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"Your Highness, look... there are a lot of things going on in Qiongzhou City. Why don't you go back to the Qiong Palace first so that I can make arrangements?"

Yan Xingrong's cloudy old eyes rolled around, as if he was planning something bad.

Chu Yang chuckled. This old fox was full of evil intentions. Did he really think he was a rookie?

"What? I just returned to Qiongzhou, and Lord Yan thinks I'm in the way?"

Chu Yang deliberately frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his tone.

Yan Xingrong was so frightened that he trembled and quickly waved his hands to explain: "Your Highness has misunderstood! I definitely did not mean that! It's just...it's just..."

“Just what?” Chu Yang raised his eyebrows, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"It's just... there has been unrest in and around the city recently, with some bandits causing chaos. I am worried about the prince's safety."

Yan Xingrong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and carefully observed Chu Yang's expression.

Chu Yang sneered in his heart. This old guy didn’t even think about drafting his lies.

He wanted to see what Yan Xingrong was up to.

"A mere bandit scared Lord Yan like this? This time I came back to eliminate the disaster for the people of Qiongzhou. I don't even take a mere bandit seriously!"

Chu Yang slammed the table and stood up, his tone full of arrogance.

As soon as these words came out, the people in the tavern were immediately excited and looked at Chu Yang with admiration.

"As expected of the King Qiong who defeated the Xiongnu! So domineering!"

"Yes, with the King of Qiong here, the people of Qiongzhou will no longer have to fear those bandits!"

"King Qiong is mighty! Long live King Qiong!"

Listening to the cheers of the people around him, Chu Yang curled up his lips into a cold smile. This Yan Xingrong really has a good plan. He wants to use him as a gun?

"Your Highness..."

Suo Si, who had been silent on the side, suddenly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "If we leave the city rashly, I'm afraid there will be a trap."

Chu Yang gave Suo Si a reassuring look, and then said loudly: "Lord Yan, since the situation outside the city is not peaceful, I will go there in person and let me see who this bandit who dares to run wild in Qiongzhou is!"

Seeing Chu Yang fall for it, Yan Xingrong put on a flattering smile on his face: "Your Majesty is wise! I will arrange it right away!"

that's it.

Chu Yang and his group marched out of the city in a mighty procession, heading towards the hill outside the city that was said to be occupied by bandits.

along the way.

The accompanying personal soldiers all seemed a little nervous, feeling as if they had fallen into a trap.

"Your Highness, do you really believe what that old fox said? In my opinion, there must be something fishy going on."

Suo Si followed behind Chu Yang and said in a low voice.

"Yes, Your Highness, I thought Yan Xingrong deliberately lured us out."

At this time, Zhao Yun was also reminding Chu Yang.

Chu Yang sneered, "This old man is full of evil intentions. How could he really care about my safety? He hopes that I will die outside as soon as possible so that he can continue to abuse his power!"

Suo Si frowned and said, "What does your highness mean...?"

"I'll take advantage of the situation. I want to see what tricks this old man is up to!"

A cold light flashed in Chu Yang's eyes.

The team was marching on a rugged mountain road with dense woods on both sides. The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground.

"Report——"

A scout suddenly ran back from the front and knelt on one knee to report: "Your Highness, we have found soldiers from the four counties of Qiongzhou ahead, with a total number of at least 3,000!"

"But the banner they are flying is to meet the new King Qiong!"

Chu Yang sneered. Three thousand? It seemed that Yan Xingrong had really spent a lot of money to get rid of him!

What he didn't expect was that he would use the soldiers from four counties!

This is treason!

Chu Yang rode on a tall horse with a sneer on his face, looking down at Yan Xingrong in front of him with cold eyes, as if he was looking at a clown.

"Master Yan, didn't you say that the four counties of Qiongzhou didn't obey Qiongzhou's orders? Why are there so many people lining the streets to welcome you today?"

Cold sweat broke out on Yan Xingrong's forehead. He waved his hands hurriedly with an awkward smile on his face.

"I don't know either. Maybe... maybe they suddenly changed their minds and wanted to be loyal to His Majesty."

"Really?"

Chu Yang spoke in a long tone, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Then I have to thank Lord Yan very much. If it weren't for you leading the way, I wouldn't have known that the brothers in these four counties were so enthusiastic."

Yan Xingrong laughed dryly twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"Your Highness, you are joking. This is what I should do."

Yan Xingrong rolled his eyes, pointed at the dark army in the distance and said, "Your Majesty, look, they are all waiting to salute you. I will go and ask what's going on."

After saying this, without waiting for Chu Yang's reaction, Yan Xingrong immediately led his group of men and rushed towards the direction of the soldiers from the four counties.

Looking at Yan Xingrong's back as he ran away.

Suo Siren said in panic, "Your Highness, I'm afraid Yan Xingrong will never come back."

"Your Highness, we've fallen into a trap!"

Zhao Yun's face was solemn, and he lowered his voice and said, "This is clearly a Hongmen Banquet. They want to kill us here!"

"The enemy has 3,000 troops and we only have a hundred or so cavalry. How can we fight this battle?"

There was also a hint of anxiety in Suo Si's tone.

Chu Yang looked calm.

"Why are you panicking? Since they are here to welcome me, I will naturally go to a more spacious place to accept their worship. I can't let them down, right?"

Suo Si was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and couldn't help but bow to Chu Yang: "Your Highness is wise!"

"Pass the order down, target the outside of Qiongzhou City, advance at full speed!"

Chu Yang whipped his whip fiercely, and the warhorse neighed and rushed forward like an arrow.

More than a hundred cavalrymen followed closely behind, raising billowing smoke and dust, and galloped towards the direction of Qiongzhou City.

Yan Xingrong ran up to the soldiers from the four counties, but before he could open his mouth, he was grabbed by the collar by a burly man with a face full of flesh.

"You old man, are you kidding us? Where's King Qiong?"

Yan Xingrong was startled by this sudden action. He struggled and stammered, "Generals, calm down, calm down! The prince...he..."

"What's wrong with him? Is he afraid of us and has become a coward?"

The sturdy man's eyes widened with anger and he increased the strength in his hands.

Yan Xingrong felt like he was about to suffocate. He desperately pointed his finger into the distance and shouted at the top of his lungs, "They are right there."

Upon hearing this, the strong man quickly let go of Yan Xingrong, looked up, and actually saw a group of people leaving quickly in the distance.

"Oh no! This guy is trying to run! Chase him!"

The strong man roared, jumped on his horse, and led three thousand soldiers to chase in the direction of Chu Yang.

Yan Xingrong slumped on the ground, gasping for breath. Looking at the receding army, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Chu Yang, ah Chu Yang, let's see where you're going to run this time!"

Billowing smoke and dust rose behind him, as if a yellow dragon was rolling in the wilderness.

Chu Yang was riding on a horse, listening to the deafening sound of horse hooves behind him, and the smile on his face became more and more obvious.

"Your Highness, I see the enemy's infantry has fallen behind. Let's turn around and fight back."