Looking at the debris blocking her way, Princess Qian was completely terrified. She knew in her head that she should avoid Han Yu's approaching figure, but her body refused to obey. Her legs felt weak and powerless, and she couldn't even muster the strength to escape. She could only watch helplessly as Han Yu suddenly rushed towards her...
"Protect the Crown Princess..." A cry of surprise came from the nanny beside Crown Princess Qian...
No sooner said than done, a slender figure rushed in from outside the room, grabbed the dazed Princess Qian with one hand, and pulled her to a safe place.
The man just waved his hand, and all the maids who had been running away because of fear rushed towards Han Yu. The servants snatched the fragments from Han Yu's hands and held her tightly to prevent her from doing anything to hurt others.
"Miss Han..." Qu Feiqing looked coldly at Hai Yue who suddenly rushed in. She was angry, but she was more worried about Han Yu's situation.
Xiahou An'er had already rushed to Han Yu's side, forcefully brushed away the maids who were suppressing Han Yu, and carefully examined Han Yu's body. Seeing that Han Yu's wrists were red from being strangled by the group of rude maids, Xiahou An'er's delicate eyebrows had already been furrowed.
Xiahou An'er suddenly turned around, glaring angrily at Hai Yue and Princess Qian standing at the door. She sneered, "Prince and Princess, you are so arrogant. You bully us women as soon as you come in. Do you really think that just because you control us all, you can bully us at will?"
"Are you okay?" Qu Feiqing quickly came to Han Yu's side and pulled her body over to examine her carefully. The young lady's body was precious, and those maids were kind-hearted but cruel. Who knew how much strength they had used on Han Yu just now?
"Sister Qu, Princess, I'm fine." Han Yu smiled faintly, casting a strange look at the two of them. Then, turning her gaze towards Hai Yue and Princess Qian, her previously kind expression instantly transformed into a fierce one as she sneered, "The Crown Prince and Princess just lost their son. Instead of staying with the young prince, they've come to this guesthouse to cause trouble. Aren't they losing their priorities?"
Seeing that these three people were able to calm down in the midst of panic, Princess Qian secretly resented their sharp words. She glared at Xiahou An'er fiercely from the corner of her eye, then leaned her weak body into Hai Yue's arms, her face full of pity, and said, "Prince, these three bullied me. If you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would have already..."
As she spoke, Princess Qian buried her head in Hai Yue's arms and sobbed softly...
Hai Yue's gaze was fascinated by Xiahou An'er's angry face. At this moment, the crying sound of Princess Qian sounded in his ears. He felt annoyed and was about to scold Princess Qian, but was interrupted by Xiahou An'er.
"The Crown Prince's Consort is really confused about right and wrong. As soon as she entered the room, she shouted to take me away. Now she says that the three of us bullied you. It's really funny. Is this how the Crown Prince managed his courtyard in the past? Now that your two beloved sons have unfortunately passed away, you, as parents, are still in such a mood to make trouble here. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Sea King?" Xiahou An'er had long been disgusted with Hai Yue and Crown Prince's Consort Qian. Now that he felt Hai Yue's gaze fixed on him, Xiahou An'er felt even more disgusted. He wished he could beat the two of them out of the room.
But Xiahou An'er knew full well that she had already stepped into a dangerous situation, and the possibility of escaping from under the noses of so many elite soldiers and generals in the Sea Palace was slim. Although Princess Qian was in the wrong in this matter, on the territory of the Sea Palace, they, the guests, were the lambs to be slaughtered. How could the other party really care who was right and who was wrong?
In such a situation with a huge disparity in strength, Xiahou An'er and Qu Feiqing Hanyu first thought of preserving themselves. As the saying goes, if you have the green mountains, you will never lack firewood!
It was not known whether it was Xiahou An'er's appearance that had an effect, or whether it was her words that had an impact on Hai Yue's heart. Hai Yue immediately reached out and pulled Concubine Qian, who was clinging to him in his arms, away from him. He reluctantly turned his gaze away from Xiahou An'er and glared at Concubine Qian with cold disdain, demanding in a cold voice, "Why are you running here when you can't just stay in your own courtyard? Rui'er's body is still warm, yet your clothes are so gorgeous! As the Concubine of the Crown Prince, as the eldest daughter of the Crown Prince's tutor, where have you learned anything about poetry, literature and etiquette? Do you still need this Crown Prince to teach you how to do it?"
The harsh rebuke immediately made Princess Qian look surprised. She never expected that just a few words from Xiahou An'er would make Hai Yue scold her in front of everyone without giving her any face at all.
Infinite grievance and anger suddenly surged in her heart. Princess Qian lowered her head slightly and tilted it towards Xiahou An'er. Intense hatred suddenly shot out from her tearful eyes. In just a blink of an eye, she turned her head and looked at Hai Yue pitifully. She tightly grasped Hai Yue's sleeves with both hands and defended herself aggrievedly, "How can your Highness accuse me like this? Everything I did was for your sake. For the sake of the Crown Prince, I have already lost a maid today. Just now in Suiyi Garden, the Prince of the County beat one of my servants to death without asking any questions. Your Highness, what the Prince of the County of Hai did was disrespectful!"
In just a few words, Princess Qian cleverly changed the subject, not only diverting Hai Yue's anger directed at herself, but also shifting Hai Yue's attention from Xiahou An'er to Hai Chenxi. She killed two birds with one stone, which was quite a skill.
As expected, Hai Yue's face darkened after hearing what Princess Qian said. How could he not know what Hai Chenxi had done today? However, the matter at stake today was grave. Even though he was furious, for the sake of his father's great cause, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and let Hai Chenxi go for now.
What's more, Xiahou An'er was right in what he said. If he made a fuss here, he would probably make his father unhappy. Then his father would be more inclined towards Yu Hai Chenxi. Wouldn't it be a loss?
With a slight glint in his eyes, Hai Yue fixed his gaze on Princess Qian. Seeing that the color of her clothes was too bright, he couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice, "This is not a place you can come to. You better mind your own business. If I find you doing something so shameful again, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"
After he finished speaking, Hai Yue exhaled a breath of cold air from his nose, then shook his hands vigorously, shaking off the hands of Princess Qian that were holding his sleeves tightly.
Princess Qian was completely humiliated and filled with anger, but she didn't dare to vent it in front of Hai Yue. She could only hold back her anger and try her best to maintain a dignified and decent appearance. She bowed to Hai Yue with the maid behind her and said softly, "I understand. Madam Hu, you stay and take care of this guest room. Prince, I'm leaving now!"
After saying this, Princess Qian immediately led all the maids and turned around and left the wing room...
"Princess, are you okay?" When Hai Yue saw Princess Qian leave, the coldness on his face eased and he looked at Xiahou An'er with a hint of concern.
"Thank you, Prince, for rescuing An'er. We are tired, please leave." Xiahou An'er half-lowered her beautiful face, but there was a faint blush on her fair and delicate cheeks, which made people's hearts flutter. In an instant, she attracted all of Hai Yue's attention.
Hai Yue no longer wanted to consider the difference between men and women, and suddenly walked towards Xia Hou An'er...
Unexpectedly, Xiahou An'er really did what he said. He turned around and walked into the inner room with Hanyu Qu Feiqing, without even looking at Hai Yue again...
"You..." Seeing the delicious food about to fly away, Hai Yue was very anxious. Just as he was about to chase after the victory, he heard heavy and rapid footsteps outside the door...
"Prince, why are you still here?" Yuan Yao walked into the wing room in armor, not caring at all that this was the resting place for the women.
"General Yuan, why are you here?" Hai Yue was annoyed when he saw Yuan Yao coming, but he calmly put away the greedy expression on his face and asked Yuan Yao in a steady and serious manner.
"Prince, the prince has an important matter and urgently wants you to go to the study." Yuan Yao's eyes, filled with murderous intent, swept across the inner room where the curtain had been lowered, but he spoke without revealing his expression.
"I understand." After a brief pause, Hai Yue looked towards the inner room again, then turned around and left the room with Yuan Yao.
"Finally left." Hearing the sound of the door being locked, Han Yu spoke in a very low voice. At the same time, he walked nimbly behind the door curtain, lifted the curtain and took a look outside. Only then did he feel relieved and returned to the table to sit down.
"What a pity! If we could have lured Hai Yue in just now, perhaps the three of us could have subdued him, and we might have had a chance to escape from the Sea King's Palace. What a pity!" Xiahou An'er slammed her pink fist on the table, her face flushed with anger, and her heart was even more annoyed. After all, she had sacrificed her looks just now, but she didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would come out and ruin everything.
Qu Feiqing also frowned and nodded, with a hint of regret in her tone, she said: "Indeed. If we could have brought Hai Yue into the inner room just now, perhaps we still had a glimmer of hope."
Han Yu saw that the two of them had understood the meaning of her eyes, and she couldn't help but smile comfortably, "My two sisters are so smart. They understood Yu'er's thoughts in an instant."
Qu Feiqing couldn't help but smile slightly, then said, "It was Miss Han who was smart enough to remind us both. It's a pity that we missed this good opportunity."
However, thinking of Han Yu's quick response just now, Qu Feiqing couldn't help but look at Han Yu again. This little girl who remained calm in the face of danger was truly beyond people's expectations.
After hearing Qu Feiqing's praise, Han Yu smiled shyly and said modestly, "Sister Qu is really making fun of Yu'er. When I saw Princess Qian just now, I also wanted to take her hostage. But then I thought, if the King of the Sea is willing to kill even his own grandson in order to rebel, then Princess Qian is of no use. Holding her hostage is just dragging another person to die. Later, Hai Yue appeared, and I found the best hostage. What a pity..."
"If a person dies under the flowers, he will be a romantic ghost!" Unexpectedly, Xiahou An'er suddenly said this.
Seeing the other two looking at her in confusion, Xiahou An'er smiled faintly, beckoned them closer, and whispered the meaning of her words...
In the study, Hai Quan summoned all the generals and counselors, as well as Hai Yue and Hai Chenxi. They sat around the table, staring at the map of the Western Chu territory on the table, making a detailed analysis and final confirmation.
"Your Highness, don't worry. I will capture the richest cities of Western Chu in the shortest possible time and cut off the emperor's son's escape route." A general said confidently. It was really exciting to be able to capture Jiang Haotian today. As long as their Sea King army could work together, they would be able to seize the world of Western Chu.
Hai Chenxi glanced at the burly General Yuan calmly and said in a calm tone, "General Yuan, you'd better stop bragging. Chu Feiyang and Jiang Muchen haven't made a move yet, and you're so arrogant. Be careful that you will lose miserably."
Upon hearing Hai Chenxi's warning, General Yuan, who had been so happy, suddenly shut up. Hai Chenxi wasn't just anybody; he was the Neptune's beloved youngest son. Even though he'd uttered the unpalatable word "lose" before the war even began, the Neptune would never blame his beloved son.
"Chenxi is absolutely right. Although we've taken the initiative, we still have Chu Feiyang and Jiang Muchen in the court. It's not time to celebrate yet." As expected, Hai Quan looked at Hai Chenxi with admiration, then turned his gaze to the map in front of him, pointing to several cities and instructing his deputy generals, "These are the most important cities for transportation. If we control them, we'll have Emperor Yugan at our throats. Emperor Yugan probably still thinks we're just using the emperor to control the princes, but he doesn't know this is just the beginning. Send a signal immediately to the generals stationed in these cities to launch an attack on them tonight. I'm going to catch Chu Feiyang off guard."
"Your Highness, what about the capital? Prince Chen is in the capital right now. There's no guarantee that he won't reap the benefits." Another general frowned and spoke. They had been planning this for so many years, not to hand over the country to Prince Chen.
"Yangming Mountain is within the territory of the capital, and our troops are everywhere. Are you afraid that King Chen will take advantage of this? By then, not to mention that Emperor Yugan will be trapped, even King Chen will not be in a good situation." Hai Yue analyzed with a sneer.
However, just as he finished speaking, he noticed that Hai Chenxi was staring at him with a mocking look. Hai Yue was annoyed for a moment, but he had to suppress the anger in his heart.
"Now that we have almost finished discussing the matter, let's get busy. Xier, I'll leave the matter of spreading the news to you. I want to see, when the people learn that the prince killed my grandson, will they still support the Jiang family to rule the country?" The anger that had been pent up for many years burst out at this moment. At this moment, Hai Quan was no longer the cautious King of the Sea. His eyes, filled with ambition, were shining with a cold and bloodthirsty light.
"Yes." Hai Chenxi replied lightly.
This time, Aquaman did not sit in a wheelchair, but walked out of the study with Hai Chenxi.
Hai Yue looked at the two figures that left at the same time, his eyes dimmed slightly, and then a cold light flashed across them.
"Prince, you are the eldest son of the prince. When the prince seizes the world of Western Chu in the future, you will be the crown prince. You cannot back down in front of Prince Hai." Yuan Yao, who had just been rebuked by Hai Chenxi, stared at Hai Chenxi's receding back with vicious eyes, walked to Hai Yue's side, and reminded him in a very low voice.
Hearing this, Hai Yue lowered his eyes, a gleam of brilliance flashing in his eyes. When he raised his head and looked at General Yuan, his eyes were already full of smiles. "Thank you for your advice, General. Emperor Yu Gan has just ordered the King of Chu to lead 50,000 troops to encircle and suppress Yangming Mountain. General, please be careful when you go down the mountain this time."
Seeing Hai Yue's caring words, General Yuan naturally smiled, bowed to Hai Yue and said goodbye, then strode out of the yard.
After walking out of the yard, Hai Yue did not return to his own courtyard immediately. Thinking of Xiahou An'er's charming smile before he left the guest house just now, his heart couldn't help but melt. Then he led his servants to the guest house again.
"Wuwuwu..." As soon as he stepped into the courtyard where the women were imprisoned, he heard low crying sounds, which made Hai Yue's eyes show a look of annoyance.
After walking through the rooms, Hai Yue stopped outside the innermost room and found that the candle inside had been extinguished long ago. Unlike the other rooms, the guest room where Xiahou An'er lived was extremely quiet. Presumably, the people inside had fallen asleep.
Hai Yue winked at the guard beside him, and the guard immediately took out a bamboo tube from his arms, pierced the window paper, inserted the bamboo tube, and blew the gas inside into the guest room.
After a cup of tea, Hai Yue signaled the nanny behind him with his eyes to open the lock on the door.
"Prince, this..." Seeing Hai Yue asking for the key, Madam Hu, who was following behind, suddenly looked embarrassed. She covered her waist with one hand and was reluctant to hand over the key hanging on her waist. Her master was the Crown Prince's Consort. If she handed the key to the Crown Prince, she was afraid that she would not be able to report it to the Crown Prince's Consort. However, the Crown Prince was the Crown Prince after all. If she insisted on resisting, she was afraid that she would not be able to see the Crown Prince's Consort. For a moment, Madam Hu was anxious and afraid, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Open the door quickly." Hai Yue showed impatience on his face. He growled at the old man who had no tact at all. He stared at Madam Hu with his sharp eyes and stretched his hand directly in front of her.
Nanny Hu was in a dilemma, but the other party was the Prince of the Sea King, and perhaps he would become the Crown Prince or the Emperor in the future. If she went against him, she would definitely not have a good ending.
After this analysis, Madam Hu could only untie the key wrapped around her waist and put it in Hai Yue's hand.
Hai Yue held the key tightly and waved to the nanny, sending her to check on the yard. He then used the key to quietly open the heavy copper lock on the door and gently pushed open the door.
As the door opened, a silvery-gray moonlight gradually streamed into the pitch-black room. Using the moonlight, Hai Yue quickly passed through the outer room and arrived at the inner chamber. With his left hand, he gently lifted the beaded curtain on the door and cautiously peered inside. Seeing the inner chamber was completely silent, he stepped inside with confidence. He found his way to the bed and, as expected, saw Xiahou An'er lying quietly in it.
The light in the inner room was dim, but it could not hide Xiahou An'er's stunning beauty. Hai Yue slowly sat down, looking at her sleeping face greedily, his hand unable to restrain itself from stroking her cheek.
When he touched that delicate and warm skin, Hai Yue couldn't help but sigh in comfort. She was worthy of being the princess of the Xiahou clan. Her skin was as smooth as water, truly top-notch.
Being touched by him like this, Xiahou An'er showed no sign of waking up at all.
Looking at the person sleeping soundly on the bed, thinking that getting her would not only win Chu Feiyang's support but also give him a treasure, Hai Yue was already a little impatient. He quickly reached out to her clothes with both hands and suddenly pulled open Xia Hou An'er's clothes, revealing her skin with a pearly luster. Hai Yue's eyes were already shining with a faint light, and he quickly leaned down and kissed Xia Hou An'er's red lips.
With a thud, Hai Yue's body softened and he instantly fell on Xiahou An'er.
"You pervert, you are so shameless. I have known for a long time that you have bad intentions towards the princess. I didn't expect you to be so impatient. You ran here in the night. Do you really think that we are hostages and can be bullied at will?" A slender figure appeared on the bed. Han Yu put away her hand knife, easily lifted Hai Yue's collar with both hands, pulled him up from Xiahou An'er's body, and then threw him to the ground.
At this moment, Xiahou An'er, who was originally in a coma, opened his eyes.
Xiahou An'er quickly sat up, then lowered her head to check her clothes. Seeing that her collar had been pulled open, a trace of humiliation flashed through Xiahou An'er's heart. She pulled the collar of her clothes tightly with both hands. Her pretty face in the dark was already pale.
"It's all the fault of that despicable bastard Hai Yue. Princess, are you okay?" Han Yu came to the bedside, reached out to touch Xiahou An'er's forehead, and asked worriedly.
Xiahou An'er shook her head and replied honestly, "I'm fine. Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to me before I leave this Sea King's Palace. Where's Hai Yue?"
"Here." Qu Feiqing pointed her slender finger at Hai Yue who was thrown to the ground by Han Yu, with disgust in her eyes. Thinking of what Hai Yue had just done to Xiahou An'er, she was so angry that she stretched out her foot and kicked Hai Yue hard several times.
"Tear..." As he spoke, Han Yu had already taken the bed sheet and pulled it hard. The bed sheet immediately turned into strips of cloth.
Han Yu took the cloth in his hand and returned to Hai Yue's side, tying him up with layers of cloth strips.
Xiahou An'er and Qu Feiqing immediately came to Han Yu's side, and the two assisted Han Yu in tying up the unconscious Hai Yue.
"I let you bully the princess. You are worse than beasts. You read poetry and morality on animals. Your head is full of filth. You are really a scum." As he said that, Han Yu's fist went towards Hai Yue.
Xiahou An'er thought of everything Hai Yue had done to her just now, and her heart was filled with shock and anger. If they hadn't been prepared, she was afraid that her innocence would have been tarnished by Hai Yue long ago. Thinking of this, Xiahou An'er's eyes flashed with two clusters of flames as she shot at Hai Yue. Without thinking, she stretched out her hands and hit Hai Yue on both sides of his face...
The three of them punched and kicked the unconscious Hai Yue, and only then did they feel a little relieved from their anger.
"It's getting late. We should get out quickly, otherwise..." Han Yu turned to look out the window, and seeing the candlelight still ablaze in the guest house, she couldn't help but frown. Although they had taken Hai Yue hostage this time, the road ahead was unclear, which made Han Yu's heart shiver, and cold sweat broke out on her palms.
Qu Feiqing and Xiahou An'er have also realized this problem. How can these three weak women lead Hai Yue, who refuses to cooperate, out of the Sea King's Palace with its layers of checkpoints?
The three were about to start re-planning when they heard footsteps at the door.
In the blink of an eye, the originally dark inner room was illuminated by candlelight, and Hai Chenxi walked in with a cold expression.
His eyes were cold as he glanced at the inner room. Seeing Xiahou An'er, who was tugging at his clothes tightly with a stubborn look in her eyes, Hai Chenxi couldn't help but frown. He then turned his gaze to the unconscious Hai Yue, and the wrinkles between his brows became more obvious.
Without saying anything, Hai Chenxi actually walked forward, picked up Hai Yue, and threw him to the guards outside. He said in a deep voice, "Come here, take the prince back and hand him over to the prince's wife."
"I never thought that the three young ladies and princesses had such strength that they could knock out the prince of my Sea Palace. I really underestimated you." Hai Chenxi sneered and shot a cold look at Han Yu and Qu Feiqing.
However, compared to Qu Feiqing, Han Yu gave him a more unfamiliar feeling. If there were no other people hiding in this room, and Qu Feiqing was a powerless young lady, then the one who just subdued Hai Yue was only Han Yu.
Han Yu is Han Che's younger sister. Han Che emerged as a surprise winner of the top prize in the imperial examination and subsequently became the Left Prime Minister of Western Chu. His younger sister also showcased her prowess today, demonstrating the hidden secrets this sibling pair possesses.
"Why, you only allow the Prince of Hai's mansion to set fire, but you don't allow us to light lamps? Prince Hai has always been at odds with the Crown Prince, so why are you speaking for him today?" Xiahou An'er showed a sneer on his face, but his heart trembled slightly because of Hai Chenxi's gaze.
"If the princess can't stand the loneliness, the camp of the Sea King's army is wide open." Hai Chenxi looked at Xiahou An'er again, a trace of indifference flashed across his eyes, then he turned and walked out of the room, ordered the guards outside to lock the door again, and arranged his own guards to guard the door.
Hai Chenxi's answer made Xiahou An'er's heart plummet. Her face became even paler and uglier. The tears in her eyes could no longer be stopped from sliding down her cheeks, and she began to cry silently.
"An'er, don't cry." Qu Feiqing put away the hatred towards everyone in the Sea Palace in her eyes, gently put her arm around Xiahou An'er's shoulders, and comforted her in a low voice.
Han Yu withdrew his gaze with a heavy expression, knowing in his heart that Hai Chenxi must be doubting his identity.
"What a pity! I didn't expect Hai Chenxi to break in at this time." Qu Feiqing raised her head and looked at the inner room that had returned to darkness, and spoke with gritted teeth.
"Don't be impulsive..." Little did they know that there were two people lying on the roof of this room.
One of them immediately moved when he saw the scene inside, but was stopped by the other.
'Bang...' However, when the two of them moved, the bricks and tiles they were standing on slipped and they fell off the roof in an instant.
"Who is it?" The crisp sound of bricks and tiles falling to the ground instantly alerted the guards everywhere, and even Hai Chenxi, who had just stepped out of the yard, turned back.
The candlelight instantly illuminated every corner of the yard. Hai Chenxi walked forward and looked at the bricks and tiles that had fallen into the flowerbed in the yard. A chill immediately appeared in Hai Chenxi's originally calm eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Archers, prepare."
At Hai Chenxi's command, the archers who had been hiding in the dark rushed out instantly. Hundreds of archers raised their bows and arrows towards the roof, waiting for Hai Chenxi's order.
"Shoot." A strong and powerful voice came out of Hai Chenxi's mouth, and the archers shot out a barrage of arrows in an instant. The silver arrowheads with cold light pierced into the gaps between the roof tiles, but the expected wailing was not heard.
"Prince." After the first round of arrows were fired, a guard came forward to ask Hai Chenxi for his opinion.
"It seems that the Sea King's Palace is still not strong enough. There are even wild cats and dogs who dare to break into the Sea King's Palace at night. From now on, everyone should be alert and patrol the Sea King's Palace day and night. Especially this courtyard, it must be monitored more closely." There was no movement on the roof, and Hai Chenxi knew that the people up there had already escaped.
"Yes, Prince." Everyone answered in unison.
"Select five hundred men to search the mountain for me. I want to see who dares to act recklessly on the territory of the Sea Prince's Mansion." Looking up at the roof again, Hai Chenxi sneered and turned to leave the courtyard.
"Prince, the prince invites you over." Just as he was about to turn back to his own yard, the housekeeper came over and asked Hai Chenxi to meet the Prince of the Sea.
Nodding to the butler, Hai Chenxi walked towards Neptune's study with a cold expression.
For a moment, the entire Yangming Mountain was dotted with flames. Five hundred guards were divided into twenty teams, constantly searching the mountains for the assassin who had sneaked into the Sea King's Palace tonight.
On the way down the mountain, Qu Changqing looked at Chu Feiyang, who was wounded in the waist and abdomen by an arrow, with a look of guilt on his face, and his heart was full of resentment towards himself. If he hadn't been so impatient, he wouldn't have caused the prince to be injured.
"Your Highness, it's all my fault." Reaching out to support Chu Feiyang, Qu Changqing looked at the wound on Chu Feiyang's waist, his eyes full of worry.
Chu Feiyang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need support. He glanced calmly at the flames all over the mountain, then released his hand that was covering his left waist. He checked the wound on his waist in the moonlight. Fortunately, it was just a scratch. Although it bled a little, the wound was not serious and would scab over in a few days.
"Don't blame yourself. Worrying too much will make you confused." Qu Feiqing is Qu Changqing's biological sister. Although Hai Yue's target is An'er, it's no wonder that Qu Changqing is worried since Qu Feiqing is with An'er.
However, he didn't expect Hai Yue to even dare to get involved with Chu Feiyang's cousin. Did he really think that he could achieve great things just because he had a father who was a sea king?
"Your Highness, the Sea Prince's Palace is heavily guarded, with numerous checkpoints set up along the way. It seems the Sea Prince has made every possible preparation." Recalling everything he had seen during his nighttime visit to the Sea Prince's Palace, Qu Changqing frowned and spoke, feeling as if a heavy stone weighed down his heart, unable to breathe. It seemed that rescuing Feiqing and the others would not be so easy.
Upon hearing this, Chu Feiyang's expression grew stern and solemn, but he didn't immediately reply to Qu Changqing. He pulled a bottle of golden medicine from his sleeve, poured out all the powder, and casually dabbed it on his waist. He said in a deep voice, "We'll discuss this after we return to the capital. Let's go down the mountain first. I'm afraid Hai Quan has already taken action."
As he spoke, Chu Feiyang walked deeper into the woods, brought out two black war horses, and mounted them with Qu Changqing, heading down the mountain along the most rugged and difficult path.
At this time, people in the capital were in panic.
As Chu Feiyang expected, the tens of thousands of people under Hai Chenxi's command had already been eyeing the capital with eager eyes.
However, the capital city was still guarded by Prince Chen's city defense forces, which forced the people of Haichenxi not to act rashly.
Even so, the tens of thousands of troops were already approaching the capital's gates from the outskirts of the city. By midnight, tens of thousands of them were stationed at the capital's gates, facing the 50,000 troops Chu Feiyang had left for Han Shaomian.
Outside the city gate, candles were brightly lit. The two armies faced each other in a tense and murderous atmosphere. The generals of both sides were riding on their horses, ready for battle.
Inside the city gates, a depressing atmosphere reigned. The people knew that Western Chu was about to fall, and that the Sea King's army was already at the gates. If they fled now, they would likely die sooner. Therefore, every household had their doors and windows tightly shut. The once bustling streets were now deserted.
The nobles in the official residences could not sleep all night. Their own sons and daughters were held hostage in the Sea King's Palace, and their own husbands were detained in the palace by Emperor Yu Gan. For a time, all the officials were in a state of panic.
Within just two hours, four or five express trains of 800 miles each rushed to the palace.
Hai Chenxi's army did not stop Ba Baili from rushing to the capital, but remained silent and continued to confront Han Shaomian's men.
There was a constant whisper in the hall, and the ministers were exhausted. Who would have thought that the King of the Sea's men had already forced their way to the city gate, while the King of Chu only ordered the 50,000 people to guard the palace gate? If the King of the Sea became murderous, the capital would be a river of blood.
While the ministers were discussing, a series of reports came from outside, "Report."
Soon, several messengers ran into the hall one after another, knelt on their knees before Emperor Yugan, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhengzhou has been lost. It was captured by Murong Jie, a subordinate of the Sea King."
"Your Majesty, Tongzhou has been lost. It was captured by Bai Wuhen, one of the men under the Sea King."
"Your Majesty, Yicheng has been captured by Liu Minghong, one of the men under the Sea King."
"Your Majesty, ..."
"Enough." The dragon was furious. Emperor Yugan slammed his hand on the dragon table. His face was ashen with anger. A loud shout immediately made the hall silent.
The ministers all looked equally grim, and were extremely shocked by the news they had just heard.
Zhengzhou, Tongzhou, and Yicheng are distributed in the north, southwest, and east. Neptune is launching a full-scale war.
It's only been a few hours, how could the Sea King have already conquered so many cities? If this continues, I'm afraid the vast territories of Western Chu will fall into the Sea King's hands. When did the Sea King prepare all this? He caught everyone off guard. The tens of thousands of troops blocking the city gates are probably just to hold off reinforcements. What should we do? Are we just going to wait here to die?
"What on earth is Chu Feiyang doing? I didn't give him 50,000 troops to guard the city gates. If he had led his troops to attack Yangming Mountain earlier, how could Hai Quan have taken the initiative and captured so many cities in one fell swoop? What on earth is he thinking?" Emperor Yu Gan was furious. He suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, his dragon eyes full of rage.
Upon hearing this, all the ministers did not dare to respond. They all lowered their heads and remained silent, with a look of sorrow on their faces.
"Your Majesty, even if the King of Chu attacks Yangming Mountain, he only has 50,000 troops. How can he rush to Tongzhou and Yicheng to stop the King of the Sea's offensive?" At this time, Prince Duan, who always kept a low profile, spoke up to defend Chu Feiyang.
As the ministers listened, they understood that Emperor Yugan's complaints against the King of Chu were completely unreasonable. The King of the Sea's unexpected capture of these cities had already demonstrated to everyone that he had made thorough preparations. How could a mere 50,000 men stop him?
But Emperor Yugan was furious at the moment and certainly wouldn't listen to Prince Duan's objective analysis. He pointed his finger at Prince Duan and angrily demanded, "Prince Duan, are you blaming me? Do I want to see my kingdom taken away by that old scoundrel Haiquan?"
"Your Majesty, I am only speaking from the facts. It is not easy for Your Majesty to issue an impromptu decree and to gather 50,000 troops in a short period of time. Moreover, Yangming Mountain is still some distance away from the capital. Even if we ride fast, it may take many hours, let alone these 50,000 troops?" Prince Duan cast aside his usual attitude of staying out of the matter and spoke in a serious manner. His words, which carried a hint of authority, calmed Emperor Yugan down for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I think what Prince Duan said is absolutely right! Yangming Mountain is very close to the capital. The first thing Prince Chu thought of was to protect the safety of Your Majesty and the people of the capital, and then to dispatch troops to fight Hai Quan. Moreover, the fact that Hai Quan was able to take action shows that Yangming Mountain must be impregnable and not easy to capture." At this time, Yun Xuanzhi followed Prince Duan in speaking, and everyone looked up, only to see that Yun Xuanzhi's face was faintly anxious.
"Your Majesty, don't forget that Prince Chen is still in the capital!" Seeing that Emperor Yugan gradually regained his composure, Qu Lingao immediately clasped his fists, walked out of the queue and reminded him loudly.
After listening to Qu Lingao's advice, the expressions on the ministers' faces became more and more ugly. Their hearts were already hanging in the air. One Sea King was already too much for them to handle. If another Chen King came, then... wouldn't the world be in chaos?
"Where is the King of Chu?" Emperor Yu Gan calmed himself down, took a deep breath, and asked loudly where Chu Feiyang was.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Chu Feiyang, dressed in a prince's robe, stepped into the hall and knelt on one knee on the ground.
"Order the King of Chu to lead an army of 200,000 to wipe out the rebel Sea King!" Emperor Yugan said gritting his teeth.
"I obey your order." Chu Feiyang half-closed his eyes, his eyes were cold and calm, and he calmly responded to the imperial decree.
On June 26, the 18th year of Yu Gan in Western Chu, the King of the Sea launched a mutiny. Emperor Yu Gan appointed the King of Chu as the general and ordered him to lead an army of 200,000 to encircle and suppress the King of the Sea.
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