The officials, unaware that Prince Cheng's death was no loss, would surely demand that the Emperor severely punish them, and the Empress Dowager would see them as a thorn in her side.

This is also why Xie Jingyan asked Du Cheng'an for a bow and arrow; he absolutely could not let King Cheng jump down.

Fortunately, they managed to keep the person in time, ruining King Cheng's plan to escape.

Tang Ze looked at the heir of the Duke of Maoguo, "Heir of the Duke of Maoguo, would you like to come closer and take a better look? Is this the Prince Cheng?"

The heir of the Duke of Mao was furious but had nothing to say.

What's even more infuriating is that the Crown Prince of Yanping picked up the fake King Cheng and threw him directly onto the back of the Crown Prince of Maoguo's horse.

Fortunately, the heir of the Duke of Maoguo came along and witnessed the plan of "King Cheng" to escape by falling off the cliff. Otherwise, if the Western Liang assassins had taken King Cheng away from the capital and fallen off the cliff, and they had brought back a fake King Cheng's body, they would not have been suspected of killing King Cheng and would have used the fake King Cheng to escape punishment.

The Empress Dowager may not believe them, but the heir of the Duke of Maoguo is her maternal grand-nephew, so she cannot disbelieve him.

Xie Jingyan mounted his horse, and Lu Cheng asked curiously, "This is the fake Prince Cheng, so where is the real Prince Cheng?"

Lu Cheng asked the same question that the heir of the Duke of Maoguo wanted to know.

It turns out that King Cheng has a double. The assassins from Xiliang captured King Cheng's double, but why didn't King Cheng come out? Instead, the assassins from Xiliang took the double away from the capital.

Xie Jingyan suspected that after Empress Song was banished to the Cold Palace yesterday and the Emperor imprisoned the Left Prime Minister's residence, Prince Cheng left the capital upon receiving the news.

They escaped really fast.

Before the emperor could make his crimes public, Prince Cheng fled in fear of punishment.

But it's good that they escaped; now they don't have to return to the capital alive.

Hanyuan Hall.

The emperor is drinking medicine.

Zhao, the chief physician, brought over some calming medicine. Yuan, the eunuch, presented it to the emperor, who drank it down without saying a word.

The sound of the medicine bowl being put down was truly frightening.

Especially Zhao Yuanzheng, who thought about how he had been so foolish yesterday that he had congratulated the Emperor on being cuckolded, and that the Emperor was truly benevolent that his head could be spared overnight.

Zhao, the physician, took the bowl of medicine and withdrew.

As Zhao Yuanzheng was leaving, a young eunuch hurried into the hall and reported, "Your Majesty, the Prince Cheng held hostage by the Western Liang assassins is an imposter..."

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