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

Everyone accepted the order and went to prepare, leaving Yang Ling alone in the study, lost in thought.

"The State of Chu?"

He muttered to himself, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"If you've come here looking for death, then I won't mind granting your wish!"

Yang Ling chuckled softly. He was somewhat surprised that Chen Qingzhi dared to come to Bingzhou City.

……

As darkness fell, Yang Ling sat leisurely in his study, not taking the events of the evening to heart at all.

Just then, Li Qing burst in, his face full of panic.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"

Li Qing's voice broke the silence of the study. Yang Ling looked up and glanced at Li Qing, who had barged in, with some confusion.

"Li Qing, what kind of behavior is this, all flustered and disrespectful?"

Yang Ling frowned slightly. Besides Chen Qingzhi, what else in Bingzhou City could make his subordinate so anxious?

Seeing the dissatisfaction on Yang Ling's face, Li Qing looked at him with some difficulty.

"Your Highness, you'd better come with me quickly, something has happened to the Crown Prince!"

Li Qing's voice trembled as he spoke; he never expected that the Crown Prince would be kidnapped.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling's expression changed slightly. Although he didn't have much affection for the Crown Prince, he was still his brother no matter what.

Where is the Crown Prince now?

Yang Ling frowned and asked, this matter was somewhat unexpected to him.

Li Qing glanced at Yang Ling; this whole thing had happened so suddenly.

"The Crown Prince was kidnapped in a teahouse in Bingzhou City, and his whereabouts are still unknown."

Li Qing's face was grim. If anything happened to the Crown Prince, Yang Ling would likely be blamed for this.

Upon hearing this, a chill flashed across Yang Ling's face. It was highly likely that Chen Qingzhi was behind this.

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

Yang Ling stood up from her seat. If this label were really put on her head, it wouldn't be very good.

The two rushed to the scene, and Yang Ling frowned slightly when she saw the corpses of men in black scattered all over the ground.

"Go and inform the prefect to send troops to clear the area."

Yang Ling said coldly, "This matter is most likely a conspiracy by Chen Qingzhi."

Li Qing accepted the order and left, leaving Yang Ling alone to examine the corpses.

"Your Highness, did you do the things that happened to the Crown Prince?!"

Just then, a middle-aged man walked in, looking at Yang Ling with a frosty expression.

Upon hearing the other person's voice, Yang Ling glanced at him helplessly. He hadn't even started any trouble yet, and this guy had actually come looking for him on his own initiative.

"What do you mean?"

Yang Ling looked up, her face grim.

"You should know best what I mean. Who else but you would be so bold as to kidnap the Crown Prince in Bingzhou!"

The visitor was none other than Zhang Tian, ​​a staff member in Qin Tian's household.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling sneered. Qin Tian's hands were indeed quick.

"You mean I did all of this?"

Yang Ling looked at the man in front of her with a cold smile. Since he had already put this label on her head, then he wouldn't be polite.

Zhang Tian glanced at Yang Ling, and his lips twitched viciously.

"You and the Crown Prince already had a grudge against each other. If you weren't the one who did this, then who was?"

Zhang Tian's voice was full of anger. Right now, Yang Ling was the most suspicious person in Bingzhou City.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling smiled slightly. Since the other party had already concluded that she was the one who did it, there was nothing more for her to say.

"Since you all already think that way, what else is there to say?"

Yang Ling's smile widened. Although she didn't know what this guy's purpose was, since he was so eager to pin this label on her, she didn't mind letting it happen.

"you!"

Seeing the smile on Yang Ling's lips, Zhang Tian felt a chill run down his spine.

After all, he was facing a ruthless killer. If he really angered this person, he probably wouldn't be able to leave alive now.

"Stop with the 'you' and 'my men'. I don't have time to waste here with you. Hurry up and send your men over to surround my men. Maybe we can still rescue the Crown Prince."

Yang Ling waved his hand dismissively. Since the other party wanted to play along, he would play along to the end.

Zhang Tian frowned slightly upon hearing Yang Ling's words. With the Crown Prince's fate uncertain, how could he possibly transfer his personnel there?

"What do you want to do?"

Zhang Tian frowned as he looked at Yang Ling.

But everyone present could see that they were out of options at this point.

If something really happens to the Crown Prince, then all of them will be in deep trouble.

"What are we doing? Of course, we're going to rescue the Crown Prince. Do you think we're waiting for you to transfer people over? That would be too late."

Yang Ling sneered. Although he hadn't intervened in this matter, it was most likely the work of the people from Chu.

Moreover, Chen Qingzhi isn't stupid; he'll definitely drag himself into this mess.

"Your Highness, our men are all here. Now we await your orders!"

Li Qing arrived in a hurry with a group of men, and Yang Ling nodded.

"Let's go to Qin Tian's residence."

Yang Ling sneered, determined to see who was behind this mess today.

Zhang Tian glanced at the enemy's forces, but ultimately gritted his teeth and followed Yang Ling.

……

"Sir, what should we do now?"

Chen Qingzhi's men looked at the young man in their hands and hesitated for a moment before making a move.

After all, these are members of the Liang royal family. If they were really killed, they probably wouldn't be able to survive either.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingzhi sneered. It was all Yang Ling's fault. So what if he killed the Crown Prince?

"Now that we've come this far, there's no turning back. Just go ahead and do it."

Chen Qingzhi spoke coldly; all he could think about now was avenging his fallen soldiers.

Yang Ling killed 30,000 people back then, and he will never forget that.

Seeing that Chen Qingzhi had given the order, the man nodded slightly, a faint smile on his lips.

"Okay, I know what to do."

The man sneered. Since things had come to this point, there was nothing more to say.

……

On the other side, Yang Ling led his men to the main hall of Prefect Qin Tian's residence in a hurry.

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Qin Tian felt a surge of anger upon seeing that the other party had brought so many people.

After all, no matter what, he was the governor of Bingzhou, and Yang Ling's behavior was not a sign that he didn't take him seriously.