Duan Nian and his men were extremely ruthless, and they crippled A Qi's men in no time.
After killing all of Ah Qi's people, Duan Nian led his men to surround Ah Qi.
Ah Qi panicked a little at this moment, "Uncle, I am your own nephew! I was just testing you on behalf of Father!"
"I was wrong, please don't kill me!"
"I am the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom!"
Qi Guze, supported by Pei Xuan, stepped forward, looked at A Qi, and said to him.
"Don't think I'm stupid. I heard everything you just said very clearly."
"You yourself have admitted that you are not my nephew at all, and you are not the true crown prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom."
“Anan is the true Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom; you are nothing but an imposter who stole Anan’s jade pendant!”
“Go and pull the clothes off her shoulders, I want to see if she has any birthmarks.”
As Qi Guze spoke, Duan Nian did as he said.
Then he pulled off the clothes on Ah Qi's shoulders and turned Ah Qi around.
Qi Guze immediately looked at the spot on A Qi's shoulder and indeed saw a birthmark that looked like a red maple leaf.
"You are the biological son of Princess Chu Chu, the daughter of the King of the Underworld Moon Kingdom!"
"You are a citizen of the Dark Moon Kingdom! You are not a citizen of our Great Zhou Kingdom at all!"
"Who exactly ordered you to be planted in the Great Zhou Kingdom?"
"And what is your purpose?"
Qi Guze asked A Qi.
Ah Qi, however, gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"Don't think we won't know just because you're not saying anything. You definitely want to destroy the Great Zhou Kingdom."
"We haven't harmed any of your people from the Dark Moon Kingdom over the years, so why are you doing this?"
Do you really want war to break out?
"If the two countries go to war, it will not be a good thing for the people of either country."
“Your life was also very difficult at the beginning, and I believe you must understand the hardships of the people. Now that you have come to this point, if you can put down your butcher’s knife and tell me who arranged for you to impersonate the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom, I will let you go. How about it?”
Now the tables have turned, and it's Qi Guze's turn to threaten A Qi.
Ah Qi shook his head after hearing this.
“I don’t think this method is very good. I am now the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom. As long as your Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom acknowledges me, no matter what you say, no one else will believe what you say.”
"Moreover, in everyone's eyes you are now a dead man. If you were to appear before them, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor."
"The Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom will never let you go. Your good brother has wanted you dead for a long time!"
"If you want to drag me down with you, then come on! I'm not afraid of you!"
To some extent, Ah Qi was indeed much smarter than Ah Nan, but his bloodline could never be changed; he would never be a person of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but a person of the Dark Moon Kingdom.
Seeing how arrogant Ah Qi was, Qi Guze immediately realized that Ah Qi must have other protectors around him.
They're stalling for time now, just waiting for those people to arrive.
To avoid any further complications, Qi Guze figured that since A Qi wasn't going to talk about what the person behind her was saying, there was no need for him to keep A Qi around.
"Since you won't reveal who's behind you, then you might as well die."
Then, Qi Guze directly ordered his men to kill Ah Qi.
The man raised his sword, about to chop off Ah Qi's head again.
Just then, a loud shout rang out.
What are you doing?
"Since you chose to defect, why did you then kill our Crown Prince?"
Do you want to become traitors?
That was a general from the Great Zhou Kingdom. Seeing that Qi Guze actually wanted to kill A Qi, he quickly led his men to stop him.
"Don't even think about killing His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Your Highness, we've come to protect you!"
"Qi Guze, stop right now! Please don't hurt His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"If His Highness the Crown Prince suffers any injury, you can forget about living!"
The general quickly led his men to protect Ah Qi.
Qi Guze did not attack General Wu when he saw that it was General Wu.
Instead, he remained rational and said to General Wu, "General Wu, you must not be deceived by this person. He is not the real crown prince of our Great Zhou Kingdom at all. He is the son of Princess Chu Chu of the Mingyue Kingdom!"
"How is that possible? He has the Crown Prince's jade pendant on him. If he isn't the Crown Prince, then where is the real Crown Prince?"
General Wu simply did not believe what Qi Guze said.
Qi Guze cannot reveal Anan's identity until he is safe.
If this brings more enemies to Anan, then things will get complicated.
"I can't tell you right now who the real crown prince is, but you must believe me—he's definitely an imposter!"
"He has a red maple leaf birthmark on his back shoulder. It's the same birthmark that Princess Chuchu's son has! I have the midwife who delivered Princess Chuchu on her birthday, and she told me this."
Qi Guze wanted to convince General Wu of his words, but General Wu wouldn't listen to anything Qi Guze said.
"If you don't let me take His Highness the Crown Prince away today, then I will die with your men!"
As General Wu spoke, he then prepared to confront Qi Guze and his men.
Qi Guze did not want to suffer heavy losses with General Wu, so he had no choice but to send his men away.
"Since you don't believe what I'm saying, you'll regret it sooner or later."
"I hope you won't tell anyone else about my blowing myself up and leaving."
"I will be back after a while."
"During this period, please keep a close eye on this Crown Prince you speak of. I hope nothing else happens in the Great Zhou Kingdom."
General Wu nodded upon hearing this.
He knew that Qi Guze had always been a good person, and that letting him go now was already more than enough.
"In that case, I'll take His Highness the Crown Prince with me."
After saying that, General Wu left with Ah Qi.
After they left, Qi Guze finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.
Pei Xuan and Duan Nian hurriedly went to help Qi Guze.
"Your Highness, how are you feeling now?"
Are your internal injuries alright?
They were particularly worried about Qi Guze, after all, his face looked extremely pale, and his wounds must be very serious.
Qi Guze said, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. Hurry up and go after Xu Yuehuai!"
She was particularly afraid that something might happen to Xu Yuehuai if he were alone on the road.
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