Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

In an instant, a myriad of emotions welled up in my mind.

Jiang Yanche trembled all over, finally unable to bear it any longer. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he swung the rope forcefully.

However, before he could even swing the sword, an arrow shot it astray. The immense force of the impact numbed his wrist, and his grip on the hilt instantly gave way.

Just then, Jiang Xuan Yan, standing below the city, swiftly drew his long sword from his waist, raised it in mid-air, and shouted an order.

"Everyone prepare to attack the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people appeared out of thin air. Song Hanchuan personally led his men out and ran towards the city gate.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of galloping hooves came in waves, like ten thousand horses galloping, so uniform and orderly that the ground trembled slightly.

Jiang Yanche and the crowd on the city wall had their pupils shrink, their hearts trembled, and panic and fear surged in their eyes at the same time.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yi, disguised as a servant and following behind Madam Li on the city wall, had already been exposed and was now being besieged.

Just then, a soldier rushed up to Jiang Yanche, knelt on one knee, and said...

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! There have been spies infiltrating the city. The guards at the city gate have been killed, and the gate has been opened from the inside."

The close associates standing nearby were horrified.

"How could this be?"

"It's over. It seems we underestimated that tyrant Jiang Xuan Yan."

"What do we do now, Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, in my opinion, it would be better to abandon the city and flee. Your safety is the most important thing. As long as we survive, we can always rebuild. Please reconsider, Your Highness."

"Yes, Your Highness, please reconsider."

"Your Highness, please reconsider!"

"I implore Your Highness to reconsider!"

Jiang Yanche listened blankly to the cheers of the crowd around him, his eyes filled with intense resentment.

He slowly clenched his fist, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and remained silent for a long time. His confidants, seeing that Jiang Xuan Yan's men had already entered the city, knew that they could not delay any longer.

They exchanged glances, then each of them grabbed Jiang Yanche's shoulders, preparing to forcibly drag him away.

Jiang Yanche came to his senses and struggled violently.

"Get out of my way! No! Why? Why is Jiang Xuan Yan better than me in everything? I don't want to leave like this! I'm not willing to accept this! I'm not willing to accept this!"

Amidst the commotion, Jiang Xuan Yan was escorted by the crowd onto the city wall.

He stood against the wind, dressed in black robes and silver armor.

A cool breeze made his trouser legs flutter, revealing his fair and smooth skin. A cold smile graced his handsome face, and his long, narrow phoenix eyes were alluring and wicked.

Looking at the scene before him, he said with a half-smile,

"Today, none of you will be leaving."

He failed to sneak into the city immediately to rescue Shen Ningzhu in order to arrange everything.

This time, he was no longer lenient and was determined to wipe out all the rebels in one fell swoop, so as not to let down Zhuzhu who had sacrificed herself for this situation.

That's right, he had previously given Shen Ningzhu a jade hairpin, which had a switch that released a signal flare when turned on.

He had instructed her that if she encountered danger, she should try to send out a signal flare. At that time, no matter where she was, nearby Dragon Shadow Guards would come to her rescue.

However, she has not fired any signal flares so far, indicating that no danger has occurred.

He slowly walked to the edge of the city wall, leaned down slightly to look down, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"So, Prince Chen has such a hobby, liking to hang people like dolls on the city tower for amusement."

Such a unique flavor is truly eye-opening! Since that's the case, then today I will let you experience it for yourself, to taste what it's like to be suspended high up like that.

Having said that, his eyes instantly turned incredibly sharp.

"Guards! Go and help Prince Chen!"

At his command, a unified response came from behind him:

"Yes!"

Jiang Yanche suddenly swayed in the crowd, and several figures appeared in front of him in an instant, like ghosts.

Jiang Yanche's eyes widened, his hair stood on end in anger, and he shouted angrily at Jiang Xuan Yan:

"Jiang Xuan Yan, how dare you!"

However, in the face of Jiang Yanche's angry questioning, Jiang Xuanyan only smiled slightly, a smile that seemed to hide endless meaning and mockery.

"Guess why, when I slaughtered the entire Jiang royal family, I spared you and Jiang Qingyi?"

"Heh, you don't really think I wasn't capable of killing you all back then, do you?"

He learned the ways of emperors from a young age, and the reason he kept them until now was simply to balance the power in the court.

Now that the rights that were due have been taken back, and the corrupt officials that deserved to die have been mostly eliminated, it's time for these two men surnamed Jiang to go where they belong.

Jiang Xuan Yan had a faint smile on his lips.

His aura, uniquely that of a king, emanated from him, enveloping everyone around him.

The intense sense of oppression made it hard to breathe.

Just then, Li Jiaojiao, who had been suspended, was pulled up by others, breaking the tranquility of the scene.

Madam Li hurriedly took her daughter from the crowd and quickly tore off the cloth covering her head.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her eyes were tightly closed. She had obviously fallen into a coma due to excessive fright.

I burst into tears immediately.

"Jiaojiao, my Jiaojiao, what's wrong with you? Wake up! Please don't let anything happen to you! If something happens to you, how can your mother live? Waaaaah~~~"

This interruption diverted everyone's attention.

By the time Jiang Yanche realized something was wrong, he had already quickly climbed onto the city wall.

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise, except for Jiang Xuan Yan, of course.

He seemed to have already guessed Jiang Yanche's actions.

Jiang Yanche laughed wildly, swaying unsteadily, appearing completely insane.

"Jiang Xuan Yan, don't be so smug. Although I lost the battle for the throne, you are nothing but a pathetic wretch."

“From childhood to adulthood, you have no relatives, no friends, and no one around you truly loves you. Even your father has never treated you as his own son and would have preferred you to die sooner.”

"So what if you win? Apart from the supreme imperial power, you still have nothing."

"Jiang Xuan Yan, I pity you, hahahaha, I pity you—"

The last word was drawn out, and as soon as he finished speaking, his whole body fell backward.

Madam Li, who had just looked up, saw this scene, screamed in fright, and fainted.

The matter has come to an end.

Jiang Xuan Yan ignored the remaining matters and hurried towards the foot of the city wall. Song Han Chuan caught up with him and said,

"Your Majesty need not worry, Xiao Yi has already taken the two foxes to find Miss Shen."

The two foxes were very intelligent. Liu Zhiyi took the clothes that Shen Ningzhu had worn and let them smell them, hoping to help them find Shen Ningzhu.

……

"Madam, are you sure this is the place?"

As Qingyun watched the path stray further and further off course, he began to have doubts, wondering whether the fox mother and cub were reliable at all.