"You're dreaming!"

Jiang Chongfan refused immediately.

Guan Zhixin remained calm.

"Very well. In that case, the events of that year will soon appear on His Majesty's desk."

"Tell me, when His Majesty discovers that you were involved in the death of the late Crown Prince and Shen Wanshan's rebellion, how will he punish you?"

Jiang Chongfan's eyes turned ferocious in an instant.

He looked at Guan Zhixin and spat out a few words through gritted teeth.

How do you know all this?

Guan Zhixin: "Of course I have a way to find out. Besides, how many things in Tiandu are unknown to our Guiyuan Sect?"

Guan Zhixin smiled as he spoke.

"Of course, I did it for Lord Jiang's own good, which is why I made a special trip to his home so that he could see me off."

Jiang Chongfan gritted his teeth.

"Okay, I can send you away, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What's up?"

"You will know in time."

Several more days passed.

Luo Ziqian delivered the latest news to Shen Hechuan's desk.

"Jiang Chongfan's actions these past two days have been somewhat abnormal."

Shen Hechuan understood.

"Keep an eye on him, follow him, and we might get a pleasant surprise."

Luo Ziqian stepped forward in surprise and lay directly on Shen Hechuan's desk.

"You mean to say that this old man is colluding with the Guiyuan Sect?"

Shen Hechuan nodded.

"Whether there was collusion or not, we'll find out soon enough."

Afterwards, Luo Ziqian specially dispatched a team to secretly monitor Jiang Chongfan's actions.

Sure enough, a few days later, Luo Ziqian saw Jiang Chongfan's men secretly pushing a wooden bucket out of the mansion.

Luo Ziqian had been secretly following them, but fearing being discovered, he didn't dare get too close.

By the time Luo Ziqian turned the corner, the person had vanished.

After wandering through the alleys for a while, he finally saw the boy pushing the bucket again.

Without thinking twice, he secretly picked up a pebble and threw it at the man's leg.

The man fell down, and the cart and bucket he was carrying also tipped over to the ground.

The inside was covered in filth and grime.

There were people there again.

Luo Ziqian was so angry that he slammed his hand hard against the wall.

"Oh shit!"

"That guy still managed to get away."

Luo Ziqian didn't care about anything else. He picked up the servant and went into the alley. He punched and kicked him until he finally found out where the man had left.

The servant, perhaps terrified of being beaten, not only revealed the location where the man had left, but also the place the secret passage led to.

Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian disregarded everything else and immediately mounted his horse to chase after them.

After Luo Ziqian left...

There was only one carriage at Jiang Chongfan's side gate, slowly heading towards the city gate.

Today, the city gates are being checked with exceptionally strict measures, with the guards meticulously inspecting everyone coming and going.

They examined the portrait very carefully.

At this moment, Guan Zhixin was lying in the carriage, his face was black, and he looked like he was about to die at any moment.

The soldiers guarding the city lifted the carriage curtain and glanced inside, feeling only bad luck.

The driver nodded cautiously.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, sirs. This is my old man. He has been bedridden for many years and has suffered from tuberculosis for a long time. I am coming out of the city to seek medical treatment for him. I hope you can do me a favor."

As he spoke, he slipped a bag of silver into the hand of the soldier guarding the city.

These are special times, and we cannot accept any money offered by anyone present.

But the coachman secretly gave the soldier a hand gesture.

Upon seeing this, the soldier took the silver, weighed it in his hand, and then stuffed it into his pocket.

"Come on, let them through!"

Luo Ziqian waited outside for a long time but no one came. He then realized something was wrong and quickly ordered others to keep watch while he hurriedly rushed back.

He briefly passed the carriage at the city gate.

The driver's evasive gaze made Luo Ziqian hesitate for a moment.

This made him take another look at the coachman.

The coachman, however, pulled down his hat brim and kept whipping the horse's back.

Luo Ziqian only had suspicions, and after seeing the carriage drive away, he didn't think much of it.

He turned around, just about to enter the city.

Suddenly, a commotion arose at the city gate.

A large number of soldiers rushed out of the city and chased after the carriage.

They quickly surrounded the carriage.

"Guan Zhixin, you are surrounded. Surrender now!"

"Today, the old lady will take your life!"

Jiang Chongfan also rode up on horseback, but he was panting heavily because he had run too fast.

Luo Ziqian turned his horse around and watched the scene with great interest.

Is this... dogs fighting?

Inside the carriage, Guan Zhixin, hearing the commotion, snorted coldly and spoke through gritted teeth.

"You bastard Jiang Chongfan, how dare you scheme against me!"

At the same time, Mao Zixiao, dressed as a coachman, threw off his hat.

He took a signal flare from his pocket and quickly pulled the fuse.

"Smack—"

A firework exploded in the sky.

Mao Zixiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked around and shouted.

"Master, you should lie down properly."

After saying that, Mao Zixiao gritted his teeth and pressed the button.

In an instant, dozens of arrows shot out in all directions.

People around quickly moved away.

Jiang Chongfan hadn't expected that Guan Zhixin could install hidden weapons on the carriage in such a short time, leaving him no time to dodge.

At the critical moment, he pulled over a servant to shield him, thus successfully blocking an arrow and escaping death.

But Mao Zixiao had already taken advantage of the moment, driving the carriage away quickly.

Jiang Chongfan was well-prepared this time, determined to kill Guan Zhixin at this moment, so he immediately led his men on horseback to chase after them.

Seeing this, Luo Ziqian whistled, spurred his horse, and chased after them.

Jiang Chongfan brought a large number of people with him this time.

They kept firing at the carriage where Guan Zhixin was all the way.

Despite this, the carriage did not stop.

As time ticked by, Jiang Chongfan gave the order to ignite the fire.

Soon, one large "firecracker" after another was thrown over.

Startled, the horse reared up, causing the carriage to stop instantly and tilt to one side.

The road in front of them was blasted into a crater.

Jiang Chongfan watched this scene with satisfaction and surrounded Guan Zhixin once again.

Mao Zixiao had already gotten up from the ground.

He first entered the carriage and carried Guan Zhixin out.

Guan Zhixin had his eyes closed and his head was covered in blood; it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

Jiang Chongfan nodded in satisfaction.

"You don't need to run anymore, take them down!"