After Long Mujiang finished laughing, the sound of fighting outside the palace rang out very quickly and disappeared very quickly, as if mocking the tit-for-tat between Long Musi and the prince, which was as useless as a child's.
Then a group of guards rushed into the Qianqing Palace and stood on both sides of Long Mujiang, surrounding the prince, Long Musi, Meng Qi, and Xu Tianze.
"Your Highness, Brother, I, oh no, I." Long Mujiang patted his head in frustration before speaking again. "I advise you two to surrender. After all, two fists are no match for four hands. With so many people here, even if Your Highness and Brother are skilled in martial arts, I'm afraid they won't be able to escape from this palace."
Although the Crown Prince and Long Muse did not look at each other, they were secretly circulating their true Qi in the hope of breaking out of the encirclement. However, as the true Qi circulated, their faces became gloomy.
After looking at each other, they looked at Xu Tianze and the incense burner in Xu Tianze's hand that had been idle for a long time.
When Xu Tianze saw the prince and Long Muse looking at him, the smile on the corner of his mouth became meaningful. He gave the prince and Long Muse a harmless look, but in the eyes of the prince and Long Muse, he became extremely hateful.
After seeing the prince and Long Musi being surrounded, Long Mujiang turned his gaze to Xu Tianze who had been sitting quietly on the chair. Naturally, he did not see the eye contact between Xu Tianze and the other two.
In other words, he actually saw the smile on Xu Tianze's lips, but in his opinion, this smile was directed at him by Xu Tianze.
"Aze, long time no see. I didn't hide it from you on purpose. I was just forced by the current situation." Long Mujiang was still a little guilty, but his face showed cautious flattery and sighs.
From the moment he decided to use Xu Tianze, he knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he thought he would be able to face it calmly.
After all, which man in this world doesn't love power? How can one not be happy when holding power?
This is how he comforted himself, so he could sleep peacefully until dawn after waking up from countless dreams in the middle of the night.
But now Xu Tianze was sitting in front of him, and he couldn't hold on any longer. He didn't even dare to look into Xu Tianze's eyes that were full of him.
Because no matter how much he tried to whitewash the situation, he still deceived his Aze. His snow-white hair was like a mockery of his actions, making him so annoying.
"Your Highness the Wise King, you are joking. After all, in front of the throne, Xu Tianze is dispensable, isn't he?" Seeing Long Mujiang staring at his white hair, Xu Tianze picked up a strand and played with it with amusement.
"This head full of silver hair sometimes seems like proof of a dead heart, and sometimes it seems like a reminder that I can't forget my love. But now..." Xu Tianze paused, then looked straight at Long Mujiang with deep eyes, "I think it's particularly ironic."
"Aze, I'm sorry for letting you down." Long Mujiang looked away guiltily, feeling a little bitter in his heart.
It was not until he actually faced Xu Tianze that Long Mujiang realized that all his previous reasons were useless at this moment.
All the reasons and words were stuck in his chest, making it hard for him to breathe, and also suppressing all his arrogance and straight back.
"You betrayed me? Haha." Xu Tianze sneered, he stood up and walked in front of Long Mujiang.
"This whole country, Shangjing City, one says they're sorry to me, another says they feel guilty about me. If I count them all, it's ridiculous that the entire Shangjing City is profiting from me."
Xu Tianze looked around, whether it was the prince, Long Muse, or even Monkie who had been watching the show on the side, they all felt guilty and didn't dare to look at Xu Tianze.
Sometimes, Xu Tianze was also puzzled. There were so many talented people, and many of them were outstanding in all aspects, but why did they all focus on him in the end and only profit from him?
Now he understood that it was because he was too stupid. He just kept showing his kindness to everyone and treated everyone with sincerity, so he became their fat sheep.
Anyway, if they plotted against him, in the end, they would just have to say a few words of apology, and then everything would be wiped out. By then, they would still be the group with a clean record, so they would naturally be willing to do so.
However, he didn't think about it now. Since everyone thought he was easy to bully, he would seek justice for himself and tell them that even a rabbit would bite when it was angry. If he was angry, he would drag everyone down with him to be buried!
"Aze, I just..."
"Just what? Just can't bear to give up power? Can't bear to give up the status of a princess?" Xu Tianze slapped Long Mujiang in the face and completed the rest of Long Mujiang's words.
“Bang!”
"Clang—"
As Xu Tianze's slap fell, except for the guards who had been surrounding the prince and Long Mujiang, all the other guards drew their swords and looked at Xu Tianze, waiting for Long Mujiang's order so that they could swing their swords and chop Xu Tianze directly.
"Back off! Are you trying to kill yourself?" Xue San glared at the guards and suppressed the knife of a guard next to him.
These people are really stupid and unaware. The debt of a couple is not something that servants like them can interfere with, yet they dare to take advantage of it at this time.
Not only was he directly hindering his own prince, he also wanted to kill him directly. If his own prince ever settled accounts with him in the future, he would definitely be the first to be beaten.
Xue San was transferred here by Long Mujiang after Long Mujiang and Xu Tianze left Shangjing City. He has been secretly managing these guards, so he is quite prestigious.
Only then can they speak out and suppress it directly, otherwise they will inevitably be punished after today.
Xue San withdrew his troops immediately, and he felt relieved, but he did not miss Xu Tianze's meaningful look at him.
However, Xu Tianze was still out of control of his emotions, so he did not attack Xue San directly. He looked at the red slap marks on Long Mujiang's face, feeling a little distressed, but more of aggrieved.
"Do you still remember how you answered Emperor Gan when he asked you that?" Xu Tianze pointed at Long Mujiang with tears in his eyes.
Hearing this, Long Mujiang felt even more guilty. How could he not remember? It was precisely because he remembered that he felt even more guilty.
Even the burning pain on his face could not alleviate the guilt in his heart.
"Aze, can we stop talking? Look, I'm already the emperor, and we still have a lot of time in the future. I will definitely protect you well." There was pleading in Long Mujiang's eyes, as well as hope for a better future.
He has already obtained the most noble power in the world, and the person he loves most is right in front of him. He already has everything, so all he has to do next is live his life to the fullest.
"You really are." Xu Tianze laughed out of anger.
He didn't expect that even now, Long Mujiang had no intention of regretting and was still stubborn.
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