As Xihe dropped her luggage and ran towards her teacher, she sensed the strange aura of the person before her. Just as she was about to turn around and tell Yaochen she was being tricked, before she could react, a red mark suddenly appeared on her fair neck, and bright red gushed out from her body. The next second, the pure white world was stained with a harsh layer of red.
"I'm sorry, you got the wrong person."
"Xihe!"
It all happened so suddenly that before Yao Chen could run to Tang Chen, she just fell in the snow with her eyes wide open.
"What are you doing? She's your own sister!"
Yao Chen quickly raised his sword and attacked the gentleman. Before he could touch the man's corner, the sword in his hand slipped out of his hand in a split second. For a swordsman, the moment the hilt was forcibly pulled out of his hand, he had already completely lost.
The man saw Yao Chen's expression, his hands firmly grasped by the newcomer, as if unable to move. It was a truly nostalgic one. Hadn't the scarred man, crouching in the fire, looked at Emperor Gan Zhao who had come to his rescue, with the same expression? Amidst immense anger, a thousand shades of sadness, a hundred shades of madness, and a tenth of resignation!
"You are not a sir, who are you?"
"You will know it soon." After saying that, this person did not seem to want to bother with Yao Chen any more. After tapping Yao Chen's hand a few times with his fingers, Yao Chen, who originally thought that he would be able to reunite with Xihe soon, did not expect that this person just made him unable to move or speak, and it seemed that he had no intention of killing him.
Before Yao Chen could react to this person's intention, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out from all directions and poured into the secret cave. This person whispered in his ear, almost mockingly, "Yao Chen, I want you to see with your own eyes that everything that belongs to you disappears from your hands once again."
Yao Chen watched as the former safe haven turned into an endless hell in an instant, but he could do nothing. The feeling of powerlessness and anger in his heart could never be understood unless he had experienced it.
The mysterious figure, still wearing the guise of "Mr.", led Yaochen into the secret cave. Yaochen had no idea who this person was. He knew that the cave opened at a different location each day, but he even knew the exact location of the entrance. Once inside, it felt like he'd been there before, the environment incredibly familiar. If it weren't for what had just happened, Yaochen would have been convinced this person was Mr. himself.
The mysterious man was very purposeful in the secret cave, which was now littered with corpses, and was slowly searching for everything he wanted.
First, Wang Ruo's study and Xihe's alchemy room were taken away, and then, the meteorite in the center of the secret cave was also taken away. Yao Chen could do nothing but express his anger with red eyes.
Just when he thought everything was over, this mysterious man actually knew the secret passage of the ice cellar, and even had someone take away the ice coffin containing Wang Zhen's body.
Who is he? Why is he so familiar with everything in the secret cave...
The mysterious man threw Yao Chen aside, counted the spoils, and nodded with satisfaction. The man in black who was escorting the items asked, "Master, do we need to clean up here?"
The mysterious man looked around, at the bloodstains on the stone wall, the ground, and the traces of fighting. This was a wonderful gift for Wang Ruo. She had always considered herself powerful and aloof, and now it was just right. "No need, just consider it a gift for Wang Ruo. Take what we need and leave it here."
"yes."
When Yao Chen was freed from his restraints, the first and only thought that came to his mind was to kill the group of people in front of him. However, as if they had anticipated this, they had actually used a muscle softening powder in the room where Yao Chen was imprisoned. As long as Yao Chen was still breathing, he would inevitably be poisoned.
Yao Chen collapsed in the chair, his hands and feet unable to move at all. Even speaking required him to grit his teeth and mobilize the remaining strength in his body: "Who are you and why are you doing this!"
The mysterious man took off the mask on his face and threw it aside. He knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Your humble servant, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince."
This face was one Yao Chen had never seen before, and therefore, in an instant, he seemed to have determined his identity: "You, you are Xia Hou Qing?!"
After tidying up his clothes, Xia Hou slowly stood up from the ground and admitted without hesitation, "It is you, your servant. I wonder if the eldest prince is satisfied with the gift I have given you."
Yao Chen knew Xiahou Qingming was undoubtedly involved in some shady dealings with Nanyue. He already had Yao Ji in his hands, so what else could he possibly want? He was already a lost cause in the world. They were going to all this trouble just to capture him. Only a fool would believe his lies. "I'm no longer involved with the court, so why are you doing this? And who told you about the location of the secret cave and the matter of Queen Wang Zhen?"
As he spoke, the emotional Yao Chen rolled off the chair, lying on the ground in a mess, staring at Xiahou Qing angrily.
Yao Chen squatted down, looked down at the ugly man on the ground and said, "This man is naturally someone the eldest prince knows; but he is busy with other things at the moment. When there is a chance, I will definitely introduce him to the eldest prince."
Xihe can’t come back, so what about the others? “What about the master? What did you do to the master?”
Xia Houqing pointed at the mask on the ground and said with a smile: "The person you are talking about has naturally gone to where he should go."
"hateful!"
Xiahou Qing raised an eyebrow and looked at Yao Chen, warning, "First Prince, please stop struggling. The muscle softener in your body is not so easy to remove. Don't worry, I have a very good control of the dosage. I will definitely not let the First Prince die in such a meaningless way."
Yao Chen struggled to lie on the ground, trying to stand up, but his limbs felt like they were filled with thousands of pounds of copper, and he could only fall, unable to rise. "You already have Yao Ji in your hands, what else do you want!"
Speaking of Yao Ji, Xiahou Qing couldn't help but sigh. If Yao Ji had just listened to them, they wouldn't have had to bother with Yao Chen so early. "What a pity! The late emperor was seriously ill and passed away a few days ago. Of course, to maintain peace, I had the news suppressed until everything was settled. I was originally worried about how to deal with all the complicated matters after the late emperor's suicide, but fortunately, the eldest prince is still here."
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