Chapter 839: Die with Unclosed Eyes
Duke Cheng'en was silent for a moment: "How can we believe your words?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yechi immediately put down his dagger and pushed Prince Jiang to Duke Cheng'en. "To show my sincerity, I can tell you first that the golden medal of immunity from death is placed behind the plaque in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. You should have people in the palace. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to investigate first."
Duke Cheng'en hesitated and asked, "Why would you keep such an important thing in the palace?"
Xiao Yechi smiled faintly and said, "If we keep it outside, it might be stolen or lost. If my father can use the golden medal of immunity from death, he will definitely be brought into the palace for trial. It is just right to put it in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
Duke Cheng'en nodded to Prince Jiang.
Prince Jiang immediately left the study with his hands covering his neck.
Seeing him leave, Xiao Yechi did not show any worry on his face.
Seeing this, Duke Cheng'en asked, "Aren't you afraid that my son will summon the secret guards to arrest you after he gets out?"
Xiao Yechi smiled and said, "No, your Jiang family has almost torn their relationship with the emperor. Moreover, your eldest grandson is dead. I don't believe that you don't want revenge."
"You must be plotting something right now. You are so short of money, how could you refuse the treasure left by the Emperor?"
"Besides, you're still in the room. I'm confident that I can take you hostage the moment the secret guards rush in."
Duke Cheng'en looked at Xiao Yechi coldly, snorted, and said nothing more.
Soon, Prince Jiang returned again. He nodded to Duke Cheng'en, indicating that he had sent a message to the palace. Then he looked at Xiao Yechi and said, "The secret guard just reported that they saw Jinling Guards outside the palace."
Xiao Yechi frowned, feeling annoyed that the Jinling Guards were chasing him so closely.
Duke Cheng En didn't want to draw the Jinling Guard's attention to the Jiang family. He glanced at the sky, thought for a moment, and said, "We'll arrange for someone to escort you out of the city right away."
Xiao Yechi raised his eyebrows: "How are you going to get me out?"
Duke Cheng'en didn't answer, but looked at Prince Jiang: "You go out of the city with him."
Prince Jiang nodded and looked at Xiao Yechi: "I hope you will keep your word and tell me the location of the treasure as soon as you leave the city."
Xiao Yechi smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I won't break my promise. The emperor forced my father to death, and I want to see you drive him off the throne."
Hearing him say this, Duke Cheng'en and his son felt much more relieved.
Soon, a secret guard came in with two sets of patrol officers' clothes.
After changing clothes, Prince Jiang and Xiao Yechi did not waste any time and quickly left the house through the back door, then joined the patrol team that had been bribed long ago.
On the other side, in front of the Cheng'en Mansion, the Jinling Guards saw Gou Xiaoer barking at the Cheng'en Mansion, and they couldn't help but look at Xiao Yeyang, as if waiting for his orders.
At this time, the door opened and Lord Cheng'en walked out with a cold face.
"Yeyang, have you been reinstated now?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Not yet."
Duke Cheng'en looked at the Jinling Guards and asked, "What are you doing? Are you planning to search and confiscate Duke Cheng'en's mansion?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Lord Cheng'en misunderstood, we were just passing by."
Duke Cheng'en: "Since you are here, come into the mansion and sit for a while."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang was greatly surprised. He looked at the dog waiter who had stopped barking and smiled and refused: "Don't bother us. We still have things to do."
Lord Cheng'en refused to let him go: "Yeyang, I am also your elder, right? Why are you passing by my house without entering? Do you look down on my house?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "Lord Cheng'en really misunderstood, we do have something to worry about."
Lord Cheng En smiled and said, "Ye Yang, you are not on duty now, so even if something happens, it can't be a big deal. Come, come with me into the mansion and have a seat."
Looking at Lord Cheng'en who looked like he wanted to have a long talk with him, Xiao Yeyang's eyes flashed, and he calmly let go of the dog leash in his hand.
Suddenly, Gou Xiaoer ran out.
When Xiao Yeyang saw this, his face changed drastically. He said anxiously to Lord Cheng'en, "Lord Cheng'en, that's a hunting dog I raised. I can't let it run around the streets. I have to catch it. I'm leaving now!"
Having said that, he quickly went to chase after Gou Xiaoer.
Seeing Jinling Guard follow Xiao Yeyang away, Lord Cheng'en's face suddenly turned cold.
This Xiao Yeyang was too slippery. He originally wanted to delay him for a while to prevent him from continuing to chase Xiao Yechi.
The steward came over and asked in a low voice, "Master, is there any problem with the prince?"
Duke Cheng'en frowned and said, "That patrol team is all our people. They'll be fine." Then, with some concern, he said to the steward, "Isn't Xiao Yeyang going to look for Xiao Yechi? Let's make some noise in the city to divert their attention."
The manager nodded and quickly left to do his work.
After Xiao Yeyang caught up with Gou Xiaoer, he asked his men to lead it and continue searching on the street.
He himself was thinking about the strange behavior of Lord Cheng'en just now.
Inviting him into the mansion to chat is not the style of Duke Cheng'en. Is he trying to delay me?
Suddenly, a patrolling officer came over and told them that a murder had occurred in the street in Dongcheng, and that Xiao Yechi might have done it.
After hearing this, Jinling Guards were about to go over immediately, but Xiao Yeyang felt something was wrong and stopped them.
"My Lord, what's wrong?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Let's continue to follow Gou Xiaoer. Others will take care of things elsewhere."
Gou Xiaoer sniffed here and there, and before he knew it, he brought Xiao Yeyang and his group to the west city gate.
When he arrived at the city gate, Gou Xiaoer was still barking at the outside of the city gate.
When Xiao Yeyang saw this, he was about to ask the soldiers guarding the city gate when Wei Qi came over.
"What brought you here?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at Wei Qi in surprise.
Wei Qi: "The Emperor is very concerned about Xiao Yechi's situation and asked me to take a look. By the way, why are you here?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded to the waiter with his chin: "It brought us here. No one has been out here just now, right?"
Wei Qi shook his head: "No, but it seems that the guards here have just been changed."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang frowned, looked at the still barking dog waiter, and said to Wei Qi: "I have to take people out of the city to have a look."
Wei Qi didn't ask any more questions: "Okay, I'll stay here and wait for you."
Xiao Yeyang quickly led the Jinling Guards out of the city gate. After leaving the city, he released the dog Xiaoer and everyone followed after it.
A few miles away, Xiao Yechi met up with his advisor and other subordinates who were waiting outside the city.
Prince Jiang didn't want to stay for long, so he said directly: "Xiao Yechi, the treasure address."
Xiao Yechi looked at the master: "Give it to him."
The lawyer was somewhat reluctant, but he quickly took out a palm-sized sheepskin map from his arms and handed it to Prince Jiang.
Prince Jiang took it and looked at it, then looked at Xiao Yechi suspiciously: "You didn't lie to me, did you?"
Xiao Yechi smiled and was about to say something when a scout came running over: "Master, hurry up, the Jinling Guards are catching up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp arrow shot over and hit the scout directly.
When Xiao Yechi saw this, he ran away on horseback with his master and others without saying a word. Worried about being caught up, he thought for a moment, pulled out a throwing knife, and shot it directly at Prince Jiang who was fleeing in another direction, intending to use him to buy some time to escape.
The flying knife flew past and directly cut through Prince Jiang's neck.
Blood spurted out and Prince Jiang fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.
"My Lord!"
The guards rushed to Prince Jiang and pressed his neck hard, trying to stop the blood from flowing out.
Prince Jiang's eyes were full of reluctance, and he struggled to hand the map in his hand to the guard: "Let's go quickly!" This was something he had exchanged his life for, and he must bring it back.
Seeing the Jinling Guards getting closer and closer, the guard took the map, jumped on his horse, and fled quickly.
When Xiao Yeyang and Jinling Guards arrived, Prince Jiang's eyes had already become gloomy, and he breathed his last with his eyes open.
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