On the other side, Xiao Heng slowly rolled up the secret letter in his hand, with a faint smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

Xuan Feng walked into the house and bowed, "Your Highness, Prince Gong's men have all been dealt with."

Xuan Yu pulled out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and presented it to him, "This is the poisonous bone-eroding powder that we found on those killers."

Then he smiled smugly, "What's this about Posan? They say it can turn people into bloody mud. It's not even half as powerful as the poison our princess prepared."

Xiao Heng's lips curled up slightly, "Have you arranged everything?"

"Yes, the Xuanying Guards have already laid a tight net in Hutou Mountain Village. The black market released the news a few days ago. I think there will be gains soon."

"Yeah." Xiao Heng gently stroked the medicine bag in his hand, a faint smile on his lips, "Let's observe secretly first, and then take action after the person arrives."

"Yes." Xuan Feng and Xuan Yu bowed and accepted the order, then retreated.

After coming out, Xuan Yu pulled Xuan Feng and whispered, "Wood, did you see that? The prince is smiling brightly."

Xuanfeng was slightly stunned.

A spring laugh? He didn't dare to look closely at what it was.

However, this is the first time since leaving Beijing that I feel that the prince is in such a happy mood.

Xuan Yu looked at him with a smirk on his face, "Are you curious about why the prince is in such a good mood?"

Xuanfeng nodded slightly.

Xuan Yu grinned and raised an eyebrow, "Xuan Shuang sent a letter saying that the princess missed the prince."

Xuanfeng tilted his head slightly.

Seeing his confusion, Xuan Yu explained, "Don't be fooled by Xuan Shuang's cold face all day long. She's very attentive. When it comes to observing people's hearts and minds, she's the best. No wonder the prince placed Xuan Shuang by the princess's side."

Xuan Feng frowned, "Do you like Xuan Shuang very much?"

"Ah?" Xuan Yu's face wrinkled up. "Stupid! You like her? Am I dying?"

Seeing Xuan Yu's expression, Xuan Feng's brows relaxed and a slight curve appeared at the corners of his lips.

"Are you very free?"

Xiao Heng's cold voice came from inside the house. Xuan Feng and Xuan Yu's backs suddenly stiffened. They immediately stood apart and dared not make another sound.

Inside the house, Xiao Heng looked at the secret letter again.

[The princess gazes at the moon and thinks of you, she worries every day and hopes for your safety.]

Xiao Heng's eyelashes curved slightly as he wrote a letter expressing his safety.

Just as the letter was sealed, Xuan Yu came in and reported, "Your Highness, Prince Gong has gone out."

Xiao Heng raised his eyelids slightly, restrained his smile, and said coldly, "I know."

Then he handed the envelope to Xuan Yu, "Send the letter out, gather the Xuanying Guards, and set off immediately."

.....

The underground black market is dark and dark, with dim candlelight flickering. Narrow aisles are lined with stalls, goods are scattered everywhere, and the voices of people are muffled, giving off a mysterious atmosphere.

Xiao Chengchang disguised himself and took Ye Ying through the messy stalls and walked into the depths of the black market.

The two men turned into a place in the corner of the dark alley, where the masked man in black was already waiting.

Seeing the newcomer, the masked man bowed and saluted, "Mingsha greets His Majesty."

Xiao Chengchang nodded, "What happened? Why are you so anxious to see me?

"I heard rumors today that a high-ranking official is coming to investigate tomorrow. Is that true?"

Xiao Chengchang frowned.

"Don't worry, I'm the only one here right now, so you should hurry up in the next two days."

Mingsha nodded slightly, "Mingsha has one more thing to ask of you."

He pointed to several large cages behind him and said, "My Wan Du Men is short-staffed right now. We have set up checkpoints all around for strict inspection. I need your help, Your Highness. Send someone to help me transfer them out as soon as possible."

Xiao Chengchang looked in the direction of his finger and saw that the cage was full of young men and women in tattered clothes, all of whom had their hands and feet locked with heavy iron chains. Some of them had fear and confusion in their eyes, while others were filled with anger and indomitable will. All of them had bruised faces and noses, and their bodies were covered with whip marks. It seemed that they had been beaten and taught a lesson many times.

Looking at those big cages, Xiao Chengchang frowned and looked troubled.

There are at least a few hundred people here, and it would be too conspicuous if so many people were moved out at once.

He thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Heng is cunning. If we move all these people out at once, it will be too easy to expose them. I don't have many people with me tonight, so I'll only help you take a quarter out. I'll send more people tomorrow to move the rest in batches."

Mingsha nodded, "Your Highness has thought it through."

Then he turned around and ordered several disciples beside him to open the cage and release some people to hand them over to Xiao Chengchang.

As the two men were fighting, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Ye Ying, who was keeping watch outside, ran in anxiously and said, "Your Highness, this is bad! The Regent is coming in with the Xuanying Guards!"

"what?!"

Xiao Chengchang was shocked.

what happened? !

Why is Xiao Heng here?!

Isn’t he still in Fangzhou?!

What about those assassins he sent?!

Xiao Chengchang and Mingsha were still in shock when Yeying warned them, "Your Highness, it's too late. Let's retreat! I'll cover you from behind!"

Hearing the sound of fighting getting closer outside, Xiao Chengchang came to his senses, quickly put on a mask to cover his face, and was about to escape from behind.

The disciples of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect came running over in a hurry, "It's not good, Dharma Protector, there are Shadow Guards behind us, we are surrounded!"

Xiao Chengchang's pupils shrank and he was suddenly panicked.

This is bad. If he is found here, he will be finished!

Seeing this, Mingsha looked at the person in the cage, then looked outside, and could only cruelly give up.

He turned to the anxious Xiao Chengchang and said, "I know a secret passage. Your Highness, follow me!"

Xiao Chengchang looked at Mingsha in surprise, "Let's go!"

"Kill!" The shadow guards rushed in.

Ye Ying and the disciples of Wan Du Men covered the two men and stayed behind to delay the battle.

Mingsha threw out a handful of poisonous powder, and the sales floor was immediately filled with poisonous fog.

Under the cover of the poisonous fog, Mingsha pulled Xiao Chengchang to a stone wall behind the scene, pressed the mechanism, the stone door opened, and the two quickly stepped sideways into the secret passage.

Xiao Chengchang followed Mingsha in a narrow, damp and moldy dark passage for a long time, and finally saw a ray of light in front.

Xiao Chengchang quickly walked out of the secret passage and looked up. The two of them were at the foot of Hutou Mountain. There was silence all around.

Xiao Chengchang looked at the secret passage behind him and breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that no one had followed him out.

Suddenly a cold light flashed.

A cold arrow shot towards Xiao Chengchang's face from the darkness.

Mingsha pulled Xiao Chengchang to the side to dodge, but before they could react, a rain of arrows flew towards them.

"Take them down!"

Xiao Heng's cold voice was particularly clear in the dark night.

Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Chengchang was stunned.

Mingsha swung his sword to block the flying arrows continuously, but there were too many arrows and he couldn't block them all. He could only pull Xiao Chengchang beside him and hide back in the secret passage.

Xiao Chengchang took the opportunity to hide back through the secret passage.

Mingsha took out various poison powders and hidden weapons from his arms and threw them out of the cave, but the people outside the cave were not afraid at all.

Several shadow guards flew forward and fought fiercely with the Nether Demon in the cave.

But in the blink of an eye, Mingsha was captured.

Several people escorted Mingsha to Xiao Heng.

"Your Majesty, there is another accomplice here!"

Xuan Yu's voice came from the secret passage.

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