Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Outside Lingxiao City.

The four major clans won a great victory, although they also suffered many casualties.

However, for them, these deaths and injuries meant nothing.

Because they killed countless people and eventually captured more than 20,000 Turks.

Originally, they didn't want prisoners; they planned to kill them all.

They were worried that if they didn't manage so many captured Turks properly, it could cause unnecessary trouble and backfire.

They were still wary of Urgen.

Because they were thinking that they would still have to serve Urgen in the future, they felt that nothing they could send was as good as sending prisoners.

They planned to ask first, and if Urgen needed it, they would send the prisoners over.

If it's no longer necessary to kill them, it's not too late.

It was said to be more than 20,000, but when divided up, each family had more than 5,000 people. It didn't seem like these prisoners could cause any trouble.

The heads of the families all had smiles on their faces.

As their subordinates kept reporting back, their smiles stretched almost to their ears.

"If we had known these Turks were so easy to defeat, why did we put up with so much humiliation?" Liu Qi said excitedly.

Kan Shanyue nodded and said, "That's right. Damn it, it's all because of those people before, they praised these Turkic dogs to the skies... If I had known it would be this easy to fight, I would have killed them long ago!"

Cai Yong said, "Don't get too cocky. We won this time entirely through a surprise attack... If we hadn't been so obsequious to the Turks before, would we have won this victory so easily?"

Lin Nan nodded: "That's right... Moreover, we haven't found a single member of the Turkic royal family yet?"

Seeing Lin Nan say this, the others finally came to their senses.

"That's really true! They didn't run away, did they?" Liu Qi said.

Kan Shanyue chimed in, "Run? Where can they run to? Their only option now is to run towards Lingxiao City. If they run to Lingxiao City, aren't they just courting death?"

Lin Nan then summoned scouts and ordered them to search for the missing person.

"Even if they run, they won't go far... Let's send people to look for them."

Kan Shanyue cursed, "Those bastards can't get away. Damn it... I'm going to rip their manhood out! Let them know that even my concubine isn't someone those dogs can mess with..."

As they talked, they were completely unaware that one of them was already facing certain death.

At this moment, Night Owl, along with five of the Twelve Fiends, had already secretly locked onto these heads of powerful families.

The people next to Night Owl asked him, "Brother Cat, which ones should we kill?"

Night Owl said, "Keep the one in the blue brocade robe and the one in the dark purple satin robe. Take out the other two! But don't rush, wait a bit!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Their six-man squad was tasked with assassinating the heads of the four major clans.

Xiao Ce's order was to kill Cai Yong and Kan Shanyue, for no other reason than that.

Lin Nan is his person.

Liu Qi was a relatively mediocre person among the four major clans, and the clans and families in his prefecture had all been eliminated.

Therefore, keeping Liu Qi is the least threatening option.

After all, they had fought against the Turks. If they openly wiped out all the people from the four major clans, there would inevitably be some complaints.

They killed two and left two alive.

As long as the blame is shifted to the Turks, no one will notice anything amiss.

Before long, the four of them found a campfire and waited.

The guards beside him also relaxed considerably.

Seeing that it was almost time, Night Owl said to the people beside him, "Sixth Brother, Ninth Brother, and I will attack Cai Yong, while Fourth Brother, Eleventh Brother, and Twelfth Brother will attack Kan Shanyue."

The group nodded in agreement.

Then they took out the arrows that had been prepared beforehand, each arrow bearing the symbol of its respective Turkic tribe.

These arrows were only available to members of the royal family.

The reason they used specialized arrowheads was primarily because the Turkic Khaganate was a multi-tribal state.

Many of their operations were joint operations. Using this special arrowhead, they could see which member of the royal family had killed the most, making it easier for them to divide the spoils at the end.

The six members of the Night Owls group split into two teams.

Night Owl and his group circled around to the other side and then took out their compound bows to practice.

"I'll shoot him in the head!"

"I'll shoot my heart."

"I shot it in the throat."

After confirming the division of labor, Night Owl took a deep breath: "Listen to my commands."

...

Beside a campfire.

Kan Shanyue said, "Now that we've helped Xiao Ce deal with these Turks, do you think that good-for-nothing Xiao Ce might take the opportunity to steal the credit?"

Cai Yong smiled faintly: "No matter what he says, we should ignore him... Even if he calls us, we won't go!"

Kan Shanyue laughed, "That's right! Next, Urgen will talk to him. If he's sensible and willing to negotiate, then let him be a leisurely prince in Beiwang County. If he doesn't cooperate, we're even willing to kill the Turks, let alone that useless..."

Pfft...

Kan Shanyue, with an arrogant expression, bared his teeth and brandished his claws, shouting before he could finish speaking.

Three arrows were shot out from one side at the same time.

An arrow entered his right eye socket and came out through the back of his head.

An arrow pierced his throat.

Another arrow pierced his heart.

Kan Shanyue instinctively covered his throat, wanting to speak.

Blood gushed out of his mouth.

Just as everyone was shocked by what they saw, three more arrows were shot out from another direction.

Cai Yong was hit by three arrows in the exact same spot.

Lin Nan immediately shouted, "Turks! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

After saying that, Lin Nan covered her head and lay face down on the ground. Liu Qi only came back to his senses after Lin Nan called out to him.

The guards who had been dozing beside them woke up, looked around, and then ran back to their side to see what was going on.

After finishing this series of tedious actions, they finally prepared to go find Night Owl and the others.

Given the reaction time of those guards, it would have been possible for Night Owl and his men to wipe them all out.

However, this is where the Night Owls' expertise lies; they don't linger in battle, nor do they underestimate their opponents.

No matter how dangerous or weak the enemy, they will treat them all the same and will not underestimate them because of their weakness.

So by the time the other side realized what was happening, Night Owl and his gang had already vanished without a trace.

Lin Nan was genuinely frightened because Xiao Ce hadn't mentioned this to him.

However, seeing that he was unharmed, he came to his senses and realized that this must have been Xiao Ce's doing.

After a brief moment of shock, Lin Nan said to the guards beside him, "Send men to search. Everyone must find those Turkic assassins, even if it means digging three feet into the ground!"

Then, turning to the still-shaken Liu Qi, he asked, "Liu Qi, are you alright?"

Liu Qi nodded somewhat absentmindedly, looking at the two people who had just been talking so confidently in front of him.

He was about to die a horrible death right before his eyes!

"Lin Nan, let's go back quickly. Those Turkic royals must be lying in ambush nearby! It's too dangerous here, let's retreat."

Lin Nan continued to feign a terrified expression: "Liu Qi, you retreat first! Now that Cai Yong and Kan Shanyue are both dead, if I leave, the troops here will be leaderless, and I'm afraid things will get out of hand!"

Liu Qi listened without giving it much thought, his face turning pale: "Then I'll have to trouble you. Take care of yourself!"

As he spoke, Liu Qi ordered his men to form a human wall around him, and then hurriedly retreated.

Lin Nan revealed a disdainful look, then said to the guard beside him, "Go and summon Kan Shanyue and all the generals under Cai Yong!"