"Young King?" The man was also clearly taken aback.

Leng Qingning's expression was unpleasant. What was a man doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?

"Hello!"

Just as Leng Qingning was about to curse, two streams of warm liquid flowed out of her nasal cavity.

"Are you bleeding?" the man said in a low voice.

Leng Qingning glared at him, her voice rising slightly: "Nonsense, hurry up and get it... um..."

Before she could finish speaking, the man immediately covered her mouth and nose with his hand.

He whispered a shushing tone in her ear, "Don't talk."

Leng Qingning's eyes blazed with fury as she bit down on his palm.

"You..." The man cried out in pain and had to let go, then immediately stopped making a sound.

Leng Qingning scoffed and reached out to pull a white handkerchief from his chest and stuff it into his nose.

"Shen Su, are you sick? Why are you dressed like this at night? Are you out thief?"

Leng Qingning tried her best to control her emotions and complained in a low voice.

Shen Su was dressed in a black brocade robe, his face covered with a black veil, but...

His silver hair gave him away.

Leng Qingning thought to herself: "Why doesn't he cover up his most conspicuous feature? Isn't that just stupid!"

Shen Su was taken aback. He was dressed in black all day, and in his haste to leave after receiving the news, the black face mask was a hastily torn piece of his inner lining...

He didn't expect anyone to be loitering on the street so late.

I don't have time to explain or offer my greetings right now.

Shen Su looked at Leng Qingning with his eyes, indicating that she should look inside the wall, and then leaped onto the treetop.

It almost pushed Biluo off the tree.

Biluo grabbed the tree branch to steady herself.

What's going on?

Immediately afterwards, Leng Qingning also used her internal energy to fly up.

Using leaves as cover, the three of them kept their eyes glued to the person inside the courtyard wall.

Leng Qingning stared intently, her eyes sharp, and saw that Leng Qinghan was behaving in a despicable manner, hitting someone.

As expected of you, you two-faced weirdo!

The man lying on the ground also had long, silver-white hair, and was covered in blood and wounds.

Leng Qinghan had no intention of letting him go, and she lashed him down with the whip again and again without holding back, all the while cursing.

"You ungrateful wretch! If it weren't for me helping you escape, you would have been the Empress's favorite long ago. And you still dare to run away?"

Several more lashes fell, and the man on the ground trembled in pain.

"The Holy Son is indeed here." Shen Su frowned.

Leng Qingning clicked her tongue, "He's the Holy Son of Li Kingdom who escaped?"

"Um."

The three watched for a while and saw that the man had already been beaten until his skin was torn and bleeding, and that he would die if the beating continued.

Leng Qingning glanced at Shen Su and began to speculate: This person must have gotten inside information beforehand and came here specifically to capture the former Holy Son.

So he ripped off the white cloth used to stop the bleeding and asked Shen Su, "Aren't you going to save him?"

He paused, then added, "That's true, he's just a defector."

Shen Su remained expressionless, preparing to make his move. He had watched the commotion for quite a while now.

“The life and death of traitors of my Li Kingdom should be decided by my Li Kingdom.”

After saying that, Shen Su jumped into the courtyard.

"Your Highness the Fourth Princess has quite the audacity to harbor a serious criminal from the Li Kingdom."

Hearing the noise, Leng Qinghan quickly looked over and saw Shen Su with silver hair and a mask on. She couldn't help but panic.

"Young Master Shen? What are you doing here?"

This outfit, complete with a face mask, is unnecessary.

Shen Su's face was as black as charcoal as he coldly stared at Leng Qinghan, but his expression was hidden behind a black cloth, making it impossible for others to see.

"Your Highness, what does this mean?" Shen Su glanced at the dying man.

When the man recognized the newcomer as the sixth prince of the Li Kingdom, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Sixth Young Master... save... save me..."

Leng Qinghan sneered disdainfully, "Save you? You're a traitor. If it weren't for you, Shen Shaojun wouldn't have taken your place in our Dayue marriage alliance. You still want him to save you? How ridiculous."

When Shen Su suddenly appeared, Leng Qinghan panicked instinctively, but then she thought of what happened at the New Year's Eve banquet and how dissatisfied Shen Su was with Lai Dayue, and gradually calmed down.

She was certain that Shen Su also wanted to kill the Holy Son to avenge his previous humiliation.

So he arrogantly argued, "Young Master Shen, as you can see, he is indeed the Holy Son who escaped from your Li Kingdom. I have helped you capture him, so why don't I kill him for you while I'm at it?"

She struck a pretentious pose, and while speaking, she stomped hard on the face of the man on the ground, showing off what she considered to be her charming demeanor.

Leng Qinghan stared directly at Shen Su, her piercing gaze sending chills down one's spine.

It's absolutely disgusting!

Shen Su felt nothing but disgust towards this.

He couldn't help but speak up in annoyance, "Let him go."

"What?"

Leng Qinghan asked in a shrill voice, seemingly not expecting him to say that, "Young Master Shen, are you joking?"

Shen Su frowned impatiently: "I told you to release him. He is a traitor of the Li Kingdom, and it is none of anyone else's business to interfere."

"Hehe." Leng Qinghan chuckled.

Do you really think she's stupid?

Now that they've been caught red-handed, the other party either stands with them and kills the Holy Son to cover their tracks.

Or...

They will only be her enemies.

She wouldn't allow Shen Su to spread rumors.

"Young Master, do you not trust me? Are you going to oppose me?" Leng Qinghan narrowed her dangerous eyes and pressed him for an answer.

“If you don’t hand him over to me, I can’t guarantee that His Highness’s reputation will not be damaged,” Shen Su retorted directly.

"Alright, in that case..."

Leng Qinghan's expression changed drastically, and a cruel smile appeared on her lips. "Then don't blame me for being impolite to you."

Leng Qinghan raised her long whip and lashed it straight at Shen Su.

"Wow, the fight's about to start, how exciting!" The two people standing in the tree widened their eyes, ready to watch the battle.

The whip came flying toward Shen Su's face. Shen Su turned to the side, grabbed the blood-stained whip, and pulled it forcefully in front of him. Leng Qinghan, caught off guard, was suddenly pulled and stumbled.

She's quite strong, Leng Qinghan curled her lips.

She was careless just now and didn't take Shen Su seriously.

Leng Qinghan's expression turned serious. She gripped the long whip tightly and snatched it from Shen Su's hand. She then lashed out at Shen Su again, who dodged and charged forward to fight Leng Qinghan...

The two fought for about fifteen minutes. In the end, Leng Qinghan was no match for Shen Su and was knocked to the ground. Shen Su picked up the Holy Son and tried to fly over the wall.

Leng Qinghan looked unwilling and incredulous. Enduring the pain, she rolled over and got up, quickly shooting several hidden weapons from behind Shen Su. By the time Shen Su realized it, it was too late. He tried to take the Holy Son to higher ground to avoid the danger.

Just as they were about to leap over the wall, a hidden weapon shot towards them with lightning speed, leaving them no way to avoid it.

At the critical moment, Leng Qingning made her move. Shen Su only felt a strong internal force, along with the night wind, rush past his ears.

The next instant, several hidden weapons were impacted by internal force and shot towards Leng Qinghan at an even faster speed in the opposite direction.

"Ah~~".

Leng Qinghan was unable to dodge in time and was injured by one of the hidden weapons. The weapon, which was coated with anesthetic powder, was stuck right in her neck.