Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Su Qianrou was very worried, so she said, "Li Hong, you have won this contest, so please release my brother."

“If the princess wants me to let him go, that’s not impossible. As long as the princess agrees to marry me, I will let him go immediately, how about that?”

"You're dreaming," Su Haoyu said before Su Qianrou could answer.

This angered Li Hong, who kicked him hard, saying, "Shut up, you have no right to speak here."

"If you don't kill me today, I will make you pay the price in the future."

"Fine, I'll grant your wish. I'll let you die here today," he said, picking up the sword from the ground.

"Li Hong, don't go too far."

“Princess, don’t forget, this is a martial arts arena. Even if I kill him, what does it matter?” As she spoke, she pressed her sword against Su Haoyu’s neck. Then she added, “Princess, have you thought it through? Will you marry or not? If you don’t marry, your brother’s life will be in danger.”

"You..." Su Qianrou was furious, but she was also afraid that he would really go crazy and take Su Haoyu's life, so she was caught in a dilemma.

"Is this how General Li always taught you?" At this moment, Mu Jinchen walked over and questioned him.

Su Qianrou looked at him, seemingly lost in thought.

Yang Shanshan and Liu Xinyue bowed and said, "Greetings, Regent."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people knelt down and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Regent! Long live the Regent!"

"Everyone get up."

"Thank you, Regent Prince."

Li Hong, who had been arrogant, immediately became much less arrogant upon seeing Mu Jinchen, and then said, "Greetings, Regent."

"Young Master Li has truly surprised me. When you can't win, you resort to trickery. Is this how General Li taught you?"

Li Hong didn't think there was anything wrong with his actions, so he shamelessly said, "Your Highness should know that all's fair in war."

"What do you mean by 'all's fair in war'? Stop making excuses for your despicable behavior. It's not shameful to be less skilled than others, but it's despicable to resort to trickery when you're less skilled," Mu Xinchen said.

“Exactly,” Yang Shanshan agreed.

Others also criticized Li Hong.

However, Li Hong remained unrepentant. "Young Master Ying, don't forget, this is a martial arts arena where life and death are not important. Besides, Young Master Su can also cheat, and I didn't stop him."

Mu Xinchen was taken aback by his shamelessness and was at a loss for words.

Su Qianrou looked at Chunzhu and asked, "What kind of medicine did Qiulan give you?"

"Drugs, wound medicine, and antidote for drugs."

Unfortunately, none of these worked. Just when Su Qianrou was at her wit's end, she suddenly smelled a refreshing fragrance, the scent of mint. Her eyes lit up, and she followed the scent, eventually finding that it was coming from Liu Xinyue's sachet. So she asked, "Xinyue, may I borrow your sachet?" As for whether it would work, she wasn't sure. Now she could only try anything as a last resort.

Although Liu Xinyue didn't know what she wanted the sachet for, she still gave it to her.

Su Qianrou took it and threw it onto the stage, where it landed right in front of Su Haoyu. She said, "Smell it."

Although Su Haoyu was puzzled, he still picked it up and smelled it. He immediately became much more awake and his strength recovered considerably. Although it was only 30% of his original strength, it was enough to deal with Li Hong. So he picked up the sword next to him and stood up with his legs up.

"Look, Young Master Su has stood up."

"Young Master Su has stood up."

The surrounding people shouted.

Upon hearing this, Li Hong immediately looked at Su Haoyu, who stood up with an incredulous expression. "How is this possible?"

Su Haoyu raised his sword and pointed it at him, "Li Hong, today, either you or I will be carried off." After saying that, he swung his sword and stabbed at him.

Li Hong hurriedly dodged, but he was no match for Su Haoyu. In just a moment, he was stabbed several times.

Knowing he couldn't hold out for long, Su Haoyu acted swiftly and decisively, employing ruthless tactics that left Li Hong utterly defenseless.

After several rounds, Li Hong was finally defeated. Su Haoyu pointed his sword at Li Hong's chest and said, "This time, I will not give you another chance to scheme against me."

"I don't believe you would actually dare to kill me."

"What wouldn't I dare to do?" With that, he pushed hard, and the sword instantly pierced into Li Hong's body.

"you……".

"Stop! Stop it!" Li Xinran ran over.

However, Su Haoyu did not seem to have any intention of letting Li Hong go, and drew his sword without hesitation.

Li Hong collapsed to the ground instantly, bleeding profusely.

"Su Haoyu, how dare you kill me?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? Didn't you say that on the dueling arena, life and death are irrelevant?"

"Someone, hurry up and help the young master back to heal his injuries!" Li Xinran shouted.

"Yes," a servant from the general's mansion immediately stepped forward, but was stopped by Su Haoyu.

"Wait, the competition isn't over yet," he said, pointing his sword at Li Hong's neck. With just a little force, Li Hong would be dead.

"Young Master Su, I advise you not to go too far."

“That’s outrageous. When Young Master Li bullied my brother just now, why didn’t the Crown Princess say anything about it being outrageous? Or is it that in the Crown Princess’s eyes, your brother’s life is precious, but my brother’s life is not?”

“Princess Ping Le, if you kill my brother today, you should know what the consequences will be. The Prince Qing’s Mansion and the General’s Mansion will not let you off the hook.”

"The Crown Princess is threatening me."

"I was just trying to kindly remind the princess not to ruin your Su family because of a moment of impulse."

The Su family is just starting out and is indeed insignificant compared to the Prince Qing's Mansion and the General's Mansion. To oppose them would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Su Qianrou said, "Alright, today, for the sake of the Crown Princess and the General's Mansion, we will spare Young Master Li's life. However, if Young Master Li continues to seek death like today, then don't blame us for being impolite." After saying that, she looked at Su Haoyu and said, "Xiaoyu, this is the end of it."

"Sister," Su Haoyu was unwilling. If Li Hong had only hit him, he could let it go. However, he should never have used this to coerce his sister into marrying him. This was something he could not tolerate.

"Xiaoyu, be a good boy."

Although Su Haoyu was unwilling, he still obediently put down his sword.

Li Xinran immediately said, "Hurry up and help the young master back."

The servants of the general's mansion rushed forward and quickly carried Li Hong away.

At this moment, Su Haoyu could no longer hold on and collapsed.

"Xiaoyu!" Su Qianrou quickly ran over and picked up Su Haoyu. "Xiaoyu, wake up! Don't scare your sister!" Then, realizing what was happening, she ordered, "Quickly, take Xiaoyu back to the manor."

Li Jiang didn't dare to delay, so he immediately carried Su Haoyu on his back and walked off the fighting platform.

Su Qianrou followed closely behind.

However, as they passed by Mu Jinchen, they stopped and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. Please forgive us, we will take our leave now."

"Young Master Su is seriously injured. There is no need for you to rush to the military camp. It is not too late to go after you have recovered."

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness," he said, and strode away.

Yang Shanshan and the others quickly followed.

Mu Jinchen watched her departing figure and instructed, "Compile a list of all the evil deeds Li Hong has committed over the past few years, no matter how small."

"Are you planning to target Li Hong?" Mu Xinchen asked.

Mu Jinchen did not answer and walked away.

Mu Xinchen followed immediately.