As Wang Cheng charged forward, Ji Wuyu lowered his eyes, twirled the knife in his hand, slashed at Wang Cheng's wrist, and kicked him in the knee the next moment, snatching the long knife away and throwing it away violently!
With a wail, the long sword pierced through Wang Cheng's shoulder, pinning him firmly to the ground.
He raised his hand with difficulty: "Kill Ji Wuyu!"
The people behind them surged out instantly, and Ji Wuyu simply raised his hand slightly, and the army surrounding them almost instantly swallowed them up.
Fifteen minutes later, the remaining soldiers dispersed, their blood staining the ground red. Ji Wuyu watched expressionlessly—sending so many people to kill him naturally came at a price.
Soon, only Wang Cheng remained, kneeling on the ground, covered in blood.
He was trembling and looked to be in bad shape. Ruan Qing'an frowned and poked Ji Wuyu's waist: "Your Highness, you hit too hard."
"He's not dead yet, we should be able to get some information out of him."
Ji Wuyu pressed his temples, strode forward, and looked down at Wang Cheng, who was kneeling on the ground like a stray dog: "Now you can consider what you can tell me."
"I...I would never betray my master."
Wang Cheng's voice trembled. He was covered in wounds, but the fact that he could still speak showed his remarkable determination and resilience.
Ji Wuyu's eyes flickered slightly, and the smile on his lips deepened: "I'm not very good at interrogation, but for the army, once we capture someone from the enemy, we naturally have our own methods."
"..."
Wang Cheng shuddered. He knew those methods very well. Pulling out fingernails was nothing compared to the more skilled ones who could peel his skin off.
Wang Cheng trembled violently at the mere sight of Ji Wuyu's smile. At that moment, Ruan Qing'an suddenly said, "You won't be in so much pain if you tell us, and besides, we can guess some of it."
"Is it His Majesty who makes you so worried?"
Upon hearing Ruan Qing'an's words, Wang Cheng felt as if a weight had been lifted from his heart. He slumped to the ground in dejection, saying, "Anyway, you've already found out, so it doesn't matter anymore."
"The men I brought are here to hunt down Your Highness and to monitor me. It is indeed His Majesty's will to take action against you. When Your Highness was still fighting against Daqing, His Majesty sensed your threat and arranged to send Ah Xiu here."
"At that time, everyone else in the valley where Ah Xiu was was cleared out to prevent Your Highness from encountering other people. As for those who came to kill you, they were His Majesty's people."
Wang Cheng paused, then said, "At that time, His Majesty did not intend to kill you, Your Highness. He was probably worried about trouble on the border."
Upon hearing this, Ji Wuyu couldn't help but chuckle: "Now that Daqing has made a promise, he thinks he doesn't need me anymore. He's the kind of person who would cross the river and then dismantle it. He should have crossed the river first before dismantling it. He's really something else."
"What happened to Ah Xiu?"
Wang Cheng explained, "Ah Xiu doesn't know about these things. His Majesty was afraid that she would be exposed in front of Your Highness. He just felt that Your Highness and Miss were not on good terms, so he found a woman to be planted in the company. This would make it easier to monitor her and also make it easier to take action like this time."
With Wang Cheng's words, the matter was finally clarified.
While Ji Wuyu and Ruan Qing'an remained silent, Long San suddenly stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, Miss, Ah Xiu has arrived."
Ji Wuyu was slightly taken aback. When he turned around, he saw Ah Xiu, who had finally caught up with him. She was pale and panting, but he didn't know how long she had been waiting there.
With a "thump," Ah Xiu fell straight to the ground.
She stared blankly at Ji Wuyu and Ruan Qing'an, then suddenly smiled bitterly: "I never thought I'd been used all along. No wonder Your Highness didn't choose me; I really am unworthy."
"...Ah Xiu, go back. No matter what, the life-saving grace is real. Becoming a doctor in the army is the only option."
Ji Wuyu spoke in a low voice, his dark eyes fixed on Axiu. If Axiu did not accept, then knowing all this, her only fate would be to be silenced.
Seeing the hidden killing intent in Ji Wuyu's eyes, Ah Xiu couldn't help but cry out, but could only say, "I understand..."
Ji Wuyu said to Long San, "You handle the rest."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Long San immediately answered, raising his longsword and approaching Wang Cheng.
At this moment, Ji Wuyu gripped Ruan Qing'an's fox fur tightly, wrapping her up completely, while Ruan Qing'an held onto Ji Wuyu's clothes, and the two walked side by side toward the inn.
As the cold wind picked up, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but sneeze, his nose turning bright red, looking quite pitiful.
Ji Wuyu carefully shielded her from the wind. As he looked down, he gazed at her beautiful profile, his Adam's apple bobbing. He suddenly said, "Fortunately, you sensed something was wrong beforehand and left ahead of time, bringing back an army."
"Just a little precaution."
Ruan Qing'an shrugged, unsure why Ji Wuyu had brought this up. She looked up and asked, "What—"
Before she could finish speaking, the man in front of her suddenly lowered his head, bent down and kissed her lips, licking them little by little.
It was as if they were waiting for her to look up.
The kisses were tender and lingering, yet subtly aggressive, gradually encroaching on every breath she took.
I love her so much that everything about her is incredibly important to me.
As their lips parted, he stared intently into Ruan Qing'an's leaden eyes, which seemed to draw him deeper into an abyss.
"Qing'an..."
All he could say were those two words, uttering her name tenderly and gently, as if softening into a gentle touch. Just uttering her name was enough to bring him joy.
【Affection Level: 80】
...
After returning to the capital, Ji Wuyu and Ruan Qing'an temporarily parted ways. Although Ji Hao and many princes already knew about their relationship and that it was just a pretense of discord, it was too late now, because Ji Wuyu had already grown up.
The border is a place they dare not interfere with too much.
Ruan Qing'an returned to the Yongle Marquis's residence, while Ji Wuyu returned to the palace. However, as soon as he entered the palace, he vaguely sensed that something was amiss, and Eunuch Zhao was waiting for him at the palace gate.
Upon seeing Ji Wuyu, Eunuch Zhao immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness the Ninth Prince. I am here on His Majesty's orders to wait for you again. His Majesty summons you to the Imperial Study."
"Alright, thank you very much, Eunuch Zhao."
Ji Wuyu bowed slightly, his smile as warm as a spring breeze, but his eyes held only a cold scrutiny and appraiser.
He failed to kill her, but was summoned as soon as he returned?
Ji Wuyu didn't think that his emperor father had suddenly had a change of heart and was preparing to reward him. The reason he hadn't directly ordered someone to kill him was probably because he had made great contributions in battle and it was difficult to do so.
In short, Ji Wuyu always viewed Ji Hao with the worst possible attitude.
As Ji Wuyu approached the Imperial Study, he saw several other princes: the First Prince, the Third Prince, and the Sixth Prince. All three were contenders for the throne; to be precise, apart from Ji Wuyu, they were all candidates for Crown Prince.
Thinking of this, Ji Wuyu narrowed his eyes slightly—he seemed to have a feeling that Ji Hao was up to something.
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