The Crybaby Prince is Reborn, Where is the Prince Going?

Beneath the flesh and blood is not flesh but iron armor.

Such strange things had never been seen before, not only by the inexperienced Jinyou, but even the shadow guards who dealt with life and death had never seen them before.

Turning the human body into an invulnerable armor is simply insane and disregards human ethics!

But now the facts are before our eyes. There is no blood where the flesh is turned outward, only pieces of black iron armor.

Jinyou took two deep breaths, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and shook his head.

He asked, "Is it only the chest, arms, and legs that are armored, or is it the entire body?"

Ying Si shook his head. "I'm not sure yet, but these are the only parts that are exposed."

Jinyou nodded and expressed his thoughts: "I think it would take a lot of effort to build an armored man. They wouldn't just replace the armor in a few places. I'm afraid the whole body is covered with armor except for the neck and head. It's also very simple to confirm this. Just open it up."

"what?"

Jinyou's voice was so soft and calm that Yingsi suspected he had misheard.

It was not until Jinyou said "Cut it open" again that he dared to confirm that the young master also had such courage, and he could not help but look up to him.

The shadow guards acted quickly. Jin You gave the order to dissect the bodies, and the three of them worked together to dissect the three bodies at the same time. As expected, it was consistent with Jin You's guess. The three bodies were covered with iron armor from top to bottom, except for the necks. It seemed that the iron armor was rooted in the flesh and blood and grew out of it, becoming one with the flesh and blood.

After peeling open the three bodies, everyone present felt somewhat physically uncomfortable. Jin You suppressed the discomfort in his chest and said, "Send a message to my father. Leave one for Qing Fei and destroy the other two. Anyone present who dares to say a word about this will be killed without mercy! Also, kill the people imprisoned in the dungeon...!!!"

At this moment, Jinyou's decisiveness in killing was no less than He Qianzhao's.

The shadow guards, along with the dungeon guards, all knelt down and said in unison, "Yes! Honor the prince's order!"

Jin You put his trembling hands behind his back and feigned composure. This matter was of grave importance and must not be leaked. He could still trust the shadow guard present, but the guards and the prisoners could not live any longer.

Jinyou closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was much calmer. "How many people are still in the dungeon?"

A dungeon guard stepped forward and counted the number of people on the spot, "There are still seventeen people in the dungeon, including nine spies, seven assassins, and one flower thief."

Flower thief?

Jinyou's mind froze for a moment. A flower thief, a thief who stole his peonies? He hadn't had time to deal with this person, so he might as well kill him along with everyone else.

He said, "Those who are useful to my father should be kept, and those who are useless should be killed."

"Yes!"

The shadow guards walked into the dungeon with knives in hand. With a few slashes of their swords, they quickly dealt with all the spies and assassins. Only one flower thief was left, who was brought to He Jinyou by the shadow guards.

"Sir, this man said he knows what the Iron Man is."

"Hmm? Who knows if he's just talking nonsense to save his life?"

Jinyou naturally didn't believe that someone would give him a pillow just when he felt sleepy. It was such a good thing that someone would just give him a pillow. He was afraid that the person had ulterior motives.

"It's better to kill him. Only the dead will not tell the secret."

"No! Don't kill me! I really know!" The flower thief was afraid that the shadow guard would chop off his head as easily as chopping a watermelon, so he quickly said:

"Ancient texts record that the human body was cut open from the surface, armor or wooden boards were placed inside, and then the body was sewn up..."

Jinyou's scalp went numb when he heard this. He could sense the pain from his words. If a person was scratched, the wound would be in excruciating pain, so how could he endure the hellish pain of being cut open and then sewn up again?

The flower thief continued, "But this method killed many people, so they began using it to implant poisonous insects into people's bodies, then implant iron armor, gradually transforming them into invulnerable puppets that wouldn't bleed. These puppets were driven by whistles, had no thoughts of their own, and acted according to the whistle's commands. However, because this method was too cruel, it was considered a forbidden technique and no longer used in the world. Even the ancient books that passed down the method were destroyed. So, iron armored men shouldn't appear, right? But why?"

As he spoke, the flower thief fell into deep thought.

Ying Si looked at Jin You, Jin You shook his head, and Ying Si did not take any action.

"Since you said the book containing the forbidden techniques has been destroyed, how did you know this?"

The flower thief chuckled and didn't hide anything. He straightened his body, puffed out his chest, and said proudly: "To tell you the truth, I will not change my name or surname. I am the contemporary successor of Miao village witchcraft - Ge Pu Mu!"

There was no reaction on Jinyou's face when he heard the surname, but it was different for Yingsi and the others. They were well-versed in various books and had some understanding of the distribution of power in the world.

"Ge Pu" is the oldest surname in the Miao village. There are probably no more than two hands of people with this surname still alive today.

In the early years, the late emperor issued an order to eradicate witchcraft, and the first to be hit was the ancient Gepu family. It is said that a reward of 500 taels of silver was offered to any member of the Gepu family. For a time, the Gepu family was like rats crossing the street, and everyone wanted to kill them. The entire family was slaughtered, and only a few children survived.

That's why Ying Sicai was so shocked when he suddenly heard the surname Ge Pu.

"What? You also think I should hide away in the deep mountains and forests?" Ge Pumu laughed sarcastically. "Come on, the late emperor is dead, and the bounty has expired long ago, right? Wouldn't it be degrading for me to continue hiding?"

"Why did you come out? Even though the late emperor has passed away, the reputation of the Gepu family isn't very good, is it? Aren't you courting death by coming out?"

The smile on Ge Pumu's face instantly cracked, and his face turned blue and purple because of Jinyou's criticism.

"Hey, kid, don't be so vicious."

"What? Did this hit you right in the heart? The book says that the Ge Pu clan is completely devoid of conscience. They skin and flay living people alive and practice witchcraft. This is intolerable to Heaven, so Emperor Sheng followed the will of Heaven and ordered the annihilation of the Ge Pu clan in Miao Village. However, Emperor Sheng felt that the Ge Pu clan was not destined to perish, so he spared a few children who did not know witchcraft. If this prince is not mistaken, the Ge Pu clan was ordered to be exterminated because of this iron-armored man, and you were one of the children who were released that year!"

Ge Pu Mu clapped his hands, applauding Jin You's reasoning. "The Regent Prince is truly brilliant. It would be a waste of his talent if he didn't write stories and become a storyteller. You're right, I was one of the children released back then, but the Ge Pu clan wasn't exterminated because of the Iron Man incident. The Iron Man wasn't something that just appeared a few years ago. My great-great-great-grandfather's generation began researching how to create painless living puppets, but before it could be passed down to my grandfather's generation, the banned book had already been destroyed, and naturally it couldn't be passed down to my generation. Emperor Sheng's order to exterminate the Ge Pu clan was truly an unprovoked disaster!"