"Alright, alright, I know I can't stop you no matter what I say." Li Gan was in tears, full of regret: "I only blame myself for taking one wrong step, which led to the complete loss. If I hadn't been so greedy back then, I would still be the Emperor of Nanli, and you would still be the same righteous and ambitious Crown Prince of Nanli."
Li Yu was clearly impatient to hear what he was saying, and stood up coldly, saying, "I have already informed you of the news in advance. As long as you don't ruin my plans, you can handle the rest yourself."
Having said that, Li Yu left resolutely.
Li Gan lay back and fell down, gazing at the magnificent canopy, tears streaming down his face.
Evening, Hui Nuan Pavilion.
Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye were discussing selecting a group of reliable and talented bodyguards, teaching them the "Spirit Gathering Technique," and training them.
Ji Fengming rushed back from the Nanli Prince's Mansion. Before he could even sit down, he said in a carefree manner, "Sister, brother-in-law, since noon, quite a few people have been packing up and leaving the Nanli Prince's Mansion. Do they know we are monitoring them and are running away in batches?"
Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye immediately straightened their expressions.
Shang Xiye hurriedly asked, "Who were the people who left, and what did they take with them?"
"The three or four who left were all collateral relatives of the King of Nanli. They took some gold, silver and valuables with them, along with a few servants," Ji Fengming said casually while sipping his tea. "I don't think there's anything wrong with that. What spoiled brat doesn't indulge in debauchery?"
Besides, we were just monitoring them; we didn't say we were going to raid their homes or exterminate their entire clan. Why would they run away? But Black Owl insisted I come back and tell you that they seemed to be fleeing in groups, so here I am."
Shang Xiye pondered and said, "Besides the deposed Li Cang, the only direct descendant of the Southern Li royal family is Li Yu. The others are all from collateral branches. Four of them left in half a day, which does raise suspicions of them fleeing in batches. But the matter is not yet settled. Why would they want to escape?"
“Unless, they really do have a problem,” Ji Fengyao said, grinding her pearly teeth. “Your Highness, I think if that person reappears tonight, we can take them down in one fell swoop. We don’t need to bother with interrogation; I can just search their souls directly, and we’re sure to find something!”
Without hesitation, Shang Xiye nodded in agreement: "Alright, then let's close the net tonight."
But he always felt that these recent events, when put together, had gone too smoothly;
It went so smoothly, as if someone had deliberately drawn his attention to the Cixi Palace and the Nanli Prince's residence, leaving him no time to look at anything else.
It was midnight that day.
Shang Xiye, Ji Fengyao, Ji Fengming, Hei Xiao, Wuying, and Wuhen all lay in ambush near the Nanli Prince's Mansion.
As the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) approached, the masked man in black, just like in the past few days, emerged from the side wall of the Southern Prince's Palace and stealthily made his way towards the palace.
Shang Xiye and the others did not want to alarm the people in the palace, so when that person came out, they surrounded him from all sides and blocked him outside the imperial city.
The masked man in black, seeing that he was surrounded, did not panic. He chuckled sinisterly, his voice as cold and hard as striking stone: "Heh heh, wouldn't it be better if you just hid in the shadows and watched the show? Why did you have to come out and die?"
"I remember your voice," Ji Fengming suddenly pointed at the man in black and shouted, "You're the one who forced Xiao Chen and me to jump off the cliff."
"Since you're lucky enough to survive, you should cherish your lives," the masked man in black said to Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao as if he had suddenly become very kind. "I'll give you another chance to live. Turn around and leave now, and I promise I won't chase after you."
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