The princess only wants to survive, and the cold-faced king of hell begs for mercy

Qi Chuan rode in the front, and the guards behind him were divided into two rows, with two people escorting one.

When pedestrians saw the officers with long swords hanging from their waists, they hurriedly took detours to avoid them.

Only the drunkards, unaware of anything, lay on the ground like a puddle of mud even with horse hooves almost stepping on their faces.

If it were early in the morning, it would be normal to see a lot of drunkards here, after all, Huajie is a business that operates at night.

But now the sun was setting and it was past noon. In two hours, Flower Street would open again.

At this hour, even if there were drunk people, they would have been woken up by the scorching sun and left.

Qi Chuan felt something was wrong, so he pulled the reins and stopped the horse.

"Go, some of you, and get these drunks out of here."

"Yes."

Several guards stepped forward and kicked the drunk on the ground, "Wake up, get up and get out of here!"

Suddenly, a drunk man opened his eyes suddenly, hooked his legs up, hooked the guard's neck, and then twisted his body and threw the guard to the ground.

Qi Chuan immediately drew his sword and rushed forward, "Someone is trying to kidnap the prisoners. No need to chase them away, just kill them all!"

The drunks on the ground stood up one after another, moving quickly and with clear goals.

A man took out a small black ball the size of an egg. Qi Chuan was startled and shouted, "Everyone, retreat!"

The small black ball fell to the ground with a slight bang, but the expected explosion did not come, but instead a pungent and thick white smoke came.

The surroundings were all white. Those people were wearing masks and were not affected, but the guards were caught off guard and inhaled it, starting to cough and cry.

Inside the Prince of Qi's Mansion.

Yun Shang was staring at the chessboard in disbelief. She didn't understand why she lost ten games in a row to Zhao Qiyan at Gobang, her best game!

Meng Tai tutted his tongue and shook his head, "Princess, I'm not saying you can't do it."

"Why don't you let me go? I think I can at least go five rounds with the prince before losing."

Yun Shang glared at Meng Tai and stood up angrily, "Come on, I want to see how much better you are than me."

Within moments, Meng Tai began to wail, "No, Your Highness, Prince Qi, are you and the Princess just letting me win? Are you so ruthless to me? You've already blocked me in just two rounds?"

Zhao Qiyan threw the chess piece in his hand back into the chess bowl, his interest waning. "We can play ten games in a quarter of an hour. Are you time travelers playing this kind of childish game?"

Yun Shang and Meng Tai were both shocked, but they still felt that what he said was right and could not refute it.

Meng Tai also put the chess piece back and said, "I can't win, so I won't play anymore."

"So, what are you going to do with me? Send me to the princess's aunt's house and let me recognize my parents?"

Yun Shang nodded, "Of course, since you have taken over my cousin's body, you should be filial to him."

Meng Tai scratched his head. "Alright, being someone's son is what I'm best at. Since I'm using this guy's body, it's only right that I help him support his parents."

"What should my name be? When should I leave?"

Yun Shang asked Qing Huan to bring a few books and handed them to Meng Tai. "My cousin, whose surname is Lu and whose name is Hong Wen, has always been studious and aspires to pass the civil service examination and become an official in the imperial court. So, in order to avoid making your aunt suspicious and upset, you must also study."

Meng Tai put his palm forward and refused, "Science student, headache, I don't understand, thank you."

"Princess, please help me think of a reason. Just say that my brain was damaged and now I can't recognize words."

Yun Shang sighed, put the book in her hand away, and picked up a few more books and handed them over. "If you don't understand, then read these books first. They are for young children to learn to read. Start from the beginning."

Qing Huan tilted his head, "Science student? What's that?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qiyan instantly raised his eyes and looked at Yun Shang. Yun Shang's action of handing the book stopped in mid-air, her heart stopped suddenly, and then started beating violently again.

It's over. I spoke too naturally to Meng Tai and forgot to pretend all the time.

Meng Tai seemed completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere in the air. He took the book from Yun Shang, unsure why, and flipped through it. "Science students are the opposite of liberal arts students. Some study liberal arts, while others study science, such as chemistry, physics, and mathematics."

"Do you know chemistry? Alchemy and iron smelting require knowledge of chemistry, as does physics."

Yun Shang paused and chuckled twice, "So you've learned a lot. I only heard you say you couldn't understand it, but I didn't understand what you meant by science students."

Zhao Qiyan's gaze slowly shifted from Yun Shang to Meng Tai. "Alchemy, iron smelting, steel casting, you know all of these?"

Meng Tai nodded and said, "Yes, this is the most basic thing for me. I was killed by a bomb while working with chemical explosives at home and came here."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked at Zhao Qiyan with anticipation, "Your Highness, Prince Qi, if I know all this, could you give me a position? Or perhaps give me some authority to build a factory?"

"I promise to be loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi and to dedicate myself to the development of science and technology and productivity in Yu Country!"

Zhao Qiyan looked at him for a long moment, then chose to refuse. "You time travelers won't truly be loyal to anyone. You only care about yourselves, and you don't care about the survival of Yu Country."

"So, this king doesn't believe you."

"I only spared your life for the princess's sake. Don't push your luck and dream of anything else."

Being under someone else's roof, Meng Tai was very angry.

He simply folded his arms and ran to the door, sitting on the steps to enjoy the cool breeze.

"If you won't let me make use of my remaining energy, then please send me away immediately to my parents. I will be a filial son to them."

Just then, Qi Chuan ran in with his men, looking disheveled.

"Your Highness, there was a prisoner robbery on the road. Three of the four people who were taken back to the prison were rescued."

Meng Tai jumped up and said, "I know. It must have been done by Princess Cheng, Qin Yao. She wanted to rescue those three people, but when she failed, she sent someone to kidnap them."

Qi Chuan took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Qiyan respectfully, "Your Highness, this is what I pulled off those people."

Zhao Qiyan took it. The token was made of metal. In addition to the patterns, there was also a star character on it.

Yun Shang also took a closer look. It was a pattern she had never seen before and it didn't look like something modern.

Zhao Qiyan knew the origin of this thing. His expression darkened slightly. "Someone from Xingchen Pavilion?"

Qi Chuan had obviously heard of the Xingchen Pavilion as well. He looked up in surprise and asked, "Princess Cheng, is she from the Xingchen Pavilion?"

Zhao Qiyan shook his head, "No, with Qin Yao's qualifications and abilities, she can't enter the Xingchen Pavilion yet."

"However, if she uses those three people as a stepping stone, it's hard to say."

Hearing this, Qi Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he asked someone to bring in the only remaining time traveler. Yun Shang and Meng Tai's eyes widened immediately.