Upon seeing this, the executioner, Lord Li, hurriedly said, "General Dongfang, do you have any evidence?"
Dongfang Hao held up the token and said, "Lord Li, this token of the Fourth Prince is the evidence. The token is the Fourth Prince's personal token and cannot be handed over casually."
Lord Li stared at the token in Dongfang Hao's hand for a moment, then said, "General Dongfang, the order to behead was issued by His Majesty. The Fourth Prince's token is useless!"
Dongfang Hao frowned and said loudly, "The Fourth Prince has already gone to see His Majesty. He said that the real murderer cannot be brought to justice, nor can the truth be utterly destroyed."
After speaking, Dongfang Hao glanced at Chu Qingxuan beside him.
Chu Qingxuan looked up and met Dongfang Hao's eyes, then gently curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
Seeing this, Lord Li knew he had been ordered to kill Chu Qingxuan.
If we fail to do so, we're doomed.
Dongfang Hao kept protecting Chu Qingxuan, so he couldn't make a move at all.
Since that's the case, he has no choice but to choose other methods.
He threw the sign on the table to the ground and shouted, "Dongfang Hao broke into the prison! He and the suspect should be executed together!"
After he finished speaking, almost all the soldiers rushed forward. Dongfang Hao had to deal with the soldiers while also looking after Chu Qingxuan, and he quickly found himself at a disadvantage.
Chu Qingxuan frowned, also dodging the soldiers' attacks.
Finally, Chu Qingxuan fixed her gaze on Lord Li, who was standing on the perimeter of the soldiers.
Chu Qingxuan said, "General, to capture the enemy, we must first capture their leader!"
Dongfang Hao immediately understood Chu Qingxuan's meaning. He grabbed Chu Qingxuan, leaped over the crowd, seized Lord Li, and held a knife to Lord Li's neck.
The officers and soldiers immediately froze.
Lord Li was so frightened that his legs went weak and he stammered as he spoke.
"General Dongfang, let's talk this out. Please don't resort to violence."
Dongfang Hao sneered inwardly. He had tried to reason with him earlier, but he refused. Now, he refused to.
Dongfang Hao looked at Chu Qingxuan and gestured for her to come a little closer.
Having broken free of her shackles, Chu Qingxuan rubbed her wrists, smiled at Lord Li, and asked softly, "Lord Li, tell me, who instructed you?"
Lord Li swallowed hard but remained silent.
At this moment, Dongfang Hao's movements became more intense, and Lord Li immediately raised his voice, "I don't know what you're asking!"
Chu Qingxuan said, "Then let me explain in more detail. You have to listen carefully, otherwise General Dongfang's swords won't have eyes."
Lord Li was covered in sweat, and immediately nodded after hearing Chu Qingxuan's words.
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say!"
If he doesn't listen, he'll be killed!
Chu Qingxuan said, "Dongfang Hao just said that I am innocent, so why insist on taking action?"
Lord Li said, "As I just said, it's only the Fourth Prince's token; we... cannot release him."
Chu Qingxuan nodded, but she did not agree with Lord Li's answer.
This person was just trying to kill her.
"Since General Dongfang says I've been wronged, an imperial edict will be issued soon. Can't we wait?"
Lord Li: "This..."
Chu Qingxuan said, "It's because someone instructed Lord Li to kill me, right?"
Just as Lord Li was about to lie, he felt the knife on his neck become even sharper.
He swallowed hard, then said, "Yes."
Even if I was wronged?
Lord Li said, "Yes."
After saying that, Chu Qingxuan said to Dongfang Hao, "Let him go."
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