The crown prince was somewhat puzzled by his question. These were all things he had done himself, so what did it have to do with him?
"I think you've gone mad from being locked up in jail. You start biting people randomly as soon as you open your mouth. I was just trying to kindly remind you that things will be tough when you get back. You don't appreciate it, fine, but why are you dragging me into this?"
After the crown prince finished speaking, he stopped the carriage, got off, and left, clearly angry.
The two brothers have always been like this; they never have a proper conversation.
The Third Prince didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said; in his view, the Crown Prince was just showing off to him.
The Crown Prince's health seemed to have improved considerably; otherwise, he wouldn't have traveled all the way to Bei Yan. This made his competition even fiercer.
He went through all sorts of thoughts in his mind, only to feel a splitting headache.
They used to try every possible way to get out, and now that they've finally gotten out, the situation is worse than if they hadn't gotten out at all.
But then he thought again, he still had the Pangu Jade. His people had taken the Pangu Jade out with them. As long as he had the Pangu Jade and collected the other tokens, he would be able to find the ancient treasure. Then everyone would follow his lead.
He who finds the treasure will rule the world. He's still young and can afford to wait!
Not to mention that the people in Dongting still remember his kindness, feel that he has done too much for them, and strongly support him.
These are all good signs, and thinking about it this way, his mood improved somewhat.
Upon arriving at the inn, Xinran led her men to the Third Prince's room to report the information they had gathered on the way.
Inside the room, everyone's expressions were very solemn, clearly indicating that something bad was going to happen.
The third prince felt that he was mentally strong enough, so he said, "Say what you have to say, I can handle it."
Xinran felt that he definitely couldn't bear it, but she also knew that she couldn't keep it a secret forever, so she said, "I just found out that Liu San and the others have betrayed us."
The third prince froze, feeling as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away.
Liu San and the others were holding the Pangu Jade. They were his most trusted subordinates. How could they possibly betray him?
"Impossible! What nonsense are you spouting!"
The Third Prince glared at Xinran, telling her she'd better swallow those words.
Xinran closed her eyes and said, "It's true. Lu Baichuan personally captured him and handed him over to the Crown Prince. Liu San is currently in the Crown Prince's hands."
The Third Prince trembled with rage: "They've followed the Crown Prince?"
No wonder the Crown Prince was so arrogant in front of him just now, so that's why!
“No,” Xinran hurriedly shook her head, “I don’t know who he’s with. The Crown Prince has interrogated him severely, but he still won’t say.”
The Third Prince's mood calmed down a bit; he was unwilling to admit that he had lost to a sickly man.
But who would dare to mess with him?
Several figures flashed through his mind instantly, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
Just then, the Crown Prince sent someone over to bring Liu San.
The crown prince's original words were: "Deal with your own people."
The Third Prince's temples throbbed, and without saying a word, he beat the man up.
Liu San had already suffered a lot of torture, his body was covered in blood, and he was barely conscious. He didn't even know who had hit him.
The Third Prince, of course, would not let it go so easily. After venting his anger, he ordered someone to splash salt water on him to wake him up. Once he realized the pain, he naturally came to his senses.
"Liu San, open your dog eyes and see who I am!"
The Third Prince was extremely agitated. He grabbed Liu San's hair, forcing him to look at him, his eyes bloodshot.
Liu San felt somewhat guilty upon seeing him and called out, "Master."
"Master? Who dares to be your master?"
The Third Prince sneered, too lazy to waste words with him, and went straight to the point: "Where is the Pangu Jade?"
"Pangu Jade?"
Liu San was stunned for a moment, then laughed again: "Hahahaha, Pangu Jade..."
"Of course it's for my new employer!"
"Who is it!"
The third prince's eyes instantly turned red, and he grabbed the man's neck with one hand, his face contorted in rage.
"You know me, I won't tell, hahaha!"
Despite being in great pain, Liu San laughed heartily, as if he felt particularly pleased to see the Third Prince angry.
"Why!"
The Third Prince couldn't understand why Liu San and the others, who had been loyal to him for many years, would suddenly betray him.
"Why? Because you have no conscience! Bah!"
Liu San spat out a mouthful of salt, a sinister look creeping across his face.
"For so many years, you've never let us see our families! You're heartless; it's one thing to not want to go back and visit, but you also forbid us from going back and seeing our families! But the new master is different. He lets our families come to Beiyan to visit us and takes good care of them. Just for that, he's a hundred or a thousand times better than you!"
The Third Prince thought he had betrayed him for something important, but he never expected it was because of this.
"Oh……"
"Do you really think that person was that kind?"
After learning the truth, the Third Prince calmed down considerably, took a few steps back and sat down, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Liu San was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you, your families died a long time ago, they all died years ago. How could he find your family members to reunite with you? Fools, all of you are fools!"
Upon hearing this, not only Liu San, but also Xinran and the others were quite surprised.
"You're talking nonsense! People definitely came to my house!"
The Third Prince sneered, "The Eastern Court's disguise techniques are advanced. If you have any brains, you'll realize you've been fooled."
"Impossible! He wouldn't lie to me! Then tell me, how could they have died out of the blue? Did you kill them? You beast!"
Liu San's emotions instantly turned frenzied, and he tried desperately to break free of the chains and perish together with the Third Prince.
The Third Prince scoffed, "Why would I bother dealing with a bunch of ants? It's just that there was a flash flood that year, and none of the people in that area survived. I was afraid you would be sad, so I didn't tell you, but I still sent people to take good care of their funeral arrangements. That's why your treatment has improved so much since then."
There are still some survivors, but there's no need to talk about them anymore.
He felt like a failure that this person, who had followed him for so many years, could still misunderstand him like this.
Liu San was stunned on the spot. He recalled that their treatment had suddenly improved a few years ago. At that time, everyone was puzzled. The reason given by their master was that they had not been able to reunite with their families for many years, which was really not easy, so he compensated them in these ways.
They were happy at the time, but little did they know that their family members had already passed away.
"No way! No way! My family is perfectly fine. I even saw them a while ago! You're lying! Ahhhhh!"
Liu San knew, of course, that the Third Prince had no reason to lie to him about such a thing, but he still refused to admit it: his family must still be alive, definitely!
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