Chapter 681
After all these years, the Second Prince has never gone to such lengths for anyone.
The Su family was the first.
As soon as Yun Changliang finished speaking, the Second Prince froze.
Although that incident happened not long ago, the eldest prince was completely devastated afterward. Therefore, the second prince took this matter very seriously and would bring it up as a topic of conversation to joke about with his confidants from time to time.
With a bang, the teacup in the second prince's hand smashed directly onto the ground.
Broken porcelain shattered, and the room fell into a deathly silence.
——
Outside Luoyang City.
On their way here, the eldest prince ran into Huo Yue, and the two groups came together.
The two groups did not stop at the Luoyang city gate, but instead headed towards Lingnan to meet the enemy, until they saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance before they stopped.
The group coming from the opposite direction was Huo Shu and Shen Rang.
Huo Shu was covered in blood, and his left arm was clamped by a bamboo stick, clearly indicating a bone injury. As for the guards behind him, there were fewer of them than when he left, and they were all in poor condition.
Even though Huo Yue had seen countless dead on the battlefield, he had never felt so indignant as he did now.
On the battlefield, they were killed by people from the enemy country, by the enemy, but this time, they were killed by their own people!
Those guards who failed to return—they had barely survived the battlefield, only to die at the hands of their own people.
How could Huo Yue not feel disheartened?
As his son drew nearer, Huo Yue sighed and asked, "What about the brothers?"
“A few of my brothers slipped off a cliff and are never found, but I’ve carefully taken care of some of their personal belongings.”
Huo Shu was also saddened when he said this.
Huo Yue sighed, raised his hand and patted Huo Shu's shoulder twice, then said nothing more.
On the other side, Shen Rang cupped his hands towards the eldest prince: "Your Highness, I didn't expect you to come in person."
The eldest prince smirked: "When it comes to courage and strategy, I can't compare to my second brother. Fortunately, he still has this status, so he can use the imperial family's prestige to intimidate people."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Shen Rang's eyes.
These words didn't sound like something that the proud and arrogant eldest prince would say.
However, Shen Rang was not in the mood to think too much at the moment. He turned to Huo Yue and said, "Your Highness, the young master must be tired from his journey. Since Your Highness is here, I can rest assured that you will take the young master back. Please go back and tell Xi'er that I need to go to the palace. I will see her after I have dealt with the matter."
Huo Yue nodded slightly.
Shen Rang bowed and left with the eldest prince.
Watching the group's figures disappear into the distance, Huo Yue sighed and said, "It's clear you protected them quite well this time."
Huo Shu was so tired that his eyes were lifeless, but Shen Rang still had the energy to enter the palace.
Huo Shu gave a wry smile: "It's not entirely my credit. This Young Master Shen's skills are much better than I expected."
Before setting off, he thought that with Shen Rang's skills, he could at most protect himself and not cause him any trouble. Unexpectedly, Shen Rang helped him many times along the way.
On several occasions, if it weren't for Shen Rang's intervention, Huo Shu himself might not have been able to return unharmed.
Thinking of the ruthless assassinations they had encountered on the road, a fierce glint flashed in Huo Shu's eyes: "Father, we must avenge our brothers."
“Yes,” Huo Yue turned his head, his gaze fixed on the direction of Luoyang City, “We will not let them go.”
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