Chapter 101: The Lotus Palace Moves Out
Before they arrived in the capital, they had heard the news. Someone anonymously reported that the fourth prince had leaked the exam questions before the exam, and that the imperial examination was unfair. The reporter packed up all the evidence and sent it to the Dali Temple, leaving no room for him to argue.
Emperor Shengyuan was furious and ordered the results of the imperial examination to be annulled, and ordered the Imperial Academy Grand Secretary Xie Jingyan and the Crown Prince Xie to re-preside over the autumn examination. The fourth prince was reprimanded and put in solitary confinement.
"He was just put in solitary confinement! The Fourth Prince is truly favored." Jiang Yuyan was quite dissatisfied with the result, but it was also within her expectations.
“But the emperor will definitely re-examine his son…” Shen Yi said.
"Not bad~" Jiang Yuyan nodded, "Now there is a ready-made comparison person, and the emperor is not really blind."
Then he asked again, "Has there been any news from Cang Yi? How is the Second Prince?"
"Your Highness, your flood control efforts have been quite effective. Your method is very effective and there has been no widespread plague. You should be returning to the capital today."
"Well, your Highness's return this time will surely impress the ministers. Those who are waiting and watching may make plans early."
"I hope so!" Shen Yi said.
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At this time, at the border of Huzhou and Jizhou, a rather simple carriage and two teams of well-organized guards were moving slowly on the official road.
Although Youyun Guard was a non-staff member, he was assigned to provide close protection for the Second Prince.
As the place where two states intersect, this place is very desolate, with a narrow official road and overgrown trees and weeds on both sides.
Cang Yi showed a vigilant look and gestured to Cang Er and Cang Si. The two of them then went ahead to explore the way.
In the dense forests on both sides of the official road, hundreds of assassins in black were lurking. The Youlian Palace lost dozens of brothers last time, and the Palace Master was furious. He personally led the sect masters to kill those people to avenge his hatred.
Cang Si ran to the dense forest in front and stopped. At this time, the forest was strangely quiet, and several pairs of narrow and cold eyes were staring at him.
Cang Si's ears twitched, and years of vigilance made him feel a surge of murderous intent approaching.
He pretended to walk back calmly, and when he reached the official road, he shouted, "Second brother, there is an ambush!"
Cang Er’s lightness skills were amazing, and he immediately took a deep breath and flew back.
Seeing that they were exposed, the people of Youlian Palace did not hide. A ghost-faced man flew in front, his figure as fast as lightning. In a flash, he caught up with Cang Si.
Cang Si was horrified and drew his sword to chop at the ghost-faced man's face.
The ghost-faced man's movements were extremely strange. In just two moves, he caught Cang Si's blade, and in a moment his internal force turned it into powder.
With a palm strike, Cang Si's forehead was bleeding profusely and he fell heavily into the dust.
Cang Er had outstanding martial arts skills and luckily returned to report the news. Over there, the people from Youlian Palace had surrounded the team.
When Cang saw the killers, his eyes flashed coldly and he looked at the ghost-faced man coldly.
"It was you who killed dozens of my brothers from Youlian Palace?" The ghost-faced man looked at Cang Yi.
Cang Yi then realized that the original group of assassins were actually the assassins from Youlian Palace, "That's right!"
"Then you should go down and apologize to my brothers today." The man with the ghost face sneered twice, and the voice was creepy.
"That depends on whether you have the ability!"
Cang shouted angrily, and several well-trained Youyun guards instantly jumped off their horses and pounced on the ghost-faced man and several masters around him. The Xiaolong guards also pounced on them.
The Youlian Palace had a large number of troops this time, almost all the elite troops in the palace were gathered together, and the Xiaolong Guards were obviously struggling. Cang Yi and his men were also injured in many places.
Especially the ghost-faced man who was the leader and the several middle-aged men around him, their martial arts skills were no less than Cang Yi's.
Cang Yi and Cang Jiu took the position of one attacking and one defending, trying hard to create a gap.
Cang Yi made a prompt decision, "Cang Er, Cang Liu, Cang Shi, you escort His Highness away first!"
"Yes!" Cang Er and Cang Liu held Xie Yuanfei on the horse, one on the left and one on the right, and Cang Shi was the rear guard. Several horses galloped wildly on the official road.
The leading assassins were entangled by Cang Yi and his men, and the Xiaolong Guards also tried their best to stop the pursuing troops.
"Okay, wait till I kill you first!" The ghost-faced man sneered. His figure was like a ghost, his moves were fierce, and he fought Cang Yi for hundreds of moves without using any weapons.
Blood splattered in the forest, and in the blood mist, the Xiaolong Guards were wiped out, and Cang Jiu was also besieged and killed by several sect leaders.
Cang Yi was covered in blood and was slapped on the heart by the ghost-faced man.
A stream of blood spurted out, and Cang's sword pointed at the ground and was about to fall.
The moment he fell to the ground, Cang Yi suddenly remembered the woman who always had curved eyebrows and eyes.
He smiled very lightly, as if whispering to a lover, and murmured: "...Chen Canglan ah..."
The ghost-faced man covered his bleeding arm and snorted coldly, "You underestimated this man!" Then he led the rest of the crowd to chase after Cang Er and his men...
The sky was dark in the forest, and corpses were scattered all over the ground. Occasionally, a returning bird would make a shrill cry that was terrifying.
A group of people came following the smell of blood.
"Young Master, this man is still alive~" A young man turned Cang Yi over and shouted in surprise.
"Oh, it's an acquaintance!" The person who spoke was Nie Wuyou from Tianji Pavilion who was passing by. He smelled the blood in the air and led his men to investigate.
After checking Cang Yi's condition, Nie Wuyou took out a heart-protecting pill from his arms and fed it to him, "Take him back!"
"yes!"
Nie Wuyou looked at the tragic scene, frowned slightly, and looked at the young man and asked, "Do you know who did this?"
"It seems to be Youlian Palace."
Nie Wuyou thought something was wrong and made two gurgling sounds. Then a majestic and heroic Saker Falcon swooped down from the sky and landed on his shoulder.
"Dong'er, hurry up and go to the capital to deliver a message~"
The Saker Falcon was very understanding. It nodded its head, flapped its wings, and flew high into the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
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