Upon hearing Xiao Xiyou's words, Xu Cang knelt down on the ground with a thud.
Xiao Xiyou continued, "You should leave. The fact that you dared to come here today means you were certain that I wouldn't have the heart to kill you."
"You guessed right, I really don't want you to die by my hand, but what happens to you from now on depends on your own fate." After saying that, Xiao Xiyou left the reception hall.
"Xiao Liang, see the guest out," Xiao Xiyou instructed Xiao Liang, who was waiting at the door.
Xu Cang left the Second Prince's residence in a daze. Not long after he stepped out of the gate, a man in black fell from the sky before him.
This man was none other than Lu Shanfeng, the secret guard by the Third Prince's side. The Third Prince often called him Xiaofeng.
"Guard Lu!" Xu Cangqing was immediately shocked by the appearance of the person who came before him.
Lu Shanfeng was a ruthless and taciturn man. At this moment, he raised his hands in the shape of eagle claws and reached for Xu Cang's neck.
Although Xu Cang was also a trained fighter, his martial arts skills were far below Lu Shanfeng's, and he could only barely dodge the attack.
"Guard Lu, there is still a chance for the Second Prince to be saved."
Upon hearing Xu Cang's words, Lu Shanfeng withdrew his hand and spat out three precious words.
Tell me about it.
After all, what the Third Prince wanted was not Xu Cang's worthless life, but to get rid of the crime of privately forming an army.
Moreover, the Third Prince already held considerable military power, except for the border troops in the Northwest, which were under the control of the Lan family, the maternal family of the First Prince's mother.
The border troops in the Northeast and the North and South were all under the command of the Empress's maternal family, Anjia, and the Third Prince whom they supported.
The palace has always been heavily guarded, and no other troops are allowed to appear except for the Imperial Guard directly under the Emperor's command.
If discovered, it will be considered treason!
Xu Cang swallowed hard. "I can lure Xiao Xiyou to a sparsely populated place, drug him, and then Guard Lu and I can carry Xiao Xiyou to the military camp and hand him over to the Third Prince."
"Openly kidnapping a prince?" Lu Shanfeng clearly showed disdain.
"I promise, I promise that this will be kept completely secret!" Xu Cang raised his hand and swore.
"Then go and make preparations. I want to see the results in two days." Lu Shanfeng said to Xu Cang from his high position, then turned around and used his lightness skill to disappear into the woods.
The unauthorized kidnapping of a prince was a serious matter, not something a mere guard could decide on his own. He had to report the matter to the Third Prince; otherwise, things would backfire, and no one could bear the responsibility or withstand the Third Prince's wrath.
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away." Xu Cang readily agreed when he saw that Lu Shanfeng was showing signs of relenting.
Xiao Xiyou, whom they were thinking about, was currently at the place where he had just been exchanging ideas and talking with Zhou Zhizhi.
He crouched down, searching for something on the grass.
"Your Highness, it's already dark, and it's hard to see anything on the ground," said Ma Yang, Xiao Xiyou's personal servant, holding a lantern beside him.
Xiao Xiyou did not reply, stubbornly continuing his search.
"What is Your Highness looking for? Should we call all the maids and servants in the manor to come and search?" Ma Yang suggested again.
"No need, I'll find it myself." Xiao Xiyou took the lantern from Ma Yang's hand, annoyed by his noise. "You can go now, you don't need to stay here."
Ma Yang knew he had said too much, "This servant will not speak further. Your Highness, please allow this servant to serve you from the side."
"No need, go down." Xiao Xiyou ordered again.
Ma Yang knew that further words would be of no use at this point, so he said, "Yes, this servant will take his leave."
After bowing, they left the lawn in the backyard.
Xiao Xiyou crouched down, searching inch by inch, carefully feeling around on the ground.
He wanted to find the paper airplane that Zhou Zhizhi had folded for him, as if he wanted to find evidence that he was certain that others could overcome anything.
Suddenly he saw a small, reflective object on the grass. Xiao Xiyou quickly reached out and carefully picked it up.
He picked up the paper airplane, and with it, he picked up the self that had always been unappreciated.
Xiao Xiyou put the paper airplane into the sachet he always carried with him, and Zhou Zhizhi's smiling face unconsciously appeared in his mind.
Xiao Xiyou's parched soul felt as if it had suddenly found a spring of clear water.
"You believe me too, right..."
Zhou Zhizhi was unaware of Xiao Xiyou's thoughts, nor did she know that Xiao Xiyou had not considered killing her to silence her for a long time.
At this moment, she was hunched over her desk in the study, burning the midnight oil, waging a final battle against the author of "The Northern Darkness Divine Art".
[Congratulations, host, the Northern Darkness Divine Art is 99% complete.] The system's congratulatory voice rang out as Zhou Zhizhi memorized the incantation from the book.
"What's going on with the last one percent?" Zhou Zhizhi was completely baffled. She lay on the table in distress, her chin resting on the surface, her hands naturally outstretched.
"We don't have much time left before we're wiped out, what are we going to do!"
"System, system," Zhou Zhizhi called out to the system, hoping to find a shortcut to completely master the Northern Darkness Divine Art.
【Darling, keep going!】The system avoided the important points and only gave Zhou Zhizhi a useless piece of nonsense.
"Never mind, anything can happen in dreams, I'm going to sleep." Zhou Zhizhi said as she left the study and headed towards the bedroom.
"Xiaoyue, prepare the water." Zhou Zhizhi, exhausted after a long day, desperately needed a bath to relax.
"Yes, Imperial Preceptor, this servant will go and prepare immediately." Xiaoyue received the order and dared not delay.
Bathing in the petal water, Zhou Zhizhi felt her soul being elevated and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"It feels so good. If I could always enjoy life like this without worrying about the system's so-called erasure."
【Honey, as long as no harm is done, you won't be erased~】The system heard Zhou Zhizhi's words and reminded her in a seemingly kind way.
After spending so much time together, the system became more and more satisfied with its chosen host. The host diligently completed tasks, never slacked off, and had a strong learning ability. It should be noted that systems in other worlds had never encountered such a worry-free host.
It's its own host, which often has evil thoughts, wanting to chop it up and feed it to the data dogs.
"Waaaaah~, so scary."
Although it had no physical form, the system genuinely shuddered.
“You make it sound so easy, but I am now in an ancient world full of dangers. Most of the people around me know martial arts, and I am in the position of the Grand Preceptor, a position of great power and influence that is coveted by many.”
"Count for yourself how many people have wanted me dead since I transmigrated!"
"You're something else. You only allow others to kill me, but you don't allow me to fight back. If I hadn't run away quickly, my corpse would probably be feeding wild dogs on some desolate mountain right now."
Zhou Zhizhi became angrier and angrier as she spoke. Since she transmigrated to this world, she had never had a peaceful day and was struggling on the brink of life and death every day.
"I'll chop you up and feed you to the data dogs sooner or later!" Zhou Zhizhi thought angrily.
system:……
"Waaaaah~"
How terrifying.
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