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

Upon hearing Yang Ling's words, An Yu immediately understood.

Yang Ling's reputation in the Liang court and among the people has now reached its peak. If the Liang Emperor and the Crown Prince were not wary of him, then that would be somewhat unreasonable.

Moreover, Emperor Liang has been sending people to test us these days, and now Su Yun, whom he sent, is so arrogant, so his purpose is probably quite obvious.

"Your Highness, rest assured! If they dare to have any ill intentions towards you, I will definitely not let them get away with it."

As Yun'er spoke, she took out a dagger, the same dagger used by the person who fought Yang Ling the other day.

Yang Ling glanced at Yun'er, who was beside her, and smiled slightly.

"Alright, don't get so worked up. I'm not afraid even if it really is."

As Yang Ling was about to lead the group away, she suddenly frowned after only a few steps.

"somebody is coming!"

After saying this, Yang Ling led Yun'er and the others to hide.

A moment later, several men in black were seen rapidly approaching. Upon seeing this, An Yu immediately stepped in front of Yang Ling to block their path.

"Your Highness, you may leave now. I will take care of things here."

Yang Ling was slightly taken aback when he heard this. Before he could speak, the man in black had already moved quickly toward them.

"Your Highness, leave quickly!"

Seeing that the person had arrived, An Yu disregarded everything else and chased after the group of men in black.

When Yang Ling saw An Yu chasing after her, her brows furrowed slightly.

Even if these people wanted to assassinate me, they shouldn't have been so blatant.

"Your Highness, I think we should leave immediately!"

As Yun'er was speaking, she prepared to leave with Yang Ling, but before she had taken a few steps, she suddenly heard a cold voice coming from behind her.

"Where does Your Highness wish to go?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling frowned immediately; that familiar voice was back again.

Sure enough, the very next second after he finished speaking, a stunningly hot female assassin jumped down from in front of him.

"Yang Ling! You're finally out. This time we're determined to bring you back."

Yang Ling looked at the female assassin in front of him and gave a helpless smile.

"You are from the State of Qi, aren't you?"

The woman frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Your Highness is indeed well-informed, but even if you know our identities today, it won't be of any use. I'd like to see how you plan to escape from outside the city!"

The female assassin then surrounded Yang Ling and the others.

Yang Ling smiled slightly when she saw this.

"You're quite confident!"

Yang Ling was about to make a move when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Yang Ling frowned slightly and subconsciously dodged to the side. Immediately afterward, an extremely domineering fist came straight at Yang Ling's face.

Upon seeing this, Yang Ling's face darkened.

He then quickly took a step back and struck the man in the chest with a palm strike.

With a loud bang, Yang Ling's body flew backward.

Upon seeing this, Yun'er's expression changed slightly. Then, she struck the attacker in the face with a palm strike, causing him to stagger back several steps.

When Yang Ling saw that the person who made the move was actually a man, and that his strength was so formidable, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

However, Yang Ling rushed forward without hesitation. When the other party saw Yang Ling rushing over, he smiled slightly.

"I've heard that Your Highness has always been a good-for-nothing, but I never expected you to perform like this today. You've certainly impressed me!"

The attacker wore a mocking smile, looking at Yang Ling as if she were his prey.

Yang Ling's face was extremely ugly. When he sparred with Li Tianba before, Li Tianba had said that he was still inferior to him in terms of strength.

Now that I've encountered this expert, it seems I'm in serious trouble.

"What? Your Highness is not going to make a move now?"

The guy gave Yang Ling a cold smile. Yang Ling smiled slightly and then charged straight at him.

When the guy saw that Yang Ling had actually rushed up to him, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

However, he showed no fear on his face. He went straight for Yang Ling, and with a loud bang, Yang Ling was sent staggering back several steps.

"Your Highness has great strength! But it's a pity..."

As he spoke, the guy walked straight ahead, but before he could make a move, Yang Ling suddenly took out a dark object from his person.

In the blink of an eye, the smell of gunpowder filled the air, and the once arrogant assassin died under the muzzle of a gun.

Yang Ling got up from the ground and spat on the ground.

"My martial arts skills are indeed inferior to yours, but has no one told you that I have something in my hand?"

As Yang Ling spoke, she walked towards the group of assassins.

"you……"

When the female assassin saw that Yang Ling had killed one of their men in one move, a look of fear flashed in her eyes, and she immediately fled.

Seeing that their leader had run away, the remaining men quickly followed after him.

Yang Ling watched as the group of people disappeared in an instant, and smiled helplessly.

I originally wanted to spar with these people to see how well I'd improved my martial arts skills lately, but I didn't expect that I hadn't made any progress at all.

In the end, they still had to rely on the gun in their hands.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Yun'er looked at Yang Ling with worry in her eyes, while Yang Ling looked towards the guy who had ambushed her earlier.

The guy was clearly dead beyond any doubt, and Yang Ling gave a helpless smile.

"Let's go. Everything that needed to be resolved has been resolved. We can talk about the rest later."

……

When Su Yun heard that Yang Ling had just gone out and encountered an assassin, a smug smile appeared on his lips.

"Ninth Prince, Ninth Prince, do you really think you can hold onto all of this with a clear conscience?!"

Su Yun was beaming with pride. In the end, the world belonged to the Crown Prince. Even if the Ninth Prince was currently unstoppable, he would eventually be no match for the Crown Prince.

"My lord, Prefect Chen Ming of Liangzhou requests your presence!"

Just as Su Yun was feeling smug, he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him, and his smug smile instantly vanished.

"Chen Ming?"

He had previously crossed paths with Chen Ming, the governor of Liangzhou, but the two hadn't spoken for a long time since Chen Ming arrived in Liangzhou.

"Let's go see Chen Ming now and see if he still holds His Highness in such high regard!"