The Sixth Prince was slashed in the ribs by a curved blade, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound. He groaned and collapsed.
Yi Mu found an opening, and the scimitar flew over again, this time aimed at the Sixth Prince's neck.
The blade, gleaming with a sharp white light, had already sliced through the oily skin on his neck, and beads of blood oozed out.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the ground, stopping Yi Mu's actions.
"stop!"
The crown prince, who was being held hostage by Hu Tianjin with a sword, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yi Mu stop.
He turned his head slightly and said to Hu Tianqin, "Take me with you when you leave, and I guarantee no one will dare to harm you. Release my sixth brother."
Yi Mu glanced at the Sixth Prince kneeling on the ground and left with the words, "Yun Xue is my junior sister. She is kind-hearted. Don't take your anger out on her."
With the crown prince held hostage, the guards dared not make any rash moves.
A carriage was led out of the palace. Hu Tianqin threw the crown prince into the carriage, climbed to the front seat, and gave the horse's rump a hard slap.
The journey was smooth and unimpeded. Following the clues left by Xia Yunxue, Yi Mu arrived at the inn outside the city.
The Crown Prince never expected that the musician in the brothel was actually a notorious assassin.
What surprised him even more was that the more he looked at this person, the more she resembled the beautiful woman he had seen on the street that day.
How many identities does he actually have?
The inns in the suburbs are unregulated and are a melting pot of all sorts of people.
It was the first time the crown prince had ever seen so many strangely shaped weapons, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
The smell must be coming from the surface of the weapons they had placed on the table.
The hotel owner was a woman who still retained her charm; she had crow's feet around her eyes and was getting on in years, but she maintained a very good figure.
Hu Tianqin paid the full amount of money and received three rooms.
Yi Mu went to check on the children's health, while Hu Tianqin looked at the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince had heard from the Sixth Prince that there was a blacksmith in West Street who was highly skilled in martial arts.
He saw that this person was not an ordinary person, so he had the idea of recruiting him.
What's your name?
Hu Tianqin threw the palace guard's sword onto the table, the blade nearly slicing into the crown prince's hand.
"The people all say that His Highness the Crown Prince is a rare wise ruler, and that he will surely bring blessings to the people after ascending the throne. But I feel that you are a two-faced villain."
It would be a lie to say that His Highness the Crown Prince was not unhappy about being suddenly labeled with such a accusation.
But given his current situation, the crown prince still asked gently, "Why do you say that?"
Hu Tianqin leaned over the table, staring at him with his eyes slightly narrowed.
“A benevolent ruler would not joke with the lives of his people, let alone two defenseless children.”
The crown prince disagreed.
"The plague has swept through the capital. If it cannot be eradicated, it will soon engulf the entire country, sacrificing one or two lives..."
Hu Tianqin slammed his hand on the table, which shattered into pieces.
The crown prince raised his eyes in shock.
"Those are my son and daughter. What right do you have to decide their life or death?"
An extra hand was now around the prince's neck.
Hu Tianqin's hand slowly tightened, and the Crown Prince's face turned red with suffocation as he tried to pry his hand off.
Many years have passed, but Hu Tianjin's inherent eccentricity has not disappeared.
Yi Mu was worried that Hu Tianqin might do something to the Crown Prince, given his personality. After confirming that the child was alright, he went to the room.
If he had been even a moment later, the crown prince might have been strangled to death.
"He is the crown prince, the future emperor!"
Hu Tianqin frowned at Yi Mu's obstruction, said nothing, and walked out of the room.
Perhaps Yi Mu had other considerations, but he truly disliked the Crown Prince.
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