You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

"It's about the Simons."

Xiao Long pointed to the men in black who were engaged in fierce combat.

"Does Father Emperor notice anything unusual? They are clearly seriously injured, yet it has not affected their ability to continue fighting. On the contrary, our guards are falling one after another."

Xiao Long's fingers trembled slightly, and his gaze unconsciously drifted to Xie Wanru. Seeing Xie Wanru nod, he felt even more confident.

"Because they all took the silver leaves brought by the Simons, my previous poisoning was actually intentional on my part. I learned that the Simons' silver leaves are not a miracle drug, but an addictive poison that can temporarily confuse people and make them lose their sense of pain. After taking it a few times, they cannot quit and need to take it for a long time."

As Xiao Long spoke, Emperor Qinyong's expression grew increasingly grim.

One by one, the royal guards fell, while the men in black remained valiant. If Simon's soldiers were to consume this substance long-term, how would the Great Zhou soldiers respond if Simon were to wage war against them?

Xie Wanru probably guessed what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this medicine only lasts for about half an hour after one dose. If you take it again in a short period of time, the effect will be weakened."

The Simons were aware of this, so even with the obstacle of this miraculous medicine, they dared not provoke the Great Zhou.

On the battlefield, nothing lasts more than half an hour, so the medicine's intended purpose will not be fulfilled; it can only be used for some other purposes.

"I will investigate this matter with Simon. I want to see who has such a deep relationship with the Simons that they can obtain so many of their 'miracle drugs'."

After Emperor Qinyong finished speaking, he snorted coldly.

There are quite a few; there are hundreds of men in black right now.

Xiao Yan did not hear Emperor Qin Yong's words. His attention was on the men in black, because he knew that a protracted war would be disadvantageous for them. If they could not rescue the young master in white, not only would their plan fail, but one of his generals would also be lost.

As expected, as time went on, the effects of the drugs the men in black had worn off, and they all began to feel powerless.

Xiao Yan knew he had no choice but to take action.

"Uncle Emperor."

Xiao Yan suddenly called out to Prince Rui affectionately and walked towards him.

Prince Rui looked at him coldly.

What are you doing here now? Why didn't you come earlier?

Prince Rui still didn't like him. He was all sweet talk to Xiao Long, but he always argued with Xiao Yan and never gave him a kind look.

As a result, the young man in white took the opportunity to get up and put his sword to Xiao Yan's neck.

"Uncle, save me!"

Xiao Yan said tremblingly.

Prince Rui was not in a hurry; instead, he smiled as he looked at the assassin.

"Let me guess, you're probably thinking, 'If I let you go, you'll release this piece of trash; if I don't, you'll kill him,' right?"

The assassin had his lines stolen, but he had no choice but to comply.

"Yes."

Now, he has no other way to survive except this.

It doesn't matter if the plan fails; he can try again. But if he is captured by the Diligent and Brave Emperor, he will never have another chance.

"Then I'm afraid you won't get your wish."

Prince Rui remained calm. He looked at Xie Wanru and asked, "Wanwan, what do you think?"

he asks.

Xie Wanru gripped the sword tightly in her hand. She didn't know why Prince Rui asked such a question, but she knew perfectly well that this young man in white might be the real culprit behind the massacre of the Xie family.

She didn't know this person in her previous life, but in this life, he is Xiao Yan's advisor. He colludes with Simon and has close ties with the Lou family.

However, as things stand now, apart from those insiders who know about the Lou family's involvement, no one else is aware of it.

Just like in her previous life, Xie Wanru was unaware that the Lou family was involved in the affairs of the Northern Barbarians.

If it weren't for her altering history, causing the White Robe Project to fail at every turn, he wouldn't have shown up, and she still doesn't know his identity.

This man is too clever. If we let him escape today, he will hide and we will never be able to catch him again.

"General, we can't let him get away."

A male voice rang out.

The young man in white looked over in disbelief, though he didn't recognize the person; he was only familiar with the voice.

Bei Shisan whispered something in Xie Yanting's ear, and Xie Yanting was clearly startled.

"The Third Prince of the Great Zhou died while capturing the traitor. He was buried in the Imperial Mausoleum and bestowed the title of Prince Hui!"

Emperor Qinyong's words stunned everyone.

This naturally included the Third Prince Xiao Yan himself, who looked at the Diligent and Brave Emperor in disbelief.

What does Father mean by this? Are you abandoning him?

The young man in white was clearly also shocked. He whispered in Xiao Yan's ear, "You've been so careful, reluctant to lay a hand on him, but now you see, he doesn't care about your life or death at all in order to capture me."

Xiao Yan initially wouldn't listen, but now that a knife was at his throat, he believed it.

The white-robed young man gripped the hilt of his knife tightly. Blood had already begun to flow from Xiao Yan's neck. With just a slight pull, the incision would widen, and Xiao Yan would truly die.

Emperor Qinyong gave Prince Rui a look, hoping that Prince Rui could take advantage of the assassin's distraction to rescue Xiao Yan.

Prince Rui had a similar idea; in fact, at this point, the white-robed young master would only be heading towards certain death if he killed Xiao Yan.

Prince Rui subtly moved his sword, and while the assassin was looking at Emperor Qinyong, he deflected the man's sword and saved Xiao Yan.

Xie Yanting's men immediately surrounded the assassin and captured him.

"idiot!"

Prince Rui cursed and threw the somewhat weak-kneed Xiao Yan out.

Given Xiao Yan's character, the Emperor would probably rather hand the throne to him than pass it on to such a useless person.

He actually offered himself up as a hostage; couldn't he tell what kind of person this assassin was? If pushed too far, it wouldn't be impossible for him to kill him.

Bloodstains were everywhere, and the Diligent and Brave Emperor had no desire to stay any longer.

Have someone take all the relevant personnel away and clean up the scene to prevent further panic.

Xie Wanru finally lowered her sword. She admitted that for a moment just now, she really wanted to kill the assassin and Xiao Yan together.

"Wanwan, killing them like this is too easy for them."

Prince Rui came to her side and took the sword from her hand.

“Bad people should have their crimes exposed to the public and be infamous for eternity. If they die like that, and Xiao Yan is still made a king, wouldn’t that give him a good reputation?”

Xie Wanru then realized how shocked Prince Rui was by his words.

He said that Xiao Yan's death was too easy for him?

How could he know that she wanted Xiao Yan dead? Xiao Yan was his nephew, even if he didn't like him.

"You're a girl, wipe it off?"

Ignoring her surprise, Prince Rui took out a white handkerchief and was about to wipe the blood off Xie Wanru's face.

"Prince Rui, His Majesty summons you."

Shen Cong'an jogged over from a short distance away.