The whole world is cultivating qi, only I am cultivating the body

These soldiers were well-disciplined, with weapons in their hands flashing cold light. They were fully armored and even wore helmets on their heads that completely covered their faces.

"What's going on? Why are there so many soldiers surrounding us?"

"I don't know. Are there any bad guys here? Didn't the Prince's Guards of the East Palace just arrest a few people? And they chopped off their heads right in front of us."

"But didn't the commander just say that there were only a few bad guys spreading rumors?"

"Perhaps the prince just asked more people? But I didn't see the prince send anyone out to mobilize the army. Could it be that he used some royal method of transmitting sound?"

Suddenly the whole square was filled with the sound of whispered discussions.

"Brother! Come out!" A voice came into the barrier from outside, and a man in gorgeous brocade robes walked out of the passage made clear by the soldiers.

Xin Wenyuan walked out of the tent and came to the edge of the barrier. He looked at the man in front of him and sighed softly: "Ah... Third brother, are you so anxious to kill me?"

"Brother, it's not me who wants to kill you, it's your existence that's blocking our way," the Third Prince looked at Xin Wenyuan who was standing in the barrier, "But don't worry, I will never kill you. I can't bear the charge of fratricide. I will serve you well and eat well."

Xin Wenyuan looked at the Third Prince in front of him, and after a while he suddenly laughed: "Hahahaha...hahahahaha...serving me with delicious food and drinks? Third brother, do you really think that Big Brother doesn't know what you are thinking? Instead of imprisoning me and being branded as a brother-killer, maybe you can even get a good reputation in the end. You really have a good plan!"

"Brother, ever since you were confined to the Eastern Palace by our father, you have already lost the battle for the crown prince. Over the past few years, even your second brother, who has the best relationship with you, has been tearing down and building his own power. Brother, do you still have the fantasy that our father will let you ascend to the throne?"

Xin Wenyuan looked at the third prince in front of him and shook his head: "Third brother, third brother...you really don't understand father. What father gives is ours. If father doesn't give, we can't ask for it. If father is happy, it's fine. Otherwise, if father is unhappy one day, he will completely break your outstretched hand and bring you down to earth."

"Yes, I admit that you are right, brother. You understand our father better than the rest of us. After all, you have been following our father since you were a child, and have fought with him in many battles. But..." The Third Prince pointed to the dark clouds in the sky, and then stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake. "But brother, do you think our father can hardly protect himself now, so he has time to care about the internal fighting among us princes? Even if our father defeats Wu Yunzi, and comes back to see that you have been captured by us, will our father still think that you are qualified to sit in that position? And brother, don't forget that our father has always been brooding over you because of Xiang Lan's death!"

"Shut up! You don't deserve to mention Xiang Lan!"

"Why are you so anxious? Brother, I am not worthy of mentioning Xiang Lan. Do you think you are worthy of mentioning Xiang Lan who died in your house?"

"Okay, okay! It seems that you are determined to provoke me today, Third Brother! Then I will satisfy you! Where is the Eastern Palace Crown Prince Guard? Capture Third Brother for me!"

As soon as Xin Wenyuan finished speaking, a large number of armored guards suddenly appeared from the houses outside the barrier. They were the Prince's Guards who had been lying in ambush outside. The soldiers of both sides soon engaged in battle.

The fighting power of the Prince's Guards was much stronger than those soldiers brought by the Third Prince, but they were outnumbered. The fighting power of the soldiers brought by the Third Prince was relatively weak, but they had the advantage of numbers. So when the soldiers of the two sides suddenly came into contact, many of the soldiers brought by the Third Prince were killed instantly. Unfortunately, after they reacted, they immediately relied on their numerical advantage to surround those Prince's Guards, with four or five people fighting one person to kill them. Even if they were killed, there would be soldiers to make up for them very quickly. Soon, the Prince's Guards, which were outnumbered, fell into a disadvantage.

Looking at the Prince's Guards who were in a disadvantageous position outside, Xin Wenyuan did not look anxious. He said a few words to the young eunuch standing next to him, and the young eunuch hurriedly ran towards the camp behind.

"Oh? Big brother, do you have anyone else in your camp? I remember that after my father confined you to your camp, he took back all the experts he had assigned to you. How can you have anyone who can fight against me? Big brother, given the situation, you should still..."

The third prince stopped talking before he finished. He looked at the person who suddenly appeared beside Xin Wenyuan, and a trace of fear flashed across his face, but he quickly covered it up.

"Third brother, do you still remember my little sister?" Xin Wenyuan touched Princess Xianglan's head lovingly.

"Brother, are you crazy? My little sister is already dead, where did you find someone who looks so much like her? Or did you specially ask a female cultivator to change her appearance and pretend to be my little sister?"

Xin Wenyuan did not answer. Instead, Princess Xianglan, who had been looking at the Third Prince with complicated eyes, spoke first: "Third brother..."

The Third Prince was stunned. He could not possibly forget this voice. Princess Xianglan had been with them since they were little. Even after so many years, they were very familiar with her voice. But the Third Prince could not and did not dare to recognize her now: "Where did you come from? Why are you calling me that? My little sister is dead! Don't think you can call me Third Brother just because you look like my little sister!"

"Third brother, you..."

"Forget it, Xiangxiang. The Third Brother is no longer the one who doted on you. He has already done whatever it takes to get the throne. How could he recognize you just because of the brother-sister relationship we once had?"

After hearing what Xin Wenyuan said, Princess Xianglan looked at the Third Prince who refused to acknowledge her with an even more complicated look. She still remembered what Xiu Xiu said, that the curse that year was secretly cast on her by the Third Prince.

Taking a deep breath, the complex expression in Princess Xianglan's eyes disappeared, replaced by determination: "Since you, third brother, are unwilling to recognize me and attacked me back then, I will no longer care about the brother-sister relationship we had back then!"

After saying this, Princess Xianglan wanted to change back into the form of a black dragon, but at this moment Mu Zhi suddenly appeared beside her and put his hand on her shoulder. Her surging power had just been mobilized when it was forcibly suppressed by Mu Zhi.

"You're using that power here?" Seeing Princess Xianglan's puzzled look, Mu Zhi shook her head at her, "That form can't appear in front of everyone now. As for the battle outside the barrier, leave it to my brother!"

As soon as Mu Zhi finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from behind. As the black shadow rushed out of the barrier, the soldiers brought by the third prince kept falling to the ground and screaming.