Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"This...how is this possible!"

Shen Zhengqing stared at Xun Yu in disbelief and shouted angrily, "I won't allow you to talk nonsense!"

"nonsense?"

Xun Yu showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth: "You don't even know when you were exposed, and you are still smug?"

"Why is the murder case not handled by the Ministry of Justice, but by your City Defense Battalion?"

"Why did Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui let you handle it instead of Chu Ning handling it himself?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

"Chun Ning wanted to give you a chance, but unfortunately, you have always been optimistic."

"Now that Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui have been killed, Chu Ning has achieved his goal, but you have not yet woken up. It will naturally be your turn next!"

These words shocked Shen Zhengqing, but he had to admit that there was some truth in them.

But he didn't understand where he had been exposed.

He turned to look at Chu Ning and asked in a deep voice, "May I ask when did Your Highness the Crown Prince start to doubt me?"

"When did I doubt you?"

Chu Ning shook his head slightly: "No, I should say that I have never trusted you!"

This simple sentence shocked Shen Zhengqing greatly.

In his shocked eyes, Chu Ning said calmly: "When your widows from the previous dynasty returned from Qin, no one knew your whereabouts."

“But Fufeng County Prince Chu Yang knew about it, which means that someone among the widows was colluding with Chu Yang.”

"And at that time, you were the only one who survived, so you are the most likely suspect."

"However, you are one of the few family members of Shen Wanying after all, and I have no evidence, so I did not do anything to you."

"For this reason, I have specially given you the best resources and trained you as if you knew nothing."

"But in fact, your every move is under my surveillance."

"This includes contacting the remnants of the Zhao State and using my trust and cultivation in you to train them up."

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Zhengqing's last hope was shattered.

He knew that he couldn't escape Chu Ning's clutches after all.

But he still arrogantly believed that everything could be concealed.

However, there was still one thing he didn't understand.

"Since you knew it was me, why did you let me kill Dugu Yan and others?"

Shen Zhengqing's face was full of confusion and a bit of doubt.

If Chu Ning knew everything about him, why would Chu Ning let him kill those five senior officials?

However, Chu Ning showed a playful expression on his face: "Those guys are just playboys who hang out in the red-light districts. There is no point in keeping them."

"It is a good opportunity to kill them with your hands, so that they will not harm our Chu in the future."

Kill with a borrowed knife!

Shen Zhengqing's face changed drastically.

He thought of many possibilities, but he never expected this one.

It turned out that Chu Ning had wanted to get rid of these people for a long time.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhengqing suddenly felt that Chu Ning was really terrifying.

She clearly had everything under control, but she said nothing and just waited for him to make a move.

He even helped to eliminate several playboys and envoys from the Han and Tang dynasties.

I don’t know how much better this move is than his.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that when he faced Chu Ning, he was like a child facing an adult.

Chu Ning could not hide his every move.

As for Chu Ning, he allowed him to escape and led others to attack until the last moment.

Play him in the palm of your hand!

"You are so cruel!"

Shen Zhengqing's face suddenly turned gloomy, changing from his usual gentle self. He said in a cold voice:

"But you have forgotten the most important point. If I kill you, everything you have will be gone!"

After saying this, the sword was unsheathed!

Chu Ning's eyes turned cold and he stepped back.

But the sharp sword followed like a shadow and forced Chu Ning to the scene.

Three feet of green frost brought a biting cold wind straight to the throat - clang!

Sparks flew from the gilded Suan Ni incense burner. Chu Ning turned around and kicked over the sandalwood table, and memorials flew everywhere like snowflakes.

The tip of Shen Zhengqing's sword pierced through the moon-white brocade robe, but was caught by two fingers the moment it touched the green jade Pisces pendant.

The thirty-six palace lanterns in the hall swayed in unison, causing Shen Zhengqing's eyes to flicker with cold stars: "Your Highness has great finger strength."

"In less than two years, your swordsmanship has become so advanced."

Chu Ning waved his sleeves to shake the sword away, and the Pisces Pendant hit the Panlong Pillar and cracked into ice patterns.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword light had already wrapped around his wrist like a silver snake, forcing him to retreat seven steps.

The golden curtain was torn into pieces by the sword energy. In the falling golden threads, Shen Zhengqing's sneer mixed with the sound of the sword:

"Don't you need your spear?"

When his lower back touched the cold Panlong Pillar, Chu Ning suddenly smiled.

He faced the dazzling sword light and did not retreat but advanced, clasping the Taiyuan acupoint on Shen Zhengqing's wrist with his left hand and slapping the dragon's eye on the pillar with his right hand.

The mechanism made a slight sound, and a two-meter-long spear broke through the wall. The red tassel on the spear head swept across Shen Zhengqing's eyebrows, knocking off three broken hairs.

Chu Ning shook his wrist and fired a gun, and the dragon pattern on the black iron gun shaft swam in the candlelight.

Shen Zhengqing's sword force suddenly froze, but he was forced to bend over due to the wind from the gun.

The moon-white wide sleeves rolled up with agarwood ash and swept across the beams. The long spear touched the ground to gain momentum. Chu Ning turned over and swept across the nine golden steps. The tip of the spear struck the glazed floor tiles, creating meteor-like sparks.

Shen Zhengqing roared and his sword made a dragon roar.

The net woven with cold light covered his head, but Chu Ning turned around and swung his spear into a full moon.

The sound of metal clashing caused the dust on the beams to rustle. Shen Zhengqing's knuckles were broken and he watched helplessly as his sword was twisted into a knot by the gun barrel.

With the last "Stunning Shadow", the red tassel on the spear tip brushed past Shen Zheng's Qingtanzhong acupoint, and the victory was decided without a single drop of blood.

"What a surprise attack."

Shen Zhengqing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared at the tip of the gun that had sunk three inches into the gold brick.

"I thought you still had some residual poison in your body and your strength was far less than before, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful. I miscalculated!"

At this moment, Shen Zhengqing completely lost his spirit, he knew he had lost.

Chu Ning put away his gun and turned around, staring at Shen Zhengqing with a cold face: "Are you worthy of the Crown Princess's cultivation of you by doing this?"

"Now that the previous dynasty has become a thing of the past, how can you have a future if you continue to indulge in revenge?"

"From the beginning, your ending was doomed."

"Do you know why I didn't ask anyone to come in? I just wanted to tell you that you have to rely on yourself for everything."

"And you, have been relying on me and the Crown Princess from the very beginning!"

"Now, I want to take it all back."

"Someone is coming!"

At a command, Zhao Yu led several people to rush in from outside the hall. As they walked, the sound of their armor colliding seemed particularly harsh.

Everyone surrounded Shen Zhengqing in an instant.

Zhao Yu's face was gloomy: "Bold Shen Zhengqing, your conspiracy was exposed, and you dared to assassinate His Highness. Your crime is unforgivable!"

"Take him down!"

Several imperial guards rushed forward and captured the defenseless Shen Zhengqing on the spot.

"First put this man in jail and wait for punishment!" Chu Ning didn't want to see this man, so he waved his hand to signal everyone to take him down.

"Hahahaha, Chu Ning, I curse you to die a horrible death!"

Shen Zhengqing, who was dragged away, laughed wildly and cursed, and his voice echoed in the hall.

At this moment, only Chu Ning and Xun Yu were left in the hall.