Lan Linxue immediately turned to look at Lao Qi, who jumped in fright.

They only made a few small openings as instructed, so how come it's like the dam is about to burst?

Turning her head, Lan Linxue slightly raised her hand, and Lao Qi quickly went over to help Sha Da up.

"I understand! Where did the Fifth Prince take Jun Yannuo?"

"It's right where the Fifth Prince is staying!"

"He's really gone mad! If I don't intervene, he'll go out and bite people!"

As she spoke, Lan Linxue turned her head and looked at the seventh prince coldly, saying, "Immediately send someone with the Crown Prince's seal to Xuzhou and have Zhou Zhao send troops to kill all those men in black that Lan Xiuyuan is hiding. No need to arrest or interrogate them. These people all have weapons from the Xuzhou camp; it's easy to tell at a glance. They must still be searching for me and Qin Kou'er."

Ma Shan, arrest Jiang Ming and all his corrupt subordinates and take them to the riverbank. Tell Lao Wu I'll be waiting for him there. Tell him that if he dares to touch a single person from Qin Tiange again, I'll throw all those officials into the river! Isn't he supposed to be virtuous? Let's see how virtuous he really is today! Send all the officials and yamen runners in the city back home. If they dare to disturb the people and search everywhere again, I'll make sure they never see their wives and children again!

"Yes!" the seventh brother replied coldly.

"From this moment forward, the Crown Prince's Guard will take full control of affairs in Yangzhou. Anyone who dares to obstruct them will be killed first and reported later!"

"yes!"

Sha Da never expected Lan Linxue to be so imposing; he had truly witnessed the awe-inspiring power of the emperor.

Shuanghua looked down at Shada with a gentle gaze. "Go now and tell those pavilion masters not to panic. Rescue those who need to be rescued and comfort those who need to be comforted! As for the matter on the dam, I will handle it with your pavilion masters. If Jun Yannuo is released, tell him to go directly to the dam and wait!"

"yes!"

As he spoke, Sha Da wiped the rain off his face and turned to walk out with a confident air.

Looking at the big, clumsy man's retreating figure, the seventh brother whispered to Lan Linxue, "Master, shouldn't we take action against the Fifth Prince? Perhaps we should arrest a few of his men to intimidate him! He showed no mercy whatsoever yesterday!"

Lan Linxue sneered, looking at the continuous rain outside, and said coldly, "Of course I can't let him get away with this so easily! He killed so many people, and this time I'll have Zhou Zhao kill just as many of his people! These are his confidants and elites. Now that he's been exposed, I can't let him take them back! Moreover, starting with Jiang Ming, everyone in Yangzhou is a disciple of Hu Tianyong. This time I'm going to wipe them all out, and then send our people over to take over the salt tax! I'll make sure Lao Wu loses face and money this time!"

"So, are we still going to bomb our dike?"

Lao Qi was just as troubled by this matter as Shuanghua. Now that there were so many holes in the Qinhuai River, how could they be so panicked? If the dikes in those counties were actually blown up, it would be utterly horrific; it was unthinkable.

Lan Linxue's face was cold, revealing a rare fortitude and hardness.

"As long as I hold this position as crown prince, the turmoil in the world will never cease! The possibility of me and Ke'er jumping off a cliff will always exist. Before, when it was just me, I could consider giving up, but now that Ke'er is here, I absolutely cannot let her become their target as well. Therefore, I must act decisively. Only when I relinquish this position as crown prince will they tear each other apart in a frenzy, allowing me to eliminate them one by one! So, I must not only act, but I must act ruthlessly!"

The seventh brother looked at Lan Linxue with a face full of reluctance.

For the sake of the Crown Prince Lan Linxue, who is now driven to the brink of despair, and for the sake of the people whose homes are about to be lost.

The world is in turmoil, but when will this storm finally end?