Not long after, Zu An followed Sun Xun to the Prince of Yan's residence. Sun Xun was astonished because he had sped all the way and was much faster than his subordinates. Unfortunately, although Zu An could not fly, his speed was not much faster than his.
"Is this person's cultivation level approaching mine?" The thought flashed through Sun Xun's mind, but he quickly suppressed it. How old was he? Even if he had been learning martial arts since birth, he couldn't possibly be as good as him.
Upon arriving at the Prince of Yan's residence, Zu An immediately looked around and activated the Jade Cong's ability to directly control the small animals near the residence, observing any movement.
The Prince of Yan's mansion was obviously much inferior to the imperial palace, but it was still very magnificent and grand. Among the mansions that Zu An had seen, only the Prince of Qi's mansion could compare to it.
However, because the Qi Prince's Mansion is located in the capital, there are always some restrictions on its scale, so strictly speaking, it is not as grand as the Yan Prince's Mansion.
However, Zu'an paid no attention to any of this. He quickly searched for Yun Jianyue and Qiu Honglei's whereabouts, but the battle here seemed to have ended. There was nothing there, only wounded and wailing guards.
Zu An frowned, suppressing his anxiety, and looked at Sun Ji: "Prime Minister Sun, it seems the great battle is over?"
"Let's go see the Prince first." Without waiting, Sun Ji quickly walked towards the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion, lifting the hem of his clothes.
They encountered many guards along the way, but upon seeing Sun Ji, they all let him pass.
Upon arriving at the inner courtyard, they found many beautiful women huddled together in a room, weeping and wailing, vying to express their heartfelt concern. Not long after, a roar came from inside: "I'm not dead yet, what are you all doing, acting like you're at a funeral?"
Sure enough, upon hearing his roar, the women fell silent.
This was Sun Xun reporting to the guards at the door. After the guards went in, the women began to leave one after another, bowing to Sun Xun as they departed.
Zu An was shocked. It seemed that Sun Xun was truly favored in the Prince of Yan's mansion, and even the Prince of Yan's concubines had to bow to him.
Not long after, the guards inside came out and summoned Sun Xun to come in. Zu An followed Sun Xun and met the so-called Prince of Yan. He was pale and looked very weak. He had no grandmaster's aura at all and looked like an ordinary old man who was terminally ill.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Sun Xun asked in alarm.
"I'm fine. I was injured by Yun Jianyue from the Demonic Sect, but she's not much better off than me," the Prince of Yan replied weakly from his bed, then looked at Zu An with a questioning gaze.
Zu An was startled. Was Yun Jianyue also injured? He wondered how serious her injuries were.
At this moment, Sun Xun introduced, "This is Lord Zu'an from the imperial envoy delegation. He currently holds the positions of Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince and General of the Imperial Guard. He once cracked..."
His sycophantic boasting made Zu'an blush a little, and then he said, "It was thanks to his help that we were able to find out the murderer who killed my son."
"Xiao Ji is in trouble?" The Prince of Yan was startled and subconsciously tried to sit up, but this action obviously aggravated his injuries, causing him to cough.
Sun Xun hurriedly ran over and helped him lie down again: "I'm sorry to have troubled Your Highness. In the end, it's all because my son is incompetent..."
He then gave a general account of what had happened to Sun Ji.
The Prince of Yan was furious: "This is outrageous! How dare someone act so recklessly in Yi County! Issue my order to arrest the Thick-Browed Taoist! Anyone who can capture him will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and promoted three ranks; anyone who provides any useful clues will be rewarded with at least a thousand taels of gold."
Sun Xun hurriedly knelt down and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Ji'er will be eternally grateful if she could see me in heaven."
Watching the deep affection between the master and servant, Zu'an couldn't help but secretly wonder, "Whose son is this Sun Ji anyway?"
After venting his anger, the Prince of Yan looked at Zu An and said, "I really have to thank you, Lord Zu, for Ji'er's matter. You are indeed a young and talented man, just as the rumors say."
"Your Highness flatters me. I was merely doing my duty," Zu An replied modestly before inquiring about the issues he was concerned about. "By the way, we rushed over here after seeing a commotion at the Prince's residence. I wonder if those demonic cultists have been apprehended?"
The Prince of Yan shook his head: "Yun Jianyue, that vixen, is too powerful. With her protecting them, although the members of the Demonic Sect suffered losses, most of them escaped unscathed."
Hearing that Yun Jianyue and the others were unharmed, Zu An finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't know why Yun Jianyue would lead people to attack the Prince's Mansion. You should know that the Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded. Their attack was bound to be futile. The leader of the Demonic Sect should not be a stupid person. Why would he be so unwise?"
This was also the point he couldn't understand the most, but given his current status, he could openly ask the Prince of Yan.
"It must be because of our years of suppressing and annihilating the demonic sect that they hate us so much," the Prince of Yan said sullenly. "But the reason they have come out in full force this time is probably because we captured their Holy Maiden a few days ago."
The Prince of Yan spoke casually, but it left a profound impact on Zu An's heart.
What? Qiu Honglei has been arrested?
"Lord Zu, what's wrong?" Sun Xun looked at him with a suspicious gaze, and even the Prince of Yan noticed his unusual behavior.
Zu An reacted quickly and replied immediately: "I had dealings with that witch in the capital. That woman is particularly cunning and treacherous, and her martial arts skills are not weak. She even managed to escape from the palace back then, but now she has been captured by the prince. I really admire her."
The Prince of Yan stroked his beard with some excitement, a hint of pride unconsciously showing in his eyes: "Lord Zu, you flatter me. It was just a coincidence that we were able to capture her this time."
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