In the dim lobby.
Piaoxiang, dressed in tattered clothes and looking embarrassed, fell to her knees on the ground, her face pale, and she no longer had any of her former exquisite appearance and temperament.
She looked frightened and her lips trembled slightly.
"S-Sir..."
The voice was panicked, as if he had experienced some indelible fear.
"No, it's none of my business... I, I don't know anything..."
Wang Shiquan was extremely anxious at the moment. He stared at the woman in front of him and said in a deep voice, "What's going on? Tell the truth!"
"If you conceal anything, I will not forgive you!"
The frightened Piaoxiang trembled for a long time before gradually calming down.
"I, I don't know what happened. Last time at Liuxiang Tower, Prince Wang came to see me, but unexpectedly, a group of people suddenly broke in and kidnapped Prince Wang and me without explanation..."
Piaoxiang said in a horrified tone, "He, they captured Prince Wang and me and locked me up..."
"I don't know how long I've been imprisoned, nor do I know how Prince Wang is doing now..."
"Today, today I finally found an opportunity to escape..."
Piaoxiang spoke intermittently and tremblingly.
Wang Shiquan stared at her coldly: "Where are you being held? Where is Qin'er now?"
"I, I don't, I don't know..."
Piaoxiang's face turned pale as she spoke: "I, I only remember it was in a side courtyard on the outskirts of the city..."
Upon hearing the news, everyone in the lobby was shocked.
Especially Wang Cheng's eyes lit up: "Sir, I will go there now!"
"etc."
Wang Shiquan stopped him, his gaze still fixed on Piaoxiang in the lobby, his eyes icy cold: "You said you escaped from the guards?"
"Yes, yes..."
"How did you escape?"
Wang Shiquan's eyes became increasingly cold. He didn't believe that she could escape from the hands of Prince Lin's men.
Miss Piaoxiang's face turned pale. "Sir, do you think I am lying to you?"
Wang Shiquan said nothing, his face expressionless.
But it was clear that he did have doubts.
Piaoxiang lowered her head and laughed bitterly, "Sir, what do you think I can do to escape?"
"The only good thing about me is probably this body..."
"The man guarding me coveted my body and let his guard down, giving me the opportunity to find him..."
"I, the concubine, have the opportunity to escape and report the case to you, my Lord..."
Hearing this, Wang Shiquan's eyes fixed, and the suspicion in his eyes slightly subsided.
Looking at her expression, she certainly didn't seem to be lying. Besides, even if she dared to lie here, she would definitely not be able to leave the prefectural government.
Thinking of this, Wang Shiquan's eyes focused again and he turned his head suddenly: "Wang Cheng!"
Wang Cheng, who was standing by, immediately perked up: "Sir!"
"Take people and rescue Qin'er!"
"quick!"
“…”
Under the cover of night.
Several rows of soldiers and horses galloped quickly through the city, heading towards the west.
At the same time, several figures rushed out from the prefectural governor's mansion and gathered towards the west of the city.
West of the city, suburbs.
An extremely remote house, passing through a long and narrow alley, gradually arrived at the gate of the side courtyard.
Under the cover of night, flames were everywhere.
Countless figures holding torches surrounded the house from all directions. With a command, they broke through the door and entered.
However, when Wang Cheng led the way into the house, he saw only an empty house.
Empty.
"Where are the people?"
"Hurry up and rescue the young master!"
However, when everyone searched around the house, they couldn't find any figure.
“Everyone is gone!”
"The teacup on the table has just gone cold, which means the person left not long ago. I'm afraid he has noticed something!"
"There's an underground cell!"
“…”
Wang Cheng quickly stepped into the cell.
Passing through the quiet and cold prison cells, in the deepest cell, the cell door was wide open and empty.
However, the traces left in the cell indicate that someone was imprisoned there before.
Soon, something on the cell floor caught Wang Cheng's attention. He bent down to pick it up and looked at the jade pendant in his palm. After just a glance, his expression became extremely solemn.
"It's the young master's jade pendant. The young master is indeed imprisoned here. I found him right!"
Thinking about how the young master had been imprisoned in such a place before, Wang Cheng was shocked and angry.
Now that the place is deserted, the other party must have been prepared.
"They left in such a hurry that they couldn't have left for long. They're probably within a few dozen miles!"
"Search, search them all!"
Wang Cheng's voice was filled with anxiety. This was the best chance to rescue the young master. If he missed tonight, it would be even more difficult to save the young master.
After giving the order quickly, Wang Cheng hurried out of the cell. Just as he was about to leave, an ominous premonition suddenly came to his mind.
Next second.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, the ground shook and explosions occurred.
The houses around the courtyard collapsed with a loud bang, crushing the shadows of countless soldiers.
"ah!!"
The screams rang out instantly, endlessly.
The sudden explosion left everyone stunned.
Wang Cheng dodged in time and was not affected by the explosion. The loud noise in his ears almost made him deaf. When he came to his senses, his face changed drastically and he realized that he might have fallen into a trap.
"Be careful, there's an ambush!"
"Form a formation and meet the enemy!"
In addition to the soldiers from Xunyang City, there were also many guards from the prefectural governor's office. After the explosion, they immediately realized that something was wrong and jumped up, wanting to leave the place first.
But the next second.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
Countless crossbow arrows pierced the air from all directions, bringing a cold attack.
“Ahhhh!”
Those guards who had just jumped into the air and had no time to leave became living targets. The crossbow arrows pierced their bodies in an instant. They screamed and fell from the air.
This scene made everyone terrified.
It’s over!
We are surrounded!
Wang Cheng, realizing this, looked extremely ugly.
The explosion had already caused heavy losses, and the crossbow arrows attacking from all directions made their losses even more serious.
After one round, more than half of them were killed or injured.
But they hadn't even seen the enemy yet. If they stayed here any longer, they would surely die.
Thinking of this, Wang Cheng's face turned pale, "Retreat!"
"Retreat quickly!"
“…”
Not far from the house, Lin Qingqing looked at the scene of the sea of fire in front of her with an expressionless face.
Under the explosion, the houses collapsed, burying many soldiers. The torches in their hands ignited the surroundings, turning it into a sea of fire.
In the darkness all around, on the roofs of various places, several figures in black armor, holding bows and crossbows, stared coldly into the house.
A dragnet!
Catch the turtle in the jar!
This place is remote and there are not many residents around, so such a big commotion did not cause much chaos.
In the sea of fire, screams rang out continuously as countless people perished in the flames. Even those who managed to escape were instantly pierced by crossbows and fell to the ground, their eyes wide open.
Tonight, this place has become a cemetery!
Lin Qingqing watched this scene quietly, without a trace of pity in her eyes.
Not long ago, they did the same to His Highness.
They didn't know how many of their companions were killed in the explosion of the secret room behind the private residence.
This debt must be repaid with blood!
The sharp men hiding around in black armor were emitting cold air, and their black armor shone coldly in the night.
Tonight, no one will survive.
Lin Qingqing turned around and looked in the direction of the prefectural mansion not far away, without saying a word.
…
Prefectural Office.
In the lobby.
Wang Shiquan was restless and kept pacing back and forth in the lobby.
Two hours have passed, why is there still no news?
It was late at night and the courtyard was silent, but Wang Shiquan had an uneasy premonition.
Will anything unexpected happen?
But then Wang Shiquan dismissed this idea.
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside the yard, followed by a disheveled figure staggering over.
"Sir, no, it's not good..."
A disheveled and dusty figure rushed in.
It’s Wang Cheng!
Seeing this scene, Wang Shiquan's pupils shrank and his heart almost stopped: "What's going on?!"
"Sir, we've been tricked..."
"I rushed to the western suburbs and found the place where the young master was being held, but the place was empty...the young master had already been transferred in advance..."
"Just as my subordinates were about to search, a huge explosion occurred and we were attacked..."
"We were tricked. They were well prepared. We were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses..."
"I, my subordinate, risked my life to escape..."
Wang Cheng's tone was extremely low. He had almost risked his life to fight his way out.
Wang Shiquan's face was pale and his body was shaking.
Sure enough, the ominous premonition came true.
Things are not that simple!
"Didn't you find Qin'er?"
Wang Shiquan's voice was extremely low and angry.
“No, no…”
After getting a positive answer, Wang Shiquan's body became shaky and he could hardly stand.
"grown ups!"
Wang Cheng stepped forward to help, but Wang Shiquan waved him off. His face was gloomy, and he almost roared from the bottom of his throat: "Go, find them, and pass on my order to mobilize the city defense forces for support. Don't let anyone go!"
"yes!"
Just as Wang Cheng turned around and was about to leave, another burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and a figure staggered into the lobby.
"Sir, something bad has happened. There's an attack, there's an attack..."
A panicked voice sounded, and Wang Shiquan suddenly looked up: "What's going on?"
"Yes, someone attacked the governor's mansion at night!"
"Kill, kill them!"
Before Wang Shiquan could react, he heard the sound of swords clashing coming from not far away.
Wang Shiquan's expression suddenly changed again.
Killing in?
Who?
How dare you break into the prefect's mansion at night?!
"Sir, come, there are so many people here..."
The guard's voice was trembling, and he was filled with fear. This was the first time something like this had happened in all these years.
Someone actually dared to attack the prefect's mansion at night!
Crazy!
But they are crazy!
Under the cover of night, countless figures in black armor appeared outside the prefectural governor's mansion and launched a surprise attack on it.
Wang Shiquan suddenly looked up and could vaguely see several figures intertwining and colliding in the darkness not far away. It was Di Xi and the guards of his prefectural mansion fighting each other.
At this moment, he was extremely angry and frightened!
He knew very well who was coming!
The revenge of Prince Lin’s Mansion has finally come!
He had known that this day would come, but he never expected that the other party would be so unscrupulous!
This is Xunyang County, the territory of his Wang family. How dare the other party attack so blatantly? Do they really think that his prefectural office is a vegetable market and regard his prefectural office and the troops of Xunyang City as nothing?
"Since they dare to come, we won't let any of them go!"
Wang Shiquan gave a low, cold order: "Kill without mercy!"
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
However, there was already chaos and uproar inside and outside the prefectural government office.
In the dark night, countless figures rushed into the prefect's mansion and fought with the guards in the mansion.
Even though the prefectural governor's mansion was heavily guarded and filled with experts, the martial arts of the attackers in the darkness were too terrifying. Under the cold light and the swords, no one could stop them. In a single blow, they tore through the prefectural governor's defenses.
The guards in the prefect's mansion almost exhausted all their strength and were able to barely delay the enemy's steps.
But this was not a long-term solution. The guards of the prefectural governor's mansion soon realized that the gap between them and the enemy was too terrifying. These men were extremely skilled in martial arts and well-trained. The black-armored figures in the dark night were terrifying. The cold blades slashed and the cold murderous intent made them tremble in their hearts.
The black-armored figure was like a ruthless harvesting machine, slashing with his sword in the crowd, and a bloody mist filled the sky.
The guards of the prefectural governor's mansion were unable to stop the enemy at all. Now they could only delay as much as possible and retreat step by step.
Fortunately, they were well prepared. If they could delay for a while longer and wait for the city defense forces to arrive, they could surround these people from the front and back and catch them all in one fell swoop!
Not far away, Wang Shiquan looked at the scene in front of him from afar, his face pale.
Even in the dark night, he could still feel the terrifying aura of the dark shadows in front of him.
Are these people the personal troops of Prince Lin?
So terrifying?
His prefectural government had a vast army of guards and experts, and who knew how many martial arts masters he had employed. However, he was now vulnerable and was being defeated.
Although he was mentally prepared, Wang Shiquan still felt frightened.
Even the personal army of Prince Lin has such terrifying combat effectiveness, so what about the legendary Prince Lin’s army?
Can the troops of Yanzhou really stop Prince Lin’s army?
"Sir, this is not good. Please leave here with me first."
Not far away, the masters of the prefectural government were obviously a little tired and could not withstand the attack of those black-armored men in the dark night. Many dark shadows were already walking towards this place in the night.
The city defense troops haven't arrived yet, so nothing can happen to you before that.
Wang Shiquan also realized this, his face changing slightly, and he felt a slight sense of humiliation. He had never imagined that one day, he, the dignified governor of Xunyang, would be reduced to such a state. Just as he was about to turn around and leave with the guards beside him, he heard the guards beside him shout vigilantly.
"who?!"
When Wang Shiquan turned his head, he realized that a strange figure had appeared in the lobby behind him.
His heart trembled.
Anyone?!
When did the other person appear behind him?
Why didn’t you notice it at all?!
Wang Shiquan looked up vigilantly and saw a figure in white standing quietly in the lobby not far ahead.
White clothes are whiter than snow.
Extraordinary temperament.
The snow-white long dress looks particularly cool and beautiful in this cold night.
In the darkness, those bright and clear eyes seemed to contain a tangible cold murderous intent.
No concealment at all!
…