The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

But now is not the time to think about those things. What I need to do is get rid of the Ninth Prince!

Zheng Yue smiled slightly and turned to leave the imperial city.

Now that he has the Crown Prince and Emperor Liang as his pawns, dealing with the Ninth Prince is naturally much easier.

Yang Xueer and Yang Chen had just returned to their room when they saw the old man in the corner.

This old man was none other than the advisor who had been by the King of Chu's side all along!

"You may all step back. I have something to say to these two!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the people outside turned and left. Yang Xue'er glanced at the old man and frowned slightly.

After all, this person was someone close to the King of Chu. If the two of them exposed what happened today, things would become even more complicated.

"I wonder what your considerations have been?"

The old man looked at the two people in front of him with a smile on his face, his face as cunning as a fox, which made people feel uneasy.

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen sneered. He was quite displeased with what the old man had done, so he naturally didn't have a pleasant expression.

But Yang Xueer didn't care about any of that, since she had no other choice now.

He glanced at the old man in front of him and said calmly, "I will naturally agree to this, but you must ensure our safety."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately laughed; it was no surprise that the two had agreed.

"Since you've agreed, that's fine. We've already joined forces with the Ninth Prince. As long as you two can help us take the Ninth Prince away from the capital smoothly, you'll naturally reap the rewards!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xue'er's lips curled up slightly. As long as she could get Yang Ling out of there, she would consider it a successful completion of the task assigned to her by the King of Chu.

Looking at Yang Xue'er's expression, the old man naturally knew what she was thinking, and simply placed a small dagger on the table.

"You two should head to Liangzhou now and assist the Ninth Prince from now on."

Yang Xueer frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"You mean you're not coming with us?"

The old man smiled and took out the King of Chu's token from his pocket.

"I must return to Chu. The capital is in complete chaos right now. You two should hurry and leave this place!"

Yang Xue'er nodded, turned and left. Yang Chen glanced at the old man, feeling somewhat displeased. After all, Yang Xue'er had almost been killed by this old man before, yet now she was leaving so willingly.

"Let's go!"

The old man smiled slightly when he saw Yang Chen's appearance, then turned and disappeared from the room. Yang Chen glanced at the small dagger on the table and picked it up.

He wanted to see just what this so-called Ninth Prince was, that so many people would risk their lives for him!

At this moment, the Ninth Prince was already on his way to Liangzhou. With Zhang Liao leading the way, their group naturally had no obstacles.

"Your Highness, you should rest!"

Changqing sat beside the carriage, looking at Yang Ling's exhausted face with a look of pity.

Throughout the journey, Yang Ling pondered why Emperor Liang had suddenly turned his back on him and regarded him as a thorn in his side.

Although he had always been unwilling to believe this idea, what was happening now forced him to think so.

"Do you think my father has wanted to kill me for a long time?"

Yang Ling looked at Chang Qing with a weary expression. After all, he was now penniless, and even this carriage was given to him by Zhang Liao.

Hearing this, Changqing felt somewhat helpless.

"Your Highness, you don't need to think like that. Didn't Emperor Liang already take everything from you? Now he will naturally try every means to deal with you. As long as we get to Liangzhou, there will still be a chance in the future!"

Hearing this, Yang Ling felt somewhat helpless. In any case, this matter came too suddenly, and no one expected it.

Zhang Liao frowned slightly as he listened to their conversation. He had always believed that Emperor Liang was not such a heartless person. In the capital, Emperor Liang had praised Yang Ling on several occasions.

But now they're resorting to such ruthless killings, is it really just because of that small firearm?

"Your Highness, you should rest for a while. This journey has been quite bumpy and uncomfortable!"

Seeing that Zhang Liao did not speak, Changqing spoke again.

Now that they have left the capital, they naturally need to be even more careful from now on.

Meanwhile, Zheng Yue followed behind them the whole time. As he watched these people leave the capital smoothly, the smile on Zheng Yue's face grew even wider.

"Do you think the Ninth Prince will become a local ruler after he arrives in Liangzhou?"

Zheng Yue spoke to his two followers behind him with a sinister expression.

Upon hearing this, the two attendants nodded, knowing that what followed was of even greater importance.

"However, we cannot let our guard down. You should still send people to keep a close watch on them. I'd like to see what this Ninth Prince will do after he arrives in Liangzhou!"

Zheng Yue said with a sinister look on his face, after all, he had spent a lot of money to make Yang Ling look like this.

Now that neither Emperor Liang nor the Crown Prince's faction will easily make a move against the Ninth Prince, I naturally have to play the role of a good person in the middle.

Only in this way can the heavens of Daliang be made even more chaotic.

"Eunuch Zheng is right, let's get on with it right away!"

As Zheng Yue watched the two leave, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

His main task now is not the Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince, but to get rid of the King of Chu!

After all, in Daliang, the only one who could pose a threat to him was the King of Chu.

Once I get rid of the King of Chu, things will be much easier.

……

News of this great calamity in Liang quickly reached the ears of several other surrounding countries.

The Chu state, which had been suffering greatly, was extremely excited upon hearing this.

"The Ninth Prince is surely doomed this time. Your Majesty, we should take this opportunity to attack Liangzhou!"

The speaker was Chen Qingzhi, who was now confident that he could destroy the entire Liangzhou.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qin Shou of Chu waved his hand, already traumatized by Yang Ling's beating.

Ever since the last imperial expedition, he had wanted to obediently submit to Yang Ling and no longer wanted to struggle.

Now that I've heard this news, I naturally need to think about it carefully.

"Your Majesty must think this through. Our Chu Kingdom is now at a critical juncture. If we can successfully destroy Liangzhou, then we will naturally be able to unify the four seas!"

Chen Qingzhi looked determined. He knew how chaotic Liang was right now, and if they pressed their advantage, they could take it down in one fell swoop.