I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

Duan Cunfu was only ten years older than Yu Xing, and Yu Xing insisted on becoming his adopted son, so why wouldn't he agree?

As Xiao Yulin and his companion were brought into the main hall, the constables on both sides shouted menacing words.

Before the words had even faded, Duan Cunfu slammed his gavel and roared, "You son of a bitch, you dare to kill my adopted son! I must take your head and avenge my adopted son!"

"Executioners, carry out the execution right here in court!"

"ah?"

Everyone was stunned: Why did they kill him without even killing him?

And the executioner was already waiting in front of the hall?

That's it, India is doomed now.

Three burly men, each wielding a large broadsword, surrounded Ah San.

One of them spoke up, "Brother, I'm sorry."

Ah San smiled slightly and said, "This is your job, how could I blame you?"

"Huh?!" The three executioners were stunned. They wondered to themselves: This Indian guy isn't usually this tough. Why is he acting like this today?

Just then, Xiao Yudong spoke up: "Prefect Duan, how impressive!"

"Ok?"

Seeing the executioner and Ah San showing mutual respect, Duan Cunfu was about to start cursing when he suddenly heard a different voice. He turned around and jumped to his feet.

A few years ago, Duan Cunfu and Xiao Yudong served as ministers in the same palace. One was a royal guard, and the other was a queen's guard. Whenever the king and queen were doing something intimate, the two of them would stand guard outside together.

So, although they weren't particularly close, they were still very familiar with each other.

When Duan Cunfu saw that the person he had kidnapped was Xiao Yudong, a favorite of the Emperor, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly grinned and burst into laughter.

"Lord Xiao, you have a path to heaven but choose not to, and a path to hell but choose to seek your own. Hahaha, my luck has finally turned."

Seeing his smug expression, Xiao Yudong shook his head and sighed, "No wonder you wanted to kill someone as soon as you walked in. So this is hell for you?"

Duan Cunfu flashed and landed in front of Xiao Yudong from the table. He reached out and patted Xiao Yudong's face, laughing, "You are a wanted criminal now. His Majesty the Regent has issued an imperial decree: two hundred taels of gold will be awarded for your capture, and four thousand taels of silver will be awarded for your execution."

"You're truly my lucky star, kid." Duan Cunfu turned around and shouted, "Bring this Lord Xiao into Iron Prison Number One. I will interrogate him personally."

Ah San was dumbfounded: What happened? How did my martial uncle become a wanted criminal?

Li Guiwang was so excited that he trembled all over when he saw that he had captured a wanted criminal appointed by the second prince who was in charge of the country.

With the jailer Ah San tied up, there was no one to command him, and no one responded to Prefect Duan's orders. He turned around and glanced at the constables, knowing in his heart: he wanted to kill their leader, so why would they listen to him?

Duan Cunfu roared at the stunned Li Guiwang, "Are you deaf? Why aren't you inviting Lord Xiao to the underground prison number one?"

Li Guiwang woke up with a start and quickly shouted, "Brothers, let's get to work!"

Just as Li Guiwang was bracing himself and walking toward Xiao Gui, a cold voice suddenly rang out from the gate: "Let's see who dares to touch him."

As they were talking, a handsome young man in a white robe drifted into the hall like the wind.

"Who are you?" Li Guiwang shouted.

Qin Ningtian didn't even glance at him, and walked straight towards Duan Cunfu.

Upon seeing this, Li Guiwang was startled. Although he was not very capable, he had experienced many things and could tell from the other side's momentum that it was not good for the prefect.

"You audacious scoundrel, take one more step and I'll have to get rough with you."

With a snap, Qin Ningtian didn't even turn his head, but reached out and slapped Li Guiwang back, sending him flying out of the yamen hall.

"..."

Duan Cunfu, taken aback, leaped back to his desk, drew his sword from it, and roared with unparalleled authority, "Who dares to disturb the prefect's main hall?"

Qin Ningtian scanned the hall and asked in surprise, "You just said this was hell, how did it turn into a government hall?"

"Hahaha..." Xiao Yudong laughed and said, "Duan Datou, you just said that I would insist on entering the gates of hell even though there are no gates to it. Now that I'm in, this place really is hell."

When Duan Cunfu realized that he had been tricked by the two men, he was so angry that he was filled with murderous intent.

With a whoosh, he swung his sword at Xiao Yudong.

Seeing that Xiao Yudong was tightly bound by iron chains, Qin Ningtian slipped and drew his sword to stop Duan Cunfu.

With a clang, the two swords clashed together.

Duan Cunfu made a move against Xiao Yudong because he had noticed that Xiao's henchman, Ahua, was standing calmly at the entrance of the lobby.

He concluded that Qin Ningtian was part of Xiao's group.

It seems impossible to escort the man surnamed Xiao to the capital.

"Kill him!" Duan Cunfu made up his mind and thrust his sword straight at him.

Seeing that Qin Ningtian had made a move, he became even more convinced of his judgment.

"Boy, if you continue to cause trouble in my court, I will execute you on the spot."

Qin Ningtian suddenly trembled his longsword, and countless sword shadows rushed straight towards Duan Cunfu.

Duan Cunfu was at the peak of martial arts mastery, just one step away from becoming a grandmaster, so one can imagine how high his martial arts skills were.

However, he was unable to block the young man in white robes' sword.

With a thud, he was stabbed in the right chest, and took the opportunity to retreat ten feet away.

Qin Ningtian was genuinely impressed by the old man's skills and inwardly cursed himself for being a bit arrogant.

No sooner said than done,

Since his first sword strike failed to kill his target, Qin Ningtian's second sword swept across the target without any time difference.

"..." Duan Cunfu knew he was finished. Without making any reaction, he closed his eyes.

Thump, a huge head fell to the ground.

"what……"

Screams echoed throughout the lobby.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yudong shuddered, and the black iron chains binding him broke into several pieces. Qin Ningtian, who was about to help him untie the chains, was stunned: My God, there really are people more capable than you.

Li Guiwang and the other officials in his court were terrified and at a loss for what to do; they had never seen a prefect beheaded during a trial.

The prefect, Liu Gongwu, suppressed his fear and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you kill an official and kidnap a prisoner in the main hall?"

Qin Ningtian rolled her eyes at him and asked, "You want to go with Duan Datou too?"

"Ah?" The magistrate was so frightened that he shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

At that moment, a young boy delivered a memorial.

Qin Ningtian opened the document and laughed, "The Prince of Linjiang is indeed quick-witted."

He took out a silver plaque from his sleeve and held it up in his hand, coughing a few times as he said, "I am a fifth-rank military officer serving Prince Linjiang. I will now read His Highness's decree: Xiao Yudong is a General of the Golden Hall of the State, an upright and incorruptible official, and a loyal minister of the Great Xia Kingdom. He was framed by treacherous people some time ago and falsely accused. I hereby exonerate him and appoint General Xiao as the Commandant of Jizhou Prefecture and Prefect of Jining."

Xiao Yudong was stunned. He only came to his senses when Qin Ningtian handed him the document.

"General, I am a subordinate of the Southern King..."

Qin Ningtian interrupted him, saying, "The Prince of Linjiang has only been here a short time and is short-handed. His Highness has already sent a message to my brother by carrier pigeon. Don't worry, my brother will definitely agree."

"Your brother?"