Ning Feng immediately pulled the reins and led the guards to stand still, waiting for Zhang Lan to approach.
"Why is Commander Zhang out of the city so late? Could it be that the city defense forces are useless, allowing the people to enter and leave the capital at will?" Ning Feng spoke first, pinning the blame on Zhang Lan. Ning Feng sat upright on his horse, his eyes cold and fierce in the moonlight, and he pounced on Zhang Lan with a hint of murderous intent.
Zhang Lan saw that Ning Feng also had the aura of an enemy meeting with a particularly jealous eye. He stared at Ning Feng in front of him with a fake smile and said in a cold voice, "Why is Guard Ning in this forest outside the capital? Could it be that the city defense force's responsibility has become to guard the forest? If His Royal Highness Prince Chen is interested in this, why not let this General, Prince Chen, report this to the Emperor and have the city defense force taken back from His Royal Highness and have them guard this forest instead!"
"Hmph, Commander Zhang is such a joke! The city defense army's talisman was given to Prince Chen by the late emperor. When is it your turn as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard to act so rashly? Do you want to disobey the emperor's order? Commander Zhang, have you ever calculated how many lives you have that the emperor can kill? Don't let your family suffer just for the sake of a momentary verbal pleasure!" The city defense army and the Imperial Guard were not on good terms to begin with. They served different masters, and there was a feud between the masters over the throne. The fact that they didn't fight each other at this moment was already a result of the two of them trying their best to restrain themselves. How could they have a good face towards each other?
Zhang Lan was momentarily speechless at Ning Feng's words. A cold glint flashed in his stern eyes. He tightened his grip on the reins, suppressing his anger. He turned his gaze away from Ning Feng, only to find that the woods were filled with countless casualties, with countless men in black lying on the ground. The Chu family members who had been sentenced to exile were also sitting on the ground, their faces varied, but they couldn't hide the panic and grief in their eyes.
Zhang Lan gently pulled the reins in his hand, and the horse under him immediately understood his master's meaning and instantly raised its hooves to move forward.
Ning Feng also saw through Zhang Lan's thoughts and gently pulled the reins in his hand. He and his horse blocked Zhang Lan's way and sneered, "Commander Zhang's responsibility is to guard the palace and protect the emperor. When did he start to take charge of things outside the palace? Isn't that a bit overstepping one's authority?"
"The city defense army is only in charge of the affairs of the capital, how come their tentacles are so long that they extend outside the city? I came here this time on the orders of the emperor. Could it be that Guard Ning thinks he has the support of Prince Chen and wants to ignore the emperor's will?" Zhang Lan was very dissatisfied with Ning Feng's behavior of blocking his way. His tone became more and more bad, and even his face became extremely gloomy.
For a while, the two sides were at a stalemate, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense...
The two men and the horse that had already gone far away were still fighting on horseback...
Chu Feiyang looked at Jiang Muchen with a smile on his face and kindly reminded him, "Prince Chen doesn't want to go back and see what happened? Zhang Lan must have come here on the orders of the Emperor. Although Ning Feng is the number one guard beside the Prince, if he insists on disobeying the order, even the Prince will be punished! It's a pity that the Concubine Dowager has been punished and sent to the Imperial Mausoleum. If the Prince angers the Emperor again this time, I'm afraid no one will be able to take the blame for the Prince!"
As he spoke, Chu Feiyang dodged King Chen's attacks thirteen times, and the long sword in his own hand took advantage of every opportunity to stab King Chen more times.
Jiang Muchen's face was frosty, his eyes were full of undisguised anger, and the long sword in his hand was wielded freely, emitting silver-white flowers in the moonlight, which made people dizzy.
"Do you think Emperor Yugan will still make decisions for the Chu family? Will he still favor the Chu family as before?" Jiang Muchen called Emperor Yugan by his name. It seemed that he really hated Emperor Yugan in his heart.
After he had asked Chu Feiyang this question, he saw his moves becoming more and more fierce, more and more vicious and cunning, all attacking the parts of the body that could kill him...
Little did they know that Chu Feiyang could still talk and laugh freely at this time. He glanced over the top of King Chen's head and saw that Chu Feiyang laughed even more happily. His attack became more fierce and without any delay. Every move hit the vital point directly, and he started to fight with King Chen.
"When did the Chu family ever need the Emperor's protection? Prince Chen is such a joke. Since Your Highness is so eager to know the Emperor's current attitude towards the Chu family, please go back!" As he spoke, Chu Feiyang suddenly shot an arrow into Jiang Muchen's heart...
Jiang Muchen was shocked and immediately withdrew the long sword in his right hand and protected it in front of his chest...
Silver swords met tip to tip, clashing fiercely, neither man taking advantage of the other...
But Chu Feiyang suddenly raised a strange smile, and then said loudly: "I won't play with the prince anymore, Commander Zhang is still waiting for me!"
After he finished speaking, Chu Feiyang withdrew the long sword in his hand in the blink of an eye and wrapped it around his waist. His body drew a semicircle in the air and landed gracefully on the ground...
Jiang Muchen saw Chu Feiyang running away, and contempt suddenly appeared in his eyes. He said angrily: "Chu Feiyang, you coward..."
'Bang...' Before the last word was uttered, the back of King Chen's head suddenly hit a branch. Only a loud noise was heard in the quiet forest. Jiang Muchen fell forward because of the impact. Before he could realize what had happened, he fell off the horse and lay on the ground, looking extremely embarrassed.
Chu Feiyang watched Prince Chen's series of movements, from hitting his head to falling, with a smile in his eyes. Seeing that Prince Chen was still lying on the ground without recovering for a while, Chu Feiyang walked gracefully to Jiang Muchen and said with a sigh, "I told you to go back and check what happened, but you didn't listen. Look, you got hit this time! If this gets out, your reputation will be ruined!"
As he spoke, Chu Feiyang squatted down and kindly reached out to touch the back of Prince Chen's head. However, he suddenly retracted his hand as if he had touched a sharp needle, and said in surprise: "Look, look, there is such a big bump on the back of your head. Prince, are you okay? Can you still stand up? Do you need me to help you?"
As he spoke, Chu Feiyang kindly extended his hands, but pinched his fingers together, and tugged at the coat on Prince Chen's shoulders with his thumb and index finger, exclaiming, "Prince, it seems you are really ill!"
King Chen finally caught his breath. Hearing Chu Feiyang's feigned exclamation, Jiang Muchen was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes. He stood up from the ground with one breath. Jiang Muchen felt dizzy for a moment, and his whole vision suddenly went black. A splitting headache swept over him in an instant. Jiang Muchen immediately stretched out his hand to support himself on the tree trunk beside him, and then he managed to stand firm and not fall again.
"Are you okay? Do you want me to support you? It's a pity that the horse ran away by itself, otherwise it could have carried the prince back! Alas, this animal is an animal. It made its owner look like this, but it ran away. Alas, alas, alas..." Chu Feiyang sighed repeatedly.
Hearing the word "tuo" come out of Chu Feiyang's mouth, Jiang Muchen was so angry that he gasped for breath, but he didn't immediately refute Chu Feiyang. It was obvious that the blow just now had indeed hurt Jiang Muchen, otherwise how could he only be gasping for breath? Even though he was now furious with Chu Feiyang and his face was red, he was powerless. Now, if he opened his mouth slightly, he would feel a sharp pain in the back of his head, making him gasp for air continuously. He wanted to hold his head and roll on the ground, but in front of Chu Feiyang, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that the prince is really in pain!" Chu Feiyang muttered to himself as he looked at Prince Chen's twisted and deformed appearance but he was enduring it, and his eyes were full of pity when he looked at Jiang Muchen.
"Since the prince doesn't like me to support him, then I will go back and ask Ning Feng to come and pick him up. Prince Chen, do you think this is okay?" After saying this, Chu Feiyang turned around and walked back slowly in the form of a stroll without waiting for Jiang Muchen to speak...
"Chu-Fei-Yang...you bastard..." Jiang Muchen hated Chu Feiyang in his heart, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. In just an instant, his forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat, and dark clouds appeared in front of his eyes, forcing Jiang Muchen to shut his mouth. He slowly leaned against the tree trunk to calm down the anger in his heart.
A black shadow gradually projected over from a distance. Ning Feng no longer had the heart to confront Zhang Lan. With worry hidden in his eyes, he looked in the direction of the black shadow, but found that only the King of Chu had returned.
A huge wave of emotion suddenly surged in Ning Feng's heart. He immediately whipped the horse's back with the long whip in his hand. The horse neighed in pain and immediately ran towards the direction where King Chen had just disappeared...
A gust of strong wind blew past him. Chu Feiyang paused for a moment, glanced sideways at Ning Feng who flashed by, and a deep smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Then he put away his casual attitude towards Jiang Muchen just now, and walked towards Zhang Lan and others with a calm expression.
"Your humble servant greets the King of Chu!" Zhang Lan dismounted and saluted upon seeing Chu Feiyang. The fact that Chu Feiyang still held the badge bestowed upon him by the ancestor emperor made Zhang Lan even more cautious. After all, compared to Ning Feng, Chu Feiyang was hundreds of times more difficult to deal with. If he wasn't careful, he could easily fall into the trap set by the King of Chu.
"It's Commander Zhang! The King seems to be able to see Commander Zhang often recently! Why does he appear here so late? Could it be that Commander Zhang wants to go back to his hometown to visit his fellow villagers?" Chu Feiyang came in front of the crowd, ordered people to help Chu Pei and others up, and hinted to the guards to keep an eye on Chu Qingyang. Then he turned his attention to Zhang Lan and asked in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, you're joking! The Emperor heard about a fight outside the capital and, worried about bandits, sent me here with the Imperial Guard to investigate. But I don't know what exactly happened? Why were there so many casualties in this forest? Even the runners from the Ministry of Justice escorting the prisoners weren't spared. Your Highness, could you explain?" Zhang Lan's cold gaze swept over everything behind Chu Feiyang, and he asked. But with the support of Emperor Yugan behind him, Zhang Lan's tone was uniquely tough and aggressive, making people feel very uncomfortable.
Chu Feiyang followed Zhang Lan's gaze and glanced at everything behind him. He spoke calmly, "Since the Emperor is already aware of this matter and is so concerned about it, it would be most appropriate for me to go to the palace and explain it directly to the Emperor. What do you think, Commander Zhang?"
A casual remark blocked Zhang Lan's question.
Zhang Lan was stunned, but he had no way to refute, so he could only find fault and said, "In that case, I believe that Your Highness will not mind me checking these people!"
"Of course I don't mind! Prince Chen has just ordered a search of this matter. I didn't expect that the city defense army and the imperial guards are so idle now. One is not patrolling in the city, and the other is not guarding the palace. They all ran outside the city to find things to do. If the emperor knew about it, he would be very pleased! Go, go, the king is still waiting to enter the palace to see him!" Unexpectedly, contrary to the behavior of those who just blocked his way, Chu Feiyang generously gave way and let Zhang Lan check everyone at will.
Chu Feiyang himself stood calmly aside, his deep gaze looking straight ahead, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Remembering that the emperor in the palace was still waiting for his reply, Zhang Lan immediately withdrew his gaze from Chu Feiyang, led a column of guards past Chu Feiyang, and carefully examined the dead body lying on the ground.
At this time, Ning Feng walked into everyone's sight leading his horse.
King Chen was seen sitting upright on his horse, but his expression was very strange, as if he was enduring great pain. When he saw Chu Feiyang standing not far away with a smile on his face, Jiang Muchen's eyes suddenly flashed with a ball of fire, and he wished he could burn Chu Feiyang to ashes.
When everyone saw King Chen return, they were all a little surprised why Ning Feng was still leading the horse, but Chu Feiyang was busy exposing Jiang Muchen's secrets.
Taking a step forward, Chu Feiyang met the anger in Jiang Muchen's eyes and said with a smile, "Your Highness, is your head still hurting? Oh, be more careful next time you ride your horse, don't bump into the tree again! After all, Your Highness is an unparalleled figure who is both civil and military, how could he make such a mistake? Isn't this ridiculous? Ning Feng, you'd better hold the horse tightly, don't lead it to a tree, and cause your Prince to get hit again. When we get to the palace, quickly ask the imperial physician to diagnose it, don't leave any root of the disease, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with!"
"Chu Feiyang, if you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb!" Jiang Muchen gripped the saddle tightly with both hands, growling through gritted teeth. Unbeknownst to others, every time he spoke a word, a pain in the back of his head intensified, like a thousand arrows piercing his heart, nearly causing even the usually patient King Chen to burst into curses.
"Hmph, good intentions don't go unrewarded!" Chu Feiyang shrugged, pursed his lips, and uttered these words softly, then stopped talking.
"Your Majesty, I have completed the inspection. Please follow me into the palace to meet the Emperor." Zhang Lan stood up and ordered several people to carry away several corpses. He left half of the imperial guards to guard the scene before speaking to Chu Feiyang and Jiang Muchen.
"In that case, let's go!" Chu Feiyang glanced at Chu Pei and the others, asked his guards to watch over several people, and then he mounted his horse and led everyone to the city gate.
Jiang Muchen closed his eyes and let Ning Feng lead the horse back.
When Chu Qingyang heard they were going to the palace, his face immediately wrinkled. He couldn't help but feel inside his clothes. When he touched the gold medal hidden in his arms, he breathed a sigh of relief. Little did he know that Zhang Lan had seen this action...
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