Chapter 420 Prince Jing and his master beat Luo Heng severely.

Li Chengxuan suddenly jumped up and rushed into the death row cell with lightning speed.

The guards on duty at the death row had been surrounding him and Luo Heng, trying to break up the fight, so the main entrance was empty.

Li Chengxuan dashed inside.

"Oh dear, my young master, aren't you putting your subordinate in a difficult position?"

The clerk on duty was stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed his bundle and rushed inside.

Li Chengxuan didn't care and started shouting.

"Achu, where are you?"

In the innermost cell, Chen Chu sat on a narrow bed. On the high wall was a small window.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, adding a little more light to the cell.

Sitting in the only patch of light and shadow, Shen Chu was pondering the relationship between Prince Jing and his master.

Hearing Li Chengxuan's call, he quickly stood up to respond.

"I'm here."

Li Chengxuan ran over following the sound and saw her standing in the simple and shabby prison cell, her belly protruding.

Her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

“A-Chu”.

Shen Chu clung to the wooden bars of the prison cell and saw a minor official carrying a bundle chasing after her at the end of the corridor.

He quickly said, "Tell my senior brother that Prince Jing may have a grudge against Master, and ask him to find a way to lure Prince Jing away."

"ah?"

Li Chengxuan was still immersed in heartache and sadness and didn't react for a moment.

The minor official caught up, panting, stamping his feet and crying out:

"Oh dear, my lord, are you trying to kill me on purpose?"

His Majesty has decreed that no one is allowed to visit! How are we supposed to live if you barge in like this?

Li Chengxuan nodded his chin toward the bundle in his hand.

"You brought this bag in yourself, not me."

The minor official turned pale, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Li Chengxuan patted him on the shoulder, took the bundle, and opened it.

"Alright, I won't scare you anymore. Look inside, there's just a thick quilt, two pieces of clothing, and two boxes of snacks."

"This cell is too cold. His Majesty only told you to keep people locked up, not to let them freeze to death, did he?"

The clerk secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing else in the bundle.

Li Chengxuan stuffed the contents of the bundle into Shen Chu's hands.

"Ah Chu, don't be afraid. We will definitely get you out of here. If any of the bastards in here bully you, just take action and teach them a lesson. Don't hold back."

"With me and His Highness backing you up, none of them can do anything to you."

Shen Chu smiled, feeling touched.

With Pei Yuan, her two senior brothers, Li Chengxuan, and Zhou Jun outside, she wasn't particularly afraid.

She knew they would definitely find a way to protect her.

Her cross-dressing as a man was like a firecracker with a spark on it.

It could explode at any moment.

Now that it has erupted at this time, the situation is a mess, but it is not entirely hopeless.

Shen Chu urged Li Chengxuan to leave.

"His Majesty forbids others from visiting you. You will surely be punished later. Go back now."

Li Chengxuan pursed his lips.

"Fine, I'm not afraid of being punished."

That being said, with minor officials watching, they couldn't say anything more.

Li Chengxuan gave a few more instructions, and as he turned to leave, he patted the clerk on the shoulder and tossed him a purse.

"Don't worry, I'll go and kowtow to His Majesty to apologize as soon as we get out. I won't make things difficult for you."

The clerk breathed a sigh of relief and this time didn't refuse the purse; he simply stuffed it into his sleeve.

With the protection of his ancestors and the support of the Grand Princess of Chengyang, the young master has taken the initiative to plead guilty, so His Majesty will not blame them anymore.

"Thank you for your understanding, young master. Don't worry, His Majesty has said that others are not allowed to visit."

But he also instructed them to keep a close watch on the place and not allow anyone to misbehave.

Li Chengxuan grunted in agreement and stepped out of the death row cell.

Luo Heng was still standing at the entrance to the death row, blocked by two minor officials.

He clearly wanted to rush in after Li Chengxuan, but was stopped and was now dealing with a minor official with an impatient expression.

At this moment, his clothes were torn, his buttons were pulled off, and his waist belt was ripped in half, hanging loosely around his waist.

Even his hair was pulled loose, his left eye was bruised, and the left side of his face was swollen.

He looked incredibly disheveled.

Seeing Li Chengxuan come out, he quickly asked, "How is Achu?"

Li Chengxuan chuckled coldly twice, "Why should I tell you? If it weren't for you, would Achu have been able to enter this godforsaken place?"

If you want to know how Ah Chu is doing, go in and see for yourself.

Luo Heng pursed his lips, which aggravated the wound at the corner of his mouth, causing him to frown slightly in pain.

"Chengxuan, don't be like this. Achu came here not because of me. It's a fact that she disguised herself as a man to deceive the emperor."

We were sworn brothers after all, I wouldn't harm A-Chu.

Li Chengxuan was so angry he laughed.

"Don't bring up the sworn brotherhood thing again. We can only blame ourselves for being blind back then. Get out of the way, a good dog doesn't block the way."

Luo Heng frowned, "Chengxuan, I really do care about Achu..."

"Go to hell!"

Li Chengxuan couldn't help but slap Luo Heng's lip again, watching as blood flowed from his mouth once more.

A strange smile crept across his face as he pressed a handkerchief hard against the corner of his mouth, staining it with bright red blood.

Then it circled in front of Luo Heng.

Luo Heng suffers from hemophobia; his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

Li Chengxuan stepped on Luo Heng's foot expressionlessly, then left with his head held high.

Upon being released from the death row, he immediately relayed Shen Chu's words to Zhou Jun, who was guarding outside.

"Go to Prince Rui's residence immediately and tell His Highness about this."

"And you?"

Li Chengxuan shrugged. "I'll go kneel down and beg for forgiveness at the entrance of Longquan Palace."

Pei Yuan quickly received the message brought out by Shen Chu and frowned as he looked at Han Feng and Ling Ce.

"Did Prince Jing have a grudge against your master? Who exactly is your master? What grudge did she have against Prince Jing?"

Han Feng and Ling Ce looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ling Ce was completely bewildered. "Our master, Yun Haixin, isn't she... isn't she from the Great Wei? How could she be involved with the Prince of Nan Yue?"

He asked Han Feng, "You're the eldest, and Master took you and your senior sister in first place. Do you know anything about the inside story?"

Han Feng thought for a long time, and finally shook his head in dejection.

"You know, I'm either studying acupuncture or embroidery. Every time my master comes back to teach us, he goes off to travel around."

Sometimes he would take Ah Chu with him, and they would be gone for a whole year at a time. Ah Chu was the one who spent the most time with his master.

If even Ah Chu can't figure it out, then we certainly don't know either.

Neither of the two brothers had any clue what to do.

Pei Yuan said, "It should be that King Jing wants to find your master through A Chu, or use A Chu to force your master to show himself."

I've heard a bit about Prince Jing's character; he's a ruthless and vicious person.

In order to help his elder brother, who is now the king of Nanyue, ascend to the throne, he killed his brothers and almost wiped out the entire Nanyue royal family.

Those ministers who refused to submit to the King of Nanyue were killed one after another by him. Your master may really have a grudge against him.

The reason your master is constantly traveling is perhaps to evade his pursuit.

By the way, are you able to contact Master now? Do you know where she is?