"Duan Nian, what just happened here? Why is everyone dead?" Qi Guze asked Duan Nian in a calm tone.
Duan Nian's eyes were bloodshot, and veins bulged on his forehead.
"I...it's all me! They all died because of me!"
As Duan Nian spoke, he suddenly dropped the sword in his hand. Looking at the sword as if he had seen a demon, he grabbed his head with both hands and fell into a state of frenzy.
Seeing Duan Nian in such a state, Qi Guze felt a pang of pity and quickly stepped forward, pressing Duan Nian's pressure points to stop him from moving, otherwise he might have hurt himself.
"What exactly happened? Tell me slowly!"
As Qi Guze asked, Duan Nian looked into his calm eyes and felt a little calmer.
Then Duan Nian continued, "We accidentally triggered a trap, and as a result, everyone was poisoned. They went crazy, suddenly either killing each other or killing each other!"
"At first, I was able to control myself, but after seeing so many bloody scenes and smelling the blood in the air, I couldn't control myself for a moment and killed some people!"
"If I don't kill them, they will kill me!"
"On the one hand, I was affected by the drugs, and on the other hand, I was afraid of death, which is why so many of my brothers died, while I survived all by myself!"
"I don't even know if the effects of the medicine have worn off yet. I'm not the same person I used to be, Your Highness. I beg you, please kill me!"
Having gone through such terrible things, and now holding the lives of many brothers in his hands, Duan Nian no longer prays for survival; he only wants to die quickly and be free!
Qi Guze felt a pang in his heart when he looked at Duan Nian's pleading eyes.
In fact, Duan Nian didn't want to do that either, but the effects of the medication led to the current tragedy.
"This is not your fault. In such an emergency, we naturally had to take urgent action."
"You're just trying to protect yourself; there's no need for you to risk your life."
"This isn't your fault; you've all fallen into the enemy's trap! Be more careful next time. Before you do anything, come and ask me first. Only if I approve can you do it! Otherwise, you absolutely cannot lead everyone in any action!"
"If you can do this, I will spare your life today!"
Duan Nian never expected that Qi Guze would not blame her at all, and would even be willing to keep her by his side and give her another chance.
His desire to die was suddenly rekindled with hope.
I was deeply moved. If I survive, I will serve the prince even more loyally!
"I will definitely do as Your Highness promises! Thank you for sparing my life!"
Duan Nian immediately kowtowed deeply to Qi Guze.
Qi Guze waved his hand, and the guards beside him immediately understood his meaning and stepped forward to help Duan Nian up.
"I led them to investigate thoroughly along the way, but there are no red vines around here at all. Perhaps the news about red vines was just a false rumor spread by that doctor!"
"That old doctor may have told others about this, which led to what happened today."
As Qi Guze made his judgment, he increasingly felt that this might be the case.
Upon hearing this, Duan Nian clenched her fists tightly. "Once I get out of here, I'm going to find that old doctor and ask him if he's the one who harmed us!"
Qi Guze sighed and saw some soldiers rushing towards him from below the high building. They were the same people who had left for the palace earlier.
"Someone's on their way, we'd better get out of here quickly!"
As he spoke, he channeled his inner strength and used his lightness skill to fly down from the high building.
The other guards followed Qi Guze, and they all retreated together.
Seeing that Qi Guze and the others had left, Pei Xuan also quickly chose to leave.
The two groups then gathered together and headed out of the palace.
The soldiers who rushed over saw that everyone outside the treasure pavilion was dead, and the bodies had been cold for a long time. They guessed that the thieves had already escaped, so they did not pursue them and hurried back to report to the King of Mingyue Kingdom.
"What did you say? The thief actually got away?"
"Hurry up and search the area!"
"If we let these thieves escape, who knows when they will strike me again!"
The king of the Dark Moon Kingdom was extremely afraid of death. He couldn't sleep at all if he thought there were thieves lurking in the shadows, ready to attack him at any moment.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately went to search.
As the soldiers searched throughout the palace, they temporarily blocked Qi Guze and his group's path.
They could only stop in a secluded spot inside the palace, planning to escape quickly after the soldiers left on patrol.
But the number of soldiers kept increasing, and they couldn't get away in time.
Just as Qi Guze was thinking about whether there were any other solutions, he suddenly heard the guards outside shouting.
"Come here quickly, the thief went that way!"
"Everyone come quick, catch the thief!"
"The thief is trying to escape!"
The soldiers hurried off in another direction to pursue some of the thieves.
Qi Guze peeked over and saw that the leader looked remarkably like Xu Yuehuai.
He was extremely worried. How could Xu Yuehuai dare to come here?
He had people watching over Xu Yuehuai the whole time, but Xu Yuehuai still managed to come and take the risk!
If he goes back later, he will definitely punish those people properly!
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai, dressed in night clothes, was led by a person with superb light-footed skills, running forward together, trying to distract the guards so that Qi Guze and the others could escape.
Xu Yuehuai left a sachet on Pei Xuan and Duan Nian, so finding them would be a very simple matter.
Now that they see they are in danger, they will naturally be used as bait to lure away the guards.
Although she had been well guarded in the house by Qi Guze's men, after a long time, Qi Guze and his men still did not return. Xu Yuehuai then persuaded them to release her.
Not only did she get them to release her, she also incited them to bring her to the palace to rescue Qi Guze, which led to the current situation.
With Xu Yuehuai leading his men to lure the soldiers away, Qi Guze's side was immediately safe.
But just as Pei Xuan and the others were about to leave the palace quickly, Qi Guze stopped.
"Your Highness! Aren't you going to leave with us right away?"
"Do you have other things to take care of?"
"The entire palace is now patrolled by soldiers; it's extremely dangerous. You'd better come with us quickly!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com