I really became a king.

Chapter 11 Everything is ahead of schedule

Jiang Yi practiced until the evening. After having dinner in the study, he sat alone at the table, tapping the table lightly with his five fingers.

In the small courtyard outside, Xiangling led a few eight or nine-year-old maids to play shuttlecock, chattering non-stop. At the gate of the small courtyard, two young eunuchs stood there motionless.

"Is this also considered my first batch of members?"

For two years, for some unknown reason, Princess Duan rarely restricted him as long as he did not do anything out of line. Even if he occasionally did not return to his own courtyard and stayed overnight in the study, she would not interfere.

He also assigned several young eunuchs and maids to serve him in his study, even his personal maid Xiangling was transferred over. He secretly trained them for several years, and finally he had a few people he could use.

But this is only limited to the Prince Duan's Mansion. Once he steps out of the Prince Duan's Mansion, Jiang Yi will be watched closely, and Fan Muqiu will accompany him every time.

However, the "Nine Nines Return to One Secret" is very effective. So far, in everyone's eyes, Jiang Yi is just an ordinary person who does not practice martial arts.

"Fan Muqiu..."

Murmuring the name softly, Jiang Yi felt a little confused. It would soon become clear who was playing with whom.

"Little Prince, don't you want to play with us?"

Xiangling ran in panting, picked up the water cup and drank it all in one gulp, touched the corner of her mouth with her sleeve, looked up and asked.

"You guys go and have fun." Jiang Yi shook his head.

"Sister Xiangling, hurry up, it's your turn!" A shout came from outside the yard.

"Coming, coming." Xiangling made a face at Jiang Yi and ran out with her calves.

Jiang Yi's pace of tapping on the table began to speed up unconsciously. The tranquility of Prince Duan's Mansion in the past few days made him feel a little uneasy.

At this time, a young eunuch, about eighteen or nineteen years old, came in from outside the courtyard gate, with a smile on his fair face. He greeted Xiangling and others in the courtyard and went straight into the house.

At this time, Jiang Yi also turned around and entered the inner hall.

"Young Prince, Manager Fan asked me to tell him that he can't come to pick you up tonight, so you don't have to go back."

In the past few years, whenever the other party came, he had only one purpose, which was to get Jiang Yi back, but why did it change today?

The young eunuch took a small step forward without leaving a trace and whispered, "Young Prince, General Manager Fan just left the palace. According to the information sent back by the secret agent, it seems that he went to that place." This young eunuch was Fan Muqiu's confidant, but now...

Jiang Yi's heart sank. This shouldn't be the case. There should be another year left. Why did it happen earlier? Moreover, he had been secretly using tricks to aggravate the other party's injuries in the past few years...

"Is the news reliable?"

"We are 90% sure." The young eunuch said, "This is the third time that the spy has sent back information. Judging from the route they are taking, they are heading there."

"But the other party didn't seem to be in a hurry and was traveling at a leisurely pace."

Jiang Yi stood up and said, "I will go to see my mother and make a decision when I come back." Just as he was about to walk out, he saw the young eunuch beside him seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Jiang Yi frowned and said, "Anything else? I told you that no matter how strange something is, you must speak it out."

"Just now on my way here, I saw someone going to the Snow Garden where the princess lives. I almost mistook that figure for the young prince..."

Sure enough, it was ahead of schedule! The other party came out of the customs one year ahead of schedule! Everything was ahead of schedule one year!
Jiang Yi's face was grim as he looked at the first and only confidant he had conquered.

"Ever since the young prince rescued my parents from Fan Muqiu's vicious control three years ago, I have sworn to be loyal to the young prince until death, and I will never have any second thoughts!" Lu Fan suddenly knelt on the ground, raised his head and looked into Jiang Yi's eyes.

Jiang Yi nodded, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes:

"Pass the order down, kill Fan Muqiu at all costs!"

"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to deploy it! Tell them that if the mission is successful, they will be honored guests of my Prince Duan's Mansion. Each of them will receive five top-grade spirit stones per year, and other cultivation resources will be freely available!"

"If they die unexpectedly, the top-grade spirit stones will be doubled and all used to train their descendants and disciples!"

"If you don't want to take risks and want to quit, that's fine. I won't hold it against you!"

At this point, his tone changed: "But there is one thing, if anyone dares to betray me, I will kill all nine generations of his clan in Prince Duan's Mansion!"

"Also, take my handwritten note and tell General Cao of the Military Department that the time has come for him to fulfill his promise!"

"Yes!" Lu Fan knelt there, holding his breath, motionless.

"Go!" Lu Fan didn't get up and leave until Jiang Yi waved his hand. He did not hesitate at all, with excitement in his eyes that could not be concealed. It seemed that things were going to change in Prince Duan's Mansion.

"It's a matter of life or death... tonight!"

Jiang Yi spent all the cultivation resources left by Lan Fu after his death over the past two years, just for this moment.

He gritted his teeth hard. Ever since Lan Fu died at his hands, the matter had remained unresolved for two years. But now Fan Muqiu had taken action personally, and there was only one person who could order him around!
Woniu Mountain is less than a day's journey from Dali Imperial Capital. The mountain is not high or steep, and is split in two by a canyon. At the foot of the mountain is Woniu Town, which has only a few dozen households. At this time, inside a large wooden house in Woniu Town, the atmosphere is somewhat depressing.

"Everyone, now everyone has read the secret letter. What should we do next?" asked an old man with a white beard.

There were more than a dozen people in the room, but no one answered him. Some were drinking tea quietly, some were playing with their weapons, or some were looking up and daydreaming.

The white-bearded old man Luo Yiyi stretched out his somewhat dry right hand, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and did not ask any more questions.

"I wonder what Brother Luo thinks?" a burly man asked in a deep voice.

Luo Yishou put down the teacup, stroked his white beard, and said, "What else can I think? I, Luo Yishou, don't have any advantages, but the one word 'faith'. Naturally, I can't ruin my reputation this time."

"Oh, I know there is no free lunch in the world. Now people are here to collect the debt and want us to fight to the death. What should we do?" A man with a bitter face sighed, looking worried.

"Ren Jianchou, you ate someone else's food and now you can't vomit it out, what's the point of saying these things!" An old lady with a hunchback leaned on the golden snake cane in her hand and sneered, "If you ask me, what's there to consider? You should be grateful if you eat someone's food, and you should be grateful if you take someone's money. Since you have come to give orders, just follow your orders."

Luo Yishou glanced at the old lady and nodded: "Granny Jinshe is right. After all, this is a transaction between us. Now it's time for us to pay our debts."

“But Fan Muqiu has served two generations of Duke Duan, and his martial arts skills are unfathomable. How can we, the small fry…” A man who was as thin as a bamboo pole and had a dead look on his face hesitated.

“Tell me, why does the prince of Prince Duan’s Mansion insist on killing the palace steward? In here…” A fat man with shifty eyes stuck his head out and whispered, but before he could finish his words, everyone stared at him like he was an idiot.

Jin Biao, the Rat, smiled awkwardly: "Hehe, I'm just a little curious. I have no objection to what you say."

Everyone in the room fell silent again.

"Okay, time is running out, and no one should hide anything. Most of us have either received great favors from Prince Duan, or our life span has come to an end, or we are unwilling to continue to be mediocre. Now is the time to give it a try." Luo Yishou stood up.

(End of this chapter)