...A long night came to an end, followed by a light drizzle.
The rain soaked everyone's clothes, and blood-red rainwater flowed at Qin Yi's feet.
Xie Yanzhou saw it and wanted to persuade him, but he knew very well that he couldn't change his mind.
The steep rock face was very slippery, and the soldiers struggled to climb it.
"Your Highness, there's no one down there, only an arrow we found." The young general, panting, presented the long arrow.
Qin Yi reached out and pinched the arrowhead; the arrow's wing had a hook, indicating it was an arrow from the Nan Jing Wan Family Army.
"Wan Jiajun!" Xie Yanzhou spat out these three words with resentment, his sharp gaze shooting towards Xiao Chen. "It's your mother again! I'll kill you first and shatter her pipe dream!"
Ye Jian's gaze sharpened as he blocked Xie Yanzhou's path, saying, "This matter has nothing to do with our lord!"
"What do you mean 'it has nothing to do with me'!" Xie Yanzhou was furious. "Two years ago, Wan Fangyi killed Qianqian, and you didn't avenge her, but instead allowed Wan Fangyi to stir up trouble again! And you actually say it has nothing to do with him? Get out of the way!"
Ye Jian felt uneasy, but he still straightened his back to block the view.
Xiao Chen, who had been kneeling on the edge of the cliff, slowly got up by pushing himself up. He looked at the soldiers who had climbed up and asked, "How was it?"
The guard solemnly replied, "Apart from a few skeletons, there are no other traces."
Xiao Chen finally exhaled the pent-up anger, and even smiled with relief, "Thank goodness... she's still here..."
"Your Highness!"
A deep, resonant voice suddenly rang out.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked up. It was Pei Hong, one of his father's men.
Pei Hong led a group of personal guards on horseback. He dismounted and galloped over. When he saw the cliff, his expression changed.
"Your Highness, where is Princess Anzheng?" Pei Hong asked urgently.
Ye Jian answered for Xiao Chen, "He fell off a cliff and disappeared."
Pei Hong's eyes were filled with panic. How could he possibly explain this to His Majesty?
If he hadn't been tricked away by the Empress's men on the way, he wouldn't have only just arrived now.
Pei Hong looked at Prince Anzheng with a face full of guilt, wanting to apologize, but too ashamed to say it.
With a terrifying aura of death in his eyes, Qin Yi broke the long arrow in two and walked into the forest with an imposing and murderous presence.
As he passed Pei Hong, he stopped and, without looking to the side, tossed the broken arrow at Pei Hong's feet.
He said calmly, "Tell Emperor Xiao to hand over Wan Fangyi, or the Dongling Iron Cavalry will surely annihilate the Wan family army."
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