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

As a subject, all I need to do is fulfill my duties.

As long as his master doesn't encounter any accidents, there's nothing else he can worry about.

Yang Ling's agreement to return to the capital naturally attracted a lot of attention, since the Ninth Prince's return to the capital meant that something big was about to happen.

However, Yang Ling naturally didn't want to make a big fuss about returning to Beijing this time, since he was well aware of how many people coveted him.

So he simply took Mingyue with him and some gold and silver jewelry when he left Longxi City.

As for An Yu and Yun'er, they naturally had to stay in Longxi City, since the journey was fraught with danger and Yang Ling wasn't entirely confident.

"Your Highness, we only have a few dozen guards. I'm worried that it might not be enough."

Mingyue's cold and handsome face showed some worry. After all, he was the Ninth Prince, and he was only bringing such a small group of people back to the capital. If something happened to him on the way, it would probably not be enough!

Yang Ling sat inside the carriage, leaning against the side, eating grapes by herself.

Upon hearing Mingyue's words, the grape seed was spat out.

"A dozen or so guards armed with nuclear weapons would be more than enough."

Yang Ling's confidence stemmed from the weapons equipped by these guards.

All the pistols and grenades that Liangzhou had developed using all its resources were equipped to these dozens of guards.

How could an ordinary person possibly be their match?

Mingyue smiled slightly as she looked at the confident Yang Ling. She would naturally obey Yang Ling's arrangements without question.

"By the way, if anything happens in the future, don't go out. Let the guards below handle it. Ordinary assassins can't get close to us."

Yang Ling suddenly looked at Mingyue with a serious expression.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will obey."

Yang Ling smiled knowingly as she looked at the understanding Mingyue.

"Your Highness, we need to speed up!"

Just then, the coachman's voice suddenly rang out from outside the carriage. Yang Ling was about to nod when the carriage suddenly accelerated, and Mingyue, caught off guard, threw herself into Yang Ling's arms.

Yang Ling's hands instinctively wrapped around Mingyue's slender waist, while Mingyue's lips landed squarely on Yang Ling's face.

"Your Highness..."

Yang Ling smiled as she looked at Mingyue's rosy complexion.

Mingyue got up from Yang Ling's embrace, looked at the drool stains on Yang Ling's face, and lowered her head apologetically.

At that moment, Yang Ling felt something move on her body, and then she saw Mingyue's face turn extremely red with embarrassment.

This sudden scene made both of them very embarrassed, especially Yang Ling. One second he was a handsome young man, how could he suddenly become like a beast?

"Your Highness, I think I sense something moving!"

Mingyue's voice became much softer.

Yang Ling nearly choked on her water upon hearing this; this woman really had no restraint when she spoke.

"Cough cough..."

Amidst an awkward cough, the coachman outside suddenly called out.

"Your Highness, someone is blocking the road!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling was immediately enraged. Why was it that every time he reached this ambiguous point, a few troublemakers would come out to disturb him?

However, upon hearing the groom's report, Yang Ling quickly composed himself, knowing that the visitor was not friendly and he wanted to see what kind of monsters were coming to cause him trouble.

The carriage stopped.

"Your Highness?"

Outside the carriage, Mingyue's puzzled voice rang out. She had also heard what was being said outside, but she didn't have the same anger as Yang Ling. Instead, she looked concerned.

"Let's go out and take a look!"

Outside the carriage, dozens of guards were confronting a dozen or so men in black.

These dozen or so people were dressed entirely in black, with black headscarves covering their heads.

"Your Highness, it's been a long time. I hope you've been well."

One of them looked at Yang Ling with a cold expression, pointed his long sword at Yang Ling, and said in a cold voice.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling couldn't help but sneer. It's just like someone delivering a pillow when you're sleepy!

Yang Ling looked at the group of men in black in front of her, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

Mingyue, standing beside him, held his hand tightly, her eyes cold as ice as she looked at the people in front of her. Anyone who dared to come here to rob and plunder was destined to die.

"Your Highness!"

The man in black in front of him seemed to sense the murderous intent of these people, and immediately swallowed hard before bowing to Yang Ling.

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. We are not here to assassinate you, but to protect you on the orders of Lord Chen Ming!"

The leader of the men in black originally wanted to put on a show of respect, but he didn't expect that the Ninth Prince's men were so ready to strike.

If I don't reveal my identity soon, I'm afraid I'll die here in the next second.

When Yang Ling heard that it was someone sent by Chen Ming, he immediately felt a sense of relief. When did this old man become so enlightened?

"I see. Then you may come along. I am also worried about being assassinated."

Yang Ling said calmly, then took Mingyue's hand and got into the carriage. Having a few more cannon fodder wouldn't be a bad thing.

……

At an inn eighty miles outside Longxi City, seven or eight martial arts practitioners gathered together.

"The Ninth Prince will be passing through here soon. We must not let him leave Liangzhou alive, no matter what."

A martial arts practitioner looked at the people around him and said with a gloomy expression.

These people were ordered by the Crown Prince to intercept and kill the Ninth Prince. They originally thought that the matter was foolproof, but they did not expect that this mission would turn out to be such a hot potato.

Although the Ninth Prince is not favored by the Emperor, his influence in Liangzhou City should not be underestimated.

Just now, they heard from a merchant that the Ninth Prince's guards were armed with firearms!

Although they had never seen firearms before, they learned from the merchant that the Ninth Prince's guards were all highly skilled fighters capable of taking on a hundred men each.

If that's the case, the Ninth Prince's safety is probably not as simple as they imagine.

"Third brother, should we give up?"

A martial arts expert frowned and said, "The Ninth Prince is surrounded by dozens of skilled guards. Assassinating him would be harder than climbing to heaven."

These rabble were simply there to die. Even the Ninth Prince's guards had no confidence that they could defeat them.

"Give up? Do you think you have any other way out?"

The man called the third brother said coldly that they had taken on this task first, and if they gave it up, they would be breaking their word. Even if they left Liangzhou alive, they would probably find it difficult to establish themselves in the martial arts world.

"In that case, let's all give it our all!"

"That's right, even if it means death, we will make the Ninth Prince pay the price!"