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“An Chenghuan, that scoundrel An Chenghuan deceived me, I’m going to kill him!” Jing Lu was forced to kneel on the ground by Jing Yan’s men, shouting and cursing An Chenghuan as if he wanted to tear him apart.
Because he knew he was doomed this time, and the Anguo man who had tricked him was discussing his worth with Jing Yan.
"Where is my Crown Princess?" Jing Yan glanced at Jing Lu, blocking out the noise, and asked with a clear purpose.
He was originally following the clues along the way when he suddenly received a letter from An Guo, asking Jing Yan to come to the Jing'an border to arrest the person.
But all that was left was Jing Lu.
"Your Highness Jing, please calm down," the burly man with a long beard said with a smile, holding a long box in his hands.
“His Highness Prince Li and this box were given to him by His Majesty as a token of his sincerity in redeeming Princess Yuejiang.”
"Your Majesty?" Jing Yan.
The burly man with the long beard politely replied, "That's right. The King is getting old, and the Crown Prince, concerned for the King's health, has honored the King as the Retired Emperor. The Crown Prince will inherit the King's throne, and the enthronement ceremony will be held soon."
"I don't care when Your Majesty holds his coronation ceremony, but let me ask you again, where is my Crown Princess?" Jing Yan's eyes darkened slightly, and his tone grew increasingly cold.
"Princess Yuejiang won't suffer any major trouble in Anguo, Your Highness, please rest assured," the long-bearded man said perfunctorily, then opened the box in his hand and said solicitously.
"You might want to take a look at this; His Highness will surely be interested."
He presented the box to Jing Yan.
Jing Yan glanced at him impatiently, and his pupils contracted instantly. He immediately snatched the box into his hand and stared intently at the bearded man.
The burly man with the long beard bowed and said aggrievedly, "The death of the late Emperor of Jing in Anguo was not solely caused by our late Emperor. If we are to talk about the credit, it should be Empress Dowager Zheng of Lingguo who deserves the most credit."
"Without her, how could our late emperor have controlled people within Anguo? At that time, the late emperor merely wanted to subjugate Jingguo to Anguo without bloodshed."
"It was also because the late Emperor of Jing was of a fierce temperament that he actually crashed into the court of Anguo and died. Whenever the late Emperor recalled this, he felt extremely sorry for the late Emperor of Lingguo."
"Now that His Highness and Jingguo still harbor resentment over what happened back then, our Emperor could not bear it and has therefore revealed the truth of what happened back then. We hope that His Highness will not harbor hatred towards Anguo."
"As for Princess Yuejiang, she is already engaged to our Emperor," he said with a forced smile.
"She has probably already entered Anguo with His Majesty. Once she enters Anguo, she should no longer be the Crown Princess of Jingguo. I hope Your Highness will understand."
The burly man with the long beard glanced at Jing Lu, who was still cursing, and bowed and stepped back: "However, you probably don't have time to deal with Princess Yue Jiang right now, so I won't disturb Your Highness's handling of state affairs any longer. I'll be leaving now."
"Stop!" The burly man with the long beard turned to leave, but Jing Yan stopped him. A bronze sword was held against the man's neck, and the man's eyes showed a hint of fear as he said fearfully.
"Your Highness, it is inappropriate to kill envoys in times of war. Your actions are unwise!"
Before he finished speaking, Jingyan's ancient sword slashed a half-inch bloody mark on the neck of the bearded man. The man winced in pain, clutching his neck and staring fearfully at Jingyan.
Then Jing Yan's cold voice warned, "Tell An Chenghuan that if Yue Jiang suffers any harm, I will spare no effort to take his life. Get out."
"Yes, I brought it, I brought it," the burly man with the long beard nodded hastily, dodged Jing Yan's sword, and ran back.
As soon as he left, the thousands of Anguo soldiers stationed behind him also turned back.
Jing Yan gripped the ancient sword in his hand and walked step by step to Jing Lu, who had long since exhausted his energy from cursing.
But he still wanted to gamble that Jing Yan wouldn't kill him immediately, so he wanted to say a few nice words and shift all the blame onto An Chenghuan.
"Your Majesty, An Chenghuan is too vicious, and I was deceived for a moment. Please give me a chance, and I will think of a way to beg Grandmother to rescue my sister-in-law."
Jing Yan showed little emotion on his face; his eyes were cold as he looked at Jing Lu as if he were looking at a corpse.
"Didn't you go through all sorts of hardships to escape to Anguo? Why go back alive? Your brother will grant your wish and leave your blood here."
Immediately, Jing Yan raised the ancient sword in his hand and, under Jing Lu's horrified gaze, swung it fiercely towards his neck.
Blood spurted from Jing Lu's neck, and his head rolled several feet away.
Jing Yan sheathed his sword and said coldly, "Collect the body of the traitor Jing Lu and send it to Empress Dowager Zheng."
He needs to go back and settle accounts with the sins committed in the palace before he can safely rescue Yue Jiang.
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As soon as An Chenghuan and Yue Jiang entered An Kingdom by carriage, the long-bearded giant, despite his injuries, hurried to catch up and reported what he had accomplished to An Chenghuan.
Including the message Jing Yan asked him to convey, An Chenghuan didn't say much after hearing it. He nodded and said, "I understand. Go and rest."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the bearded man bowed in gratitude.
Yue Jiang also heard Jing Yan's words. She lowered her eyes slightly, wondering how much Jing Yan would suffer when he learned that the national crisis of Jing Kingdom was caused by Empress Dowager Zheng.
An Chenghuan noticed Yue Jiang's disappointed look, but he didn't say anything more. Jing Yan's threat wasn't enough to make him wary, so he continued with what he had said before.
“If Jing Lu can lead his army out of here, I will give him two cities without hesitation. But he has nothing. Anguo is going to give him people and cities instead, which will only make things difficult for Jing Yan. It’s not a good deal.”
"Telling Jingyan the truth of what happened back then also achieves the goal of destroying his heart."
Yue Jiang said with disgust: "Your Majesty is vicious enough, truly like the late Emperor Anguo."
An Chenghuan's expression darkened slightly, and he stared at Yue Jiang for a long time before suddenly laughing.
"Is he really that good, that you, without knowing the situation, would speak up for him?"
Yue Jiang met An Chenghuan's gaze with disgust and said unhappily, "Your Majesty's words are boring. My husband is naturally good."
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