It's late at night.
There were flames inside and outside the prefectural government office, and the place was in ruins.
The once majestic and towering gate has long been in ruins, with marks of swords and knives all over it, and it is crumbling.
There was a mess inside and outside the gate.
The strong smell of blood in the air almost suffocated people.
Screams and wails continued, and inside and outside the courtyard, panicked figures intertwined in the night light and fire. Many bodies had already fallen on the ground.
In the prefect's mansion, the few remaining guards and masters could only hold on with difficulty and were defeated one after another.
Tonight is the nightmare of the prefectural government!
The dignified Xunyang County Governor's Mansion had never experienced such an attack. Those black-armored masters were like the Grim Reaper in the night, easily tearing through their proud defenses and reaping their lives.
If it weren't for the complex terrain of the prefectural government and the fact that the other party didn't seem to intend to go deeper, they would have had a chance to catch their breath.
But even so, they still suffered heavy losses.
Even surviving is impossible.
Just when everyone thought that everything was over tonight!
Outside the prefectural governor's residence, under the cover of night, a series of muffled footsteps could be heard. Then, rows of heavily armored soldiers appeared on the street outside the residence, advancing towards the prefectural governor's residence!
"City, the city defense forces are here!"
In the darkness of the night, someone shouted tremblingly.
Those people in the mansion who were almost in despair suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
City, the city defense forces are coming? !
That’s great!
Outside the house.
A large number of figures emerged and gathered outside the prefectural government from all directions.
Neat and dense, so imposing!
Rows of soldiers wearing green armor and holding spears formed a line and surrounded the entire prefectural government.
At the same time, the black-armored masters who were pressing forward in the prefectural mansion suddenly began to retreat. Before the city defense forces arrived, these black-armored masters also evacuated.
All this happened very quickly. By the time the city defense forces arrived, the mansion had fallen into silence and was left in a mess.
A dilapidated scene!
Rows of city defense troops poured into the prefectural government's mansion in an orderly manner and began to take over the order inside the mansion, clean up the scene, and accommodate the wounded.
"The city defense forces are here!"
"Great, great, we are saved!"
"God bless you!"
Inside the prefect's mansion, countless people were in tears.
Tonight was nothing short of a nightmare for them.
The nightmare finally ended when support from the city defense forces arrived.
The servants and maids in the prefect's mansion were already frightened and did not dare to come out until they were sure there was no danger. They followed the city defense forces to clean up the scene and treat the wounded.
Tonight, the prefectural government suffered heavy losses and numerous casualties.
In the firelight, one could see countless soldiers in green armor busily moving around the mansion, giving one a strong sense of security.
In the other courtyard, Wang Cheng slumped down, his eyes lost in thought. It wasn't until someone rushed into the yard and bandaged his wounds that he suddenly came to his senses.
"The city defense forces are here, we win!"
The guard who was bandaging his wound spoke with excitement.
"The city defense forces are coming?!"
Wang Cheng's eyes flashed with excitement, and then he suddenly thought of something: "Where is the master?"
"My Lord, it's alright!"
"The Governor has arrived..."
After hearing this news, Wang Cheng finally felt relieved.
"Thank goodness the city defense forces arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous. It's a shame those black-armored masters retreated early upon hearing the news... If they had been any slower, they would have been left behind!"
The guard next to him spoke viciously.
"Retreat?"
Wang Cheng was stunned and frowned: "Not a single one was left?"
"Yes, they all ran away before the city defense troops arrived..."
As the guard beside him explained, Wang Cheng leaned against the eaves, frowning, and keenly sensed something was wrong.
All ran away?
This seems a little unusual.
He raised his head with difficulty and could vaguely see many soldiers in green armor moving around in the mansion in front of him.
The prefectural government suffered heavy casualties tonight. The city defense forces have arrived and taken over the prefectural government.
But for some reason, Wang Cheng always had an indescribable feeling.
…
When the city defense troops and the governor arrived, Wang Shiquan finally felt relieved.
Then he suddenly looked up and saw the man in white still standing quietly in the corridor not far in front of him, looking at him coldly.
His eyes are still cold and murderous!
But at this moment, Wang Shiquan was not much panicked.
He took a deep breath and said coldly, "I'm afraid you can't kill me today."
The woman in white didn't say anything, but just shook her sleeves slightly.
The next second, there seemed to be a soft sound.
"My Lord, be careful!"
A low, panicked sound was heard, Wang Shiquan's pupils shrank, and his face showed fear.
A guard stood in front of Wang Shiquan.
"ah……"
With a sharp scream, the guard standing in front of Wang Shiquan stretched out his hand to block it, but his palm was instantly pierced and blood splattered everywhere.
Seeing this scene, Wang Shiquan's heart trembled violently and he subconsciously took a few steps back.
“Bold!”
A dull cold shout was heard.
At the same time, countless armored soldiers rushed in and quickly surrounded the mansion.
"City Defense Force?!"
When the attendants and guards present saw this scene, they all showed surprise on their faces.
At the same time, a path opened up in the crowd, and a middle-aged man slowly stepped in.
The middle-aged man had a solemn expression, a sharp gaze, and was dressed in a pitch-black brocade robe, exuding a majestic aura. From the moment he appeared, the surroundings instantly fell silent.
He said nothing, but had an intimidating aura about him.
Yuan Zhongnan!
Governor of Yanzhou!
"Governor Yuan!"
When Wang Shiquan saw the middle-aged man, his eyes suddenly lit up. The guards around him all knelt on the ground.
"Greetings, Lord Governor!"
Wang Shiquan stepped forward quickly, suppressing the joy in his heart, and bowed: "Sir Governor, you came just in time!"
It was quiet all around.
The firelight shone on everyone's face. Yuan Zhongnan was serious. He glanced across the corridor in the courtyard and nodded slightly.
"Sir Wang, are you injured?"
"Thanks to the Governor's timely arrival, I was not injured!"
Wang Shiquan's voice and tone could not hide his excitement.
Whether his Wang family can survive this crisis depends entirely on the governor. And Yuan Zhongnan's presence here tonight is tantamount to helping him a lot.
This means that their Wang family has hope this time.
Thinking of what happened a few days ago, Wang Shiquan suppressed the joy in his heart.
A pleasant surprise!
Yuan Zhongnan nodded expressionlessly, glancing ahead from the corner of his eye, his gaze set on the standing figure in white.
Frowning slightly.
"Lord Governor..."
Wang Shiquan leaned closer and whispered something in Yuan Zhongnan's ear.
Yuan Zhongnan's eyes flashed with a strange color, and he nodded thoughtfully, looking at the figure in white: "Is your last name Jiang?"
Zhiyuan looked indifferent and said nothing.
"He really has personality."
Yuan Zhongnan nodded lightly, his face also expressionless.
"Sir Governor, this man must be eliminated..."
At the side, Wang Shiquan's voice sounded low and cold: "She is a remnant of the Jiang family. Keeping her will bring endless troubles..."
Now that his greatest backer has arrived, Wang Shiquan no longer has any worries. This woman in white is the biggest threat to him.
Must be removed.
"Get rid of?"
Yuan Zhongnan glanced at Wang Shiquan and nodded: "He must be eliminated."
Glancing at the several figures lying on the ground, then looking at the figure in white, Yuan Zhongnan narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that Lin Hengzhong has taught you very well!"
"You're so skilled at such a young age! I'm afraid your future achievements will far exceed this!"
"But, what a pity..."
Yuan Zhongnan sighed lightly.
Zhiyuan stared at the middle-aged man in front of him with cold eyes.
She was naturally familiar with this person.
The Governor of Yanzhou, Yuan Zhongnan!
Anyone who can be the governor of a state is naturally not a simple person.
Although Yuan Zhongnan could not be compared with the prince, as a governor of a state, he could be considered a high-ranking official of the Daning Dynasty.
No matter how cunning and scheming he is, he cannot be compared with Wang Shiquan.
His words are full of profound meaning.
Zhiyuan glanced around. He saw densely packed city defense soldiers, all around him. In the distance, His Highness's personal troops had already withdrawn.
It seems that everything is settled.
it's over?
Zhiyuan frowned slightly, but still said nothing.
After Yuan Zhongnan sighed, "What a pity!", he seemed to fall into silence and did not speak for a long time.
Wang Shiquan, who was standing by, was slightly stunned.
"Master Yuan..."
Wang Shiquan couldn't help but whispered, "This woman must be eliminated as soon as possible!"
Yuan Zhongnan glanced at him and asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Wang Shiquan was shocked and lowered his head quickly: "I dare not!"
Yuan Zhongnan looked at Wang Shiquan for a few times, and said with a half-smile: "Sir Wang, do you know that you have made a big mistake?"
"I don't know."
"You overestimate yourself and underestimate me."
Wang Shiquan was startled and looked up subconsciously. Yuan Zhongnan was still looking at him calmly.
But for some reason, Wang Shiquan felt a little uneasy.
"Sir Governor, what do you mean by this?"
Yuan Zhongnan looked indifferent. At this moment, a soldier hurried over, walked to Yuan Zhongnan's side, and said something close to him.
After Yuan Zhongnan finished listening, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. When his eyes fell on Wang Shiquan again, they had gradually become calm.
Wang Shiquan's heart suddenly sank, and he had a bad feeling.
Yuan Zhongnan took a step forward and looked around.
At this moment, all around was quiet.
All eyes fell on Yuan Zhongnan.
Yuan Zhongnan retracted his gaze and looked at Wang Shiquan: "This governor came here today to do two things!"
"The Governor's Mansion was attacked. This Governor cannot sit idly by. I will take charge of the situation and bring the murderer to justice. This is one of my priorities!"
"As for the second one..."
Having said this, Yuan Zhongnan paused, staring at Wang Shiquan with an expressionless face, and said word by word: "Xunyang County Governor Wang Shiquan formed a clique for personal gain, collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. The evidence is irrefutable..."
"Someone, catch him for me!"
As soon as the words fell.
There was an uproar all around.
Wang Shiquan's face suddenly became very ugly and unbelievable.
Forming a clique for personal gain?
Collaboration with the enemy and treason?
this……
At this moment, Wang Shiquan's head seemed to be hit hard by something heavy, his body swayed, and he almost fell.
"Yuan, Master Yuan, you..."
He stared at Yuan Zhongnan in disbelief, extremely surprised and so shocked that he could hardly speak.
He, he Yuan Zhongnan no, hasn't he already...
How dare he?!
However, when Wang Shiquan looked at Yuan Zhongnan's expressionless eyes, his heart skipped a beat.
Finally realized...something happened!
Something big happened!
Just as he was about to speak, two soldiers approached from the left and right and took him down.
"Yuan Zhongnan!!"
Wang Shiquan was extremely angry at the sudden change.
He never thought that he would be tricked by Yuan Zhongnan. He wanted to speak angrily, but the next second, he felt his mouth was blocked.
The next second, his head felt dizzy and he felt dizzy.
Before falling into a coma, Wang Shiquan finally realized something...something big had happened!
Backstabbed!
…
There was an uproar all around.
All the guards and masters in the prefectural governor's mansion were stunned!
What, what's going on?
Isn’t the Governor here to help them?
But why was their prefect arrested?
Forming a clique for personal gain?
Collaboration with the enemy and treason?
Everyone's heart trembled, treason!
Who can bear the responsibility for this crime?!
When Wang Shiquan was captured, the surrounding guards also failed to escape. After seeing that even their own governor had been captured, the remaining guards lost their backbone and surrendered one after another.
Soon, the entire courtyard was easily controlled by the armored city defense troops.
"Sir, we have taken control of the Governor's Mansion and apprehended all the people involved, but..."
"Wang Changjin, Wang Qin, and others have disappeared, and their whereabouts are unknown..."
A soldier walked up to Yuan Zhongnan to report the battle situation.
As the city defense forces entered the prefectural governor's mansion, they completely took over the entire interior defense of the prefectural governor's mansion. With almost no effort, they quietly took over the entire prefectural governor's mansion.
Wang Shiquan, I'm afraid he never thought of this in his dreams.
Yuan Zhongnan nodded expressionlessly: "Put Wang Shiquan and the others in solitary confinement. This governor will personally interrogate them!"
"yes!"
"Search the entire city and make sure Wang Changjin and the others are brought to justice!"
"yes!"
“…”
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
Yuan Zhongnan raised his eyes to look at the horizon. The entire prefectural mansion was still ablaze with flames and in chaos. The air was filled with a bloody smell mixed with a bit of murderous aura.
Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to notice something, stopped, looked up, and looked at the figure in white standing not far away, with a puzzled look.
"Your prince has given birth to a good son!"
Yuan Zhongnan spoke slowly, his tone filled with emotion.
Zhiyuan frowned slightly at first, then her pretty brows relaxed.
"Go back and tell your Highness!"
Yuan Zhongnan remained expressionless: "I have already done what I promised him. He must not break his promise to me!"
After saying this, without waiting for Zhiyuan to speak, Yuan Zhongnan turned around and left.
Zhiyuan stood there, lost in thought.
After a moment, she turned and left.
…
In a dim cell.
When Wang Shiquan woke up, his head felt dizzy.
"Sir, are you alright?"
Anxious cries came to my ears.
When Wang Shiquan opened his eyes, he saw Zheng Chang's anxious face.
"Where is this?"
Wang Shiquan looked around. It was pitch black all around, and he quickly realized where he was.
Then, my thoughts returned to my mind.
His face gradually became gloomy and embarrassed.
"S-Sir..."
Zheng Chang's voice was trembling with anxiety: "It's over, our Wang family is finished..."
…