"Yes!" The guards around him were all his trusted men. Upon hearing this, they drew their blades and surrounded Zu An. The other party was a gold-level embroidered-robe envoy, so they dared not be careless. However, with General Cheng leading the way and the other guards setting up a combined attack formation, this guy was definitely doomed if he went alone.

Zuan looked serious and was on high alert to guard against their surprise attack.

At that moment, a cold and arrogant voice rang in my ears: "Do you need my help?"

Zu An chuckled. It turned out that Yun Jianyue had been hiding in her room, watching what was happening outside. Just imagining her peeking through the crack in the door was quite amusing.

"No need, I'm doomed if you come out," Zu An hurriedly replied via telepathic communication.

What a joke! If Yun Jianyue were exposed here, even nine lives wouldn't be enough for him to die.

"Hmph! If I hadn't come out, you would probably be dead by now." Yun Jianyue was clearly quite dissatisfied at being treated as a burden.

"Don't worry, I have my own plans." Zu'an replied quickly, while anxiously looking in another direction. Why hasn't the Crown Princess arrived yet? Your future man is in danger!

As if hearing his prayer, a beautifully dressed figure soon appeared not far away.

Zu An's eyes darted around, and he shouted angrily, "Cheng Xiong, is it because I saved the Crown Prince and Crown Princess last night, causing your plan to fail, that you've been trying to get rid of me?"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess, who had rushed over from afar, frowned. She had been somewhat puzzled by the large group of Imperial Guards gathered there, but after hearing these words, she immediately had many guesses in her mind.

Given her status, she would naturally know that Cheng Xiong was a member of the Qi King's faction. Could it really have been like that last night?

The struggle between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi had already reached a fever pitch, and it wouldn't be surprising if either side resorted to any means necessary.

Cheng Xiong was about to order an attack when he heard this and was both shocked and furious: "You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Anger from Cheng Xiong: +444 +444 +444...

What the other party said was absolutely malicious; if this charge were proven, it would be a heinous crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire family.

Zu An said coldly, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. If it wasn't for this purpose, why did you lose your mind and provoke me? Do you think the Golden Embroidered Robe Envoy is so easy to mess with?"

Even Cheng Xiong's soldiers couldn't help but look at their general. It was indeed a bit strange. People usually avoided envoys like the plague. You'd be grateful if they didn't cause you trouble, but you actually went out of your way to cause them trouble? And the key point is that they are gold medal envoys!

Cheng Xiong was furious. He had often framed others before, but this time he genuinely found Zu An suspicious and strongly suspected him of having connections with the assassins. As a result, he was the one being questioned.

"You bastard, you've tarnished my reputation, prepare to die!" He drew his sword, unleashing a powerful aura, and slashed directly at Zu'an.

He also had another idea: to take the opportunity to test Zuan's combat skills. If he found out that Zuan used fire-based techniques and could still use the flaming longsword from that night, then everything would be confirmed.

Zu An snorted and struck the blade with a palm strike. The Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique completely absorbed the vital energy from the blade.

"What exactly is this move they're using?" Cheng Xiong asked in surprise and doubt. Every time they clashed, their strength would vanish without a trace, as if sinking into the sea. He knew that he might not be able to defeat his opponent in a one-on-one fight, so he shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Get them!"

The palace guards all have combined attack formations; if they attack together, an opponent alone will be killed on the spot.

The guards had already formed a battle formation and were raising their bows and crossbows to shoot at the enemy when a dignified voice came from the side: "Stop! What are you doing?"

Everyone turned around and saw who it was. They hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Crown Princess!"

Cheng Xiong was startled, wondering why this woman had come, but he dared not be negligent and greeted her in the same manner.

The Crown Princess's phoenix eyes swept coldly over the entire palace: "You guys are something else. I didn't see you being so imposing when there was an assassination attempt in the palace yesterday, but now that you're fighting your own people, you're all full of energy?"

The guards were all deeply ashamed to be looked down upon by the Crown Princess.

Cheng Xiong, being more composed, quickly explained, "Your Highness, you've misunderstood. We're just investigating a case."

He then recounted how the palace guards had discovered the assassin disguised as an embroidered messenger sneaking out of the palace the day before.

The Crown Princess snorted coldly: "Since you knew the other party was an assassin, why didn't you capture him then?"

Zuan was almost overjoyed. As expected of the woman I had chosen, even her way of thinking was the same as mine.

Cheng Xiong's breath hitched, and he hurriedly explained, "They only realized it afterward."

The Crown Princess turned to look at Zu An beside her, thinking that the Eleventh Prince was indeed as aloof and handsome as ever, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but turn up slightly. However, when she turned back to look at Cheng Xiong, her face darkened: "Since you didn't find out on the spot, how did you determine afterwards that the Embroidered-Clad Envoy was an assassin? Do you have any evidence?"

"This..." Cheng Xiong was speechless for a moment. These were all his speculations. Although they were reasonable, they lacked solid evidence. "The reason for searching the Embroidered Robe Envoy's uniform this time is to find evidence. The uniforms issued to innocent people will definitely still be there, and the person who let the assassin go will definitely be missing a set of uniforms."

Seeing how resolute he was, the Crown Princess looked at Zu An for his opinion.

Zu An sneered, "I just said, how can you prove your innocence based solely on your own words? If I want to deal with you in the future, I can easily frame you and turn your mansion upside down. General Cheng, can you accept that?"

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