The sword flashed, and blood gushed out like a column.

The expression on the face of Playboy Gao Muen was completely frozen in that wanton smile.

The young woman who was teased by Gao Muen was stunned for a moment, and then let out a scream of horror.

The servants around and the man with a sword and wearing the official uniform of a guard all looked stunned.

Then, the man with the knife showed an angry and desperate expression on his face, and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction where the sword light came from.

"...Qin Palace?"

Looking at the lone carriage, the man with the knife was slightly surprised.

The next second, the young coachman in front of the carriage glanced at him and waved his right hand gently.

After cutting off Gao Muen's head, the long sword that was nailed into the tree trunk on the roadside suddenly trembled, and suddenly the sword was pulled out, circling and slashing at the man with the knife and the guards and servants around him.

“Puff——”

Along with the sound of swords entering flesh, the necks of all the servants and guards were easily cut off by the sword light.

Blood spurted out from the gap in the neck.

The man with the knife covered his neck where the artery was cut, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He stared with wide eyes, looking at the Qin Palace carriage and the young coachman in front of the carriage not far away with a face full of pain and confusion.

Why... is it the Prince Qin's Palace?

Such a thought flashed through the mind of the man with the knife.

Then, a pair of cold words floated into his ears, becoming the last scene before he fell into darkness.

"You are helping the tyrant to commit atrocities and are an accomplice to the evildoer... You deserve to be killed!"

Ye Zixun glanced coldly at the corpses of Huahua Taisui and his minions, then controlled the flying sword, picked up a basket from the ground, and brought it to the terrified young woman.

"Let's go quickly."

Ye Zixun said softly.

The woman seemed to come to her senses as well. She suppressed her fear, stretched out her hand, and took the basket tremblingly.

The flying sword escaped and disappeared in the carriage. Ye Zixun swung the reins and continued to drive towards the palace wall in front as if he was stepping on an ant on the roadside.

The young woman stared blankly at the back of the carriage, suddenly knelt down, kowtowed three times, then quickly stood up and hurriedly left towards her home.

"Why, you feel something?"

Ye Zixun's words came from the front, waking Zhou Lai in the carriage from his daze.

He withdrew his gaze from the young woman and was silent for a long time before he spoke.

"I understand what you mean...I can change it."

"You are very clever."

Ye Zixun exclaimed in praise.

Zhou Lai was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Over the years, for the sake of my goal, I did deliberately forget some small things, but there is no other way. After all, I am an ordinary person, with at most some advanced knowledge. Unlike you, you do not have extraordinary martial arts. If you want to achieve great things, you must endure what ordinary people cannot endure, and suffer what ordinary people cannot suffer..."

"You are quite right."

Ye Zixun nodded.

A glimmer of hope rose in Zhou Lai's heart: "So..."

Ye Zixun shook his head: "Actually, I can understand what you did, but the necessary procedures still need to be followed..."

He actually had no prejudice against King Qin Zhou Lai. It was just that this guy was unlucky and chose the most inappropriate time to test Ning Yi, so he ended up in his current situation.

Most of the alliance's rules were set by the artificial intelligence life form 'Void'.

At that time, the 'void' had not yet evolved any emotions, and the rules that were established were almost all based on alliances and members, focusing on naked interests, which was very inhumane.

In the eyes of the ruthless void, except for the alliance and formal members, the rest are tools.

Such rules were fine in the early stages, but now, as more and more complex situations emerge, these rules have become problematic.

For example, now, Ning Yi joined the alliance before Zhou Lai, so he is considered an official member of the alliance. Under the rules of the void, his interests are naturally more important than Zhou Lai who has not yet joined the alliance.

According to the rules, Zhou Lai has to pay a price for attacking Ning Yi.

But this price will not completely eliminate his qualifications to join the alliance.

This resulted in Ye Zixun not knowing how to deal with the situation appropriately.

...Let's just follow the rules first, and submit relevant proposals after returning to the alliance!

While thinking this, Ye Zixun drove the carriage towards the palace.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Zhou Lai in the carriage suddenly gritted his teeth and grabbed the flying sword in front of him.

The sword blade cut his palm, blood flowed out, and the stinging sensation was transmitted to his mind, but Zhou Lai did not let go.

"What are you doing?"

Ye Zixun was startled by him.

"That's too much..." Zhou Lai's face turned pale and he shook his head. "I saw that you could control hundreds of flying swords, so I thought you had the power to sweep away thousands of troops, or even tens of thousands of troops. It would be easy for you to force my father to abolish my title of king, or even depose the crown prince."

“But this is too messy…”

"The Wu Dynasty is now facing internal and external troubles. The court is already weak and cannot afford the price of you playing with the court and the imperial power. If you really want to punish me, then kill me here!"

Ye Zixun asked in surprise: "Are you serious?"

Zhou Lai's face turned pale, but he did not loosen his hand holding the sword.

Ye Zixun frowned, and the vibranium flying sword suddenly made a humming sound, releasing a faint blue energy wave, which bounced Zhou Lai's right hand away.

Blood was all over the carriage. Zhou Lai covered his bloody right palm and sat in the carriage in silence.

The carriage stopped. Ye Zixun opened the curtain, got in, looked at Zhou Lai carefully, and suddenly spoke.

"King Zhou of Qin came and offered poison to assassinate the crown prince. He should be stripped of his title, demoted to a commoner, and exiled a thousand miles away."

Zhou Lai laughed when he heard this: "If that's all, I can do it myself, so Brother Ye doesn't need to worry about it."

Ye Zixun blinked and said, "Then do you know what I will say to your father next?"

Zhou Lai thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Are you trying to say that you have changed your mind and are planning to depose the crown prince and make me the crown prince?"

Ye Zixun was slightly startled, then praised: "You are indeed very smart."

Zhou Lai shook his head. "Brother Ning said that I need to pay a price to regain my qualification. At that time, I knew that Brother Ye and Brother Ning just wanted to punish me...a slap in the face and give me a sweet date. This method is something I often use. It is not smart."

Ye Zixun smiled and said, "Since you guessed it, why did you stop me?"

"Isn't the position of Crown Prince something you have been planning for many years, even at the cost of killing your own parents?"

Zhou Lai said sternly, "This is not the future. Without decades or even hundreds of years of suffering, the imperial power is irreplaceable. Brother Ye wants to use his extraordinary military force to play with the imperial power and bring shame to the royal family. This behavior cannot be accepted by this king."

"Besides, even without Brother Ye, I can still become the crown prince!"

As he spoke, Zhou Lai began to exude the aura of the King of Qin again.

Ye Zixun stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "You don't like breaking the rules, right?"

Zhou Lai nodded and said, "Of course, I am the second son of the current emperor and the maker of the rules. Naturally, I don't like to break the rules, or even go beyond the rules."

Ye Zixun smiled and said, "For example, me..."

Zhou Lai nodded and said, "If possible, yes."

Ye Zixun thought for a moment and said, "I killed Huahua Taisui Gao Muen, what are you going to do?"

Zhou Lai was stunned for a moment, then he said softly: "I didn't touch him because Gao Qiu is my father's favorite minister and secretly stands on my side. But if I want to deal with Gao Qiu, I believe my father will not stop me."

Ye Zixun shook his head and said, "I can understand that you don't care about trivial matters for the sake of the greater cause, but I still don't agree with Gao Muen's matter. Have you ever counted how many decent women he has murdered over the years?"

Zhou Lai turned pale and said softly: "This is my fault, I will make it up."

Ye Zixun sighed and said, "I can see that you are indeed a person who can do great things. I cannot understand your realm. To me, good and evil are not big or small. Gao Muen's matter does make me a little dissatisfied..."

Zhou Lai said softly: "Good and evil are not big or small, I understand this, but to do great things, you have to make choices."

Ye Zixun looked at him steadily, then suddenly opened the curtain and walked out of the carriage.

"Where is the Qin Palace? I'll take you back..."

Ye Zixun's voice came from outside the carriage, and Zhou Lai was stunned for a moment.

Then, Zhou Lai seemed to understand something, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he quickly pointed in the direction of Prince Qin's Palace.

Ye Zixun nodded and drove the carriage towards the Prince Qin's Palace.

Zhou Lai took out the handkerchief he carried with him, wrapped it around his right hand, and said hesitantly, "Is this a test from Brother Ye?"

Ye Zixun shook his head: "No, I was just convinced by you..."

Zhou Lai was silent for a moment, then said softly: "After I return home, I will ask for my father's resignation, leave the capital, and return to my fiefdom..."

Ye Zixun's voice came lightly: "No need, change the price to the sword wound on your hand!"

Zhou Lai was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Brother Ye should have an organization behind him, right?"

Ye Zixun did not comment: "Hmm..."

Zhou Lai shook his head: "Too casual."

...Indeed, the Time Traveler has so much power that he can almost dominate the fate of new members.

This is Lin Zhongtian's preferential treatment to senior members and also a promise to those early veterans.

However, as the alliance has developed to this point, this loose structure that is more like a group of friends should indeed be improved. Some of the power belonging to the Time Travelers should also be recovered and returned to the alliance.

Of course, Ye Zixun doesn't care much about this kind of thing.

However, people like Ning Yi and Zhou Lai may put forward relevant opinions in the near future.

Seeing that Ye Zixun did not answer, Zhou Lai was silent for a while, then said, "Now that I know the price, what is the qualification?"

"Wait a little longer..." Ye Zixun said slowly, "You will know."