Lili couldn't help but turn to Baiyu and ask, "Princess Consort, was this also arranged by His Highness?"

Bai Yu shook his head, his face showing some anxiety: "My task is to get Zuo Pang to say that the person behind him is the First Prince. I didn't know beforehand that the First Prince would be here, but Your Highness should know."

Gu Zi'an was ten years older than Gu Ziyi, and Gu Ziyi's martial arts skills were superior to his. However, Gu Zi'an was no pushover either, and he managed to fight Gu Ziyi to a standstill by virtue of his greater strength.

Outside the teahouse, Han Xi sat on his horse, his brows furrowed, staring intently at the terrace.

Because it was an upward view, those below could not see the entire scene above, but could only occasionally catch glimpses of figures flying and fighting in the air.

Han Xi'an couldn't stand it any longer and led his horse around in circles: "Why is it so intense? According to the plan, the eldest prince should have already been subdued."

Zhui Feng kept a close eye on the situation over there: "Wait a little longer. His Highness said that the Red Eagle Army cannot be allowed to get involved between the First Prince and His Highness."

Han Xi: "I don't understand. We've already come this far, Zuo Pang's men have been taken down, and we've already gotten involved. How can we not get involved?"

"Are you stupid?" Zhui Feng glanced at him. "You said it yourself, these people are nominally Zuo Pang's men, what do they have to do with the First Prince?"

"this!"

"Moreover, His Highness has his own considerations."

Gu Ziyi glanced at Lili every now and then to check on her safety. Seeing that the guards were gradually running out of energy, Gu Ziyi said coldly, "Brother, you really have the nerve to do this. People in the martial arts world are most afraid of getting involved in court struggles. I wonder what tempting conditions you used to get them to work for you."

Gu Zian smiled, maintaining his arrogant demeanor even at this moment.

“The Red Eagle Army is downstairs, Third Brother. As long as you give the order, the Red Eagle Army’s iron cavalry can crush this small teahouse.”

Gu Zian stared at Gu Ziyi, looking into those familiar yet unfamiliar eyes, and suddenly remembered that New Year more than ten years ago, when his third brother was born on the lively first day of the Lunar New Year.

Taking advantage of Gu Zi'an's momentary daze, Gu Ziyi made a brilliant move, knocking Gu Zi'an's sword away: "Big brother, admit defeat."

Gu Zian's palm was stabbed hard, and blood was dripping from it.

Gu Zian suddenly smiled, his smile devoid of his previous feigned sincerity: "Brother, the imperial family is the most ruthless place. As the crown prince, one cannot be soft-hearted."

Amidst the tense standoff, the two brothers exchanged a long-awaited glance.

Gu Ziyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a wave of sadness washed over her.

In those days, iron horses roamed the desert, returning from ten thousand miles to meet the two dragons. The Zhou dynasty's ruler and ministers kept their promises in vain, while the Han brothers could not tolerate each other.

Gu Zian clutched his chest, a metallic taste rising in his throat, and knelt down in agony.

Gu Zian smiled as he wiped the blood from his lips, his once magnificent robes now filthy and disheveled.

Gu Zian stared at Gu Ziyi, a smile spreading across his face, his teeth already turning scarlet.

“Kill that girl.”

Gu Ziyi turned around abruptly, and a burly figure had already flown into the air, his large sword slashing straight at Lili's face.

"Pear!"

Gu Ziyi was about to rush forward when Gu Zian, who had picked up his sword, clung to him, saying, "Third brother, your elder brother is helping you."

To get that position, you can't have any weaknesses.

Even if I can't get that position, I'll still kill the people you care about.

Gu Ziyi panicked and lost his composure. He couldn't shake off Gu Zian in two moves. He looked at Lili with bloodshot eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lili reacted quickly and dodged. The two guards beside him rushed up to fight him.

The scene was too chaotic, so Lili gritted her teeth, stood behind the group, and pushed them into the inner room.

"Take this opportunity and go in quickly!"

These people here would only distract her; it would be better for her to get hacked to pieces inside, since they wouldn't kill her anyway.

Yang held Bai Yu's hand, and Xia Ning held Gu Ziqi's hand. Both of them were experienced and listened to Li Li's instructions very obediently.

Just as the group reached the door, several more people came up behind them, intending to cut down the pears.

Lili pushed hard, shoving several people inside. She slammed the door shut, quickly crouched down, covered her head, curled up into a ball, and rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the large knives.

Several large swords clashed together, producing a "clang" sound.

Pear was sweating profusely: "Good heavens, with that much force, even ten heads wouldn't be enough!"

Shen Ye, that guy, usually stays by her side all the time, afraid of encountering this situation, but he has never encountered it.

It's rare that Shen Ye isn't here, and look at the mess this place is in! It's a complete mess! Brother Shen Ye, come over and drink this mess!

Pear frantically ran around in a panic. Fortunately, the terrace was large enough, and there were several tables and chairs for people to rest on the other side, with large parasols providing shade.

Lili darted around, disappearing into various places. When she passed by the guards who were fighting fiercely, she even kindly tripped one of them.

Lili crawled under the table and jumped onto the chair, but her opponent, being tall and strong, couldn't fit under the table and could only split it open with a single slash.

The table should have fallen apart and collapsed after being split in half, but perhaps because it was made of poor quality, it exploded after being split in two, with pieces of the planks hitting the people in all directions.

For these highly skilled martial artists, being hit by a wooden board was no different than being scratched by a feather.

But by sheer coincidence, the wooden plank burst straight at the man's head, and the sharp spikes from the crack pierced his eyes.

Screams filled the air, and some even had sharp spikes stuck in their bleeding eyes, causing them immense pain, which only enraged the other party, who then tried to chop her up with his eyes closed.

Pear just kept jumping around without looking back.

Such an intense scene actually allowed Lili to complete her temple escape.

"Hey bro, come and chop me up!"

Gu Ziyi felt a little relieved. He cut off Gu Zian's left hand with one sword, and then forced him to kneel down with another sword, no longer holding back: "Brother, you shouldn't have other thoughts."

Gu Zian retorted, "Why...?"

"Let them stop."

Gu Ziyi closed his eyes, giving him one last chance: "Stop."

"Hahahahahahaha..." Gu Zian laughed loudly, "Your mother is the Empress, and you are the Crown Prince. I don't want to fight for it, but what can I do? If I don't fight for it, what will happen to my mother, and what will happen to me?"

"Big brother." Gu Ziyi's eyes welled up with tears, and finally one fell. "You know me best. Apart from Mother, you've spent the most time with me. Big brother, you know that."

You know perfectly well that I am not the kind of person who goes to extremes.

Gu Zian closed his eyes, suppressing the heat: "So what? It's too late now."

While they were reluctant to part, Lili was running so fast she was practically bursting with energy.

Lili was covered in sweat from running: "I can't go on, I can't go on, I can't run anymore..."

Pear was panting and stopped to catch her breath.

The group inside, who had been anxiously watching Lili through the slightly ajar door, saw her and, without thinking, lifted the door screen and shouted, "Lili, run!"

"I'm not running anymore, I can't run anymore. I've run at least 800 meters, whatever."

Pear was too exhausted to run anymore. If she died, so be it. She hadn't run for over ten years, both in her past and present lives. She was just too tired to run.

"Pear!"

Gu Ziyi's panicked voice came from above. Lili looked up and saw a ferocious-looking man just an arm's length away from her, holding a knife above his head, the gleaming blade flashing.

At this moment, what Lili was thinking was that this person's expression was really funny.

Gu Ziyi strode over, but ultimately could not overcome the burly man who was only a step away.

The moment the blade touched Lili, an arrow pierced the air and struck her head. The once fierce and imposing man now lay limp on the ground like a puppet whose soul had been ripped away.

With a clang, the broadsword fell to the ground at Lili's feet.

With the white arrow feathers stuck in his head, Gu Ziyi could hear his heart pounding like a drum, and his palms were already covered in fine sweat.

A feeling of relief welled up inside him, and Gu Ziyi reached out and scooped up the exhausted Lili into his arms, holding her tightly in front of him.

"That scared me to death, that scared me to death..."

Gu Ziyi's voice trembled, carrying a barely perceptible fear.

The boy pressed Lili's head against his chest, and the rich, noble scent of ebony wafted towards her.

Noticing the boy's slightly trembling body, Lili patted him reassuringly: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I just can't run anymore."

Two more figures appeared forcefully on the terrace, displaying their agility.

One of them carried a bow and arrows, while the other carried a longsword.

"Pear!"

Shen Jiahao rushed over, and several burly men surrounded Gu Ziyi and attacked him. Gu Ziyi protected Lili with one hand and struggled to fight back with his sword in his right hand.

Shen Jiahao had no time to think. He drew his bow and released three arrows, which accurately struck the three men on the forehead.

At the same time, Chen Ye also slashed with his sword, piercing straight into another person's chest.

"Big brother! Brother Chen Ye!"

Lili's eyes lit up. "Great!"

Gu Ziyi exchanged a glance with the two men, who instantly understood his meaning and flew to his side to protect him.

Gu Ziyi picked up Lili and carried her towards Xia Ning, instructing her, "Stay inside obediently."

After saying that, he gently placed her on the ground and instructed Xia Ning, "Don't let her out."

Then, the three returned to the terrace and fought again.

Xia Ning quickly pulled Lili in, and the group of people were once again filled with trepidation, talking amongst themselves.

Lili had just run too fast and hadn't recovered yet; she almost fainted on the ground.

Ms. Yang felt extremely distressed and quickly helped her gently rotate her shoulders and swing her arms back and forth to relax her shoulder muscles.

Gu Ziqi also thoughtfully massaged her legs, her little expression filled with pride and admiration: "Sister Lili is so amazing."

Lili chuckled and pinched his cheek: "Don't you dare try this."

Bai Yu looked worriedly out the door: "What kind of mess is this? If this gets to His Majesty's ears, he'll be furious."

Xia Ning secretly watched the leaping figure, equally worried.

Although the guards were exhausted and outmatched by their opponents, Lili's earlier antics relieved their pressure, and with the addition of Shen Jiahao and Shen Ye, the situation reversed within fifteen minutes.

At this moment, the terrace was piled with countless corpses; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a river of blood.

This once elegant place for enjoying tea and scenery is now stained with boundless stench of blood.

Gu Zian's left hand was severed, and he lost too much blood. He had already fainted.

After An Qi and his guards finished counting, they said, "Your Highness, apart from Zuo Pang, there are no survivors."

Gu Ziyi looked into the corner and saw that Zuo Pang, who had been so smug just moments before, had fainted from fright.

It had a huge bald patch on top, which looked quite comical.

Gu Ziyi chuckled and shook his head helplessly.

It really hasn't changed at all; it's still simple and straightforward.

"Your Highness, what... should we do with the First Prince?"

Gu Ziyi was silent for a moment, then said, "Let His Majesty handle it. Erase everything else and do it well."

"yes."

"Brother Ziyi!"

Lili couldn't wait to run out and examine him carefully.

Gu Ziyi let her look up and down.

Gu Ziyi was as serene as a clear moon and gentle breeze; even after such a fierce battle, not a single drop of blood remained on his robes.

His eyes were slightly red, revealing his turbulent inner state.

Gu Ziyi tapped her head with his finger, looking rather serious.

"Ouch."

Lili covered her head, looking at him expectantly, "It hurts a lot."

"It should hurt, so you'll learn your lesson." Gu Ziyi scolded sternly, but then softened his voice, unable to bear seeing the girl suffer, "Lili, I know you're capable, but that doesn't mean you can do things against the grain, does it?"

Lili stuck out her tongue: "Isn't everything alright? Big brother and Shen Ye are here."

Shen Jiahao, who had been observing coldly from the sidelines, finally sneered and said sarcastically, "Oh, so you still remember your older brother is here?"

He'd been standing there for ages, but as soon as she came out, she just blew right past him!

Shen Jiahao's jealousy was obvious, and Shen Ye sighed helplessly.

Lili immediately ran over and shook his arm: "Big brother, Brother Chenye, are you alright?"

"Ha, by the time you realize we're in trouble, it'll be too late!"

“How could that be? Lili knows that Big Brother is highly skilled in martial arts. How could these people possibly be a match for Big Brother?” Lili laughed.

Shen Jiahao raised an eyebrow, his mood improving slightly.

Lili continued to whine, "Big brother, it's a good thing you came, otherwise you almost wouldn't have seen Lili!"

"What are you saying? Hurry up and spit it out." Shen Jiahao frowned.

The scene outside was too chaotic, and the guards were still cleaning up. The few people inside were too scared to come out. Xia Ning hesitated for a moment, then carefully moved over.

"Young Master Shen, are you alright?"

Shen Ye followed her gaze downwards and noticed a large patch of blood on her sleeve.

Shen Ye was taken aback, then shook her head: "It's nothing."

Seeing Xia Ning's worried look, he paused for a moment, then added, "This isn't my blood; it must have been someone else's blood that I accidentally got on myself."

"That's good." Xia Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Ye silently looked away and glanced around awkwardly.

After Xia Ning breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly realized her recklessness.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became awkward.

Lili's eyes darted curiously between the two of them.