With a flick of the blade, the object landed right in Lu Ziyuan's hand.

When the Shadow Witch captured Zhong Muyu, she was taking a nap and had almost nothing on her, except for the necklace around her neck.

That was the diamond necklace that Lu Ziyuan had given her before. Although Zhong Muyu had said it was too troublesome or that she was willing to wear it, she had always cherished it and never taken it off.

This is indeed the one Lu Ziyuan gave me, because the craftsman's name is engraved on the back of the silver base. It's not easy to imitate this.

He gripped the necklace tightly and questioned Wu Zhao, "Where did you get this?"

"It looks familiar, doesn't it? Of course, it was taken from your beloved princess."

"you!"

Lu Ziyuan gripped the necklace tightly, his eyes bloodshot, like a wild beast about to pounce.

Wu Zhao, fearing he wasn't angry enough, continued to add fuel to the fire, saying, "She's with me right now. I've been treating her well with good food and drink and haven't done anything to her. But your attitude from now on will determine her life or death. You'd better think this through."

Lu Ziyuan glanced around. The two armies were locked in fierce combat, and it was obvious that calling for a halt at this time would be useless. So he looked at Wu Zhao and asked, "What do you want?"

"Haven't I already told you what I want? This land or your queen, you can only choose one."

Lu Ziyuan clenched his fist, the veins on the back of his blood-stained hand standing out.

At that moment, some foolish person launched a sneak attack, and he directly severed the opponent's head and threw the severed head at Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao easily dodged, but then saw Lu Ziyuan charging at him with even more ruthless moves than before, as if possessed by a god of death.

Lu Ziyuan is furious, and Wu Zhao knows it very well, but that's the effect he wants. The angrier Lu Ziyuan is, the more likely he is to lose his temper, and that's when he'll have an opportunity.

Unfortunately, he underestimated Lu Ziyuan's martial arts skills. Lu Ziyuan kicked him off his horse, and the fight between the two moved from horseback to the ground.

Because the two were fighting so fiercely, no one else dared to approach, and they gradually cleared out an area for them.

After several rounds, Wu Zhao was ultimately defeated.

Lu Ziyuan's sword was pressed against his neck. At the critical moment, Wu Zhao shouted, "If you dare to kill me, you'll never see Zhong Muyu again!"

Upon hearing this, the sword stopped at his neck.

When the other Rong generals saw that the prince had been captured, they all took out their weapons and pointed them at Lu Ziyuan, while General Zhao and others were the first to come over to protect Lu Ziyuan.

Wu Zhao continued, "This isn't the first time we've fought against you, so of course we know your abilities. That's why I told them that if I die on the battlefield, Zhong Muyu is at their disposal—they can kill me or do whatever they want with me."

Even if you kill me now, can you find her quickly amidst so many enraged Xirong soldiers?

He spoke very quickly, his eyes filled with a frenzied look.

"Despicable! Where is Zhong Muyu now?"

"Stop talking nonsense and kill me if you dare."

Wu Zhao looked like he had given up resisting. He knew that Lu Ziyuan would not disregard Zhong Muyu's life or death, and that he had other trump cards to play besides Zhong Muyu.

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly made a move, attacking Lu Ziyuan from behind at an extremely fast speed!

No one else reacted, including Lu Ziyuan.

But what happened next was even more unexpected.

The man's sword thrust fiercely towards Lu Ziyuan's back, but it remained completely still.

Just as he was wondering, Lu Ziyuan flashed out and cut off the man's arm.

"ah!!!!"

"Captain Jin, why did you attack the Prince!"

Everyone watched this scene in disbelief.

Although his sneak attack failed, he did buy Wu Zhao an opportunity. Wu Zhao was taken away by his general and protected closely behind him.

Lu Ziyuan stared at the person on the ground clutching their arm: "Jin Zan, you actually betrayed me."

"Your Highness, save me..."

Although Jinzan was in excruciating pain and was about to pass out, he still kept begging Wuzhao for mercy in order to save his life.

However, his assassination attempt failed, so how could Wu Zhao possibly protect him? He simply turned his face away and ignored him.

Lu Ziyuan touched the armor on his body. Fortunately, he was wearing a bulletproof vest given to him by Zhong Muyu underneath. At this moment, it could be said that Zhong Muyu had protected his life.

Enraged, Lu Ziyuan swung his sword to kill Jin Zan, but General Zhao stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, please wait. There is no rush to deal with him now."

Coming to his senses, Lu Ziyuan looked in Wu Zhao's direction: "General Zhao is right, then let's take this traitor away first."

Wu Zhao also looked at Lu Ziyuan, his eyes still filled with that annoying cold-bloodedness and madness: "Lu Ziyuan, I'll give you time to think it over. You'd better think it over by tomorrow morning."

Having achieved his objective, Wu Zhao saw no need to continue the fight and announced his withdrawal.

...

Inside the tent, Lu Ziyuan paced back and forth anxiously. With only half an afternoon and a night, how easy would it be to enter the enemy camp and find Zhong Muyu?

Chengfeng, who was standing to the side, said, "Your Highness, I don't think the Princess Consort would be captured so easily. There must be something wrong with this."

Zhiyu leaned against the pillar: "But the necklace doesn't seem fake. To find out if it's real, we need to send someone back to the city to ask."

“That’s right. Regardless of whether the princess is in danger or not, they won’t reveal the information because it concerns the battle situation here. But this back and forth will take a lot of time. What if the princess is really captured? Wouldn’t we be wasting time for nothing?”

"How about..."

Zhiyu looked at Lu Ziyuan: "Your Highness, let me take some men to scout into the enemy camp. Sitting here doing nothing is not a solution."

"I'll go too; the more people there are, the more strength we'll have."

Lu Ziyuan said, "When I returned, I had General Zhao send people to investigate, and I also arranged for people to go into the city to ask about the situation. Now that they dare to speak so arrogantly, it means that they are indeed not afraid of us doing anything."

Chengfeng thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't we ask Jin Zan and see what he knows? As a spy who has been undercover for many years, I don't believe he doesn't know anything."

"They're interrogating them right now. If they had found out anything, they would have reported it already."

...

They tried various methods and sent many people to inquire, but by nightfall, there was still no news of Zhong Muyu.

Looking at the food that was brought to him, Lu Ziyuan had no appetite and had it taken away.

Zhiyu couldn't bear to see him like this: "Your Highness, how can you have the energy to fight the enemy if you don't eat?"

"The thought of Yu'er suffering somewhere makes it impossible for me to eat."

"The princess is very capable, she will definitely be alright, Your Highness must believe in her."

"Of course I know she is capable. She is not someone who will just wait to die after being captured. She can try to save herself, and if that fails, she can send a signal. But to have nothing is truly worrying."

Only Lu Ziyuan knew about Zhong Muyu's spatial ability, so he was even more certain that as long as Zhong Muyu could move her hands and feet, she could save herself.

unless……