"Prince An has been delaying repeatedly, is he unwilling to go up the mountain to rescue people? If so, I will go and ask King Fan for orders, and Prince An may rest here!"
Ignoring Prince An's dark face, Jiang Jingtian turned his horse around and went to the carriage to find King Fan.
Prince An was trembling with rage, gripping his whip as if he wanted to whip Jiang Chengtian half to death. He stared at the carriage where the Brahma King was, his face contorted with rage.
"Bah! Brahma? What is he anyway!"
An ominous and lowly person!
They actually... they actually want him to obey orders?
He shouldn't have listened to Prime Minister Cui's words about showing weakness, hiding, and sitting on the sidelines to watch the tigers fight.
Look, he's only been under house arrest for a short time, and the world outside has already turned upside down. Even an ominous person who was thrown into a temple at birth has returned to the capital and become the Imperial Preceptor!
And there's the fifth one!
What an utterly hypocritical bastard! Not only did he hunt down Lao Qi, but he also pinned the blame on Cui Xiang and dragged Ta into the mess too!
Jiang Jiaojiao and Lao Qi too!
If he had known they were so useless, why would he have bothered with all those schemes? He could have just found that Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang to cooperate with earlier, and a single dose of Gu poison would have been enough to eliminate them.
No! Two! Three!
Fifth, sixth, and seventh brother, one each, that's enough!
Prince An was furious, his face turning ashen. The imperial guards around him were used to it; if it weren't for King Fan's presence, the two of them would probably have clashed countless times along the way.
Inside the carriage.
Hearing the two arguing outside, Brahma slowly opened his eyes, his face expressionless.
Jiang Jingtian lifted his robe and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Your Highness, the mountain stronghold is already within reach! Time is of the essence, we should climb the mountain as soon as possible to rescue them. Your subordinate is worried about the safety of Prince Chen and the Princess, and is willing to lead an army to scout ahead!"
Jiang Jingtian was extremely anxious, and a series of blisters appeared on his lips from his anxiety.
He was nearly driven crazy with anxiety along the way.
However, Prince Na'an kept finding various excuses to delay his journey.
One moment he says he's feeling unwell and needs to rest for a while, the next he says the road is rugged and difficult to travel, so he should be careful and slow down.
Jiang Jingtian knew that every moment of delay would make the situation on the mountain even more critical.
What if all they find when they get up the mountain are the cold remains of Prince Chen and Jiaojiao...
Thinking of this, Jiang Jingtian couldn't help but shudder.
I thought of my mother's tearful and earnest admonitions before I left.
He grew increasingly anxious, thinking that as long as Jiaojiao was safe and sound, he would never make her angry again.
He used to be such a jerk!
He was blinded by Jiang Xue!
He had doted on her like a younger sister since she was little, but she lied to him time and time again, and even... she even tricked the Fourth Princess and sent her to the Northern Mongol King!
He's blind and incompetent!
As long as Jiaojiao is safe and sound, he will definitely be a good older brother in the future!
Let's go.
Brahma's voice was indistinguishable from joy or anger.
This was irrelevant to Jiang Jingtian, because he heard the command he most wanted to hear. His face instantly lit up with ecstatic joy, and he excitedly shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Brahma has ordered! We must immediately ascend the mountain to rescue the people!"
The shout rang out like a thunderclap in everyone's ears.
"yes--"
The well-trained imperial guards moved swiftly, their movements agile and their momentum unstoppable. The swords in their hands flashed with a cold light as they were drawn from their sheaths.
Ignoring Prince An's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, he charged toward the mountain stronghold.
Surprisingly, they proceeded without any obstacles, encountering no resistance whatsoever, and not even a single person came out to stop them.
They stormed straight into the mountain stronghold.
Several bandits, dressed in tattered clothes, sat around a campfire, intently roasting sweet potatoes. The rising smoke and the sweet aroma in the air contrasted sharply with the tense and solemn atmosphere of the Imperial Guards.
The bandits were terrified by the sudden intrusion of the Imperial Guards.
Jiang Jingtian grabbed a begging bandit and roared, "Where are they?! What did you do to Prince Chen and the Princess?"
"What...what Prince Chen? What Princess? We don't know anything about this!"
"We are farmers from the other side of the mountain. We got lost while chopping wood and have never seen any Prince Chen or Princess!"
"Yes, yes! Prince Chen and the Princess are like celestial beings, how could we possibly meet them?"
Several farmers shouted that they were wronged.
The Imperial Guards quickly searched the area but found no trace of other bandits!
Where are the bandits here?
Prince An frowned, jumped off his horse, and asked.
The farmer replied tremblingly, "We've only heard that there are bandits in this mountain, but we've never seen them."
Brahma stepped out from behind the crowd.
He looked at the farmer and said, "You're lying."
Jiang Jingtian grabbed the farmer by the collar, "How dare you lie to me!"
"Whoosh—"
The longsword was drawn.
The farmer suddenly slipped from Jiang Jingtian's grasp like an eel and darted into the forest with lightning speed. The others also sprang up and rushed into the woods. "Hehehe—want him? Come and get him!"
As soon as he finished speaking...
Jiang Jingtian had already dashed out. "Stop!"
Just as the Imperial Guards were about to give chase, they heard Prince An give an order: "Do not pursue!"
The Imperial Guards came to an abrupt halt.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Jingtian had already chased after him and disappeared from sight.
Prince An narrowed his eyes dangerously and looked at Prince Fan, "How did Sixth Brother know those people were lying? Did you divine it?"
King Brahma had a face that said he didn't want to pay any attention to Prince An.
He uttered a single word: "Shoes."
"shoe?"
Prince An was taken aback. What shoes?
King Brahma remained silent, his gaze sweeping over Prince An with a calm and indifferent expression, yet Prince An felt a surge of humiliation rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
A long sword was held horizontally in front of Brahma. "What do you mean?"
King Brahma stopped in his tracks, looking at the hopelessly stupid Prince An. No wonder even that old fox, Prime Minister Cui, couldn't be led. He really doesn't use his brain at all!
"We're here to rescue people."
He frowned and gave the order, "Search the entire mountain, find him."
"yes--"
The imperial guards were ordered to disperse and search.
Prince An was furious that this sixth prince dared to ignore his words!
Ahhh!
Prince An's anger flared up instantly. He had suffered a lot of humiliation from Prince Jing and Prince Chen these past few days, and the pent-up frustration and resentment in his heart burst forth like a burst dam.
He admitted that he was not as smart as Prince Jing and Prince Chen, so how could he be less smart than the sixth prince who grew up in a temple?
Unable to contain his impulse any longer, Prince An, wielding his longsword, charged straight at King Brahma like a mad beast.
His eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets, and he roared with a ferocious expression, "Do you already know where they are?"
"I understand! There are no bandits here at all! It's all a fabrication by you and Prince Jing! Prince Chen and the Princess are in your hands!"
Prince An was always one to make a scene even when he was being unreasonable, and the King of Brahma's disregard for him completely ignited his anger.
Regardless of the facts, just pin the blame on him and Prince Jing.
As soon as he said it, Prince An wanted to applaud himself.
He's so smart!
Regardless of whether the seventh brother is alive or dead, it's always right to blame the fifth and sixth brothers!
Anyway, everyone knows that the two of them don't get along with Prince Chen.
So this is what Prime Minister Cui meant by "sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight"!
He's so smart!
Brahma stared at Prince An, and finally... a faint hint of doubt appeared on his face, which had remained unchanged for millennia.
How can there be such a stupid person?
How did he manage to fight Prince Jing to the very end?
"call out--"
A cold, piercing arrow shot out of the forest like lightning, heading straight for Prince An's back!
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