Chapter 366: You don’t even want to pretend anymore?

The person who suddenly stepped forward to stop the carriage spoke in Beili dialect.

At this time, the morning light was dim, the mountains and forests were quiet, and there were few pedestrians within a radius of dozens of miles.

The Beili envoy and others had just been ambushed nearby, and even the birds and beasts in the entire valley had fled.

Huo Zheng and Chunzhi and their group came straight here. Dozens of sword-wielding men were escorting the carriage. It was obvious that they were not simple people.

These Beili people had just fought a fierce battle and, with the help of the Daxing people, killed most of the hundreds of men in black who were ambushing in the valley. Now, when they saw another group of people suddenly coming, they immediately felt as if they were facing a great enemy and immediately stepped forward to stop the carriage.

Jiang He, who was treating the wounded, stepped forward immediately upon seeing this and said, "Don't be rude! The people sitting in the carriage are my master and his wife."

Three hundred secret guards accompanied the prince and princess to Beili to rob the bride. When they arrived, the princess had disappeared. The prince took people to look for her personally, while Jiang He and others were ordered to stay here to rescue the people in the wedding party and the Beili envoys.

When Mu Xu, the leader of the Beili envoys, heard Jiang He say this, he immediately raised his hand to signal the Beili soldiers who had stopped the carriage and were pointing swords at them. Then he asked, "Who is your master?"

"My master..."

Jiang He didn't know whether his master and mistress wanted to reveal their identities, so he paused for a moment.

At this moment, Huo Zheng opened the curtain and came out, "I am Changning's elder brother."

Mu Xu and the others looked up and saw a man in black clothes with an imposing appearance and a graceful demeanor stepping out of the carriage. "You are... Prince of Chang'an Huo Zheng!"

The Emperor of Daxing had many children, but the number of princes who survived to adulthood could be counted on one hand. When Mu Xu was in the capital, he had already passed the reigns of Prince Rui and the Ninth Prince. There was also a Fourth Prince who became a Taoist monk because he refused to marry the Princess of Xiling. The only one he had never met was Prince Chang'an Huo Zheng, who was demoted to Xizhou as a vassal king.

The man who came introduced himself as "this king" and said that he was Princess Changning's brother. With such appearance and demeanor, there is no one else like him in the whole world. He must be Prince Chang'an Huo Zheng without a doubt.

Mu Xu was over forty years old and quite experienced. When he saw Prince of Chang'an Huo Zheng, he immediately thought of his purpose for coming here. He then immediately asked, "Prince of Chang'an from Daxing has secretly sneaked into our Beili territory. It's impossible that he is here to wander around because he longs for the beauty of Beili, right?"

"Of course not." Huo Zheng got off the carriage and ignored the Beili soldiers who were blocking the carriage with swords pointed at him. He walked straight towards Mu Xu and said, "Although I am in Xizhou, my heart is concerned about the diplomatic relations between the two countries. To prevent the Xiling people from secretly sabotaging me, I specially brought people to escort me from a thousand miles away."

"Escort?" Mu Xu felt that the word "Prince Chang'an" was a bit inappropriate. "Does Prince Chang'an really think so?"

The other Beili envoys could no longer sit still after hearing this:

"Nonsense! These people sneaked into our Beili, clearly to steal the bride!"

"It was the Daxing people who ambushed us in the valley just now, and it was also the Daxing people who rescued us. Now this Chang'an King suddenly appears, most likely to confuse us!"

"He's been called both the good guy and the bad guy. Lord Mu, we've lost so many brothers, we can't just let it go like this. He must pay with his life!"

These people shouted and rushed forward to fight Huo Zheng.

Just now, when they were fighting desperately with those people who were ambushing in the valley, they heard clearly that they were sent by Prince Chang'an to rescue Princess Changning. They only wanted the princess to be alive, and everyone else would be shot on the spot.

Princess Changning disappeared, but the Prince of Chang'an suddenly appeared. This doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

Upon seeing this, Jiang He and the others immediately flew past these people and protected their master.

The secret guards who had just rescued the Beili envoy and others not long ago all spoke up: "Those ambushed in the valley are not from Daxing at all, they just speak Daxing dialect!"

"What kind of idiot would reveal their identity when killing someone? They said they were sent by the King of Chang'an, and you believed them? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"

"If our prince wanted to kill you, we would have just let you all be killed. Why would we bother saving you?"

The Beili people are brave and good at fighting, but they are generally stubborn.

It's as if all their martial strength is gained through their brains.

The secret guards were talking to each other, wishing they could find a doctor on the spot to treat the brains of these Beili people.

Even after discussing this, a general from Beili asked, "Who knows what tricks you guys at Daxing are up to?"

The secret guards were so angry that smoke was coming out of their heads.

Huo Zheng smiled. "Daxing married the princess to Beili as part of a marriage alliance. They provided Beili with countless grains, cloth, books, medicinal herbs, and a large number of skilled craftsmen. This was all for the sake of allowing the people of Beili to live a better life. You came to Daxing to ask for the princess' hand in marriage, but you don't believe in Daxing's sincerity. Then this marriage alliance is over."

"You don't even want to pretend anymore?"

The youngest member of the Beili envoy group asked in shock.

Huo Zheng said, "Pretending? This king disdains to pretend."

The young Beili envoy wanted to say something else, but Mu Xu interrupted him, saying, "Don't be rude!"

"Master Mu——"

The Beili people heard Mu Xu's words and seemed to have no intention of making enemies with the King of Chang'an, so they suddenly became anxious.

He was attacked on his way back to the capital, and the princess who was in marriage disappeared. The King of Chang'an appeared at such an inopportune time, there must be a conspiracy.

An envoy said anxiously, "The Emperor of Daxing sent him to Xizhou to be his vassal. He was not even allowed to return to the capital to see Princess Changning off on her wedding day. Yet he suddenly shows up here today. This is totally unacceptable!"

Huo Zheng said calmly, "What's wrong with that?"

"It's unacceptable for you to sneak into our Beili territory with such a master. It's unacceptable for your men to suddenly come to our rescue when we were attacked. It's even more unacceptable that Princess Changning disappeared as soon as you arrived!"

The young Beili envoy said "it's unacceptable" three times in a row at a very fast speed, and his face turned red instantly.

Huo Zheng remained calm and composed, "I think it's all reasonable."

"You're just making excuses..."

The young envoy from Beili was so angry that he almost jumped up when he heard this. At this moment, someone suddenly opened the carriage, which had been quiet all the time, and Liu Yan, who had disappeared for a long time with Princess Changning, stepped out.

Lord Liu bowed to everyone and said, "The princess is not missing. She is in the carriage."

Someone from Beili shouted, "I don't believe it! You Daxing people are the best at scheming and deceiving people!"

"Who knows if it's a princess or someone else sitting in the carriage?"

"Don't speak too soon." Chunzhi lifted the curtain and came out. "If Princess Changning is in the carriage, how are you going to apologize to me?"

The man who had just spoken loudly was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said, "I don't believe that Princess Changning will come back after leaving. If she really is sitting in this carriage, I will die as an apology!"

"Shi Da!" Mu Xu frowned when he heard this and immediately interrupted him.

The man named Shi Da said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Lord Mu. Prince Chang'an showed up again today just to take Princess Changning away. I guarantee that Princess Changning is definitely not in the carriage!"

Before he finished speaking, a voice called out "Really?" came from the carriage.

Huo Yanran lifted the curtain and walked out, standing in front of the carriage and looking down at Shi Da, "Then you really have to die to atone for your sins."